Rob Simmons
@simrob.com
boston, cats, computers? he/him
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The good stuff is at https://social.wub.site/@simrob
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I still remember going to the travel doc for malaria pills.
DR: This pill causes occasional psychotic breaks, and this one causes bright colorful dreams.
ME: I’ll take the happy dreams…? Why would anyone take the first one?
DR: Oh, insurance doesn’t cover the other one.
DR: This pill causes occasional psychotic breaks, and this one causes bright colorful dreams.
ME: I’ll take the happy dreams…? Why would anyone take the first one?
DR: Oh, insurance doesn’t cover the other one.
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I still remember going to the travel doc for malaria pills.
DR: This pill causes occasional psychotic breaks, and this one causes bright colorful dreams.
ME: I’ll take the happy dreams…? Why would anyone take the first one?
DR: Oh, insurance doesn’t cover the other one.
DR: This pill causes occasional psychotic breaks, and this one causes bright colorful dreams.
ME: I’ll take the happy dreams…? Why would anyone take the first one?
DR: Oh, insurance doesn’t cover the other one.
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TypeScript is a psychology experiment designed to see if you can read "the JavaScript API you know and love, but with the safety of strong typing!" and get so distracted by how much you like strongly typed languages that you forget that you do not, in fact, neither know nor love the JavaScript API
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
TypeScript is a psychology experiment designed to see if you can read "the JavaScript API you know and love, but with the safety of strong typing!" and get so distracted by how much you like strongly typed languages that you forget that you do not, in fact, neither know nor love the JavaScript API
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*deep breath*
Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 years ago is a welcome sign of progress. Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 years ago is a welcome sign of progress. Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 y
Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 years ago is a welcome sign of progress. Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 years ago is a welcome sign of progress. Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 y
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
*deep breath*
Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 years ago is a welcome sign of progress. Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 years ago is a welcome sign of progress. Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 y
Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 years ago is a welcome sign of progress. Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 years ago is a welcome sign of progress. Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 y
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What the fuck was the point of shutting down the government then??
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
What the fuck was the point of shutting down the government then??
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Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
are senate democrats maybe more worried about their personal vacation flights being delayed than they are concerned about millions losing all access to heathcare
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
are senate democrats maybe more worried about their personal vacation flights being delayed than they are concerned about millions losing all access to heathcare
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Open enrollment CLOSES December 15 wtaf are they doing. What was this whole thing for.
November 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Open enrollment CLOSES December 15 wtaf are they doing. What was this whole thing for.
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A someone who has written extensively about the eugenic roots that permeates those who claim to be building so-called artificial general intelligence, I'm here to tell you to please NOT compare criticism against corporations claiming to build a machine god, with eugenics. The audacity.
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A someone who has written extensively about the eugenic roots that permeates those who claim to be building so-called artificial general intelligence, I'm here to tell you to please NOT compare criticism against corporations claiming to build a machine god, with eugenics. The audacity.
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we suck. we've always sucked. but we don't have to keep sucking.
that's my view.
that's my view.
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
we suck. we've always sucked. but we don't have to keep sucking.
that's my view.
that's my view.
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if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
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I would absolutely run for President with @neolithicsheep.bsky.social as my running mate
We'd campaign on the back of war oxen, sporting flamethrowers and other incendiaries
bsky.app/profile/simr...
We'd campaign on the back of war oxen, sporting flamethrowers and other incendiaries
bsky.app/profile/simr...
It’s true half of us immediately thought of the @gregdoucette.bsky.social & @neolithicsheep.bsky.social disaster running mate scenario when reading this
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I would absolutely run for President with @neolithicsheep.bsky.social as my running mate
We'd campaign on the back of war oxen, sporting flamethrowers and other incendiaries
bsky.app/profile/simr...
We'd campaign on the back of war oxen, sporting flamethrowers and other incendiaries
bsky.app/profile/simr...
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Rise and shine assholes let's go vote for mayor
November 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Rise and shine assholes let's go vote for mayor
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And in fact, I recall that when Ancillary Justice came out, someone (don't recall who) said indignantly that it made no sense to build AI ships so that they could feel feelings and maybe not want to do what you tell them.
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
And in fact, I recall that when Ancillary Justice came out, someone (don't recall who) said indignantly that it made no sense to build AI ships so that they could feel feelings and maybe not want to do what you tell them.
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NEW: In a joint statement, six of the top #IL09 candidates condemned the indictment of Kat Abughazaleh and five others on Wednesday, calling it "partisan and unethical."
"This is what happens in dictatorships and failed states; we should never accept it here."
