Garrett Fitzgerald
@sarekofvulcan.bsky.social
Computer geek, music geek, theatre geek... oh, you get the idea.
4-time Microsoft MVP for Visual FoxPro
4-time Microsoft MVP for Visual FoxPro
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Look what my awesome @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social Library Science students did! This year, we studied a manuscript broken in the 1980s (likely by Ferrini, but we don't know for sure). It's generally known as the Hours of St. Alexis because many of the roundels illustrate scenes from his Vita...
December 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Look what my awesome @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social Library Science students did! This year, we studied a manuscript broken in the 1980s (likely by Ferrini, but we don't know for sure). It's generally known as the Hours of St. Alexis because many of the roundels illustrate scenes from his Vita...
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i just referred to this person as "a turducken of evil" in my draft
December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
i just referred to this person as "a turducken of evil" in my draft
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many Discworld books have an overarching point to make, and the point of Soul Music is "I have so many stupid jokes about music and pop culture that need somewhere to go so I'm putting them all in one book"
December 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
many Discworld books have an overarching point to make, and the point of Soul Music is "I have so many stupid jokes about music and pop culture that need somewhere to go so I'm putting them all in one book"
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This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
If you are providing me with an education that is low utility in the world then it’s a disservice. My composition class spent four weeks on poetry. I’m sorry, but that only would’ve been useful if I wanted to be a poet. I don’t need to know iambic pentameter in order to be a victim advocate.
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
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Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
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tonight while recording a guest spot on a podcast i experienced an unacceptable level of disrespect from one of the hosts. so i decided to do what felt right for me and i left. i didn’t need to stick around to show i’m “tough” or “thick skinned.” i reminded myself that no one is owed my time.
December 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
tonight while recording a guest spot on a podcast i experienced an unacceptable level of disrespect from one of the hosts. so i decided to do what felt right for me and i left. i didn’t need to stick around to show i’m “tough” or “thick skinned.” i reminded myself that no one is owed my time.
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Pablo. MF. Torre.
FIFA just invented its Peace Prize for President Trump.
But this is the story of the innocent professional soccer player and youth coach that this administration had disappeared and tortured.
Now Jerce Reyes is free — and talking to PTFO: youtu.be/vlz3eGwHZBY?...
But this is the story of the innocent professional soccer player and youth coach that this administration had disappeared and tortured.
Now Jerce Reyes is free — and talking to PTFO: youtu.be/vlz3eGwHZBY?...
Goalie Deported for Real Madrid Tattoo Tells His Story of Survival | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Pablo. MF. Torre.
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I...just. Wow.
... #artificialintelligence but of his terrible drafting process, in which he creates a draft using “paraphrased placeholder” quotes apparently from memory, and then directs his staff to replace them with real quotes. The Court felt sanctions were appropriate whether or not AI ... (cont.)
December 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I...just. Wow.
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UPDATE: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chair Sen. Blumenthal releases "Unchecked Authority" report with firsthand accounts from 22 US citizens "who were physically assaulted, pepper sprayed, denied medical treatment, and detained—sometimes for days—by federal immigration agents"
December 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
UPDATE: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chair Sen. Blumenthal releases "Unchecked Authority" report with firsthand accounts from 22 US citizens "who were physically assaulted, pepper sprayed, denied medical treatment, and detained—sometimes for days—by federal immigration agents"
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Should we stop using the word "Hallucination" to describe false legal citations generate by #AI?
An OR attorney filed a brief “littered with fabricated cases, a fabricated quotation, and fabricated substantive law.” A D. OR judge issued ...(cont.)
lnkd.in/eeT6i9E7
#lawsky #law
An OR attorney filed a brief “littered with fabricated cases, a fabricated quotation, and fabricated substantive law.” A D. OR judge issued ...(cont.)
lnkd.in/eeT6i9E7
#lawsky #law
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Should we stop using the word "Hallucination" to describe false legal citations generate by #AI?
An OR attorney filed a brief “littered with fabricated cases, a fabricated quotation, and fabricated substantive law.” A D. OR judge issued ...(cont.)
lnkd.in/eeT6i9E7
#lawsky #law
An OR attorney filed a brief “littered with fabricated cases, a fabricated quotation, and fabricated substantive law.” A D. OR judge issued ...(cont.)
lnkd.in/eeT6i9E7
#lawsky #law
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Its gonna come to blows, and even then...
December 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Its gonna come to blows, and even then...
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If your household, like mine, has spent the last three weeks going "WON'T SOMEBODY GIVE FENDI SOME GODDAMNED UPPIES???" you will be pleased to know that Fendi did, in fact, get uppies and cuddles and told he is extremely good.
