bd barone
@bdbarone.bsky.social
scifi/humor writer and lapsed tech designer | naarm, australia
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Here are SIX tech startups that pivoted to keeping America and THE WORLD safe! MUST READ! 🧵
Reposted by bd barone
Be ungovernable
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Be ungovernable
Fuck yeah this AI bubble has gotta burst any day now
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Fuck yeah this AI bubble has gotta burst any day now
Poop Co says Fart Inc shares are work $69 billion each
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Poop Co says Fart Inc shares are work $69 billion each
Over under on this being some AI thing?
TRUMP: US TO LAUNCH NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITHIN 2–3 WEEKS
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Over under on this being some AI thing?
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KOKO: Chatgpt, good chatgpt, vibe code app
ME: No Koko the app doesn't work, it won't function
KOKO: Gorilla code, gorilla engineer
ME: Koko the app doesn't even load on mobile
KOKO: jealousy cynic
ME: No Koko the app doesn't work, it won't function
KOKO: Gorilla code, gorilla engineer
ME: Koko the app doesn't even load on mobile
KOKO: jealousy cynic
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
KOKO: Chatgpt, good chatgpt, vibe code app
ME: No Koko the app doesn't work, it won't function
KOKO: Gorilla code, gorilla engineer
ME: Koko the app doesn't even load on mobile
KOKO: jealousy cynic
ME: No Koko the app doesn't work, it won't function
KOKO: Gorilla code, gorilla engineer
ME: Koko the app doesn't even load on mobile
KOKO: jealousy cynic
i'm no genius but it seems like doing things that most people like is a good way to win things where the goal is to get the most people to like you
nice work, nyc!
nice work, nyc!
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
i'm no genius but it seems like doing things that most people like is a good way to win things where the goal is to get the most people to like you
nice work, nyc!
nice work, nyc!
Here are SIX tech startups that pivoted to keeping America and THE WORLD safe! MUST READ! 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Here are SIX tech startups that pivoted to keeping America and THE WORLD safe! MUST READ! 🧵
hell yeah
November 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
hell yeah
my shorts algo is cooked
November 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
my shorts algo is cooked
No this is very normal. Remember when Steve Jobs would take the stage and dramatically give birth to a new iPhone?
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
No this is very normal. Remember when Steve Jobs would take the stage and dramatically give birth to a new iPhone?
For some reason the overlapping AC split systems got me the most
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
For some reason the overlapping AC split systems got me the most
No seriously editors would reject most of current reality as "implausible" and "uncreative"
I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.
October 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
No seriously editors would reject most of current reality as "implausible" and "uncreative"
Ezra Klein is the end result of people not understanding that The West Wing was just a TV show
October 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Ezra Klein is the end result of people not understanding that The West Wing was just a TV show
Hell fuckin yeah
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Hell fuckin yeah
I wrote this after mainlining too much @edzitron.com www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
Hi, I’m an Early 2010s Tech CEO
I wear the same T-shirt every day, and I have a relatably unkempt haircut. I remind you of the smart kids from high school, so I give you hope that...
www.mcsweeneys.net
October 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I wrote this after mainlining too much @edzitron.com www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
My rage knows no bounds.
"I support things like civil rights, access to education, and medical research. You could never imagine me sitting in the front row at the inauguration of a far-right ruler who promised to destroy those things."
Hi, I’m an Early 2010s Tech CEO
I wear the same T-shirt every day, and I have a relatably unkempt haircut. I remind you of the smart kids from high school, so I give you hope that...
buff.ly
October 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
My rage knows no bounds.
My latest thing in @mcsweeneys.net! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
Hi, I’m an Early 2010s Tech CEO
I wear the same T-shirt every day, and I have a relatably unkempt haircut. I remind you of the smart kids from high school, so I give you hope that...
www.mcsweeneys.net
October 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
My latest thing in @mcsweeneys.net! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
The biggest problem for the big AI players is their complete and utter well-poisoning: they announce their dogpiss products are ready for primetime, people use them as if they're perfect, the products shit the bed — and then people just don't trust it ever again.
It is very funny, though.
It is very funny, though.
October 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The biggest problem for the big AI players is their complete and utter well-poisoning: they announce their dogpiss products are ready for primetime, people use them as if they're perfect, the products shit the bed — and then people just don't trust it ever again.
It is very funny, though.
It is very funny, though.
meta? more like maga? (that a joke about tech and current events)
September 24, 2025 at 5:02 AM
meta? more like maga? (that a joke about tech and current events)
Has anyone actually asked ChatGPT or Claude if it wants our jobs? I barely want my own job, let alone an ethereal, all-knowing super-intelligence.
September 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Has anyone actually asked ChatGPT or Claude if it wants our jobs? I barely want my own job, let alone an ethereal, all-knowing super-intelligence.
Rare that you’ll find me nodding along to a new Bane drop finance.yahoo.com/news/800-bil...
An $800 Billion Revenue Shortfall Threatens AI Future, Bain Says
OpenAI is losing billions of dollars a year and prioritizing growth over profit, but it does expect to be cash-flow positive by 2029, Bloomberg has reported. The biggest tech firms including Microsof...
finance.yahoo.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Rare that you’ll find me nodding along to a new Bane drop finance.yahoo.com/news/800-bil...
I worked in tech in the SF Bay for years. It's striking how well this captures the dichotomy there: half the people are trying to live in AR shitospheres; the other half are bird watching.
open.substack.com/pub/houseofm...
Wrote about the radical act of returning to one's body in a digital age designed to detach us from them.
Wrote about the radical act of returning to one's body in a digital age designed to detach us from them.
You Don't Need to Log off, You Need to Become Sensual
The digital world the wealthy are creating is designed to detach us from our bodies
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I worked in tech in the SF Bay for years. It's striking how well this captures the dichotomy there: half the people are trying to live in AR shitospheres; the other half are bird watching.
Next week from Tylenol™️: "We now make Tylenol with paracetamol, which is an autism-free version of acetaminophen!"
September 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Next week from Tylenol™️: "We now make Tylenol with paracetamol, which is an autism-free version of acetaminophen!"
Reversion to the Mean Girls (2025)
September 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Reversion to the Mean Girls (2025)