Pete Aven
@wpaven.bsky.social
Fights for the users! Database aficionado with a penchant for software development.
X free since Apr 18, 2025
X free since Apr 18, 2025
Deepfakes Rule Everything Around Me... DREAM!
Get the money.
Dollar, dollar bill y'all!!!
Get the money.
Dollar, dollar bill y'all!!!
January 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Deepfakes Rule Everything Around Me... DREAM!
Get the money.
Dollar, dollar bill y'all!!!
Get the money.
Dollar, dollar bill y'all!!!
Today many people look at Harriett Tubman and the folks who participated in the underground railroad as heroes. At the time they were all considered criminals breaking many laws related to slavery.
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Today many people look at Harriett Tubman and the folks who participated in the underground railroad as heroes. At the time they were all considered criminals breaking many laws related to slavery.
Influencers are everywhere mashable.com/article/ice-....
ICE is using online influencers, geo-targeting to recruit deportation agents
Internal documents highlight the use of creators to grow ICE's ranks.
mashable.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Influencers are everywhere mashable.com/article/ice-....
Gift Article. Friendly reminder: We're being manipulated. "Attention is the currency of power." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Washington’s New Lobbyists: Paid Online Influencers With Few Rules
Corporate and foreign interests pour money into getting pro-Trump social-media stars to push their causes.
www.wsj.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Gift Article. Friendly reminder: We're being manipulated. "Attention is the currency of power." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Pittsburgh Dad Reacts to Steelers vs. Texans Wildcard Game www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-kl...
Pittsburgh Dad Reacts to Steelers vs. Texans Wildcard Game
YouTube video by Pittsburgh Dad
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Pittsburgh Dad Reacts to Steelers vs. Texans Wildcard Game www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-kl...
It's wild to think that there were people who watched the movie Star Wars and left the theatre believing Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, and the Empire were the victims.
January 14, 2026 at 12:25 PM
It's wild to think that there were people who watched the movie Star Wars and left the theatre believing Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, and the Empire were the victims.
The harm outweighs the good. But at least a handful of people will make a ton of money even if the majority suffers, AMIRIGHT!?!?
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being. n.pr/4pA3kkl
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
n.pr
January 14, 2026 at 12:23 PM
The harm outweighs the good. But at least a handful of people will make a ton of money even if the majority suffers, AMIRIGHT!?!?
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Priorities! triblive.com/local/mckees...
McKeesport Area schools on 2-hour delay Tuesday because of Steelers’ Monday night playoff game
The Pittsburgh Steelers face the Houston Texans in an NFL wild card playoff game Monday night at Acrisure Stadium. Kickoff is 8:15 p.m. The McKeesport Area School District has already called an audibl...
triblive.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Priorities! triblive.com/local/mckees...
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I want this next generation of software development tools to run on my own computer. Vim and Emacs helped democratize software development and made it accessible. We shouldn't allow this AI wave to take us backwards.
I really hope the open source community can keep pace.
I really hope the open source community can keep pace.
January 12, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I want this next generation of software development tools to run on my own computer. Vim and Emacs helped democratize software development and made it accessible. We shouldn't allow this AI wave to take us backwards.
I really hope the open source community can keep pace.
I really hope the open source community can keep pace.
It's true. Men will let you down, the Eras tour never will.
January 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
It's true. Men will let you down, the Eras tour never will.
If an unidentified, masked, armed man started to open the door to my car as he was pulling out his gun, I'd definitely try to drive away. I'd be hitting the gas hard.
January 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
If an unidentified, masked, armed man started to open the door to my car as he was pulling out his gun, I'd definitely try to drive away. I'd be hitting the gas hard.
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This is a must-read annual review on database systems. 👀
I've posted my latest recap of the world of databases: www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/...
All the hot topics from the last year:
• More Postgres action!
• MCP for everyone!
• MongoDB gets litigious with FerretDB!
• File formats!
• Market movements!
• The richest person in the history of the world!
All the hot topics from the last year:
• More Postgres action!
