Rob Shearer
@r.v.cx
Pretty sure I’m right about:
- RFC 3339 dates
- ISO 216 paper sizes
- Fahrenheit weather temperatures
- Dot-grid paper
- End-to-end encryption
- Software engineering being about collaboration costs
Less confident about the rest.
https://linktr.ee/rvcx
- RFC 3339 dates
- ISO 216 paper sizes
- Fahrenheit weather temperatures
- Dot-grid paper
- End-to-end encryption
- Software engineering being about collaboration costs
Less confident about the rest.
https://linktr.ee/rvcx
I was a big fan of The Daily Show in its early years.
As soon as Stewart became a trusted source of political analysis it was all over.
And now that he has full control over what he calls bullshit on—his one skill—he’s showing how shallow he really is.
As soon as Stewart became a trusted source of political analysis it was all over.
And now that he has full control over what he calls bullshit on—his one skill—he’s showing how shallow he really is.
as someone who always found Jon Stewart to be kind of annoying and slopulist it’s been extremely vindicating to see that he’s actually just a total moron
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 AM
I was a big fan of The Daily Show in its early years.
As soon as Stewart became a trusted source of political analysis it was all over.
And now that he has full control over what he calls bullshit on—his one skill—he’s showing how shallow he really is.
As soon as Stewart became a trusted source of political analysis it was all over.
And now that he has full control over what he calls bullshit on—his one skill—he’s showing how shallow he really is.
There is something very weird about the pro-business party pitching a smaller economy as no worse than a larger one.
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
There is something very weird about the pro-business party pitching a smaller economy as no worse than a larger one.
It’s definitely of a piece with “you needed to show your vaccination card everywhere you went!” Which is also a thing that never actually happened.
I think they've been repeating this dumb line so much in an effort to clean up Trump's repeated bizarre claim that you need to show an ID to get into a grocery store
Mike Johnson: "Americans need an ID to drive, to open a bank account, to buy cold medicine, to file govt assistance, even to attend the DNC. So why would voting be any different? They can't answer that question."
February 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
It’s definitely of a piece with “you needed to show your vaccination card everywhere you went!” Which is also a thing that never actually happened.
Inaugurations in the open for the public to attend are American and democratic.
Inaugurations in ballrooms with invitations only to a hand-picked elite are unAmerican and despotic.
Inaugurations in ballrooms with invitations only to a hand-picked elite are unAmerican and despotic.
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Inaugurations in the open for the public to attend are American and democratic.
Inaugurations in ballrooms with invitations only to a hand-picked elite are unAmerican and despotic.
Inaugurations in ballrooms with invitations only to a hand-picked elite are unAmerican and despotic.
The British Parliament has strict rules of decorum, which has made smug little intellectual games of passive-aggressive wordplay a standard feature of “debate”, aped by pseudo-parliaments across Britain. And I thought it was the most childish nonsense I’d ever seen. Americans talk straight.
Garbarino: "It is a clear violation of the rules of the House to make statements that might be personally offensive to the president or vice president."
February 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The British Parliament has strict rules of decorum, which has made smug little intellectual games of passive-aggressive wordplay a standard feature of “debate”, aped by pseudo-parliaments across Britain. And I thought it was the most childish nonsense I’d ever seen. Americans talk straight.
My experience of the student bodies at several elite schools is that it is THE place that precocious children encounter *actual* smart people, realize they can’t compete, and pivot to decrying everyone who made them feel mediocre.
This is true, but having taught at some elite schools, I can say that some kids believe that checking all the boxes and getting into a good school entitles them to anything they want. When they find out that nature and society limit them, they become fake-populists and wanna burn "the system"
I don't think Hegseth's Ivy education has much to do with all this. A challenging school with its complex social situations can help light the fuse but he is who he is.
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM
My experience of the student bodies at several elite schools is that it is THE place that precocious children encounter *actual* smart people, realize they can’t compete, and pivot to decrying everyone who made them feel mediocre.
If I were a Trump staffer I would get him behind orbital data centers, then ease him into orbital solar as a way to one-up and belittle rooftop solar, all to get him on camera saying that offshore wind turbines suck and they'd be much better in space.
There are a lot of reasons I'm not a staffer.
There are a lot of reasons I'm not a staffer.
On Elon-esque (infinite) time horizons this seems entirely reasonable. But after his experience being the poster boy for liberal EVs and then alienating his entire customer base I can see him wincing at the idea of pimping solar.
Unless it's implicit in orbital AI or crypto.
Unless it's implicit in orbital AI or crypto.
February 10, 2026 at 12:46 AM
If I were a Trump staffer I would get him behind orbital data centers, then ease him into orbital solar as a way to one-up and belittle rooftop solar, all to get him on camera saying that offshore wind turbines suck and they'd be much better in space.
There are a lot of reasons I'm not a staffer.
There are a lot of reasons I'm not a staffer.
On Elon-esque (infinite) time horizons this seems entirely reasonable. But after his experience being the poster boy for liberal EVs and then alienating his entire customer base I can see him wincing at the idea of pimping solar.
Unless it's implicit in orbital AI or crypto.
Unless it's implicit in orbital AI or crypto.
