Connor Freeman
@connorfreeman.bsky.social
Luddite Technologist
"From the Bottom, on the Left, with the Earth."
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"From the Bottom, on the Left, with the Earth."
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Mark Carney is a Fascist.
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
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Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
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December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
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I wrote the captions on this video the night Osama Bin Laden was killed and it’s probably the most shared thing I ever created.
December 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I wrote the captions on this video the night Osama Bin Laden was killed and it’s probably the most shared thing I ever created.
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Hard to overstate how bad this is.
The people doing anti-hate and anti-disinformation work are now being sanctioned by the United States of America.
This is really, really, really bad.
The people doing anti-hate and anti-disinformation work are now being sanctioned by the United States of America.
This is really, really, really bad.
December 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hard to overstate how bad this is.
The people doing anti-hate and anti-disinformation work are now being sanctioned by the United States of America.
This is really, really, really bad.
The people doing anti-hate and anti-disinformation work are now being sanctioned by the United States of America.
This is really, really, really bad.
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Oh my god...
With server farms snapping up all the computer hardware, I just realized it'll push towards cloud streaming even faster. If PC hardware costs 5x what it should, then cloud streaming will end up being the more affordable option.
They're forcing it by cornering the market. Bastards!
With server farms snapping up all the computer hardware, I just realized it'll push towards cloud streaming even faster. If PC hardware costs 5x what it should, then cloud streaming will end up being the more affordable option.
They're forcing it by cornering the market. Bastards!
December 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Oh my god...
With server farms snapping up all the computer hardware, I just realized it'll push towards cloud streaming even faster. If PC hardware costs 5x what it should, then cloud streaming will end up being the more affordable option.
They're forcing it by cornering the market. Bastards!
With server farms snapping up all the computer hardware, I just realized it'll push towards cloud streaming even faster. If PC hardware costs 5x what it should, then cloud streaming will end up being the more affordable option.
They're forcing it by cornering the market. Bastards!
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Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
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Awful.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Awful.
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Globe and Mail columnist Robyn Urback just suggested that, if intent matters for the phrase "globalize the intifada," then it must matter for DOING BLACKFACE.
I shit you not.
With a few notable exceptions, Canada's columnist class is cooked.
I shit you not.
With a few notable exceptions, Canada's columnist class is cooked.
December 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Globe and Mail columnist Robyn Urback just suggested that, if intent matters for the phrase "globalize the intifada," then it must matter for DOING BLACKFACE.
I shit you not.
With a few notable exceptions, Canada's columnist class is cooked.
I shit you not.
With a few notable exceptions, Canada's columnist class is cooked.
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Othman Mekhloufi was the first user, to my knowledge, to share the link to the site CharliesMurderers on Twitter.
That ended up being the main doxxing site for those accused of "celebrating" Charlie Kirk's death.
I was first on the site, which made me think it was made by a far-right Canadian...
That ended up being the main doxxing site for those accused of "celebrating" Charlie Kirk's death.
I was first on the site, which made me think it was made by a far-right Canadian...
The social media history of this 22 year old staffer is being blamed for the rift tearing B.C.’s far-right OneBC party asunder #bcpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Who Is Othman Mekhloufi, the Far-Right Poster Behind OneBC’s Strife? | The Tyee
A 22-year-old OneBC staffer who claimed to work for Trump and posted antisemitic comments is being blamed for the implosion.
thetyee.ca
December 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Othman Mekhloufi was the first user, to my knowledge, to share the link to the site CharliesMurderers on Twitter.
That ended up being the main doxxing site for those accused of "celebrating" Charlie Kirk's death.
I was first on the site, which made me think it was made by a far-right Canadian...
That ended up being the main doxxing site for those accused of "celebrating" Charlie Kirk's death.
I was first on the site, which made me think it was made by a far-right Canadian...
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Yesterday, there was a horrific antisemitic attack on Jewish folks at Bondi beach.
But the hero, Ahmed al-Ahmed, showed us that even in the face of unimaginable horror, we can choose to care about each other, protect each other and push back on hate.