• MCP for everyone!
• MongoDB gets litigious with FerretDB!
• File formats!
• Market movements!
• The richest person in the history of the world!
Databases in 2025: A Year in Review
The world tried to kill Andy off but he had to stay alive to to talk about what happened with databases in 2025.
www.cs.cmu.edu
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
This is a must-read annual review on database systems. 👀
All channels are compromised.
January 9, 2026 at 2:21 AM
All channels are compromised.
"It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race." - Karl Stojka (survived multiple concentration camps)
January 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race." - Karl Stojka (survived multiple concentration camps)
The primary practiced response model for school shootings is run and hide. Fighting back is prescribed as the last resort.
January 8, 2026 at 1:39 PM
The primary practiced response model for school shootings is run and hide. Fighting back is prescribed as the last resort.
Most sane people would run from an armed, masked, unidentified man because at a young age that’s what a lot of us are taught to do.
January 8, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Most sane people would run from an armed, masked, unidentified man because at a young age that’s what a lot of us are taught to do.
If they’re so scared of getting hit by cars, why do they stand in the middle of the road grabbing at door handles?
January 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
If they’re so scared of getting hit by cars, why do they stand in the middle of the road grabbing at door handles?
How is anyone in their 80s still in Congress? That ain't helping anyone but their own bank accounts.
January 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
How is anyone in their 80s still in Congress? That ain't helping anyone but their own bank accounts.
"Elon Musk’s Grok AI is flooding the social media platform X with user-requested images of non-consensually undressed women, including children. The resulting images—which are being generated at a rate of “about 6,700 every hour,”"... Holy hell! www.techpolicy.press/why-musk-is-...
Why Musk is Culpable in Grok's Undressing Fiasco | TechPolicy.Press
Grok’s functionality is not a black box, but the result of specific design decisions made by executives and engineers at xAI, writes Eryk Salvaggio.
www.techpolicy.press
January 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
"Elon Musk’s Grok AI is flooding the social media platform X with user-requested images of non-consensually undressed women, including children. The resulting images—which are being generated at a rate of “about 6,700 every hour,”"... Holy hell! www.techpolicy.press/why-musk-is-...
Remember when we used to have an FTC and an FCC to provide some consumer protections? In the age of the billionaire, it's the wild west out here. Making more money trumps everyone's well being and sanity. Be safe. Protect yourselves and your children.
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Remember when we used to have an FTC and an FCC to provide some consumer protections? In the age of the billionaire, it's the wild west out here. Making more money trumps everyone's well being and sanity. Be safe. Protect yourselves and your children.
Men are using Grok to undress women, children, & babies. Grok can't do this without humans making a request of it & Elon's company provides no safety or guardrails. The grok model is trained on abusive content & doesn't ban users requesting illegal content. Wild. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies."
www.reuters.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Men are using Grok to undress women, children, & babies. Grok can't do this without humans making a request of it & Elon's company provides no safety or guardrails. The grok model is trained on abusive content & doesn't ban users requesting illegal content. Wild. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Everyone's focused on Minnesota, but there's welfare fraud in Mississippi too. Turns out wefare fraud happens across all the states. But Trillionaire Ted's son!?! So sad to see. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/06/f...
Ex-WWE wrestler faces feds in first – and potentially only – criminal trial in Mississippi welfare scandal - Mississippi Today
Many other characters have emerged for their potential roles in the conspiracy to divert tens of millions of welfare dollars away from the needy, but Ted "Teddy" DiBiase Jr. may be the only to face tr...
mississippitoday.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Everyone's focused on Minnesota, but there's welfare fraud in Mississippi too. Turns out wefare fraud happens across all the states. But Trillionaire Ted's son!?! So sad to see. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/06/f...
langsmith is pretty cool. safe bet you'll want to run on prem if you want to keep your data secure. but the free version is great for getting familiar.
January 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
langsmith is pretty cool. safe bet you'll want to run on prem if you want to keep your data secure. but the free version is great for getting familiar.