@carlring.bsky.social
I wander about New England's mountains. Sometimes I write about it. Punk rock and endurance sports might have saved my life
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
if you're making macaroni and cheese,
without starting with a roux,
what are you even doing?
without starting with a roux,
what are you even doing?
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
if you're making macaroni and cheese,
without starting with a roux,
what are you even doing?
without starting with a roux,
what are you even doing?
post a movie where you are from
November 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
post a movie where you are from
On the day I was born,
the nurses all gathered round,
and gazed in wild wonder
at the joy they had found.
The head nurse spoke up,
said "leave this one alone"
she could tell right away
that I was.....
the nurses all gathered round,
and gazed in wild wonder
at the joy they had found.
The head nurse spoke up,
said "leave this one alone"
she could tell right away
that I was.....
Pack it up, pack it in, let me begin
I came to win, battle me, that's a sin
I won't ever slack up, punk, ya better back up
Try and play the role and yo, the whole crew'll act up
Get up, stand up (c'mon) c'mon, throw your hands up
If ya got the feelin', jump up towards the ceilin'
I came to win, battle me, that's a sin
I won't ever slack up, punk, ya better back up
Try and play the role and yo, the whole crew'll act up
Get up, stand up (c'mon) c'mon, throw your hands up
If ya got the feelin', jump up towards the ceilin'
November 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
On the day I was born,
the nurses all gathered round,
and gazed in wild wonder
at the joy they had found.
The head nurse spoke up,
said "leave this one alone"
she could tell right away
that I was.....
the nurses all gathered round,
and gazed in wild wonder
at the joy they had found.
The head nurse spoke up,
said "leave this one alone"
she could tell right away
that I was.....
just when I thought I could not admire her more...
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
just when I thought I could not admire her more...
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there once was a tech bro insanity,
that consumed all our capital capacity.
But their models were undone,
by lyrics and puns.,
and so poets saved all of humanity.
that consumed all our capital capacity.
But their models were undone,
by lyrics and puns.,
and so poets saved all of humanity.
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
there once was a tech bro insanity,
that consumed all our capital capacity.
But their models were undone,
by lyrics and puns.,
and so poets saved all of humanity.
that consumed all our capital capacity.
But their models were undone,
by lyrics and puns.,
and so poets saved all of humanity.
it's one thing to fudge the numbers when you're *just* conning bankers into bad million $ loans.
it's another thing when as POTUS you attempt the same thing on federal economic data to make yourself look like a success.
it's another thing when as POTUS you attempt the same thing on federal economic data to make yourself look like a success.
Trump has found a terrifyingly effective way to eliminate bad news: delete the data.
From hunger and poverty stats to foreign investment numbers, federal agencies are being gutted—making it harder to measure the impact of his policies.
@crampell.bsky.social reports:
From hunger and poverty stats to foreign investment numbers, federal agencies are being gutted—making it harder to measure the impact of his policies.
@crampell.bsky.social reports:
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
it's one thing to fudge the numbers when you're *just* conning bankers into bad million $ loans.
it's another thing when as POTUS you attempt the same thing on federal economic data to make yourself look like a success.
it's another thing when as POTUS you attempt the same thing on federal economic data to make yourself look like a success.
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
alright, putting aside the fact that despite the guys in this pic are wearing tuxedo jackets but none of them are black tie correct,
Why in the world would Elon wear those fugly sneakers with any suit of any color or style anywhere in public.
the average dorks at a Jr. High Prom dress better.
Why in the world would Elon wear those fugly sneakers with any suit of any color or style anywhere in public.
the average dorks at a Jr. High Prom dress better.
November 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
alright, putting aside the fact that despite the guys in this pic are wearing tuxedo jackets but none of them are black tie correct,
Why in the world would Elon wear those fugly sneakers with any suit of any color or style anywhere in public.
the average dorks at a Jr. High Prom dress better.
Why in the world would Elon wear those fugly sneakers with any suit of any color or style anywhere in public.
the average dorks at a Jr. High Prom dress better.
seems entirely on the nose for my birthday in the middle of my 5th decade
So on I went.
