Mark Malstrom
@malstrom.me
Wake me up when the DEFCON levels have changed. They/them.
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Mark Malstrom
@malstrom.me
· Oct 26
I figured I’d make an #introduction post since this is really my first time actively using Bluesky. Do y’all do that over here? 🧵 1/
“The Family” is a tool of authoritarian domination and control and it must be abolished in any society and/or culture which aspires to real liberation.
“Woman Enjoying Career Literally Made Possible by Feminism Declares Feminism a Failure”
December 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“The Family” is a tool of authoritarian domination and control and it must be abolished in any society and/or culture which aspires to real liberation.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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AI slop criticisms are well-intended but mis-targeted because they often 1) overlook the sheer quantity of human-made slop because 2) the problem is the very existence of a content-based market in the first place.
The internet stopped being a place that values creativity long before AI.
The internet stopped being a place that values creativity long before AI.
December 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
AI slop criticisms are well-intended but mis-targeted because they often 1) overlook the sheer quantity of human-made slop because 2) the problem is the very existence of a content-based market in the first place.
The internet stopped being a place that values creativity long before AI.
The internet stopped being a place that values creativity long before AI.
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Big Day
🔗 lmnt.me/blog/big-day...
🔗 lmnt.me/blog/big-day...
Big Day
lmnt.me
December 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Big Day
🔗 lmnt.me/blog/big-day...
🔗 lmnt.me/blog/big-day...
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It's worth studying the classics of interaction design.
"Response Times: The 3 Important Limits" by Jakob Nielsen (1993)
www.nngroup.com/articles/res...
"Response Times: The 3 Important Limits" by Jakob Nielsen (1993)
www.nngroup.com/articles/res...
Response Time Limits: Article by Jakob Nielsen
How users react to delays in a user interface, whether website or application. The 3 main response time limits are determined by human perceptual abilities.
www.nngroup.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's worth studying the classics of interaction design.
"Response Times: The 3 Important Limits" by Jakob Nielsen (1993)
www.nngroup.com/articles/res...
"Response Times: The 3 Important Limits" by Jakob Nielsen (1993)
www.nngroup.com/articles/res...
Happy Friday morning
Tickets for Telluride go on sale one week from tomorrow
I'm With Her | "Rhododendron" | Solstice Sessions at Telluride Bluegrass
YouTube video by planetbluegrass
youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Happy Friday morning
Better things are possible
I also learned that they are running tram lines down Wenceslas Square, which is awesome! It also looks like they’re taking a car lane away and widening the central promenade, but I don’t know the details.
Charlottesville imagine this was us
Charlottesville imagine this was us
December 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Better things are possible
The official AT Protocol website needs a little TLC. Doesn't even have syntax highlighting 😔
Quick start guide to building applications on AT Protocol - AT Protocol
In this guide, we're going to build a simple multi-user app that publishes your current "status" as an emoji.
atproto.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The official AT Protocol website needs a little TLC. Doesn't even have syntax highlighting 😔
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Palestinian Christians in Gaza are celebrating another year of surviving genocide, while Palestinians in the birthplace of Jesus are under brutal Israeli military occupation. Israel has bombed, demolished, crushed and killed hundereds of thousands of Palestinians in the Holy Land.
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Palestinian Christians in Gaza are celebrating another year of surviving genocide, while Palestinians in the birthplace of Jesus are under brutal Israeli military occupation. Israel has bombed, demolished, crushed and killed hundereds of thousands of Palestinians in the Holy Land.
Apparently every Pope since the forced establishment of the Israeli state has given sermons (many on Christmas Day!) in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people.
I’m surprised. I’ve always thought of Catholicism as more conservative than this. I guess I just grouped them with Protestants.
I’m surprised. I’ve always thought of Catholicism as more conservative than this. I guess I just grouped them with Protestants.
Pope Leo condemns suffering in Gaza in first Christmas sermon
Pope Leo condemns suffering in Gaza in first Christmas sermon
Pope Leo condemns suffering in Gaza in first Christmas sermon
www.independent.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Apparently every Pope since the forced establishment of the Israeli state has given sermons (many on Christmas Day!) in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people.
