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it is a sign of the total absence of trump from political decision making that they are letting this guy go out and say stuff that dramatically worsens their political position
January 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM
it is a sign of the total absence of trump from political decision making that they are letting this guy go out and say stuff that dramatically worsens their political position
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It is genuinely insane to watch capital decide that allowing this shit to go on is better for them than having to allow the FTC to do mild monopoly investigations and require cancellation buttons on websites.
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
It is genuinely insane to watch capital decide that allowing this shit to go on is better for them than having to allow the FTC to do mild monopoly investigations and require cancellation buttons on websites.
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Starmer basically went nuclear on Trump and this is the result, there may be a lesson here for the rest of the world
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Starmer basically went nuclear on Trump and this is the result, there may be a lesson here for the rest of the world
People downvoting my comment on hacker news criticizing the metric system for being base 10 instead of base 12, saying then we'd have to shift to base 12 for everything. Exactly! We should! dozenal.org
Dozenal Society of America | Main Page | Experiment
The Dozenal Society of America is an international non-profit dedicated to researching, using, and teaching about dozenals (duodecimals) and other non-decimal number bases.
dozenal.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM
People downvoting my comment on hacker news criticizing the metric system for being base 10 instead of base 12, saying then we'd have to shift to base 12 for everything. Exactly! We should! dozenal.org
a lot of EU law is meta-regulators passing regulations about how national regulators should regulate www.techpolicy.press/polands-dsa-...
Poland’s DSA Veto Shows How National Politics Can Stall EU Tech Rules
Poland’s president vetoed a law setting up national DSA enforcement, showing how domestic politics can undermine EU regulation, reports Fernanda Seavon.
www.techpolicy.press
January 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM
a lot of EU law is meta-regulators passing regulations about how national regulators should regulate www.techpolicy.press/polands-dsa-...
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There have now been by my count, 73 posthumous Muslimgauze albums. He died in 1999! Not counting EPS and other things. What the hell en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryn_Jo...
Bryn Jones discography - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 24, 2026 at 1:32 PM
There have now been by my count, 73 posthumous Muslimgauze albums. He died in 1999! Not counting EPS and other things. What the hell en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryn_Jo...
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Philly's complaint against the Nat'l Park Service for removing references to slavery from the President's House www.courtlistener.com/docket/72178...
Complaint (Attorney) – #1 in CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. BURGUM (E.D. Pa., 2:26-cv-00434) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number APAEDC-18916502.), filed by CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. (Attachments: # 1 Designation Form, # 2 Exhibit Exhibits to Complaint with Cover Sh...
www.courtlistener.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Philly's complaint against the Nat'l Park Service for removing references to slavery from the President's House www.courtlistener.com/docket/72178...
you can have password recovery or you can have encryption that governments cannot demand the keys to access, but you can't have both www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
www.forbes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:53 PM
you can have password recovery or you can have encryption that governments cannot demand the keys to access, but you can't have both www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
this is in part because Trump does not set policy for the Trump administration and largely has no clue about it
Some of the 2025 policies that have been implemented include cracking down on immigration and dismantling the Department of Education.
Trump has rolled out many of the Project 2025 policies he once claimed ignorance about
Some of the 2025 policies that have been implemented include cracking down on immigration and dismantling the Department of Education.
n.pr
January 24, 2026 at 12:39 PM
this is in part because Trump does not set policy for the Trump administration and largely has no clue about it
pickleball is vibe tennis
January 23, 2026 at 8:51 PM
pickleball is vibe tennis
The best thing to happen in tech in recent years is probably the MT3 keycap profile
January 23, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The best thing to happen in tech in recent years is probably the MT3 keycap profile
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It’s like some weird fucking experiment to see how obvious you can make it before Americans have an “Are we the baddies?” moment, and a third of the population just cannot get there.
January 23, 2026 at 5:28 PM
It’s like some weird fucking experiment to see how obvious you can make it before Americans have an “Are we the baddies?” moment, and a third of the population just cannot get there.
If I check on X it is all developers clowning on Anthropic for using React for Claude Code and MAGAs who hate the Constitution
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
If I check on X it is all developers clowning on Anthropic for using React for Claude Code and MAGAs who hate the Constitution
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
One of the dumbest talking points from MAGAs right now is that the constitution doesn't grant "illegals" rights. You think they'd be more into the (correct) view that the Constitution doesn't "grant" rights to begin with, you already have them, and it prevents the government from infringing them
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 PM
One of the dumbest talking points from MAGAs right now is that the constitution doesn't grant "illegals" rights. You think they'd be more into the (correct) view that the Constitution doesn't "grant" rights to begin with, you already have them, and it prevents the government from infringing them
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The law protects me and binds others, this can't be right!!
this one here from Maine:
"[Sherriff] Joyce said he was originally behind the federal government’s effort to get criminals off the street, but the recruit’s arrest and how it was done is changing his mind."
www.wwnytv.com/2026/01/23/s...
"[Sherriff] Joyce said he was originally behind the federal government’s effort to get criminals off the street, but the recruit’s arrest and how it was done is changing his mind."
www.wwnytv.com/2026/01/23/s...
Sheriff calls out ICE for detaining corrections officer recruit: ‘He was squeaky clean’
Video shows ICE agents detain a corrections officer recruit in the middle of the street.
www.wwnytv.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:19 PM
The law protects me and binds others, this can't be right!!
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It's annoying that we already had so many existing problems to solve before these assholes created a bunch of new ones for no reason
January 23, 2026 at 3:06 AM
It's annoying that we already had so many existing problems to solve before these assholes created a bunch of new ones for no reason
killer side youtu.be/bJr56j2yC7s?...
The Mighty Lemon Drops - Inside Out (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 12:40 AM
killer side youtu.be/bJr56j2yC7s?...
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One, ALJs are not real judges. They work for the Executive Branch. They answer to the President.
Two, administrative warrants are not signed by ALJs.
Three, these folks cannot stop lying.
Two, administrative warrants are not signed by ALJs.
Three, these folks cannot stop lying.
JD Vance: "Nobody is talking about doing immigration enforcement without a warrant. We're talking about different types of warrants that exist in our system. Typically in the immigration system, those are handled by administrative law judges. So we're talking about getting warrants from them."
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
One, ALJs are not real judges. They work for the Executive Branch. They answer to the President.
Two, administrative warrants are not signed by ALJs.
Three, these folks cannot stop lying.
Two, administrative warrants are not signed by ALJs.
Three, these folks cannot stop lying.
prompt injection works the same way phone phreaking used to. in-band signaling is a bad idea
January 22, 2026 at 9:23 PM
prompt injection works the same way phone phreaking used to. in-band signaling is a bad idea
FOUND IT (Human Giant S01E7)
January 22, 2026 at 8:44 PM
FOUND IT (Human Giant S01E7)