Ian Duncan
@iankduncan.com
I used to be smart, now I just try hard.
Haskell enthusiast
Me, https://iankduncan.com
Maker, https://www.fascistdb.com/
Engineering at Mercury, formerly Forge, CircleCI, others
Haskell enthusiast
Me, https://iankduncan.com
Maker, https://www.fascistdb.com/
Engineering at Mercury, formerly Forge, CircleCI, others
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Computer, psychosis practice, 30 minutes. Disengage safety protocols and run program.
February 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Computer, psychosis practice, 30 minutes. Disengage safety protocols and run program.
OK, well I'm not about to publish this on Hackage until it's more tested and I'm sure I like the interface, but here's the code! The code generator is horrific, so don't judge me too much til I tidy it up.
github.com/iand675/hask...
github.com/iand675/hask...
February 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM
OK, well I'm not about to publish this on Hackage until it's more tested and I'm sure I like the interface, but here's the code! The code generator is horrific, so don't judge me too much til I tidy it up.
github.com/iand675/hask...
github.com/iand675/hask...
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Schumer: ball’s in your court
Republicans: stab the ball, tear it apart, set it on fire, rip up the court and sell the turf to Bahrain
Schumer: hey you guys are out of balls
Republicans: we’re gonna kill your families
Schumer: ok we’ll pass funding for new balls but you’ve GOT to read the rules
Republicans: stab the ball, tear it apart, set it on fire, rip up the court and sell the turf to Bahrain
Schumer: hey you guys are out of balls
Republicans: we’re gonna kill your families
Schumer: ok we’ll pass funding for new balls but you’ve GOT to read the rules
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Schumer: ball’s in your court
Republicans: stab the ball, tear it apart, set it on fire, rip up the court and sell the turf to Bahrain
Schumer: hey you guys are out of balls
Republicans: we’re gonna kill your families
Schumer: ok we’ll pass funding for new balls but you’ve GOT to read the rules
Republicans: stab the ball, tear it apart, set it on fire, rip up the court and sell the turf to Bahrain
Schumer: hey you guys are out of balls
Republicans: we’re gonna kill your families
Schumer: ok we’ll pass funding for new balls but you’ve GOT to read the rules
It's not feature-complete yet, but I have cracked the problem of making working Haskell bindings for nearly every MacOS framework! Can write GUI apps without having to touch Objective C or Swift.
February 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
It's not feature-complete yet, but I have cracked the problem of making working Haskell bindings for nearly every MacOS framework! Can write GUI apps without having to touch Objective C or Swift.
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Yeah I’m looking for my dog (girlfriend who has a restraining order against me and she has a dog) and here’s the picture of the dog (she walks this dog and I can use it to figure out her schedule) thanks for sending all footage my way
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Yeah I’m looking for my dog (girlfriend who has a restraining order against me and she has a dog) and here’s the picture of the dog (she walks this dog and I can use it to figure out her schedule) thanks for sending all footage my way
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Donald Trump has turned America into a violent fascist kleptocracy. But the NFL just forced some culturally unfamiliar music upon me. I have never felt more politically homeless.
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Donald Trump has turned America into a violent fascist kleptocracy. But the NFL just forced some culturally unfamiliar music upon me. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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Jeffrey Epstein died on August 10th. In the Epstein files, there is what appears to be a draft DOJ press release announcing his death that is dated August 9th.
(It’s here: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
(It’s here: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
The release on Saturday, August 10th appears to have two differences. The date, and the addition of “of an apparent suicide” www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...
February 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Jeffrey Epstein died on August 10th. In the Epstein files, there is what appears to be a draft DOJ press release announcing his death that is dated August 9th.
(It’s here: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
(It’s here: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
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When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
Help, I just can't stop writing. www.iankduncan.com/engineering/...
Your Best Thinking Is Wasted on the Wrong Decisions - Ian Duncan
Some engineering decisions punish you for being wrong. Most don't. Learning to tell the difference and calibrate your deliberation accordingly might be the most valuable skill your team never explicit...
www.iankduncan.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Help, I just can't stop writing. www.iankduncan.com/engineering/...
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@theonion.com is so worth the subscription for this
January 31, 2026 at 2:40 PM
@theonion.com is so worth the subscription for this
Apparently not doing my day job means I just write things iankduncan.com/engineering/...
In Praise of Control Planes, or: Why You Need a Place to Stand - Ian Duncan - Ian Duncan
The control plane pattern (a coordinator that tells workers what to do) shows up everywhere good infrastructure exists. The concept is simple. Naming it is useful.
iankduncan.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Apparently not doing my day job means I just write things iankduncan.com/engineering/...
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can't say which i find more appalling, remnick handing him a "fair enough" on the left and right being equally antisemitic or saying there was "no immigration policy" under dems. either way, super embarrassing for remnick to get steamrolled this hard by the right's pre-eminent midwit
In an interview with David Remnick, Ben Shapiro discusses his break with figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, and why he condemns President Trump as corrupt yet sticks with him. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
Ben Shapiro Is Waging Battle Inside the MAGA Movement
In an interview with David Remnick, Ben Shapiro discusses his break with figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, and why he condemns President Trump as corrupt yet sticks with him.
www.newyorker.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
can't say which i find more appalling, remnick handing him a "fair enough" on the left and right being equally antisemitic or saying there was "no immigration policy" under dems. either way, super embarrassing for remnick to get steamrolled this hard by the right's pre-eminent midwit
Pour one out for Heroku
February 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Pour one out for Heroku
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
Dear Fortress
Dwarf Fortress, but dwarfes reskinned as North Koreans
Dwarf Fortress, but dwarfes reskinned as North Koreans
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Dear Fortress
Dwarf Fortress, but dwarfes reskinned as North Koreans
Dwarf Fortress, but dwarfes reskinned as North Koreans
I should NEVER play Dwarf Fortress, because it will put me into psychosis more effectively than ChatGPT manages to get its adherents to commit suicide
this review will either:
- convince you that you GOTTA play Dwarf Fortress
- convince you that you should NEVER play DF
- bring to mind the sad and hilarious fates of previous fortresses (it me)
- convince you that you GOTTA play Dwarf Fortress
- convince you that you should NEVER play DF
- bring to mind the sad and hilarious fates of previous fortresses (it me)
Dwarf Fortress is a video game that you can play
February 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I should NEVER play Dwarf Fortress, because it will put me into psychosis more effectively than ChatGPT manages to get its adherents to commit suicide
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But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
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ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
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A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a half.
ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers.
Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life. @chabeli.bsky.social tells their story
ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers.
Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life. @chabeli.bsky.social tells their story
When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk
Moms in Minneapolis are donating diapers, food and time to help families who have been ripped apart by ICE.
19thnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a half.
ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers.
Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life. @chabeli.bsky.social tells their story
ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers.
Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life. @chabeli.bsky.social tells their story
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Elon’s daughter ain’t having it.
February 1, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Elon’s daughter ain’t having it.