Kit McCormick
@ktm-prime.bsky.social
Atlanta Tech Person
ktm on github
Alignment: chaotic nonsense
ktm on github
Alignment: chaotic nonsense
Nor could you build the Ring of Fire without taking Iraq out of play. There is a through -line, drawn by the dumbest electorate in our nation's history. Citizen's United must be reversed.
So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Nor could you build the Ring of Fire without taking Iraq out of play. There is a through -line, drawn by the dumbest electorate in our nation's history. Citizen's United must be reversed.
This is my point, too. Many similarities, but one key difference. The kids have precious little hope. Is it any wonder that they stand in line to talk nonsense?
fortune.com/2025/09/19/s...
fortune.com/2025/09/19/s...
Suzy Welch says Gen Z and millennials are burnt out because older generations worked just as hard, but they 'had hope' | Fortune
"We believed that if you worked hard, you were rewarded for it," Welch said. "This is the disconnect."
fortune.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is my point, too. Many similarities, but one key difference. The kids have precious little hope. Is it any wonder that they stand in line to talk nonsense?
fortune.com/2025/09/19/s...
fortune.com/2025/09/19/s...
Another "can't read the article but agree with the headline". There's a nexus here and if you review President Carter's "Crisis of Confidence" AKA his "Malaise Speech", then I think you will get more of a sense of it. Living your best life ain't all that, maybe.
www.economist.com/science-and-...
www.economist.com/science-and-...
The middle-aged are no longer the most miserable
Youth used to be cheerful. No more
www.economist.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Another "can't read the article but agree with the headline". There's a nexus here and if you review President Carter's "Crisis of Confidence" AKA his "Malaise Speech", then I think you will get more of a sense of it. Living your best life ain't all that, maybe.
www.economist.com/science-and-...
www.economist.com/science-and-...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
As predicted by Rocket Man. Also, not the sort of place to raise kids.
As predicted by Rocket Man. Also, not the sort of place to raise kids.
A new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment
A model built using data from the Curiosity rover suggests wet periods were rare.
arstechnica.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
As predicted by Rocket Man. Also, not the sort of place to raise kids.
As predicted by Rocket Man. Also, not the sort of place to raise kids.
Difficult reading. I don't know what kind of warning system would have saved these people. They went to bed as floodwaters were approaching. And it doesn't sound like they had an action plan for the circumstances.
How the Texas Hill Country disaster unfolded in the crucial hours of 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.
How the deadliest hours of the devastating Texas floods unfolded
This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned violent?
nbcnews.to
July 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Difficult reading. I don't know what kind of warning system would have saved these people. They went to bed as floodwaters were approaching. And it doesn't sound like they had an action plan for the circumstances.
The Supreme Court ended a temporary work program which had granted legal work authorization to OVER half a million migrants.
Is it possible this program made life more difficult for less skilled Americans? Absolutely.
www.yahoo.com/news/walmart...
Is it possible this program made life more difficult for less skilled Americans? Absolutely.
www.yahoo.com/news/walmart...
Walmart Workers Vanish Overnight and Employees Sound the Alarm
Walmart employees are sounding the alarm as sudden staffing cuts sweep through stores nationwide, reportedly driven by changes to immigration work authorizations and legal uncertainty. Multiple staffe...
www.yahoo.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The Supreme Court ended a temporary work program which had granted legal work authorization to OVER half a million migrants.
Is it possible this program made life more difficult for less skilled Americans? Absolutely.
www.yahoo.com/news/walmart...
Is it possible this program made life more difficult for less skilled Americans? Absolutely.
www.yahoo.com/news/walmart...
Peak enshittocene.
Execs from the company that helped foment a genocide are now taking their expertise to the US Army.
June 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Peak enshittocene.
Reposted by Kit McCormick
Jurassic Park is a chilling cautionary tale about not cheaping out on IT.
April 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Jurassic Park is a chilling cautionary tale about not cheaping out on IT.
It's weird watching people process their remorse on social media. The trend lines are as bright as yellowcake. But do you.
It’s funny how the Wine Mom Analysis, that Trump is an insane con man, fascist, and possible Russian plant who has seized the US government as a kind of invader, is dramatically better and more accurate than the Very Serious Person Analysis that he’s a clear continuation of long-running trends
April 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It's weird watching people process their remorse on social media. The trend lines are as bright as yellowcake. But do you.
www.infoq.com/news/2025/04...
Developers move way faster than their employers can handle. This focus on dev productivity is weird IMO.
Developers move way faster than their employers can handle. This focus on dev productivity is weird IMO.
How Meta is Using a New Metric for Developers: Diff Authoring Time
Diff Authoring Time (DAT). DAT is a new metric developed by engineers at Meta to measure the duration required for developers to submit changes, known as "diffs," to the codebase. By tracking the time...
www.infoq.com
April 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
www.infoq.com/news/2025/04...
Developers move way faster than their employers can handle. This focus on dev productivity is weird IMO.
Developers move way faster than their employers can handle. This focus on dev productivity is weird IMO.
Be cool. Like 'dont tell Ma' ?
Or 'Ill pay you twenty grand'?
Or 'Ill pay you twenty grand'?
