@doctorquantum.bsky.social
I'm surprised nobody's pointed out that relying on an impoverished Global South to supply manpower for developed economies is pretty exploitative and unsustainable.
Birth rates are lowering *literally everywhere.* The only countries which keep growing in power will be the ones which continue to grow, and without immigration that will not be “the West.”
Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.
September 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I'm surprised nobody's pointed out that relying on an impoverished Global South to supply manpower for developed economies is pretty exploitative and unsustainable.
"Ware wa mou shindeiru".
*explodes*
*explodes*
He's making an announcement tomorrow afternoon.
What's the announcement? Wrong answers only
What's the announcement? Wrong answers only
September 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"Ware wa mou shindeiru".
*explodes*
*explodes*
The sad thing is that there are always far too convincing people to special-plead away the parallels as they are happening. The process is obfuscated until it's much too far along.
I understand looking for historical parallels when we’re at the stage of warning signs, but when the evil arrives the priority is to deal with what’s actually in front of you.
April 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The sad thing is that there are always far too convincing people to special-plead away the parallels as they are happening. The process is obfuscated until it's much too far along.
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Omg there’s a #NationalUnicornDay and its today. Don’t worry, I’ve prepared for this moment:
#thelastunicorn #illustration
#thelastunicorn #illustration
April 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Omg there’s a #NationalUnicornDay and its today. Don’t worry, I’ve prepared for this moment:
#thelastunicorn #illustration
#thelastunicorn #illustration
Ten years ago today. GNU Terry Pratchett.
March 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Ten years ago today. GNU Terry Pratchett.
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Conveniently, the beginning of Lent is a good time to stip buying American.
March 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Conveniently, the beginning of Lent is a good time to stip buying American.
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Thread up, but yes, this, my god THIS.
Everything you do matters. Everything. Everyone doing SOMETHING, it all adds up.
You throw enough sand in the gears, you can slow anything down so more can get out of the way. Maybe with enough sand you can stop it, I don't know, but throw your sand.
Everything you do matters. Everything. Everyone doing SOMETHING, it all adds up.
You throw enough sand in the gears, you can slow anything down so more can get out of the way. Maybe with enough sand you can stop it, I don't know, but throw your sand.
That's how serious this moment is.
And that's why every single thing against this and a few other administrations is the right thing to be doing.
Helping people survive individually. Boycotts. Information. Sand in gears. Inconveniently erased files. Whatever you got.
And that's why every single thing against this and a few other administrations is the right thing to be doing.
Helping people survive individually. Boycotts. Information. Sand in gears. Inconveniently erased files. Whatever you got.
March 9, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Thread up, but yes, this, my god THIS.
Everything you do matters. Everything. Everyone doing SOMETHING, it all adds up.
You throw enough sand in the gears, you can slow anything down so more can get out of the way. Maybe with enough sand you can stop it, I don't know, but throw your sand.
Everything you do matters. Everything. Everyone doing SOMETHING, it all adds up.
You throw enough sand in the gears, you can slow anything down so more can get out of the way. Maybe with enough sand you can stop it, I don't know, but throw your sand.
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That's how serious this moment is.
And that's why every single thing against this and a few other administrations is the right thing to be doing.
Helping people survive individually. Boycotts. Information. Sand in gears. Inconveniently erased files. Whatever you got.
And that's why every single thing against this and a few other administrations is the right thing to be doing.
Helping people survive individually. Boycotts. Information. Sand in gears. Inconveniently erased files. Whatever you got.
March 9, 2025 at 5:39 AM
That's how serious this moment is.
And that's why every single thing against this and a few other administrations is the right thing to be doing.
Helping people survive individually. Boycotts. Information. Sand in gears. Inconveniently erased files. Whatever you got.
And that's why every single thing against this and a few other administrations is the right thing to be doing.
Helping people survive individually. Boycotts. Information. Sand in gears. Inconveniently erased files. Whatever you got.
Weekend date night. Despite the venue, there's only one lady there I've any eyes for. I love you, @jvwalker.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Weekend date night. Despite the venue, there's only one lady there I've any eyes for. I love you, @jvwalker.bsky.social
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There was a long queue to the repair shop. There always seemed to be, these days.
The areas for fabrics and fibre, wood, metal, mechanics and electronics were all busy, but none more so than the dreams section.
"Oh, this has taken some beating, poor thing."
"Can you fix it?"
"We'll do our best."
The areas for fabrics and fibre, wood, metal, mechanics and electronics were all busy, but none more so than the dreams section.
"Oh, this has taken some beating, poor thing."
"Can you fix it?"
"We'll do our best."
March 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
There was a long queue to the repair shop. There always seemed to be, these days.
The areas for fabrics and fibre, wood, metal, mechanics and electronics were all busy, but none more so than the dreams section.
"Oh, this has taken some beating, poor thing."
"Can you fix it?"
"We'll do our best."
The areas for fabrics and fibre, wood, metal, mechanics and electronics were all busy, but none more so than the dreams section.
"Oh, this has taken some beating, poor thing."
