John
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The @bostonglobe.com opinion page this morning is headlined by white supremacist Richard Hanania, whose racist views have been smoothed over in recent months by centrists
February 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The @bostonglobe.com opinion page this morning is headlined by white supremacist Richard Hanania, whose racist views have been smoothed over in recent months by centrists
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Aside: people who use chatgpt to write code are generally semiliterate, so I don't expect them to get that reference.
Or, be able to actually read it.
users.cs.utah.edu/~elb/folklor...
Or, be able to actually read it.
users.cs.utah.edu/~elb/folklor...
The Story of Mel
users.cs.utah.edu
June 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Aside: people who use chatgpt to write code are generally semiliterate, so I don't expect them to get that reference.
Or, be able to actually read it.
users.cs.utah.edu/~elb/folklor...
Or, be able to actually read it.
users.cs.utah.edu/~elb/folklor...
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Consider a programmer looking at code they themselves wrote a year ago, now having to identify and fix a bug. They have to rebuild the mental model of what is going on, which is easier if they have already had a mental model of what is going on.
June 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Consider a programmer looking at code they themselves wrote a year ago, now having to identify and fix a bug. They have to rebuild the mental model of what is going on, which is easier if they have already had a mental model of what is going on.
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As Fred Brooks pointed out in Mythical Man Month in 1975, half a century ago, the vast vast majority of any software's life is spent in maintenance.
Statistically almost all of programming is maintenance, documentation, not writing brand new shit from scratch.
Statistically almost all of programming is maintenance, documentation, not writing brand new shit from scratch.
June 24, 2025 at 6:39 AM
As Fred Brooks pointed out in Mythical Man Month in 1975, half a century ago, the vast vast majority of any software's life is spent in maintenance.
Statistically almost all of programming is maintenance, documentation, not writing brand new shit from scratch.
Statistically almost all of programming is maintenance, documentation, not writing brand new shit from scratch.
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every last conservative is a fucking pedophile holy shit www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
Erika Kirk Faces Backlash Over Alleged 'Inappropriate' Texts With A 15-Year-Old: 'Absolutely Vile'
Purported Texts Between Erika Kirk And A 15-Year-Old Go Viral Sparking Backlash And 'Grooming' Allegations
www.yahoo.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
every last conservative is a fucking pedophile holy shit www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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*and* he knock on effets of children facing the dilemma of their abusers' death, is going to artificially skew the stats making it look like they've done some good, really making it easier for abusers.
February 15, 2026 at 6:09 AM
*and* he knock on effets of children facing the dilemma of their abusers' death, is going to artificially skew the stats making it look like they've done some good, really making it easier for abusers.
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And does nothing about the world’s largest pedo ring running the country…
February 15, 2026 at 2:59 AM
And does nothing about the world’s largest pedo ring running the country…
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As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 AM
As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
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And once blocking became a feature, we shunned that useless founding cadre into oblivion.
February 15, 2026 at 10:59 PM
And once blocking became a feature, we shunned that useless founding cadre into oblivion.
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Every trans selfie you see here is the technology not being used for its original purpose: weird dudes grifting each other for fake money and posting bullet point summaries of 100 page self help books and arguing about age of consent laws.
February 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Every trans selfie you see here is the technology not being used for its original purpose: weird dudes grifting each other for fake money and posting bullet point summaries of 100 page self help books and arguing about age of consent laws.
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Bluesky was literally meant to be a cryptobro social network for grifters, LinkedIn sludge, and libertarians who know way too much about age of consent laws.
Jack Dorsey *left* when instead of weird and off-putting cryptonerds, trans people started hanging out here.
Jack Dorsey *left* when instead of weird and off-putting cryptonerds, trans people started hanging out here.
Can you think of examples where people use technologies differently from what the developers intended, whether unintentionally or as an act of resistance?
February 15, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Bluesky was literally meant to be a cryptobro social network for grifters, LinkedIn sludge, and libertarians who know way too much about age of consent laws.
Jack Dorsey *left* when instead of weird and off-putting cryptonerds, trans people started hanging out here.
Jack Dorsey *left* when instead of weird and off-putting cryptonerds, trans people started hanging out here.
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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The phrase I'm using these days is "afraid of text." And I'm increasingly meeting people who fit this description
I write two complete sentences in WhatsApp. Later: "omg you responded with a wall of text."
