Jeremy Manson
@jeremymanson.bsky.social
Software engineer. Parent. Other stuff.
Note that, in 1870, people were also waking up to the very bad SCOTUS decisions that led up to the Civil War. Many justices at the time were staying when they were incapacitated and unable to serve properly - like RBG and Rehnquist did. Here's the same graph from 1789 - note that we're still worse.
September 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Note that, in 1870, people were also waking up to the very bad SCOTUS decisions that led up to the Civil War. Many justices at the time were staying when they were incapacitated and unable to serve properly - like RBG and Rehnquist did. Here's the same graph from 1789 - note that we're still worse.
Here's a graph of the point. For a hundred years the median tenure for a justice was around 7 or 8 years. SCOTUS became a political football in the 1970s. The median tenure has doubled since then.
September 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Here's a graph of the point. For a hundred years the median tenure for a justice was around 7 or 8 years. SCOTUS became a political football in the 1970s. The median tenure has doubled since then.
Just a reminder that Trump's big deals all end with the situation the same as it was before he took office. He escalates, then they escalate, and then they agree to whatever it looked like before he escalated.
June 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Just a reminder that Trump's big deals all end with the situation the same as it was before he took office. He escalates, then they escalate, and then they agree to whatever it looked like before he escalated.
Time for a Bloodlines hall of fame?
May 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Time for a Bloodlines hall of fame?
Why is the NYT raising subscription prices by a third? That's absurdly enormous. I haven't seen any press coverage of it. @nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Why is the NYT raising subscription prices by a third? That's absurdly enormous. I haven't seen any press coverage of it. @nytimes.com
Tesla's stock price in blue, BYD's in red.
Turns out that, even if your products are ten years ahead of everyone else's, it's a bad idea to let your CEO spend all of his time on politics and social media, both alienating half your potential market, and letting your product offerings get stale.
Turns out that, even if your products are ten years ahead of everyone else's, it's a bad idea to let your CEO spend all of his time on politics and social media, both alienating half your potential market, and letting your product offerings get stale.
March 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Tesla's stock price in blue, BYD's in red.
Turns out that, even if your products are ten years ahead of everyone else's, it's a bad idea to let your CEO spend all of his time on politics and social media, both alienating half your potential market, and letting your product offerings get stale.
Turns out that, even if your products are ten years ahead of everyone else's, it's a bad idea to let your CEO spend all of his time on politics and social media, both alienating half your potential market, and letting your product offerings get stale.
So it *was* self-interest all along! We're *very* disappointed in you, Elon!
February 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
So it *was* self-interest all along! We're *very* disappointed in you, Elon!
Was reminded of this today. As a former Google employee, I know that "How tall is Barack Obama?" is one of the test phrases for Google Assistant - but Gemini remains stubbornly silent.
December 27, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Was reminded of this today. As a former Google employee, I know that "How tall is Barack Obama?" is one of the test phrases for Google Assistant - but Gemini remains stubbornly silent.