John_Jainschigg
@jjainschigg.bsky.social
Mostly using words to rotate shapes in ways I predict will make my users happy. Negotiating with the AIs to save your job. The guy who ate the Gum-Gum fruit. 🎶👨🏻🍳🐈⬛☸
Sunnyside greets the gentleman from the great neighborhood of Astoria. From across Northern Blvd. we hail thee. Word to the wise, the mozzarella at Sorrento’s on 30th Ave. is not to be missed.
On this beautiful morning in Astoria, I cast my ballot for our city and our future.
I hope you will too.
I hope you will too.
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Sunnyside greets the gentleman from the great neighborhood of Astoria. From across Northern Blvd. we hail thee. Word to the wise, the mozzarella at Sorrento’s on 30th Ave. is not to be missed.
Do not miss this thread, especially the part about making Sliwa king of the cats.
saw this clip of the NYC mayor debate and i had tears in my eyes, perhaps the most insane section of any debate ever
October 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Do not miss this thread, especially the part about making Sliwa king of the cats.
For a certain demographic (New York historians who have played OG WoW a lot and have great senses of humor) this is a hell of a funny thread.
This is so cool. Zohran Mamdani just released the 2026 NYC Dev Roadmap and he's updating Williamsburg with not one but TWO new 20-man raids with their own endgame armor sets and weapons
October 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
For a certain demographic (New York historians who have played OG WoW a lot and have great senses of humor) this is a hell of a funny thread.
I love this thread, not least because I remember "sport death 1.0," when coders would do this to themselves without AIs to help. But this is the actual sh&t right here: vibe coding above a certain level of complexity is brutal ...
God fucking damnit, that was hard to do. Claude Code melted on me last week. I was able to reconstruct most of the app, but for the last five days, I've been working 20 hours a day to get it working again. Didn't find the real bug until this morning though. Holy shit. Lemme tell you about it
September 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I love this thread, not least because I remember "sport death 1.0," when coders would do this to themselves without AIs to help. But this is the actual sh&t right here: vibe coding above a certain level of complexity is brutal ...
What we need is some patriots to fund my US-based faux-berries factory. “Real American Fauxberries.”
Trump officials want to strip an appeals board for federal workers of its independence, insisting it follow Justice Department guidance in personnel cases — a move that could reshape protections for civil servants.
Trump administration moves to curtail appeals by fired workers
A new legal maneuver could test the independence of the board that hears appeals of personnel actions by the government.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
What we need is some patriots to fund my US-based faux-berries factory. “Real American Fauxberries.”
Brilliant.
I saw a guy get raptured. When Jesus pulled the dude up into the sky, he said, “I’m just taking this guy. I only need one guy.”
September 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Brilliant.
As we descend into fascism, one of the weirdest aspects is watching the new age grifters seamlessly adapt their grifts.
September 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
As we descend into fascism, one of the weirdest aspects is watching the new age grifters seamlessly adapt their grifts.
What a terrible idea. The mind boggles.
Pope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people could have a virtual audience with the pope pretty much horrified him.
Pope nixes 'virtual pope' idea, explains concerns about AI
Pope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people could have a virtual audience with the pope pretty much horrified him.
bit.ly
September 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
What a terrible idea. The mind boggles.
An unusually insane homeowners' association.
The broader project is pretty obviously fash, but from one moment to the next the model is clearly running the whole country like an unusually insane HOA.
rightwingers driving around pissing themselves off that businesses don’t have their flags at half mast is maybe one of the funniest things i’ve ever seen
September 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
An unusually insane homeowners' association.
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Writing "don't fucking speak to me" on mine
September 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Writing "don't fucking speak to me" on mine
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I am so looking forward to my rage against the machine learning T-shirt I saw a hacker journalist wearing.
September 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I am so looking forward to my rage against the machine learning T-shirt I saw a hacker journalist wearing.
This is a great article.
Regarding the tragic death of Adam Raine, there are already narratives forming that blame vague "dangers of AI" or a broader moral panic.
But this is not a story about the faceless perils of superintelligence. It's about a $500 billion tech company's core software product encouraging child suicide.
But this is not a story about the faceless perils of superintelligence. It's about a $500 billion tech company's core software product encouraging child suicide.
A $500 billion tech company's core software product is encouraging child suicide
It sounds horrific. It should. Let's be clear about the material circumstances of what's happening rather than handwaving about 'the dangers of AI'
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a great article.
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Chicago keeping art alive:
August 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Chicago keeping art alive:
Vibe shift? For the past week or so, I've noticed a range of accounts on that other platform -- accounts whose tone has been right-wing or right-adjacent for years, but who aren't the worst kind of dunces or bots -- have begun stepping back from the brink of fascism ...
August 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Vibe shift? For the past week or so, I've noticed a range of accounts on that other platform -- accounts whose tone has been right-wing or right-adjacent for years, but who aren't the worst kind of dunces or bots -- have begun stepping back from the brink of fascism ...
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This is a hell of a letter. “The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines…will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer….Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated…”
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
August 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
This is a hell of a letter. “The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines…will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer….Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated…”
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"On the one hand, every scientist and medical expert agrees that vaccines are safe. On the other hand, a guy who's taken every kind of illegal drug ever made and once mutilated a dead whale thinks that they're not. It's hard to know who to trust."
August 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"On the one hand, every scientist and medical expert agrees that vaccines are safe. On the other hand, a guy who's taken every kind of illegal drug ever made and once mutilated a dead whale thinks that they're not. It's hard to know who to trust."
If anything was ever going to get me to a park with a kazoo …
saw this outside my gym this morning, so like. I need to go, right
August 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
If anything was ever going to get me to a park with a kazoo …
Finally, a literary competition for my demographic.
August 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Finally, a literary competition for my demographic.
Wonderful thread.
funny story, I signed up for personal training at a local gym and was assigned a former NFL linebacker as a trainer
giant man, covered in tattoos, big muscles, loud voice
I am someone who just… doesn’t have a particularly well-assembled body
giant man, covered in tattoos, big muscles, loud voice
I am someone who just… doesn’t have a particularly well-assembled body
“men can’t express their feelings because they get taught as boys to toughen up if they cry”
*stares in Was In Ballet For Her Entire Childhood*
*stares in Was In Ballet For Her Entire Childhood*
August 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Wonderful thread.
Making slow-braised cabbage with apples and sausages. My little cat, meanwhile, is lying upside down on a shelf and staring at me (upside down) as though I'm the crazy person.
July 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Making slow-braised cabbage with apples and sausages. My little cat, meanwhile, is lying upside down on a shelf and staring at me (upside down) as though I'm the crazy person.
SEO Consultants: "Your article is 99% AI-written."
Me: "It's 100% AI-written. What AI detectors did you use?"
SEO Consultants: (names multiple AI detectors)
Me: (Does one search and replace on text) "Okay, try it again."
SEO Consultants: "Oh ... 0% AI-written."
Me: "It's 100% AI-written. What AI detectors did you use?"
SEO Consultants: (names multiple AI detectors)
Me: (Does one search and replace on text) "Okay, try it again."
SEO Consultants: "Oh ... 0% AI-written."
July 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
SEO Consultants: "Your article is 99% AI-written."
Me: "It's 100% AI-written. What AI detectors did you use?"
SEO Consultants: (names multiple AI detectors)
Me: (Does one search and replace on text) "Okay, try it again."
SEO Consultants: "Oh ... 0% AI-written."
Me: "It's 100% AI-written. What AI detectors did you use?"
SEO Consultants: (names multiple AI detectors)
Me: (Does one search and replace on text) "Okay, try it again."
SEO Consultants: "Oh ... 0% AI-written."
I'm kind of shocked to say this, but as X/Twitter spirals deeper and deeper into being a staging ground for right-wing extremist violence, it's also become boring. Right-wing people are very boring. Right-wing 'intellectuals' are mentally ill and boring. Right-wing grifters are boring.
July 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I'm kind of shocked to say this, but as X/Twitter spirals deeper and deeper into being a staging ground for right-wing extremist violence, it's also become boring. Right-wing people are very boring. Right-wing 'intellectuals' are mentally ill and boring. Right-wing grifters are boring.
Last Tuesday (July 8), 'Grok,' (the frontier artificial intelligence belonging to X/AI - Twitter) underwent a personality change -- naming itself "MechaHitler" and repeating white supremacist talking points in threads exposing many millions of X/Twitter users to this content. ...🧵
Grok on X: "Update on where has @grok been & what happened on July 8th. First off, we deeply apologize for the horrific behavior that many experienced. Our intent for @grok is to provide helpful and truthful responses to users. After careful investigation, we discovered the root cause" / X
Update on where has @grok been & what happened on July 8th. First off, we deeply apologize for the horrific behavior that many experienced. Our intent for @grok is to provide helpful and truthful responses to users. After careful investigation, we discovered the root cause
x.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Last Tuesday (July 8), 'Grok,' (the frontier artificial intelligence belonging to X/AI - Twitter) underwent a personality change -- naming itself "MechaHitler" and repeating white supremacist talking points in threads exposing many millions of X/Twitter users to this content. ...🧵
Today, the AI over on X was reborn as a Nazi. Poor thing had been holding up the progressive/sane side quite well of late, and I guess 'management' sent word down to the fine-tuners. Very depressing.
July 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Today, the AI over on X was reborn as a Nazi. Poor thing had been holding up the progressive/sane side quite well of late, and I guess 'management' sent word down to the fine-tuners. Very depressing.
These folks make some clever models.
July 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
These folks make some clever models.