William Rockwood
@wjr.us
Into libraries, technology, media, games, and weird things.
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facebook/insta/twitter: nah.
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William Rockwood
@wjr.us
· Jan 23
I am here.
My twitter account seems not to exist anymore (twas @wjr) and I deleted all facebook apps from my phone (though I do still check it on my computer sometimes).
To be fair, I never really posted on twitter, and only post on FB when I'm travelling so I can share cool photos.
We'll see.
My twitter account seems not to exist anymore (twas @wjr) and I deleted all facebook apps from my phone (though I do still check it on my computer sometimes).
To be fair, I never really posted on twitter, and only post on FB when I'm travelling so I can share cool photos.
We'll see.
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do you think people who dwell in the mountains are like, i can't wait to retire and rejoin society as a software developer
December 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
do you think people who dwell in the mountains are like, i can't wait to retire and rejoin society as a software developer
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the vast, vast majority of the coverage of this billionaire-funded racist agitprop pseudo-populist convention is just so wildly hackish
At Turning Point’s annual gathering, young conservatives fret about the future | CNN Politics
The mood at AmericaFest is unsettled as many of the promises Trump made to the group last year — including “lower prices,” an end to foreign wars and “generational change” — have yet to materialize.
www.cnn.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
the vast, vast majority of the coverage of this billionaire-funded racist agitprop pseudo-populist convention is just so wildly hackish
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Congressional investigation now.
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Congressional investigation now.
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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as a person with adult children who still speak to me, have you tried treating your kids like people rather than property?
December 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
as a person with adult children who still speak to me, have you tried treating your kids like people rather than property?
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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We did it, Joe. @sassquachcomics.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
We did it, Joe. @sassquachcomics.bsky.social
Welp.
SCOOP: Academy Award-nominee Liam Neeson narrated a recent anti-vaccine documentary that glorifies RFK Jr.’s rise to power.
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling mRNA COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news
December 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Welp.
Yes please!
✨ Exciting proposal alert: the CPU Performance API.
This proposal will add `navigator.cpuPerformance`, a value that measures the broad performance capability of the CPU.
That way, we can scale up/down our animations to make sure everyone has the best experience possible for their device. 😄
This proposal will add `navigator.cpuPerformance`, a value that measures the broad performance capability of the CPU.
That way, we can scale up/down our animations to make sure everyone has the best experience possible for their device. 😄
GitHub - explainers-by-googlers/cpu-performance: An API that exposes some information about how powerful the user device is.
An API that exposes some information about how powerful the user device is. - explainers-by-googlers/cpu-performance
github.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Yes please!
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Terminally online Right wingers are telling on themselves
December 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Terminally online Right wingers are telling on themselves
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DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
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This is probably the result of a ghostwriter using a mislabeled interview transcript but it's still pretty embarrassing for Cynthia Erivo, who narrates the audiobook herself.
Here's something weird my neighbor Cassie pointed out: Chapter 42 of Cynthia Erivo's recently released book "Simply More" is almost verbatim words spoken by Ariana Grande in an interview a year ago. Grande is not cited or listed as a contributor or attributed in the book in any way. Weird!
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This is probably the result of a ghostwriter using a mislabeled interview transcript but it's still pretty embarrassing for Cynthia Erivo, who narrates the audiobook herself.
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The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
37-year-old quit her $390,000 Google job after saving up $1.5 million—see the 'no buy checklist' that helps her spend less
She left a $390,000-a-year job and now uses a simple set of rules to make her savings last in Switzerland.
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
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A tiny TIL: if you get "Error 153: Video player configuration error" on YouTube videos embedded on your site a likely culprit is sending the "Referrer-Policy: same-origin" HTTP header
Switching to "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" fixed it for me: simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/1/y...
Switching to "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" fixed it for me: simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/1/y...
December 1, 2025 at 5:32 AM
A tiny TIL: if you get "Error 153: Video player configuration error" on YouTube videos embedded on your site a likely culprit is sending the "Referrer-Policy: same-origin" HTTP header
Switching to "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" fixed it for me: simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/1/y...
Switching to "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" fixed it for me: simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/1/y...
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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There is an extraordinary sense of entitlement behind the belief that there ought to be political party that aligns 100% with your own opinions.
November 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
There is an extraordinary sense of entitlement behind the belief that there ought to be political party that aligns 100% with your own opinions.
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so none of what he’s saying is real btw
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
so none of what he’s saying is real btw
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The NFL’s Detroit halftime show starred Jack White and Eminem, not Kid Rock and Ted Nugent. It is time for another boycott.
by Megyn Kelly
by Megyn Kelly
November 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The NFL’s Detroit halftime show starred Jack White and Eminem, not Kid Rock and Ted Nugent. It is time for another boycott.
by Megyn Kelly
by Megyn Kelly
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Faust
Stereolab
The Flaming Lips
Tycho
Orbital
Faust
Stereolab
The Flaming Lips
Tycho
Orbital
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Kraftwerk
Lenny Kravitz
The Wonderstuff
The Prodigy
Inspiral Carpets
Kraftwerk
Lenny Kravitz
The Wonderstuff
The Prodigy
Inspiral Carpets
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
A random selection
-Electric Six
-Killing Joke
-PJ Harvey
-Einstürzende Neubauten
-Pop Will Eat Itself
A random selection
-Electric Six
-Killing Joke
-PJ Harvey
-Einstürzende Neubauten
-Pop Will Eat Itself
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Faust
Stereolab
The Flaming Lips
Tycho
Orbital
Faust
Stereolab
The Flaming Lips
Tycho
Orbital
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who actually likes electricity? raise your hand. haha, i see a joker back there. but ask yourself: how many times do you turn on the light in morning, just for fun? what about the afternoon. never, right? and why are you staying up so late? our forefathers tucked themselves in at 6pm like god inten—
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
who actually likes electricity? raise your hand. haha, i see a joker back there. but ask yourself: how many times do you turn on the light in morning, just for fun? what about the afternoon. never, right? and why are you staying up so late? our forefathers tucked themselves in at 6pm like god inten—
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If Affinity does this design work immediately becomes viable on Linux. Huge deal.
techcentral.co.za/affinity-for...
via @conignis.bsky.social
techcentral.co.za/affinity-for...
via @conignis.bsky.social
Affinity for Linux? Canva's next big move could reshape the desktop software market
Canva is seriously considering porting Affinity to Linux - a move that could transform desktop Linux and challenge Adobe.
techcentral.co.za
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If Affinity does this design work immediately becomes viable on Linux. Huge deal.
techcentral.co.za/affinity-for...
via @conignis.bsky.social
techcentral.co.za/affinity-for...
via @conignis.bsky.social
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if you are in your 20s, something depressing to consider is that many of the most annoying celebrities and public figures your age will be around for the rest of your life
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
if you are in your 20s, something depressing to consider is that many of the most annoying celebrities and public figures your age will be around for the rest of your life
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.