Deraji
@deraji.bsky.social
A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
November 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Saw Good Fortune this evening and really enjoyed it. They managed to do a great job weaving together incredibly timely social commentary with fresh humor.
October 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Saw Good Fortune this evening and really enjoyed it. They managed to do a great job weaving together incredibly timely social commentary with fresh humor.
I strongly feel that toasters should toast faster.
September 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I strongly feel that toasters should toast faster.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
I propose a tagline.
Microsoft: Almost Good
It's uncanny how often they nearly have the right solution.
Microsoft: Almost Good
It's uncanny how often they nearly have the right solution.
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I propose a tagline.
Microsoft: Almost Good
It's uncanny how often they nearly have the right solution.
Microsoft: Almost Good
It's uncanny how often they nearly have the right solution.
"...the embattled birthright citizenship legal principle." To clarify: birthright citizenship is more than legal principle. It is enshrined in the 14th amendment and affirmed by the Supreme Court (1898). Nor is it embattled. The current case relates to nation-wide injunctions, a tangential attack.
‘Like a jail cell’: Family of six detained at Washington state border facility for more than three weeks
A pregnant mother-of-four is raising concerns about their detention in a single room for 24 days.
www.opb.org
May 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"...the embattled birthright citizenship legal principle." To clarify: birthright citizenship is more than legal principle. It is enshrined in the 14th amendment and affirmed by the Supreme Court (1898). Nor is it embattled. The current case relates to nation-wide injunctions, a tangential attack.
The flight of US scientists is alarming.
While I'm glad to see European investment in science, I worry the focus is on technology and applied, not general, science.
General science is home to exploration, curiosity, and most humanity-changing innovation.
www.wired.com/story/us-cut...
While I'm glad to see European investment in science, I worry the focus is on technology and applied, not general, science.
General science is home to exploration, curiosity, and most humanity-changing innovation.
www.wired.com/story/us-cut...
As the US Cuts Scientific Talent, Europe Launches an Initiative to Attract It
The Choose Europe for Science program will invest more than half a billion dollars between 2025 and 2027 to recruit researchers and scientists—especially from the United States.
www.wired.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The flight of US scientists is alarming.
While I'm glad to see European investment in science, I worry the focus is on technology and applied, not general, science.
General science is home to exploration, curiosity, and most humanity-changing innovation.
www.wired.com/story/us-cut...
While I'm glad to see European investment in science, I worry the focus is on technology and applied, not general, science.
General science is home to exploration, curiosity, and most humanity-changing innovation.
www.wired.com/story/us-cut...
Thunderbolts was better than I expected. Not up to the golden era of Marvel movie standards, but a fun watch that was surprisingly character driven.
May 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Thunderbolts was better than I expected. Not up to the golden era of Marvel movie standards, but a fun watch that was surprisingly character driven.
Visited Spokane this weekend. I have friends and family there, but walking around a bit reminded me of how good we have it in the Willamette Valley. So many shades of green.
May 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Visited Spokane this weekend. I have friends and family there, but walking around a bit reminded me of how good we have it in the Willamette Valley. So many shades of green.
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Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
April 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
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The outcome of this political moment depends a lot on Americans being able to escape or see past the billionaire-controlled prison of right-wing propaganda our devices have become www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Algorithmic Cage
The private companies in control of social-media networks possess an unprecedented ability to manipulate and control the populace.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The outcome of this political moment depends a lot on Americans being able to escape or see past the billionaire-controlled prison of right-wing propaganda our devices have become www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Anyone else worried about NIST and how integral their work is to cyber security? Holding out hope it stays under the current slapdash policy and technology blunderbuss of DC.
February 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Anyone else worried about NIST and how integral their work is to cyber security? Holding out hope it stays under the current slapdash policy and technology blunderbuss of DC.
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New from me in @newrepublic.com: “Primary Every Democrat.”
If the current crop cannot demonstrate they care more about democracy than enjoying three-day weekends, we should flood the zone and challenge them all.
If the current crop cannot demonstrate they care more about democracy than enjoying three-day weekends, we should flood the zone and challenge them all.
Primary Every Democrat
It’s exhausting to watch poll-tested, donor-beholden congressional Democrats continue to be too old, too cloistered, and too bumbling to do anything as the government burns.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
New from me in @newrepublic.com: “Primary Every Democrat.”
If the current crop cannot demonstrate they care more about democracy than enjoying three-day weekends, we should flood the zone and challenge them all.
If the current crop cannot demonstrate they care more about democracy than enjoying three-day weekends, we should flood the zone and challenge them all.
If Jesus were alive today, he would need to have saved around $230 million every year to match Elon Musk's net worth. That 2,024 year old would have needed to sock away about $630K per day.
December 20, 2024 at 3:38 AM
If Jesus were alive today, he would need to have saved around $230 million every year to match Elon Musk's net worth. That 2,024 year old would have needed to sock away about $630K per day.
I'm interested in learning more about the Shadow Cabinet concept. It seems like it could be a more organized and effective way of providing scrutiny and publicizing alternatives.
