papa november golf
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Software nerd, one-time science-adjacent nerd, generalist. 10³⁸-level Star Wars goofball. Husband to a wonderful public librarian.
Senior Software Developer at Yahoo. Former Fermilab science-education outreach.
Hail Nyquist–Shannon.
Senior Software Developer at Yahoo. Former Fermilab science-education outreach.
Hail Nyquist–Shannon.
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Crazy aura farming to go to a meeting about how your invention is impossible with a working version of your invention
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Crazy aura farming to go to a meeting about how your invention is impossible with a working version of your invention
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Kevin Kiley introducing a bill to ban partisan gerrymandering at the national level and desperately trying to become a Reasonable Bipartisan after Newsom deleted his district shows how you *acutally* uphold norms btw: you impost costs for breaking them
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Kevin Kiley introducing a bill to ban partisan gerrymandering at the national level and desperately trying to become a Reasonable Bipartisan after Newsom deleted his district shows how you *acutally* uphold norms btw: you impost costs for breaking them
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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two contradictory ideas that i hold in my head at the same time: 1) i think the threat to both SNAP recipients and federal workers is significant enough now that even bad deals are worth making to prevent further harm, and, 2) everyone who caves now should retire in shame
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
two contradictory ideas that i hold in my head at the same time: 1) i think the threat to both SNAP recipients and federal workers is significant enough now that even bad deals are worth making to prevent further harm, and, 2) everyone who caves now should retire in shame
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Republicans seem to think that the norms created by the social contract are just sort of a immutable laws of nature and that therefore, tearing up the social contract will have no negative consequences for them, and I am, very much not looking forward to that thesis being tested
I think we're genuinely flirting with a societal rupture and I'm not sure I want to experience that
AHAHA SUPREME COURT SAYS TOUCH THE STOVE
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Republicans seem to think that the norms created by the social contract are just sort of a immutable laws of nature and that therefore, tearing up the social contract will have no negative consequences for them, and I am, very much not looking forward to that thesis being tested
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Yes sir comrade Kristol. All power to the Neoconservative Front for the Restoration of America.
Abolish Border Patrol.
Trump deportation agent: "I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”
November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Yes sir comrade Kristol. All power to the Neoconservative Front for the Restoration of America.
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this is absolutely true and this should not strike fear, it should strike righteous fucking fury in you, are you going to let them break you, or are you going to make them break upon us?
serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
this is absolutely true and this should not strike fear, it should strike righteous fucking fury in you, are you going to let them break you, or are you going to make them break upon us?
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The 2024 election was not a binding referendum on American culture that everyone must accept and accommodate. Never was.
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The 2024 election was not a binding referendum on American culture that everyone must accept and accommodate. Never was.
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the future of the democratic party is a coalition of the wokest people on tumblr and absolutely dead-eyed pursuers of the national interest and the maximization of GDP
funny that the two groups in the political class who have been the least enthusiastic about trump term 2 are like neocon blob guys and economists
I feel like the econ policy people have been less annoyingly centrist on Trump than the rest of the think tank ecosystem purely because the only concrete policy he’s pursued in two months are tariffs, which like none of them like
March 23, 2025 at 2:47 AM
the future of the democratic party is a coalition of the wokest people on tumblr and absolutely dead-eyed pursuers of the national interest and the maximization of GDP
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thermostatic backlash remains undefeated
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
thermostatic backlash remains undefeated
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🎵 DNS.. take me home, to the place, i belong. NORTH VIRGINIA,
us-east-1. DNS, take me home
us-east-1. DNS, take me home
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🎵 DNS.. take me home, to the place, i belong. NORTH VIRGINIA,
us-east-1. DNS, take me home
us-east-1. DNS, take me home
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Could not be clearer that we’re in a moment of almost universal elite rebellion against any kind of restriction or limit. You saw this shift in all the rhetoric too; Trump I was all about the little guy but everyone dropped that and started talking about grindset and being “aristocratic.”
one interesting thing is the collapse of mass support for trump before he took office. his in-person events were sparsely attended. his conventional fundraising (donations in the dollar to thousand dollar range) was more or less nonexistent.
Trump I was a grassroots phenomenon. Trump II was elite.
Trump I was a grassroots phenomenon. Trump II was elite.
Republican rhetoric all week was clearly aiming to either depress turnout or inspire visible maga pushback. Neither happened and the press doesn’t seem particularly interested in exploring the implications of that.
October 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Could not be clearer that we’re in a moment of almost universal elite rebellion against any kind of restriction or limit. You saw this shift in all the rhetoric too; Trump I was all about the little guy but everyone dropped that and started talking about grindset and being “aristocratic.”