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
On Elon-esque (infinite) time horizons this seems entirely reasonable. But after his experience being the poster boy for liberal EVs and then alienating his entire customer base I can see him wincing at the idea of pimping solar.
Unless it's implicit in orbital AI or crypto.
Unless it's implicit in orbital AI or crypto.
I, not a genius businessman, would focus on being the unrivaled leader in satellite delivery...at the verge of the era in which satellite communication is core infrastructure.
And somewhere in there is the reason I'm not the richest man in the world and he is.
And somewhere in there is the reason I'm not the richest man in the world and he is.
February 10, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I, not a genius businessman, would focus on being the unrivaled leader in satellite delivery...at the verge of the era in which satellite communication is core infrastructure.
And somewhere in there is the reason I'm not the richest man in the world and he is.
And somewhere in there is the reason I'm not the richest man in the world and he is.
Are we just glossing over his use of "anyone" when he meant "billionaires"?
February 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Are we just glossing over his use of "anyone" when he meant "billionaires"?
Reposted by Rob Shearer
An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
A reminder that every accusation is a confession.
My best explanation is that he asked his advisors if he could destroy the NHL to punish Canada, got talked out of pursuing it because politics, his main takeaway was that it would be better to be a true dictator like Putin or Xi…and this became “Xi would eliminate ice hockey”.
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
A reminder that every accusation is a confession.
My best explanation is that he asked his advisors if he could destroy the NHL to punish Canada, got talked out of pursuing it because politics, his main takeaway was that it would be better to be a true dictator like Putin or Xi…and this became “Xi would eliminate ice hockey”.
February 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
My best explanation is that he asked his advisors if he could destroy the NHL to punish Canada, got talked out of pursuing it because politics, his main takeaway was that it would be better to be a true dictator like Putin or Xi…and this became “Xi would eliminate ice hockey”.
We need to stop calling it “Truth Social”, as though it’s a real social media service, and just call it “Trump’s personal (micro)blog”.
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
We need to stop calling it “Truth Social”, as though it’s a real social media service, and just call it “Trump’s personal (micro)blog”.
I have been asked by my local Democratic Party to run for county coroner. And presumably lose.
This is only marginally more ridiculous than when I (sort-of) ran for appointment to the school board.
This is only marginally more ridiculous than when I (sort-of) ran for appointment to the school board.
February 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I have been asked by my local Democratic Party to run for county coroner. And presumably lose.
This is only marginally more ridiculous than when I (sort-of) ran for appointment to the school board.
This is only marginally more ridiculous than when I (sort-of) ran for appointment to the school board.
The blind spot at the core of the libertarian ethos is a refusal to acknowledge that when government cedes power *something* steps into the vacuum. And we have mountains of evidence that it is *always* an entity less accountable to the popular will than government.
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The blind spot at the core of the libertarian ethos is a refusal to acknowledge that when government cedes power *something* steps into the vacuum. And we have mountains of evidence that it is *always* an entity less accountable to the popular will than government.
Beyond (but not independent of) the racism, there’s another huge political blunder in here. “Remember Obama?” may still energize his clan base, but a competent, eloquent moderate who deported more immigrants than Trump without turning America into a war zone is not a savvy comparison to draw.
February 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Beyond (but not independent of) the racism, there’s another huge political blunder in here. “Remember Obama?” may still energize his clan base, but a competent, eloquent moderate who deported more immigrants than Trump without turning America into a war zone is not a savvy comparison to draw.
I'm beginning to respect The Boring Company for *only* ever working on impossible things nobody wants instead of first creating a successful business and then destroying it.
February 9, 2026 at 5:05 AM
I'm beginning to respect The Boring Company for *only* ever working on impossible things nobody wants instead of first creating a successful business and then destroying it.
So he's got a car company that he promises is laser focused on impossible androids that nobody wants, and a satellite launch company that is laser focused on an impossible moon colony that nobody wants.
SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 AM
So he's got a car company that he promises is laser focused on impossible androids that nobody wants, and a satellite launch company that is laser focused on an impossible moon colony that nobody wants.
So where can I go to buy "Super Bowl LX Champion NE Patriots" merch before it gets shipped to Africa?
February 9, 2026 at 4:39 AM
So where can I go to buy "Super Bowl LX Champion NE Patriots" merch before it gets shipped to Africa?
Sports-wise...not a very good Super Bowl.
Even if you're into defense.
Even if you're into defense.
It's over.
Sigh.
Sigh.
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Sports-wise...not a very good Super Bowl.
Even if you're into defense.
Even if you're into defense.
Still not as obviously dumb as crypto.
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Still not as obviously dumb as crypto.
Solid.
Sigh.
Sigh.
Worst Drake Super Bowl loss since last year
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Solid.
Sigh.
Sigh.
When I was a teen, my best friend's dad was worried about getting him a car. Because he worried his son would then spending all his time and money souping up his car.
"I just want to be able to get places, Dad. That's not a thing any more."
"I just want to be able to get places, Dad. That's not a thing any more."
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
When I was a teen, my best friend's dad was worried about getting him a car. Because he worried his son would then spending all his time and money souping up his car.
"I just want to be able to get places, Dad. That's not a thing any more."
"I just want to be able to get places, Dad. That's not a thing any more."