David Janes
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David Janes
@djanes.bsky.social
· Nov 24
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Let’s be more accurate and rename it the Gulf of SpaceX Debris.
June 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Let’s be more accurate and rename it the Gulf of SpaceX Debris.
I am just catching up to this, but was the VP really arrogant or stupid enough to think he could correct the freaking POPE on Catholic Theology?
Yes, I know, what about both?
Yes, I know, what about both?
February 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I am just catching up to this, but was the VP really arrogant or stupid enough to think he could correct the freaking POPE on Catholic Theology?
Yes, I know, what about both?
Yes, I know, what about both?
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Don't worry, everyone. I've come up with a solution...
February 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Don't worry, everyone. I've come up with a solution...
Amplifying the signal on this. It was a great listen!
I’m excited to share this week’s episode of @famousandgravy.bsky.social for two reasons:
- it’s about my favorite author
- I got to co-host with Michael
www.famousandgravy.com/kurt-vonnegut
- it’s about my favorite author
- I got to co-host with Michael
www.famousandgravy.com/kurt-vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut — Famous & Gravy Podcast
Kurt Vonnegut, the acclaimed American author, became a literary icon with his dark humor and satirical style. Known for classics like Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat's Cradle, his thought-provoking storyt...
www.famousandgravy.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Amplifying the signal on this. It was a great listen!
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Trying to be on a video call while owning a cat might as well just be asking somebody how much they enjoy looking at a cat's butt because they'll be doing it for the next hour whether we agree to it or not.
January 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Trying to be on a video call while owning a cat might as well just be asking somebody how much they enjoy looking at a cat's butt because they'll be doing it for the next hour whether we agree to it or not.
I am hardly surprised that a man who has cheated at life also cheats at video games.
January 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I am hardly surprised that a man who has cheated at life also cheats at video games.
I think that kid in Washington might be a decent QB some day.
January 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I think that kid in Washington might be a decent QB some day.
Isn’t it terribly on script to blame the shrinkage of the inaugural on the cold?
January 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Isn’t it terribly on script to blame the shrinkage of the inaugural on the cold?
Jayden has more games in his career where his team has no punts and no turnovers than Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Peyton Manning and Patrick Mahomes COMBINED.
Holy crap.
Holy crap.
January 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Jayden has more games in his career where his team has no punts and no turnovers than Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Peyton Manning and Patrick Mahomes COMBINED.
Holy crap.
Holy crap.
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Read @pkrugman.bsky.social if you want to be smarter
My very first post since reviving my Substack was about how DOGE was a fraud. Surprise! Elon Musk has just admitted that it won’t get anywhere close to its goals paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-fraudu...
The Fraudulence of “Waste, Fraud and Abuse”
History repeats itself, the first time as farce, the second as clown show
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Read @pkrugman.bsky.social if you want to be smarter
I can't follow the math, so I have not read the original article, but this is fascinating.
www.livescience.com/physics-math...
www.livescience.com/physics-math...
Physicist claims to have solved the infamous 'grandfather paradox,' making time travel (theoretically) possible
The grandfather paradox is just one of the thorny logical problems that arise with the concept of time travel. But one physicist says he has resolved them.
www.livescience.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I can't follow the math, so I have not read the original article, but this is fascinating.
www.livescience.com/physics-math...
www.livescience.com/physics-math...
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On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
December 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
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Yeeeeeaaah, the doomerism thing is real bullshit. As a nation we were collectively stupid enough to let him get back into a seat of power, but it's now our responsibility to collectively put as many goddamn tacks onto that seat as we possibly can. Make Power Fucking Painful is the mantra for 2025.
a lot of you seem to basically believe that politics is over, history has ended and the absence of legal or electoral consequences for trump means that he is the only person with agency. you all are recapitulating the basic conceit of trump’s alleged invincibility, but from the center left
December 9, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Yeeeeeaaah, the doomerism thing is real bullshit. As a nation we were collectively stupid enough to let him get back into a seat of power, but it's now our responsibility to collectively put as many goddamn tacks onto that seat as we possibly can. Make Power Fucking Painful is the mantra for 2025.
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An experiment. Can you like this post if (and only if) you play and buy video games.
Some people over on Twitter/X seem to think it's only game developers here.
(reposts welcome to spread the word)
Some people over on Twitter/X seem to think it's only game developers here.
(reposts welcome to spread the word)
December 4, 2024 at 2:32 PM
An experiment. Can you like this post if (and only if) you play and buy video games.
Some people over on Twitter/X seem to think it's only game developers here.
(reposts welcome to spread the word)
Some people over on Twitter/X seem to think it's only game developers here.
(reposts welcome to spread the word)
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Those saying Joe Biden’s pardon of his son gives “permission” to Trump to issue wild pardons forget that Trump never asks or needs permission to do anything wild.
December 2, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Those saying Joe Biden’s pardon of his son gives “permission” to Trump to issue wild pardons forget that Trump never asks or needs permission to do anything wild.
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Oh look! It’s a gallery of things I must now order online because it takes 20 minutes to find the Keeper of the Deodorant Key
I get the need to safeguard from shoplifting but this CVS setup is insane.
November 30, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Oh look! It’s a gallery of things I must now order online because it takes 20 minutes to find the Keeper of the Deodorant Key
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I’m going to try doing some regular writing about topics that interest me, which I’ll be posting (for now) on Substack. First up: thoughts on value and ownership.
wileyhodges.substack.com/p/ownership-...
wileyhodges.substack.com/p/ownership-...
Home | Substack
Discover and discuss great writing with the world’s smartest readers on Substack.
wileyhodges.substack.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:13 PM
I’m going to try doing some regular writing about topics that interest me, which I’ll be posting (for now) on Substack. First up: thoughts on value and ownership.
wileyhodges.substack.com/p/ownership-...
wileyhodges.substack.com/p/ownership-...
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Elon admits that any post on X with a link is throttled
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
November 25, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Elon admits that any post on X with a link is throttled
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
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Jesus was at Walgreen’s again.
November 23, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Jesus was at Walgreen’s again.
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Really the problem is the government workers are too few: The government is not allowed to pay competitive salaries in many cases, so instead the employees are hired by contractors who can pay and, because the contractor gets their cut, grossly increases the cost over just hiring people directly.
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
November 24, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Really the problem is the government workers are too few: The government is not allowed to pay competitive salaries in many cases, so instead the employees are hired by contractors who can pay and, because the contractor gets their cut, grossly increases the cost over just hiring people directly.
Said the straight man, to the late man, where have you been?
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...
#kingcrimson
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...
#kingcrimson
Peter Sinfield obituary
Lyricist, record producer and co-founder of the prog rock band King Crimson
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Said the straight man, to the late man, where have you been?
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...
#kingcrimson
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...
#kingcrimson
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
November 24, 2024 at 1:32 AM
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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I want so badly to enjoy mobile games but the ecosystem they occupy apparently forces them into being annoying to play unless you are constantly purchasing magical coins at bizarre denominations that I refuse to understand.
November 18, 2024 at 2:39 AM
I want so badly to enjoy mobile games but the ecosystem they occupy apparently forces them into being annoying to play unless you are constantly purchasing magical coins at bizarre denominations that I refuse to understand.