Mark Rieke
@markjrieke.bsky.social
certified big nerd | big #rstats dweeb | accidental python fan | he/him
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Mark Rieke
@markjrieke.bsky.social
· May 25
Here are some of the photos from hiking rim to rim. It’s difficult to capture in a photo (or words) the sense of wonder and majesty imbued by this park. The scale is humbling
an update --- her company's HQ in Minneapolis is closing for the day (they're gonna wait to see if it needs to be a full week) because of the horrors
yeah so my wife was supposed to have an in-person company get together in Minneapolis and that is not happening anymore because of the everything
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
an update --- her company's HQ in Minneapolis is closing for the day (they're gonna wait to see if it needs to be a full week) because of the horrors
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hopefully this means that the centrism-pilled consultant class (who unfortunately have the ear of democratic electeds) has finally come around to the data-backed idea that the administration is not popular wrt immigration enforcement
Gallego ("moderate" Dem) is going with "ICE needs to be totally torn down" (not "reform and retrain"). This is a pivot point for the country on immigration. You have been seeing this in the data for a while, and now officials are snapping to the public opinion www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ice-is-a-7...
January 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM
hopefully this means that the centrism-pilled consultant class (who unfortunately have the ear of democratic electeds) has finally come around to the data-backed idea that the administration is not popular wrt immigration enforcement
@meta, for the measly price of a $1M salary per year, I will take on the job of sitting in mark zuckerberg's office to tell him "no" every time he pipes up with a new idea, thereby saving the company billions
The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.
Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg's Vision Fails
The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.
trib.al
January 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
@meta, for the measly price of a $1M salary per year, I will take on the job of sitting in mark zuckerberg's office to tell him "no" every time he pipes up with a new idea, thereby saving the company billions
sat down after work and accidentally cranked out the most tonically interesting thing I've ever written (not sure if this transcription is correct but it sounds dope):
Fm/Ab
F7/Adim
Bb6
G7/Bdim
B
Db6sus4
Dmajb5
Ebm
Ab7
Dbsus4
Db11b6
Fm/Ab
F7/Adim
Bb6
G7/Bdim
B
Db6sus4
Dmajb5
Ebm
Ab7
Dbsus4
Db11b6
January 17, 2026 at 12:57 AM
sat down after work and accidentally cranked out the most tonically interesting thing I've ever written (not sure if this transcription is correct but it sounds dope):
Fm/Ab
F7/Adim
Bb6
G7/Bdim
B
Db6sus4
Dmajb5
Ebm
Ab7
Dbsus4
Db11b6
Fm/Ab
F7/Adim
Bb6
G7/Bdim
B
Db6sus4
Dmajb5
Ebm
Ab7
Dbsus4
Db11b6
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what if we just dont turn it back on
X has stopped working
X has stopped working
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
what if we just dont turn it back on
ghostty is a nice lil terminal. me gusta
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 PM
ghostty is a nice lil terminal. me gusta
video-based tutorials are the work of the devil (plz just give me documentation)
January 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
video-based tutorials are the work of the devil (plz just give me documentation)
yeah so my wife was supposed to have an in-person company get together in Minneapolis and that is not happening anymore because of the everything
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
yeah so my wife was supposed to have an in-person company get together in Minneapolis and that is not happening anymore because of the everything
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You could even say "Have the Border Patrol patrol the border, not our cities"
January 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
You could even say "Have the Border Patrol patrol the border, not our cities"
Hades (from Hadestown) is a shadow daddy and I will not be taking any further questions at this time
January 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Hades (from Hadestown) is a shadow daddy and I will not be taking any further questions at this time
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go home, sheet music, you're drunk
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
go home, sheet music, you're drunk
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1. ICE will kill you.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
1. ICE will kill you.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
i have a generalized sense of ennui and anxiety maybe overcommitting to new years resolutions will help
January 7, 2026 at 2:38 AM
i have a generalized sense of ennui and anxiety maybe overcommitting to new years resolutions will help
lukewarm take, but plotly is uggy and ggplotly should generally be avoided for disrespecting your static ggplot2 formatting (use ggiraph instead)
January 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
lukewarm take, but plotly is uggy and ggplotly should generally be avoided for disrespecting your static ggplot2 formatting (use ggiraph instead)
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Happy Back-To-Work Day!!
January 5, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Happy Back-To-Work Day!!
in the northeast united states, they do `git merge maine` instead
January 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
in the northeast united states, they do `git merge maine` instead
someone who is good at music theory help what in the world is this chord and why is it so juicy (when playing in Eb)
January 4, 2026 at 1:02 AM
someone who is good at music theory help what in the world is this chord and why is it so juicy (when playing in Eb)
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These are not serious people
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
These are not serious people
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just did a word count on my dnd campaign's ongoing summary and we're almost at 10,000 words
January 3, 2026 at 2:32 AM
just did a word count on my dnd campaign's ongoing summary and we're almost at 10,000 words
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Bari Weiss just going all in with these CBS News statements of policy
January 2, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Bari Weiss just going all in with these CBS News statements of policy
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This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).
December 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).
doing it because I simply love suffering
"I should learn cpp" <- statements by the utterly deranged (me, maybe, idk)
December 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
doing it because I simply love suffering