Statement:
"This is what happens in dictatorships and failed states; we should never accept it here."
Statement:
October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
NEW: In a joint statement, six of the top #IL09 candidates condemned the indictment of Kat Abughazaleh and five others on Wednesday, calling it "partisan and unethical."
"This is what happens in dictatorships and failed states; we should never accept it here."
Statement:
"This is what happens in dictatorships and failed states; we should never accept it here."
Statement:
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Firstly, billionaires are not physically made of stocks, if a billionaire falls down a hole and expires his stock portfolio persists and continues to have value, secondarily, this is why one diversifies one's investment portfolio outside of the stock market, thirdly, okay, let's test this hypothesis
November 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Firstly, billionaires are not physically made of stocks, if a billionaire falls down a hole and expires his stock portfolio persists and continues to have value, secondarily, this is why one diversifies one's investment portfolio outside of the stock market, thirdly, okay, let's test this hypothesis
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The fallout from the fact that data science/classical machine learning & generative AI are both called "AI" has been remarkably broad & persistent
Policy addresses the wrong harms, companies have been confused about who should lead efforts, hiring is misguided, academic discussion is often muddled.
Policy addresses the wrong harms, companies have been confused about who should lead efforts, hiring is misguided, academic discussion is often muddled.
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The fallout from the fact that data science/classical machine learning & generative AI are both called "AI" has been remarkably broad & persistent
Policy addresses the wrong harms, companies have been confused about who should lead efforts, hiring is misguided, academic discussion is often muddled.
Policy addresses the wrong harms, companies have been confused about who should lead efforts, hiring is misguided, academic discussion is often muddled.
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Happy Sinkhole Bus day to yinz who celebrate!
October 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Happy Sinkhole Bus day to yinz who celebrate!
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Wastewater data for October 28 is now available:
• Citywide COVID-19 level: Very Low
• Citywide COVID-19 trend (compared to 2 weeks ago): Stable
You can find COVID-19 neighborhood data, data on flu and RSV, and more at boston.gov/bphc-wastewater.
• Citywide COVID-19 level: Very Low
• Citywide COVID-19 trend (compared to 2 weeks ago): Stable
You can find COVID-19 neighborhood data, data on flu and RSV, and more at boston.gov/bphc-wastewater.
Boston Wastewater Monitoring
Wastewater is a new tool to help warn communities about the presence of viruses like flu,
boston.gov
October 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Wastewater data for October 28 is now available:
• Citywide COVID-19 level: Very Low
• Citywide COVID-19 trend (compared to 2 weeks ago): Stable
You can find COVID-19 neighborhood data, data on flu and RSV, and more at boston.gov/bphc-wastewater.
• Citywide COVID-19 level: Very Low
• Citywide COVID-19 trend (compared to 2 weeks ago): Stable
You can find COVID-19 neighborhood data, data on flu and RSV, and more at boston.gov/bphc-wastewater.
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Every bureaucrat involved in this sort of thing needs to either be jailed or guillotined (or both)
www.fns.usda.gov
www.fns.usda.gov
October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Every bureaucrat involved in this sort of thing needs to either be jailed or guillotined (or both)
www.fns.usda.gov
www.fns.usda.gov
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I keep thinking about the symmetry of Hades 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong both being second games where the original had an emo sadboy protagonist and then the sequel being about a girl who is just incredibly task-focused and direct and probably shops at Athleta
October 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I keep thinking about the symmetry of Hades 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong both being second games where the original had an emo sadboy protagonist and then the sequel being about a girl who is just incredibly task-focused and direct and probably shops at Athleta
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🙋🏿♂️I have some words!
It's easier to see the destruction of physical institutions than organizational ones.
If you picture the whole building being bulldozed, that's what we did to the USAID org.
We've also destroyed our relationships with our allies, our foreign trade position, and the rule of law
It's easier to see the destruction of physical institutions than organizational ones.
If you picture the whole building being bulldozed, that's what we did to the USAID org.
We've also destroyed our relationships with our allies, our foreign trade position, and the rule of law
October 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
🙋🏿♂️I have some words!
It's easier to see the destruction of physical institutions than organizational ones.
If you picture the whole building being bulldozed, that's what we did to the USAID org.
We've also destroyed our relationships with our allies, our foreign trade position, and the rule of law
It's easier to see the destruction of physical institutions than organizational ones.
If you picture the whole building being bulldozed, that's what we did to the USAID org.
We've also destroyed our relationships with our allies, our foreign trade position, and the rule of law