Kevin Riggle
@kevinriggle.bsky.social
Principal @ http://complexsystems.group. I keep people safe on the internet (trying). Looking at the world with an “anarchist squint” 🏳️🌈 @ kevinriggle@ioc.exchange
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My kingdom to have someone ask him how he enjoyed Goncharov.
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My kingdom to have someone ask him how he enjoyed Goncharov.
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Hey! Hey! It’s my birthday and to celebrate I’m giving away 50 free prints this week.
Good luck!
Good luck!
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Hey! Hey! It’s my birthday and to celebrate I’m giving away 50 free prints this week.
Good luck!
Good luck!
This is not funny. VC firms only do this when they are in deep distress
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. says it has sold all the Nvidia Corp. shares that it owned for $5.83 billion.
Japan's SoftBank says it has sold its shares in Nvidia for $5.8 billion
Japanese technology giant SoftBank says it has sold its stake in Nvidia for $5.8 billion. Tokyo-based SoftBank Group Corp. said it sold the stake in October.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This is not funny. VC firms only do this when they are in deep distress
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it aligns very neatly with the right-wing perspective of "the in-group is for the PROTECTION of the law, the out-group is SUBJECT to the law"
they're not identical but they are closely enough aligned to be a workable alliance
they're not identical but they are closely enough aligned to be a workable alliance
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
it aligns very neatly with the right-wing perspective of "the in-group is for the PROTECTION of the law, the out-group is SUBJECT to the law"
they're not identical but they are closely enough aligned to be a workable alliance
they're not identical but they are closely enough aligned to be a workable alliance
This is their explanation for Trump, pretty much
It's actually kind of interesting looking into it- the theory behind it is if you ARE saved, all your impulses and desires now serve God, so if you are inclined to do something that would otherwise be a sin you can rest assured it's God's plan, since saved people don't have sinful impulses any more.
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This is their explanation for Trump, pretty much
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It's actually kind of interesting looking into it- the theory behind it is if you ARE saved, all your impulses and desires now serve God, so if you are inclined to do something that would otherwise be a sin you can rest assured it's God's plan, since saved people don't have sinful impulses any more.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
It's actually kind of interesting looking into it- the theory behind it is if you ARE saved, all your impulses and desires now serve God, so if you are inclined to do something that would otherwise be a sin you can rest assured it's God's plan, since saved people don't have sinful impulses any more.
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For them as like myself, where yhey had to look up "antinomian" as it applies to Christianity:
The belief in Christianity that if you have Christian faith, if you are "saved," you are not required to follow Christian moral law. The rules literally do not apply to you. You cannot meaningfully sin.
The belief in Christianity that if you have Christian faith, if you are "saved," you are not required to follow Christian moral law. The rules literally do not apply to you. You cannot meaningfully sin.
November 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
For them as like myself, where yhey had to look up "antinomian" as it applies to Christianity:
The belief in Christianity that if you have Christian faith, if you are "saved," you are not required to follow Christian moral law. The rules literally do not apply to you. You cannot meaningfully sin.
The belief in Christianity that if you have Christian faith, if you are "saved," you are not required to follow Christian moral law. The rules literally do not apply to you. You cannot meaningfully sin.
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the thing about us evangelicalism is at it’s core it’s antinomian
From the outside US evangelicalism is a very puzzling religious group because ostensibly they are very concerned with the moral teachings of a publicly accessible text but also they seem to have inferred completely the opposite lessons from that text than what everyone else thinks is the plain read.
so my town has been hosting an emergency food drive for snap recipients. the town, high school clubs, the Y, the churches (Episcopal, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Baptists, Unitarians, and the Catholics) & the synagogue, are involved.
You know who isn't participating? the fucking evangelicals.
You know who isn't participating? the fucking evangelicals.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
the thing about us evangelicalism is at it’s core it’s antinomian
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I look at successful downtowns like Santa Cruz and Redwood City and cant really come to any other conclusion than not having a loud roadway strip in the middle of your central business district but on its edges enhances walkability and commercial vibrancy.
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I look at successful downtowns like Santa Cruz and Redwood City and cant really come to any other conclusion than not having a loud roadway strip in the middle of your central business district but on its edges enhances walkability and commercial vibrancy.
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If you are a fan of my Critical Point War Stories podcast and mostly read the transcripts, I am pleased to say that I have replaced the last five transcripts, which were LLM generated and frankly not very good for a technical podcast, with high-quality human transcripts
warstories.criticalpoint.tv
warstories.criticalpoint.tv
Critical Point War Stories with Kevin Riggle
Building better software, one incident at a time. Host Kevin Riggle talks with software engineers about that time they broke production.
Whether you're an industry professional, or just curious about...
warstories.criticalpoint.tv
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If you are a fan of my Critical Point War Stories podcast and mostly read the transcripts, I am pleased to say that I have replaced the last five transcripts, which were LLM generated and frankly not very good for a technical podcast, with high-quality human transcripts
warstories.criticalpoint.tv
warstories.criticalpoint.tv
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My dad, who has a degree in classics, insists on pointing out to White Statue Enthusiasts that every proper Roman household should have a fascinus (lucky dildo sculpture) that you rub for luck.
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
My dad, who has a degree in classics, insists on pointing out to White Statue Enthusiasts that every proper Roman household should have a fascinus (lucky dildo sculpture) that you rub for luck.
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bring back herms you cowards
for the essence of a man is the face and the balls
for the essence of a man is the face and the balls
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
bring back herms you cowards
for the essence of a man is the face and the balls
for the essence of a man is the face and the balls
and/or
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
and/or
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
When I was a child, I thought "magnets work because north and south attract." When I went to college I learned that something something quantum orbitals quark spin four (five?) fundamental forces. As an adult I think "magnets work because north and south attract"
What % of Americans actually understand how a basic magnet works? And then deduct "Americans who understand but haven't reached the voting age yet".
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
When I was a child, I thought "magnets work because north and south attract." When I went to college I learned that something something quantum orbitals quark spin four (five?) fundamental forces. As an adult I think "magnets work because north and south attract"
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Don't think I'll ever get used to people publishing articles about software I wrote
www.xda-developers.com/tiling-windo...
www.xda-developers.com/tiling-windo...
I finally fixed my Windows desktop clutter with a tiling manager trick from Linux
Discover the game-changing tool that transformed my Windows desktop
www.xda-developers.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Don't think I'll ever get used to people publishing articles about software I wrote
www.xda-developers.com/tiling-windo...
www.xda-developers.com/tiling-windo...
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cover_letter_campus_name.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_2025.pf
cover_letter_campus_name_policy_school.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_postdoc.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_hey_whatup_guys_me_again.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_visiting.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_guys_cmon.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_2025.pf
cover_letter_campus_name_policy_school.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_postdoc.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_hey_whatup_guys_me_again.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_visiting.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_guys_cmon.pdf
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
cover_letter_campus_name.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_2025.pf
cover_letter_campus_name_policy_school.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_postdoc.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_hey_whatup_guys_me_again.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_visiting.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_guys_cmon.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_2025.pf
cover_letter_campus_name_policy_school.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_postdoc.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_hey_whatup_guys_me_again.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_visiting.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_guys_cmon.pdf
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"Education sucks these days, in my..."
"I'm going to stop you right there. Here's your #2 pencil"
"I'm going to stop you right there. Here's your #2 pencil"
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
"Education sucks these days, in my..."
"I'm going to stop you right there. Here's your #2 pencil"
"I'm going to stop you right there. Here's your #2 pencil"
Also probably grounds for some fun copyright lawsuits if you are the appropriate kind of nerd
File under "questions which are hard for an LLM to answer but easy for a human designer": Hey I like that design what font did you use
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Also probably grounds for some fun copyright lawsuits if you are the appropriate kind of nerd
okay if I did a "competence is woke" T-shirt with the text in rainbow colors as a bit of swag for the podcast would people buy it
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
okay if I did a "competence is woke" T-shirt with the text in rainbow colors as a bit of swag for the podcast would people buy it
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the pibble grin. and what we call in our house "roll for initiative" ears.
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
the pibble grin. and what we call in our house "roll for initiative" ears.
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human, roll for initiative
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
human, roll for initiative
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It's not the holiday season until Santa gets his Bazooka
Bazooka 🐶
Young male Bulldog mix
Adoptable from Mid America Bully Breed Rescue (Kansas City, MO)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/bazooka-79312705/mo/kansas-city/mid-america-bully-breed-rescue-mo750/
Young male Bulldog mix
Adoptable from Mid America Bully Breed Rescue (Kansas City, MO)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/bazooka-79312705/mo/kansas-city/mid-america-bully-breed-rescue-mo750/
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
It's not the holiday season until Santa gets his Bazooka
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all