frederick
@unfocused.xyz
Writer | Music Producer | Mariners/Seahawks Fan
he/him/his
seldom writings - unfocused.xyz
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not on spotify
he/him/his
seldom writings - unfocused.xyz
other links - unfocused.xyz/links
not on spotify
Interesting
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Interesting
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The Steam Machine has been delayed because stupid little babies can't stop using AI to write their emails:
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
February 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The Steam Machine has been delayed because stupid little babies can't stop using AI to write their emails:
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
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they're trying to be coy about salivating over the prospect of raping women, they'll contest that but if pushed to explain, that's exactly what they would describe. forced pregnancy of any kind, by a man or by the state, is gender-based violence
February 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
they're trying to be coy about salivating over the prospect of raping women, they'll contest that but if pushed to explain, that's exactly what they would describe. forced pregnancy of any kind, by a man or by the state, is gender-based violence
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The big tech founder whose 417-foot, $500 million superyacht needs a 256-foot, $75 million superyacht to "shadow" it -- because the bigger yacht lacks a helipad -- had to cut his paper's newsroom almost in half, for reasons
NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning.
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The big tech founder whose 417-foot, $500 million superyacht needs a 256-foot, $75 million superyacht to "shadow" it -- because the bigger yacht lacks a helipad -- had to cut his paper's newsroom almost in half, for reasons
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nice article about letterboxd on nyt
Why the Future of the Movies Lives on Letterboxd
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Why the Future of the Movies Lives on Letterboxd
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Why the Future of the Movies Lives on Letterboxd (Gift Article)
The entertainment industry is in crisis, but a social platform for film enthusiasts is thriving. Is it changing the way we watch?
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
nice article about letterboxd on nyt
Why the Future of the Movies Lives on Letterboxd
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Why the Future of the Movies Lives on Letterboxd
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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So excited to reveal this incredible Kelley Jones homage variant from @andrewdrilon.bsky.social for Superguy issue 2: My Date with the President’s Daughter! Available as part of the Kickstarter campaign for issue 2 launching on Feb. 10th
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
So excited to reveal this incredible Kelley Jones homage variant from @andrewdrilon.bsky.social for Superguy issue 2: My Date with the President’s Daughter! Available as part of the Kickstarter campaign for issue 2 launching on Feb. 10th
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🌑A significant but short-lived dust storm during the Northern hemisphere summer of Mars Year 37 drove substantial vertical transport of water vapor into the upper Martian atmosphere.
👉Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
👉Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
February 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
🌑A significant but short-lived dust storm during the Northern hemisphere summer of Mars Year 37 drove substantial vertical transport of water vapor into the upper Martian atmosphere.
👉Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
👉Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
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not a very sharp image (low altitude and hazy cloud cover), but these spots are enormous! #seestarS50 🔭 (for those don't realize: the biggest one is significantly larger than our home planet)
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
not a very sharp image (low altitude and hazy cloud cover), but these spots are enormous! #seestarS50 🔭 (for those don't realize: the biggest one is significantly larger than our home planet)
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A brief, recent history of the Washington Post:
1- Trump wins in 2024.
2- Bezos and minions make series of Trump-friendly changes to paper.
3-Readership tanks.
4- Bezos and minions fire tons of employees while telling them the audience just doesn't like what they're doing.
1- Trump wins in 2024.
2- Bezos and minions make series of Trump-friendly changes to paper.
3-Readership tanks.
4- Bezos and minions fire tons of employees while telling them the audience just doesn't like what they're doing.
Suspect Guilty GIF
Alt: Suspect Guilty GIF w hot dog suit trying to find the guy
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A brief, recent history of the Washington Post:
1- Trump wins in 2024.
2- Bezos and minions make series of Trump-friendly changes to paper.
3-Readership tanks.
4- Bezos and minions fire tons of employees while telling them the audience just doesn't like what they're doing.
1- Trump wins in 2024.
2- Bezos and minions make series of Trump-friendly changes to paper.
3-Readership tanks.
4- Bezos and minions fire tons of employees while telling them the audience just doesn't like what they're doing.
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Guy who doesn’t understand how money works: What if we cut the sports page?
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Guy who doesn’t understand how money works: What if we cut the sports page?
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NEW: The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter’s seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records.
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM
NEW: The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter’s seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records.
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reverse image search has me feeling like
February 3, 2026 at 10:33 PM
reverse image search has me feeling like
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“sharks, i present to you, the world’s first dotted eighth note car blinker”
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 AM
“sharks, i present to you, the world’s first dotted eighth note car blinker”
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we deserve to know which NFC defensive king did the Good Take.
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 AM
we deserve to know which NFC defensive king did the Good Take.
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Cool to see Patreon taking the much overdue step of building out newsletter support. But I wonder how they convinced those folks to move to Patreon over a platform that lets them bring their paid subscriptions with them.
February 3, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Cool to see Patreon taking the much overdue step of building out newsletter support. But I wonder how they convinced those folks to move to Patreon over a platform that lets them bring their paid subscriptions with them.
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Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 3, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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Reminds me of a recent @taylorlorenz.bsky.social video
Tech Billionaires Want Us Dead
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Reminds me of a recent @taylorlorenz.bsky.social video
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Mountainhead (2025)
dir. Jesse Armstrong
dir. Jesse Armstrong
February 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Mountainhead (2025)
dir. Jesse Armstrong
dir. Jesse Armstrong
Alternate to a Puerto Rican who just won the grammy for album of the year?
Fact, Puerto Rico has been a recognized territory as part of the US before even OK, New Mexico, AZ, AK, and Hawaii were admitted to the union
Yet still cant vote in Presidential elections.
Racism for racisms sake i swear
Fact, Puerto Rico has been a recognized territory as part of the US before even OK, New Mexico, AZ, AK, and Hawaii were admitted to the union
Yet still cant vote in Presidential elections.
Racism for racisms sake i swear
Turning Point USA has announced the performers for their alternative Super Bowl halftime show:
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
February 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Alternate to a Puerto Rican who just won the grammy for album of the year?
Fact, Puerto Rico has been a recognized territory as part of the US before even OK, New Mexico, AZ, AK, and Hawaii were admitted to the union
Yet still cant vote in Presidential elections.
Racism for racisms sake i swear
Fact, Puerto Rico has been a recognized territory as part of the US before even OK, New Mexico, AZ, AK, and Hawaii were admitted to the union
Yet still cant vote in Presidential elections.
Racism for racisms sake i swear
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And if we get kids to just skip high school and start working at 13, imagine the economic growth!
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
February 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
And if we get kids to just skip high school and start working at 13, imagine the economic growth!
