Natsuka
@octopodeeznuts.bsky.social
FORTRAN, Perl, and dotfile de-spaghettifier
she/they bi 🏳️⚧️ autist 📄 '89
GOP delenda est
she/they bi 🏳️⚧️ autist 📄 '89
GOP delenda est
>The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE), commonly known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks, is an American fraternal order and charitable organization founded in 1868 in New York City. Originally established as a social club for minstrel show performers,
DSA 🤝 Elks
DSA 🤝 Elks
February 11, 2026 at 1:32 AM
>The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE), commonly known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks, is an American fraternal order and charitable organization founded in 1868 in New York City. Originally established as a social club for minstrel show performers,
DSA 🤝 Elks
DSA 🤝 Elks
i've internalized "lies, damned lies, and statistics" to such a degree that i can't look at a nice chart without immediately scrutinizing everything for shenanigans
i know how much effort goes into those pretty pictures. i *know* you had a specific reason to deviate from the default settings.
i know how much effort goes into those pretty pictures. i *know* you had a specific reason to deviate from the default settings.
I just really can’t believe people would claim academic superiority over me while pulling a “lying with statistics“
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
i've internalized "lies, damned lies, and statistics" to such a degree that i can't look at a nice chart without immediately scrutinizing everything for shenanigans
i know how much effort goes into those pretty pictures. i *know* you had a specific reason to deviate from the default settings.
i know how much effort goes into those pretty pictures. i *know* you had a specific reason to deviate from the default settings.
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the real conspiracy theory is that braindead theories like QAnon are strategically deployed to undermine the real conspiracies
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 AM
the real conspiracy theory is that braindead theories like QAnon are strategically deployed to undermine the real conspiracies
suck it Thomas Robert Malthus
February 11, 2026 at 12:20 AM
suck it Thomas Robert Malthus
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"Obviously you'll get death threats" starts from such fucking abysmal baseline expectations
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"Obviously you'll get death threats" starts from such fucking abysmal baseline expectations
i don't think enough people are aware of this video
(and the fact that CGP Grey refers to a series that still seems to not exist, six years later)
youtu.be/kh88fVP2FWQ
(and the fact that CGP Grey refers to a series that still seems to not exist, six years later)
youtu.be/kh88fVP2FWQ
Why Indians Don't Say "Native American"
YouTube video by CGP Grey
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
i don't think enough people are aware of this video
(and the fact that CGP Grey refers to a series that still seems to not exist, six years later)
youtu.be/kh88fVP2FWQ
(and the fact that CGP Grey refers to a series that still seems to not exist, six years later)
youtu.be/kh88fVP2FWQ
this, too, is "bring me a rock. why did you bring me this? this is the wrong rock."
If the Democratic Party instituted membership dues tomorrow, everyone insisting that Democrats should charge membership dues today would be joining the dogpile ripping them to shreds for such a monumentally idiotic idea.
February 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM
this, too, is "bring me a rock. why did you bring me this? this is the wrong rock."
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Pro-trans humanist but anti-transgender is a really funny ideology. We will transcend the boundaries of flesh, be whatever we want to be EXCEPT IN THAT ONE WAY, NONE OF THAT, freeing ourselves from the shackles of our physical husks BUT DON’T TOUCH THE GENITALS.
February 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Pro-trans humanist but anti-transgender is a really funny ideology. We will transcend the boundaries of flesh, be whatever we want to be EXCEPT IN THAT ONE WAY, NONE OF THAT, freeing ourselves from the shackles of our physical husks BUT DON’T TOUCH THE GENITALS.
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The thing this post really highlights is how blocking Brazilian Bsky accounts on sight is the right call 99% of the time.
people born in america probably don’t realize how cool america used to be. the death of US soft power is going to have long term consequences we are only beginning to see
February 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
The thing this post really highlights is how blocking Brazilian Bsky accounts on sight is the right call 99% of the time.
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It's kind of funny to see people getting hard-ons talking about security theater when an enormous sex trafficking ring coordinated on gmail
February 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
It's kind of funny to see people getting hard-ons talking about security theater when an enormous sex trafficking ring coordinated on gmail
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I often used to joke that a Dem President should just start an anti-suicide initiative & let Republicans' oppositional defiance disorder take care of our problem for us & it's become less & less of a joke every year.
MAGA is a death cult and the sooner the fulfill their ultimate goal for themselves on all of this, the better for the rest of us
A year ago, we were on the cusp of turning many cancers into chronic rather than terminal diseases through immunotherapy and mRNA vaccines. Today, we're working through the curative qualities of a magical horse paste instead.
February 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I often used to joke that a Dem President should just start an anti-suicide initiative & let Republicans' oppositional defiance disorder take care of our problem for us & it's become less & less of a joke every year.
big "some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice i am willing to make" energy
at least they *acknowledge* that they're advocating for human sacrifices, i guess
at least they *acknowledge* that they're advocating for human sacrifices, i guess
LMFAO
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
big "some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice i am willing to make" energy
at least they *acknowledge* that they're advocating for human sacrifices, i guess
at least they *acknowledge* that they're advocating for human sacrifices, i guess
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chat is it good for union support to hold the public position "i will literally hold these patients at gunpoint"
they don't do this for a /reason/
they don't do this for a /reason/
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM
chat is it good for union support to hold the public position "i will literally hold these patients at gunpoint"
they don't do this for a /reason/
they don't do this for a /reason/
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Bsky is still far too white to be a good approximation of the Democratic base.
