Peter Boothe
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Peter Boothe
@pboothe.bsky.social
Founder of @triplepat.com Coding fool. Recovering academic. Currently starting a company in the Netherlands. Former tech lead of M-Lab and former CS professor and former a few other things too.

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On the one hand I’m glad they are ashamed of their beliefs. On the other hand I’m sad that pointing out that they hold beliefs they are ashamed of does not get them to change their beliefs.
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect for a counter-campaign advertising the discontinued discount fortified wine. How little would you need to change to make the ad ambiguous?
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Others will teach by doing the pivot!
November 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Fairway under the West Side Highway at 133rd.

So many lost delis in Manhattan.

Tapping on the emergency-brake cover panel on 1 trains in order to stop an errant alarm.

The Stella d’Oro factory in the Bronx making the surrounding neighborhood smell like its anise cookies.
November 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Reposted by Peter Boothe
the democrats do not have a secret agenda that you’d love that actually would do a lot to roll back fascism’s gains that also by all indications is quite popular but are for some reason saving for after the election to sneak on the public. that is not how they’ve ever operated.
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Reposted by Peter Boothe
I wonder if the agenda-setting success of the AI CEOs, apart from the money they spend on it, isn't also because a generation that has never understood tech, still doesn't, and is still in power have the impression that they understand this one.
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The rule proved by the exception.
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Your regular reminder that I know a lot about how to move to NL as an American - both the legalities and practicalities. Friends, please HMU if you have questions.
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Font knowledge is one of the most cursed forms of knowledge in that way.
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM