Æon
@iminatx.bsky.social
Central Texas radicalized math nerd. Polyam, irreligious, anti-statist.
1983: Huey Lewis and the News record “I Want a New Drug,” asking for a drug that emulates being in love: “One that won't make me nervous, wondering what to do / One that makes me feel like I feel when I'm with you.”
1985: First articles reporting on recreational use of MDMA in the club scene.
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1985: First articles reporting on recreational use of MDMA in the club scene.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
1983: Huey Lewis and the News record “I Want a New Drug,” asking for a drug that emulates being in love: “One that won't make me nervous, wondering what to do / One that makes me feel like I feel when I'm with you.”
1985: First articles reporting on recreational use of MDMA in the club scene.
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1985: First articles reporting on recreational use of MDMA in the club scene.
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Shout-out to the genius who added grid lines to the back of gift-wrapping paper, I feel like this is proof of societal progress.
July 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Shout-out to the genius who added grid lines to the back of gift-wrapping paper, I feel like this is proof of societal progress.
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They're literally doing the meme
June 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
They're literally doing the meme
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My first social media was alt.atheism. I did a popular political Twitter 2007-2010.
Sometimes it feels many have never had to longform with actual Studious Opposition. No, there is not a meme image you can reply with. They are not run-of-the-mill internet chaff. They're ~very~ good at what they do.
Sometimes it feels many have never had to longform with actual Studious Opposition. No, there is not a meme image you can reply with. They are not run-of-the-mill internet chaff. They're ~very~ good at what they do.
May 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
My first social media was alt.atheism. I did a popular political Twitter 2007-2010.
Sometimes it feels many have never had to longform with actual Studious Opposition. No, there is not a meme image you can reply with. They are not run-of-the-mill internet chaff. They're ~very~ good at what they do.
Sometimes it feels many have never had to longform with actual Studious Opposition. No, there is not a meme image you can reply with. They are not run-of-the-mill internet chaff. They're ~very~ good at what they do.
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The tyranny of consumerization of affluence is everyone has a version of the best thing.Your used iPhone from five years ago runs all the same apps. There was a time this was extremely strictly delineated and I got to see it as a child in the transition. Cross-gen games were fake.
May 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The tyranny of consumerization of affluence is everyone has a version of the best thing.Your used iPhone from five years ago runs all the same apps. There was a time this was extremely strictly delineated and I got to see it as a child in the transition. Cross-gen games were fake.
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“which l'm instructed to accept as real” uhhh
Oh my god
May 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“which l'm instructed to accept as real” uhhh
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NEW: Taylor Swift reveals MS-13 tattoo
April 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
NEW: Taylor Swift reveals MS-13 tattoo
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Did you know: one of the biggest ways to make a positive environmental impact is to eat plant-based every now & then and also to not go to space
April 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Did you know: one of the biggest ways to make a positive environmental impact is to eat plant-based every now & then and also to not go to space
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🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
April 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
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Fabletics is posting a “Tariff Surcharge” on their receipts. I hope other companies follow suit.
April 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Fabletics is posting a “Tariff Surcharge” on their receipts. I hope other companies follow suit.
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holy fuck
It's Window Safety Week
April 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
holy fuck
Unpopular security opinion: fingerprint is better security than PIN for phone unlocking in the great majority of scenarios most people are regularly in, and mostly irrelevant in the remaining cases unless you are carrying secrets worth more than your life and freedom.
April 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Unpopular security opinion: fingerprint is better security than PIN for phone unlocking in the great majority of scenarios most people are regularly in, and mostly irrelevant in the remaining cases unless you are carrying secrets worth more than your life and freedom.
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ChatGPT ass presidency
Incredible. The Trump administration calculated "tariff rates" by taking the US trade deficit with the respective country and dividing it by the country's exports to the US. And then the tariff rate of the US is often just set by cutting that made-up "tariff rate" in half.
April 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
ChatGPT ass presidency
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[bluesky timeline]
me: [chanting] blogs, blogs-
other users: blogs, BLOGS
bluesky staff: [pounding their computers] BLOGS, BLOGS, BLOGS!
me: [chanting] blogs, blogs-
other users: blogs, BLOGS
bluesky staff: [pounding their computers] BLOGS, BLOGS, BLOGS!
the internet starting to re-fragment into having Actual Websites again as centralized social media self-destructs is unironically one of the absolute best, most positive things happening rn
March 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
[bluesky timeline]
me: [chanting] blogs, blogs-
other users: blogs, BLOGS
bluesky staff: [pounding their computers] BLOGS, BLOGS, BLOGS!
me: [chanting] blogs, blogs-
other users: blogs, BLOGS
bluesky staff: [pounding their computers] BLOGS, BLOGS, BLOGS!
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You should use Signal. Seriously. There are other encrypted messaging apps out there, but I don’t have as much faith in their longevity. In particular I have major concerns about the sustainability of for-profit apps like WhatsApp in our new “AI” world.
March 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
You should use Signal. Seriously. There are other encrypted messaging apps out there, but I don’t have as much faith in their longevity. In particular I have major concerns about the sustainability of for-profit apps like WhatsApp in our new “AI” world.
The original Dear Abby was ahead of her time, for real.
March 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The original Dear Abby was ahead of her time, for real.
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I've cossed more international borders than most, been through checkpoints and searches and have trained human rights activists, journalists and others in staying safe in repressive regimes. In the past few days I've provided some friends with travel advice for no particular reason; here's a thread:
March 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I've cossed more international borders than most, been through checkpoints and searches and have trained human rights activists, journalists and others in staying safe in repressive regimes. In the past few days I've provided some friends with travel advice for no particular reason; here's a thread:
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Vampire: Please invite me or I can't come in
Chuck Schumer: Promise not to hurt anyone?
Vampire: Haha we promise no such thing
Chuck Schumer: K get in here
Chuck Schumer: Promise not to hurt anyone?
Vampire: Haha we promise no such thing
Chuck Schumer: K get in here
March 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Vampire: Please invite me or I can't come in
Chuck Schumer: Promise not to hurt anyone?
Vampire: Haha we promise no such thing
Chuck Schumer: K get in here
Chuck Schumer: Promise not to hurt anyone?
Vampire: Haha we promise no such thing
Chuck Schumer: K get in here
Do this ↓
Office of @raskin.house.gov provided a letter template to officially request your federal personal data from
DOGE in accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(d)(1) and this could be interesting jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
DOGE in accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(d)(1) and this could be interesting jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
DOGE Privacy Act Requests
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (...
jamieraskin.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Do this ↓
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if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.
March 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.
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bluesky and twitter both have annoying people but at least on bluesky the most annoying people can't pay $8/month to make me see their posts more
March 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
bluesky and twitter both have annoying people but at least on bluesky the most annoying people can't pay $8/month to make me see their posts more
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One of the things I’ve come to appreciate being with privacy folks this week is how unique Signal is at this moment. I know it’s maybe a cliche at this point, but it needs to be said.
March 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
One of the things I’ve come to appreciate being with privacy folks this week is how unique Signal is at this moment. I know it’s maybe a cliche at this point, but it needs to be said.