Tim Raveling
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Tim Raveling
@tsraveling.bsky.social
· May 29
And do you think that unto such as you
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew
God gave the secret, and denied it me?
Well, well—what matters it? Believe that, too!
~ Omar Khayyam, The Rubaiyat
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew
God gave the secret, and denied it me?
Well, well—what matters it? Believe that, too!
~ Omar Khayyam, The Rubaiyat
OS apps like Obsidian, taskell, harsh, etc could link into this. This could be set locally and synced through Dropbox, hosted on a droplet or home server, or served through a third-party secure host like Proton.
Could allow for convenience of monolith apps but security and ownership of open source!
Could allow for convenience of monolith apps but security and ownership of open source!
What if there were an open source "backend protocol" system that:
- had an easy schema protocol for any number of other OS apps to tie into
- could be self-hosted
- could gracefully handle syncing
- could be encrypted by the owner
- potentially could be peer-linked like Mastodon or Bsky
- had an easy schema protocol for any number of other OS apps to tie into
- could be self-hosted
- could gracefully handle syncing
- could be encrypted by the owner
- potentially could be peer-linked like Mastodon or Bsky
November 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
OS apps like Obsidian, taskell, harsh, etc could link into this. This could be set locally and synced through Dropbox, hosted on a droplet or home server, or served through a third-party secure host like Proton.
Could allow for convenience of monolith apps but security and ownership of open source!
Could allow for convenience of monolith apps but security and ownership of open source!
What if there were an open source "backend protocol" system that:
- had an easy schema protocol for any number of other OS apps to tie into
- could be self-hosted
- could gracefully handle syncing
- could be encrypted by the owner
- potentially could be peer-linked like Mastodon or Bsky
- had an easy schema protocol for any number of other OS apps to tie into
- could be self-hosted
- could gracefully handle syncing
- could be encrypted by the owner
- potentially could be peer-linked like Mastodon or Bsky
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
What if there were an open source "backend protocol" system that:
- had an easy schema protocol for any number of other OS apps to tie into
- could be self-hosted
- could gracefully handle syncing
- could be encrypted by the owner
- potentially could be peer-linked like Mastodon or Bsky
- had an easy schema protocol for any number of other OS apps to tie into
- could be self-hosted
- could gracefully handle syncing
- could be encrypted by the owner
- potentially could be peer-linked like Mastodon or Bsky
Even a stopped clock etc
ChatGPT has been telling me not to trust that motherfucker Gemini, and Claude informs me that Grok really likes the taste of Nazi boots
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
November 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Even a stopped clock etc
This is one of the city builders I'm most excited about, from the maker of The Banished Vault, one of the coolest, weirdest sci fi games I have played in many years!
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is one of the city builders I'm most excited about, from the maker of The Banished Vault, one of the coolest, weirdest sci fi games I have played in many years!
Today was the first time I heard an ad that was like "AI was supposed to help you but instead it's made everything harder and more confusing! We have a *new* AI product that can help you navigate all those *old AI* problems."
So that's something.
So that's something.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Today was the first time I heard an ad that was like "AI was supposed to help you but instead it's made everything harder and more confusing! We have a *new* AI product that can help you navigate all those *old AI* problems."
So that's something.
So that's something.
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Many times I'm about to repost something that seems bad, & then I catch myself: Do I understand enough about it to write an article? To write even an undergrad reading response? If I don't, doesn't mean the thing isn't bad! It does mean that I'd risk spreading misinformation, which is its own bad.
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Many times I'm about to repost something that seems bad, & then I catch myself: Do I understand enough about it to write an article? To write even an undergrad reading response? If I don't, doesn't mean the thing isn't bad! It does mean that I'd risk spreading misinformation, which is its own bad.
Something RFK has had to say in more contexts than one
the seven little words every woman wants to hear: "baby don't worry. it's not a worm"
November 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Something RFK has had to say in more contexts than one
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The Israeli genocide continues as expected: with all infrastructure brutally and intentionally destroyed, Palestinians in Gaza are dying from Israel's continued blockade on aid, Israel's continued land theft, and Israel's continued murdering.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
Displaced Palestinian families suffer as heavy rains flood Gaza tent camps
Palestinians call for better tents and other supplies as Israel maintains restrictions on aid to war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
www.aljazeera.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Israeli genocide continues as expected: with all infrastructure brutally and intentionally destroyed, Palestinians in Gaza are dying from Israel's continued blockade on aid, Israel's continued land theft, and Israel's continued murdering.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
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If performative masculinity is your deal, then you really should be able to do the most basic tool job.
(I’m the least handy man imaginable but can hammer a nail.)
(I’m the least handy man imaginable but can hammer a nail.)
True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
If performative masculinity is your deal, then you really should be able to do the most basic tool job.
(I’m the least handy man imaginable but can hammer a nail.)
(I’m the least handy man imaginable but can hammer a nail.)
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Huge scoop from Ed, who had several years of financial reports leaked to him. OpenAI has been over-reporting their revenue. The company is even less profitable than we knew.
