Waldo Jaquith
@waldo.net
Thought follower. Public servant. Male software developer. Alumnus of 18F, the Obama White House, Georgetown's Beeck Center, U.S. Digital Response, the Biden-Harris Transition Team, and the Biden administration. He/him. Charlottesville, VA, USA.
No, but you probably also didn’t know that UVa’s mascot is not a giant chicken, which I’m confident the team’s A/V crew does know.
January 11, 2026 at 10:09 PM
No, but you probably also didn’t know that UVa’s mascot is not a giant chicken, which I’m confident the team’s A/V crew does know.
If my umbrella policy doesn’t cover stuff falling out of the sky, I don’t know what the point of it is.
January 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM
If my umbrella policy doesn’t cover stuff falling out of the sky, I don’t know what the point of it is.
Currently fighting the urge to explore the boundaries of publishability of images on the scoreboard.
January 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Currently fighting the urge to explore the boundaries of publishability of images on the scoreboard.
At this basketball game, you can upload game photos to go on the scoreboard during lulls. Wondering what the review process is like, I uploaded this obviously AI-generated image. They just showed it. 🫠
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
At this basketball game, you can upload game photos to go on the scoreboard during lulls. Wondering what the review process is like, I uploaded this obviously AI-generated image. They just showed it. 🫠
Reposted by Waldo Jaquith
French another moralist who can’t go beyond both-sides in this moment
January 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
French another moralist who can’t go beyond both-sides in this moment
Same. I extremely do not trust this vendor. There is zero chance that they continue to present themselves as being in the parking business. They’re gonna pivot to AI to pump up their valuation and then crash spectacularly.
January 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Same. I extremely do not trust this vendor. There is zero chance that they continue to present themselves as being in the parking business. They’re gonna pivot to AI to pump up their valuation and then crash spectacularly.