April 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Be cool. Like 'dont tell Ma' ?
Or 'Ill pay you twenty grand'?
Or 'Ill pay you twenty grand'?
I'm a little disappointed that I find no 'panican' avatars on the intertubes.
April 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I'm a little disappointed that I find no 'panican' avatars on the intertubes.
The Dark Enlightenment: the Tech Oligarch Ideology Driving DOGE’s Destruction www.commondreams.org/opinion/dark...
The Dark Enlightenment: the Tech Oligarch Ideology Driving DOGE’s Destruction | Common Dreams
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk aren’t just tearing down institutions—they’re laying the groundwork for an experimental new kind of authoritarian rule.
www.commondreams.org
March 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Dark Enlightenment: the Tech Oligarch Ideology Driving DOGE’s Destruction www.commondreams.org/opinion/dark...
"Dark Enlightenment"? Weird AF. But relevant. This might look like a smash and grab, but it's way, way deeper. These people HATE us.
March 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Dark Enlightenment"? Weird AF. But relevant. This might look like a smash and grab, but it's way, way deeper. These people HATE us.
Java 24 is a no-go here.
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.13.0:compile (default-compile) on project demo: Fatal error compiling: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: com.sun.tools.javac.code.TypeTag :: UNKNOWN
Ubuntu 24.04
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.13.0:compile (default-compile) on project demo: Fatal error compiling: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: com.sun.tools.javac.code.TypeTag :: UNKNOWN
Ubuntu 24.04
March 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Java 24 is a no-go here.
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.13.0:compile (default-compile) on project demo: Fatal error compiling: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: com.sun.tools.javac.code.TypeTag :: UNKNOWN
Ubuntu 24.04
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.13.0:compile (default-compile) on project demo: Fatal error compiling: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: com.sun.tools.javac.code.TypeTag :: UNKNOWN
Ubuntu 24.04
www.liberalcurrents.com/most-men-don...
"...they’re angry that their sisters went to college and they didn’t. Their lives have been fine, but their sisters or female school peers have been better and that feels like an injustice."
Quite
"...they’re angry that their sisters went to college and they didn’t. Their lives have been fine, but their sisters or female school peers have been better and that feels like an injustice."
Quite
Most Men Don't Want to Be Heroes (and That's Okay)
Despite the self-pity of some, there has never been a better time to be a man.
www.liberalcurrents.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
www.liberalcurrents.com/most-men-don...
"...they’re angry that their sisters went to college and they didn’t. Their lives have been fine, but their sisters or female school peers have been better and that feels like an injustice."
Quite
"...they’re angry that their sisters went to college and they didn’t. Their lives have been fine, but their sisters or female school peers have been better and that feels like an injustice."
Quite
Reposted by Kit McCormick
Here’s why I’ll be voting NO on the partisan funding bill.
March 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Here’s why I’ll be voting NO on the partisan funding bill.
Reposted by Kit McCormick
Sen. Ossoff tonight announced he will oppose cloture and, if it comes to it, final passage on the partisan House budget proposal and issued the following statement —
March 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Sen. Ossoff tonight announced he will oppose cloture and, if it comes to it, final passage on the partisan House budget proposal and issued the following statement —
Reposted by Kit McCormick
Completely packed room for @starbuxman.joshlong.com and @markpollak’s talk at @devnexus.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Completely packed room for @starbuxman.joshlong.com and @markpollak’s talk at @devnexus.bsky.social
Elie Mystal breaks it down and answers some vexing questions. Of course we knew it's a giant smash and grab, but this article lays it out in a very accessible way. The cross guard analogy, especially.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
This Executive Order Reveals the Trump-Musk Endgame
A recent order aimed at destroying independent regulatory agencies isn’t just about taking control of the state—it’s a giant cash-grab in disguise.
www.thenation.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Elie Mystal breaks it down and answers some vexing questions. Of course we knew it's a giant smash and grab, but this article lays it out in a very accessible way. The cross guard analogy, especially.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
"...if your democracy can be destroyed with a few hundred thousand dollars of digital advertising from a foreign country, then it wasn’t very strong to begin with.”
Strong or not, that sounds like treason.
Strong or not, that sounds like treason.
February 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"...if your democracy can be destroyed with a few hundred thousand dollars of digital advertising from a foreign country, then it wasn’t very strong to begin with.”
Strong or not, that sounds like treason.
Strong or not, that sounds like treason.
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Was 60 cent on the dollar before he became co- president. Now 97, enough to turn a profit. Banksters. We should have left them to die in the Great Recession.
Was 60 cent on the dollar before he became co- president. Now 97, enough to turn a profit. Banksters. We should have left them to die in the Great Recession.
Banks sell down $5.5 billion of Musk's X debt to investors, source says
Banks led by Morgan Stanley have sold $5.5 billion of some $13 billion of debt they lent to support Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, now called X, in 2022, said a source with knowledge of the deal.
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Was 60 cent on the dollar before he became co- president. Now 97, enough to turn a profit. Banksters. We should have left them to die in the Great Recession.
Was 60 cent on the dollar before he became co- president. Now 97, enough to turn a profit. Banksters. We should have left them to die in the Great Recession.