Jeffrey
@jefflac.bsky.social
Interesting use of technology, but maybe don't build something that specifically is targeted at and exploits children and then brag about how addictive it is?
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AI startup Tavus founder says users talk to its AI Santa ‘for hours’ per day | TechCrunch
Tavus has launched a new experience where you can chat with an AI Santa that asks personal questions and remembers your interests.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Interesting use of technology, but maybe don't build something that specifically is targeted at and exploits children and then brag about how addictive it is?
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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.
Trying to let a kid win at rock paper scissor is very very difficult
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Trying to let a kid win at rock paper scissor is very very difficult
In the last year, NYTimes has sent an average of 5.1 "breaking news" obituaries per month as either push notifications or emails.
By rough count, 80% of these people were retired or no longer in the public eye. Over 50% were over 80 years old.
By rough count, 80% of these people were retired or no longer in the public eye. Over 50% were over 80 years old.
October 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In the last year, NYTimes has sent an average of 5.1 "breaking news" obituaries per month as either push notifications or emails.
By rough count, 80% of these people were retired or no longer in the public eye. Over 50% were over 80 years old.
By rough count, 80% of these people were retired or no longer in the public eye. Over 50% were over 80 years old.
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Charlie Pierce caught a foul ball: defector.com/a-million-li...
A Million Lives Lead Back To Worcester | Defector
You can’t understand this story unless you understand Kelley Square, and you can’t understand Kelley Square until you have had the near-death experience of trying to drive through it. Technically, it…
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September 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Charlie Pierce caught a foul ball: defector.com/a-million-li...
Shocked that Trump is a "correlation-is-causation" guy.
Trump: There's a rumor and I don't know if it's so or not—that Cuba, they don't have tylenol because they don't have the money for tylenol, and they have virtually no autism
September 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Shocked that Trump is a "correlation-is-causation" guy.
I cannot handle the white washing of Roger Clemens on WEEI and NESN. It's embarrassing.
September 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I cannot handle the white washing of Roger Clemens on WEEI and NESN. It's embarrassing.
I cannot believe we've spent 25 years making fun of "Zoom... enhance" and now Google went out and made it real. Future generations will never understand why this was so ridiculous
August 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I cannot believe we've spent 25 years making fun of "Zoom... enhance" and now Google went out and made it real. Future generations will never understand why this was so ridiculous
So what you're saying is you're **100 times more likely to get killed in the NYC subway than get struck by lightning**
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The subway risk chart you've been waiting for (Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is where Sean Duffy is from). Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
July 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
So what you're saying is you're **100 times more likely to get killed in the NYC subway than get struck by lightning**
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Long Island is and always has been a cursed place
It’s ironic that Nassau County Exec Bruce Blakeman — who fought relentlessly to ban people from wearing masks — is now pushing to allow police officers to wear a mask whenever they please.
So, a masked police officer could legally arrest someone…for wearing a mask. The hypocrisy is astounding.
So, a masked police officer could legally arrest someone…for wearing a mask. The hypocrisy is astounding.
Blakeman to allow Nassau police to wear face masks for 'specific investigations,' replicating ICE practice
He signed the order citing protesters targeting police or ICE agents wearing masks.
www.newsday.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Long Island is and always has been a cursed place
There needs to be a screen time limit that slowly makes an app worse and worse until you don't want to use it anymore.
It should have a cool down period so like 8 hours later or whatever Instagram would be a bit better, and 24 hours later it'd be like new
It should have a cool down period so like 8 hours later or whatever Instagram would be a bit better, and 24 hours later it'd be like new
June 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
There needs to be a screen time limit that slowly makes an app worse and worse until you don't want to use it anymore.
It should have a cool down period so like 8 hours later or whatever Instagram would be a bit better, and 24 hours later it'd be like new
It should have a cool down period so like 8 hours later or whatever Instagram would be a bit better, and 24 hours later it'd be like new
Free idea to @bradlander.bsky.social - buy these lights and bring them to campaign events as a reminder of how much Cuomo cost NY Taxpayers last time he was in office
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Cuomo’s bridge lights hit the auction block
The state’s power authority spent more than $100 million for lights the former governor wanted on New York City’s bridges.
www.politico.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Free idea to @bradlander.bsky.social - buy these lights and bring them to campaign events as a reminder of how much Cuomo cost NY Taxpayers last time he was in office
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Do you want to know why the US has led nearly every major technological change for 40 years?
It's because of STEM immigrants. They learn here. They stay here. They build here. They create jobs and world class companies here.
It's because of STEM immigrants. They learn here. They stay here. They build here. They create jobs and world class companies here.
OPT is the program that allows foreign students graduating with STEM degrees stay and work for up to three years. Because of the oversubscribed H-1B lottery, OPT is one of the main ways that foreign students manage to transition to jobs in the US.
