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Robert Ward
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Founding member of Arch Reactor Hackerspace
Founder / CTO at Juristat
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“When the system forces you to code with a hallucinating clown, eventually you stop resisting. You let him type. You let him be "productive." You check out. You surrender your brain to the noise and just float.” deplet.ing/the-copilot-...
The Copilot Delusion
Disclaimer: This post was written May 2025, and the arguments apply to AI code capabilities at this time. The arguments around lack of competence are certainly likely to become less prevalent-while th...
deplet.ing
May 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"
May 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Me when I get back to my nice ergo mechanical keyboard, after having to use the laptop keyboard for two weeks while visiting family.
January 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Emojipedia tackling the important questions about what comes next for Syria.

blog.emojipedia.org/will-the-syr...
Will the Syrian Flag Emoji be changed? When?
Given recent events in Syria, Emojipedia has received many questions regarding when the country's emoji flag will be updated to reflect its new political leadership. Here we detail the process for an ...
blog.emojipedia.org
December 10, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Disheartening to live in an America where even CEOs now have to live with the same fear of being shot and killed we used to reserve only for schoolchildren.
December 4, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Love how with American health care, I need a ninety minute power-point presentation and a complex spreadsheet each year to teach me how to get care without getting financially ruined.
December 2, 2024 at 5:37 PM
This is a very strange image to use when you're trying to sell a lawn leveling rake Home Depot.
November 25, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Nothing has destroyed my faith in humanity more than attempting to sell things on FB market.
October 10, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Always a treat to get some hometown(ish) attention from The Onion
October 9, 2024 at 7:51 PM
I’m heading to Seattle for the first time, on the first flight I’ve taken since COVID. Annoyed that my TSA Pre expired last month, but pleasantly surprised that you don’t have to take electronics out anymore for the scanners.
September 17, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Alaska Air has some *very* specific exemptions from their paid checked bag policy.
September 17, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Kinda annoyed at myself for taking so long to setup a custom domain on here, considering how easy it ended up being.
September 11, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Got a NanoKVM in the mail this morning. Going to spend a couple hours this morning hooking it up and testing it out.
September 4, 2024 at 2:00 PM
I've lived in the Midwest almost all of my forty years on this planet and I've never heard of "Corn Sweat" before. I feel like this is a giant practical joke being played on me personally because I've seen like ten articles this week alone on it.
‘Corn Sweat’ and Climate Change Bring Sweltering Weather to the Midwest
A heat wave is sending temperatures soaring in the Midwest, and “corn sweat” is pushing humidity sky-high
www.scientificamerican.com
August 29, 2024 at 7:26 PM
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MIDWEST DAD LEVELS UNPARALLELED
August 27, 2024 at 7:56 PM