dan bergren 睿雄
@heymrbass.com
What's the blues, when you've got the greys? Mathematician, Software Person. Mixed. Haunted. I fight for the Users.
He/Him/His. Chicago.
He/Him/His. Chicago.
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yeah I yell at anyone who uses the phrase "AI race" around me. it's purely manufactured urgency with shifting markers.
"first mover advantage" isn't really a thing.
we're 26 years into the 21st century. the future's here. cool. time to confront the material realities of the present.
"first mover advantage" isn't really a thing.
we're 26 years into the 21st century. the future's here. cool. time to confront the material realities of the present.
I think this mentality arose because Silicon valley is in a race against entropy caused by its mantra "move fast, break things"
They have no real desire to create, they just speed run ideas on how ruin everyone else for their own profit & know it's gonna collapse and act like destruction is creation
They have no real desire to create, they just speed run ideas on how ruin everyone else for their own profit & know it's gonna collapse and act like destruction is creation
& this nonsense that whomever has “the most ideas the fastest” is “the most creative” is ridic. There’s ppl with 1,000 ideas for paintings yet will never paint The Starry Night. An idea and $2.90 will get you a ride on the subway in NYC.
Artistry isn’t solely manufacturing ideas. It’s the process.
Artistry isn’t solely manufacturing ideas. It’s the process.
December 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
yeah I yell at anyone who uses the phrase "AI race" around me. it's purely manufactured urgency with shifting markers.
"first mover advantage" isn't really a thing.
we're 26 years into the 21st century. the future's here. cool. time to confront the material realities of the present.
"first mover advantage" isn't really a thing.
we're 26 years into the 21st century. the future's here. cool. time to confront the material realities of the present.
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btw i don't agree with folks who say posting here doesn't matter because every time i help organize an event, people show up in real life & tell me they heard about it here on bluesky
it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do
❤️
it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do
❤️
December 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
btw i don't agree with folks who say posting here doesn't matter because every time i help organize an event, people show up in real life & tell me they heard about it here on bluesky
it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do
❤️
it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do
❤️
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My goal for 2026 is to get unexpectedly strong. And eat more cheese.
December 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
My goal for 2026 is to get unexpectedly strong. And eat more cheese.
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Dwarf Fortress and Caves of Qud are on sale at the same time!
🍄⛏ Get both with the Best Patch Notes bundle: store.steampowered.com/bundle/38314...
🍄⛏ Get both with the Best Patch Notes bundle: store.steampowered.com/bundle/38314...
December 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Dwarf Fortress and Caves of Qud are on sale at the same time!
🍄⛏ Get both with the Best Patch Notes bundle: store.steampowered.com/bundle/38314...
🍄⛏ Get both with the Best Patch Notes bundle: store.steampowered.com/bundle/38314...
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For those in the US doing holiday shopping, you have a couple more days to order from my store and receive your items by Christmas! Stickers and prints should arrive in time if ordered by December 17, other items should be ordered in the next day or two 💝
store.mollywhite.net
store.mollywhite.net
December 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
For those in the US doing holiday shopping, you have a couple more days to order from my store and receive your items by Christmas! Stickers and prints should arrive in time if ordered by December 17, other items should be ordered in the next day or two 💝
store.mollywhite.net
store.mollywhite.net
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Our last episode of the year is a conversation about what resisting ICE has looked like in Chicago, what we've learned, what it's cost, and where we go from here. I'm so grateful to Gabe Gonzalez, Rey Wences, and Jocelyn Walsh for this convo. This one is special to me. Audio + transcript:
How We’ve Resisted ICE: Street Lessons From Chicago
“I cannot imagine doing anything else in this moment,” says community defense organizer Gabe Gonzalez.
truthout.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our last episode of the year is a conversation about what resisting ICE has looked like in Chicago, what we've learned, what it's cost, and where we go from here. I'm so grateful to Gabe Gonzalez, Rey Wences, and Jocelyn Walsh for this convo. This one is special to me. Audio + transcript:
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
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Durbin deserves as much blame as Schumer for caving. His entire job in leadership is to whip votes and maintain solidarity. Instead he bailed out Republicans and sold out affordable healthcare.
