Blake Mizelle
@blakemizelle.com
organizer + software dev | exploring tech, community, philosophy and all life offers in between.
CS @NationBuilder #BuildTheFuture
sharing projects & random thoughts at:
https://roots.blakemizelle.com
Hurricanes, Ravens, and O's fan | Eastern NC
CS @NationBuilder #BuildTheFuture
sharing projects & random thoughts at:
https://roots.blakemizelle.com
Hurricanes, Ravens, and O's fan | Eastern NC
FYI the text of the US Constitution that is hosted here changed sometime this morning: constitution.congress.gov/constitution/
There's a notable section missing.
There's a notable section missing.
August 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
FYI the text of the US Constitution that is hosted here changed sometime this morning: constitution.congress.gov/constitution/
There's a notable section missing.
There's a notable section missing.
Remember when everything in the Obama administration was deemed a failure because tea party GOPs demanded "a balanced budget"?
Where are all my fiscal conservatives at? Doubt they can hear me, they're too busy falling in line.
Where are all my fiscal conservatives at? Doubt they can hear me, they're too busy falling in line.
July 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Remember when everything in the Obama administration was deemed a failure because tea party GOPs demanded "a balanced budget"?
Where are all my fiscal conservatives at? Doubt they can hear me, they're too busy falling in line.
Where are all my fiscal conservatives at? Doubt they can hear me, they're too busy falling in line.
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The right will be coming to get rid of the 14th Amendment, sooner or later. Conflict is inevitable and its defenders need to be waging war now.
newrepublic.com/post/190108/...
newrepublic.com/post/190108/...
The MAGA Right’s Plan to Destroy the Fourteenth Amendment
It’s the part of the Constitution that guarantees all Americans something Republicans despise: equal protection under the law.
newrepublic.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The right will be coming to get rid of the 14th Amendment, sooner or later. Conflict is inevitable and its defenders need to be waging war now.
newrepublic.com/post/190108/...
newrepublic.com/post/190108/...
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Supreme Court lets Trump temporarily remove the leaders of two independent agencies on the grounds that he runs the executive branch, but hints that it sees the Fed's independence differently. @adamliptak.bsky.social @abbievansickle.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Supreme Court Lets Trump, for Now, Remove Agency Leaders
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Supreme Court lets Trump temporarily remove the leaders of two independent agencies on the grounds that he runs the executive branch, but hints that it sees the Fed's independence differently. @adamliptak.bsky.social @abbievansickle.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Having some fun tinkering with self hosted LLMs and figured I'd share my process!
roots.blakemizelle.com/how_i_got_ol...
roots.blakemizelle.com/how_i_got_ol...
How I got Ollama + OpenWebUI Running for local AI adventures
roots.blakemizelle.com
May 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Having some fun tinkering with self hosted LLMs and figured I'd share my process!
roots.blakemizelle.com/how_i_got_ol...
roots.blakemizelle.com/how_i_got_ol...
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I think people reeeeealllly overestimate the role of trade and industrial policy in US dominance of heavy industry in the 1950s and really underestimate the importance of having dropped high explosives on every facility in Japan or Germany capable of manufacturing a ball bearing
April 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I think people reeeeealllly overestimate the role of trade and industrial policy in US dominance of heavy industry in the 1950s and really underestimate the importance of having dropped high explosives on every facility in Japan or Germany capable of manufacturing a ball bearing
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If you're a true fan of Hayao Miyazaki, you know he’s never embraced technology as a tool for dominance or control. He’s not anti-tech—far from it—but he believes it should be used to liberate and uplift the human spirit.
March 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
If you're a true fan of Hayao Miyazaki, you know he’s never embraced technology as a tool for dominance or control. He’s not anti-tech—far from it—but he believes it should be used to liberate and uplift the human spirit.
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This is what Democracy looks like!! #HandsOff #GoodTrouble in Wilmington NC!!
April 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is what Democracy looks like!! #HandsOff #GoodTrouble in Wilmington NC!!
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
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It's true - we need to tell our lawmakers to protect our students by opposing federal funding cuts and commit our public dollars to our public schools! ncbudget.org/presidential...
