Mike Jurney
@jurney.bsky.social
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Mike Jurney
@jurney.bsky.social
· Dec 27
"Wait, how many Argonauts?"
[staring across the wine-dark sea] "Countless. Screaming."
[staring across the wine-dark sea] "Countless. Screaming."
Truly the greatest thing about the open web was the lack of personal business models. Say what you want about GameFAQs, but at least it obviously wasn't a grift.
web search results are such a wasteland now and I hate it
I miss finding cool information on websites that were clearly personal passion projects, or giant FAQs formatted in pure ASCII that explained everything about a niche topic
I miss finding cool information on websites that were clearly personal passion projects, or giant FAQs formatted in pure ASCII that explained everything about a niche topic
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Truly the greatest thing about the open web was the lack of personal business models. Say what you want about GameFAQs, but at least it obviously wasn't a grift.
The winning message for the left in '26 and especially '28 will be anti-predation. I don't think the national democratic party has the stones to righteously call the politicians, companies, and agencies greedily flensing americans predators to their faces, though, and that's the entry price.
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The winning message for the left in '26 and especially '28 will be anti-predation. I don't think the national democratic party has the stones to righteously call the politicians, companies, and agencies greedily flensing americans predators to their faces, though, and that's the entry price.
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This seems like a play to cut NPS profitability to make it easier to open these lands up to extraction. 35% of NPS visitors are from overseas
US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans
Interior department, which has defunded conservation organizations, claims fee hike is for conservation
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This seems like a play to cut NPS profitability to make it easier to open these lands up to extraction. 35% of NPS visitors are from overseas
"With National Park attendance down so dramatically over the last few years, the system is in crisis and funding has to be found elsewhere. That's why the Interior Department is partnering with ExxonMobil to bring limited, responsible gas extraction leases to Yellowstone", probably
National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!)
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"With National Park attendance down so dramatically over the last few years, the system is in crisis and funding has to be found elsewhere. That's why the Interior Department is partnering with ExxonMobil to bring limited, responsible gas extraction leases to Yellowstone", probably
I think the successful message for the left in 2026 and 2028 is going to be full-throated anti-predation. It's insane that you can click through a dialog that legally makes you the fuckup if using the platform in a normal way leads to your suicide.
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I think the successful message for the left in 2026 and 2028 is going to be full-throated anti-predation. It's insane that you can click through a dialog that legally makes you the fuckup if using the platform in a normal way leads to your suicide.
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can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
Sitting here at a relative's house watching the Walmart-branded Whoville screensaver just scroll by on the Roku TV that's always on and having a weird feeling about it.
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Sitting here at a relative's house watching the Walmart-branded Whoville screensaver just scroll by on the Roku TV that's always on and having a weird feeling about it.
Honestly the MSNBC->MSNOW rebrand kind of cooks
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Honestly the MSNBC->MSNOW rebrand kind of cooks
Nobody's going to get $2000 checks, but if SCOTUS rules against the regime's claimed tariff authority they'll sure blame them for it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Nobody's going to get $2000 checks, but if SCOTUS rules against the regime's claimed tariff authority they'll sure blame them for it.
What I want to know is what @schumer.senate.gov 's imaginary friends on Long Island think about all of this.
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
What I want to know is what @schumer.senate.gov 's imaginary friends on Long Island think about all of this.
The real story here is that his fans think that if they dangle enough money in front of him it will make him hyperfocus on the metrics they set, and that will ultimately pay off. They don't understand hyperfocus.
This is a fascinating rundown of the numbers Tesla has to hit for Elon M to get his trillion dollars. It does not seem likely?
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/t...
Tesla says shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay plan with over 75% voting in favor
Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk's historic pay package at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Austin, Texas.
www.cnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The real story here is that his fans think that if they dangle enough money in front of him it will make him hyperfocus on the metrics they set, and that will ultimately pay off. They don't understand hyperfocus.
This image for me has been like the "honk if you like pizza" bumper sticker in a way. I see the same thing, seems bad, but I'd never have thought about it again if other people hadn't be so vocally horrified. A reminder that maybe I don't see the word the same way most do.
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This image for me has been like the "honk if you like pizza" bumper sticker in a way. I see the same thing, seems bad, but I'd never have thought about it again if other people hadn't be so vocally horrified. A reminder that maybe I don't see the word the same way most do.
It might seem flip at first, but Chris definitely has the core of all this right: Talking machines are performing only the public part of human intelligence. Being embodied is the foundation of
being human, no matter how loquacious the conversational partner is.
being human, no matter how loquacious the conversational partner is.
