Ben Schumacher
@benschumacher.com
Father. Bike commuter. Internet privacy & security advocate. Wannabe woodworker, 3D modeler, electronics and home automation junky, etc.
Just to be explicit, I love my @home-assistant.io-managed GDO! It works great and gives me a lot more flexibility and control beyond what MyQ offered.
Amazing to see RATGDO creator get a profile in @nytimes.com. Does this mean the anti-cloud backlash is going mainstream? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/t...
Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Just to be explicit, I love my @home-assistant.io-managed GDO! It works great and gives me a lot more flexibility and control beyond what MyQ offered.
Amazing to see RATGDO creator get a profile in @nytimes.com. Does this mean the anti-cloud backlash is going mainstream? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/t...
Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Amazing to see RATGDO creator get a profile in @nytimes.com. Does this mean the anti-cloud backlash is going mainstream? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/t...
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every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Opinion | Thanks a Lot, Boomers
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
September 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
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Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
OREM, UT—As law enforcement officials search for a person of interest in the assassination of 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, witnesses on the scene at Utah Valley University ad...
theonion.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
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There has never been a better argument for physical media
Constitution sections on due process and foreign gifts just vanished from Congress' website
Include provisions such as habeas corpus, forbidding the naming of titles of nobility, and forbidding foreign emoluments for U.S. officials. www.404media.co/constitution...
Include provisions such as habeas corpus, forbidding the naming of titles of nobility, and forbidding foreign emoluments for U.S. officials. www.404media.co/constitution...
Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website
Part of Article I Section 8, and all of Sections 9 and 10, which address things like habeas corpus, nobility, and militias, are gone from Congress's website for the Constitution.
www.404media.co
August 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
There has never been a better argument for physical media
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If you send someone something that an AI created and you haven’t already read, understood, and made useful, you are doing two things:
1. disrespecting your peer’s time and offloading your work to them.
2. proving to everyone that you could be replaced by an AI.
Don’t do it.
1. disrespecting your peer’s time and offloading your work to them.
2. proving to everyone that you could be replaced by an AI.
Don’t do it.
July 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If you send someone something that an AI created and you haven’t already read, understood, and made useful, you are doing two things:
1. disrespecting your peer’s time and offloading your work to them.
2. proving to everyone that you could be replaced by an AI.
Don’t do it.
1. disrespecting your peer’s time and offloading your work to them.
2. proving to everyone that you could be replaced by an AI.
Don’t do it.
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Not many people know this, but the song 8675309 is actually threatening people who live in the zip code 75309
May 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Not many people know this, but the song 8675309 is actually threatening people who live in the zip code 75309
This wanna be emperor has no clothes. There is no strategy to these tariffs, and he continues to use dumb justifications to see what sticks -- tax revenue, manufacturing jobs, etc.
This is no surprise, but naturally, luxury goods makers get exempted from tariffs. The thesis is that you couldn't(...?) build these in the US is dumb when really all it does is protect the super wealthy from this tax increase. www.cnn.com/2025/05/09/b...
Trump floats 100% tariff on Barbies while his UK trade ‘deal’ shields super-luxury cars like Rolls-Royce | CNN Business
Even as President Donald Trump pushes a message of self-sacrifice when it comes to how many dolls American children should own, his administration’s first trade “deal” includes a carveout for cars – l...
www.cnn.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This wanna be emperor has no clothes. There is no strategy to these tariffs, and he continues to use dumb justifications to see what sticks -- tax revenue, manufacturing jobs, etc.
This is no surprise, but naturally, luxury goods makers get exempted from tariffs. The thesis is that you couldn't(...?) build these in the US is dumb when really all it does is protect the super wealthy from this tax increase. www.cnn.com/2025/05/09/b...
