Adam Messinger
adammessinger.bsky.social
Adam Messinger
@adammessinger.bsky.social
It's that time of year again when I bemoan the fact that the IRS doesn't maintain a portal where I can go and see all of the tax forms that institutions have filed on my behalf.
March 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It’s a shame that Threads and BlueSky aren’t integrated. Both products would be much better if they were.
February 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Observation after using OpenAI Operator — the thing really needs the equivalent of a query planner and optimizer. It often does things in a needlessly slow and expensive way.
January 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This all makes sense. Wonder if it’s true?
theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference
The confessions of a concerned bird.
theconcernedbird.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
TIL: GPT and Gemini will give advice on making moonshine, but Claude will not.
January 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Amazing that the world is in demographic decline and the major country that has the easiest time attracting people to come anyway is busy pissing away it’s edge.
December 27, 2024 at 12:55 AM
TIL that Buckminster Fuller proposed a worldwide power grid to share solar power. Made me think of this ambitious Singapore/Australia project.
reneweconomy.com.au/sun-cable-pl...
Sun Cable: Plibersek approves first stage of world’s biggest solar and battery project
Updated: Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek gives approval for first stage of Sun Cable, with enough solar and battery storage to provide 4 GW of continuous power to Darwin.
reneweconomy.com.au
December 11, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Is there any company trying to recreate the Sears mail-order home of years past? People evidently like them (I sure do) and so many of the nicest neighborhoods are rows of them. Would of course be even nicer if they were updated with insulation, etc.! Seems much more efficient than custom homes.
December 10, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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It’s tragic that Jeffrey Epstein died without knowing he could have been Attorney General
November 21, 2024 at 2:06 AM
This looks great!
www.5212broadway.com
5212 Broadway
www.5212broadway.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Reverse-seared NY strip. Bluelake beans with garlic. Baby gold potatoes with sour cream and thyme. Red cabbage and beet sauerkraut.
November 21, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Feature idea — put someone in timeout. Kind of like mute, but with expiration. First time is maybe for a day, second time is for a week, then a month, then a year, then forever.
November 18, 2024 at 2:32 AM
Reposted by Adam Messinger
UPDATE: A pedestrian who was struck by a driver while crossing a Berkeley street Thursday night has died, police report. His name was not available pending family notification, the coroner's office said. The Scanner will continue to seek updates.
Update: Pedestrian dies after Berkeley car crash
The pedestrian, who appeared to be a man in his 60s, was reported to be unconscious and bleeding from the head after the driver hit him.
www.berkeleyscanner.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Reposted by Adam Messinger
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction

Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
November 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM
RIP FVEY?
November 14, 2024 at 1:28 AM
I read this and I all I can think about is Prop 13 killing schools and boomer NIMBYs killing housing.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/w...
Longing for Grandchildren When Your Child Doesn’t Want Kids
A growing number of Americans are choosing not to have children. Their parents are grappling with what that means for them.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2024 at 6:49 PM