This is Fendi. He is seen here demonstrating the internationally acknowledged sign language for politely requesting uppies. 13/10 would pick him up immediately (TT: isthat_jojo)
December 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If your household, like mine, has spent the last three weeks going "WON'T SOMEBODY GIVE FENDI SOME GODDAMNED UPPIES???" you will be pleased to know that Fendi did, in fact, get uppies and cuddles and told he is extremely good.
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I toured the Scarborough ICE facility to get answers about why attorneys are being denied access to their clients.
The contractor in charge of the check-ins wasn't even there—despite my request.
They claimed there’s not enough space for attorneys, but that's bullshit. There's plenty of room. (1/2)
The contractor in charge of the check-ins wasn't even there—despite my request.
They claimed there’s not enough space for attorneys, but that's bullshit. There's plenty of room. (1/2)
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I toured the Scarborough ICE facility to get answers about why attorneys are being denied access to their clients.
The contractor in charge of the check-ins wasn't even there—despite my request.
They claimed there’s not enough space for attorneys, but that's bullshit. There's plenty of room. (1/2)
The contractor in charge of the check-ins wasn't even there—despite my request.
They claimed there’s not enough space for attorneys, but that's bullshit. There's plenty of room. (1/2)
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OK, seriously. This is wild.
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
OK, seriously. This is wild.
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;
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Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
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Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
Important notice: AI-generated archival references
www.icrc.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
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everyone, no matter how famous, should get to be just a guy on the internet sometimes as a treat
My favorite celebrity on Bluesky is Mark Ruffalo because he’s not doing celebrity stuff he’s just replying to George Takei like everyone else who watches MSNBC. He’s just here to read about the news.
December 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
everyone, no matter how famous, should get to be just a guy on the internet sometimes as a treat
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if you try to serve me a ‘woman-sized dinner’ i’m going to bury one of my ‘woman-sized fists’ in your eye socket
December 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
if you try to serve me a ‘woman-sized dinner’ i’m going to bury one of my ‘woman-sized fists’ in your eye socket
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Anyone who continually gives you unsolicited advice is critiquing you
Please understand they want to shame women into a thinness/ aesthetic that renders them unable to rest/ resist.
This will not stop in our current climate
Please understand they want to shame women into a thinness/ aesthetic that renders them unable to rest/ resist.
This will not stop in our current climate
NEW: Dr. Oz is quite literally telling his federal employees to eat less.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.
www.wired.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Anyone who continually gives you unsolicited advice is critiquing you
Please understand they want to shame women into a thinness/ aesthetic that renders them unable to rest/ resist.
This will not stop in our current climate
Please understand they want to shame women into a thinness/ aesthetic that renders them unable to rest/ resist.
This will not stop in our current climate
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I have literally already scheduled the shingles vaccine on my 50th birthday.
Yes, I know it will suck. I don't care. Let's go shingles vaccine.
Yes, I know it will suck. I don't care. Let's go shingles vaccine.
I am baffled by this because I have had so many friends with shingles and NONE of them made it sound fun. Not one. A vaccine that made me absolutely miserable for 48 hours would still be a huge improvement over the mildest case of shingles I've heard of. (Also it made me tired for 1 day.)
All over my FB people talking about their bad experiences with shingles vax and dissuading each other from getting it! We need to give people real info on how to mitigate the symtoms caused by vaccines because vaccines are always better than meeting a virus unprepared. Yet drs aren't coaching ppl
December 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I have literally already scheduled the shingles vaccine on my 50th birthday.
Yes, I know it will suck. I don't care. Let's go shingles vaccine.
Yes, I know it will suck. I don't care. Let's go shingles vaccine.
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BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the government to restore Rümeysa Öztürk's SEVIS student record after it was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for exercising her freedom of speech.
This allows her to fully engage with the opportunities of her PhD program.
This allows her to fully engage with the opportunities of her PhD program.
December 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the government to restore Rümeysa Öztürk's SEVIS student record after it was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for exercising her freedom of speech.
This allows her to fully engage with the opportunities of her PhD program.
This allows her to fully engage with the opportunities of her PhD program.
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So the beef stew from the slow cooker smelled great all day. Then I couldn’t figure out what I wanted it with, then I remembered you can produce polenta-ish in the microwave in a few minutes. Boy is this what I wanted.
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
So the beef stew from the slow cooker smelled great all day. Then I couldn’t figure out what I wanted it with, then I remembered you can produce polenta-ish in the microwave in a few minutes. Boy is this what I wanted.
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chat is it good when the legal reporters whose work I've followed for over a decade all start sharing this at once
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
chat is it good when the legal reporters whose work I've followed for over a decade all start sharing this at once
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Corrections (with @samreich.bsky.social) ☝️
December 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Corrections (with @samreich.bsky.social) ☝️