Unfortunately, not everyone is learning this:
But the hero, Ahmed al-Ahmed, showed us that even in the face of unimaginable horror, we can choose to care about each other, protect each other and push back on hate.
Unfortunately, not everyone is learning this:
December 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Yesterday, there was a horrific antisemitic attack on Jewish folks at Bondi beach.
But the hero, Ahmed al-Ahmed, showed us that even in the face of unimaginable horror, we can choose to care about each other, protect each other and push back on hate.
Unfortunately, not everyone is learning this:
But the hero, Ahmed al-Ahmed, showed us that even in the face of unimaginable horror, we can choose to care about each other, protect each other and push back on hate.
Unfortunately, not everyone is learning this:
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Another poison pill buried in Mark Carney’s budget: a repeal of a reduced postage rates for books and shipments between libraries.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News
Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at
reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcing the closure...
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Another poison pill buried in Mark Carney’s budget: a repeal of a reduced postage rates for books and shipments between libraries.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
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Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
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Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
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BREAKING Film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found stabbed to death at home, sources say - TMZ
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 AM
BREAKING Film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found stabbed to death at home, sources say - TMZ
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At SNL I worked with artists who made the funniest, stupidest graphics in no time flat. Some of my biggest jokes would have been impossible without these geniuses building an insane image or finding the perfect real-life photo of a politician. Sucks that their work is being pushed aside for slop.
December 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
At SNL I worked with artists who made the funniest, stupidest graphics in no time flat. Some of my biggest jokes would have been impossible without these geniuses building an insane image or finding the perfect real-life photo of a politician. Sucks that their work is being pushed aside for slop.
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Alls I’m saying is that I’ve run 5 marathons since getting the COVID shot and multiple boosters so actually I think they give you superpowers
December 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Alls I’m saying is that I’ve run 5 marathons since getting the COVID shot and multiple boosters so actually I think they give you superpowers
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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My official statement on this past weekend's major controversy. #wewillrebuild 🫡🫡 #bc #bcgreens #bcpoli #swearing
December 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
My official statement on this past weekend's major controversy. #wewillrebuild 🫡🫡 #bc #bcgreens #bcpoli #swearing
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On this day in 1989, an armed gunman murdered 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Another ten women and four men were injured.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
On this day in 1989, an armed gunman murdered 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Another ten women and four men were injured.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
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He’s hitting the Jim Carrey Grinch pose
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
He’s hitting the Jim Carrey Grinch pose
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I think it’s bad, actually, to play political chess with Indigenous rights.
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I think it’s bad, actually, to play political chess with Indigenous rights.
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liberal talking heads proving they have absolutely no convictions other than power and consulting contracts with how quickly they turned around on oil pipelines and climate policy
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
liberal talking heads proving they have absolutely no convictions other than power and consulting contracts with how quickly they turned around on oil pipelines and climate policy
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Carney just signed a deal with Alberta that lays out conditions for a new oil pipeline.
In doing this, he managed to piss off one of his own cabinet ministers (who promptly resigned), coastal First Nations, the B.C. government, the Green Party and the Bloc Québécois.
But uh, here's what he got:
In doing this, he managed to piss off one of his own cabinet ministers (who promptly resigned), coastal First Nations, the B.C. government, the Green Party and the Bloc Québécois.
But uh, here's what he got:
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Carney just signed a deal with Alberta that lays out conditions for a new oil pipeline.
In doing this, he managed to piss off one of his own cabinet ministers (who promptly resigned), coastal First Nations, the B.C. government, the Green Party and the Bloc Québécois.
But uh, here's what he got:
In doing this, he managed to piss off one of his own cabinet ministers (who promptly resigned), coastal First Nations, the B.C. government, the Green Party and the Bloc Québécois.
But uh, here's what he got:
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Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.
He directly cites today's MOU:
He directly cites today's MOU:
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.
He directly cites today's MOU:
He directly cites today's MOU: