John. Just John.
@justjohn.bsky.social
Musician, Xray tech, stunt driver, lion tamer, chainsaw juggler, astronaut. Expect a weird mix of #Braves baseball, cat photos, music, TTRPGs, astronomy, absurdity, and lefty politics. I curse a lot. He/him
Don't threaten me with a good time.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Don't threaten me with a good time.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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I know he's little but IMO they should still give him the adult procedure
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I know he's little but IMO they should still give him the adult procedure
People who back into angled parking spaces don't know what they're doing and shouldn't be allowed to drive.
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
People who back into angled parking spaces don't know what they're doing and shouldn't be allowed to drive.
As usual, one fantasy team shit the bed, while the other is doing great, but will probably lose to a team having their best week of the season by a mile. I hate this game and here's my money for next year.
November 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
As usual, one fantasy team shit the bed, while the other is doing great, but will probably lose to a team having their best week of the season by a mile. I hate this game and here's my money for next year.
She's still a cynical opportunist, but she's good at it. She jumped on the Trump train when it benefitted her, and now she knows she'll be better off as one of the first rats off the sinking ship.
She's still an ass with godawful politics who should never be trusted.
She's still an ass with godawful politics who should never be trusted.
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
She's still a cynical opportunist, but she's good at it. She jumped on the Trump train when it benefitted her, and now she knows she'll be better off as one of the first rats off the sinking ship.
She's still an ass with godawful politics who should never be trusted.
She's still an ass with godawful politics who should never be trusted.
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leaving for work in the morning, blissfully unaware that your cat is about to ruin your fucking life with this
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
leaving for work in the morning, blissfully unaware that your cat is about to ruin your fucking life with this
Pope likes Ferrari.
Pope Leo XIV Will Have Lunch With 4 Trans Women in "Unprecedented" Meeting
https://www.them.us/story/pope-leo-xiv-lunch-trans-activists-alesia-nobile
https://www.them.us/story/pope-leo-xiv-lunch-trans-activists-alesia-nobile
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Pope likes Ferrari.
I'm imagining the very real and not Trump-brain-addled radiologist read on his MRI.
"Outstanding. The best MRI I've ever seen. Many people are are saying it's the best ever. Much better than Obama's MRI. Nobody has better MRIs than this."
What a fucking chode.
"Outstanding. The best MRI I've ever seen. Many people are are saying it's the best ever. Much better than Obama's MRI. Nobody has better MRIs than this."
What a fucking chode.
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I'm imagining the very real and not Trump-brain-addled radiologist read on his MRI.
"Outstanding. The best MRI I've ever seen. Many people are are saying it's the best ever. Much better than Obama's MRI. Nobody has better MRIs than this."
What a fucking chode.
"Outstanding. The best MRI I've ever seen. Many people are are saying it's the best ever. Much better than Obama's MRI. Nobody has better MRIs than this."
What a fucking chode.
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
Such a vicious murderer
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Such a vicious murderer
Can I get a gaming laptop that doesn't look ridiculous? What if someone made one that looked *normal* without a bunch of stupid lights, or a keyboard that lights up in ways everyone will try to disable, or a useless fan control app that actually just makes the thing run hotter? Please?
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Can I get a gaming laptop that doesn't look ridiculous? What if someone made one that looked *normal* without a bunch of stupid lights, or a keyboard that lights up in ways everyone will try to disable, or a useless fan control app that actually just makes the thing run hotter? Please?
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Low-hanging fruit these days, but I didn't fully appreciate 1984 when I first read it when I was maybe 16, but I have re-read it a couple of times, and I've been seeing the signs everywhere ever since.
Brave New World, too.
Brave New World, too.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Low-hanging fruit these days, but I didn't fully appreciate 1984 when I first read it when I was maybe 16, but I have re-read it a couple of times, and I've been seeing the signs everywhere ever since.
Brave New World, too.
Brave New World, too.
I was running late getting ready for work last week and didn't have time to make a sandwich for lunch, so I DoorDash'd a burrito instead. I guess that means the economy is booming? Weird.
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I was running late getting ready for work last week and didn't have time to make a sandwich for lunch, so I DoorDash'd a burrito instead. I guess that means the economy is booming? Weird.
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We call it riding the gravy train
Have a Cigar - Wish You Were Here
Have a Cigar - Wish You Were Here
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We call it riding the gravy train
Have a Cigar - Wish You Were Here
Have a Cigar - Wish You Were Here
But if you don't use the bags, YOU'RE the Bad Guy...
For the last 33 years, all climate policy, has been about one thing, and that is preserving the lifestyles of the richest people in the world. Not just billionaires, but those on very high salaries who control every organization in the world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says
‘Polluter elite’ are plundering the planet to point of destruction, says Oxfam after comprehensive study of climate inequality
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
But if you don't use the bags, YOU'RE the Bad Guy...
If you won't lead, then get the fuck out of the way.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
If you won't lead, then get the fuck out of the way.
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
I hope we can all live our lives with the same naivete and optimism that Tim Kaine does when he thinks any deal with Republicans, let alone this president, is worth a goddamn thing.
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I hope we can all live our lives with the same naivete and optimism that Tim Kaine does when he thinks any deal with Republicans, let alone this president, is worth a goddamn thing.
Senate Dems are a bunch of spineless bags of Jello, and they just caved for absolutely nothing. The first time you had their backs to the wall, you threw them a rope. It's hard to articulate how absolutely stupid and dangerous captitulation to these evil fucks is, and you don't even care.
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Senate Dems are a bunch of spineless bags of Jello, and they just caved for absolutely nothing. The first time you had their backs to the wall, you threw them a rope. It's hard to articulate how absolutely stupid and dangerous captitulation to these evil fucks is, and you don't even care.
@ossoff.bsky.social
Don't do it. You guys are finally doing something effective, and y'all are about to give the game away.
Don't do it. You guys are finally doing something effective, and y'all are about to give the game away.
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
@ossoff.bsky.social
Don't do it. You guys are finally doing something effective, and y'all are about to give the game away.
Don't do it. You guys are finally doing something effective, and y'all are about to give the game away.
MLB, you did this to yourself. We all knew something like this was coming, if not in baseball, then in another major sport.
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Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are alleged to have thrown certain pitches in exchange for money from bettors. Each could face up to 65 years in prison.
It's the most significant gambling scheme exposed in MLB in decades.
It's the most significant gambling scheme exposed in MLB in decades.
Guardians pitchers charged with taking bribes to rig pitches
Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are alleged to have thrown certain pitches in exchange for money from bettors. Each could face up to 65 years in prison.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
MLB, you did this to yourself. We all knew something like this was coming, if not in baseball, then in another major sport.
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