john vining
@johnvining.bsky.social
Interested in history, languages, software, dogs, dog software, and weird stuff from the internet. Swagless normie. Madison, Wisconsin.
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Producer: I actually don’t think there are going to be many scary stories. Can we drop that line?
Andy Williams: no.
Andy Williams: no.
December 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Producer: I actually don’t think there are going to be many scary stories. Can we drop that line?
Andy Williams: no.
Andy Williams: no.
Before the age of two, children should drink little wine.
December 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Before the age of two, children should drink little wine.
(Regarding the chilly response to language models among those nominally interested in language?)
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
(Regarding the chilly response to language models among those nominally interested in language?)
The way to get things done is to not mind who gets the credit of doing them. Susan Haack quoting Jowett.
December 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The way to get things done is to not mind who gets the credit of doing them. Susan Haack quoting Jowett.
Competitive Buddhism.
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Competitive Buddhism.
Top Ten Companies that Should Scrap their Plans for a Year-end "Wrapped" Feature
December 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Top Ten Companies that Should Scrap their Plans for a Year-end "Wrapped" Feature
if michael burry was serious he'd've called his new blog shortstack
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
if michael burry was serious he'd've called his new blog shortstack
The Threat of Leisure.
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The Threat of Leisure.
Alignment problems.
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Alignment problems.
Charlie Munger: indexing will stop working at some point. 1998.
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Charlie Munger: indexing will stop working at some point. 1998.
Kerouac: "[The hippie movement] is apparently some kind of Dionysian movement, in late civilization. And which I did not intend, any more than, I suppose, Dyonisious did (or whatever his name was)." 1968.
#mythology
#mythology
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Kerouac: "[The hippie movement] is apparently some kind of Dionysian movement, in late civilization. And which I did not intend, any more than, I suppose, Dyonisious did (or whatever his name was)." 1968.
#mythology
#mythology
Kerouac: *Thumbs down* "Ginsberg, in the back"
Yablonsky: "He's a nice fellow."
Kerouac: "We'll throw him to the lions."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYgv...
Yablonsky: "He's a nice fellow."
Kerouac: "We'll throw him to the lions."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYgv...
Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: The Hippies
Episode 113, Recorded on September 3, 1968
Guests: Lewis Yablonsky, Ed Sanders, Jack Kerouac
For more information about this program, see: http://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/6047
For…
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November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Kerouac: *Thumbs down* "Ginsberg, in the back"
Yablonsky: "He's a nice fellow."
Kerouac: "We'll throw him to the lions."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYgv...
Yablonsky: "He's a nice fellow."
Kerouac: "We'll throw him to the lions."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYgv...
Jack Kerouac , drunk on *Firing Line*, 1968.
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Jack Kerouac , drunk on *Firing Line*, 1968.
Charlie Munger on competing with China.
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Charlie Munger on competing with China.
AI tool for finding plausible objections to development.
Solve for the NIMBY equilibrium? - Marginal REVOLUTION
We are just beginning to think these issues through: The government’s plan to use artificial intelligence to accelerate planning for new homes may be about to hit an unexpected roadblock: AI-powered…
marginalrevolution.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
AI tool for finding plausible objections to development.
The Sea Ranch Dog Jail.
November 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The Sea Ranch Dog Jail.
the earth has four quarters... what are the chances?
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
the earth has four quarters... what are the chances?
there is no need for non-fiction audio books to do regional accents for quotations.
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
there is no need for non-fiction audio books to do regional accents for quotations.
William F. Buckley for bike lanes and a congestion fee, 1965.
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
William F. Buckley for bike lanes and a congestion fee, 1965.