February 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Bsky is still far too white to be a good approximation of the Democratic base.
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re: discussion on LLM interfaces and the suitability of chat interfaces, I'm beginning to wonder if part of the issue is UI/UX metaphor creep because of programmer familiarity with shell and REPLs
February 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
re: discussion on LLM interfaces and the suitability of chat interfaces, I'm beginning to wonder if part of the issue is UI/UX metaphor creep because of programmer familiarity with shell and REPLs
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Both these options sound objectively amazing, why do racists keep assuming everyone's racist?
February 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Both these options sound objectively amazing, why do racists keep assuming everyone's racist?
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i would like for ICE to be exposed, afraid, and emasculated
Ron Johnson: "Why would they to remove their masks? Because they want these officers exposed, they want them afraid, they don't want to carry out their enforcement actions. They want judicial warrants, which would completely neuter ICE's ability to apprehend"
February 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
i would like for ICE to be exposed, afraid, and emasculated
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If you’re creating a 3rd party PDS intended as a safe haven for any specific group, you need to have a moderation strategy that plans for attempts to infiltrate and instrumentalize ingroup affinity.
February 10, 2026 at 12:53 PM
If you’re creating a 3rd party PDS intended as a safe haven for any specific group, you need to have a moderation strategy that plans for attempts to infiltrate and instrumentalize ingroup affinity.
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the attention economy is actually also georgism because you cannot build more time in the same way you can't build more land
I would like to add to the caucus of Georgists who actually understand our own ideology. fuck billionaires, we have one planet and one life and in no aspect of that should we allow a tiny group of people to monopolize what we can't build more of- land, and time
absolutely loving the georgists quoting me telling me they hate billionaires, keep it up
February 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
the attention economy is actually also georgism because you cannot build more time in the same way you can't build more land
better than IP over Avian Carriers, i guess
February 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
better than IP over Avian Carriers, i guess
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"the purpose of a system is what it does" is a useful phrase because it instantly nullifies marketing & propaganda for causes that result in harm
if one routinely vilifies the whole concept of GMO agriculture, one purpose of that vilification is to cause a third of people to be Vitamin A deficient
if one routinely vilifies the whole concept of GMO agriculture, one purpose of that vilification is to cause a third of people to be Vitamin A deficient
The golden rice situation makes me *SO* sad.
It's estimated a THIRD of people worldwide are Vitamin A deficient, which can cause permanent damage to the eyes — in many cases full-on blindness.
We created a perfect solution to this problem, but oh no, it's "unnatural"
It's estimated a THIRD of people worldwide are Vitamin A deficient, which can cause permanent damage to the eyes — in many cases full-on blindness.
We created a perfect solution to this problem, but oh no, it's "unnatural"
Same anti-science people who'd rather see people starve, than endorse GMOs. Because, hurr durr, Capitalism bad, science bad, therefore, hurr durr, golden rice bad and an unnatural abomination!
February 9, 2026 at 10:27 PM
"the purpose of a system is what it does" is a useful phrase because it instantly nullifies marketing & propaganda for causes that result in harm
if one routinely vilifies the whole concept of GMO agriculture, one purpose of that vilification is to cause a third of people to be Vitamin A deficient
if one routinely vilifies the whole concept of GMO agriculture, one purpose of that vilification is to cause a third of people to be Vitamin A deficient
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It also feels fundamentally racist, it's ceding to the most delusional white supremacist ideas of advanced technology being the domain of white people, which is entirely absurd. Modern agriculture is the work of millions of researchers from around the world, from every culture imaginable.
February 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM
It also feels fundamentally racist, it's ceding to the most delusional white supremacist ideas of advanced technology being the domain of white people, which is entirely absurd. Modern agriculture is the work of millions of researchers from around the world, from every culture imaginable.
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youtu.be/80lys4YdafM
this is so cool, I can't imagine anyone listening to Rush for the first time and doing this well in what is effectively a Neil Peart sightread?
this is so cool, I can't imagine anyone listening to Rush for the first time and doing this well in what is effectively a Neil Peart sightread?
The Mars Volta Drummer Hears RUSH For The First Time
YouTube video by Drumeo
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
youtu.be/80lys4YdafM
this is so cool, I can't imagine anyone listening to Rush for the first time and doing this well in what is effectively a Neil Peart sightread?
this is so cool, I can't imagine anyone listening to Rush for the first time and doing this well in what is effectively a Neil Peart sightread?
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The modern world cannot exist without industrial agriculture and globalized trade. There are numerous countries who do not have the arable land to be food autarkic even if they tried and are forced to import food.
How many of them are you okay with starving to death?
How many of them are you okay with starving to death?
February 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The modern world cannot exist without industrial agriculture and globalized trade. There are numerous countries who do not have the arable land to be food autarkic even if they tried and are forced to import food.
How many of them are you okay with starving to death?
How many of them are you okay with starving to death?