Thomas Cannon
@thomascannon.me
Web developer, musician, semi-pro party mom. +3 to Persistence Rolls. Operations & systems nerd.
Building my own apps on the side @practical.computer
https://thomascannon.me
https://little-crm.com
https://practical.computer
Building my own apps on the side @practical.computer
https://thomascannon.me
https://little-crm.com
https://practical.computer
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Thought Guillermo del Toro doing a movie about how humans are the real monsters sounded like a no-brainer and then the son of a bitch outdoes himself and makes a movie about how no one is doomed to be a monster instead
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Thought Guillermo del Toro doing a movie about how humans are the real monsters sounded like a no-brainer and then the son of a bitch outdoes himself and makes a movie about how no one is doomed to be a monster instead
Well now Frankenstein is going right to the top of the book pile. Holy shit.
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Well now Frankenstein is going right to the top of the book pile. Holy shit.
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When genAI is used, on however small a part of the project, it is absolute proof that the person is willing to slather hot dogshit on the parts of the project they give the least fucks about.
They already did, you can see right there where they did it. It stands out for being so fucking sloppy.
They already did, you can see right there where they did it. It stands out for being so fucking sloppy.
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
When genAI is used, on however small a part of the project, it is absolute proof that the person is willing to slather hot dogshit on the parts of the project they give the least fucks about.
They already did, you can see right there where they did it. It stands out for being so fucking sloppy.
They already did, you can see right there where they did it. It stands out for being so fucking sloppy.
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For actual creative projects, those parts that seem most amenable to being automated are the parts that make or break the thing.
The devil is in the details, the masterpiece in the grudge work. It's even more important to care about the boring stuff and the small details.
The devil is in the details, the masterpiece in the grudge work. It's even more important to care about the boring stuff and the small details.
November 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
For actual creative projects, those parts that seem most amenable to being automated are the parts that make or break the thing.
The devil is in the details, the masterpiece in the grudge work. It's even more important to care about the boring stuff and the small details.
The devil is in the details, the masterpiece in the grudge work. It's even more important to care about the boring stuff and the small details.
Finally finished Expedition 33. What an incredible game
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Finally finished Expedition 33. What an incredible game
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This moment says everything about why Zohran Mamdani won.
A journalist in a wheelchair asked about accessibility and Mamdani didn’t talk down to him, didn’t deflect, didn’t politicize it. He listened.
He’s the kind of leader who respects everyone, every faith, every class, every flag.
A journalist in a wheelchair asked about accessibility and Mamdani didn’t talk down to him, didn’t deflect, didn’t politicize it. He listened.
He’s the kind of leader who respects everyone, every faith, every class, every flag.
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This moment says everything about why Zohran Mamdani won.
A journalist in a wheelchair asked about accessibility and Mamdani didn’t talk down to him, didn’t deflect, didn’t politicize it. He listened.
He’s the kind of leader who respects everyone, every faith, every class, every flag.
A journalist in a wheelchair asked about accessibility and Mamdani didn’t talk down to him, didn’t deflect, didn’t politicize it. He listened.
He’s the kind of leader who respects everyone, every faith, every class, every flag.
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Panera should make a lemonade that convinces you you're talking to god and then they should get infinite funding from the dullest minds in the Bay Area to market it as tech.
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Panera should make a lemonade that convinces you you're talking to god and then they should get infinite funding from the dullest minds in the Bay Area to market it as tech.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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The New York Times opinion page isn't holding anything back now smh.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The New York Times opinion page isn't holding anything back now smh.
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This reminded me of this classic post except that everything has gotten far far dumber and more made up
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This reminded me of this classic post except that everything has gotten far far dumber and more made up
I do regret that this is gonna get cut from a work presentation because it doesn’t fit in the flow.
![A version of the "My body is a machine" meme, but with "My [Safari Icon] is a machine that turns Dispatched Events into Handled Events"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:amcoolkcwqyoow5g4j5pxnvx/bafkreihlnkyla77whhbuzat4ex4ffojebh3hlqgalydz2ag2mzxa2v33ea@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I do regret that this is gonna get cut from a work presentation because it doesn’t fit in the flow.
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so where are the op-eds about republican overreach today? where’s the commentary about donald trumps war against american citizens or his terror campaign targeting brown people? where’s the pearl clutching over the conservative social media bubble reliant on nazi propagandists?
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
so where are the op-eds about republican overreach today? where’s the commentary about donald trumps war against american citizens or his terror campaign targeting brown people? where’s the pearl clutching over the conservative social media bubble reliant on nazi propagandists?
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They like Trump and want to help him
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
They like Trump and want to help him
Unabashedly love this
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Unabashedly love this
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
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i hope this election cycle empowers everyone the next time a centrist liberal says to drop pro-trans and pro-immigrant rhetoric to enthusiastically tell them to shut the fuck up
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
i hope this election cycle empowers everyone the next time a centrist liberal says to drop pro-trans and pro-immigrant rhetoric to enthusiastically tell them to shut the fuck up
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I am no longer employed so I'm not blogging Zohran tonight but I can just repeat exactly what I said in June :-)
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
The Democratic Party Needs to Learn from Zohran Mamdani's Guts and Backbone
Zohran Mamdani did something different, and it made all the difference.
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I am no longer employed so I'm not blogging Zohran tonight but I can just repeat exactly what I said in June :-)
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
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The rare good news.
The future is ours if we want to take it.
The future is ours if we want to take it.
Decision Desk has called the NYC mayors race for Zohran Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The rare good news.
The future is ours if we want to take it.
The future is ours if we want to take it.
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To be crystal clear: if the Dems racking up wins today had taken the breathless advice of opinion columnists and thrown immigrants and trans people to the wolves, they would have lost today. They won because they didn’t.
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
To be crystal clear: if the Dems racking up wins today had taken the breathless advice of opinion columnists and thrown immigrants and trans people to the wolves, they would have lost today. They won because they didn’t.
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*tapping the sign with great glee*
Please check all that apply
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
*tapping the sign with great glee*
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The lib moms are drawing steel and swearing terrible oaths
The lib dads are wearing pride shirts and telling people “you’ll have to get through me”
I overheard a grandma use the phrase “those motherfuckers“
So many nonpartisan apolitical regular folks are _mad_.
The lib dads are wearing pride shirts and telling people “you’ll have to get through me”
I overheard a grandma use the phrase “those motherfuckers“
So many nonpartisan apolitical regular folks are _mad_.
how is this real
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The lib moms are drawing steel and swearing terrible oaths
The lib dads are wearing pride shirts and telling people “you’ll have to get through me”
I overheard a grandma use the phrase “those motherfuckers“
So many nonpartisan apolitical regular folks are _mad_.
The lib dads are wearing pride shirts and telling people “you’ll have to get through me”
I overheard a grandma use the phrase “those motherfuckers“
So many nonpartisan apolitical regular folks are _mad_.
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This is why we so desperately need to take kids (and adults!) to museums and galleries and art shows so they can see the work in the artwork. Seeing Van Gogh’s brush strokes and Charles Schulz’s use of correction fluid up close made me understand and appreciate all art even more.
I hadn’t considered this particular flavor of AI hell and now I’m mad all over again
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is why we so desperately need to take kids (and adults!) to museums and galleries and art shows so they can see the work in the artwork. Seeing Van Gogh’s brush strokes and Charles Schulz’s use of correction fluid up close made me understand and appreciate all art even more.
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“”AI” is a failed technology. … LLMs haven’t met any markers of success we’d apply to, well, literally any other technology.” Great article by Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/agains...
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/agains...
Against the protection of stocking frames. — ethanmarcotte.com
“Artificial intelligence” is a failed technology. It’s time we described it that way.
ethanmarcotte.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“”AI” is a failed technology. … LLMs haven’t met any markers of success we’d apply to, well, literally any other technology.” Great article by Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/agains...
ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/agains...