Wavy Jones
@postambition.bsky.social
Living within my character limits
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Buncha supposed politics experts are going to spend the next week looking at a young charismatic candidate with an optimistic message like it’s some cryptic formula for cold fusion
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Buncha supposed politics experts are going to spend the next week looking at a young charismatic candidate with an optimistic message like it’s some cryptic formula for cold fusion
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POSTER: In my post I invented the Don’t Misunderstand the Torment Nexus Metaphor as a cautionary tale
CTO: At long last, I have misunderstood the Torment Nexus Metaphor from the classic post Don't Misunderstand The Torment Nexus Metaphor
CTO: At long last, I have misunderstood the Torment Nexus Metaphor from the classic post Don't Misunderstand The Torment Nexus Metaphor
"Torment Nexus" comes from this tweet and is often used now to describe the kind of negative experiences you can have with social networks, like getting dogpiled or harassed or being pushed into conflict
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
POSTER: In my post I invented the Don’t Misunderstand the Torment Nexus Metaphor as a cautionary tale
CTO: At long last, I have misunderstood the Torment Nexus Metaphor from the classic post Don't Misunderstand The Torment Nexus Metaphor
CTO: At long last, I have misunderstood the Torment Nexus Metaphor from the classic post Don't Misunderstand The Torment Nexus Metaphor
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
Make excellent enemies and defeat them
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
October 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Make excellent enemies and defeat them
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Today's article is about a form of bad-faith speech somewhat akin to bullshit, which I'm calling (because why not) wank. I don't quite think I've focused the ideas down as much as I can, but I think it says some interesting things regardless:
An essay on wank | deadSimpleTech
This captures well the uncomfortable, slightly disorienting feeling that wank creates when you're subjected to it, wherein you're expected to speak about and think about the statement as though it say...
deadsimpletech.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Today's article is about a form of bad-faith speech somewhat akin to bullshit, which I'm calling (because why not) wank. I don't quite think I've focused the ideas down as much as I can, but I think it says some interesting things regardless:
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win (h/t @miriamposner.com)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win (h/t @miriamposner.com)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I am proud to be born a Muslim.
I am proud to be born in Somalia.
I am proud to have become an American.
None of you can change that no matter how much you rage tweet.
Drink some water and touch grass.
I am proud to be born in Somalia.
I am proud to have become an American.
None of you can change that no matter how much you rage tweet.
Drink some water and touch grass.
September 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I am proud to be born a Muslim.
I am proud to be born in Somalia.
I am proud to have become an American.
None of you can change that no matter how much you rage tweet.
Drink some water and touch grass.
I am proud to be born in Somalia.
I am proud to have become an American.
None of you can change that no matter how much you rage tweet.
Drink some water and touch grass.
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they were developed in a fentanyl lab located in Asbestos, Quebec, to be Woke, fireproof and deadly to the touch. their glands secrete generic prescription drugs and they all believe in climate change. these aren’t your granddad’s 30-50 feral hogs. they’re bilingual. they will win
September 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
they were developed in a fentanyl lab located in Asbestos, Quebec, to be Woke, fireproof and deadly to the touch. their glands secrete generic prescription drugs and they all believe in climate change. these aren’t your granddad’s 30-50 feral hogs. they’re bilingual. they will win
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Imagine if your own T-cells could be taught to sweep out the viral ghosts of COVID still haunting your body.
That’s TechImmune’s moonshot.
And the team behind it? Absolutely stacked.
techimmune.com/about-us/
That’s TechImmune’s moonshot.
And the team behind it? Absolutely stacked.
techimmune.com/about-us/
About Us - TechImmune
Our novel vaccine approach, a preemptive shield, makes the difference resulting in protection from all variants of the Coronavirus.
techimmune.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Imagine if your own T-cells could be taught to sweep out the viral ghosts of COVID still haunting your body.
That’s TechImmune’s moonshot.
And the team behind it? Absolutely stacked.
techimmune.com/about-us/
That’s TechImmune’s moonshot.
And the team behind it? Absolutely stacked.
techimmune.com/about-us/
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For context that's a third the price the RIAA expected a single human to pay for just downloading 24 songs a decade ago (after cutting the ruling down from $1.5m, or $62,000 per song), and that's not adjusting for inflation:
September 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
For context that's a third the price the RIAA expected a single human to pay for just downloading 24 songs a decade ago (after cutting the ruling down from $1.5m, or $62,000 per song), and that's not adjusting for inflation:
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Osaka researchers report the FDA will review Shionogi’s ensitrelvir, the first oral drug tested to prevent COVID-19 after exposure.
If approved in 2026, it could stop infection before symptoms begin.
www.shionogi.com/global/en/ne...
If approved in 2026, it could stop infection before symptoms begin.
www.shionogi.com/global/en/ne...
FDA Accepts Shionogi’s Ensitrelvir NDA for Review as the First Oral Therapy for the Prevention of COVID-19 Following Exposure
www.shionogi.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Osaka researchers report the FDA will review Shionogi’s ensitrelvir, the first oral drug tested to prevent COVID-19 after exposure.
If approved in 2026, it could stop infection before symptoms begin.
www.shionogi.com/global/en/ne...
If approved in 2026, it could stop infection before symptoms begin.
www.shionogi.com/global/en/ne...
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NJ students in grades 6-12 will now learn about “the history of organized labor, notable strikes throughout history, unionization drives, and the collective bargaining process and existing legal protections in the workplace.”
This is genuinely so important, and so good to see. Jersey strong, baby!!
This is genuinely so important, and so good to see. Jersey strong, baby!!
Proud to sign legislation today ensuring students understand the history of the labor movement and safeguarding the freedom of employees to make their own choices at work without coercion.
These bills reinforce our commitment to honoring the role of organized labor. www.nj.gov/governor/new...
These bills reinforce our commitment to honoring the role of organized labor. www.nj.gov/governor/new...
September 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
NJ students in grades 6-12 will now learn about “the history of organized labor, notable strikes throughout history, unionization drives, and the collective bargaining process and existing legal protections in the workplace.”
This is genuinely so important, and so good to see. Jersey strong, baby!!
This is genuinely so important, and so good to see. Jersey strong, baby!!
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Anyway HELLO AND THANK YOU I cannot help but notice that THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is still reaching people more than a year after it was published! :D
(I assume the... things... that live in the woods are involved. But thank you anyway!)
If you haven't yet, pick up your copy today!
(I assume the... things... that live in the woods are involved. But thank you anyway!)
If you haven't yet, pick up your copy today!
The Butcher of the Forest
"A perfect mix of horror and fantasy."—The New York Times“The Butcher of the Forest” shows exactly why Mohamed is one of fantasy’s rising stars."—T...
us.macmillan.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Anyway HELLO AND THANK YOU I cannot help but notice that THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is still reaching people more than a year after it was published! :D
(I assume the... things... that live in the woods are involved. But thank you anyway!)
If you haven't yet, pick up your copy today!
(I assume the... things... that live in the woods are involved. But thank you anyway!)
If you haven't yet, pick up your copy today!
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I don’t know, man. It’s hard to convince me that the democratic leaders included in this piece aren’t working for republicans. It’s either that or I need to give nihilism another look…
August 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I don’t know, man. It’s hard to convince me that the democratic leaders included in this piece aren’t working for republicans. It’s either that or I need to give nihilism another look…
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The Great Potato Chip Payoff is the best story ever, a perfect combination of important and stupid, with a beautiful visual, I’m so happy for The City!
August 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The Great Potato Chip Payoff is the best story ever, a perfect combination of important and stupid, with a beautiful visual, I’m so happy for The City!
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it is incredible to see the extent to which the Sensible Centrists are simply incapable of grasping the very simple and obvious fact that the president's concern with crime is a pretext, and that to deny claims of a sudden epidemic in crime is not to say that crime is nonexistent.
August 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
it is incredible to see the extent to which the Sensible Centrists are simply incapable of grasping the very simple and obvious fact that the president's concern with crime is a pretext, and that to deny claims of a sudden epidemic in crime is not to say that crime is nonexistent.
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I suppose this is the point when I should say again that:
the amount of money the videogames industry brings into the UK economy every year is *more than double* the value of the fishing and steel industries *combined*
what this country is really good at is producing culture
the amount of money the videogames industry brings into the UK economy every year is *more than double* the value of the fishing and steel industries *combined*
what this country is really good at is producing culture
yes. yes yes.
the UK is (not just the originator but) the setting for some of the most popular culture in the world. there is a whole genre of videogames that are set in an imagined Britain. 'soft' power is real economic and even political power.
the UK is (not just the originator but) the setting for some of the most popular culture in the world. there is a whole genre of videogames that are set in an imagined Britain. 'soft' power is real economic and even political power.
Agree. One thing that I really liked about @jpspencer.bsky.social’s Labour Together report is it included culture in “growth spending”. So much policy about regional development in the UK basically regards culture, tourism, etc. as distractions from the real work of building trains to nowhere.
August 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I suppose this is the point when I should say again that:
the amount of money the videogames industry brings into the UK economy every year is *more than double* the value of the fishing and steel industries *combined*
what this country is really good at is producing culture
the amount of money the videogames industry brings into the UK economy every year is *more than double* the value of the fishing and steel industries *combined*
what this country is really good at is producing culture
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Or set up a genetic rescue: bring in other subspecies of priests from other regions and release them in Ireland to breed with the native priests.
reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland
August 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Or set up a genetic rescue: bring in other subspecies of priests from other regions and release them in Ireland to breed with the native priests.
Tressie McMillan Cottom showed how to talk about political aesthetics while avoiding the pitfalls of talking about appearance. She has since made some killer observations about Noem's aesthetics too.
www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/o...
August 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Tressie McMillan Cottom showed how to talk about political aesthetics while avoiding the pitfalls of talking about appearance. She has since made some killer observations about Noem's aesthetics too.
www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/o...
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The Industrial Revolution offered immediate tangible benefits and a hope the environmental and social destruction would be fixed later. AI offers environmental and social destruction right now and a hope that tangible benefits will be discovered at some point in the future.
Demis Hassabis on our AI future: ‘It’ll be 10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution – and maybe 10 times faster’
The head of Google’s DeepMind says artificial intelligence could usher in an era of ‘incredible productivity’ and ‘radical abundance’. But who will it benefit? And why does he wish the tech giants had...
www.theguardian.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Industrial Revolution offered immediate tangible benefits and a hope the environmental and social destruction would be fixed later. AI offers environmental and social destruction right now and a hope that tangible benefits will be discovered at some point in the future.
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Asking for a left version Stephen Miller is like asking for a left version of Goebbels.
August 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Asking for a left version Stephen Miller is like asking for a left version of Goebbels.