November 14, 2024 at 7:25 AM
I'm interested in learning more about the Shadow Cabinet concept. It seems like it could be a more organized and effective way of providing scrutiny and publicizing alternatives.
I appreciate @katie-drummond.bsky.social affirming the sound journalistic standards of WIRED, and providing such a direct, candid response to the election: "I won’t sugarcoat it: The outcome of last week’s US presidential election wasn’t the one WIRED wanted."
Nice!
www.wired.com/story/editor...
Nice!
www.wired.com/story/editor...
www.wired.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:20 AM
I appreciate @katie-drummond.bsky.social affirming the sound journalistic standards of WIRED, and providing such a direct, candid response to the election: "I won’t sugarcoat it: The outcome of last week’s US presidential election wasn’t the one WIRED wanted."
Nice!
www.wired.com/story/editor...
Nice!
www.wired.com/story/editor...
If I were to develop an AI system, I think I'd call it Capone. Think of all that free advertising for AI Capone. AI Pacino and AI Roker are solid choices too.
November 12, 2024 at 2:52 PM
If I were to develop an AI system, I think I'd call it Capone. Think of all that free advertising for AI Capone. AI Pacino and AI Roker are solid choices too.
Canceled @nytimes.com. Coverage has biased anti-democracy recently. The July 4th opinion piece decrying voting was offensive in its timing, occuring both on Independence Day and prior to an election where democratic principles are at stake. We need, and I would return for, responsible reporting.
July 10, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Canceled @nytimes.com. Coverage has biased anti-democracy recently. The July 4th opinion piece decrying voting was offensive in its timing, occuring both on Independence Day and prior to an election where democratic principles are at stake. We need, and I would return for, responsible reporting.
It is very problematic that a company can reach out two years after a purchase and brick a device. It's a niche device, but I use it every day. Fortunately, I purchased the Spotify Car Thing when it was heavily discounted, so I'm not out the $90 that many folks are. www.wired.com/story/spotif...
Spotify Will Brick Every ‘Car Thing’ It Ever Sold
No refunds or trade-ins for customers. No plans to open source it. The weird little car gadget is going to die on December 9, and there’s nothing you can do about it.
www.wired.com
May 25, 2024 at 3:33 PM
It is very problematic that a company can reach out two years after a purchase and brick a device. It's a niche device, but I use it every day. Fortunately, I purchased the Spotify Car Thing when it was heavily discounted, so I'm not out the $90 that many folks are. www.wired.com/story/spotif...
We don't talk much about how we're all walking around with synchronized watches now. Time has become so precise!
May 7, 2024 at 8:08 PM
We don't talk much about how we're all walking around with synchronized watches now. Time has become so precise!
Made it to S3 of Star Trek Discovery. Reports of a terrible series seem wildly exaggerated. Sure, not my favorite, but it's been a good ride so far.
April 24, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Made it to S3 of Star Trek Discovery. Reports of a terrible series seem wildly exaggerated. Sure, not my favorite, but it's been a good ride so far.
Civil War was surprisingly artful and thoughtful.
Politics and back story were subtle, making a better, more relatable story and message. People see the "sides" as they want in this film.
Ostensibly focusing on wartime photojournalism, a proximity alert was the tangible takeaway.
Politics and back story were subtle, making a better, more relatable story and message. People see the "sides" as they want in this film.
Ostensibly focusing on wartime photojournalism, a proximity alert was the tangible takeaway.
April 17, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Civil War was surprisingly artful and thoughtful.
Politics and back story were subtle, making a better, more relatable story and message. People see the "sides" as they want in this film.
Ostensibly focusing on wartime photojournalism, a proximity alert was the tangible takeaway.
Politics and back story were subtle, making a better, more relatable story and message. People see the "sides" as they want in this film.
Ostensibly focusing on wartime photojournalism, a proximity alert was the tangible takeaway.
This article resonated with me. Ezra Klein doesn't offer many solutions (yet?), but I understand this problem. "I have stored everything and saved nothing." www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/o...
April 16, 2024 at 2:46 AM
This article resonated with me. Ezra Klein doesn't offer many solutions (yet?), but I understand this problem. "I have stored everything and saved nothing." www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/o...
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I was impressed by author Steve Erickson's 13 New Year’s Resolutions for Saving Democracy...
www.journaloftheplagueyears.ink/blog/13-new-...
www.journaloftheplagueyears.ink/blog/13-new-...
13 New Year’s Resolutions for Saving Democracy
With Donald Trump looming like an evil Snoopy in the Macy's Day Parade (see: Maestro) the great novelist Steve Erickson offers a prescription for saving America.
www.journaloftheplagueyears.ink
January 4, 2024 at 11:23 PM
I was impressed by author Steve Erickson's 13 New Year’s Resolutions for Saving Democracy...
www.journaloftheplagueyears.ink/blog/13-new-...
www.journaloftheplagueyears.ink/blog/13-new-...