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APRIL - 1805
NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE
ONLY THE BRITISH FLEET STANDS BEFORE HIM
THERE IS NOTHING IN NAVAL LAW STATING THAT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER CANNOT SERVE HIS MAJESTY AS CAPTAIN
OCEANS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS
NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE
ONLY THE BRITISH FLEET STANDS BEFORE HIM
THERE IS NOTHING IN NAVAL LAW STATING THAT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER CANNOT SERVE HIS MAJESTY AS CAPTAIN
OCEANS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS
September 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
APRIL - 1805
NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE
ONLY THE BRITISH FLEET STANDS BEFORE HIM
THERE IS NOTHING IN NAVAL LAW STATING THAT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER CANNOT SERVE HIS MAJESTY AS CAPTAIN
OCEANS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS
NAPOLEON IS MASTER OF EUROPE
ONLY THE BRITISH FLEET STANDS BEFORE HIM
THERE IS NOTHING IN NAVAL LAW STATING THAT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER CANNOT SERVE HIS MAJESTY AS CAPTAIN
OCEANS ARE NOW BATTLEFIELDS
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
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"Average American believes in freedom and democracy" factoid actually just statistical error. Average American believes in cheap consumer goods and low wages.
Thaddeus Stevens, who believed in equality of man before his creator, was an outlier, and should not have been counted.
Thaddeus Stevens, who believed in equality of man before his creator, was an outlier, and should not have been counted.
July 13, 2025 at 4:21 AM
"Average American believes in freedom and democracy" factoid actually just statistical error. Average American believes in cheap consumer goods and low wages.
Thaddeus Stevens, who believed in equality of man before his creator, was an outlier, and should not have been counted.
Thaddeus Stevens, who believed in equality of man before his creator, was an outlier, and should not have been counted.
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Democrats also live under the cult of SOF wanting Real Operators (super star politicians) with Gucci quad nods and HK469s (Best Messaging Ever) instead of what actually wins war, fires (mediating institutions) and initiative
June 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Democrats also live under the cult of SOF wanting Real Operators (super star politicians) with Gucci quad nods and HK469s (Best Messaging Ever) instead of what actually wins war, fires (mediating institutions) and initiative
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incredible things are happening in China
June 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
incredible things are happening in China
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I'm all for marginalized groups arming themselves, but my repeated (and tragic) experience teaches me that being armed doesn't provide as much protection from unprovoked sudden violence as people might think.
Nobody can walk around at full readiness and alertness during everyday life. 💔
Nobody can walk around at full readiness and alertness during everyday life. 💔
June 3, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I'm all for marginalized groups arming themselves, but my repeated (and tragic) experience teaches me that being armed doesn't provide as much protection from unprovoked sudden violence as people might think.
Nobody can walk around at full readiness and alertness during everyday life. 💔
Nobody can walk around at full readiness and alertness during everyday life. 💔
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For folks living in the United States, participating in this sort of thing is a federal crime and will land you on the radar of the US Office of Foreign Assets Control
If you don't go broke defending yourself from the federal indictment first, you'll likely go broke while you're in federal prison
If you don't go broke defending yourself from the federal indictment first, you'll likely go broke while you're in federal prison
I dug it out of the reposts to figure it out.
good god how stupid would someone have to be to listen to this person. Insane.
good god how stupid would someone have to be to listen to this person. Insane.
May 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
For folks living in the United States, participating in this sort of thing is a federal crime and will land you on the radar of the US Office of Foreign Assets Control
If you don't go broke defending yourself from the federal indictment first, you'll likely go broke while you're in federal prison
If you don't go broke defending yourself from the federal indictment first, you'll likely go broke while you're in federal prison
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“Fifty years from now, you will want to be able to look in the mirror and know that you did what you thought was right, in every part of your life. At the end of the day, your integrity is all you have.” Jay Powell www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Baccalaureate remarks by Chair Powell at the Princeton University Baccalaureate Ceremony
Thank you, President Eisgruber, for the opportunity to speak here today. Congratulations to the Princeton University class of 2025 on the tremendous achievemen
www.federalreserve.gov
May 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“Fifty years from now, you will want to be able to look in the mirror and know that you did what you thought was right, in every part of your life. At the end of the day, your integrity is all you have.” Jay Powell www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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Police can question you and — even if you say nothing — they're allowed to testify about your "demeanor" and "body language" during questioning.
Most judges will allow this as a form of expert testimony.
That's why STFU is not enough. You need to explicitly say "I invoke my 5th amendment rights"
Most judges will allow this as a form of expert testimony.
That's why STFU is not enough. You need to explicitly say "I invoke my 5th amendment rights"
May 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Police can question you and — even if you say nothing — they're allowed to testify about your "demeanor" and "body language" during questioning.
Most judges will allow this as a form of expert testimony.
That's why STFU is not enough. You need to explicitly say "I invoke my 5th amendment rights"
Most judges will allow this as a form of expert testimony.
That's why STFU is not enough. You need to explicitly say "I invoke my 5th amendment rights"