James
@jamesbrnd.bsky.social
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Cops shooting a woman = no problem
Cops asking you to wear a mask during a pandemic = George Washington and Jesus didn’t fight tyranny for me to wear a mask or stay home.
Cops asking you to wear a mask during a pandemic = George Washington and Jesus didn’t fight tyranny for me to wear a mask or stay home.
January 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Cops shooting a woman = no problem
Cops asking you to wear a mask during a pandemic = George Washington and Jesus didn’t fight tyranny for me to wear a mask or stay home.
Cops asking you to wear a mask during a pandemic = George Washington and Jesus didn’t fight tyranny for me to wear a mask or stay home.
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Everything I do for my research requires custom software. Every day I need new programs or modifications to old programs. I haven’t hand written a line of code in a computer language (Python, Rust, etc.) in over a year. Instead I describe what I want in English and the AI writes the code.
Everyone in this thread is having an excellent good faith discussion of AI and the AI, properly employed, does something that normally takes a completent programmer weeks within hours (of mixed AI and programmer effort, presumably).
We're making coding dramatically more efficient.
We're making coding dramatically more efficient.
From experience this is like a two-week task for a competent third year grad student in applied data science.
January 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Everything I do for my research requires custom software. Every day I need new programs or modifications to old programs. I haven’t hand written a line of code in a computer language (Python, Rust, etc.) in over a year. Instead I describe what I want in English and the AI writes the code.
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Jaana was a distinguished engineer at GitHub and is now a principal engineer at Google.
I expect more testimonials from accomplished engineers about productivity gains of AI in 2026.
Engineers claiming AI tools don’t work well will increasingly look like a skill issue than a problem with AI tools
I expect more testimonials from accomplished engineers about productivity gains of AI in 2026.
Engineers claiming AI tools don’t work well will increasingly look like a skill issue than a problem with AI tools
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Jaana was a distinguished engineer at GitHub and is now a principal engineer at Google.
I expect more testimonials from accomplished engineers about productivity gains of AI in 2026.
Engineers claiming AI tools don’t work well will increasingly look like a skill issue than a problem with AI tools
I expect more testimonials from accomplished engineers about productivity gains of AI in 2026.
Engineers claiming AI tools don’t work well will increasingly look like a skill issue than a problem with AI tools
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Imagine being told your entire life that doing anything other than computer science is a calculated risk for permanent unemployment so you go for it despite being disinterested and now you get the unemployment risk in a degree you hate and no idea what you even want out of your life anymore
December 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Imagine being told your entire life that doing anything other than computer science is a calculated risk for permanent unemployment so you go for it despite being disinterested and now you get the unemployment risk in a degree you hate and no idea what you even want out of your life anymore
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we verifiably do not do a good job of mitigating the societal impacts of technology on labor. this leaves us with things like the entire state of west virginia yearning for the return of the coal economy, whatever's going on with detroit, etc
December 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
we verifiably do not do a good job of mitigating the societal impacts of technology on labor. this leaves us with things like the entire state of west virginia yearning for the return of the coal economy, whatever's going on with detroit, etc
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Big Tech’s AI push has tanked demand for juniors, even computer science Stanford grads, who lack the experience to vet AI code.
It’s a stark shift for a sector historically obsessed with youth and pedigree. I don’t think this is sustainable, but it’s unclear if or when the pendulum will swing back
It’s a stark shift for a sector historically obsessed with youth and pedigree. I don’t think this is sustainable, but it’s unclear if or when the pendulum will swing back
They graduated from Stanford. Due to AI, they can’t find a job
When they were freshmen, ChatGPT hadn’t yet been released upon the world. Today, AI can code better than most humans.
www.adn.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Big Tech’s AI push has tanked demand for juniors, even computer science Stanford grads, who lack the experience to vet AI code.
It’s a stark shift for a sector historically obsessed with youth and pedigree. I don’t think this is sustainable, but it’s unclear if or when the pendulum will swing back
It’s a stark shift for a sector historically obsessed with youth and pedigree. I don’t think this is sustainable, but it’s unclear if or when the pendulum will swing back
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I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
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If you have a screenshot of a US politician or leader blaming the left, or declaring some war, or anything before we knew who the shooter was, please post in the comments. We will need to keep these
September 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If you have a screenshot of a US politician or leader blaming the left, or declaring some war, or anything before we knew who the shooter was, please post in the comments. We will need to keep these
Is the orange pedo dead yet ?
August 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Is the orange pedo dead yet ?
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My girlfriend's brother isn't that political. Buts he's really anti-Israel. And all that took was for him to actually go there. He taught Palestinian children skateboarding in the occupied West Bank and didn't really understand much of the context around Palestine or Israel but just told
August 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
My girlfriend's brother isn't that political. Buts he's really anti-Israel. And all that took was for him to actually go there. He taught Palestinian children skateboarding in the occupied West Bank and didn't really understand much of the context around Palestine or Israel but just told
Elon is worse than a genocidal apartheid warlord (though he’s very knowledgeable about apartheid)
Two most popular politicians on this list are Bernie (the rare double-digit positive opinion) and AOC. Elon Musk is one of the most unpopular people in the world.
August 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Elon is worse than a genocidal apartheid warlord (though he’s very knowledgeable about apartheid)
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Finally the world has caught up to how I’ve felt about Elon Musk for many years.
Two most popular politicians on this list are Bernie (the rare double-digit positive opinion) and AOC. Elon Musk is one of the most unpopular people in the world.
August 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Finally the world has caught up to how I’ve felt about Elon Musk for many years.
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Trump's DOJ requested that Maine turn over its entire state voting roll, voting records, and verification procedures.
