Christopher Coleman
@mellowfish.blog
Conservative Theology, Liberal Politics. Love to write some quality code. #ActuallyAutistic
Mastodon: @mellowfish@ruby.social
Mastodon: @mellowfish@ruby.social
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the other side of "to keep functioning, society has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities" is "to keep functioning, society has to circulate accurate information, especially information that constrains authorities"
2/ Every cause you care about — housing, education, safety, transit, arts — depends on trustworthy information.
Without independent reporting, who’s tracking needs, solutions, and accountability?
Here's more on what our people-powered newsroom has achieved so far:
Without independent reporting, who’s tracking needs, solutions, and accountability?
Here's more on what our people-powered newsroom has achieved so far:
A first birthday worth recapping
Celebrating the wins of the last 12 months and scheming for the future
51st.news
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
the other side of "to keep functioning, society has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities" is "to keep functioning, society has to circulate accurate information, especially information that constrains authorities"
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"DON'T TRUST THEM THEY'RE SHADY" and it's an autistic person sat in the corner minding their business
Neurotypicals will be like "This person has bad vibes 😱" and it's just a harmless autistic person with common autistic traits.
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"DON'T TRUST THEM THEY'RE SHADY" and it's an autistic person sat in the corner minding their business
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PSA...
Autism isn't a choice.
If someone's autism causes them to do things that annoy you, it's not because they *want* to annoy you or don't care that they are (if they're even aware of it in the first place).
It's because they have a literal disability.
Autism isn't a choice.
If someone's autism causes them to do things that annoy you, it's not because they *want* to annoy you or don't care that they are (if they're even aware of it in the first place).
It's because they have a literal disability.
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
PSA...
Autism isn't a choice.
If someone's autism causes them to do things that annoy you, it's not because they *want* to annoy you or don't care that they are (if they're even aware of it in the first place).
It's because they have a literal disability.
Autism isn't a choice.
If someone's autism causes them to do things that annoy you, it's not because they *want* to annoy you or don't care that they are (if they're even aware of it in the first place).
It's because they have a literal disability.
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🤣
Anyways... Here's the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, an EV supercar that is less expensive than a fancy Ford Mustang, but is way faster and more luxurious, because it has 1,500 horsepower (Not a typo. Not 150 HP like a Nissan Leaf OG electric vehicle. One thousand five hundred horsepower).
Could be us.🤷🏿♂️
Anyways... Here's the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, an EV supercar that is less expensive than a fancy Ford Mustang, but is way faster and more luxurious, because it has 1,500 horsepower (Not a typo. Not 150 HP like a Nissan Leaf OG electric vehicle. One thousand five hundred horsepower).
Could be us.🤷🏿♂️
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🤣
Anyways... Here's the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, an EV supercar that is less expensive than a fancy Ford Mustang, but is way faster and more luxurious, because it has 1,500 horsepower (Not a typo. Not 150 HP like a Nissan Leaf OG electric vehicle. One thousand five hundred horsepower).
Could be us.🤷🏿♂️
Anyways... Here's the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, an EV supercar that is less expensive than a fancy Ford Mustang, but is way faster and more luxurious, because it has 1,500 horsepower (Not a typo. Not 150 HP like a Nissan Leaf OG electric vehicle. One thousand five hundred horsepower).
Could be us.🤷🏿♂️
It’s so weird that this even came up as an idea. It doesn’t take experts in the field to know all of these problems, anyone who has a passing curiosity with spacecraft knows all of these basic facts. You have to have literally not asked *anyone* about it.
an important read for at least 2 reasons:
1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research
2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research
2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.
There is a rush for AI companies to team up with space launch/satellite companies to build datacenters in space. TL;DR: It's not going to work.
taranis.ie
December 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
It’s so weird that this even came up as an idea. It doesn’t take experts in the field to know all of these problems, anyone who has a passing curiosity with spacecraft knows all of these basic facts. You have to have literally not asked *anyone* about it.
Super excited to try out my new (as yet unreleased) language for #AdventOfCode this year. It’s finally at a place where I have the beginnings of a standard library and enough basic functionality to try something semi-real with it.
December 1, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Super excited to try out my new (as yet unreleased) language for #AdventOfCode this year. It’s finally at a place where I have the beginnings of a standard library and enough basic functionality to try something semi-real with it.
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Is Santa Real? Many users feel they're getting presents from him. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Is Santa Real? Many users feel they're getting presents from him. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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Ha! I do this all the time.
If I need to do several things I repeat the sequence like an incantation or something.
