Zach Forrest y Salazar
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I’d rather be writing poetry. zdfs.com
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#025 – "Sonnet Initially on -yx" by Gabriel Forrest
KEEP PLANNING – Gabriel Forrest
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November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#025 – "Sonnet Initially on -yx" by Gabriel Forrest
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Way back in 1947, Alan Turing had thoughts on how AI would influence the demand for skilled labor.
(via Matteo Pasquinelli 2023 _The Eye of the Master_)
(via Matteo Pasquinelli 2023 _The Eye of the Master_)
![Roughly speaking those who work in connection with the [automatic computing engine] will be divided into its masters and its servants. Its masters will plan out instruction tables for it, thinking up deeper and deeper ways of using it...The masters are liable to get replaced because as soon as any technique becomes at all stereotyped it becomes possible to devise a system of instruction tables which will enable the electronic computer to do it for itself. It may happen however that the masters will refuse to do this. They may be unwilling to let their jobs be stolen from them in this way. In that case they would surround the whole of their work with mystery and make excuses, couched in well chosen gibberish, whenever any dangerous suggestions were made.
— Alan Turing (1947) Lecture on the Automatic Computing Engine](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tbqqvyv6pjjww44glrmycaxl/bafkreiajgzfaixqslnz2oftyxfcz2htgwbfisxfeyoospb5o6f3arqwfgu@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Way back in 1947, Alan Turing had thoughts on how AI would influence the demand for skilled labor.
(via Matteo Pasquinelli 2023 _The Eye of the Master_)
(via Matteo Pasquinelli 2023 _The Eye of the Master_)
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dawg not the steakhouse wedding font
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
dawg not the steakhouse wedding font
Just sack up and send a sternly written letter.
September 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Just sack up and send a sternly written letter.
There are horrible things about the H1-B system. For example, companies take advantage of talent on those visas and pay them a lot less money for the same work.
But every single person I’ve met on an H1-B has been deserving. This decision will only hamstring us. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. 😂
But every single person I’ve met on an H1-B has been deserving. This decision will only hamstring us. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. 😂
September 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
There are horrible things about the H1-B system. For example, companies take advantage of talent on those visas and pay them a lot less money for the same work.
But every single person I’ve met on an H1-B has been deserving. This decision will only hamstring us. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. 😂
But every single person I’ve met on an H1-B has been deserving. This decision will only hamstring us. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. 😂
It’s a bold move Cotton. Let’s see if it works out for ‘em [Tech CEOs].
Trump signs an EO on H-1Bs raising "the fee that companies pay to sponsor H1-B applicants to $100,000"
September 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
It’s a bold move Cotton. Let’s see if it works out for ‘em [Tech CEOs].
How the mighty have fallen.
Today in ransomware, Slack increases pricing by $195k with a week's notice for a non-profit that teaches teenagers how to code.
September 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
How the mighty have fallen.
September 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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about to start cancelling churches lol
September 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
about to start cancelling churches lol
It's been a few years, so Meta started reaching out again.
September 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It's been a few years, so Meta started reaching out again.
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The Supreme Court just ruled this meme is constitutional.
September 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Supreme Court just ruled this meme is constitutional.
Absolutely unhinged to use Jerry.
September 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Absolutely unhinged to use Jerry.
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my issue of Threepenny is here! here’s my poem “Present Tense,” I would love for you to give it a read!
“I know this so loudly I don’t
hear, at first, my father’s silence.”
“I know this so loudly I don’t
hear, at first, my father’s silence.”
September 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
my issue of Threepenny is here! here’s my poem “Present Tense,” I would love for you to give it a read!
“I know this so loudly I don’t
hear, at first, my father’s silence.”
“I know this so loudly I don’t
hear, at first, my father’s silence.”
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Today’s poem is selected by Todd Dillard as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.
“Cloudless Snowfall” appeared in Walking to Martha's Vineyard by Franz Wright, published by Knopf, 2003. Shared here with deep gratitude.
“Cloudless Snowfall” appeared in Walking to Martha's Vineyard by Franz Wright, published by Knopf, 2003. Shared here with deep gratitude.
August 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today’s poem is selected by Todd Dillard as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.
“Cloudless Snowfall” appeared in Walking to Martha's Vineyard by Franz Wright, published by Knopf, 2003. Shared here with deep gratitude.
“Cloudless Snowfall” appeared in Walking to Martha's Vineyard by Franz Wright, published by Knopf, 2003. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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Humans were never meant to write React
August 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Humans were never meant to write React
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poet at their day job
August 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
poet at their day job
When an LLM story gets into Bread Loaf, I’ll eat my shorts.
just checking in with one of the most influential philosophers alive today
August 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
When an LLM story gets into Bread Loaf, I’ll eat my shorts.
Tech companies: "Gosh golly shucks I mean we have the smartest people* but letting people work from where they want to live is a problem beyond human understanding."
It's about power (having direct access to people). It's about money (commercial real estate).
theneedling.com/2025/07/18/m...
It's about power (having direct access to people). It's about money (commercial real estate).
theneedling.com/2025/07/18/m...
Microsoft Implements Return to Work Somewhere Else Policy
Today Microsoft confirmed rumors that its Redmond headquarters is implementing a five days a week return to work somewhere else policy for all employees. “We tried remote, we tried hybrid, b…
theneedling.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Tech companies: "Gosh golly shucks I mean we have the smartest people* but letting people work from where they want to live is a problem beyond human understanding."
It's about power (having direct access to people). It's about money (commercial real estate).
theneedling.com/2025/07/18/m...
It's about power (having direct access to people). It's about money (commercial real estate).
theneedling.com/2025/07/18/m...
Imagine how much of an alpha male you’d have to be to file charges against someone who threw a sandwich at you, bless your wittle heart.
The DC sandwich guy has been charged with assault for shouting at a CBP officer, throwing a sub into his chest, and then running off.
"I did it. I threw the sandwich," he said while he was being processed.
"I did it. I threw the sandwich," he said while he was being processed.
August 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Imagine how much of an alpha male you’d have to be to file charges against someone who threw a sandwich at you, bless your wittle heart.
My experience so far is that GPT-5 is trash for coding.
August 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
My experience so far is that GPT-5 is trash for coding.
August 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Every time someone tells me to use fewer em dashes ⸻ I bring out Big Bertha.
That's how you can tell human authors from AI.
AI will put in some em dashes, then apologise and take them out when told off.
Human authors will climb the filing cabinet, hissing, and defend their right to em dashes with a loaded stapler.
AI will put in some em dashes, then apologise and take them out when told off.
Human authors will climb the filing cabinet, hissing, and defend their right to em dashes with a loaded stapler.
Em dashes, like anything, should be used in moderation. Check first with your editor if em dashes are right for you. 😉
#WriteSky #WritingTips
#WriteSky #WritingTips
August 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Every time someone tells me to use fewer em dashes ⸻ I bring out Big Bertha.
Mark my words, Evangelicals will try and undo civil rights.
And so it begins...
Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling [Obergefell v. Hodges]
Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling [Obergefell v. Hodges]
Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
(RNS) — ‘We think that it’s not a matter of if, but just a matter of when, the Supreme Court will overrule Obergefell,’ said Mathew Staver, head of Liberty Counsel.
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July 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Mark my words, Evangelicals will try and undo civil rights.