Damien Miller
@damienmiller.bsky.social
debugging, v: the process of inserting printf statements into code until one's errors reveal themselves
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I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
I think the NYT should lean into it more, perhaps "Matt Gaetz left vulnerable after helping homeless teen to afford dental care"
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I think the NYT should lean into it more, perhaps "Matt Gaetz left vulnerable after helping homeless teen to afford dental care"
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This Zenith Movie was taken on Sol 3998 (2023-11-05) at approximately 17:20 LTST and a solar longitude of 143.68°.
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This Zenith Movie was taken on Sol 3998 (2023-11-05) at approximately 17:20 LTST and a solar longitude of 143.68°.
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"One of the first people to make public allegations against now-deceased billionaire child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was Ava Cordero, a transgender Latina woman. Cordero, a model, was transphobically mocked in the media after she filed an October 2007 lawsuit"
When a trans woman first accused Jeffrey Epstein of rape, the media mocked her - LGBTQ Nation
The New York Post called her a "man" and a "gender-bend shocker."
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"One of the first people to make public allegations against now-deceased billionaire child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was Ava Cordero, a transgender Latina woman. Cordero, a model, was transphobically mocked in the media after she filed an October 2007 lawsuit"
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia is keeping tabs on the demographics of babies in Denmark
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia is keeping tabs on the demographics of babies in Denmark
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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A new class of malaria drug is HUGE news
“This is a very important development,” says Dyann Wirth, a malaria researcher at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health who was not involved in the work. “We’ve been looking for this for a long time.”
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘A sigh of relief’: New malaria drug succeeds in large clinical trial
As existing drugs falter because of resistance, the world gets a backup—but hard choices loom on how to use it
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
A new class of malaria drug is HUGE news
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Sadly, the most obvious "tell" that these deportation videos are AI generated slop is that the ICE agents show their faces.
The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Sadly, the most obvious "tell" that these deportation videos are AI generated slop is that the ICE agents show their faces.
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if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
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say what you want about worshipping unknown gods, dude. At least its an ethos.
a man with a beard and sunglasses is sitting at a table in a classroom .
ALT: a man with a beard and sunglasses is sitting at a table in a classroom .
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
say what you want about worshipping unknown gods, dude. At least its an ethos.
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"Write a game of tictactoe in any language of your choice in 3 days" and I bet > 90% of them would not be able to. The tech bros don't understand tech. They understand owning tech companies.
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"Write a game of tictactoe in any language of your choice in 3 days" and I bet > 90% of them would not be able to. The tech bros don't understand tech. They understand owning tech companies.
Midas is being comprehensively displaced as a the go-to metaphor for the emptiness of wealth
Become a trillionaire so you can get the best AI girlfriend money can buy.
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Midas is being comprehensively displaced as a the go-to metaphor for the emptiness of wealth
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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I've already gotten the "Blue Sky isn't normal" thing, but I just know that when I see leaders willing to fight, I'm elated. Leaders who fold, deflated.
I don't think most of the Democratic base are dummies either. We know leadership in the Senate are folders, not fighters.
Disappointing.
I don't think most of the Democratic base are dummies either. We know leadership in the Senate are folders, not fighters.
Disappointing.
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I've already gotten the "Blue Sky isn't normal" thing, but I just know that when I see leaders willing to fight, I'm elated. Leaders who fold, deflated.
I don't think most of the Democratic base are dummies either. We know leadership in the Senate are folders, not fighters.
Disappointing.
I don't think most of the Democratic base are dummies either. We know leadership in the Senate are folders, not fighters.
Disappointing.
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extremely rude that this wasn't it
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
extremely rude that this wasn't it
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Live look at GOP HQ, moments after getting Dem proposal to end the shutdown.
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Live look at GOP HQ, moments after getting Dem proposal to end the shutdown.
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I don't believe in metaphysical darkness as an external thing, but damned if I haven't seen it dozens of time since 2016.
Like we let something terrible in, while we were sleeping.
It's here now, walking our streets, shooting our priests with pepper balls and abducting teachers in front of kids.
Like we let something terrible in, while we were sleeping.
It's here now, walking our streets, shooting our priests with pepper balls and abducting teachers in front of kids.
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I don't believe in metaphysical darkness as an external thing, but damned if I haven't seen it dozens of time since 2016.
Like we let something terrible in, while we were sleeping.
It's here now, walking our streets, shooting our priests with pepper balls and abducting teachers in front of kids.
Like we let something terrible in, while we were sleeping.
It's here now, walking our streets, shooting our priests with pepper balls and abducting teachers in front of kids.
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Wow, savage post-humous obituary.
Quick notes:
1. Scariest words in the English language: 'I'm a successful auto-didact, and I'm here to help!'
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne_supr... is a reminder that this is the source of many of our ills today.
Quick notes:
1. Scariest words in the English language: 'I'm a successful auto-didact, and I'm here to help!'
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne_supr... is a reminder that this is the source of many of our ills today.
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Wow, savage post-humous obituary.
Quick notes:
1. Scariest words in the English language: 'I'm a successful auto-didact, and I'm here to help!'
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne_supr... is a reminder that this is the source of many of our ills today.
Quick notes:
1. Scariest words in the English language: 'I'm a successful auto-didact, and I'm here to help!'
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne_supr... is a reminder that this is the source of many of our ills today.
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Nature makes weird planets, and now this is among the weirdest: As big as Jupiter, made of carbon, blasted by high winds, and heated to 1900 degrees C by a dying, fast-spinning pulsar.
No matter how bad things get here, we live on the best of all possible worlds. 🔭🧪
arxiv.org/abs/2509.04558
No matter how bad things get here, we live on the best of all possible worlds. 🔭🧪
arxiv.org/abs/2509.04558
November 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Nature makes weird planets, and now this is among the weirdest: As big as Jupiter, made of carbon, blasted by high winds, and heated to 1900 degrees C by a dying, fast-spinning pulsar.
No matter how bad things get here, we live on the best of all possible worlds. 🔭🧪
arxiv.org/abs/2509.04558
No matter how bad things get here, we live on the best of all possible worlds. 🔭🧪
arxiv.org/abs/2509.04558
This is really worth your time
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This is really worth your time
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The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book
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The National Socialist Network held an antisemitic rally outside New South Wales Parliament today - astoundingly, it's emerged this afternoon that they did this with approval from NSW Police. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Police allowed Nazi rally outside NSW parliament
More than 60 people attended Saturday morning’s rally after notifying police more than a week ago. The police commissioner said he had no idea it was going to happen.
www.smh.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The National Socialist Network held an antisemitic rally outside New South Wales Parliament today - astoundingly, it's emerged this afternoon that they did this with approval from NSW Police. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...