otatma
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paranoid dork living in WA. they/them.
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there's a giant (and socially valuable) sewage treatment plant that the DC City Council could name after him bsky.app/profile/berg...
I don't agree that Trump's name should be removed from everything when he's gone. The wastewater treatment center off 295, where you drive through that sewage smell on the way to National Harbor, can bear his name. And it's an impressive facility en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Pl...
Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant - Wikipedia
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February 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
there's a giant (and socially valuable) sewage treatment plant that the DC City Council could name after him bsky.app/profile/berg...
I don't know how to put this gently - If Congress was capable of challenging this wingnut, it would have happened ten years ago.
February 7, 2026 at 8:58 AM
I don't know how to put this gently - If Congress was capable of challenging this wingnut, it would have happened ten years ago.
I can't wait until someone uncovers the Andrew Wakefield connection. I'm calling it now.
February 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM
I can't wait until someone uncovers the Andrew Wakefield connection. I'm calling it now.
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To be fair, the Ur-Example of this is Palantir, a surveillance company- the magic ball that showed Saruman what he *wanted* to see, not what *was*, and ultimately led to him becoming corrupted and then dying.
December 29, 2025 at 4:17 AM
To be fair, the Ur-Example of this is Palantir, a surveillance company- the magic ball that showed Saruman what he *wanted* to see, not what *was*, and ultimately led to him becoming corrupted and then dying.
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One thing that really encourages me though is ive started seeing people from other cities and states saying things like "hey why isn't our mayor getting things done like mamdani is"
February 6, 2026 at 11:20 AM
One thing that really encourages me though is ive started seeing people from other cities and states saying things like "hey why isn't our mayor getting things done like mamdani is"
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Remember, sneering works. It’s working now. That’s why the lowliest AI fan and the CEO of Microsoft are trying to get us to stop saying “slop.”
AI art is supposed to be its flashy flagship and treating it as disposable rubbish (which it is) ruins everything
AI art is supposed to be its flashy flagship and treating it as disposable rubbish (which it is) ruins everything
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Remember, sneering works. It’s working now. That’s why the lowliest AI fan and the CEO of Microsoft are trying to get us to stop saying “slop.”
AI art is supposed to be its flashy flagship and treating it as disposable rubbish (which it is) ruins everything
AI art is supposed to be its flashy flagship and treating it as disposable rubbish (which it is) ruins everything
That's the last time that'll work. Time to ditch your iphone.
February 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
That's the last time that'll work. Time to ditch your iphone.
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This happens with*everything* now. No matter how grave the crime or one-dimensional the injustice, after four days the hivemind of American punditry decides that the Real Story is how the people upset about it are the real villains.
February 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
This happens with*everything* now. No matter how grave the crime or one-dimensional the injustice, after four days the hivemind of American punditry decides that the Real Story is how the people upset about it are the real villains.
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“It’s very important that websites have a memory and that the web overall has a memory,” said Alexander Rose of Automattic. “We are increasingly using the web as our only source of truth. When links go dead, in effect, the truth goes dead—especially in the age of AI.”
“It’s very important that websites have a memory and that the web overall has a memory,” said Alexander Rose of Automattic. “We are increasingly using the web as our only source of truth. When links go dead, in effect, the truth goes dead—especially in the age of AI.”
February 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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“It’s very important that websites have a memory and that the web overall has a memory,” said Alexander Rose of Automattic. “We are increasingly using the web as our only source of truth. When links go dead, in effect, the truth goes dead—especially in the age of AI.”
“It’s very important that websites have a memory and that the web overall has a memory,” said Alexander Rose of Automattic. “We are increasingly using the web as our only source of truth. When links go dead, in effect, the truth goes dead—especially in the age of AI.”