Kenneth Trease
@kptrease.bsky.social
engineering manager currently taking a break, co-founder @burkebrewing.bsky.social, opinions my own. he/him. normie shitlib data science bikes housing abundance transit language kids birds beer seattle
How hard could it be to find a translation & read it, so you're at least prepared to make your (dumb) argument, rather than admit you have no idea what was said & too lazy to figure it out?
You know someone will translate it & eventually reveal the hidden knowledge. Why not find out ahead of time?
You know someone will translate it & eventually reveal the hidden knowledge. Why not find out ahead of time?
Rep Mark Alford (R-MO) says House Rs are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show & talking with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr. Alford says he didn't watch the whole thing & also doesn't know Spanish but suspects it might have been "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction"
February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
How hard could it be to find a translation & read it, so you're at least prepared to make your (dumb) argument, rather than admit you have no idea what was said & too lazy to figure it out?
You know someone will translate it & eventually reveal the hidden knowledge. Why not find out ahead of time?
You know someone will translate it & eventually reveal the hidden knowledge. Why not find out ahead of time?
I do believe there are sincere libertarians in the universe, but in my experience 99% of people calling themselves that are actually conservatives who are too embarrassed to admit it in polite company.
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 10, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I do believe there are sincere libertarians in the universe, but in my experience 99% of people calling themselves that are actually conservatives who are too embarrassed to admit it in polite company.
"Your food cart application goes to the head of the line, we guarantee a decision within a week if you promise to operate 3 days per week on third."
February 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM
"Your food cart application goes to the head of the line, we guarantee a decision within a week if you promise to operate 3 days per week on third."
I’d consider “commerce” if I wanted to draw people to an area.
February 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I’d consider “commerce” if I wanted to draw people to an area.
Activating 3rd does not seem like a 5 month project to me.
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Activating 3rd does not seem like a 5 month project to me.
The biggest cluster I am near is UK birders for some reason.
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The biggest cluster I am near is UK birders for some reason.
Nothing shows off the sheer Boston-centeredness of public broadcasting like the Patriots getting their asses kicked on national television.
February 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Nothing shows off the sheer Boston-centeredness of public broadcasting like the Patriots getting their asses kicked on national television.
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i'm baffled by all the people in the replies to posts about the spy doorbells asking for alternatives. like... the alternative is a regualr fucking doorbell with no camera in it. or a door knocker. get you a weird gargoyle guy! you dont need a camera!
February 9, 2026 at 5:18 AM
i'm baffled by all the people in the replies to posts about the spy doorbells asking for alternatives. like... the alternative is a regualr fucking doorbell with no camera in it. or a door knocker. get you a weird gargoyle guy! you dont need a camera!
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal Endorses both Seahawks and Patriots: tinyurl.com/9v59hufa
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Rep. Pramila Jayapal Endorses both Seahawks and Patriots: tinyurl.com/9v59hufa
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
ha, I told this story in response to someone at our party opining that they hoped people weren’t being crazy downtown.
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 AM
ha, I told this story in response to someone at our party opining that they hoped people weren’t being crazy downtown.
This, and also I did a quick math lesson with the kids.
They said 10M dogs go missing each year, add they’re finding one per day.
So the numerator is 365, and what’s the denominator, kids? Doesn’t sound like this thing is very good at finding dogs.
They said 10M dogs go missing each year, add they’re finding one per day.
So the numerator is 365, and what’s the denominator, kids? Doesn’t sound like this thing is very good at finding dogs.
So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 AM
This, and also I did a quick math lesson with the kids.
They said 10M dogs go missing each year, add they’re finding one per day.
So the numerator is 365, and what’s the denominator, kids? Doesn’t sound like this thing is very good at finding dogs.
They said 10M dogs go missing each year, add they’re finding one per day.
So the numerator is 365, and what’s the denominator, kids? Doesn’t sound like this thing is very good at finding dogs.
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This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
I was so confused. The non AI haters in the room had to explain it to me.
alexa ai ad: we'll fucking kill you lmao
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I was so confused. The non AI haters in the room had to explain it to me.
That and Salesforc’s existence.
I would like to subscribe to a service that guarantees I am never reminded of Mr Beast's existence ever again
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 AM
That and Salesforc’s existence.
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“Mr. Beast Salesforce ad” - they’re calling it the least appealing phrase ever assembled in any language. They finally did it
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
“Mr. Beast Salesforce ad” - they’re calling it the least appealing phrase ever assembled in any language. They finally did it
Occurred to me watching olympic stuff today that when you hear an athlete’s name, you need extra context to know if they’re from another country or American, and it will always baffle me that the maga shithead crowd thinks that’s a bug, not a feature.
February 8, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Occurred to me watching olympic stuff today that when you hear an athlete’s name, you need extra context to know if they’re from another country or American, and it will always baffle me that the maga shithead crowd thinks that’s a bug, not a feature.
Yes, little Liam is going to take resources from your five year old at home. There are only so many spider man backpacks and if we let an immigrant have one, your kid can't have one. Simple as that.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Yes, little Liam is going to take resources from your five year old at home. There are only so many spider man backpacks and if we let an immigrant have one, your kid can't have one. Simple as that.
And that's before accounting for the fact that the cars in the modern pictures have like 3x the acceleration and are dramatically bigger and more dangerous to pedestrians. And that the drivers are all staring at their phones or console screens.
February 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM
And that's before accounting for the fact that the cars in the modern pictures have like 3x the acceleration and are dramatically bigger and more dangerous to pedestrians. And that the drivers are all staring at their phones or console screens.
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ah the drone footage of this skiing is INCREDIBLE they're going SO FAST
February 8, 2026 at 11:31 AM
ah the drone footage of this skiing is INCREDIBLE they're going SO FAST
I don't either, but I have had Finnish friends in the past drill into my head that Finland is very good at hockey.
February 8, 2026 at 6:23 AM
I don't either, but I have had Finnish friends in the past drill into my head that Finland is very good at hockey.
I walked into the bar today and only saw the score and asked "how the hell is USA beating finland 4-0 in hockey" and bartenders informed me "it's the women's team" and I was like "ah, okay."
February 8, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I walked into the bar today and only saw the score and asked "how the hell is USA beating finland 4-0 in hockey" and bartenders informed me "it's the women's team" and I was like "ah, okay."
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on the balance i think partisan gerrymandering is bad but the only way it ends is if democrats weaponize it against republicans everywhere they can. wiping out republican lawmakers in blue states might bring the GOP to the table to end the practice.
February 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
on the balance i think partisan gerrymandering is bad but the only way it ends is if democrats weaponize it against republicans everywhere they can. wiping out republican lawmakers in blue states might bring the GOP to the table to end the practice.
Imagine being shocked that one of the world's great cities is great.
February 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Imagine being shocked that one of the world's great cities is great.
Just this morning fielded an email from a local mosquito researcher, looking to do a Smarty Pints talk. :)
February 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Just this morning fielded an email from a local mosquito researcher, looking to do a Smarty Pints talk. :)