Robert Graham
@erratarob.bsky.social
@erratarob on the hellscape site
If you haven't read Asimov, you should.
I read them in random order, but I think the best way is to read them in chronological order, starting with books like Caves of Steel.
A lot of Asimov's books were ret-conned into the Foundation universe, so selecting the proper books may be hard.
I read them in random order, but I think the best way is to read them in chronological order, starting with books like Caves of Steel.
A lot of Asimov's books were ret-conned into the Foundation universe, so selecting the proper books may be hard.
I started reading the Robots series after catching up on Foundation (the AppleTV series) and having never read any of his stuff to my knowledge. I am reading them in chronological order according to the events in the stories and HOLY SHIT. I can’t wait to see how everything weaves together later.
December 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If you haven't read Asimov, you should.
I read them in random order, but I think the best way is to read them in chronological order, starting with books like Caves of Steel.
A lot of Asimov's books were ret-conned into the Foundation universe, so selecting the proper books may be hard.
I read them in random order, but I think the best way is to read them in chronological order, starting with books like Caves of Steel.
A lot of Asimov's books were ret-conned into the Foundation universe, so selecting the proper books may be hard.
This "60 Minutes" segment proves JD Vance was right about censorship in Europe.
We know it's accurate because it's been approved by CBS's government-mandated bias monitor.
We know it's accurate because it's been approved by CBS's government-mandated bias monitor.
December 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This "60 Minutes" segment proves JD Vance was right about censorship in Europe.
We know it's accurate because it's been approved by CBS's government-mandated bias monitor.
We know it's accurate because it's been approved by CBS's government-mandated bias monitor.
I attempt to explain the FBI Epstein dump redaction failure.
cybersect.substack.com/p/unredactio...
cybersect.substack.com/p/unredactio...
Unredaction isn't hacking
It just wasn't redacted to begin with.
cybersect.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I attempt to explain the FBI Epstein dump redaction failure.
cybersect.substack.com/p/unredactio...
cybersect.substack.com/p/unredactio...
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On one hand, we know the back story, RFKjr is doing crazy anti-vaxx stuff trying to make it look like it's sane.
But just because we know their side is wrong doesn't mean we can be lazy. This NYtimes article is incredibly lazy.
Vaccines are technical, we deserve technical information.
But just because we know their side is wrong doesn't mean we can be lazy. This NYtimes article is incredibly lazy.
Vaccines are technical, we deserve technical information.
RFK Jr. is expected to announce in the new year that American children should be immunized according to the schedule followed by Denmark — which is much smaller, mostly homogenous and has universal health care.
(Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
(Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
On one hand, we know the back story, RFKjr is doing crazy anti-vaxx stuff trying to make it look like it's sane.
But just because we know their side is wrong doesn't mean we can be lazy. This NYtimes article is incredibly lazy.
Vaccines are technical, we deserve technical information.
But just because we know their side is wrong doesn't mean we can be lazy. This NYtimes article is incredibly lazy.
Vaccines are technical, we deserve technical information.
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The only change left is to rename it "Ministry of Truth".
The website of the FCC has removed language that described itself as an independent agency overseen by Congress after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was grilled by Senate lawmakers on Wednesday.
During the hearing, Carr said the FCC "is not an independent agency, formally speaking."
During the hearing, Carr said the FCC "is not an independent agency, formally speaking."
December 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The only change left is to rename it "Ministry of Truth".
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I had some notes about Rubio's war on woke fonts.
tl;dr, there are good fonts that satisfy both sides, like the Georgia font used by the New York Times.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/the-woke-f...
tl;dr, there are good fonts that satisfy both sides, like the Georgia font used by the New York Times.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/the-woke-f...
The woke font war
Some technical notes on fonts
scytaleprotocol.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I had some notes about Rubio's war on woke fonts.
tl;dr, there are good fonts that satisfy both sides, like the Georgia font used by the New York Times.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/the-woke-f...
tl;dr, there are good fonts that satisfy both sides, like the Georgia font used by the New York Times.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/the-woke-f...
I had some notes about Rubio's war on woke fonts.
tl;dr, there are good fonts that satisfy both sides, like the Georgia font used by the New York Times.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/the-woke-f...
tl;dr, there are good fonts that satisfy both sides, like the Georgia font used by the New York Times.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/the-woke-f...
The woke font war
Some technical notes on fonts
scytaleprotocol.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I had some notes about Rubio's war on woke fonts.
tl;dr, there are good fonts that satisfy both sides, like the Georgia font used by the New York Times.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/the-woke-f...
tl;dr, there are good fonts that satisfy both sides, like the Georgia font used by the New York Times.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/the-woke-f...
The lab leak theory isn't a conspiracy theory.
Some believe it ACCIDENTALLY leaked from the Wuhan lab. There's no "conspiracy" in this theory.
Far fewer believe it was DELIBERATE from a "conspiracy".
Bad faith people deliberately conflate the two.
