Michael Hartford
@mhartford.bsky.social
Ní chuirfidh mé m’asal amuigh nuair a bhíonn brón orm. https://www.michael-hartford.com/
Will block Nazis, crypto, bad AI, and scammers on sight, no apologies, no quarter.
He/him.
Will block Nazis, crypto, bad AI, and scammers on sight, no apologies, no quarter.
He/him.
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"Didn’t anyone ever teach you manners? Were you raised in a barn, piggy? Our guest came all the way from Camp Crystal Lake. Traffic was a nightmare, but he showed up anyway."
How Dare You Embarrass My Esteemed Guest, Jason Voorhees
“President Trump assailed an American journalist in the Oval Office on Tuesday for asking Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, about t...
buff.ly
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"Didn’t anyone ever teach you manners? Were you raised in a barn, piggy? Our guest came all the way from Camp Crystal Lake. Traffic was a nightmare, but he showed up anyway."
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they're expanding a probe to include the Holocaust denial
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
French authorities charges X over Holocaust-denial comments by AI chatbot Grok
On Monday, Elon Musk's social media AI chatbot posted in French that the gas chambers in Nazi death camps were designed for 'disinfection' against typhus, rather than for mass executions.
www.lemonde.fr
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
they're expanding a probe to include the Holocaust denial
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
I hate gatekeeping in any genre; the answer is never to ridicule someone for not knowing about how a genre works, the answer is to say, "OMG I'm glad you loved that book! Have you read THIS one? It'll blow your socks off!" (See also this classic xkcd: xkcd.com/1053/)
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I hate gatekeeping in any genre; the answer is never to ridicule someone for not knowing about how a genre works, the answer is to say, "OMG I'm glad you loved that book! Have you read THIS one? It'll blow your socks off!" (See also this classic xkcd: xkcd.com/1053/)
I'm so glad my Duolingo fluency score of 53 in French allows me to parse out a bit of AI-generated Holocaust denialism. I'll be going back to scanning Le Monde headlines for stories about movies and pop stars, thanks ...
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I'm so glad my Duolingo fluency score of 53 in French allows me to parse out a bit of AI-generated Holocaust denialism. I'll be going back to scanning Le Monde headlines for stories about movies and pop stars, thanks ...
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If I may present an alternative opinion on cloud outages:
Occasional short reminders of fragility in centralization and smoke-testing of our societal systems with effectively inconsequential events, is important.
There is going to be day gigaoutage culminates, due to lack of minoroutage warnings.
Occasional short reminders of fragility in centralization and smoke-testing of our societal systems with effectively inconsequential events, is important.
There is going to be day gigaoutage culminates, due to lack of minoroutage warnings.
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
If I may present an alternative opinion on cloud outages:
Occasional short reminders of fragility in centralization and smoke-testing of our societal systems with effectively inconsequential events, is important.
There is going to be day gigaoutage culminates, due to lack of minoroutage warnings.
Occasional short reminders of fragility in centralization and smoke-testing of our societal systems with effectively inconsequential events, is important.
There is going to be day gigaoutage culminates, due to lack of minoroutage warnings.
I’m so glad none of my regular listens (mostly horror lit, WW1 history, and the Wrong About cinematic universe) made it onto this very bleak list
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I’m so glad none of my regular listens (mostly horror lit, WW1 history, and the Wrong About cinematic universe) made it onto this very bleak list
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This is such a good way to visualize the progress in LLMs, especially for coding.
clocks.brianmoore.com
clocks.brianmoore.com
AI World Clocks
The current time as rendered by 9 different AI models. By Brian Moore.
clocks.brianmoore.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This is such a good way to visualize the progress in LLMs, especially for coding.
clocks.brianmoore.com
clocks.brianmoore.com
Why would AWS change the interface for their WAF console right before I give a presentation on how to troubleshoot site issues using the console? And why would they make it much less useful? Ugh.
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Why would AWS change the interface for their WAF console right before I give a presentation on how to troubleshoot site issues using the console? And why would they make it much less useful? Ugh.
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"For decades, most Americans professed to support an immigration system that encouraged and rewarded people who followed the rules...Now the signal is being sent that following the law will put you in harm’s way."
www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
Arrested for Following the Rules
The danger of ICE’s strategy of targeting immigrants fulfilling their legal responsibilities.
www.thebulwark.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"For decades, most Americans professed to support an immigration system that encouraged and rewarded people who followed the rules...Now the signal is being sent that following the law will put you in harm’s way."
www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
Just glad it's not any of my day job cloud stuff (yet ...)
Looks like they broke the internet again!
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Just glad it's not any of my day job cloud stuff (yet ...)
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What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
There were a lot of good records in 1985; I think "Hounds of Love" and "Rain Dogs," about as opposite as they come, stand out as complete documents of ... something.
There were a lot of good records in 1985; I think "Hounds of Love" and "Rain Dogs," about as opposite as they come, stand out as complete documents of ... something.
