Elf M. Sternberg
@elfsternberg.bsky.social
Husband to a gorgeous wife, father to two great kids, greying leatherfairy, infamous furry, and world-class software engineer. If you can read this, you're running code I wrote.
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I’m developing a game where you have to go back to assassinate Adam. It’s a first person shooter.
January 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I’m developing a game where you have to go back to assassinate Adam. It’s a first person shooter.
Construction and agriculture are contracting because they cannot find workers.
The fastest growing blue collar sector on January 21st, 2025 was installation and maintenance of renewable energy sources, growing three times as fast as the economy in general.
The Republicans want to kill it.
The fastest growing blue collar sector on January 21st, 2025 was installation and maintenance of renewable energy sources, growing three times as fast as the economy in general.
The Republicans want to kill it.
NEW from me:
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
America is Losing Blue Collar Jobs
For the First Time Since Early COVID & the Great Recession, the US is Losing Jobs in Manufacturing, Construction, & Other Blue Collar Industries
www.apricitas.io
January 7, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Construction and agriculture are contracting because they cannot find workers.
The fastest growing blue collar sector on January 21st, 2025 was installation and maintenance of renewable energy sources, growing three times as fast as the economy in general.
The Republicans want to kill it.
The fastest growing blue collar sector on January 21st, 2025 was installation and maintenance of renewable energy sources, growing three times as fast as the economy in general.
The Republicans want to kill it.
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The three genders
January 7, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The three genders
The Department of Homeland Security recently tweeted that 1/3rd of the people in the United States seeking "liberty, prosperity, and a more perfect union" are illegitimate and must leave, accept forceful expulsion, or be killed.
By Graham's logic...
By Graham's logic...
GOP Senator Lindsey Graham: “And to the Ayatollahs, you need to understand, if you keep killing your people who are demanding a better life, Donald J. Trump is going to kill you.”
January 7, 2026 at 4:40 AM
The Department of Homeland Security recently tweeted that 1/3rd of the people in the United States seeking "liberty, prosperity, and a more perfect union" are illegitimate and must leave, accept forceful expulsion, or be killed.
By Graham's logic...
By Graham's logic...
The final episode of MASH is still canonically great.
Shows with planned arcs tend to do better, so Avatar: The Last Airbender was pretty awesome.
Shows with planned arcs tend to do better, so Avatar: The Last Airbender was pretty awesome.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 4:13 AM
The final episode of MASH is still canonically great.
Shows with planned arcs tend to do better, so Avatar: The Last Airbender was pretty awesome.
Shows with planned arcs tend to do better, so Avatar: The Last Airbender was pretty awesome.
Truth: "If you tell people you had cereal for dinner, they'll nod because they've been there. If you tell people you had lasagne for breakfast, they back away slowly like you might explode at any moment."
January 7, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Truth: "If you tell people you had cereal for dinner, they'll nod because they've been there. If you tell people you had lasagne for breakfast, they back away slowly like you might explode at any moment."
Literal danegeld.
Trump: “I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President”
January 7, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Literal danegeld.
On Marco Rubio's apathy:
"When Times New Roman appears in a book, document, or advertisement, it connotes apathy. It says, “I submitted to the typeface of least resistance.” Times New Roman isn’t a typeface choice so much as the absence of a typeface choice."
hsu.cy/2025/12/time...
"When Times New Roman appears in a book, document, or advertisement, it connotes apathy. It says, “I submitted to the typeface of least resistance.” Times New Roman isn’t a typeface choice so much as the absence of a typeface choice."
hsu.cy/2025/12/time...
Times New American: A Tale of Two Fonts
A less romantic truth is that aesthetic standards rarely travel alone; power tends to follow in their wake. An episode at the U.S. State Department this month makes exactly this point.
hsu.cy
January 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
On Marco Rubio's apathy:
"When Times New Roman appears in a book, document, or advertisement, it connotes apathy. It says, “I submitted to the typeface of least resistance.” Times New Roman isn’t a typeface choice so much as the absence of a typeface choice."
hsu.cy/2025/12/time...
"When Times New Roman appears in a book, document, or advertisement, it connotes apathy. It says, “I submitted to the typeface of least resistance.” Times New Roman isn’t a typeface choice so much as the absence of a typeface choice."
hsu.cy/2025/12/time...
Nah, heterosexuality isn't cringe. Straight culture as implemented in most of the world is cringe. Straight culture is where women have to navigate a sea of men who were trained as boys to hate girls and hate puberty for making them want (but not like!) girls.
www.vogue.com/article/is-h...
www.vogue.com/article/is-h...
Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?
www.vogue.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Nah, heterosexuality isn't cringe. Straight culture as implemented in most of the world is cringe. Straight culture is where women have to navigate a sea of men who were trained as boys to hate girls and hate puberty for making them want (but not like!) girls.
www.vogue.com/article/is-h...
www.vogue.com/article/is-h...
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I remember in high school, they started doing that my senior year, but my AP teacher still made us read full novels and do book reports. Like I had 4 full novels to read in a semester. (But they weren't all tomes. And many times I had a choice in what I could read.)