And he’s retiring, so this wasn’t his reelection politics, he just…wanted to
And he’s retiring, so this wasn’t his reelection politics, he just…wanted to
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Durbin deserves as much blame as Schumer for caving. His entire job in leadership is to whip votes and maintain solidarity. Instead he bailed out Republicans and sold out affordable healthcare.
And he’s retiring, so this wasn’t his reelection politics, he just…wanted to
And he’s retiring, so this wasn’t his reelection politics, he just…wanted to
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#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
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Dominic Pacyga, an urban historian and author, has researched immigration history for decades. As ICE raids hit local communities, he sees parallels to how different groups have mobilized around a common cause. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/2/dominic-pacyga-immigration-raids-chicago
How Organizing Built Cross-Cultural Unity on the South Side — City Bureau
Dominic Pacyga, an urban historian and author, has researched immigration history for decades. As ICE raids hit local communities, he sees parallels to how different groups have mobilized around a com...
www.citybureau.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Dominic Pacyga, an urban historian and author, has researched immigration history for decades. As ICE raids hit local communities, he sees parallels to how different groups have mobilized around a common cause. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/2/dominic-pacyga-immigration-raids-chicago
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404 Media is making a print zine about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and how people are resisting this tech.
Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.
Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.
404 Media Is Making a Zine
We are publishing a risograph-printed zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.
www.404media.co
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
404 Media is making a print zine about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and how people are resisting this tech.
Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.
Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.
don’t be this neighbor, it makes us both look like assholes when clearly only one of us is an asshole (hint: not me)
December 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
don’t be this neighbor, it makes us both look like assholes when clearly only one of us is an asshole (hint: not me)
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The hospitality worker advocates held a town hall with the aim of protecting at-risk employees from government goons. https://bit.ly/3Mb94D9
Introducing the CHAAD Project’s restaurant preparedness tool kit - Chicago Reader
The CHAAD Project's hospitality worker advocates held a town hall with the aim of protecting at-risk employees from government goons.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The hospitality worker advocates held a town hall with the aim of protecting at-risk employees from government goons. https://bit.ly/3Mb94D9
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RICH PEOPLE NEVER EVER LEAVE WHERE THEY WANT TO LIVE IF THEIR TAXES INCREASE FOR THE OBVIOUS REASON THAT THEY CAN EASILY AFFORD IT
I was told everyone was leaving.
@fortune.com #NYC
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
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@fortune.com #NYC
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
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December 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
RICH PEOPLE NEVER EVER LEAVE WHERE THEY WANT TO LIVE IF THEIR TAXES INCREASE FOR THE OBVIOUS REASON THAT THEY CAN EASILY AFFORD IT
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Why aren’t data centers called sandcastles
December 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Why aren’t data centers called sandcastles
the GitHub Rulesets status check autocomplete will continue to mystify me
December 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
the GitHub Rulesets status check autocomplete will continue to mystify me
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The only legal scholars I want to hear from in the years to come are the ones seriously thinking about how to fully disempower the Supreme Court. What would that take? THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX. Offer practical suggestions that could become political campaigns led by the public.
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The only legal scholars I want to hear from in the years to come are the ones seriously thinking about how to fully disempower the Supreme Court. What would that take? THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX. Offer practical suggestions that could become political campaigns led by the public.
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#WolffBites: "Affordability" depends on your income and what it lets you buy. The employer class (3% of US) sets most wages/salaries and likewise sets most prices we must pay. Employees' "affordability" issue is caused by capitalist employers.
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#WolffBites: "Affordability" depends on your income and what it lets you buy. The employer class (3% of US) sets most wages/salaries and likewise sets most prices we must pay. Employees' "affordability" issue is caused by capitalist employers.