I write two complete sentences in WhatsApp. Later: "omg you responded with a wall of text."
Dating a man who can’t read is WILD. Ain’t no dick that good. Lord have mercy. Now I’m gonna have to institute reading tests for prospects, SMHHHH.
February 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The phrase I'm using these days is "afraid of text." And I'm increasingly meeting people who fit this description
I write two complete sentences in WhatsApp. Later: "omg you responded with a wall of text."
I write two complete sentences in WhatsApp. Later: "omg you responded with a wall of text."
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// CW: CSA
The fact that it's almost exclusively Republican governments passing bills like this should give people pause considering we all already know what they're about
The fact that it's almost exclusively Republican governments passing bills like this should give people pause considering we all already know what they're about
As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
February 15, 2026 at 6:31 AM
// CW: CSA
The fact that it's almost exclusively Republican governments passing bills like this should give people pause considering we all already know what they're about
The fact that it's almost exclusively Republican governments passing bills like this should give people pause considering we all already know what they're about
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Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
How a TikToker and former actress is helping lead California’s earthquake work
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
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a neighbor set up this werewolf for halloween and instead of taking it down they just update it with seasonal outfit changes. now it’s dressed for valentine’s day and holding a sign with a picture of bad bunny and his super bowl slogan. i love him.
February 15, 2026 at 10:42 PM
a neighbor set up this werewolf for halloween and instead of taking it down they just update it with seasonal outfit changes. now it’s dressed for valentine’s day and holding a sign with a picture of bad bunny and his super bowl slogan. i love him.
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Broadly speaking: reality tv is bad for democracy, influencers are bad for democracy, streamers are bad for democracy, YouTubers are bad for democracy.
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
February 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Broadly speaking: reality tv is bad for democracy, influencers are bad for democracy, streamers are bad for democracy, YouTubers are bad for democracy.
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists
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The more I hang around with this crop of computer scientists, the more I realize that many of them are mad at:
A teacher somewhere in their early education who made them read
Their mom, who told them to do their homework
A girl they wanted to date except she’s in the humanities, ugh
A teacher somewhere in their early education who made them read
Their mom, who told them to do their homework
A girl they wanted to date except she’s in the humanities, ugh
February 16, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The more I hang around with this crop of computer scientists, the more I realize that many of them are mad at:
A teacher somewhere in their early education who made them read
Their mom, who told them to do their homework
A girl they wanted to date except she’s in the humanities, ugh
A teacher somewhere in their early education who made them read
Their mom, who told them to do their homework
A girl they wanted to date except she’s in the humanities, ugh
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medical miracle: this 75 year old man was born yesterday
Schumer on DHS reforms: "I believe Republicans will have no choice but to go along with us because it's so common sense"
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
medical miracle: this 75 year old man was born yesterday
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Dude's fuckin Nurgle without the charisma.
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Dude's fuckin Nurgle without the charisma.
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ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
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I regret to inform you that I have gone further down the terrible rabbit hole that is Elsie the Cow.
If you squint at enough eBay listings trying to read the words, you find a saga of a marriage gone mad.
If you squint at enough eBay listings trying to read the words, you find a saga of a marriage gone mad.
This morning, I got distracted while eating cheese because I remembered that the laughing cow is named Elsie and is married to Elmer the cow on the glue labels. To doublecheck that I hadn’t hallucinated that, I looked it up and fell down a dark internet rabbit hole.
February 14, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I regret to inform you that I have gone further down the terrible rabbit hole that is Elsie the Cow.
If you squint at enough eBay listings trying to read the words, you find a saga of a marriage gone mad.
If you squint at enough eBay listings trying to read the words, you find a saga of a marriage gone mad.
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“Fascists found in credits of game named after eugenics”
“Fork found in kitchen”
“Fork found in kitchen”
February 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
“Fascists found in credits of game named after eugenics”
“Fork found in kitchen”
“Fork found in kitchen”
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The American right does not defend slavery because progressives say it was bad. They defend slavery because racial hierarchy has been an important and increasingly explicit component of their ideology for 70 years. Read a fucking book.
February 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The American right does not defend slavery because progressives say it was bad. They defend slavery because racial hierarchy has been an important and increasingly explicit component of their ideology for 70 years. Read a fucking book.
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Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...