Jacob 🌱
@jacob.barss-bailey.org
unemployed civil servant hire me today and your state won't be sorry for long
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trying to finish a few eurorack modules this winter. the four channel, equal-power panning stereo mixer (with meter and automation) is coming along nicely.
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
trying to finish a few eurorack modules this winter. the four channel, equal-power panning stereo mixer (with meter and automation) is coming along nicely.
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District court judges are engaged in a bipartisan project of [forgive me] actually calling balls and strikes. Republican circuit judges are largely going full-tilt partisan.
Stats as of last month:
courtaccountability.substack.com/p/where-law-...
Stats as of last month:
courtaccountability.substack.com/p/where-law-...
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
District court judges are engaged in a bipartisan project of [forgive me] actually calling balls and strikes. Republican circuit judges are largely going full-tilt partisan.
Stats as of last month:
courtaccountability.substack.com/p/where-law-...
Stats as of last month:
courtaccountability.substack.com/p/where-law-...
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lol
Would hate to have to work with Wa-Luigi Coates on a group project
Imagine looking around America in 2025 and thinking, "What we need less of is morality."
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
lol
Larry Summers is good at connecting donors and funders to institutions who want money and access. His educational position is a perk he was given for that job – not the other way around – and perks are the *first* thing you lose after being confirmed to be a weird fucking creep.
I know that at this point it's a subplot in the Epstein files drama, but I feel compelled to point out, once again, that Larry Summers HAS NO BUSINESS teaching students at ANY university ever again!
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why Is Larry Summers Still Employed?
The revelations about the economist’s attempts to pressure a women into a “relationship”—with guidance from Jeffrey Epstein—should finally disqualify him from teaching students.
www.thenation.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Larry Summers is good at connecting donors and funders to institutions who want money and access. His educational position is a perk he was given for that job – not the other way around – and perks are the *first* thing you lose after being confirmed to be a weird fucking creep.
there’s no rule that says a dog can’t play james bond
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
there’s no rule that says a dog can’t play james bond
the rats don't run this city — we do 🌱
if any of them can get inside my 4' cube of hardware cloth, they probably deserve the many delights it will contain
if any of them can get inside my 4' cube of hardware cloth, they probably deserve the many delights it will contain
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
the rats don't run this city — we do 🌱
if any of them can get inside my 4' cube of hardware cloth, they probably deserve the many delights it will contain
if any of them can get inside my 4' cube of hardware cloth, they probably deserve the many delights it will contain
by the time you actually have the popular support necessary to create a viable third party, you've likely already taken over an existing party. you've already won, go home.
you cannot create a viable third party without changing the constitution.
to change the constitution, you need control of one of the major political parties, at minimum.
anyone refusing to accept this is a fucking child i'm tired of entertaining.
to change the constitution, you need control of one of the major political parties, at minimum.
anyone refusing to accept this is a fucking child i'm tired of entertaining.
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
by the time you actually have the popular support necessary to create a viable third party, you've likely already taken over an existing party. you've already won, go home.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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It may no longer be implemented in time for the next Census, but I think the latest version of SPD-15 still requires that detailed race / ethnicity categories be included in federal surveys e.g. Asian Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean.
one thing that is clear from the precinct data is that "Asian" needs to be disaggregated (in ways that weren't really the case in 2024)
Zohran ran up large majorities in heavily South Asian areas while running closer to even in heavily East Asian (primarily Chinese) areas
Zohran ran up large majorities in heavily South Asian areas while running closer to even in heavily East Asian (primarily Chinese) areas
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It may no longer be implemented in time for the next Census, but I think the latest version of SPD-15 still requires that detailed race / ethnicity categories be included in federal surveys e.g. Asian Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean.
many people dislike steven pinker's habit of laundering dubious personal opinions that don't hold up to factual scrutiny, but people shouldn't sleep on the fact that he's also an asshole.
The committee hosted Steven Pinker, who said, "Canada has the reputation now of being more woke than the United State... because of some of these EDI programs and policies that are being put in place, researchers do not feel welcome here."
This fantasy is being deployed to create anti-EDI policy.
This fantasy is being deployed to create anti-EDI policy.
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
many people dislike steven pinker's habit of laundering dubious personal opinions that don't hold up to factual scrutiny, but people shouldn't sleep on the fact that he's also an asshole.
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Cool website by @albertguillaumes.cat
showing station maps of most European and American underground stations (nice colouring of TfL axiomatics).
stations.albertguillaumes.cat
showing station maps of most European and American underground stations (nice colouring of TfL axiomatics).
stations.albertguillaumes.cat
Stations and transfers
A gallery of drawings depicting the topology of metro stations from different European cities.
stations.albertguillaumes.cat
October 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Cool website by @albertguillaumes.cat
showing station maps of most European and American underground stations (nice colouring of TfL axiomatics).
stations.albertguillaumes.cat
showing station maps of most European and American underground stations (nice colouring of TfL axiomatics).
stations.albertguillaumes.cat
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Du Bois basically did a version of this in his bibliography in Black Reconstruction
October 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Du Bois basically did a version of this in his bibliography in Black Reconstruction
Curious why there's been huge nationwide changes in speeding enforcement over this period, but seemingly no change in the percentage of speeding-related serious incidents.
More larger SUVs may partly explain the increase in deaths, but its clearly not the whole picture.
More larger SUVs may partly explain the increase in deaths, but its clearly not the whole picture.
Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:
"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."
"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."
"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."
"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."
Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?
It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.
www.construction-physics.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Curious why there's been huge nationwide changes in speeding enforcement over this period, but seemingly no change in the percentage of speeding-related serious incidents.
More larger SUVs may partly explain the increase in deaths, but its clearly not the whole picture.
More larger SUVs may partly explain the increase in deaths, but its clearly not the whole picture.
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"So strong was the Egyptian interest in the baboon penis that it was employed as the central feature of their water-clocks. Carvings of seated male baboons were created in which water flowed through a hole in the phallus, marking the hours."
- Desmond Morris (2013)
- Desmond Morris (2013)
October 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"So strong was the Egyptian interest in the baboon penis that it was employed as the central feature of their water-clocks. Carvings of seated male baboons were created in which water flowed through a hole in the phallus, marking the hours."
- Desmond Morris (2013)
- Desmond Morris (2013)
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It took a highly sophisticated Jacquard weave to create the incredibly detailed oranges that form the fabric of of this early 1890s dress. You can almost smell the citrusy peel. There so many details to observe here, the pattern matching, the cuff trim, the drama! #V&A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
October 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
It took a highly sophisticated Jacquard weave to create the incredibly detailed oranges that form the fabric of of this early 1890s dress. You can almost smell the citrusy peel. There so many details to observe here, the pattern matching, the cuff trim, the drama! #V&A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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the mini whisk is delightful both for its smallness and its utility
October 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
the mini whisk is delightful both for its smallness and its utility
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Keyboard pervs only want one thing and it's disgusting
September 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Keyboard pervs only want one thing and it's disgusting
There are a total of 2,200 unaccompanied minors in the ACF Office of Refugee Resettlement's care. The kids here represent a large portion of all child refugees for the entire country.
DEVELOPING: Advocates are seeking a court order to block the Trump administration’s effort to deport hundreds of unaccompanied minor children to Guatemala.
Judge abruptly moved 3 pm hearing up to 12:30 after she was notified that some children “are in the process of being removed" today.
Judge abruptly moved 3 pm hearing up to 12:30 after she was notified that some children “are in the process of being removed" today.
August 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
There are a total of 2,200 unaccompanied minors in the ACF Office of Refugee Resettlement's care. The kids here represent a large portion of all child refugees for the entire country.
it was nice to have small volume PCB manufacturing while it lasted
Buying anything from overseas is about to get more expensive, more logistically complicated, slower, and overall more annoying. Film photography community, retro games community, people into skincare already seeing chaos on eBay. eBay sellers locking US buyers out.
www.404media.co/trump-tariff...
www.404media.co/trump-tariff...
Trump Tariffs Cause Chaos on Ebay as Every Hobby Becomes Logistical Minefield
Buying cameras, retro games, board games, skincare, flashlights, sex toys, watches, and anything else from overseas just became far more complicated, slow, and expensive.
www.404media.co
August 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
it was nice to have small volume PCB manufacturing while it lasted
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Federal prosecutors on Tuesday were unable to secure a felony assault indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent on the streets of Washington this month, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday were unable to secure a felony assault indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent on the streets of Washington this month, according to two people familiar with the matter.