J B
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Program that helps millions of people is too easy to scam. What to do? Obviously, cancel the program, duh.
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/a...
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/a...
ACA subsidy fraud is 'rampant,' Republicans say. Some health policy experts disagree
The GOP is pointing to a new Government Accountability Office report on subsidy fraud to argue against extending enhanced ACA subsidies.
www.cnbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Program that helps millions of people is too easy to scam. What to do? Obviously, cancel the program, duh.
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/a...
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/a...
Headline writer doing Nancy dirty here I bet...
December 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Headline writer doing Nancy dirty here I bet...
Xmas movie update: the house has moved in from home alone, one of us finished Love Actually, and now we are in Mayja Weepa territory iykyk
December 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Xmas movie update: the house has moved in from home alone, one of us finished Love Actually, and now we are in Mayja Weepa territory iykyk
It’s World Computer Literacy Day, when we salute the nation’s proud tradition of not knowing where the Settings icon lives. Celebrate by showing your Mom how to close 47 identical browser tabs.
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It’s World Computer Literacy Day, when we salute the nation’s proud tradition of not knowing where the Settings icon lives. Celebrate by showing your Mom how to close 47 identical browser tabs.
"AI makes it easy to cheat on tests and papers"
Solution: Eliminate grades.
Solution: Eliminate grades.
A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"AI makes it easy to cheat on tests and papers"
Solution: Eliminate grades.
Solution: Eliminate grades.
Reposted by J B
Don’t forget to fire the bosses of the cops come next election.
June 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Don’t forget to fire the bosses of the cops come next election.
Hot take: I don’t care if you use a lapel mic like a handheld mic.
Much less stuff to carry and it’s phone-ready. Proximity effect makes it sound better and you need less gain than if it were clipped to your shirt. I do like it when you clip it to a pencil though, that looks more thoughtful.
Much less stuff to carry and it’s phone-ready. Proximity effect makes it sound better and you need less gain than if it were clipped to your shirt. I do like it when you clip it to a pencil though, that looks more thoughtful.
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Hot take: I don’t care if you use a lapel mic like a handheld mic.
Much less stuff to carry and it’s phone-ready. Proximity effect makes it sound better and you need less gain than if it were clipped to your shirt. I do like it when you clip it to a pencil though, that looks more thoughtful.
Much less stuff to carry and it’s phone-ready. Proximity effect makes it sound better and you need less gain than if it were clipped to your shirt. I do like it when you clip it to a pencil though, that looks more thoughtful.
One thing is certain
Nothing is here to stay
No matter how bad it's hurting
Even the stars go away
Nothing is here to stay
No matter how bad it's hurting
Even the stars go away
Die In A Fire, by Ménage À Garage
from the album The Demo EP
magrocks.bandcamp.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
One thing is certain
Nothing is here to stay
No matter how bad it's hurting
Even the stars go away
Nothing is here to stay
No matter how bad it's hurting
Even the stars go away
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
November 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Everybody and their mother has a podcast these days. And you know what? That’s freakin’ great. Growing up I never had a talk radio station that tried to speak to me, and now I do. Hundreds of them.
November 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Everybody and their mother has a podcast these days. And you know what? That’s freakin’ great. Growing up I never had a talk radio station that tried to speak to me, and now I do. Hundreds of them.
Dear @cnn - I know we give them human names, but please do not ascribe human motivations to weather events. How about “heading towards”? “May hit”? “Bermuda in their path”?
October 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Dear @cnn - I know we give them human names, but please do not ascribe human motivations to weather events. How about “heading towards”? “May hit”? “Bermuda in their path”?
When I get purple last on Connections I feel like I’ve failed
September 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
When I get purple last on Connections I feel like I’ve failed
The chorus of Swamp is really just David Byrne saying hi to his dog after being gone for five minutes
September 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The chorus of Swamp is really just David Byrne saying hi to his dog after being gone for five minutes
Apple is always focused on the convenience and efficiency of their interface for their users. Example: how they deal with blocked sources in their news app.
August 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Apple is always focused on the convenience and efficiency of their interface for their users. Example: how they deal with blocked sources in their news app.
Happy Terms of Service Update Month
August 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Happy Terms of Service Update Month
Enthusiastically pearl-clutching-yet-sarcastic regurgitation of topic summary understood at surface level without a moment of independent consideration
August 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Enthusiastically pearl-clutching-yet-sarcastic regurgitation of topic summary understood at surface level without a moment of independent consideration
Devious, Wordle, devious. Wordle 1,523 5/6*
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August 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Devious, Wordle, devious. Wordle 1,523 5/6*
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Dear @nymag.com Reddit is not a “corner” of the Internet nor is it the “last refuge of the human Internet”. It is the 6th most frequently visited website in the world according to SEMRush as of May 2025.
Why You Are Reading Reddit a Lot More These Days — New York Magazine
“The front page of the web” is turning into the last refuge of the human internet. But can it survive AI?
apple.news
August 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Dear @nymag.com Reddit is not a “corner” of the Internet nor is it the “last refuge of the human Internet”. It is the 6th most frequently visited website in the world according to SEMRush as of May 2025.
Shouldn’t it be Tony Hawk(tm)’s Pro Skater(tm) 40 by now?
July 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Shouldn’t it be Tony Hawk(tm)’s Pro Skater(tm) 40 by now?
retroactively dedicated to @johncarmack.bsky.social soundcloud.com/glenn-case/a...
Atari 2600 (w-JB)
Special thanks to JB for his involvement on this song!
soundcloud.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
retroactively dedicated to @johncarmack.bsky.social soundcloud.com/glenn-case/a...
Vibe Coder: "I have all these console errors"
LLM: "Oh, let me turn those off for you"
LLM: "Oh, let me turn those off for you"
July 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Vibe Coder: "I have all these console errors"
LLM: "Oh, let me turn those off for you"
LLM: "Oh, let me turn those off for you"
I mage a Chrome Extension that lets you get back to a tab with a click.
Home Tab - Chrome Web Store
Easily navigate to your designated Home Tab with a single click
chromewebstore.google.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I mage a Chrome Extension that lets you get back to a tab with a click.