Jason Thorpe
@thorpej.bsky.social
Nerd. Aspiring Unix grey-beard. Bicycle nut. E46 enthusiast. Obsolete technology aficionado. Proud lib snowflake. I like to make stuff, especially Manhattans. he/him.
TFW you decide to build an MMU for the 68010 for a home-brew that would be absolutely stupid to build but dammit you're going to build anyway. #m68k #retrocomputing
January 4, 2026 at 1:41 AM
TFW you decide to build an MMU for the 68010 for a home-brew that would be absolutely stupid to build but dammit you're going to build anyway. #m68k #retrocomputing
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#ResistanceRoots
Lynn Conway was born on this day in 1938 in Mount Vernon, N.Y. She was a computer scientist, electrical engineer and prominent transgender rights activist whose work at IBM and Xerox PARC fundamentally reshaped the architecture of modern computing and the semiconductor industry. /1
Lynn Conway was born on this day in 1938 in Mount Vernon, N.Y. She was a computer scientist, electrical engineer and prominent transgender rights activist whose work at IBM and Xerox PARC fundamentally reshaped the architecture of modern computing and the semiconductor industry. /1
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Lynn Conway was born on this day in 1938 in Mount Vernon, N.Y. She was a computer scientist, electrical engineer and prominent transgender rights activist whose work at IBM and Xerox PARC fundamentally reshaped the architecture of modern computing and the semiconductor industry. /1
Lynn Conway was born on this day in 1938 in Mount Vernon, N.Y. She was a computer scientist, electrical engineer and prominent transgender rights activist whose work at IBM and Xerox PARC fundamentally reshaped the architecture of modern computing and the semiconductor industry. /1
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I mean, X knows its customer base.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I mean, X knows its customer base.
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It's a neat trick to say "get beyond the argument" when implicitly you mean "by accepting my position"
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 AM
It's a neat trick to say "get beyond the argument" when implicitly you mean "by accepting my position"
Oh my god, what a loss this will be. www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Oh my god, what a loss this will be. www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Practice makes perfect.
December 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Practice makes perfect.
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something very important for Dems to realize is that the tech overlords are not people you can win back by promising a lighter touch and saying a few nice things
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
something very important for Dems to realize is that the tech overlords are not people you can win back by promising a lighter touch and saying a few nice things
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
RESTRAIN ME. bringatrailer.com/listing/1992...
1992 BMW 316i Touring 5-Speed
Bid for the chance to own a 1992 BMW 316i Touring 5-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #225,520.
bringatrailer.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
RESTRAIN ME. bringatrailer.com/listing/1992...
Oh My Gawd. bringatrailer.com/listing/1978...
1978 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9
Bid for the chance to own a 1978 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #225,265.
bringatrailer.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Oh My Gawd. bringatrailer.com/listing/1978...
Over the past couple of days, I spent some time making sure that #NetBSD can still run on a Sun 2/120 (well, at least a very accurately emulated one). dmesgd.nycbug.org/dmesgd?do=vi...
NYC*BUG dmesgd
New York City BSD User Group dmesgd
dmesgd.nycbug.org
December 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Over the past couple of days, I spent some time making sure that #NetBSD can still run on a Sun 2/120 (well, at least a very accurately emulated one). dmesgd.nycbug.org/dmesgd?do=vi...
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Pay close attention to who is saying that 14 year-olds *can* consent to sex with trump and other damp billionaires but *can’t* consent to gender affirming care provided in close and collaborative partnership with their doctor.
December 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Pay close attention to who is saying that 14 year-olds *can* consent to sex with trump and other damp billionaires but *can’t* consent to gender affirming care provided in close and collaborative partnership with their doctor.
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Wow, xmas morning wind gusts up to 114 mph on Mount Hamilton, east of San Jose. Damaged the Lick Observatory. 🔭 🧪 bsky.app/profile/look...
December 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Wow, xmas morning wind gusts up to 114 mph on Mount Hamilton, east of San Jose. Damaged the Lick Observatory. 🔭 🧪 bsky.app/profile/look...
ELEVEN FUCKING DAYS for a $100 wooden model to clear customs that would have sailed through before with a ship time of 7-10 days because of de minimus. It will not arrive in time for Christmas.
And no, it's not a cheap Asian import. And no, there's no alternative US supplier of said model.
And no, it's not a cheap Asian import. And no, there's no alternative US supplier of said model.
December 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
ELEVEN FUCKING DAYS for a $100 wooden model to clear customs that would have sailed through before with a ship time of 7-10 days because of de minimus. It will not arrive in time for Christmas.
And no, it's not a cheap Asian import. And no, there's no alternative US supplier of said model.
And no, it's not a cheap Asian import. And no, there's no alternative US supplier of said model.
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Quite a power outage here in SF. I had to escape to Cole Valley, where the bars have power.
December 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Quite a power outage here in SF. I had to escape to Cole Valley, where the bars have power.
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SNL's Lazy Sunday is now closer in time to the Challenger explosion than to the present day
20 years ago tonight, Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell enjoyed a Lazy Sunday:
Lazy Sunday - SNL Digital Short
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
SNL's Lazy Sunday is now closer in time to the Challenger explosion than to the present day
bidi-bidi-bidi
So long, Buck.
So long, Buck.
December 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
bidi-bidi-bidi
So long, Buck.
So long, Buck.
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Trying to finish this sucker today. Every 30 seconds or so there’s some wonderful line like “I always wanted to direct a Hamlet and have all the parts played by ex-livestock auctioneers. I wanted the performance to come in under 14 minutes.”
December 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Trying to finish this sucker today. Every 30 seconds or so there’s some wonderful line like “I always wanted to direct a Hamlet and have all the parts played by ex-livestock auctioneers. I wanted the performance to come in under 14 minutes.”
Annual reminder: this is the best Christmas song ever recorded.
December 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Annual reminder: this is the best Christmas song ever recorded.
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#GVerse Rob Reiner spent decades defending democracy and fighting for equality - even when it wasn’t easy or popular. At a moment when silence is safer, his willingness to speak out is a reminder that protecting democracy requires courage.
#Repost to honor Reiner's legacy of justice ♥️
#Repost to honor Reiner's legacy of justice ♥️
December 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.