Jess the Gray
@jessthegray.bsky.social
EM Risk/Fraud @Square, Xoogler via Caltech
Wife of @pyrojo.bsky.social
Yet another Seattle urbanist
Wife of @pyrojo.bsky.social
Yet another Seattle urbanist
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University of California campuses saw computer science enrollment drop -6% this year. With tech companies fully embracing senior engineers using AI over college hires, this is the logical result.
We’re going to be starved of a pipeline of software engineers in the future.
We’re going to be starved of a pipeline of software engineers in the future.
One of UC’s most popular majors sees declines for first time since dot-com bust
Undergraduate computer science enrollment across the UC system declined in 2025, data shows. Only one UC escaped the downward trend — and it’s the only campus to have launched an AI major.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:54 PM
University of California campuses saw computer science enrollment drop -6% this year. With tech companies fully embracing senior engineers using AI over college hires, this is the logical result.
We’re going to be starved of a pipeline of software engineers in the future.
We’re going to be starved of a pipeline of software engineers in the future.
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not even 15 years ago a guy who cannot rap made a rap song that began with “when i was in the third grade i thought i was gay because i could draw” and it won awards and shit
February 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
not even 15 years ago a guy who cannot rap made a rap song that began with “when i was in the third grade i thought i was gay because i could draw” and it won awards and shit
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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this is objectively true and this discourse here will never acknowledge it
I avoid this by having the stuff that matters set on autopilot+calibrating my internal "yeah whatever buy that shit" threshold to be in line with my current financial situation, and I still do dumb shit occasionally
I avoid this by having the stuff that matters set on autopilot+calibrating my internal "yeah whatever buy that shit" threshold to be in line with my current financial situation, and I still do dumb shit occasionally
I'm a financial advisor.
Humans are *very bad* at tracking, contextualizing, and understanding spending.
Like 80%+ of my clients who claim to live "paycheck to paycheck" have also immediately upgraded [car/house/electronics] significantly after minor pay increases.
Humans are *very bad* at tracking, contextualizing, and understanding spending.
Like 80%+ of my clients who claim to live "paycheck to paycheck" have also immediately upgraded [car/house/electronics] significantly after minor pay increases.
February 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
this is objectively true and this discourse here will never acknowledge it
I avoid this by having the stuff that matters set on autopilot+calibrating my internal "yeah whatever buy that shit" threshold to be in line with my current financial situation, and I still do dumb shit occasionally
I avoid this by having the stuff that matters set on autopilot+calibrating my internal "yeah whatever buy that shit" threshold to be in line with my current financial situation, and I still do dumb shit occasionally
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The same “journalist” that went to private home DAYCARES demanding TO see CHILDREN went to a high school went to anti-ICE student walkout in Emunclaw WA.
Emunclaw PD sided with a grown man that can’t stay away from CHILDREN!
Danny has a history of aggressively trying to agitate for content.
Emunclaw PD sided with a grown man that can’t stay away from CHILDREN!
Danny has a history of aggressively trying to agitate for content.
February 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The same “journalist” that went to private home DAYCARES demanding TO see CHILDREN went to a high school went to anti-ICE student walkout in Emunclaw WA.
Emunclaw PD sided with a grown man that can’t stay away from CHILDREN!
Danny has a history of aggressively trying to agitate for content.
Emunclaw PD sided with a grown man that can’t stay away from CHILDREN!
Danny has a history of aggressively trying to agitate for content.
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Did other people know this is fiction? It's an incredibly bizarre choice and something I haven't seen magazines do before.
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Did other people know this is fiction? It's an incredibly bizarre choice and something I haven't seen magazines do before.
Sitting back because 80+% of what's being built shouldn't have the effort wasted in the first place and most of the remainder is so poorly speced as to produce trash results.
I wonder how long it's going to take industry to relearn LoC is a hot garbage metric yet again.
I wonder how long it's going to take industry to relearn LoC is a hot garbage metric yet again.
Token Anxiety
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
February 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Sitting back because 80+% of what's being built shouldn't have the effort wasted in the first place and most of the remainder is so poorly speced as to produce trash results.
I wonder how long it's going to take industry to relearn LoC is a hot garbage metric yet again.
I wonder how long it's going to take industry to relearn LoC is a hot garbage metric yet again.
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Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
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It’s like what if Underworld was a metal band youtu.be/Uqs9EdpjMHY?...
MAQUINA. - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 11:13 PM
It’s like what if Underworld was a metal band youtu.be/Uqs9EdpjMHY?...
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Crushing the mRNA industry in the US also probably destroys a bunch of cures for various cancers just as an FYI.