April 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It's true - we need to tell our lawmakers to protect our students by opposing federal funding cuts and commit our public dollars to our public schools! ncbudget.org/presidential...
Heads up NC voters. You're actively being disenfranchised by Jefferson Griffin
thegriffinlist.com
Very unsettling seeing relatives names on a list of votes that "won't count" when they went with me to vote in person and early
thegriffinlist.com
Very unsettling seeing relatives names on a list of votes that "won't count" when they went with me to vote in person and early
The Griffin List
A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to
early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted.
...
thegriffinlist.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Heads up NC voters. You're actively being disenfranchised by Jefferson Griffin
thegriffinlist.com
Very unsettling seeing relatives names on a list of votes that "won't count" when they went with me to vote in person and early
thegriffinlist.com
Very unsettling seeing relatives names on a list of votes that "won't count" when they went with me to vote in person and early
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BREAKING: Free speech is going so well in the US that they are now monitoring social media to ensure you are not expressing opinions the government disapproves of x
March 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
BREAKING: Free speech is going so well in the US that they are now monitoring social media to ensure you are not expressing opinions the government disapproves of x
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What are we doing ?
March 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
What are we doing ?
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Paige Bueckers tonight:
-achieved 50/40/90 shooting season
-leads NCAA in AST/TO ratio
(Only player in NCAA/WNBA/NBA to ever do both)
-most points in a half in NCAA tournament history (21 in 1st)
-32 points on 13-20 shooting in 3 quarters
-3 assists, 3 rebounds, 4 steals
-achieved 50/40/90 shooting season
-leads NCAA in AST/TO ratio
(Only player in NCAA/WNBA/NBA to ever do both)
-most points in a half in NCAA tournament history (21 in 1st)
-32 points on 13-20 shooting in 3 quarters
-3 assists, 3 rebounds, 4 steals
March 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Paige Bueckers tonight:
-achieved 50/40/90 shooting season
-leads NCAA in AST/TO ratio
(Only player in NCAA/WNBA/NBA to ever do both)
-most points in a half in NCAA tournament history (21 in 1st)
-32 points on 13-20 shooting in 3 quarters
-3 assists, 3 rebounds, 4 steals
-achieved 50/40/90 shooting season
-leads NCAA in AST/TO ratio
(Only player in NCAA/WNBA/NBA to ever do both)
-most points in a half in NCAA tournament history (21 in 1st)
-32 points on 13-20 shooting in 3 quarters
-3 assists, 3 rebounds, 4 steals
Feeling some inner peace today and inspiration from these words by Dr. King
"wise as serpents and as tender as doves"
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...
"wise as serpents and as tender as doves"
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...
"A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart"
kinginstitute.stanford.edu
March 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Feeling some inner peace today and inspiration from these words by Dr. King
"wise as serpents and as tender as doves"
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...
"wise as serpents and as tender as doves"
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...
In other news...NC Health Department is set to lose $100M in funding and cut 80 jobs
www.wcnc.com/article/news...
www.wcnc.com/article/news...
NC Health Department loses $100 million in federal funding, experts say more cuts coming
NCDHHS says this will impact immunization efforts, infectious disease monitoring, behavioral health and substance abuse services.
www.wcnc.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
In other news...NC Health Department is set to lose $100M in funding and cut 80 jobs
www.wcnc.com/article/news...
www.wcnc.com/article/news...
In what fictional system does he live where the benefits of technological innovation actually benefit workers by reducing labor time?
fortune.com/2025/03/27/b...
fortune.com/2025/03/27/b...
Billionaire Bill Gates says a 2-day work week is coming in just 10 years, thanks to AI replacing humans ‘for most things’
Say hello to a 5-day weekend, according to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
fortune.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
In what fictional system does he live where the benefits of technological innovation actually benefit workers by reducing labor time?
fortune.com/2025/03/27/b...
fortune.com/2025/03/27/b...
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@karaswisher.bsky.social I saw this yesterday. Thoughts?
March 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
@karaswisher.bsky.social I saw this yesterday. Thoughts?
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Why top execs are using Signal. Hit the nail on the head.
March 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Why top execs are using Signal. Hit the nail on the head.