Nemo
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Repeat after me. Public services cost money. Public services are not a business. Public services SHOULD NOT make money. That includes cops and parking enforcement. Not every institution is, or should be, a business.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Repeat after me. Public services cost money. Public services are not a business. Public services SHOULD NOT make money. That includes cops and parking enforcement. Not every institution is, or should be, a business.
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The appeal of stuff like cassette futurism has morphed over the past few years for me from childhood nostalgia to a very genuine desire for tactile, reliable, functionality over flashy, futuristic aestheticism that seems to only make things more difficult
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The appeal of stuff like cassette futurism has morphed over the past few years for me from childhood nostalgia to a very genuine desire for tactile, reliable, functionality over flashy, futuristic aestheticism that seems to only make things more difficult
At the local library where they’re clearly trying to throw off the “libraries are a quiet place” trope
(In fairness, everyone is getting headphones)
FWIW, there is a 1920s cinematic pipe organ in the building next door. That would be my preference for ultimate place to see Fury Road
(In fairness, everyone is getting headphones)
FWIW, there is a 1920s cinematic pipe organ in the building next door. That would be my preference for ultimate place to see Fury Road
December 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
At the local library where they’re clearly trying to throw off the “libraries are a quiet place” trope
(In fairness, everyone is getting headphones)
FWIW, there is a 1920s cinematic pipe organ in the building next door. That would be my preference for ultimate place to see Fury Road
(In fairness, everyone is getting headphones)
FWIW, there is a 1920s cinematic pipe organ in the building next door. That would be my preference for ultimate place to see Fury Road
click through for the punchline in the followup
Every so often I think about the two grads students in my old lab who had to sort through hundreds of thousands of seafloor images to find ecologically interesting regions. One built this super sophisticated machine learning algorithm that was, honestly, very very impressive.
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
click through for the punchline in the followup
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
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GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS
Gentlemen, this is
democracy
manifest
Gentlemen, this is
democracy
manifest
Well, you can finally cross “I’ve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penis” off your bucket list
October 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS
Gentlemen, this is
democracy
manifest
Gentlemen, this is
democracy
manifest
An airfrier is just a small fan-forced oven? sure. But by the same logic, a toaster is just a small grill, and a kettle is just a small electric stovetop with a built-in saucepan.
October 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
An airfrier is just a small fan-forced oven? sure. But by the same logic, a toaster is just a small grill, and a kettle is just a small electric stovetop with a built-in saucepan.
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Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.
buff.ly
October 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
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Oh dang. This is an excellent analogy.
October 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Oh dang. This is an excellent analogy.
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What a fantastic fanfilm of Ford and Arthur from the #HitchhikersGuide to the Galaxy- as made by Greig Johnson.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-431...
(check out his "Making a working guide..." video for an old-school ZZ9 reference too!)
#h2g2 #DouglasAdams
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-431...
(check out his "Making a working guide..." video for an old-school ZZ9 reference too!)
#h2g2 #DouglasAdams
Ford Prefect shows Arthur Dent The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy
YouTube video by Greig Johnson Making
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
What a fantastic fanfilm of Ford and Arthur from the #HitchhikersGuide to the Galaxy- as made by Greig Johnson.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-431...
(check out his "Making a working guide..." video for an old-school ZZ9 reference too!)
#h2g2 #DouglasAdams
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-431...
(check out his "Making a working guide..." video for an old-school ZZ9 reference too!)
#h2g2 #DouglasAdams
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Good grief. INJECT THIS INTO MY VEINS.
'This country needs migrants'
Zack Polanski, the new leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, speaks to #BBCBreakfast about his views on immigration
Zack Polanski, the new leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, speaks to #BBCBreakfast about his views on immigration
September 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Good grief. INJECT THIS INTO MY VEINS.
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Google developer #1: "That's it. Our search engine is simple, efficient, and reliable. It's perfect. We're done."
Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
September 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Google developer #1: "That's it. Our search engine is simple, efficient, and reliable. It's perfect. We're done."
Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
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Writers should internalize Lao Tzu's lesson about how the emptiness at the center of a wheel is what makes it useful, and how a pot is valuable because of where the clay *isn't*. Corporate geek culture has warped us into thinking that negative spaces are flaws that need to be fixed.
Can't stress this enough: nobody fucking cares what he was up to
August 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Writers should internalize Lao Tzu's lesson about how the emptiness at the center of a wheel is what makes it useful, and how a pot is valuable because of where the clay *isn't*. Corporate geek culture has warped us into thinking that negative spaces are flaws that need to be fixed.
Ok. Who thought “blue with BIG blood stains, badly washed with bleach” was a good carpet aesthetic?
August 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Ok. Who thought “blue with BIG blood stains, badly washed with bleach” was a good carpet aesthetic?
remember folks, finger gun trigger discipline is no joke
August 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
remember folks, finger gun trigger discipline is no joke
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
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The best response to Abundance talk is a single tweet from Ruairi Wood, RIP brother.
June 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The best response to Abundance talk is a single tweet from Ruairi Wood, RIP brother.
FYI: I have obtained a list of all private IPs within several networks.
I am publishing this, but for the sake of privacy, there are no network names.
If you find IPs from your private networks here, please take the appropriate measures as you see fit.
curlpipebash.org/IPs.txt
#cybersecurity
I am publishing this, but for the sake of privacy, there are no network names.
If you find IPs from your private networks here, please take the appropriate measures as you see fit.
curlpipebash.org/IPs.txt
#cybersecurity
curlpipebash.org
July 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
FYI: I have obtained a list of all private IPs within several networks.
I am publishing this, but for the sake of privacy, there are no network names.
If you find IPs from your private networks here, please take the appropriate measures as you see fit.
curlpipebash.org/IPs.txt
#cybersecurity
I am publishing this, but for the sake of privacy, there are no network names.
If you find IPs from your private networks here, please take the appropriate measures as you see fit.
curlpipebash.org/IPs.txt
#cybersecurity
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The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before?
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
July 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before?
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
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From the collection of our June "Great Guide Entry Giveaway" contest, comes this article: "Matter Disintegrator". It even comes with it's own soundtrack! Many thanks to the ZZ9 member and Guide Researcher known as Willo Hanri
zz9.org/great-guide-...
zz9.org/great-guide-...
Great Guide Entry: Matter Disintegrator - ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
zz9.org
July 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
From the collection of our June "Great Guide Entry Giveaway" contest, comes this article: "Matter Disintegrator". It even comes with it's own soundtrack! Many thanks to the ZZ9 member and Guide Researcher known as Willo Hanri
zz9.org/great-guide-...
zz9.org/great-guide-...
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re: generative AI
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
July 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
re: generative AI
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
Against the outrage machine
(but all for legitimate bespoke outrage)
(but all for legitimate bespoke outrage)
July 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Against the outrage machine
(but all for legitimate bespoke outrage)
(but all for legitimate bespoke outrage)
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ZZ9 have one copy of the fabulously beautiful Fine Press Edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to win. All you need to do to enter is write up a new Guide Entry, and be a ZZ9 member by the end of the month.
1/2
1/2
June 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
ZZ9 have one copy of the fabulously beautiful Fine Press Edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to win. All you need to do to enter is write up a new Guide Entry, and be a ZZ9 member by the end of the month.
1/2
1/2
My proposal for a seven part #DoctorWho story. Titles only.
* Doctor in the House * Doctor at Large * Doctor in Charge * Doctor at Sea * Doctor on the Go * Doctor Down Under * Doctor at the Top
* Doctor in the House * Doctor at Large * Doctor in Charge * Doctor at Sea * Doctor on the Go * Doctor Down Under * Doctor at the Top
June 10, 2025 at 6:09 AM
My proposal for a seven part #DoctorWho story. Titles only.
* Doctor in the House * Doctor at Large * Doctor in Charge * Doctor at Sea * Doctor on the Go * Doctor Down Under * Doctor at the Top
* Doctor in the House * Doctor at Large * Doctor in Charge * Doctor at Sea * Doctor on the Go * Doctor Down Under * Doctor at the Top