Peter Berger
@peterb.bsky.social
effort + coffee = software. See also @peterb@mathstodon.xyz
Watching _V For Vendetta_ and hoo boy I never thought I'd be living through it.
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Watching _V For Vendetta_ and hoo boy I never thought I'd be living through it.
@katebeaton.bsky.social Some horrid AI company is running ads on reddit that lift your "Awww yiss" pigeon. Do you want the details for your solicitors?
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
@katebeaton.bsky.social Some horrid AI company is running ads on reddit that lift your "Awww yiss" pigeon. Do you want the details for your solicitors?
Hey @opg.bsky.social I regret to inform you that on Edmund Fitzgerald day I have decided that AI is good actually, because it answered this question (and I don't really care if it's wrong).
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey @opg.bsky.social I regret to inform you that on Edmund Fitzgerald day I have decided that AI is good actually, because it answered this question (and I don't really care if it's wrong).
My most strongly-held food take is that bialys are better than bagels, and it isn't close.
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My most strongly-held food take is that bialys are better than bagels, and it isn't close.
Me, an Idiot: when I can buy more things that means I am more prosperous
You, a Genius: actually being able to buy more means you’re poorer.
You, a Genius: actually being able to buy more means you’re poorer.
people buying piles and piles of cheap shit isn't economic prosperity. hedonism treadmill lmfao
i wish it was possible to peer into the past to see if this hedonistic treadmill was as severe in past generations
like were people in the 1940s smugly talking about how the spread of electricity isn't good evidence of economic prosperity
like were people in the 1940s smugly talking about how the spread of electricity isn't good evidence of economic prosperity
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Me, an Idiot: when I can buy more things that means I am more prosperous
You, a Genius: actually being able to buy more means you’re poorer.
You, a Genius: actually being able to buy more means you’re poorer.
Haskell MOOC: Lecture 3, Catamorphic (Set 3b)
YouTube video by Tea Leaves
youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Some Saturday morning #haskell streaming youtube.com/live/Cny0hHT...
Haskell MOOC: Lecture 3, Catamorphic
YouTube video by Tea Leaves
youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Some Saturday morning #haskell streaming youtube.com/live/Cny0hHT...
This property is assessed at only $537,800, which is a goddamn war crime. This is prime commercial real estate in one of the best shopping districts in the city. This shouldn't be assessed at a penny below $2 million, but Pittsburgh's broken assessment system incentivizes leaving it vacant.
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This property is assessed at only $537,800, which is a goddamn war crime. This is prime commercial real estate in one of the best shopping districts in the city. This shouldn't be assessed at a penny below $2 million, but Pittsburgh's broken assessment system incentivizes leaving it vacant.
Put "He makes @haskell.org videos that nobody watches" on my tombstone. youtu.be/DvIMjXNLUSs
A new Haskell MOOC!
YouTube video by Tea Leaves
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Put "He makes @haskell.org videos that nobody watches" on my tombstone. youtu.be/DvIMjXNLUSs
Major effect of Peacemaker Season 2 is I'm a huge Foxy Shazam fan now.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Major effect of Peacemaker Season 2 is I'm a huge Foxy Shazam fan now.
Stop, stop, I already like @whstancil.bsky.social you don't need to make him sound even better.
will stancil is the kind of motherfucker who would believe something just because a graph told him to
Look I like Mamdani too but he literally finished with the exact same vote share as Frey here in Minneapolis. Let’s not say he is the truth, the uncontested path forward, just yet. He’s a charismatic guy who got 50% in one of the most liberal places in America with a very progressive platform.
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Stop, stop, I already like @whstancil.bsky.social you don't need to make him sound even better.
I feel like I learn this lesson roughly once a week.
The most shocking revelation in the whole AI debacle has been the realisation that the smartest people in the world are fucking idiots.
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I feel like I learn this lesson roughly once a week.
A lot of people complain about how 2025 is going but on the bright side it has allowed me to use the word "obsequious" a lot more than I expected!
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A lot of people complain about how 2025 is going but on the bright side it has allowed me to use the word "obsequious" a lot more than I expected!
