Ron G
@theinfoministry.bsky.social
This handle started out as a really old joke on Twitter and I kept it so I could be found on here. Been working in tech since I was 16, which was a very long time ago.
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my roommate was trying to find the menu for a nearby bagel shop and instead found some of the most iconic slop I've ever seen. thanks food! :)
August 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
my roommate was trying to find the menu for a nearby bagel shop and instead found some of the most iconic slop I've ever seen. thanks food! :)
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I honestly can’t believe there are still any AI skeptics out there. This tech is obviously revolutionary
August 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I honestly can’t believe there are still any AI skeptics out there. This tech is obviously revolutionary
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So much of tax outrage is manufactured by the rich, messaging people who a) don't understand how marginal tax rates, b) generally won't ever be near the upper end of those tax rates in their lives.
August 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
So much of tax outrage is manufactured by the rich, messaging people who a) don't understand how marginal tax rates, b) generally won't ever be near the upper end of those tax rates in their lives.
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Wait a sec.
Last year NYC had 171 firearms deaths on a population of 8.3 million.
Louisiana had 1,266 deaths on a pop of 4.6 million, which is on the order of 12 times as many. You are twelve times as likely to be killed by a bullet in Louisiana than in NYC.
Last year NYC had 171 firearms deaths on a population of 8.3 million.
Louisiana had 1,266 deaths on a pop of 4.6 million, which is on the order of 12 times as many. You are twelve times as likely to be killed by a bullet in Louisiana than in NYC.
Kennedy: New York is going to have to face is the issue of whether we should bring back more aggressive stop and frisk which is a perfectly legal law enforcement tactic
July 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Wait a sec.
Last year NYC had 171 firearms deaths on a population of 8.3 million.
Louisiana had 1,266 deaths on a pop of 4.6 million, which is on the order of 12 times as many. You are twelve times as likely to be killed by a bullet in Louisiana than in NYC.
Last year NYC had 171 firearms deaths on a population of 8.3 million.
Louisiana had 1,266 deaths on a pop of 4.6 million, which is on the order of 12 times as many. You are twelve times as likely to be killed by a bullet in Louisiana than in NYC.
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also, the idea that marc andreessen had to put up with meaningful bigotry is truly brain breaking. the year andreessen made his first fortune, Amadou Diallo was killed in cold blood by the NYPD for looking like the wrong black guy
I keep coming back to this bit by Marc because it’s literally breaking things over a grievance he literally made up in his head, like this dude became a billionaire in his late 20’s entirely because of the institutions he now wants to destroy
July 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
also, the idea that marc andreessen had to put up with meaningful bigotry is truly brain breaking. the year andreessen made his first fortune, Amadou Diallo was killed in cold blood by the NYPD for looking like the wrong black guy
If you think we don't still have people that would enslave their own children, allow me to introduce you to the "family values" people, as seen below. They've never gone away.
Lost Cause guys: "Don't you realize that Yankee culture was an affront to the South?"
The actual culture of the "civilization" of the South:
The actual culture of the "civilization" of the South:
July 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If you think we don't still have people that would enslave their own children, allow me to introduce you to the "family values" people, as seen below. They've never gone away.
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"Here’s the thing about fascism: it never ends well. Not for the countries that embrace it, not for the people who live under it, and definitely not for the entrepreneurs who think they can ride the tiger."
Fascism For First Time Founders
Over the last year or so I've seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump train. Yes, there are the big name folks who everyone knows about and who…
Over the last year or so I've seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump train. Yes, there are the big name folks who everyone knows about and who…
Fascism For First Time Founders
Over the last year or so I've seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump train. Yes, there are the big name folks who everyone knows about and who didn't really surprise anyone—Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, David Sacks, Elon Musk (pre-fallout)—but the more troubling trend has been watching younger entrepreneurs and VCs listen to their podcasts, read their posts and books, and slowly nod along to the idea that democracy is holding back innovation.
www.techdirt.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"Here’s the thing about fascism: it never ends well. Not for the countries that embrace it, not for the people who live under it, and definitely not for the entrepreneurs who think they can ride the tiger."