“Meds. Trash. Plants. Mail.”
“meds trash plants mail”
“medstrashplantsmail”
If I need to do several things I repeat the sequence like an incantation or something.
“Meds. Trash. Plants. Mail.”
“meds trash plants mail”
“medstrashplantsmail”
oh I have add life hack for this exact scenario:
you just need to repeat the thing you're looking for as you move from room to room. As soon as you leave a room you forget what you were looking for. So just walk through your house saying "keys keys keys keys keys keys"
you just need to repeat the thing you're looking for as you move from room to room. As soon as you leave a room you forget what you were looking for. So just walk through your house saying "keys keys keys keys keys keys"
I like the days when I walk to another room and instantly ask: The fuck did I come in here for?🙄😂
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Ha! I do this all the time.
If I need to do several things I repeat the sequence like an incantation or something.
“Meds. Trash. Plants. Mail.”
“meds trash plants mail”
“medstrashplantsmail”
If I need to do several things I repeat the sequence like an incantation or something.
“Meds. Trash. Plants. Mail.”
“meds trash plants mail”
“medstrashplantsmail”
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Last night I discovered that the blue tape the previous owners put on our outdoor spigot was actually load bearing. It sprung a leak and I had to shut off water to the house. I feel there is some sort of lesson I could learn about software engineering here 😂
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Last night I discovered that the blue tape the previous owners put on our outdoor spigot was actually load bearing. It sprung a leak and I had to shut off water to the house. I feel there is some sort of lesson I could learn about software engineering here 😂
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"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
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BREAKING: five arrested under Terrorism Act for Westminster bridge banner drop
Six Prisoner for Palestine are on hunger strike, facing two years on remand without trial. Their demands include immediate bail and the end of counter terror powers against people protesting genocide.
Six Prisoner for Palestine are on hunger strike, facing two years on remand without trial. Their demands include immediate bail and the end of counter terror powers against people protesting genocide.
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
BREAKING: five arrested under Terrorism Act for Westminster bridge banner drop
Six Prisoner for Palestine are on hunger strike, facing two years on remand without trial. Their demands include immediate bail and the end of counter terror powers against people protesting genocide.
Six Prisoner for Palestine are on hunger strike, facing two years on remand without trial. Their demands include immediate bail and the end of counter terror powers against people protesting genocide.
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Buttigieg polled an impressive 0% with Black voters. Zero. Percent.
Do you know how kind and friendly Black voters are? Everyone gets like 3%, just for showing up! You have to work to go down from there!
It's 2025, And I still run into people that don't know why Black voters don't like Buttigieg.
Do you know how kind and friendly Black voters are? Everyone gets like 3%, just for showing up! You have to work to go down from there!
It's 2025, And I still run into people that don't know why Black voters don't like Buttigieg.
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Buttigieg polled an impressive 0% with Black voters. Zero. Percent.
Do you know how kind and friendly Black voters are? Everyone gets like 3%, just for showing up! You have to work to go down from there!
It's 2025, And I still run into people that don't know why Black voters don't like Buttigieg.
Do you know how kind and friendly Black voters are? Everyone gets like 3%, just for showing up! You have to work to go down from there!
It's 2025, And I still run into people that don't know why Black voters don't like Buttigieg.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Got in a fender bender today and the other driver (at fault) naturally had no insurance. He was Hispanic and so one of the first questions I asked via the translator app was: if I call the police to file an accident report are you going to be in more trouble than this?
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Got in a fender bender today and the other driver (at fault) naturally had no insurance. He was Hispanic and so one of the first questions I asked via the translator app was: if I call the police to file an accident report are you going to be in more trouble than this?
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God, a thousand times this.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
God, a thousand times this.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
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I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
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I do hope that everyone is OK with democrats being different in different places because, as internet-brained as I am, I’m also a Montanan and Democrats used to win big races here, and I would like them to again.
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I do hope that everyone is OK with democrats being different in different places because, as internet-brained as I am, I’m also a Montanan and Democrats used to win big races here, and I would like them to again.
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Am I the only person who thinks this is great? Like, “yes, we should have a variety of candidates in primaries. Let’s stop being afraid of what Fox News is going to say, they are going to say it anyway.”
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Am I the only person who thinks this is great? Like, “yes, we should have a variety of candidates in primaries. Let’s stop being afraid of what Fox News is going to say, they are going to say it anyway.”
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democrats are horrified that offering practical solutions to help regular people is proving to be a winning message
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
democrats are horrified that offering practical solutions to help regular people is proving to be a winning message