I hate that's changed so much.
I hate that's changed so much.
January 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I remember in high school, they started doing that my senior year, but my AP teacher still made us read full novels and do book reports. Like I had 4 full novels to read in a semester. (But they weren't all tomes. And many times I had a choice in what I could read.)
I hate that's changed so much.
I hate that's changed so much.
"Good times are right around the corner," The President announced today.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Trump predicts he will be impeached if Republicans lose the midterms
If Republicans aren't victorious, "I'll get impeached," Trump said.
www.nbcnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
"Good times are right around the corner," The President announced today.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
There is no such thing as "law." You can look at every atom, every proton, every quark, and you will not find laws as humans use them. Laws are conventions of behavior we enact to enable us to live together without fear.
This is a wish to make people fearful.
www.joemygod.com/2026/01/fox-...
This is a wish to make people fearful.
www.joemygod.com/2026/01/fox-...
Fox Host: There's No Such Thing As International Law, Only The Law Of The Jungle And "We Are The Lion" - Joe.My.God.
“Here’s the cold honest truth: there is no such thing as international law. It’s a papered over fiction to give some powers power and deny it to other nations. “The truth is, what rules the world and ...
www.joemygod.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
There is no such thing as "law." You can look at every atom, every proton, every quark, and you will not find laws as humans use them. Laws are conventions of behavior we enact to enable us to live together without fear.
This is a wish to make people fearful.
www.joemygod.com/2026/01/fox-...
This is a wish to make people fearful.
www.joemygod.com/2026/01/fox-...
The day has finally arrived when I understand what `Arc<Mutex<ZipArchive<Cursor<&'static [u8]>>>>` means and why all of them are necessary. :-) Rust is hard.
January 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The day has finally arrived when I understand what `Arc<Mutex<ZipArchive<Cursor<&'static [u8]>>>>` means and why all of them are necessary. :-) Rust is hard.
RFK Jr's MAWA (Murder All Weak Americans) program is in full swing this week: www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
Flu reaches highest levels in the US in 25 years | CNN
Flu continues to visit misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.
www.cnn.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
RFK Jr's MAWA (Murder All Weak Americans) program is in full swing this week: www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
January 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Wtf is this, Starbucks? Protein is already delicious. It's called "steak."
January 6, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Wtf is this, Starbucks? Protein is already delicious. It's called "steak."
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Some people just REALLY like tapas.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Some people just REALLY like tapas.
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"transphobia is an independent row in the slur matrix" might be the craziest news to hit the standard model of hate in decades
June 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"transphobia is an independent row in the slur matrix" might be the craziest news to hit the standard model of hate in decades
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Why are the elders so toxic? It's not like they worked really hard to create a safer social media site for marginalized people and were thrown under the bus repeatedly by a moderation team that platforms transphobes and bans Palestinians.
January 6, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Why are the elders so toxic? It's not like they worked really hard to create a safer social media site for marginalized people and were thrown under the bus repeatedly by a moderation team that platforms transphobes and bans Palestinians.
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"Rowling Syndrome" is (my name for) the pattern whereby someone with generally rounded interests initially exhibits mild transphobia, then surprisingly rapidly becomes obsessed with trans hate to the exclusion of other topics. (Stephen Fry was just interviewed about the index case.)
June 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"Rowling Syndrome" is (my name for) the pattern whereby someone with generally rounded interests initially exhibits mild transphobia, then surprisingly rapidly becomes obsessed with trans hate to the exclusion of other topics. (Stephen Fry was just interviewed about the index case.)
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Good for Reuters for changing their headline. Pressure works. Grok did not do this. Elon Musk did.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Good for Reuters for changing their headline. Pressure works. Grok did not do this. Elon Musk did.
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I really Lord Byron's epic poem "Manfred," while the titular character lays dying, a priest begs him to convert and confess, and Manfred essentially responds "If God is there, I shall approach him as myself."
Scott Adams assuming God and religion is like a contract and that the creator of the universe doesn't know when someone's being an insincere twat.
Conversion is not just saying magic words. The evangelicals lied to you, Scott.
Conversion is not just saying magic words. The evangelicals lied to you, Scott.
he’s gonna get outed as a sex pest, isn’t he
January 6, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I really Lord Byron's epic poem "Manfred," while the titular character lays dying, a priest begs him to convert and confess, and Manfred essentially responds "If God is there, I shall approach him as myself."
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the thing with grok, and thousands and thousands of cis men gleefully using it to make revenge porn and csam? that's what happened to anita sarkeesian, now at scale. they did that to her first. THEY WERE ALWAYS FASCISTS.
GG wasnt the starting point but it definitely was a major mainstreaming vector
GG wasnt the starting point but it definitely was a major mainstreaming vector
January 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
the thing with grok, and thousands and thousands of cis men gleefully using it to make revenge porn and csam? that's what happened to anita sarkeesian, now at scale. they did that to her first. THEY WERE ALWAYS FASCISTS.
GG wasnt the starting point but it definitely was a major mainstreaming vector
GG wasnt the starting point but it definitely was a major mainstreaming vector
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