[Very Alec Baldwin voice] A, B, T.
A, always
B, Be
T, Tramping the dirt down.
Always be tramping the dirt down. ALWAYS be tramping the dirt down.
A, always
B, Be
T, Tramping the dirt down.
Always be tramping the dirt down. ALWAYS be tramping the dirt down.
November 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
[Very Alec Baldwin voice] A, B, T.
A, always
B, Be
T, Tramping the dirt down.
Always be tramping the dirt down. ALWAYS be tramping the dirt down.
A, always
B, Be
T, Tramping the dirt down.
Always be tramping the dirt down. ALWAYS be tramping the dirt down.
I need to write a talk solely for the purpose of presenting this slide and then never being invited to an FP conference again.
November 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I need to write a talk solely for the purpose of presenting this slide and then never being invited to an FP conference again.
I might have gotten a little salty about Haskell naming practices in this morning's livestream. youtube.com/shorts/t1pvf...
Ranting About Haskell Naming #haskell #abstraction #functionalprogramming
YouTube video by Tea Leaves
youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I might have gotten a little salty about Haskell naming practices in this morning's livestream. youtube.com/shorts/t1pvf...
Some low-intensity live-streaming tonight. www.youtube.com/live/eHyHiXI...
[No Commentary] Haskell Programming From First Principles
YouTube video by Tea Leaves
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Some low-intensity live-streaming tonight. www.youtube.com/live/eHyHiXI...
Andy Jassy on layoffs:
"If you grow, as fast as we did for several years, you know, the size of the businesses, the number of people, the number of locations, the types of businesses you’re in…"
It's such a complete mystery who made those shitty decisions about the size of the business.
"If you grow, as fast as we did for several years, you know, the size of the businesses, the number of people, the number of locations, the types of businesses you’re in…"
It's such a complete mystery who made those shitty decisions about the size of the business.
October 31, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Andy Jassy on layoffs:
"If you grow, as fast as we did for several years, you know, the size of the businesses, the number of people, the number of locations, the types of businesses you’re in…"
It's such a complete mystery who made those shitty decisions about the size of the business.
"If you grow, as fast as we did for several years, you know, the size of the businesses, the number of people, the number of locations, the types of businesses you’re in…"
It's such a complete mystery who made those shitty decisions about the size of the business.
I regret to inform Francesca that having a Nazi tattoo is, in fact, a substantive issue.
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I regret to inform Francesca that having a Nazi tattoo is, in fact, a substantive issue.
I feel like we don't talk enough about the fact that the very best rendition of any Beatles song is performed by Earth, Wind, & Fire. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKsk...
Earth, Wind & Fire - Got to Get You Into My Life (Audio)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I feel like we don't talk enough about the fact that the very best rendition of any Beatles song is performed by Earth, Wind, & Fire. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKsk...
David Bowie's most underrated song is "Candidate".
That is all.
That is all.
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
David Bowie's most underrated song is "Candidate".
That is all.
That is all.
"Amazon announces layoffs of 30,000 Nvidia GPUs"
[stock price rises]
[stock price rises]
October 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"Amazon announces layoffs of 30,000 Nvidia GPUs"
[stock price rises]
[stock price rises]
This is your yearly reminder that every single lyric in Carly Simon's song "You're So Vain" is a fuckin' banger.
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is your yearly reminder that every single lyric in Carly Simon's song "You're So Vain" is a fuckin' banger.
The answer is "Because, all things being equal, compared to single player games, multiplayer games suck."
I said what I said.
I said what I said.
So is a slot machine
Over at The Ringer, I went long on the history of PlayStation online, from SOCOM and Uncharted 2 to its current live-service woes.
Notable hearing Shawn Layden on GaaS: “A live-service game to me isn’t really a game. It’s a repetitive action engagement device.”
www.theringer.com/2025/10/24/v...
Notable hearing Shawn Layden on GaaS: “A live-service game to me isn’t really a game. It’s a repetitive action engagement device.”
www.theringer.com/2025/10/24/v...
October 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The answer is "Because, all things being equal, compared to single player games, multiplayer games suck."
I said what I said.
I said what I said.