Some believe it ACCIDENTALLY leaked from the Wuhan lab. There's no "conspiracy" in this theory.
Far fewer believe it was DELIBERATE from a "conspiracy".
Bad faith people deliberately conflate the two.
*More than half of the GOP believe the 2020 election outcome was the result of fraud
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
December 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The lab leak theory isn't a conspiracy theory.
Some believe it ACCIDENTALLY leaked from the Wuhan lab. There's no "conspiracy" in this theory.
Far fewer believe it was DELIBERATE from a "conspiracy".
Bad faith people deliberately conflate the two.
Some believe it ACCIDENTALLY leaked from the Wuhan lab. There's no "conspiracy" in this theory.
Far fewer believe it was DELIBERATE from a "conspiracy".
Bad faith people deliberately conflate the two.
I asked ChatGPT to grade the essays given the class criteria. It gave her essay a 9/25 and mine 24/25. I also asked for it to give feedback why it gave such scores.
chatgpt.com/share/692e51...
chatgpt.com/share/692e51...
Maybe she didn't deserve 0/25, but she still deserves an F.
chatgpt.com/share/692e51...
chatgpt.com/share/692e51...
Maybe she didn't deserve 0/25, but she still deserves an F.
So I did a thing. There was viral outrage over a student getting a failing grade on homework for citing the Bible. I can opine like everyone else, but first, I though I'd demonstrate basic competency by ACTUALLY DOING THE HOMEWORK MYSELF.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/homework-r...
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/homework-r...
Homework: Reaction essay for the gender typicality study
This week’s viral outrage is about a trans teacher giving a failing grade on homework that cites the Bible.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I asked ChatGPT to grade the essays given the class criteria. It gave her essay a 9/25 and mine 24/25. I also asked for it to give feedback why it gave such scores.
chatgpt.com/share/692e51...
chatgpt.com/share/692e51...
Maybe she didn't deserve 0/25, but she still deserves an F.
chatgpt.com/share/692e51...
chatgpt.com/share/692e51...
Maybe she didn't deserve 0/25, but she still deserves an F.
So I did a thing. There was viral outrage over a student getting a failing grade on homework for citing the Bible. I can opine like everyone else, but first, I though I'd demonstrate basic competency by ACTUALLY DOING THE HOMEWORK MYSELF.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/homework-r...
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/homework-r...
Homework: Reaction essay for the gender typicality study
This week’s viral outrage is about a trans teacher giving a failing grade on homework that cites the Bible.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
So I did a thing. There was viral outrage over a student getting a failing grade on homework for citing the Bible. I can opine like everyone else, but first, I though I'd demonstrate basic competency by ACTUALLY DOING THE HOMEWORK MYSELF.
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/homework-r...
scytaleprotocol.substack.com/p/homework-r...
I've been researching this. As it turns out, I was wrong. While the appliques/mouldings are very close to what you can buy on Temu, Home Depot, and Amazon, they aren't exact.
It's still just mass produced acrylic items that have either been painted with gold or had gold leaf applied (i.e. cheap).
It's still just mass produced acrylic items that have either been painted with gold or had gold leaf applied (i.e. cheap).
Fam, not to worry…
You too can decorate your home like the White House, and it’s just a click away.
You too can decorate your home like the White House, and it’s just a click away.
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I've been researching this. As it turns out, I was wrong. While the appliques/mouldings are very close to what you can buy on Temu, Home Depot, and Amazon, they aren't exact.
It's still just mass produced acrylic items that have either been painted with gold or had gold leaf applied (i.e. cheap).
It's still just mass produced acrylic items that have either been painted with gold or had gold leaf applied (i.e. cheap).
Winning. This feels like we are winning.
I think some care more about the schadenfreude of celebrating their loss rather than celebrate our win.
I think some care more about the schadenfreude of celebrating their loss rather than celebrate our win.
November 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Winning. This feels like we are winning.
I think some care more about the schadenfreude of celebrating their loss rather than celebrate our win.
I think some care more about the schadenfreude of celebrating their loss rather than celebrate our win.
Tom is probably right, we should probably just focus on authoritarianism or illiberalism.
Also, the audience is too dumb, they don't know anything more about "fascism" other than it's an insult.
But for the educated, there are important parallels.
Also, the audience is too dumb, they don't know anything more about "fascism" other than it's an insult.
But for the educated, there are important parallels.
Why do people ask me this as if "a form of authoritarianism that isn't fascism" is impossible?
*Most* forms of authoritarianism are not fascism; fascism is, and was, a tiny number of states in the universe of repressive regimes.
*Most* forms of authoritarianism are not fascism; fascism is, and was, a tiny number of states in the universe of repressive regimes.
So itsa “road map” to a form of authoritarianism…that’s not fascism?
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Tom is probably right, we should probably just focus on authoritarianism or illiberalism.
Also, the audience is too dumb, they don't know anything more about "fascism" other than it's an insult.