Ending it would destroy a major STEM pipeline.
Ending it would destroy a major STEM pipeline.
They're terminating OPT.
Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.
6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com
Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.
6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Do you want to know why the US has led nearly every major technological change for 40 years?
It's because of STEM immigrants. They learn here. They stay here. They build here. They create jobs and world class companies here.
It's because of STEM immigrants. They learn here. They stay here. They build here. They create jobs and world class companies here.
Between staffing shortages and infrastructure deficiencies, it's clear that Philly should not have control of Newark Airspace.
Return EWR to NYC controllers and problem solved?
www.theverge.com/news/664221/...
Return EWR to NYC controllers and problem solved?
www.theverge.com/news/664221/...
Newark Airport radar outage strikes again, delaying more flights
Newark Airport is a mess.... again
www.theverge.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Between staffing shortages and infrastructure deficiencies, it's clear that Philly should not have control of Newark Airspace.
Return EWR to NYC controllers and problem solved?
www.theverge.com/news/664221/...
Return EWR to NYC controllers and problem solved?
www.theverge.com/news/664221/...
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Jesus Christ. You can't say "It's contested." You can't say "Agree to disagree." You can't say "Let's move on." You have to say, "Mr. President, that is a lie." If it means he never talks to you again or yells at your boss, THAT'S FINE. What have you lost? More "opportunities" like this one?
This exchange is so very telling.
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
April 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Jesus Christ. You can't say "It's contested." You can't say "Agree to disagree." You can't say "Let's move on." You have to say, "Mr. President, that is a lie." If it means he never talks to you again or yells at your boss, THAT'S FINE. What have you lost? More "opportunities" like this one?
The Entire "Here Comes The Pizza" Affair
YouTube video by Paul Kafasis
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April 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Chuck E Cheese is a mouse now?
1. That's not better. 2. Why?
1. That's not better. 2. Why?
April 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Chuck E Cheese is a mouse now?
1. That's not better. 2. Why?
1. That's not better. 2. Why?
Hello can I interest you in the perfect post?
I get that this is headlinese, but an “is” (“is asked”) would go a long way here @protos.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Hello can I interest you in the perfect post?
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Good morning. A reminder that historically when the US has wanted to punish other countries, it imposed sanctions on them, cutting their people off from global trade, hoping to create enough economic havoc that they rein in their leaders.
Trump has imposed economic sanctions on the American people.
Trump has imposed economic sanctions on the American people.
April 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Good morning. A reminder that historically when the US has wanted to punish other countries, it imposed sanctions on them, cutting their people off from global trade, hoping to create enough economic havoc that they rein in their leaders.
Trump has imposed economic sanctions on the American people.
Trump has imposed economic sanctions on the American people.
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Go back in time and tell yourself that one day the fucking MTA will do more to stand up to authoritarianism than Congress, the Supreme Court, and Columbia University *combined*
Absolutely incredible: the Feds totally folded on Congestion Pricing, thanks to the MTA just...refusing to abide by their demands
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
MTA, feds agree to keep NYC congestion pricing tolls through October
The MTA and the Trump administration have reached an agreement to keep New York City congestion pricing through October.
www.cbsnews.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Go back in time and tell yourself that one day the fucking MTA will do more to stand up to authoritarianism than Congress, the Supreme Court, and Columbia University *combined*
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let's keep Bluesky an April Fools-free zone, that shit is for dorks only
April 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
let's keep Bluesky an April Fools-free zone, that shit is for dorks only
This thread is great.
There's also a high chance the people in charge of this don't know COBOL and are instead dumping the code into Claude to get an understanding of what it does. This is IT malpractice
There's also a high chance the people in charge of this don't know COBOL and are instead dumping the code into Claude to get an understanding of what it does. This is IT malpractice
So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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March 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This thread is great.
There's also a high chance the people in charge of this don't know COBOL and are instead dumping the code into Claude to get an understanding of what it does. This is IT malpractice
There's also a high chance the people in charge of this don't know COBOL and are instead dumping the code into Claude to get an understanding of what it does. This is IT malpractice
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“We are currently clean on OPSEC” accidentally sent to a journalist is an all time classic.
March 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“We are currently clean on OPSEC” accidentally sent to a journalist is an all time classic.
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It goes without saying that Defense leaders shouldn't be doing military planning on a commercial app. But the issue here isn't just OPSEC. Especially in security matters the govt often has to act with great security. And some of those secrets have to be kept for a long time. But they're the US ...
March 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It goes without saying that Defense leaders shouldn't be doing military planning on a commercial app. But the issue here isn't just OPSEC. Especially in security matters the govt often has to act with great security. And some of those secrets have to be kept for a long time. But they're the US ...