Jim Luther
@jimluther.bsky.social
Retired Apple software engineer. I used to polish, refine and fix things, and sometimes I created completely new things.
Many ancestors and relatives were/are lawyers, so the law interests me.
Many ancestors and relatives were/are lawyers, so the law interests me.
@moceanworker.bsky.social Hey Adam, with your family’s deep involvement in the music industry and your personal experience with music and podcasting, you might enjoy listening to this episode from @onthemedia.bsky.social
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Bullseye's Jesse Thorn on Surviving in the Podcasting Industry | On the Media | WNYC Studios
This month marks 25 years of Bullseye
www.wnycstudios.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
@moceanworker.bsky.social Hey Adam, with your family’s deep involvement in the music industry and your personal experience with music and podcasting, you might enjoy listening to this episode from @onthemedia.bsky.social
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
What’s your sign? (software architecture)
September 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
What’s your sign? (software architecture)
Hey, look what New York Public Radio is doing!
My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...
September 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hey, look what New York Public Radio is doing!
How close we are to repeating history.
August 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
How close we are to repeating history.
Look at the cool coffee mug you can get for being a sustaining member of @onthemedia.bsky.social (WNYC). This is in addition to my sustaining memberships at my home stations, KNKX and KUOW on the other side of the country.
August 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Look at the cool coffee mug you can get for being a sustaining member of @onthemedia.bsky.social (WNYC). This is in addition to my sustaining memberships at my home stations, KNKX and KUOW on the other side of the country.
Gary Larson predicted this in The Far Side years ago. www.npr.org/2025/08/09/g...
Texas big game hunter killed while stalking African Cape buffalo
Asher Watkins had been tracking a cape buffalo for the kill when the animal instead turned its attack on the hunter.
www.npr.org
August 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Gary Larson predicted this in The Far Side years ago. www.npr.org/2025/08/09/g...
Yet another great show with two interesting stories.
I’ve changed my periodic one time contributions to a monthly contribution because this is one podcast I’d really miss if it went away. You can too at pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm
I’ve changed my periodic one time contributions to a monthly contribution because this is one podcast I’d really miss if it went away. You can too at pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm
August 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Yet another great show with two interesting stories.
I’ve changed my periodic one time contributions to a monthly contribution because this is one podcast I’d really miss if it went away. You can too at pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm
I’ve changed my periodic one time contributions to a monthly contribution because this is one podcast I’d really miss if it went away. You can too at pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm
We are sustaining members at both of our local NPR stations (KNKX and KUOW) and I just bumped up our monthly donation. I also have donated to @onthemedia.bsky.social at WNYC. If you can, this is the time to help out the station(s) you listen to or watch.
If you are able please donate to either your local PBS station or local NPR station. If you can, then consider donating to both.
"No matter where I lived, I knew this was guaranteed because after moving into a new place, we’d plug in our old box television, adjust the shitty little antenna just so, and voila, like magic, there was PBS. It was free."
August 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
We are sustaining members at both of our local NPR stations (KNKX and KUOW) and I just bumped up our monthly donation. I also have donated to @onthemedia.bsky.social at WNYC. If you can, this is the time to help out the station(s) you listen to or watch.
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Tons of my colleagues at @americanprogress.bsky.social undertook the Herculean task of creating a timeline for when various parts of the "big beautiful bill" begin and when various temporary provisions end. You can read it here: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Implementation Timeline of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
An overview of when the cuts to basic needs programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, and student loans and other provisions in the Republicans’ OBBBA go into effect.
www.americanprogress.org
July 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Tons of my colleagues at @americanprogress.bsky.social undertook the Herculean task of creating a timeline for when various parts of the "big beautiful bill" begin and when various temporary provisions end. You can read it here: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
This is like assigning a beginning software engineer to do the work of an experienced engineer with the experienced engineer checking all of the code written. Good code reviews can take almost as much time as writing the code.
ICYMI-- I did.
A study of software developers found it took them 19% more time to do their work when they used AI tools.
At the same time, they *perceived* they had saved time. They thought they would work faster and so they falsely "believed AI had sped them up by 20%."
A study of software developers found it took them 19% more time to do their work when they used AI tools.
At the same time, they *perceived* they had saved time. They thought they would work faster and so they falsely "believed AI had sped them up by 20%."
Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity
We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find th...
metr.org
July 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is like assigning a beginning software engineer to do the work of an experienced engineer with the experienced engineer checking all of the code written. Good code reviews can take almost as much time as writing the code.
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You can also adopt a station to donate to and you can see how much revenue they are losing:
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Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
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July 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
You can also adopt a station to donate to and you can see how much revenue they are losing:
adoptastation.org
adoptastation.org
When you get a message from a scammer at medicare.gov 🤦♂️
July 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
When you get a message from a scammer at medicare.gov 🤦♂️
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This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.
June 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.
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🧵 To make this more concrete: don't assume Trump himself knows what he is going to do next in in the Israel-Iran conflict. He definitely doesn't want to get the US involved in a major war in the Middle East (that much he's been clear on). But he loves to bomb and look tough. 1/
The poor communication, lack of trust, and awkward history in this group, plus Trump’s own track record, should give anyone who thinks they know what happens next a very long pause.
Vice President JD Vance, Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine, and top aides gathered at the White House earlier, CNN reports. Rubio has been keeping Trump informed.
June 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
🧵 To make this more concrete: don't assume Trump himself knows what he is going to do next in in the Israel-Iran conflict. He definitely doesn't want to get the US involved in a major war in the Middle East (that much he's been clear on). But he loves to bomb and look tough. 1/
Bothell, WA. It’s a 3-way intersection and it looks like this in all directions - both sides of the street.
June 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Bothell, WA. It’s a 3-way intersection and it looks like this in all directions - both sides of the street.
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Homeland Security's (sic) Noem on why armed troops are in LA: "We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership ...." Noem obviously believes in military might over democratic elections and thus is unfit for her office.
June 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Homeland Security's (sic) Noem on why armed troops are in LA: "We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership ...." Noem obviously believes in military might over democratic elections and thus is unfit for her office.
I waved at Muhammad Ali and he shook his fists back at me.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I waved at Muhammad Ali and he shook his fists back at me.
When we got the Seattle Times this morning, we expected the story of the National Guard being sent to L.A. to be front page, not page 4.
June 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
When we got the Seattle Times this morning, we expected the story of the National Guard being sent to L.A. to be front page, not page 4.
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I realize posting this here is preaching to the choir. But after the Grok White Genocide thing & Ye essentially launching an exclusive Neo Nazi single on the platform... I felt motivated to write about X and how bizarre it is that so many people (news outlets, celebrities, politicians) use it
What Are People Still Doing on X?
Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout
www.theatlantic.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I realize posting this here is preaching to the choir. But after the Grok White Genocide thing & Ye essentially launching an exclusive Neo Nazi single on the platform... I felt motivated to write about X and how bizarre it is that so many people (news outlets, celebrities, politicians) use it
‘no principle, even his racism, overrides his desire for gifts—and this may leave the true racists “so disappointed.”’
What's really wrong with the Qatar plane deal. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Situation: A Used Plane That Needs Work
I have problems with the Qatar plane deal.
www.lawfaremedia.org
May 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
‘no principle, even his racism, overrides his desire for gifts—and this may leave the true racists “so disappointed.”’
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The scale of the alleged corruption is staggering - here is the total value of the most serious alleged direct benefit to past presidents or family members as compiled by o3.
May 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The scale of the alleged corruption is staggering - here is the total value of the most serious alleged direct benefit to past presidents or family members as compiled by o3.
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When my good friends steven wolf and steve Jenkins decide to help the kids……..
May 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
When my good friends steven wolf and steve Jenkins decide to help the kids……..
This Is Your Social Safety Net on DOGE www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/13/t...
This Is Your Social Safety Net on DOGE - emptywheel
Not our Social Security, not our mail delivery, not a single government service should end up becoming a pricey-to-us privatized profit center for billionaires.
www.emptywheel.net
April 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This Is Your Social Safety Net on DOGE www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/13/t...