"Can you fix it?"
"We'll do our best."
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Nevir shal Ich give thee up
Nevir shal Ich let thee doun
Nevir shal Ich runne arounde
and go from thee
Nevir shal Ich make thee to crye
Nevir shal Ich 'farewell' sigh
Nevir speke falsehood
And cause thee sorrowe
Nevir shal Ich let thee doun
Nevir shal Ich runne arounde
and go from thee
Nevir shal Ich make thee to crye
Nevir shal Ich 'farewell' sigh
Nevir speke falsehood
And cause thee sorrowe
February 22, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Nevir shal Ich give thee up
Nevir shal Ich let thee doun
Nevir shal Ich runne arounde
and go from thee
Nevir shal Ich make thee to crye
Nevir shal Ich 'farewell' sigh
Nevir speke falsehood
And cause thee sorrowe
Nevir shal Ich let thee doun
Nevir shal Ich runne arounde
and go from thee
Nevir shal Ich make thee to crye
Nevir shal Ich 'farewell' sigh
Nevir speke falsehood
And cause thee sorrowe
I'd wanted a VR headset since back whenever the first generation of Oculus Rifts were being worked up. Then this guy went all Trumpite, so fuck that.
February 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I'd wanted a VR headset since back whenever the first generation of Oculus Rifts were being worked up. Then this guy went all Trumpite, so fuck that.
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“Local man who grew up in the shade of trees he didnt plant questions need to plant more trees”
February 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“Local man who grew up in the shade of trees he didnt plant questions need to plant more trees”
Something I've thought often but never posted--turns out I wasn't alone.
Ironic how the ones always blowing on about hard times and strong men are usually the weak men in the process of making those hard times.
Ironic how the ones always blowing on about hard times and strong men are usually the weak men in the process of making those hard times.
That old saw about how “good times make weak men” is true in the sense that stable times with material abundance create reactionaries who want to destroy the systems that protect them because they’re too sheltered and stupid to understand that things can get meaningfully worse.
February 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Something I've thought often but never posted--turns out I wasn't alone.
Ironic how the ones always blowing on about hard times and strong men are usually the weak men in the process of making those hard times.
Ironic how the ones always blowing on about hard times and strong men are usually the weak men in the process of making those hard times.
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That old saw about how “good times make weak men” is true in the sense that stable times with material abundance create reactionaries who want to destroy the systems that protect them because they’re too sheltered and stupid to understand that things can get meaningfully worse.
February 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
That old saw about how “good times make weak men” is true in the sense that stable times with material abundance create reactionaries who want to destroy the systems that protect them because they’re too sheltered and stupid to understand that things can get meaningfully worse.
The irony is that E___ M___ does make a good case for humanity spreading out from Earth because then it means people can get away from him.
February 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The irony is that E___ M___ does make a good case for humanity spreading out from Earth because then it means people can get away from him.
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I just learned that people are feeding hemp to cows now. The steaks have never been higher.
January 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I just learned that people are feeding hemp to cows now. The steaks have never been higher.
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Trump’s “flood the zone”-declare one horrid policy after another-is designed to make us feel disconnected and defenseless.
The only answer is to connect and fight back.
We need to express our collective resistance ASAP
The only answer is to connect and fight back.
We need to express our collective resistance ASAP
January 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Trump’s “flood the zone”-declare one horrid policy after another-is designed to make us feel disconnected and defenseless.
The only answer is to connect and fight back.
We need to express our collective resistance ASAP
The only answer is to connect and fight back.
We need to express our collective resistance ASAP
There is now a continual drumbeat of anger on my feed and I wish it weren't so, but it's starting to drown everything out.
January 28, 2025 at 5:10 AM
There is now a continual drumbeat of anger on my feed and I wish it weren't so, but it's starting to drown everything out.
After two months of faffing, the Xcrement is stricken from my phone and my life. May it rot and die in darkness.
January 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
After two months of faffing, the Xcrement is stricken from my phone and my life. May it rot and die in darkness.
Love to see another annoying coffee person percolating.
The kitchen scale I bought during the early days of the pandemic to become an annoying sourdough person has been reassigned to help me become an annoying coffee person.
January 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Love to see another annoying coffee person percolating.
Aurë entuluva.
January 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Aurë entuluva.
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1/ 🚨 Conspiracy theories about the 2024 election miss the bigger picture.
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
November 21, 2024 at 3:46 AM
1/ 🚨 Conspiracy theories about the 2024 election miss the bigger picture.
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
I'm feeling a little weirded out. I've been following a huge number of those academic starter packs, but I've never expected so many people to start following me back!
I'm just a humble layman who wants to learn and hasn't much to say.
I'm just a humble layman who wants to learn and hasn't much to say.
November 10, 2024 at 3:38 PM
I'm feeling a little weirded out. I've been following a huge number of those academic starter packs, but I've never expected so many people to start following me back!
I'm just a humble layman who wants to learn and hasn't much to say.
I'm just a humble layman who wants to learn and hasn't much to say.