Chris Elion
chriselion.bsky.social
Chris Elion
@chriselion.bsky.social
Software engineer at a climate tech startup. Dog-dad to Eleanor the rescue mutt. SF, CA
Hey, not sure if this is intentional or a bug, but the RSS feeds don't show any preview images on Inoreader.
December 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
@chrissteller.bsky.social not sure if this was your image originally, but I copied it from you.
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Titus Andronicus has a “making of” video for The Monitor, if you’re in to that sort of thing. (Not saying it deserves to make the list)

youtu.be/enEdLGZ48vU?...
"THE MONITOR" (Official Documentary)
YouTube video by Titus Andronicus
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“Every Queens of the Stone Age Album Is a Concept Album and the Concept Is Doing Drugs in the Desert”

thehardtimes.net/opinion/ever...
Every Queens of the Stone Age Album Is a Concept Album and the Concept Is Doing Drugs in the Desert
The term "concept album" can be confusing. Sometimes it implies that there is a narrative story told through a collection of songs, similar to a rock opera. It could also mean there is a core idea or ...
thehardtimes.net
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Hi from San Francisco! As a bonus, here’s a picture of my rescue pet with a wonky ear.
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Maybe worth noting that this was in addition to Honeycomb for tracing.
October 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
+1, I used it at a previous job, and it’s great as a “dead man’s switch” to alert when a job never ran. IIRC, cronitor is similar.
October 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Or a garage punk Stevie Wonder cover: youtu.be/kTBnM3tFsPI?...
Maybe Your Baby
YouTube video by The Dirtbombs - Topic
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Depending on your definition of “new” and “punk”: youtu.be/l9He-ZJCl3Y?...
Titus Andronicus - (I'm) Screwed (Official Video)
YouTube video by Titus Andronicus
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Reposted by Chris Elion
Speaking of which, I encourage you all to read @rawsignal.ca's newsletter today: www.rawsignal.ca/newsletter-a...

"[Eric Schmidt thinks] automating away the humans is righteous b/c it will reduce dependence on entitled employees, and produce appropriate level of fear/obedience in ones who remain."
None of this is real and it doesn't matter - Raw Signal Group
The difference between the theater of work and actual work.
www.rawsignal.ca
August 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Can you wish for infinite Rossfusses?
August 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My parents old dog, Murphy
August 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Some days you hallucinate the link, and some days the link hallucinates you.
July 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Here’s the NYT article referenced: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...
Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Might have been OpenAI? Someone had a good thread on trying to use it to generate a calculus study guide here: bsky.app/profile/benj...
Let's have some fun. In this NYT story, we see a picture of an OpenAI billboard on a college campus, suggesting the following prompt: "Give me a guide for mastering this Calc 101 syllabus. In two weeks. Small steps please."

What happens when we actually use ChatGPT to do this? THREAD!
July 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM