John West
@jwest23.bsky.social
Poss the impossible. Eff the ineffable.
Husband Dad. Gamer. Software Developer. Nerd. Opinions are likely someone else's.
Husband Dad. Gamer. Software Developer. Nerd. Opinions are likely someone else's.
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John West
@jwest23.bsky.social
· Dec 5
After catching up on the news today, it's time for a change. Instead of "Hello, world!" I'll now start all new programs with "WTF, world?" It's not much of a protest, but it's mine.
Pretty soon it will be time to rename HHS to FFS
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Pretty soon it will be time to rename HHS to FFS
Yesterday I learned some restaurants are giving food to SNAP card holders to help them through the crisis. Today I learned about mysnapmap.com
You people give me hope ♥️
You people give me hope ♥️
MySnapMap - Businesses offering free meals for SNAP recipients
Interactive map displaying businesses offering free or discounted meals for SNAP recipients.
mysnapmap.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Yesterday I learned some restaurants are giving food to SNAP card holders to help them through the crisis. Today I learned about mysnapmap.com
You people give me hope ♥️
You people give me hope ♥️
Seriously. What the F. Kennedy Jr.? abcnews.go.com/Politics/rob...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. submerges in creek with high bacteria levels, including E. coli
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared photos of himself and his family at Washington, D.C.'s Rock Creek on Sunday.
abcnews.go.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Seriously. What the F. Kennedy Jr.? abcnews.go.com/Politics/rob...
What the F. Kennedy Jr. is going on now?
May 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
What the F. Kennedy Jr. is going on now?
Math is hard, apparently.
The formula used by the Trump administration to levy reciprocal tariffs contains a serious math error that over-inflates the impact by about a factor of four, per economists at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute.
Trump tariffs based on massive error, conservative think tank says
The error over-inflates tariff rates by about a factor of four, AEI's economists say.
www.axios.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Math is hard, apparently.
Trump's big announcement: "April Fool's! Actually Kamala won and I've been pranking you this whole time. Tomorrow everything goes back to normal."
April 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Trump's big announcement: "April Fool's! Actually Kamala won and I've been pranking you this whole time. Tomorrow everything goes back to normal."
President Camacho was at least trying to help the people.
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
President Camacho was at least trying to help the people.
Hypernormalization. Now I have a word for it. Thank you, Alexei Yurchak
January 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Hypernormalization. Now I have a word for it. Thank you, Alexei Yurchak
I panicked for a moment when I saw this: Encrypted Chat Service Seized, 2.3M+ Messages Deciphered www.pcmag.com/news/encrypt...
I'm glad to see it's not the Matrix I know: matrix.org/blog/2024/12...
I'm glad to see it's not the Matrix I know: matrix.org/blog/2024/12...
Encrypted Chat Service Seized, 2.3M+ Messages Deciphered
Authorities read encrypted messages on Matrix in real-time, detailing money laundering, arms trafficking, and drug trafficking schemes.
www.pcmag.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:13 PM
I panicked for a moment when I saw this: Encrypted Chat Service Seized, 2.3M+ Messages Deciphered www.pcmag.com/news/encrypt...
I'm glad to see it's not the Matrix I know: matrix.org/blog/2024/12...
I'm glad to see it's not the Matrix I know: matrix.org/blog/2024/12...
After catching up on the news today, it's time for a change. Instead of "Hello, world!" I'll now start all new programs with "WTF, world?" It's not much of a protest, but it's mine.
December 5, 2024 at 3:22 AM
After catching up on the news today, it's time for a change. Instead of "Hello, world!" I'll now start all new programs with "WTF, world?" It's not much of a protest, but it's mine.
Reposted by John West
What can Americans learn from Yoon Suk Yeol's less-than-a-day dictatorship?
snyder.substack.com/p/dictators-...
snyder.substack.com/p/dictators-...
Dictators for a Day
South Korea and America
snyder.substack.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:17 PM
What can Americans learn from Yoon Suk Yeol's less-than-a-day dictatorship?
snyder.substack.com/p/dictators-...
snyder.substack.com/p/dictators-...
Looks like Mill No. 5 is closing. I only visited once, but really liked it. I hope I can find something similar. Mill buildings always look amazing #massachusetts
November 30, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Looks like Mill No. 5 is closing. I only visited once, but really liked it. I hope I can find something similar. Mill buildings always look amazing #massachusetts
I've had some strange discussions with Gemini where it failed at basic arithmetic, but nothing like this.
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
Gemini AI tells the user to die — the answer appeared out of nowhere when the user asked Google's Gemini for help with his homework
Let’s be happy it doesn’t have access to nuclear weapons at the moment.
www.tomshardware.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:29 PM
I've had some strange discussions with Gemini where it failed at basic arithmetic, but nothing like this.
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...