Curtis "Ovid" Poe
@ovid.bsky.social
Well-known Perl developer. Space enthusiast. American living in France.
I went to college to be an economist. Why did I walk away?
Scientific hypothesis: p → q. If p → ¬q, then the hypothesis isn't true.
Economic hypothesis: p → q. If p → ¬q, then you're an idiot who doesn't understand how the world works and you need to die in a fire..
Hence: ¬economist
#economics
Scientific hypothesis: p → q. If p → ¬q, then the hypothesis isn't true.
Economic hypothesis: p → q. If p → ¬q, then you're an idiot who doesn't understand how the world works and you need to die in a fire..
Hence: ¬economist
#economics
September 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I went to college to be an economist. Why did I walk away?
Scientific hypothesis: p → q. If p → ¬q, then the hypothesis isn't true.
Economic hypothesis: p → q. If p → ¬q, then you're an idiot who doesn't understand how the world works and you need to die in a fire..
Hence: ¬economist
#economics
Scientific hypothesis: p → q. If p → ¬q, then the hypothesis isn't true.
Economic hypothesis: p → q. If p → ¬q, then you're an idiot who doesn't understand how the world works and you need to die in a fire..
Hence: ¬economist
#economics
It's a sensitive topic, but I'm aware that some of the people who read what I write are—to be delicate—not autistic.
Even if you are not autistic, don't let the uneducated opinion of others get you down. You're as wonderful as anyone else.
#autism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrkh...
Even if you are not autistic, don't let the uneducated opinion of others get you down. You're as wonderful as anyone else.
#autism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrkh...
Joe Wells on having a non-autistic brother
YouTube video by Joe Wells
www.youtube.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's a sensitive topic, but I'm aware that some of the people who read what I write are—to be delicate—not autistic.
Even if you are not autistic, don't let the uneducated opinion of others get you down. You're as wonderful as anyone else.
#autism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrkh...
Even if you are not autistic, don't let the uneducated opinion of others get you down. You're as wonderful as anyone else.
#autism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrkh...
Woke up from a weird dream where every Trump voter was fired and the only jobs they could take are the ones immigrants used to have. Dream logic is usually broken, but often beautiful.
September 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Woke up from a weird dream where every Trump voter was fired and the only jobs they could take are the ones immigrants used to have. Dream logic is usually broken, but often beautiful.
The US government's flood insurance program now over $22 billion in debt due to flood-related claims over the past two decades. They're capped out at $30 billion, so we're about to hit the limit and then a new political firestorm will follow the floods.
July 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The US government's flood insurance program now over $22 billion in debt due to flood-related claims over the past two decades. They're capped out at $30 billion, so we're about to hit the limit and then a new political firestorm will follow the floods.
Do you want a revolt of the proletariat? Because this is how you get a revolt of the proletariat.
#8647
#8647
July 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Do you want a revolt of the proletariat? Because this is how you get a revolt of the proletariat.
#8647
#8647
Republicans ask "is this efficient?"
Democrats ask "is this fair?"
Politicians ask "will I get caught?"
I wrote the above years ago. The last line should now be, "who's gonna stop me?"
Democrats ask "is this fair?"
Politicians ask "will I get caught?"
I wrote the above years ago. The last line should now be, "who's gonna stop me?"
June 21, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Republicans ask "is this efficient?"
Democrats ask "is this fair?"
Politicians ask "will I get caught?"
I wrote the above years ago. The last line should now be, "who's gonna stop me?"
Democrats ask "is this fair?"
Politicians ask "will I get caught?"
I wrote the above years ago. The last line should now be, "who's gonna stop me?"
I once attended a talk on "natural" interfaces which make doing the "right" thing natural. For example, a brass plate on a door requires you to push it. I realized that I could become rich by designing a condom which could never be put on incorrectly in the dark.
Sadly, my idea involved a tack.
Sadly, my idea involved a tack.
May 30, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I once attended a talk on "natural" interfaces which make doing the "right" thing natural. For example, a brass plate on a door requires you to push it. I realized that I could become rich by designing a condom which could never be put on incorrectly in the dark.
Sadly, my idea involved a tack.
Sadly, my idea involved a tack.
People love timeless stories, but only if they're written in the language of our time.
When I reread, again, John Davidson's "Thirty Bob a Week," the greatest poem ever written, I'm sad that it's so inaccessible to modern readers. So I fixed it.
#writing #poetry
curtispoe.org/blog/thirty-...
When I reread, again, John Davidson's "Thirty Bob a Week," the greatest poem ever written, I'm sad that it's so inaccessible to modern readers. So I fixed it.
#writing #poetry
curtispoe.org/blog/thirty-...
Thirty Grand A Year—Poetry, Bitches!
Thirty Bob a Week is one of the greatest poems ever written. Time to update it for the modern era.
curtispoe.org
May 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
People love timeless stories, but only if they're written in the language of our time.
When I reread, again, John Davidson's "Thirty Bob a Week," the greatest poem ever written, I'm sad that it's so inaccessible to modern readers. So I fixed it.
#writing #poetry
curtispoe.org/blog/thirty-...
When I reread, again, John Davidson's "Thirty Bob a Week," the greatest poem ever written, I'm sad that it's so inaccessible to modern readers. So I fixed it.
#writing #poetry
curtispoe.org/blog/thirty-...
My personal journey.
April 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
My personal journey.
People sometimes wonder what it was like for Germans as the Nazis ascended to power. Now they know.
Added bonus with the current administration: they're also learning what the fall of Rome was like.
Added bonus with the current administration: they're also learning what the fall of Rome was like.
March 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
People sometimes wonder what it was like for Germans as the Nazis ascended to power. Now they know.
Added bonus with the current administration: they're also learning what the fall of Rome was like.