If they’re comparing it to themselves, sure. If they’re comparing it to someone capable of putting on their pants without crying, probably not.
AI pioneers claim human-level general intelligence is already here on.ft.com/3JERVRg
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
It might seem flip at first, but Chris definitely has the core of all this right: Talking machines are performing only the public part of human intelligence. Being embodied is the foundation of
being human, no matter how loquacious the conversational partner is.
being human, no matter how loquacious the conversational partner is.
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
A while ago I said kind of off-handedly that Cuomo was a "political ghoul" and I don't know that I've ever accidentally been more right about anything.
Cuomo saying he wants to work with Mamandi LOL my dude you said you were moving to Florida. Just go.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A while ago I said kind of off-handedly that Cuomo was a "political ghoul" and I don't know that I've ever accidentally been more right about anything.
I will say that every single person who threatened to leave NYC absolutely should, because NYC's actual magic is that it makes amazing people that the rest of the world are lucky to meet. So leave, make room, go do other amazing shit and let the greatest city in the world cook up the next batch.
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I will say that every single person who threatened to leave NYC absolutely should, because NYC's actual magic is that it makes amazing people that the rest of the world are lucky to meet. So leave, make room, go do other amazing shit and let the greatest city in the world cook up the next batch.
It's a full supermoon, btw. If you can get a clear view it's pretty amazing tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's a full supermoon, btw. If you can get a clear view it's pretty amazing tonight.
This was the line that proved he was a killer (complimentary).
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
This was the line that proved he was a killer (complimentary).
The one and only thing maga and I will ever agree on is fuck Joe Biden.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The one and only thing maga and I will ever agree on is fuck Joe Biden.
I'm ecstatic that Mamdani won, because NYC is so much a part of who I am, but I think we're all underselling the actual First here: He'll be the first actual badass in Gracie in at least my lifetime. Not a clown, not a boss, a clear leader with real and transformative goals for the city.
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I'm ecstatic that Mamdani won, because NYC is so much a part of who I am, but I think we're all underselling the actual First here: He'll be the first actual badass in Gracie in at least my lifetime. Not a clown, not a boss, a clear leader with real and transformative goals for the city.
This idea that if a politician ever did any good work then we can't move on is absurd. Whatever his achievements, and these all seem worth noting, he's not the man for right now. Obviously. Like, obviously.
But pretending that Cuomo didn't play a key role in advancing big progressive policy ideas means dodging or ignoring facts. It also means not dealing with the complexities of politics and of human behavior. /End
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
This idea that if a politician ever did any good work then we can't move on is absurd. Whatever his achievements, and these all seem worth noting, he's not the man for right now. Obviously. Like, obviously.
The "clean cr" language is nakedly political, even if it doesn't sound that way. Remember that the only reason we're here is because the republicans burned their once-per-year simple majority budget shot on the BBB fiasco, so now they need to compromise on the actual budget. Time to compromise.
You know it’s serious when corporates begin to complain.
$DAL
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October 31, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The "clean cr" language is nakedly political, even if it doesn't sound that way. Remember that the only reason we're here is because the republicans burned their once-per-year simple majority budget shot on the BBB fiasco, so now they need to compromise on the actual budget. Time to compromise.
It's infuriating that this has to happen, but taking a slightly longer view these volunteers become tomorrow's operational experts with unimpeachable credibility. If things are going to be rebuilt, it will have to be on the backs of the invested because we've squandered our organizational capital.
"Volunteers Step In to Help Understaffed NOAA Track Hurricane Melissa: Staffing cuts and a federal government shutdown are stretching scientists’ ability to make valuable hurricane observations." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c...
Volunteers Step In to Help Understaffed NOAA Track Hurricane Melissa
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It's infuriating that this has to happen, but taking a slightly longer view these volunteers become tomorrow's operational experts with unimpeachable credibility. If things are going to be rebuilt, it will have to be on the backs of the invested because we've squandered our organizational capital.
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
I'm 100% sure that I'm the only human on earth and bluesky that reads this as isomorphic to the NYLUG/NYLNX beef, and Paul here is Ruben 🙄
give it a rest dude. i've had queer friends since i was at least 5. i wrote under a gay black persona in a zine as a teen in the 60s. i've been the only straight dude in a queer performance art space & teased for it by the performer who i was there to support. i REALLY don't have time for yr BS.
October 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I'm 100% sure that I'm the only human on earth and bluesky that reads this as isomorphic to the NYLUG/NYLNX beef, and Paul here is Ruben 🙄