dan bergren 睿雄
@heymrbass.com
What's the blues, when you've got the greys? Mathematician, Software Person. Mixed. Haunted. I fight for the Users.
He/Him/His. Chicago.
He/Him/His. Chicago.
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Now that you all are interested in the #octobass, why not have a look at the mother of all octobasses - being played in 1632 by soldiers during the #ThirtyYearsWar. The article (in German) is in #openaccess: biblioscout.net/book/chapter... and part of this volume: biblioscout.net/book/10.2516...
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February 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Now that you all are interested in the #octobass, why not have a look at the mother of all octobasses - being played in 1632 by soldiers during the #ThirtyYearsWar. The article (in German) is in #openaccess: biblioscout.net/book/chapter... and part of this volume: biblioscout.net/book/10.2516...
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This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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We're counting down the year with our worker-owners' top books of 2025. First up are Rosie's picks:
RESISTING ERASURE
ENEMY FEMINISMS
NO NEUTRALS THERE
HERCULINE
ALGARABÍA
RESISTING ERASURE
ENEMY FEMINISMS
NO NEUTRALS THERE
HERCULINE
ALGARABÍA
December 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We're counting down the year with our worker-owners' top books of 2025. First up are Rosie's picks:
RESISTING ERASURE
ENEMY FEMINISMS
NO NEUTRALS THERE
HERCULINE
ALGARABÍA
RESISTING ERASURE
ENEMY FEMINISMS
NO NEUTRALS THERE
HERCULINE
ALGARABÍA
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Stuntin’ on that voting booth next 🧦 @injusticewatch.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Stuntin’ on that voting booth next 🧦 @injusticewatch.org
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Illustration from American Forest Trees by Henry H. Gibson, Chicago, 1913.
December 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Illustration from American Forest Trees by Henry H. Gibson, Chicago, 1913.
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NEW from me on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: I wasn’t going to write about the Larian AI backlash. Then I woke up at 5:30 this morning with a whole dang blog in my head.
How can you know if your workers are “okay” with using genAI tools if you have so much power over them should they push back?
How can you know if your workers are “okay” with using genAI tools if you have so much power over them should they push back?
December 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
NEW from me on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: I wasn’t going to write about the Larian AI backlash. Then I woke up at 5:30 this morning with a whole dang blog in my head.
How can you know if your workers are “okay” with using genAI tools if you have so much power over them should they push back?
How can you know if your workers are “okay” with using genAI tools if you have so much power over them should they push back?
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Just added to the Music Box Shop, new MUSIC BOX KEYCHAINS designed after vintage Music Box tickets!
Available online or in-person at the Music Box🎟️
musicboxshop.com/products/red...
Available online or in-person at the Music Box🎟️
musicboxshop.com/products/red...
December 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Just added to the Music Box Shop, new MUSIC BOX KEYCHAINS designed after vintage Music Box tickets!
Available online or in-person at the Music Box🎟️
musicboxshop.com/products/red...
Available online or in-person at the Music Box🎟️
musicboxshop.com/products/red...
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NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
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yeah I yell at anyone who uses the phrase "AI race" around me. it's purely manufactured urgency with shifting markers.
"first mover advantage" isn't really a thing.
we're 26 years into the 21st century. the future's here. cool. time to confront the material realities of the present.
"first mover advantage" isn't really a thing.
we're 26 years into the 21st century. the future's here. cool. time to confront the material realities of the present.
I think this mentality arose because Silicon valley is in a race against entropy caused by its mantra "move fast, break things"
They have no real desire to create, they just speed run ideas on how ruin everyone else for their own profit & know it's gonna collapse and act like destruction is creation
They have no real desire to create, they just speed run ideas on how ruin everyone else for their own profit & know it's gonna collapse and act like destruction is creation
& this nonsense that whomever has “the most ideas the fastest” is “the most creative” is ridic. There’s ppl with 1,000 ideas for paintings yet will never paint The Starry Night. An idea and $2.90 will get you a ride on the subway in NYC.
Artistry isn’t solely manufacturing ideas. It’s the process.
Artistry isn’t solely manufacturing ideas. It’s the process.
December 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
yeah I yell at anyone who uses the phrase "AI race" around me. it's purely manufactured urgency with shifting markers.
"first mover advantage" isn't really a thing.
we're 26 years into the 21st century. the future's here. cool. time to confront the material realities of the present.
"first mover advantage" isn't really a thing.
we're 26 years into the 21st century. the future's here. cool. time to confront the material realities of the present.