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
seems entirely on the nose for my birthday in the middle of my 5th decade
one of my favorite authors has thoughts on the state of America,
it's worth the read:
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
it's worth the read:
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
Americans don’t recognize the damage Trump is doing, says novelist John Irving | CBC Radio
U.S.-Canadian novelist John Irving says he won’t travel to America to promote his new book, Queen Esther, because of his opposition to President Donald Trump.
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
one of my favorite authors has thoughts on the state of America,
it's worth the read:
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
it's worth the read:
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
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Foreign students spent $55 billion last year, about a quarter of all foreign consumer expenditures in the US.
The White House just blasted this out under the headline "Good News You May Have Missed"
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Foreign students spent $55 billion last year, about a quarter of all foreign consumer expenditures in the US.
We already know all this,
but putting it into direct straightforward accounts is important.
Don't look away, and don't forget what the regime is doing.
but putting it into direct straightforward accounts is important.
Don't look away, and don't forget what the regime is doing.
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We already know all this,
but putting it into direct straightforward accounts is important.
Don't look away, and don't forget what the regime is doing.
but putting it into direct straightforward accounts is important.
Don't look away, and don't forget what the regime is doing.
anytime I feel cold in winter, I can look at the weather in the Adirondacks and suddenly my local conditions seem balmy.
Current temperatures:
my house 22F
Saranac Lake NY, 3F
Current temperatures:
my house 22F
Saranac Lake NY, 3F
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
anytime I feel cold in winter, I can look at the weather in the Adirondacks and suddenly my local conditions seem balmy.
Current temperatures:
my house 22F
Saranac Lake NY, 3F
Current temperatures:
my house 22F
Saranac Lake NY, 3F
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I thought it was high time, now or never, before the light was put out, to break the spell in which I had so long been bound.
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I thought it was high time, now or never, before the light was put out, to break the spell in which I had so long been bound.
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Late-stage MAGA means accepting that things will never be great again
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Late-stage MAGA means accepting that things will never be great again
sorry but,
I grew up 40 miles west of Kansas City.
Ain't nobody winning this over my hometown
(though calling KC brisket slop might be a sacrilege)
I grew up 40 miles west of Kansas City.
Ain't nobody winning this over my hometown
(though calling KC brisket slop might be a sacrilege)
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
sorry but,
I grew up 40 miles west of Kansas City.
Ain't nobody winning this over my hometown
(though calling KC brisket slop might be a sacrilege)
I grew up 40 miles west of Kansas City.
Ain't nobody winning this over my hometown
(though calling KC brisket slop might be a sacrilege)
the older I get the more I realize that
Luxury garments,
Designer label garments, and
Quality worth buying garments
are 3 different worlds that sometimes overlap, but frequently do not.
Luxury garments,
Designer label garments, and
Quality worth buying garments
are 3 different worlds that sometimes overlap, but frequently do not.
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the older I get the more I realize that
Luxury garments,
Designer label garments, and
Quality worth buying garments
are 3 different worlds that sometimes overlap, but frequently do not.
Luxury garments,
Designer label garments, and
Quality worth buying garments
are 3 different worlds that sometimes overlap, but frequently do not.
the only place in Boston that he should be giving lectures
is Bunker Hill Community College, and even that's a maybe
is Bunker Hill Community College, and even that's a maybe
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
the only place in Boston that he should be giving lectures
is Bunker Hill Community College, and even that's a maybe
is Bunker Hill Community College, and even that's a maybe
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
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I’m going to be honest with you: The headline is appalling, but the piece, which indeed has an absolutely bizarre tone of nostalgia, is worse.
November 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’m going to be honest with you: The headline is appalling, but the piece, which indeed has an absolutely bizarre tone of nostalgia, is worse.
for this mornings moment of
Hope and Resilience:
my favorite season is just about to begin
indepthnh.org/2025/11/15/b...
Hope and Resilience:
my favorite season is just about to begin
indepthnh.org/2025/11/15/b...
Black Mountain Edges Out Bretton Woods as First NH Ski Area To Open Saturday
By 90 minutes, Black Mountain in Jackson was the first to open for skiing in New Hampshire Saturday with Bretton Woods ski area also loading chairs for the first time for the 2025-26 season.
indepthnh.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
for this mornings moment of
Hope and Resilience:
my favorite season is just about to begin
indepthnh.org/2025/11/15/b...
Hope and Resilience:
my favorite season is just about to begin
indepthnh.org/2025/11/15/b...