Trump floats 100% tariff on Barbies while his UK trade ‘deal’ shields super-luxury cars like Rolls-Royce | CNN Business
Even as President Donald Trump pushes a message of self-sacrifice when it comes to how many dolls American children should own, his administration’s first trade “deal” includes a carveout for cars – l...
www.cnn.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This is no surprise, but naturally, luxury goods makers get exempted from tariffs. The thesis is that you couldn't(...?) build these in the US is dumb when really all it does is protect the super wealthy from this tax increase. www.cnn.com/2025/05/09/b...
I really enjoyed seeing @bibbymoynihan.bsky.social and @benschwartz.bsky.social putting themselves out there to promote Grift Kings! 💰🤑
As a parent, this terrifies me. Thanks, @lastweektonight.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxvf...
As a parent, this terrifies me. Thanks, @lastweektonight.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxvf...
Sports Betting: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
March 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I really enjoyed seeing @bibbymoynihan.bsky.social and @benschwartz.bsky.social putting themselves out there to promote Grift Kings! 💰🤑
As a parent, this terrifies me. Thanks, @lastweektonight.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxvf...
As a parent, this terrifies me. Thanks, @lastweektonight.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxvf...
In a surprise turn, @elonmusk continues to spew lies and be more interested in attention grabbing that providing a net-benefit. Clown. 🤡 www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.
www.wired.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
In a surprise turn, @elonmusk continues to spew lies and be more interested in attention grabbing that providing a net-benefit. Clown. 🤡 www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
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Nature valentines.
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
February 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nature valentines.
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
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My love for you is like a peregrine falcon. One more valentine from a past year.
February 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
My love for you is like a peregrine falcon. One more valentine from a past year.
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How could you not love this elegant bird 💙
February 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM
How could you not love this elegant bird 💙
I happened upon this headline, and it made me chuckle. No additional insight from me. 🥚₿
protos.com/price-of-egg...
protos.com/price-of-egg...
Price of eggs rising faster than bitcoin in Trump’s America
Despite Donald Trump's promise to bring down grocery prices, the price of eggs has continued to balloon. Bitcoin, however, is struggling.
protos.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I happened upon this headline, and it made me chuckle. No additional insight from me. 🥚₿
protos.com/price-of-egg...
protos.com/price-of-egg...
Elon is not my president.
Get your mitts off my data.
Get your mitts off my data.
February 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Elon is not my president.
Get your mitts off my data.
Get your mitts off my data.
When do we get to stop pretending to take seriously the ramblings of a septuagenarian (nearly octogenarian) who is only interested in getting headlines? How much time, money, and hand-wringing is being wasted on complete bullshit?
January 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
When do we get to stop pretending to take seriously the ramblings of a septuagenarian (nearly octogenarian) who is only interested in getting headlines? How much time, money, and hand-wringing is being wasted on complete bullshit?
Hey #Denver and Colorado peeps. If you're interested in helping shape the future of bikes in Denver, please consider applying to join the Mayor's Bicycling Advisory Committee. Applications are open through December 15th. And please reach out if I can answer any questions. Thanks!
December 3, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Hey #Denver and Colorado peeps. If you're interested in helping shape the future of bikes in Denver, please consider applying to join the Mayor's Bicycling Advisory Committee. Applications are open through December 15th. And please reach out if I can answer any questions. Thanks!
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LOOK AT THE JOY!!!!
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 13, 2024 at 7:55 PM
LOOK AT THE JOY!!!!
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
The right-wing manosphere influencers are the real victims. These poor, fragile men were taken advantage of by a Russian strongman.
"Rubin ultimately agreed to a monthly fee of $400,000 and a $100,000 signing bonus to produce four videos weekly. Pool got $100,000 per video. Both Rubin and Pool, along with Benny Johnson, are now saying that they are the real victims here and that they were deceived."
Russia's useful idiots
The MAGA influencer ecosystem is even shadier than we thought.
www.publicnotice.co
September 6, 2024 at 3:17 PM
The right-wing manosphere influencers are the real victims. These poor, fragile men were taken advantage of by a Russian strongman.