Cameron Momtaz
@cameronmomtaz.bsky.social
COO/co-founder Rai Technology Inc. Horses, horse archery, and aikido. Photo credit Vivian Kimito, Petaluma, California.
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This is about half of my monthly La Crosse County Board pay, turned into food. The other half? Already donated in the form of food for some of the little free pantries around La Crosse.
As food insecurity grows, even small efforts matter.
As food insecurity grows, even small efforts matter.
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is about half of my monthly La Crosse County Board pay, turned into food. The other half? Already donated in the form of food for some of the little free pantries around La Crosse.
As food insecurity grows, even small efforts matter.
As food insecurity grows, even small efforts matter.
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you should quit social media if you can.
if you can't, you should use apps that give you and old-school reverse chronological feed of posts from people you follow. yes, like bluesky.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
if you can't, you should use apps that give you and old-school reverse chronological feed of posts from people you follow. yes, like bluesky.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
You should quit social media for good
Platforms optimized for engagement warp our politics, erode attention, and harm our wellbeing. Here’s how I minimize time on the (anti‑)social web.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
you should quit social media if you can.
if you can't, you should use apps that give you and old-school reverse chronological feed of posts from people you follow. yes, like bluesky.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
if you can't, you should use apps that give you and old-school reverse chronological feed of posts from people you follow. yes, like bluesky.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
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The subject of those quotes had been on his mind for a while.
Here's a prescient passage Carl Sagan wrote one year before that last interview, in his 1995 book “The Demon Haunted World.”
Replace "crystals" and "horoscopes" with "cell phones" and "Facebook" and it could have been written yesterday.
Here's a prescient passage Carl Sagan wrote one year before that last interview, in his 1995 book “The Demon Haunted World.”
Replace "crystals" and "horoscopes" with "cell phones" and "Facebook" and it could have been written yesterday.
December 20, 2023 at 3:31 PM
The subject of those quotes had been on his mind for a while.
Here's a prescient passage Carl Sagan wrote one year before that last interview, in his 1995 book “The Demon Haunted World.”
Replace "crystals" and "horoscopes" with "cell phones" and "Facebook" and it could have been written yesterday.
Here's a prescient passage Carl Sagan wrote one year before that last interview, in his 1995 book “The Demon Haunted World.”
Replace "crystals" and "horoscopes" with "cell phones" and "Facebook" and it could have been written yesterday.
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Our ability to comprehend daily events has been corrupted by a toxic info environment where political & attentional dynamics distort & manipulate our “collective sensemaking” processes. Our “official” sources are now products of that same environment. Reality fractures, along with the social fabric.
September 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Our ability to comprehend daily events has been corrupted by a toxic info environment where political & attentional dynamics distort & manipulate our “collective sensemaking” processes. Our “official” sources are now products of that same environment. Reality fractures, along with the social fabric.
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It’s no coincidence that we stand here today, at the Democracy Center, with Donald Trump's ICE agents standing outside as we speak.
Is this a threat to you, Trump? Are you scared of what happens when the people of this state come together to make our voices heard?
Is this a threat to you, Trump? Are you scared of what happens when the people of this state come together to make our voices heard?
August 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It’s no coincidence that we stand here today, at the Democracy Center, with Donald Trump's ICE agents standing outside as we speak.
Is this a threat to you, Trump? Are you scared of what happens when the people of this state come together to make our voices heard?
Is this a threat to you, Trump? Are you scared of what happens when the people of this state come together to make our voices heard?
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We’re not sure who needs to hear this, but ‘blueberry’ has two b’s.
August 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We’re not sure who needs to hear this, but ‘blueberry’ has two b’s.
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aw that's nice, my library got some books for when the AI founders drop by
August 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
aw that's nice, my library got some books for when the AI founders drop by
"Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death."
Otto von Bismark
Otto von Bismark
Why am I so unimpressed by these strikes? Israel and the US have failed to target significant elements of Iran's nuclear materials and production infrastructure. RISING LION and MIDNIGHT HAMMER are tactically brilliant, but may turn out to be strategic failures. 🧵 1/17
June 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM
"Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death."
Otto von Bismark
Otto von Bismark
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You can make most every argument about how anything in history could have been done better but there is just no case that Achilles at Troy, Lincoln at Gettysburg, Truman after Hiroshima, or Churchill on D-Day would have been more effective by concluding:Thank you for your attention to this matter.
June 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
You can make most every argument about how anything in history could have been done better but there is just no case that Achilles at Troy, Lincoln at Gettysburg, Truman after Hiroshima, or Churchill on D-Day would have been more effective by concluding:Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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🧵 I often talk about VDA, Verification, Deliberation, Accountability, as the core functions that make democracy possible. But to understand what’s gone wrong, we need to look at how those functions have changed.