But for the educated, there are important parallels.
Also, the audience is too dumb, they don't know anything more about "fascism" other than it's an insult.
But for the educated, there are important parallels.
Some in cybersec were debating how much VPNs protect your privacy while on public WiFi hotspots. I wrote some technical notes.
cybersect.substack.com/p/experts-vs...
cybersect.substack.com/p/experts-vs...
Experts vs. WiFi privacy vs. VPNs
Recently on the socials there was a discussion whether VPNs are needed to protect your privacy while on WiFi.
cybersect.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Some in cybersec were debating how much VPNs protect your privacy while on public WiFi hotspots. I wrote some technical notes.
cybersect.substack.com/p/experts-vs...
cybersect.substack.com/p/experts-vs...
Techies often learn the "OSI Model" to explain networking. It's false, it describes IBM mainframes of the 1970s and not the modern Internet. I have some comments here.
cybersect.substack.com/p/yes-osi-mo...
cybersect.substack.com/p/yes-osi-mo...
Yes, OSI Model was based on IBM mainframes
So very mainframey
cybersect.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Techies often learn the "OSI Model" to explain networking. It's false, it describes IBM mainframes of the 1970s and not the modern Internet. I have some comments here.
cybersect.substack.com/p/yes-osi-mo...
cybersect.substack.com/p/yes-osi-mo...
Some comments on the Louvre Heist relative to cybersecurity.
cybersect.substack.com/p/louvre-jew...
cybersect.substack.com/p/louvre-jew...
Louvre Jewel Heist and the NYTimes
They only quote people who matter.
cybersect.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Some comments on the Louvre Heist relative to cybersecurity.
cybersect.substack.com/p/louvre-jew...
cybersect.substack.com/p/louvre-jew...
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What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.
October 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy
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Microsoft shoved their AI Copilot into everything in Windows 11. Which lead to an increase in Windows 10 use. So they announced they'd stop support for Windows 10, but its usage was still strong. So they started to put Copilot into Windows 10.
Windows 7 use is surging 5x now.
AI is product poison.
Windows 7 use is surging 5x now.
AI is product poison.
October 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Microsoft shoved their AI Copilot into everything in Windows 11. Which lead to an increase in Windows 10 use. So they announced they'd stop support for Windows 10, but its usage was still strong. So they started to put Copilot into Windows 10.
Windows 7 use is surging 5x now.
AI is product poison.
Windows 7 use is surging 5x now.
AI is product poison.
If you want to stand up for free-speech, the time to do it is when you own side is violating it, such as during Biden's pressuring Internet companies to censor "misinformation".
If you only defend the speech of your own side, what you are defending is your side, not free-speech principles.
If you only defend the speech of your own side, what you are defending is your side, not free-speech principles.
The legendary Jane Fonda “has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, the McCarthy-era initiative started by her father, Henry Fonda ...” www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era
In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If you want to stand up for free-speech, the time to do it is when you own side is violating it, such as during Biden's pressuring Internet companies to censor "misinformation".
If you only defend the speech of your own side, what you are defending is your side, not free-speech principles.
If you only defend the speech of your own side, what you are defending is your side, not free-speech principles.
My sister lives in the Portland area and I'm trying to convince her to drive downtown to take video of the Rose City Antifa protests outside the ICE detention center.
September 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
My sister lives in the Portland area and I'm trying to convince her to drive downtown to take video of the Rose City Antifa protests outside the ICE detention center.
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"In 2025, Americans may be reading this novel with somewhat different eyes than in times gone by, when strongman rule, cult-like worship of leaders, and reality-denying propaganda were things that happened somewhere else." www.thebulwark.com/p/animal-far...
‘Animal Farm’ Never Gets Old
Orwell’s classic turns 80.
www.thebulwark.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"In 2025, Americans may be reading this novel with somewhat different eyes than in times gone by, when strongman rule, cult-like worship of leaders, and reality-denying propaganda were things that happened somewhere else." www.thebulwark.com/p/animal-far...
License plate readers are growing fast. These days, they are cheap to own and operate. Essentially, a $100 burner phone with a $5/month prepaid account can be made into a license plate reader. It's gonna solve a lot of crime, making it impractical to drive anywhere to commit crime.
For most Americans, driving is a part of everyday life. That’s why EFF, ACLU and NACDL are urging the Virginia Court of Appeals to hold that searches of ALPR data require a search warrant. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EFF Urges Virgina Court of Appeals to Require Search Warrants to
This post was co-authored by EFF legal intern Olivia Miller.For most Americans—driving is a part of everyday life. Practically speaking, many of us drive to work, school, play, and anywhere in
www.eff.org
September 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
License plate readers are growing fast. These days, they are cheap to own and operate. Essentially, a $100 burner phone with a $5/month prepaid account can be made into a license plate reader. It's gonna solve a lot of crime, making it impractical to drive anywhere to commit crime.