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Crushing the mRNA industry in the US also probably destroys a bunch of cures for various cancers just as an FYI.
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 14: College sports
Why is the Black college graduation rate so low? Why do so many Black men go to college to play sports, and then drop out? Why did NIL passing increase college graduation rates and increase college sports revenue?
Read the whole linked thread.
Feb 14: College sports
Why is the Black college graduation rate so low? Why do so many Black men go to college to play sports, and then drop out? Why did NIL passing increase college graduation rates and increase college sports revenue?
Read the whole linked thread.
mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Q: Why are there not more Black computer science grads? Or... any STEM grads for that matter?
A: Lots of systemic racism reasons, but one of the biggest ones is college sp...
hachyderm.io
February 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 14: College sports
Why is the Black college graduation rate so low? Why do so many Black men go to college to play sports, and then drop out? Why did NIL passing increase college graduation rates and increase college sports revenue?
Read the whole linked thread.
Feb 14: College sports
Why is the Black college graduation rate so low? Why do so many Black men go to college to play sports, and then drop out? Why did NIL passing increase college graduation rates and increase college sports revenue?
Read the whole linked thread.
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Ultimately, a wheelchair is a very good piece of very simple technology, that isn't prone to failure in case of computer issue or power failure. It, like any tool, has its own failure states - but I fully understand someone using one, even in the far Trek future.
And to tie it in to an older thread
And to tie it in to an older thread
As I've been on a roll with Star Trek threads today, let's continue with this one: you know one of the best parts of Geordie's visor?
90% of the time, nobody fucking mentions it.
90% of the time, nobody fucking mentions it.
a man is standing in a hallway with a blue light behind him
Alt: Geordie LaForge, rolling to make it out of Engineering under the lowering blast doors.
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Ultimately, a wheelchair is a very good piece of very simple technology, that isn't prone to failure in case of computer issue or power failure. It, like any tool, has its own failure states - but I fully understand someone using one, even in the far Trek future.
And to tie it in to an older thread
And to tie it in to an older thread
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can you imagine how disappointed you’d be if you knew nothing about this book and only picked it up for this particular cover
February 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
can you imagine how disappointed you’d be if you knew nothing about this book and only picked it up for this particular cover
NGL I saw Death of Stalin as a Valentine's date with the spouse.
35 years ago today THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS was released in theaters and the pull quote it received on this newspaper ad has never been topped.
February 14, 2026 at 11:51 PM
NGL I saw Death of Stalin as a Valentine's date with the spouse.
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I always like to tell this story but during WWII, a 23 year old PHD mathematician from Harvard was able to solve the 8th Air Force’s gunnery problem in like 2 months without spending a day in the military (turns out you have to lead your target)
Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.
February 14, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I always like to tell this story but during WWII, a 23 year old PHD mathematician from Harvard was able to solve the 8th Air Force’s gunnery problem in like 2 months without spending a day in the military (turns out you have to lead your target)
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This is such terrible advice that I should use it to update my example of when stretching your y-axis is misleading, and truncating your y-axis is fine.
Hint: Only a fraction of people in a trial will get infected regardless.
Hint: Only a fraction of people in a trial will get infected regardless.
February 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This is such terrible advice that I should use it to update my example of when stretching your y-axis is misleading, and truncating your y-axis is fine.
Hint: Only a fraction of people in a trial will get infected regardless.
Hint: Only a fraction of people in a trial will get infected regardless.
Unpopular opinion: prenups can be fine and disagreement around them are usually things couples ought to discuss before getting married regardless, but both sides should have professional independent counsel if they get one.
February 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Unpopular opinion: prenups can be fine and disagreement around them are usually things couples ought to discuss before getting married regardless, but both sides should have professional independent counsel if they get one.
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Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
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The SAVE act will disenfranchise millions, mostly women
It requires ID that matches your birth certificate or passport
If you’ve had a name change, your birth certificate won’t match
The State Dept is banning libraries from processing passport applications
They don’t want certain people to vote
It requires ID that matches your birth certificate or passport
If you’ve had a name change, your birth certificate won’t match
The State Dept is banning libraries from processing passport applications
They don’t want certain people to vote
State Dept. orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications
Pennsylvania Reps. Madeleine Dean and John Joyce have proposed bipartisan legislation that would allow nonprofit public libraries to continue to serve as passport acceptance.
whyy.org
February 14, 2026 at 5:27 AM
The SAVE act will disenfranchise millions, mostly women
It requires ID that matches your birth certificate or passport
If you’ve had a name change, your birth certificate won’t match
The State Dept is banning libraries from processing passport applications
They don’t want certain people to vote
It requires ID that matches your birth certificate or passport
If you’ve had a name change, your birth certificate won’t match
The State Dept is banning libraries from processing passport applications
They don’t want certain people to vote
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It’s nice that swarovski crystals decided to make Funko Pops for people who are probably in the files
February 14, 2026 at 2:54 AM
It’s nice that swarovski crystals decided to make Funko Pops for people who are probably in the files
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Everyone’s talking about Swarovski right now so let’s take a second and dive into the fact that they were NAZI Nazis. Like full-on Seig Heil, prosecuted after the war level Nazis and the modern company has done everything they can to hide all their archives and prevent anyone accessing them.