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Here @asadfromnyc.bsky.social nails my feelings on the dumb “natives vs transplant” New York debates.
I’ll take an intellectually & culturally curious newcomer over a protectionist native any day.
I’ll take an intellectually & culturally curious newcomer over a protectionist native any day.
July 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Here @asadfromnyc.bsky.social nails my feelings on the dumb “natives vs transplant” New York debates.
I’ll take an intellectually & culturally curious newcomer over a protectionist native any day.
I’ll take an intellectually & culturally curious newcomer over a protectionist native any day.
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“They have betrayed the society that enriched them, and have put us at serious risk of authoritarianism, ethnic cleansing, lawlessness, and stagnation. They have betrayed the values that made that society great, values which they apparently only ever held superficially”
Marc Andreessen Is a Traitor
It is the tech oligarchs, not young radicals, who have turned against the system that made them.
www.liberalcurrents.com
July 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“They have betrayed the society that enriched them, and have put us at serious risk of authoritarianism, ethnic cleansing, lawlessness, and stagnation. They have betrayed the values that made that society great, values which they apparently only ever held superficially”
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Is it bad when a greedy narcissist is easily bought off by weirdo tech cultists who have a messianic complex but also kinda want to purge humanity?
July 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Is it bad when a greedy narcissist is easily bought off by weirdo tech cultists who have a messianic complex but also kinda want to purge humanity?
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Bye forever, WeTransfer.
July 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Bye forever, WeTransfer.
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simplest explanation is that the court conservatives believe trump is sovereign and thus free of all limits on his authority
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
simplest explanation is that the court conservatives believe trump is sovereign and thus free of all limits on his authority
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Wow. Spain is putting salt typhoon out of business. They are just going to hand it all to them: Huawei contracted to manage their wiretaps….
therecord.media/spain-awards...
therecord.media/spain-awards...
Spain awards Huawei contracts to manage intelligence agency wiretaps
Huawei will manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps in Spain, under a contract that bucks the trend of Western governments restricting use of the Chinese tech company's products and services.
therecord.media
July 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Wow. Spain is putting salt typhoon out of business. They are just going to hand it all to them: Huawei contracted to manage their wiretaps….
therecord.media/spain-awards...
therecord.media/spain-awards...
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Right-wing billionaires provide wingnut welfare the way China funds tech: there's no way to know in advance what will work, so just fund everything and reward success. Liberals fund media the way the US funds high tech: try to guess the one thing that will work from first principles,and then give up
July 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Right-wing billionaires provide wingnut welfare the way China funds tech: there's no way to know in advance what will work, so just fund everything and reward success. Liberals fund media the way the US funds high tech: try to guess the one thing that will work from first principles,and then give up
Nothing truer has ever been said about tech.
Been in tech over 40 years now. Most things "here to stay" don't last very long, and fade into obscurity or disappear entirely. Tech's main product is hype and preys upon corporate and investor FOMO.
Been in tech over 40 years now. Most things "here to stay" don't last very long, and fade into obscurity or disappear entirely. Tech's main product is hype and preys upon corporate and investor FOMO.
“It’s here to stay so you might as well get used to it” is something I’ve heard about many different tools and technologies over my career. Sometimes it’s true, but many times it isn’t.
July 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Nothing truer has ever been said about tech.
Been in tech over 40 years now. Most things "here to stay" don't last very long, and fade into obscurity or disappear entirely. Tech's main product is hype and preys upon corporate and investor FOMO.
Been in tech over 40 years now. Most things "here to stay" don't last very long, and fade into obscurity or disappear entirely. Tech's main product is hype and preys upon corporate and investor FOMO.
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"The masks frequently worn by agents make ICE seem like the type of secret police that operates in authoritarian regimes. But they are apparently meant to keep the police secret."