June 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🧵 I often talk about VDA, Verification, Deliberation, Accountability, as the core functions that make democracy possible. But to understand what’s gone wrong, we need to look at how those functions have changed.
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Senator Alex Padilla is one of the most decent people I know.
This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful.
Trump and his shock troops are out of control.
This must end now.
This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful.
Trump and his shock troops are out of control.
This must end now.
Senator Padilla is forcibly shoved out of Kristi Noem's press briefing:
"I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary"
"I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary"
June 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Senator Alex Padilla is one of the most decent people I know.
This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful.
Trump and his shock troops are out of control.
This must end now.
This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful.
Trump and his shock troops are out of control.
This must end now.
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Disordered denial is a symptom of a broken information system.
A system where platforms reward outrage,
where truth is optional,
and where entire communities profit from false belief.
A system where platforms reward outrage,
where truth is optional,
and where entire communities profit from false belief.
May 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Disordered denial is a symptom of a broken information system.
A system where platforms reward outrage,
where truth is optional,
and where entire communities profit from false belief.
A system where platforms reward outrage,
where truth is optional,
and where entire communities profit from false belief.
I know you're a truck and I'm a turkey but I really think we should get to know each other better.
May 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I know you're a truck and I'm a turkey but I really think we should get to know each other better.
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I try to keep the language on here… PG… but in this case i can’t.
You, Trump, are a traitorous piece of shit
You, Trump, are a traitorous piece of shit
February 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I try to keep the language on here… PG… but in this case i can’t.
You, Trump, are a traitorous piece of shit
You, Trump, are a traitorous piece of shit
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In 1973, a brilliant critic named Stuart Hall created a diagram that changed the way we study media, and could help you survive this moment. Just dropped: the second letter in my series about how to analyze the media in a time of crisis. It's all about codes.
buttondown.com/thehypothesi...
buttondown.com/thehypothesi...
February 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
In 1973, a brilliant critic named Stuart Hall created a diagram that changed the way we study media, and could help you survive this moment. Just dropped: the second letter in my series about how to analyze the media in a time of crisis. It's all about codes.
buttondown.com/thehypothesi...
buttondown.com/thehypothesi...
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I’m not quite entirely persuaded by this essay but goddam it is very good and bracing. Really worth a read.
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
A Disease of Affluence
Trump's supporters are not motivated by economic anxiety, but by its opposite.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:58 PM
I’m not quite entirely persuaded by this essay but goddam it is very good and bracing. Really worth a read.
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
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It's Friday, and I'm in Minneapolis, so obviously it's time for another one dev question video.
Today it's about fun times in hardware design.
Today it's about fun times in hardware design.
What's your favorite hardware problem? One Dev Question
Why would a computer game cause a PC to crash? In 1987? Larry Osterman used his connections to find out. Peruse the Larry Osterman playlist: https://msft.it/6058lKuKO #OneDevQuestion
youtu.be
July 12, 2024 at 4:39 PM
It's Friday, and I'm in Minneapolis, so obviously it's time for another one dev question video.
Today it's about fun times in hardware design.
Today it's about fun times in hardware design.
I'm hearing Eric Cartman.
just imagining this in hagrids voice tbh
Holy fucking wut
May 14, 2024 at 5:27 AM
I'm hearing Eric Cartman.
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As internet popularity becomes dictated by algorithms, content is becoming more generic and dominated by AI-created content. And as this content becomes more generic, AI models will train themselves on their on content, creating inbred "Habsburg" AI.
tinyurl.com/wyea31124
tinyurl.com/wyea31124
March 11, 2024 at 6:15 PM
As internet popularity becomes dictated by algorithms, content is becoming more generic and dominated by AI-created content. And as this content becomes more generic, AI models will train themselves on their on content, creating inbred "Habsburg" AI.
tinyurl.com/wyea31124
tinyurl.com/wyea31124
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You literally cannot steal an AI image, they are not protected by copyright and are therefore in the public domain
March 8, 2024 at 8:21 PM
You literally cannot steal an AI image, they are not protected by copyright and are therefore in the public domain
This is very good. And this is the way.
One thing that struck me last night was how Biden tied his defense of democracy to other freedoms — like reproductive rights.
Analysis | Biden found the through line between two central campaign themes
In his State of the Union address, the president compellingly connected democracy and abortion.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 8, 2024 at 3:36 PM
This is very good. And this is the way.