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We lost a legend today. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa played Shang Tsung in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film and sadly passed away at age 75. We had the privilege of his portrayal on the first MK film but also as an amazing voice actor in the Mortal Kombat 11 game.
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youtu.be/Dq4TZPg3kOs
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youtu.be/Dq4TZPg3kOs
Memorial 01
YouTube video by noobde
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December 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
We lost a legend today. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa played Shang Tsung in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film and sadly passed away at age 75. We had the privilege of his portrayal on the first MK film but also as an amazing voice actor in the Mortal Kombat 11 game.
(1 of 2)
youtu.be/Dq4TZPg3kOs
(1 of 2)
youtu.be/Dq4TZPg3kOs
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YOU LIKE PLUMS?
THEY WERE SO SWEET AND SO COLD.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM PLUMS?
THEY WERE SO SWEET AND SO COLD.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM PLUMS?
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 AM
YOU LIKE PLUMS?
THEY WERE SO SWEET AND SO COLD.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM PLUMS?
THEY WERE SO SWEET AND SO COLD.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM PLUMS?
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Pastor Black: While I was in the middle of using the words of Jesus, they opened fire on me. It was so clear that they had been so poorly trained, or — the alternative — that they had been deliberately told to escalate violence against peaceful protesters.
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Pastor Black: While I was in the middle of using the words of Jesus, they opened fire on me. It was so clear that they had been so poorly trained, or — the alternative — that they had been deliberately told to escalate violence against peaceful protesters.
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No. No it can’t. At least not accurately.
And we should think LONG & hard about what it means to “diagnose” something you have no intention of bringing resource to treat. Through eye scans. That could be collected without someone’s express consent. This version is a recipe for weaponized med tech.
And we should think LONG & hard about what it means to “diagnose” something you have no intention of bringing resource to treat. Through eye scans. That could be collected without someone’s express consent. This version is a recipe for weaponized med tech.
The author of Super Agers believes AI could bring big changes to the world of medicine. www.wired.com/story/big-in...
Can AI Look at Your Retina and Diagnose Alzheimer’s? Eric Topol Hopes So
The author of Super Agers believes AI could bring big changes to the world of medicine.
www.wired.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
No. No it can’t. At least not accurately.
And we should think LONG & hard about what it means to “diagnose” something you have no intention of bringing resource to treat. Through eye scans. That could be collected without someone’s express consent. This version is a recipe for weaponized med tech.
And we should think LONG & hard about what it means to “diagnose” something you have no intention of bringing resource to treat. Through eye scans. That could be collected without someone’s express consent. This version is a recipe for weaponized med tech.
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Terrific, detailed report by Block Club Chicago about how Homeland Security has lied its ass off about its immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Nothing that Homeland Security says should be believed.
Nothing that Homeland Security says should be believed.
How The Feds Used Propaganda To Frame Their ‘War’ On Chicago: 'They're Lying Constantly'
Homeland Security has sought to reshape violent encounters into triumphant narratives — even as judges, journalists and experts said the agency has repeatedly distorted facts, misled the public and at...
blockclubchicago.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Terrific, detailed report by Block Club Chicago about how Homeland Security has lied its ass off about its immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Nothing that Homeland Security says should be believed.
Nothing that Homeland Security says should be believed.
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Cannot stress how bad shit is about to get if you want to build any kind of PC.
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead. It’s already getting hard to build an affordable PC, and the exit of the longstanding provider of consumer memory is going to make that even more challenging www.theverge.com/news/837594/...
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead
Another blow to PC gaming.
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Cannot stress how bad shit is about to get if you want to build any kind of PC.
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The plaque marks the Near West Side home where Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were killed by police on Dec. 4, 1969.
Killings of Black Panthers dedicated with plaque in Chicago 56 years later
chicago.suntimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The plaque marks the Near West Side home where Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were killed by police on Dec. 4, 1969.