Here's how Secretary of State Shenna Bellows responded:
"Go jump in the Gulf of Maine."
Here's how Secretary of State Shenna Bellows responded:
"Go jump in the Gulf of Maine."
'Go jump in the Gulf of Maine': Maine denies DOJ's request for list of state voters
Maine’s Secretary of State is fighting back against the federal government.
kmph.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Trump's DOJ requested that Maine turn over its entire state voting roll, voting records, and verification procedures.
Here's how Secretary of State Shenna Bellows responded:
"Go jump in the Gulf of Maine."
Here's how Secretary of State Shenna Bellows responded:
"Go jump in the Gulf of Maine."
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Someone took issue with me saying that American male Protestants are unique in how they've removed themselves from aesthetics. I thought it was obvs that I'm talking about fashion and interior decor, which today are coded as "gay interests," not paintings or architecture.
But let me elaborate. 🧵
But let me elaborate. 🧵
July 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Someone took issue with me saying that American male Protestants are unique in how they've removed themselves from aesthetics. I thought it was obvs that I'm talking about fashion and interior decor, which today are coded as "gay interests," not paintings or architecture.
But let me elaborate. 🧵
But let me elaborate. 🧵
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🚨 URGENTE | XANDÃO: "BOLSONARO CONFESSOU SUA ATUAÇÃO CRIMINOSA NA EXTORSÃO CONTRA A JUSTIÇA"
![🚨 URGENTE | XANDÃO: "BOLSONARO CONFESSOU SUA ATUAÇÃO CRIMINOSA NA EXTORSÃO CONTRA A JUSTIÇA"
"A conduta do réu JAIR MESSIAS BOLSONARO [...] é tão grave e despudorada que na data de hoje (17/7/2025), em entrevista coletiva, sem qualquer respeito à Soberania Nacional do Povo brasileiro, à Constituição Federal e à independência do Poder Judiciário, expressamente, confessou sua consciente e voluntária atuação criminosa na extorsão que se pretende contra a Justiça brasileira, CONDICIONANDO O FIM DA “TAXAÇÃO/SANÇÃO” À SUA PRÓPRIA ANISTIA."
"A permanente intenção criminosa é tão patente e escancarada que, após a apresentação das alegações finais pela Procuradoria Geral da República na AP 2668, as ameaças ao Chefe do Ministério Público foram significativamente ampliadas, inclusive com pedidos para atuação do governo norte-americano."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2sp7f2rkr6kvnfdasbu25fmr/bafkreicth7rwrzjg7it4hcrrlo5f4fggmqkk3cizjdkc6cobxcreyoxhjy@jpeg)
July 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🚨 URGENTE | XANDÃO: "BOLSONARO CONFESSOU SUA ATUAÇÃO CRIMINOSA NA EXTORSÃO CONTRA A JUSTIÇA"
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PIX foi criado para evitar que o WhatsApp se tornasse um meio de pagamentos popular.
É MUITO MELHOR do que ser forçado a usar um app da Meta para comprar pipoca na rua.
O Marco Civil foi um passo para nos proteger das bigtech, precisa avançar mais.
Tudo que EUA querem barrar é bom para nós.
É MUITO MELHOR do que ser forçado a usar um app da Meta para comprar pipoca na rua.
O Marco Civil foi um passo para nos proteger das bigtech, precisa avançar mais.
Tudo que EUA querem barrar é bom para nós.
July 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
PIX foi criado para evitar que o WhatsApp se tornasse um meio de pagamentos popular.
É MUITO MELHOR do que ser forçado a usar um app da Meta para comprar pipoca na rua.
O Marco Civil foi um passo para nos proteger das bigtech, precisa avançar mais.
Tudo que EUA querem barrar é bom para nós.
É MUITO MELHOR do que ser forçado a usar um app da Meta para comprar pipoca na rua.
O Marco Civil foi um passo para nos proteger das bigtech, precisa avançar mais.
Tudo que EUA querem barrar é bom para nós.
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Part of how we got fascism in the United States is that a bunch of Silicon Valley oligarchs lost their collective mind in 2020 and radicalized into techno-fascists on group chats. Marc Andreesen is the epicenter of this shift.
www.thedissident.news/the-techno-f...
www.thedissident.news/the-techno-f...
The Techno-Fascist Soul of Marc Andreessen
The uprising of 2020 didn't just challenge the systemic racism of American policing; they terrified the oligarchs of Silicon Valley. For Marc Andreessen, the billionaire venture capitalist, the sight ...
www.thedissident.news
July 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Part of how we got fascism in the United States is that a bunch of Silicon Valley oligarchs lost their collective mind in 2020 and radicalized into techno-fascists on group chats. Marc Andreesen is the epicenter of this shift.
www.thedissident.news/the-techno-f...
www.thedissident.news/the-techno-f...
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New from me. Hope you’ll give it a read www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Tech billionaire Trump adviser Marc Andreesen says universities will ‘pay the price’ for DEI
Tech investor and Trump adviser Marc Andreessen in a private group chat attacked colleges for promoting diversity, saying they had discriminated against “native born kids.”
www.washingtonpost.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New from me. Hope you’ll give it a read www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Judging by his virtual signature, he must revel in cryptocurrencies and AI, which as everyone knows, are very traditional technologies.
the silicon valley technofascists are the definition of good times breed weak men
July 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Judging by his virtual signature, he must revel in cryptocurrencies and AI, which as everyone knows, are very traditional technologies.
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.
I think AI is going to eventually tank in the longterm, but...
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
June 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.
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I think AI is going to eventually tank in the longterm, but...
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
June 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I think AI is going to eventually tank in the longterm, but...
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
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