Michael
@michaelkelly.org
Recovering metalhead, computer nerd.
Banner image is of an old "space cadet" keyboard. It has several unusual modifier keys like "meta", "super", and "hyper".
Banner image is of an old "space cadet" keyboard. It has several unusual modifier keys like "meta", "super", and "hyper".
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Michael
@michaelkelly.org
· Nov 24
Hello, Bluesky! I'm new here. I nerd out on lots of things, especially software reliability and music.
I work as a software engineer focusing on reliability (#sre or production engineer).
I was a college radio DJ, where I had a metal show. I've since broadened my musical horizons.
I work as a software engineer focusing on reliability (#sre or production engineer).
I was a college radio DJ, where I had a metal show. I've since broadened my musical horizons.
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“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
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Important Update: Your facts have been leaked in the Grinding The Bones of The Poor Enterprises LLC data breach. We are so sorry we have to email you about this! We are offering you a coupon to fuck off about it.
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Important Update: Your facts have been leaked in the Grinding The Bones of The Poor Enterprises LLC data breach. We are so sorry we have to email you about this! We are offering you a coupon to fuck off about it.
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welcome to linux, please pick your starter distro:
- difficult linux
- racism linux
- backdoored linux
- bloat linux
- slop linux
- difficult linux
- racism linux
- backdoored linux
- bloat linux
- slop linux
October 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
welcome to linux, please pick your starter distro:
- difficult linux
- racism linux
- backdoored linux
- bloat linux
- slop linux
- difficult linux
- racism linux
- backdoored linux
- bloat linux
- slop linux
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GROW UP!!!!!!! "A SHIRT BY DASHARE.ZONE, AVALIABLE AT dashare.zone " - dashare.zone ADMIN
August 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
GROW UP!!!!!!! "A SHIRT BY DASHARE.ZONE, AVALIABLE AT dashare.zone " - dashare.zone ADMIN
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What's happening with the .goo TLD? icannwiki.org/.goo
When can I register my Goo Goo Dolls fan website?
When can I register my Goo Goo Dolls fan website?
.goo
.goo is a Brand TLD delegated in ICANN's New gTLD Program. NTT Resonant Inc. manages the TLD and is its Registry. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on March 3rd, 20...
icannwiki.org
August 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
What's happening with the .goo TLD? icannwiki.org/.goo
When can I register my Goo Goo Dolls fan website?
When can I register my Goo Goo Dolls fan website?
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why is "going off the rails" bad. why were you on rails to begin with. if you're not a boxcar free yourself
August 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
why is "going off the rails" bad. why were you on rails to begin with. if you're not a boxcar free yourself
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Balls are the tits of the taint
July 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Balls are the tits of the taint
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I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
People on this app get really angry every time I point out that social media manipulation is a real phenomenon that we are all stewing in and that’s having real world consequences and I’m sure part of that is engagement farmers who do that manipulation not liking people talking about it
July 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
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Any time I talk about a wealthy person's outfit, someone in the comments is quick to reply: "They're rich, you think they care?" No one has to care about my opinions or clothes, regardless of net worth.
But let's talk about the connection between wealth and aesthetics 🧵
But let's talk about the connection between wealth and aesthetics 🧵
July 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Any time I talk about a wealthy person's outfit, someone in the comments is quick to reply: "They're rich, you think they care?" No one has to care about my opinions or clothes, regardless of net worth.
But let's talk about the connection between wealth and aesthetics 🧵
But let's talk about the connection between wealth and aesthetics 🧵
I hope WikiHow is thriving in the AI slop era. Their whole thing is "it has nice diagrams but it may not make any sense or actually be right", and that's pretty much GenAI's speciality.
July 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I hope WikiHow is thriving in the AI slop era. Their whole thing is "it has nice diagrams but it may not make any sense or actually be right", and that's pretty much GenAI's speciality.
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Peter Thiel looks like a dirty water hot dog 100% of the time
June 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Peter Thiel looks like a dirty water hot dog 100% of the time
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Mismanagement can ruin it?! MISMANAGEMENT CAN RUIN IT?! ERIC ADAMS IS THE MAYOR!!!!
mamdani's win has made the ny times, the washington post, fox news, trump, third way, and the democratic establishment very mad
excellent.
excellent.
June 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Mismanagement can ruin it?! MISMANAGEMENT CAN RUIN IT?! ERIC ADAMS IS THE MAYOR!!!!
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More Mileships malarkey
April 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
More Mileships malarkey
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“why are millennials so disaffected?”
It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
April 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“why are millennials so disaffected?”
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It's also the day for my favorite meme!
If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.
If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.
March 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It's also the day for my favorite meme!
If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.
If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.
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Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the documentary film No Other Land, in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses. He was then detained by the Israeli military.
Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained by army
Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the documentary film No Other Land, in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses. He was then detained by the Israel...
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the documentary film No Other Land, in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses. He was then detained by the Israeli military.
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This is too sweet.
Viral Photo Of Oscar Isaac Snuggling With Pedro Pascal Has Fans Praising Their Sweet Friendship
More of this, please.
www.comicsands.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is too sweet.
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These DOS games are turning 30 years old this year:
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Full Throttle
Hexen
Abuse
Worms
Terminal Velocity
Dark Forces
Command & Conquer
BioForge
Need for Speed
Hi-Octane
Destruction Derby
Witchaven
Descent
Stonekeep
Crusader
Heroes of Might & Magic
Warcraft 2
Phantasmagoria
Discworld
MechWarrior 2
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Full Throttle
Hexen
Abuse
Worms
Terminal Velocity
Dark Forces
Command & Conquer
BioForge
Need for Speed
Hi-Octane
Destruction Derby
Witchaven
Descent
Stonekeep
Crusader
Heroes of Might & Magic
Warcraft 2
Phantasmagoria
Discworld
MechWarrior 2
January 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
These DOS games are turning 30 years old this year:
----
Full Throttle
Hexen
Abuse
Worms
Terminal Velocity
Dark Forces
Command & Conquer
BioForge
Need for Speed
Hi-Octane
Destruction Derby
Witchaven
Descent
Stonekeep
Crusader
Heroes of Might & Magic
Warcraft 2
Phantasmagoria
Discworld
MechWarrior 2
----
Full Throttle
Hexen
Abuse
Worms
Terminal Velocity
Dark Forces
Command & Conquer
BioForge
Need for Speed
Hi-Octane
Destruction Derby
Witchaven
Descent
Stonekeep
Crusader
Heroes of Might & Magic
Warcraft 2
Phantasmagoria
Discworld
MechWarrior 2
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the bot problem on here is a good window into the spam industrial complex underlying the internet with which every site must wage Forever War, lest they be subsumed and drown beneath the waves
it's so much worse than you think
it's so much worse than you think
January 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
the bot problem on here is a good window into the spam industrial complex underlying the internet with which every site must wage Forever War, lest they be subsumed and drown beneath the waves
it's so much worse than you think
it's so much worse than you think
Partway through this fascinating (1992) paper by MIT professor Nancy G Leveson on parallels between safety issues in early steam engine development, and software dev practices: sunnyday.mit.edu/steam.pdf
sunnyday.mit.edu
January 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Partway through this fascinating (1992) paper by MIT professor Nancy G Leveson on parallels between safety issues in early steam engine development, and software dev practices: sunnyday.mit.edu/steam.pdf