Added bonus with the current administration: they're also learning what the fall of Rome was like.
Reposted by Curtis "Ovid" Poe
absolute insanity as Mike Waltz suggests Jeffrey Goldberg somehow deliberately hacked his way into the Signal group
March 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
absolute insanity as Mike Waltz suggests Jeffrey Goldberg somehow deliberately hacked his way into the Signal group
Reposted by Curtis "Ovid" Poe
Elon Musk is on the verge of tears as he contemplates his imploding empire.
March 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Elon Musk is on the verge of tears as he contemplates his imploding empire.
After Musk shared a tweet suggesting Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is involved in organized crime, Slim canceled his business groups investments with Starlink, redirecting further business dealings to Europa and China. That's about $30B lost from one tweet.
www.msn.com/en-us/techno...
www.msn.com/en-us/techno...
MSN
www.msn.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
After Musk shared a tweet suggesting Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is involved in organized crime, Slim canceled his business groups investments with Starlink, redirecting further business dealings to Europa and China. That's about $30B lost from one tweet.
www.msn.com/en-us/techno...
www.msn.com/en-us/techno...
Europe needs to stop dithering and support Ukraine. That means troops, if necessary.
After seeing Zelenskyy get ambushed in the White House, Europe needs to realize that the US cannot be trusted any more.
#Ukraine #EU #Europe #Trump #Putin
curtispoe.org/blog/europe-...
After seeing Zelenskyy get ambushed in the White House, Europe needs to realize that the US cannot be trusted any more.
#Ukraine #EU #Europe #Trump #Putin
curtispoe.org/blog/europe-...
Europe Must Support Ukraine
The US is turning its back on Ukraine. What now?
curtispoe.org
March 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
People have again been contacting me about how to escape the hellhole that the US is becoming. Here's how to move abroad:
Skilled workers: curtispoe.org/blog/getting...
Unskilled workers: curtispoe.org/blog/young-p...
I've lived in numerous countries and have written on this issue for years.
Skilled workers: curtispoe.org/blog/getting...
Unskilled workers: curtispoe.org/blog/young-p...
I've lived in numerous countries and have written on this issue for years.
Getting a Job In Another Country
Many people don't realize this, but getting a job in another country is not that hard ... if you're a skilled worker. You just need to know how to stand out.
curtispoe.org
February 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
People have again been contacting me about how to escape the hellhole that the US is becoming. Here's how to move abroad:
Skilled workers: curtispoe.org/blog/getting...
Unskilled workers: curtispoe.org/blog/young-p...
I've lived in numerous countries and have written on this issue for years.
Skilled workers: curtispoe.org/blog/getting...
Unskilled workers: curtispoe.org/blog/young-p...
I've lived in numerous countries and have written on this issue for years.
It's a shame that Albert Einstein's younger brother, Frank, was so eclipsed by his older brother's fame.
Frank Einstein was an accomplished body builder.
Frank Einstein was an accomplished body builder.
February 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It's a shame that Albert Einstein's younger brother, Frank, was so eclipsed by his older brother's fame.
Frank Einstein was an accomplished body builder.
Frank Einstein was an accomplished body builder.
Reposted by Curtis "Ovid" Poe
The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
I get awfully tired of delivery people coming to our house. Seems that somehow, two houses on our street have been assigned the *same* number, with nothing to distinguish them. I could make a small fortune signing for our neighbor's packages and selling them.
February 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I get awfully tired of delivery people coming to our house. Seems that somehow, two houses on our street have been assigned the *same* number, with nothing to distinguish them. I could make a small fortune signing for our neighbor's packages and selling them.
You've heard of Project 2025. You wondered what it was. Now people are saying it's happening.
But the project is huge and hard to read, so try it in comic form: stopproject2025comic.org
It's horrifying.
#Project2025 #Trump #SOSAmerica
But the project is huge and hard to read, so try it in comic form: stopproject2025comic.org
It's horrifying.
#Project2025 #Trump #SOSAmerica
Stop Project 2025 Comic
Trump's Project 2025 is a detailed plan to shut you up, and shut you out. Don’t let it do either. Read on, then vote.
stopproject2025comic.org
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
You've heard of Project 2025. You wondered what it was. Now people are saying it's happening.
But the project is huge and hard to read, so try it in comic form: stopproject2025comic.org
It's horrifying.
#Project2025 #Trump #SOSAmerica
But the project is huge and hard to read, so try it in comic form: stopproject2025comic.org
It's horrifying.
#Project2025 #Trump #SOSAmerica
We need a movie about an mad pseudo-scientist trying to wipe out New York city by homeopathically poisoning the water supply.
January 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We need a movie about an mad pseudo-scientist trying to wipe out New York city by homeopathically poisoning the water supply.
Well, that's the end of my multi-year run on Twitter.
January 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Well, that's the end of my multi-year run on Twitter.
Via @cuteosphere.bsky.social
Can't find the link here, but the original was via Twitter and I'm not linking there.
Can't find the link here, but the original was via Twitter and I'm not linking there.
January 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Via @cuteosphere.bsky.social
Can't find the link here, but the original was via Twitter and I'm not linking there.
Can't find the link here, but the original was via Twitter and I'm not linking there.
Needing to check some data for my insurance, but my insurance web site won't let me in unless I type in the six digit code they're emailing me.
Except their system is not sending any email. Technology sucks, but implementation of technology sucks even harder.
Except their system is not sending any email. Technology sucks, but implementation of technology sucks even harder.
January 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Needing to check some data for my insurance, but my insurance web site won't let me in unless I type in the six digit code they're emailing me.
Except their system is not sending any email. Technology sucks, but implementation of technology sucks even harder.
Except their system is not sending any email. Technology sucks, but implementation of technology sucks even harder.