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Dog lover, amateur chef, bento enthusiast, science fiction nerd.
I work in tech and use words for a living.
I work in tech and use words for a living.
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I have a lot of respect for the Knives Out movies just as an exercise in people making solid B+ level entertainment where everyone seems to be enjoying the experience without it needing it to win Oscar’s or make 3 billion dollars. It’s like going to a good steakhouse.
December 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I have a lot of respect for the Knives Out movies just as an exercise in people making solid B+ level entertainment where everyone seems to be enjoying the experience without it needing it to win Oscar’s or make 3 billion dollars. It’s like going to a good steakhouse.
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Authors! Readers! The grand Barnes & Noble pre-order sale is now upon us. Use the code PREORDER25 to save 25% off basically every pre-ordered book for next year.
Authors: please reply to this post with your upcoming book title, a link, and at least one cool thing in your book!
Authors: please reply to this post with your upcoming book title, a link, and at least one cool thing in your book!
December 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Authors! Readers! The grand Barnes & Noble pre-order sale is now upon us. Use the code PREORDER25 to save 25% off basically every pre-ordered book for next year.
Authors: please reply to this post with your upcoming book title, a link, and at least one cool thing in your book!
Authors: please reply to this post with your upcoming book title, a link, and at least one cool thing in your book!
A timely and lovely reminder that things can get better too.
Just a year after un-damning 😉 the Klamath River, salmon runs are back.
Dam removal "also restored natural water temperatures, cooled the river earlier in the fall, reduced harmful algal blooms, and dramatically lowered levels of the deadly parasite C. shasta."
www.activenorcal.com/there-are-sa...
Dam removal "also restored natural water temperatures, cooled the river earlier in the fall, reduced harmful algal blooms, and dramatically lowered levels of the deadly parasite C. shasta."
www.activenorcal.com/there-are-sa...
'There Are Salmon Everywhere": Klamath River Sees Remarkable Recovery Just a Year After Dam Removal
Just over a year after four hydroelectric dams were removed from the Klamath River, salmon returning to nearly every corner of their historic habitat.
www.activenorcal.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A timely and lovely reminder that things can get better too.
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This piece is a great illustration of how the long-term effect of Trump’s destruction of US institutions won’t be felt in a dramatic market collapse, but rather in permanently worse economic conditions, and lower prosperity.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism
So long, American exceptionalism
For the first time, investors are talking about ‘US risk’
giftarticle.ft.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This piece is a great illustration of how the long-term effect of Trump’s destruction of US institutions won’t be felt in a dramatic market collapse, but rather in permanently worse economic conditions, and lower prosperity.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism
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the people opposed to this are like a who’s who of who shouldn’t have the majority of the world’s wealth
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
Possible California Wealth Tax Causes Billionaire Freakout: Page, Thiel Threaten To Leave
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
www.forbes.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
the people opposed to this are like a who’s who of who shouldn’t have the majority of the world’s wealth
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My whole life we’ve been told that The US is simply too big to have high speed rail
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My whole life we’ve been told that The US is simply too big to have high speed rail
Uh, this may work for free consumer apps, but companies who try this at the enterprise level are in for a world of hurt.
Even at the consumer level... the reason to create good code in the first place is that it's easier to maintain and fix. This is just building in a junk avalanche.
Even at the consumer level... the reason to create good code in the first place is that it's easier to maintain and fix. This is just building in a junk avalanche.
Can't wait for the loosened up, non-perfect, but quickly shipped AI-enhanced updates to hit my banking and insurance services next year.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
December 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Uh, this may work for free consumer apps, but companies who try this at the enterprise level are in for a world of hurt.
Even at the consumer level... the reason to create good code in the first place is that it's easier to maintain and fix. This is just building in a junk avalanche.
Even at the consumer level... the reason to create good code in the first place is that it's easier to maintain and fix. This is just building in a junk avalanche.
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Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
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The reason building a domestic electric car manufacturing network made sense is because it could nurture a technology cluster and give battery producers a built-in local market. Destroying it has implications for everything else that uses batteries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/c...
The Pentagon and A.I. Giants Have a Weakness. Both Need China’s Batteries, Badly.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The reason building a domestic electric car manufacturing network made sense is because it could nurture a technology cluster and give battery producers a built-in local market. Destroying it has implications for everything else that uses batteries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/c...
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It's that time of year where I post this one
December 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It's that time of year where I post this one
This is so true! My bujo artisanry is limited to different colored pens and a few very basic stencils that give me the layouts I need to organize my schedule and to do lists. The magic of the bullet journal is that you make it to suit your own needs.
I don't know EXACTLY who needs to hear this but I know it's at least some folks who do daily planners: your planner doesn't need to be fancy! It doesn't need fancy stencils, multicolor artwork, stickers, or washi tape.
All your planner actually needs to do is work for you.
All your planner actually needs to do is work for you.