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btw i don't agree with folks who say posting here doesn't matter because every time i help organize an event, people show up in real life & tell me they heard about it here on bluesky
it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do
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it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do
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December 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
btw i don't agree with folks who say posting here doesn't matter because every time i help organize an event, people show up in real life & tell me they heard about it here on bluesky
it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do
❤️
it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do
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My goal for 2026 is to get unexpectedly strong. And eat more cheese.
December 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
My goal for 2026 is to get unexpectedly strong. And eat more cheese.
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Dwarf Fortress and Caves of Qud are on sale at the same time!
🍄⛏ Get both with the Best Patch Notes bundle: store.steampowered.com/bundle/38314...
🍄⛏ Get both with the Best Patch Notes bundle: store.steampowered.com/bundle/38314...
December 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Dwarf Fortress and Caves of Qud are on sale at the same time!
🍄⛏ Get both with the Best Patch Notes bundle: store.steampowered.com/bundle/38314...
🍄⛏ Get both with the Best Patch Notes bundle: store.steampowered.com/bundle/38314...
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For those in the US doing holiday shopping, you have a couple more days to order from my store and receive your items by Christmas! Stickers and prints should arrive in time if ordered by December 17, other items should be ordered in the next day or two 💝
store.mollywhite.net
store.mollywhite.net
December 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
For those in the US doing holiday shopping, you have a couple more days to order from my store and receive your items by Christmas! Stickers and prints should arrive in time if ordered by December 17, other items should be ordered in the next day or two 💝
store.mollywhite.net
store.mollywhite.net
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Our last episode of the year is a conversation about what resisting ICE has looked like in Chicago, what we've learned, what it's cost, and where we go from here. I'm so grateful to Gabe Gonzalez, Rey Wences, and Jocelyn Walsh for this convo. This one is special to me. Audio + transcript:
How We’ve Resisted ICE: Street Lessons From Chicago
“I cannot imagine doing anything else in this moment,” says community defense organizer Gabe Gonzalez.
truthout.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our last episode of the year is a conversation about what resisting ICE has looked like in Chicago, what we've learned, what it's cost, and where we go from here. I'm so grateful to Gabe Gonzalez, Rey Wences, and Jocelyn Walsh for this convo. This one is special to me. Audio + transcript:
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
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Durbin deserves as much blame as Schumer for caving. His entire job in leadership is to whip votes and maintain solidarity. Instead he bailed out Republicans and sold out affordable healthcare.
And he’s retiring, so this wasn’t his reelection politics, he just…wanted to
And he’s retiring, so this wasn’t his reelection politics, he just…wanted to
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Durbin deserves as much blame as Schumer for caving. His entire job in leadership is to whip votes and maintain solidarity. Instead he bailed out Republicans and sold out affordable healthcare.
And he’s retiring, so this wasn’t his reelection politics, he just…wanted to
And he’s retiring, so this wasn’t his reelection politics, he just…wanted to
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#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
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Dominic Pacyga, an urban historian and author, has researched immigration history for decades. As ICE raids hit local communities, he sees parallels to how different groups have mobilized around a common cause. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/2/dominic-pacyga-immigration-raids-chicago
How Organizing Built Cross-Cultural Unity on the South Side — City Bureau
Dominic Pacyga, an urban historian and author, has researched immigration history for decades. As ICE raids hit local communities, he sees parallels to how different groups have mobilized around a com...
www.citybureau.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Dominic Pacyga, an urban historian and author, has researched immigration history for decades. As ICE raids hit local communities, he sees parallels to how different groups have mobilized around a common cause. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/2/dominic-pacyga-immigration-raids-chicago
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404 Media is making a print zine about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and how people are resisting this tech.
Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.
Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.
404 Media Is Making a Zine
We are publishing a risograph-printed zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.
www.404media.co
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
404 Media is making a print zine about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and how people are resisting this tech.
Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.
Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.
don’t be this neighbor, it makes us both look like assholes when clearly only one of us is an asshole (hint: not me)
December 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
don’t be this neighbor, it makes us both look like assholes when clearly only one of us is an asshole (hint: not me)
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The hospitality worker advocates held a town hall with the aim of protecting at-risk employees from government goons. https://bit.ly/3Mb94D9
Introducing the CHAAD Project’s restaurant preparedness tool kit - Chicago Reader
The CHAAD Project's hospitality worker advocates held a town hall with the aim of protecting at-risk employees from government goons.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The hospitality worker advocates held a town hall with the aim of protecting at-risk employees from government goons. https://bit.ly/3Mb94D9