Matt
@differentmatt.bsky.social
"Transgressively ludic." —𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
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Matt
@differentmatt.bsky.social
· Dec 16
Walking away from Omelas, are you? On our nice walkable infrastructure, mind you. Anywhere else you'd have to drive away from, but not Omelas. There's also an accessible shuttle every 15 minutes, but nooooooo, don't let me slow you down, you've got an Omelas to walk away from, Mr. Ethical.
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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oh, for mediocrity.
anyway - happy presidents days!
anyway - happy presidents days!
Mediocre Presidents
YouTube video by GmanC35
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
oh, for mediocrity.
anyway - happy presidents days!
anyway - happy presidents days!
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friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
That's Chris Quinn, everyone. Editor Chris Quinn of @cleveland.com and the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Although—and Chris is the expert here so I'll defer to him—I think "prompt engineer" is the current term? I don't want to insult him with some archaic term like "editor" if it's not appropriate.
Although—and Chris is the expert here so I'll defer to him—I think "prompt engineer" is the current term? I don't want to insult him with some archaic term like "editor" if it's not appropriate.
February 16, 2026 at 3:53 AM
That's Chris Quinn, everyone. Editor Chris Quinn of @cleveland.com and the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Although—and Chris is the expert here so I'll defer to him—I think "prompt engineer" is the current term? I don't want to insult him with some archaic term like "editor" if it's not appropriate.
Although—and Chris is the expert here so I'll defer to him—I think "prompt engineer" is the current term? I don't want to insult him with some archaic term like "editor" if it's not appropriate.
this counts as a book and I dare the P&T committee to say otherwise
February 16, 2026 at 1:07 AM
this counts as a book and I dare the P&T committee to say otherwise
I appreciate the humility here. When you've solved all of physics from first principles, do the classy thing and acknowledge the help you had along the way.
February 16, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I appreciate the humility here. When you've solved all of physics from first principles, do the classy thing and acknowledge the help you had along the way.
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Literal Nazi shit
This message from the US State Department about "not wanting allies to be shackled by guilt and shame" is a pretty direct call-out to the German far-right argument that Germany has spent too long feeling guilty about the Holocaust, and needs to move on and stop doing remembrance.
February 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Literal Nazi shit
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Yes, that’s why my family left Germany because they really wanted to go to Great Britain and sort of missed it by thaaat much
February 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Yes, that’s why my family left Germany because they really wanted to go to Great Britain and sort of missed it by thaaat much
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Lutnick, a 1983 Haverford graduate and mega donor whose name is on the library, had contact with Epstein as recently as 2018, long after Epstein pleaded guilty to sex crimes, according to documents.
Howard Lutnick’s name is on the library at Haverford College. Will that change after his appearance in the Epstein files?
www.inquirer.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Lutnick, a 1983 Haverford graduate and mega donor whose name is on the library, had contact with Epstein as recently as 2018, long after Epstein pleaded guilty to sex crimes, according to documents.
It's not an original observation, but this from a South African apartheid dead-ender is especially rich.
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It's not an original observation, but this from a South African apartheid dead-ender is especially rich.
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God, this annoys me. If you “don’t know” then the precautionary principle applies. You either accept that it’s possible and behave as if you’ve created a novel consciousness with rights, and your company is now essentially a nature reserve/maternity ward… OR…
February 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
God, this annoys me. If you “don’t know” then the precautionary principle applies. You either accept that it’s possible and behave as if you’ve created a novel consciousness with rights, and your company is now essentially a nature reserve/maternity ward… OR…
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this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema
February 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema
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As part of its established procedures, ICE sends agents to pound on the doors of protesters at home and tell them "We know who you are and we're coming for you." The tactics of incompetent state terrorism.
ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
As part of its established procedures, ICE sends agents to pound on the doors of protesters at home and tell them "We know who you are and we're coming for you." The tactics of incompetent state terrorism.
By curling dispute standards this is roughly the equivalent of Pedro Martinez throwing Don Zimmer to the ground.
February 13, 2026 at 11:08 PM
By curling dispute standards this is roughly the equivalent of Pedro Martinez throwing Don Zimmer to the ground.
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The CBC made this clever & cute video that uses kids to explain the rules of curling:
February 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The CBC made this clever & cute video that uses kids to explain the rules of curling:
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Missouri teaches QBs life’s most important lesson: work smarter, not harder
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Missouri teaches QBs life’s most important lesson: work smarter, not harder
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this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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is the first one rotting away in the attic like the portrait of Dorian Gray
Trump wants a new presidential portrait to replace the first one he commissioned that never saw the light of day.
Trump Demands New Official Portrait While First Stays Secret
The president is notoriously averse to artistic renderings he feels have failed to capture his majesty.
trib.al
February 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
is the first one rotting away in the attic like the portrait of Dorian Gray
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What better way to say "I love you" than with the Chicago Manual of Style
February 13, 2026 at 2:22 PM
What better way to say "I love you" than with the Chicago Manual of Style
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We plan to launch the Torment Nexus feature during a volatile period of exceptionally high social torment [see internal Torment Index prediction market]. During limited testing, we expect to discover whether we will require support from Feeds and Algorithms to increase background torment for launch.
February 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We plan to launch the Torment Nexus feature during a volatile period of exceptionally high social torment [see internal Torment Index prediction market]. During limited testing, we expect to discover whether we will require support from Feeds and Algorithms to increase background torment for launch.
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DUDE
Jeffrey Epstein to Bill Gates in December 2016:
“come to visit the island. new adminstration people visiting”
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
“come to visit the island. new adminstration people visiting”
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
February 13, 2026 at 5:04 AM
DUDE
"Uh huh. Okay. And then the name of the crooked judge in the tank for the evil French ice dancers is…"
"Jézabel. Jézabel Dabois."
"Jézabel. Jézabel Dabois."
Jézabel Dabois, the judge in question, not only noticeably scored Chock/Bates lower than the rest of the panel, but more critically she vastly overscored F. Beaudry/Cizeron — and has been doing so for over a year.
www.sbnation.com/olympics/110...
www.sbnation.com/olympics/110...
Olympic judge who cost Madison Chock and Evan Bates gold has a history of questionable scores
There’s some serious funny business going on.
www.sbnation.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 AM
"Uh huh. Okay. And then the name of the crooked judge in the tank for the evil French ice dancers is…"
"Jézabel. Jézabel Dabois."
"Jézabel. Jézabel Dabois."
I stumbled across this science explainer video and was delighted to see that it features the excellent historian of science David Kaiser.
We still don't understand magnetism
YouTube video by Veritasium
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I stumbled across this science explainer video and was delighted to see that it features the excellent historian of science David Kaiser.
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me and who? Gandalf & Balrog friendship bracelets. Hot Topic.
December 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
me and who? Gandalf & Balrog friendship bracelets. Hot Topic.
CUSTOMER: What's the wifi?
MY STARKVILLE, MS BARBER: it's "Go To Hell Ole Miss," password "OleMissSucks"
This is why this guy makes money off $15 haircuts, that kind of deep understanding of his customers' spoken and unspoken needs.
MY STARKVILLE, MS BARBER: it's "Go To Hell Ole Miss," password "OleMissSucks"
This is why this guy makes money off $15 haircuts, that kind of deep understanding of his customers' spoken and unspoken needs.
February 12, 2026 at 9:47 PM
CUSTOMER: What's the wifi?
MY STARKVILLE, MS BARBER: it's "Go To Hell Ole Miss," password "OleMissSucks"
This is why this guy makes money off $15 haircuts, that kind of deep understanding of his customers' spoken and unspoken needs.
MY STARKVILLE, MS BARBER: it's "Go To Hell Ole Miss," password "OleMissSucks"
This is why this guy makes money off $15 haircuts, that kind of deep understanding of his customers' spoken and unspoken needs.