![Members of the Swarovski family were early, active and enthusiastic champions of Nazism, and at least six of its members maintained membership in the illegal party prior to Austria's annexation to Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.!23] Three weeks earlier, 500 marchers in the Tyrolean town of Wattens held a torchlight procession that ended with chants of "Sieg Heil" and "Heil Hitler". The majority of the participants, police determined, were Swarovski plant employees, among them Swarovski family heirs Alfred, Wilhelm and Friedrich. 124]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nvfznp5ls3wcf6aktlfkfkp3/bafkreicscf6waklhijry6fblsvr4psk7yku2jauu5hqsn4n765i4gkl2pe@jpeg)
![In its report to the state police on 14 February 1947, the Innsbruck district administrator called company head Alfred Swarovski "an enthusiastic member of the NSDAP." [25] Alfred Swarovski praised Hitler at business gatherings and took actions as a regional business leader to ensure that "Tyrolean industry could be integrated as smoothly as possible into the enormous gears of the economy of Greater Germany and into the National Socialist economic order." He sent
"grateful loyalty greetings" to Adolf Hitler on his 49th birthday and arranged a donation of 100,000 shillings for Hitler to establish a holiday home in Tyrol.!26]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nvfznp5ls3wcf6aktlfkfkp3/bafkreifou66ng5baxhiicmm6d3zntcqosn7pqwzafclwf2qs7xtq7wvqku@jpeg)
![In 1994, historian Horst Schreiber wrote about Swarovski's past but was not granted access to company archives. (27]
The contemporary Swarovski company commissioned historian Dieter Stiefel as "a step towards dealing with our history in a serious and very pro-active manner," board spokesman Markus Langes-Swarovski said in
2018; however, the study was not published because, Langes-Swarovski said, "Swarovski is a company that generally tries to keep the owners' personal stories largely out of the public eye because it does nothing for the business." (28]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nvfznp5ls3wcf6aktlfkfkp3/bafkreift4wajp6nsrzdrumb2cnyv7s5nvswakab7h62jnjqua4i7tf2qeq@jpeg)
February 14, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Everyone’s talking about Swarovski right now so let’s take a second and dive into the fact that they were NAZI Nazis. Like full-on Seig Heil, prosecuted after the war level Nazis and the modern company has done everything they can to hide all their archives and prevent anyone accessing them.
Good to see Bsky being as normal as I would expect about this.
Note: The social media person is taking a planned vacation next week. Recalls will go out on Thursday as is the custom but subscribe for recall emails so you don't miss them. The social media person will be *absolutely unreachable* and any content you see from our accounts will be pre-scheduled.
February 14, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Good to see Bsky being as normal as I would expect about this.
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for better or worse, this will probably be the most successful and compelling argument by communities against ICE concentration camps being built:
(from this piece: archive.is/eGsQf)
(from this piece: archive.is/eGsQf)
February 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
for better or worse, this will probably be the most successful and compelling argument by communities against ICE concentration camps being built:
(from this piece: archive.is/eGsQf)
(from this piece: archive.is/eGsQf)
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
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The developers behind Train Simulator and about seven different Train World Sim games are making a Thomas the Fucking Tank Engine game and I am so "ON BOARD," as it were
Look at the goddamn first-person driver's compartment view. YOU ARE INSIDE THOMAS.
store.steampowered.com/app/3743790/...
Look at the goddamn first-person driver's compartment view. YOU ARE INSIDE THOMAS.
store.steampowered.com/app/3743790/...
February 6, 2026 at 1:05 AM
The developers behind Train Simulator and about seven different Train World Sim games are making a Thomas the Fucking Tank Engine game and I am so "ON BOARD," as it were
Look at the goddamn first-person driver's compartment view. YOU ARE INSIDE THOMAS.
store.steampowered.com/app/3743790/...
Look at the goddamn first-person driver's compartment view. YOU ARE INSIDE THOMAS.
store.steampowered.com/app/3743790/...