July 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"The masks frequently worn by agents make ICE seem like the type of secret police that operates in authoritarian regimes. But they are apparently meant to keep the police secret."
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One would hope the obvious fact that a crazy racist billionaire can reprogram an AI bot to also be crazy racist in the blink of an eye will make anyone pause just a sec before they open up any other AI tool and treat it as gospel.
July 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
One would hope the obvious fact that a crazy racist billionaire can reprogram an AI bot to also be crazy racist in the blink of an eye will make anyone pause just a sec before they open up any other AI tool and treat it as gospel.
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"You know what? I can stand a website that is run by a Nazi. I can even stand a website that is FULL of Nazis! But a Nazi ROBOT?!?! No way! That's my line! I am outta here!"
July 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"You know what? I can stand a website that is run by a Nazi. I can even stand a website that is FULL of Nazis! But a Nazi ROBOT?!?! No way! That's my line! I am outta here!"
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It seems to me that an intruder who purports to be a federal agent but refuses to present a warrant, badge, or identification supporting that contention should be subject to arrest and detention by local law enforcement at the least.
Emergency press conference after Homeland Security and Immigration agents target the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture in Chicago
July 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It seems to me that an intruder who purports to be a federal agent but refuses to present a warrant, badge, or identification supporting that contention should be subject to arrest and detention by local law enforcement at the least.
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Just assume nothing good will happen for the foreseeable future and you won’t be disappointed.
A federal appeals court has struck down the "click-to-cancel" rule designed to make canceling subscriptions easier, just days before it was scheduled to take effect
US court strikes down ‘click-to-cancel’ rule designed to make unsubscribing easier
Rule would have kept businesses from forcing customers through lengthy chats or other barriers to cancellation
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Just assume nothing good will happen for the foreseeable future and you won’t be disappointed.
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The thing to understand is that district court judges have to follow the law and Supreme Court Justices get to just make up the law.
July 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The thing to understand is that district court judges have to follow the law and Supreme Court Justices get to just make up the law.
You know what I have never been asked, ever, in my entire professional career? My scores for *anything*. Not even once. Nobody cares.
Can someone tell all these newspapers that only losers who peaked in highschool give any shits about SAT scores?
July 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
You know what I have never been asked, ever, in my entire professional career? My scores for *anything*. Not even once. Nobody cares.
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The best "reform" is the plan for radical expansion elevating every Circuit Court Appellate Judge to SCOTUS Justice.
SCOTUS cases heard by random panel of 1 Justice from each Circuit. Collapses expansion hearings into single vote, reduces power of each individual Justice, strengthens stare decisis.
SCOTUS cases heard by random panel of 1 Justice from each Circuit. Collapses expansion hearings into single vote, reduces power of each individual Justice, strengthens stare decisis.
July 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The best "reform" is the plan for radical expansion elevating every Circuit Court Appellate Judge to SCOTUS Justice.
SCOTUS cases heard by random panel of 1 Justice from each Circuit. Collapses expansion hearings into single vote, reduces power of each individual Justice, strengthens stare decisis.
SCOTUS cases heard by random panel of 1 Justice from each Circuit. Collapses expansion hearings into single vote, reduces power of each individual Justice, strengthens stare decisis.
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On top of that, Accuweather actively lobbied against work to make weather.gov mobile friendly. They made a scene about it during a panel at I think it was AMS Phoenix in 2015.
We don't have a NWS app thanks to the lobbying of Accuweather.
For Canadians following some of the tragic flooding in the US, this is a good chance to remind everyone that the federal government has a free weather app (WeatherCAN) that a) doesn't track any extraneous data b) has no ads c) has the most accurate alerts.
www.canada.ca/en/environme...
www.canada.ca/en/environme...
July 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
On top of that, Accuweather actively lobbied against work to make weather.gov mobile friendly. They made a scene about it during a panel at I think it was AMS Phoenix in 2015.