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
There were a lot of good records in 1985; I think "Hounds of Love" and "Rain Dogs," about as opposite as they come, stand out as complete documents of ... something.
There were a lot of good records in 1985; I think "Hounds of Love" and "Rain Dogs," about as opposite as they come, stand out as complete documents of ... something.
Not just a rosary, a COMBAT rosary - instead of the "Glory Be," you shout "HOOAH", and instead of crossing yourself, you pound your fist on your chest. The crucifix is .50 caliber, compatible with your favorite Desert Eagle.
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Not just a rosary, a COMBAT rosary - instead of the "Glory Be," you shout "HOOAH", and instead of crossing yourself, you pound your fist on your chest. The crucifix is .50 caliber, compatible with your favorite Desert Eagle.
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Watching the @nunkie.bsky.social live broadcasts of an M. R. James story is one of my favourite holiday traditions.
I buy tickets for my family in Wisconsin so we can watch together from opposite sides of the Atlantic.
I hope you'll join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-episode...
I buy tickets for my family in Wisconsin so we can watch together from opposite sides of the Atlantic.
I hope you'll join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-episode...
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Watching the @nunkie.bsky.social live broadcasts of an M. R. James story is one of my favourite holiday traditions.
I buy tickets for my family in Wisconsin so we can watch together from opposite sides of the Atlantic.
I hope you'll join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-episode...
I buy tickets for my family in Wisconsin so we can watch together from opposite sides of the Atlantic.
I hope you'll join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-episode...
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I'm not going to read the NYT story but I do want to hear what other people would put in their "Lost New York" takes, mine would include Dr Zizmor ads and the free transfer between the Broadway G/Lorimer JMZ stops
November 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I'm not going to read the NYT story but I do want to hear what other people would put in their "Lost New York" takes, mine would include Dr Zizmor ads and the free transfer between the Broadway G/Lorimer JMZ stops
This is a BONKERS movie, and if you haven't seen it you should treat yourself! It's free on Tubi (where all the truly unhinged classics live), so you've got no excuse. Watch it for the malls and the hair and the fashion alone ...
On this day in Horror History, NIGHT OF THE COMET was released in 1984.
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is a BONKERS movie, and if you haven't seen it you should treat yourself! It's free on Tubi (where all the truly unhinged classics live), so you've got no excuse. Watch it for the malls and the hair and the fashion alone ...
Drop something BLACK & WHITE
Nobody did shadows like Val Lewton ...
Nobody did shadows like Val Lewton ...
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Drop something BLACK & WHITE
Nobody did shadows like Val Lewton ...
Nobody did shadows like Val Lewton ...
The dog clearly had a good lawyer.
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The dog clearly had a good lawyer.
What's your favorite song about the rain? www.youtube.com/watch?v=msWi...
(I prefer the mumbly era of REM)
(I prefer the mumbly era of REM)
November 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
What's your favorite song about the rain? www.youtube.com/watch?v=msWi...
(I prefer the mumbly era of REM)
(I prefer the mumbly era of REM)
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Peaceful protestor arrested at Broadview ICE by cook county sheriffs for holding an ICE OUT sign on a corner cops decided was not in the designated protest zone. Aka some bullshit.
November 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Peaceful protestor arrested at Broadview ICE by cook county sheriffs for holding an ICE OUT sign on a corner cops decided was not in the designated protest zone. Aka some bullshit.
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Yesterday my little monster book broke into the Top 1000 Kindle books. I think this was for the first time ever? It hit #977. I was so grateful.
Today the sale is over, but it ROSE to #644.
The only reason is word-of-mouth of readers. It's been a tough time lately, and I can't thank y'all enough.
Today the sale is over, but it ROSE to #644.
The only reason is word-of-mouth of readers. It's been a tough time lately, and I can't thank y'all enough.
Yooo! Someone You Can Build A Nest In was picked as a Kindle Gold Box Deal! For today only, get it for just $4.99.
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
Amazon.com: Someone You Can Build a Nest In eBook : Wiswell, John: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Yesterday my little monster book broke into the Top 1000 Kindle books. I think this was for the first time ever? It hit #977. I was so grateful.
Today the sale is over, but it ROSE to #644.
The only reason is word-of-mouth of readers. It's been a tough time lately, and I can't thank y'all enough.
Today the sale is over, but it ROSE to #644.
The only reason is word-of-mouth of readers. It's been a tough time lately, and I can't thank y'all enough.
The Brotherhood of Chinless Dorks.
I know that this information has been floating around for some time now, but if anyone needs some dots connected, here goes:
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Brotherhood of Chinless Dorks.
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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Northern Lights from the Washburn Water Tower, Minneapolis 55419.
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Northern Lights from the Washburn Water Tower, Minneapolis 55419.
Northern lights over Longfellow (more visible to the camera than to the eye)
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Northern lights over Longfellow (more visible to the camera than to the eye)