December 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is so true! My bujo artisanry is limited to different colored pens and a few very basic stencils that give me the layouts I need to organize my schedule and to do lists. The magic of the bullet journal is that you make it to suit your own needs.
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Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
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Who says old books don't relate to life today?
December 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Who says old books don't relate to life today?
This is a good list.
The good dude @lukeoneil47.bsky.social let me write about the 20 best books that I read in 2025. If you're wondering "what should I read?" here's your list www.welcometohellworld.com/20-books-you...
20 books you should read
My friend Aaron thinks he's better than me because he "reads books" and "knows how to read." That's fine. I've looked at so many posts. Today he writes about the 20 best (new and old) he read this yea...
www.welcometohellworld.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This is a good list.
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3yo: “daddy’s phone is in his pocket!”
me: “that’s true!”
3yo: “why isn’t mummy’s phone in her pocket?”
me: “… buckle up, kiddo, we’re gonna discuss five hundred years of fashion and misogyny”
me: “that’s true!”
3yo: “why isn’t mummy’s phone in her pocket?”
me: “… buckle up, kiddo, we’re gonna discuss five hundred years of fashion and misogyny”
December 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
3yo: “daddy’s phone is in his pocket!”
me: “that’s true!”
3yo: “why isn’t mummy’s phone in her pocket?”
me: “… buckle up, kiddo, we’re gonna discuss five hundred years of fashion and misogyny”
me: “that’s true!”
3yo: “why isn’t mummy’s phone in her pocket?”
me: “… buckle up, kiddo, we’re gonna discuss five hundred years of fashion and misogyny”
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Bank of America first started offering credit cards to women in 1974
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 20, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Bank of America first started offering credit cards to women in 1974
Toilet rats! TOILET RATS.
King County warns of toilet rats after record flooding
King County warns of toilet rats after record flooding
Rats could climb up your toilet as a result of recent flooding from atmospheric rivers, King County officials say. Enter "wet rat winter."
www.seattletimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Toilet rats! TOILET RATS.
That is a lot of rain.
A lot of rain is coming to California. Here’s the precipitation forecast through Christmas morning. 6-8 inches in San Francisco, according to the National Weather Service.
December 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
That is a lot of rain.
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You're mad because you expect a "software update" to make things work better. You will only be free when you understand this to be an illusion and accept the fact that software is suffering
December 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
You're mad because you expect a "software update" to make things work better. You will only be free when you understand this to be an illusion and accept the fact that software is suffering
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“DID YOU KNOW THAT CHRISTMAS IS JUST ONE WEEK AWAY ?!?!”
December 18, 2024 at 6:45 PM
“DID YOU KNOW THAT CHRISTMAS IS JUST ONE WEEK AWAY ?!?!”
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I’m excited to announce that the United States Dollar will be named the United States Trump, based on the recommendation of the highly respected leadership at the US Mint, which will also be renamed the US Trump.
December 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I’m excited to announce that the United States Dollar will be named the United States Trump, based on the recommendation of the highly respected leadership at the US Mint, which will also be renamed the US Trump.
🤔
One suspects the results are not convenient for the gotta move to the center crowd.
This is not the action of a party that understands it's currently succeeding *despite* a profound leadership crisis.
One suspects the results are not convenient for the gotta move to the center crowd.
This is not the action of a party that understands it's currently succeeding *despite* a profound leadership crisis.
The DNC decides not to publish its 2024 autopsy report, saying that it believes it would be counterproductive for the party.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
The D.N.C. Is Killing Its Autopsy of What Went Wrong in 2024
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🤔
One suspects the results are not convenient for the gotta move to the center crowd.
This is not the action of a party that understands it's currently succeeding *despite* a profound leadership crisis.
One suspects the results are not convenient for the gotta move to the center crowd.
This is not the action of a party that understands it's currently succeeding *despite* a profound leadership crisis.
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Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
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A hearing today in California is emblematic of corporate capture of utility regulation. The state public utility commission is likely to grant power providers a risk-free return that analysts say overcharges ratepayers by $4.4 billion per year, or roughly $340 per household.
Why Californians Will Pay $340 More for Electricity Next Year - The American Prospect
The state public utility commission is poised to approve a rate of return that critics say overcharges customers by $4.4 billion per year.
prospect.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A hearing today in California is emblematic of corporate capture of utility regulation. The state public utility commission is likely to grant power providers a risk-free return that analysts say overcharges ratepayers by $4.4 billion per year, or roughly $340 per household.
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Everyone knows about Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Syrian Muslim migrant who took down one gunman. Another man, a Middle Eastern refugee, ran into a firefight and kicked the gun away from the other gunman. Police shot him, and bystanders kicked him in the head while he was down, thinking he was the terrorist.
December 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Everyone knows about Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Syrian Muslim migrant who took down one gunman. Another man, a Middle Eastern refugee, ran into a firefight and kicked the gun away from the other gunman. Police shot him, and bystanders kicked him in the head while he was down, thinking he was the terrorist.