build-er-berg workshop
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multi-head attender, likelihood maximizer, waveform manipulator, San Francisco inhabitor, information securer, infosponge, lover of bicycles and transit
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February 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
listening and learning
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definitely a top 5 post of his in terms of sheer poser energy
February 12, 2026 at 3:27 AM
definitely a top 5 post of his in terms of sheer poser energy
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I've been a homeowner for only about six months, but already I am sick of subsidizing a bunch of freeloading Boomers.
If there were another ballot initiative permanently expelling everyone who signed this ballot petition from the state, I would gladly vote for it.
If there were another ballot initiative permanently expelling everyone who signed this ballot petition from the state, I would gladly vote for it.
Such an asinine potential ballot initiative exempting 60+ from property taxes and no income limit, sponsored by Rishi Kumar, a former local Democratic elected.
"Kumar, declined to reveal his age and would only say he worked for an artificial intelligence company in Silicon Valley."
"Kumar, declined to reveal his age and would only say he worked for an artificial intelligence company in Silicon Valley."
CA seniors could choose to opt out of property taxes under proposed initiative
“This has been brewing in our heads for the last two or three years,” said the person behind the measure.
www.sacbee.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I've been a homeowner for only about six months, but already I am sick of subsidizing a bunch of freeloading Boomers.
If there were another ballot initiative permanently expelling everyone who signed this ballot petition from the state, I would gladly vote for it.
If there were another ballot initiative permanently expelling everyone who signed this ballot petition from the state, I would gladly vote for it.
Anthropic, after its AI-enabled vending machine gave away a PS5 and almost violated federal law: "don't run your business with AI"
crypto bros: "here's an agent, give us all your cash"
crypto bros: "here's an agent, give us all your cash"
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Anthropic, after its AI-enabled vending machine gave away a PS5 and almost violated federal law: "don't run your business with AI"
crypto bros: "here's an agent, give us all your cash"
crypto bros: "here's an agent, give us all your cash"
the latest numbers were too brutal to publish, huh
If you saw today's headline that Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval, they did the same thing in 2018. They do it whenever Trump is president.
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
the latest numbers were too brutal to publish, huh
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February 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I am begging you all to stop getting pre-emptively angry about the outcome of the 2028 Democratic primary in 2026. go campaign for someone you deem worthy or just go outside. please.
tbh nobody should be asking leftists if they'll support newsom and leftists should mostly brush off the question. it's a divisive trap that serves *only* newsom's personal interests. he isn't the candidate, he's a shithead and nominating him would be a bad idea. useless hypothetical.
February 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I am begging you all to stop getting pre-emptively angry about the outcome of the 2028 Democratic primary in 2026. go campaign for someone you deem worthy or just go outside. please.
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the master's tools rule. you should steal them. if you don't, you had better hope whoever does likes you and your cause
February 11, 2026 at 5:13 AM
the master's tools rule. you should steal them. if you don't, you had better hope whoever does likes you and your cause
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rfk jr is going to put up stalin numbers, but he'll do it in terms of lives not saved. you can commit the most horrific crimes if you do it with bureaucracy
NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine.
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:38 AM
rfk jr is going to put up stalin numbers, but he'll do it in terms of lives not saved. you can commit the most horrific crimes if you do it with bureaucracy
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It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
apnews.com/article/mode...
apnews.com/article/mode...
Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM
It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
apnews.com/article/mode...
apnews.com/article/mode...
if - purely, 100%, hypothetically - they started a market on whether a Polymarket executive was going to be assassinated, would Polymarket shut it down?
February 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
if - purely, 100%, hypothetically - they started a market on whether a Polymarket executive was going to be assassinated, would Polymarket shut it down?
I feel seen
the people who seem to be thriving the most are all the general purpose nerds who read everything and are comfortable task switching every 30 seconds as long as it doesn't get boring
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I feel seen
lord help us, we're headed for another round of "engineers are deficient humans because they didn't take enough liberal arts classes" discourse
(don't @ me, I have a liberal arts degree. so do Peter Thiel and Alex Karp, and what good did that do)
(don't @ me, I have a liberal arts degree. so do Peter Thiel and Alex Karp, and what good did that do)
February 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
lord help us, we're headed for another round of "engineers are deficient humans because they didn't take enough liberal arts classes" discourse
(don't @ me, I have a liberal arts degree. so do Peter Thiel and Alex Karp, and what good did that do)
(don't @ me, I have a liberal arts degree. so do Peter Thiel and Alex Karp, and what good did that do)
why does this stupid, stupid fucking argument carry weight. a team of a few dozen immigrant workers can build far more than a few dozen homes. many more!
February 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM
why does this stupid, stupid fucking argument carry weight. a team of a few dozen immigrant workers can build far more than a few dozen homes. many more!
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look, a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient! they just keep winning, don't they
She called Jeffrey Epstein her "amazing friend" in one of many now-public exchanges.
San Francisco investor fawned over 'amazing' Epstein, new files show
She called Jeffrey Epstein her "amazing friend" in one of many now-public exchanges.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
look, a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient! they just keep winning, don't they
CTE: warn your kids about it
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
CTE: warn your kids about it
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I got served a video on IG where a dude on a podcast said he used to be a YIMBY until he got more educated and learned there were 70,000 vacant apartments in the Bay Area.
It'll not stop being fascinating to see people stumble through policy when there aren't partisan cues to help them along.
It'll not stop being fascinating to see people stumble through policy when there aren't partisan cues to help them along.
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I got served a video on IG where a dude on a podcast said he used to be a YIMBY until he got more educated and learned there were 70,000 vacant apartments in the Bay Area.
It'll not stop being fascinating to see people stumble through policy when there aren't partisan cues to help them along.
It'll not stop being fascinating to see people stumble through policy when there aren't partisan cues to help them along.
as far as I can tell, his "cancellation" involved not losing his job over his statements, but being boycotted by students who chose not to take his class, and then him resigning
wtf is the remedy? is the school supposed to somehow force everyone to respect him after he says something shitty?
wtf is the remedy? is the school supposed to somehow force everyone to respect him after he says something shitty?
February 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM
as far as I can tell, his "cancellation" involved not losing his job over his statements, but being boycotted by students who chose not to take his class, and then him resigning
wtf is the remedy? is the school supposed to somehow force everyone to respect him after he says something shitty?
wtf is the remedy? is the school supposed to somehow force everyone to respect him after he says something shitty?
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starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
come on, brain implants are one thing, but you can't expect us to be _magicians_
Recently wife and I stunlocked a guy who works in the bleeding edge of AI (San Francisco) and asked him if, instead of putting AGI in a brain implant, he can just start with a consumer printer that works reliably. Genuinely he did not know what to say.
Even former Thiel Fellows are starting to realize that the tech industry hebben een serieus probleem
February 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
come on, brain implants are one thing, but you can't expect us to be _magicians_
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Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
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While this is true, the problem is that any system is only as good as the people who execute it. The plain text of the Constitution should be curtailing Trump right now, but the humans on the Supreme Court have decided to ignore it.
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
While this is true, the problem is that any system is only as good as the people who execute it. The plain text of the Constitution should be curtailing Trump right now, but the humans on the Supreme Court have decided to ignore it.