Exclusive: Based on documents viewed by this newsletter, OpenAI spent over $12.4 billion on inference from 2024 to September 2025. As part of its Microsoft revenue share, it sent $493.8m in 2024/$865.8m Jan-Sep 2025, implying lower revenues than previously reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/
www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/
Exclusive: Here's How Much OpenAI Spends On Inference and Its Revenue Share With Microsoft
As with my Anthropic exclusive from a few weeks ago, though this feels like a natural premium piece, I decided it was better to publish on my free one so that you could all enjoy it. If you liked or f...
www.wheresyoured.at
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Huge scoop from Ed, who had several years of financial reports leaked to him. OpenAI has been over-reporting their revenue. The company is even less profitable than we knew.
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I can't believe we get to have mamdani win and cuomo lose on the same day
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I can't believe we get to have mamdani win and cuomo lose on the same day
No Kings Rally in tiny Grand County, high up in the Colorado mountains!
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
No Kings Rally in tiny Grand County, high up in the Colorado mountains!
Yo @iwriteok.bsky.social, I'm finally getting around to the Heinrich Himmler episodes, and... this is definitely Vance for us, right? Thought it might be Miller up front but something about the smarminess and deep seated cringing kissass energy really sells it as Vance for me.
October 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Yo @iwriteok.bsky.social, I'm finally getting around to the Heinrich Himmler episodes, and... this is definitely Vance for us, right? Thought it might be Miller up front but something about the smarminess and deep seated cringing kissass energy really sells it as Vance for me.
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Like we really need to internalize that the response to fascism is to reject any equivalence between violent, supremacist, or exceptionalist ideologies & other ideologies that are defensive, communal, or constructive. Even when the former masquerade as the latter. You just have to reject that.
October 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Like we really need to internalize that the response to fascism is to reject any equivalence between violent, supremacist, or exceptionalist ideologies & other ideologies that are defensive, communal, or constructive. Even when the former masquerade as the latter. You just have to reject that.
A deeply powerful final message.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A deeply powerful final message.
In America, history is aspirational
It's a weird artifact of (mostly) American journalists copying British journalists despite the fact that most Americans pronounce the "h" in "historic".
People are free to pronounce things however they want, but it sounds strange because it's an uncommon combination of sounds in American English.
People are free to pronounce things however they want, but it sounds strange because it's an uncommon combination of sounds in American English.
“an historic” just feels wrong
October 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
In America, history is aspirational
Just discovered @whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com and even though the news is stressful, the conciseness and clarity with which this site presents it is calming me down again
October 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Just discovered @whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com and even though the news is stressful, the conciseness and clarity with which this site presents it is calming me down again
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An outstanding interview. Patrick Iber of Dissent Magazine has interviewed the legendary Polish political scientist Adam Przeworski about de-democratisation in the USA, and what lessons he’s gleaned from Chile, Peru & beyond.
Iber’s questions are stellar. Przeworski’s answers, chillingly candid.
Iber’s questions are stellar. Przeworski’s answers, chillingly candid.
September 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
An outstanding interview. Patrick Iber of Dissent Magazine has interviewed the legendary Polish political scientist Adam Przeworski about de-democratisation in the USA, and what lessons he’s gleaned from Chile, Peru & beyond.
Iber’s questions are stellar. Przeworski’s answers, chillingly candid.
Iber’s questions are stellar. Przeworski’s answers, chillingly candid.
I came from Kirk's world. It is a standard evangelical dualism to profess love for the targets of their violence, even amidst the act. And their targets aren't going to be recently-ex-Maga white boys with guns like the actual shooter -- they're going to be trans and queer Americans like his partner.
Some pundits praise Erika Kirk for her forgiveness, calling it an example for all. This is witless. One needn’t question the *sincerity* of her statements to do the basic work of reading public politics as such, by asking “what does *she* mean? What do her followers hear?”
September 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I came from Kirk's world. It is a standard evangelical dualism to profess love for the targets of their violence, even amidst the act. And their targets aren't going to be recently-ex-Maga white boys with guns like the actual shooter -- they're going to be trans and queer Americans like his partner.
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“Sincerity” has been the sand trap of American public life for a century. So many conflate it with virtue in itself; so many others, encountering ugly politics, focus on what they then imagine must be their lack of sincerity, rather than the facts of real, sincere, brutality.
September 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“Sincerity” has been the sand trap of American public life for a century. So many conflate it with virtue in itself; so many others, encountering ugly politics, focus on what they then imagine must be their lack of sincerity, rather than the facts of real, sincere, brutality.
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Some pundits praise Erika Kirk for her forgiveness, calling it an example for all. This is witless. One needn’t question the *sincerity* of her statements to do the basic work of reading public politics as such, by asking “what does *she* mean? What do her followers hear?”
September 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some pundits praise Erika Kirk for her forgiveness, calling it an example for all. This is witless. One needn’t question the *sincerity* of her statements to do the basic work of reading public politics as such, by asking “what does *she* mean? What do her followers hear?”
I'm not exactly sure what yet but there's something important about this video. youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc?...
I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I'm not exactly sure what yet but there's something important about this video. youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc?...
hell yeah
imagine wanting aislop when you can get humanityslop
September 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
hell yeah
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Nobody, and I emphasize, nobody should go to the US. If you're games industry, I promise you that there are better events everywhere else.
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Nobody, and I emphasize, nobody should go to the US. If you're games industry, I promise you that there are better events everywhere else.