Olivier Chassé St-Laurent
@ocstl.bsky.social
Self-employed. Avid reader (SF mostly, but also non-fiction). Unprofessional programmer (Rust).
Introvert, but usually willing to talk about my cat. He's the best.
Introvert, but usually willing to talk about my cat. He's the best.
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Yeah whoever jacked up tariffs on coffee from Brazil earlier this year must be a real bonehead
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yeah whoever jacked up tariffs on coffee from Brazil earlier this year must be a real bonehead
Why is it called "vibe coding"? We already had a term for it. It's called programming by coincidence.
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Why is it called "vibe coding"? We already had a term for it. It's called programming by coincidence.
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The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
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you guys don't know what I would give to have a meeting that has a goddamned agenda
September 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
you guys don't know what I would give to have a meeting that has a goddamned agenda
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To be honest, I haven’t trusted Stephen Colbert ever since he conveniently abandoned all his right wing views as soon as he got hired to host a network talk show
July 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
To be honest, I haven’t trusted Stephen Colbert ever since he conveniently abandoned all his right wing views as soon as he got hired to host a network talk show
A father and son get in a car crash and are rushed to the hospital. The father dies. The boy is taken to the operating room and the surgeon says, “I can’t operate on this boy, because he’s my son.”
That man's name? Connor MacLeod.
That man's name? Connor MacLeod.
June 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A father and son get in a car crash and are rushed to the hospital. The father dies. The boy is taken to the operating room and the surgeon says, “I can’t operate on this boy, because he’s my son.”
That man's name? Connor MacLeod.
That man's name? Connor MacLeod.
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CUT MY LIST IN TWO PIECES
THAT’S HOW YOU START QUICKSORT
THAT’S HOW YOU START QUICKSORT
May 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
CUT MY LIST IN TWO PIECES
THAT’S HOW YOU START QUICKSORT
THAT’S HOW YOU START QUICKSORT
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"Listen, I’m a designer, not an office rat. I create spaces that aren’t functional for the people using them, but that look cool to me. I like cold concrete, tall plants, and a couple of hard couches where you can have public mental breakdowns."
I’m the Person Who Designs Open-Plan Office Spaces, Despite Never Having Actually Worked in One
I’m the person who designs offices that have no walls or sound barriers so you have a tighter sense of community while you and your coworkers shout...
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May 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Listen, I’m a designer, not an office rat. I create spaces that aren’t functional for the people using them, but that look cool to me. I like cold concrete, tall plants, and a couple of hard couches where you can have public mental breakdowns."
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Trump trade negotiations are like
May 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Trump trade negotiations are like
I am starting to understand why MAGA supporters are so anxious and fearful all the time.
If you believe that it is okay to deport a child undergoing treatment for cancer, the fact that you utterly lack any shred of human decency means you really can be replaced by AI.
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
If you believe that it is okay to deport a child undergoing treatment for cancer, the fact that you utterly lack any shred of human decency means you really can be replaced by AI.
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation | American Civil Liberties Union
Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well
www.aclu.org
April 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I am starting to understand why MAGA supporters are so anxious and fearful all the time.
If you believe that it is okay to deport a child undergoing treatment for cancer, the fact that you utterly lack any shred of human decency means you really can be replaced by AI.
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
If you believe that it is okay to deport a child undergoing treatment for cancer, the fact that you utterly lack any shred of human decency means you really can be replaced by AI.
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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Dead people telling the President to pursue a trade war with an uninhabited island is real George III territory
April 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Dead people telling the President to pursue a trade war with an uninhabited island is real George III territory
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We take tariffs on our beautiful Heard Island very seriously. We will be consulting all mammals and flightless birds and will make an announcement in the near future detailing our response. #heardisland #tariff #mcdonaldisland #trumptariff
April 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We take tariffs on our beautiful Heard Island very seriously. We will be consulting all mammals and flightless birds and will make an announcement in the near future detailing our response. #heardisland #tariff #mcdonaldisland #trumptariff
My cat hates other cats and will sometimes yell so hard at them he throws up. Still not sure it's dumber than this.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
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ANALYSIS | Trump's trade war goes global: U.S. president blows up postwar order | CBC News
Canada didn't get any new tariffs amid the plethora unveiled Wednesday by Donald Trump. That's the good news. The bad news is previously announced tariffs are about to kick in, and things could get ug...
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April 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
My cat hates other cats and will sometimes yell so hard at them he throws up. Still not sure it's dumber than this.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
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We'll be hearing from the Prime Minister of the Heard and McDonald Islands shortly on their tariff retaliation plan
April 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
We'll be hearing from the Prime Minister of the Heard and McDonald Islands shortly on their tariff retaliation plan
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Trump is imposing a 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.
April 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Trump is imposing a 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
I agree that tariffs are a tax on Americans. But please explain to me why the Canadian government is imposing a tax on Canadians to retaliate.
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Canada's anti-tariff billboards in the U.S. go viral — but is anyone swayed? | CBC News
Ottawa has launched an anti-tariff billboard campaign in 12 mostly Republican-voting states and in Washington, D.C. Although the jury is still out on the campaign's effectiveness, one thing's for cert...
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April 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I agree that tariffs are a tax on Americans. But please explain to me why the Canadian government is imposing a tax on Canadians to retaliate.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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How we’re being asked to live now is objectively insane
March 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
How we’re being asked to live now is objectively insane
It's scary how good AI is getting.
March 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's scary how good AI is getting.
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American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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March 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY
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NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
![I am the immigration attorney for Jerce Reyes Barrios, born in January 16, 1989 in Venezuela. 2. In February and March 2024, Mr. Reyes Barrios marched in two demonstrations in Venezuela protesting the authoritarian rule of Maduro. At the second demonstration, he was detained and taken to a clandestine building where he was tortured (electric shocks and suffocation) along with other demonstrators. 3. Shortly after his release, he fled Venezuela for the United States. He registered with CBP One in Mexico, then presented himself to CBP officials on the day of his appointment. He was taken into custody and detained at Otay Mesa Detention Facility in September 2024. 4. We applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection in December 2024. His final individual hearing is set for April 17, 2025 before Judge Robinson at the Otay Mesa Immigration Court. 5. On March 15, 2025, Mr. Reyes Barrios was deported to El Salvador with no notice to counsel or family. It was not until March 18, 2025 that counsel was able to reach an ICE official and learn that he had in fact been deported. 6. Mr. Reyes Barrios was/is a professional soccer player in Venezuela. He has never been arrested or charged with a crime. He has a steady employment record as a soccer player, as well as a soccer coach for children and youth. 7. Initially, Mr. Reyes Barrios was placed in maximum security at Otay Mesa and accused of being a Tren de Aragua gang member. The accusation is based on two things. First, he has a tattoo on his arm of a crown sitting atop a soccer ball with a rosary and the word "Dies." OHS alleges that this tattoo is proof of gang membership. In reality, he chose this tattoo, because it is similar to the logo for his favorite soccer team Real Madrid. See logo below. [pictures of the tattoo and the pictures of the logo]. 8. Second, OHS reviewed his social media posts and found a photo of Mr. Reyes Barrios making a hand gesture that they allege is proof of gang membership.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifncv2sfxob3h7ozdkoymku3wfpbknlroa6bric46v5y7asbrzrim@jpeg)
March 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.