I’m surprised. I’ve always thought of Catholicism as more conservative than this. I guess I just grouped them with Protestants.
I’m surprised. I’ve always thought of Catholicism as more conservative than this. I guess I just grouped them with Protestants.
“Like Prime, but with human beings. We could call it, oh I don’t know, chattel or something.”
“.. We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said .. as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“Like Prime, but with human beings. We could call it, oh I don’t know, chattel or something.”
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I am reminded of Robin Sloan’s writing on “home cooked” software: www.robinsloan.com/notes/home-c...
An app can be a home-cooked meal
I made a messaging app for my family and my family only.
www.robinsloan.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I am reminded of Robin Sloan’s writing on “home cooked” software: www.robinsloan.com/notes/home-c...
Reading reviews of Pluribus has taught me a lot about how my ethical system differs from most others’.
December 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Reading reviews of Pluribus has taught me a lot about how my ethical system differs from most others’.
I honestly believe that one of the most important character traits any person can have is curiosity.
December 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I honestly believe that one of the most important character traits any person can have is curiosity.
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learning Rust from beautiful trans women in the 2020s
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
learning Rust from beautiful trans women in the 2020s
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Jamiroquai when Jamiro vewwy sad
December 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Jamiroquai when Jamiro vewwy sad
Of all the things they could have gone after Apple for anti-trust, they chose this one? The one thing Apple does which actually protects consumers and gives them more control over their devices? Pathetic.
Apple fined $116 million over app privacy prompts
Apple fined $116 million over app privacy prompts
France imposed a similar fine in March.
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Of all the things they could have gone after Apple for anti-trust, they chose this one? The one thing Apple does which actually protects consumers and gives them more control over their devices? Pathetic.
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For years, people have lodged complaints about Tesla’s doors. With no official statistics, Bloomberg did its own analysis on the number of fatal crashes in the US in which door functionality played a role. Read more: bloom.bg/49tm0fF
📷️: Getty Images
📷️: Getty Images
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
For years, people have lodged complaints about Tesla’s doors. With no official statistics, Bloomberg did its own analysis on the number of fatal crashes in the US in which door functionality played a role. Read more: bloom.bg/49tm0fF
📷️: Getty Images
📷️: Getty Images
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First real-world usage of Garmin's emergency autoland system. avbrief.com/autoland-sav...
December 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
First real-world usage of Garmin's emergency autoland system. avbrief.com/autoland-sav...
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The New York City Transit system has thousands upon thousands of informational signs installed across the city!
Step inside our sign shop for an inside look at how these signs are designed, fabricated, and put into place.
Step inside our sign shop for an inside look at how these signs are designed, fabricated, and put into place.
December 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The New York City Transit system has thousands upon thousands of informational signs installed across the city!
Step inside our sign shop for an inside look at how these signs are designed, fabricated, and put into place.
Step inside our sign shop for an inside look at how these signs are designed, fabricated, and put into place.
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i've bit the bullet and made rue-lang.dev
lot of work to do there, haha. but the infra is now set up.
proud of how far my little language has come
lot of work to do there, haha. but the infra is now set up.
proud of how far my little language has come
December 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
i've bit the bullet and made rue-lang.dev
lot of work to do there, haha. but the infra is now set up.
proud of how far my little language has come
lot of work to do there, haha. but the infra is now set up.
proud of how far my little language has come
Might fuck around and write a blog post (or series?) about how much the Gregorian calendar sucks
December 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Might fuck around and write a blog post (or series?) about how much the Gregorian calendar sucks
Drop the "The". Just "CRuby". It's cleaner.
December 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Drop the "The". Just "CRuby". It's cleaner.
You know its Sunday when you start seeing all the Meet the Press clips on your timeline
December 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
You know its Sunday when you start seeing all the Meet the Press clips on your timeline
Nick Kroll should play Leon Trotsky in a biopic
December 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Nick Kroll should play Leon Trotsky in a biopic