ragesoss
@ragesoss.bsky.social
i do computer stuff for Wikipedia, and play bluegrass.
📍Lake Forest Park, WA
📍Lake Forest Park, WA
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Today’s Wikipedia DYK section has been taken over for Trans Day of Remembrance. 🏳️⚧️
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Today’s Wikipedia DYK section has been taken over for Trans Day of Remembrance. 🏳️⚧️
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New feature article from TNJ (nation's best student magazine): Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New feature article from TNJ (nation's best student magazine): Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
![A meme depicting a woman staring at her phone with one hand on her head, with the following text below:
IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD?
What your Great Lakes maritime history-obsessed teen's text messages actually mean:
brb = bell rang bro
rofl = rang out for lost (crew)
bff = big freakin' freigher
lol = Load of Ore on the Lake
smh = shift minutes to hours
glhf = Great Lakes hella freighter
tbh = taconite be haulin'
stfu = steer the freighter upwind
tfw = that freakin' witch (of November)
asl = a ship lost
gg = Gitche Gumee
idc = immoderate deadweight capacity
btw = beneath the waves
afk = a freighter kaput
hbd = hauler's beacon down
ily = iron load yonder
jk = just [24] kilometers
lmao = lost my abyssal ore
nbd = north bound draft
glhf = good lord, hold flooding
omg = obliteratingly massive gales
tmi = too much iron
wtf = White Fish (Bay)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreib6ughtj23oqdskaisavrueyn6fijujbp2e663h6p6ukx74lbibyu@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
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Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
The new Väsen album is really nice. Very chill, but with a strong pulse. Makes we want a 5-string low viola. vasen.se
Väsen – Music
vasen.se
November 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The new Väsen album is really nice. Very chill, but with a strong pulse. Makes we want a 5-string low viola. vasen.se
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#Wikidata has been recognized as a digital public good! Wikidata is always the mostly-invisible powerhouse in the background, so this is especially meaningful to me and a great recognition of the work that thousands of people put into structuring the world’s knowledge every single day.
October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
#Wikidata has been recognized as a digital public good! Wikidata is always the mostly-invisible powerhouse in the background, so this is especially meaningful to me and a great recognition of the work that thousands of people put into structuring the world’s knowledge every single day.
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"I suppose you’ve come to say you’re sorry? I hope so, given your years of sneering and hand-wringing about how I was ruining knowledge. Meanwhile, you turned your information environment into a hypercapitalist post-truth digital snuff film."
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"I suppose you’ve come to say you’re sorry? I hope so, given your years of sneering and hand-wringing about how I was ruining knowledge. Meanwhile, you turned your information environment into a hypercapitalist post-truth digital snuff film."
went to a delightful bluegrass jam in Brooklyn last night, played a No Kings protest song by an old-timer on uke, and was gifted a ticket by a stranger to see Michael Daves, Tony Trischka and Erik Alvar right afterwards. thanks NYC!
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
went to a delightful bluegrass jam in Brooklyn last night, played a No Kings protest song by an old-timer on uke, and was gifted a ticket by a stranger to see Michael Daves, Tony Trischka and Erik Alvar right afterwards. thanks NYC!
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At #wikiconferencena a man pulled a gun on stage wearing a "non-offending pedophile" sign, aggrieved, seemingly, that wikipedia doesn't allow him to write about that subject. Disarmed by hero Wikipedians Pharos and Fuzheado and arrested.
October 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
At #wikiconferencena a man pulled a gun on stage wearing a "non-offending pedophile" sign, aggrieved, seemingly, that wikipedia doesn't allow him to write about that subject. Disarmed by hero Wikipedians Pharos and Fuzheado and arrested.
feeling energized after listening to this fantastic Anoushka Shankar performance youtu.be/4d8Qey7xdkg?...
Anoushka Shankar - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
feeling energized after listening to this fantastic Anoushka Shankar performance youtu.be/4d8Qey7xdkg?...
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
my sister was at Planet Fitness in Lake Forest Park, WA this afternoon, when a large number of US Marshals came in, and handcuffed a man literally while he was on a step machine. seemed to be looking for a fight. when confronted by patrons, they acted like bullies and refused to answer questions.
October 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
my sister was at Planet Fitness in Lake Forest Park, WA this afternoon, when a large number of US Marshals came in, and handcuffed a man literally while he was on a step machine. seemed to be looking for a fight. when confronted by patrons, they acted like bullies and refused to answer questions.
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
Minority Report but the precogs are just an LLM reasoning model and the precrime cops are the stupidest, most racist people you can imagine
October 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Minority Report but the precogs are just an LLM reasoning model and the precrime cops are the stupidest, most racist people you can imagine
what a narrow, weak, pathetic masculinity these fascists push. like, bro, you're choking your own soul.
September 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
what a narrow, weak, pathetic masculinity these fascists push. like, bro, you're choking your own soul.
find joy where you can youtu.be/TM6BEZ-Dzy4?...
Hanskinkini by Soumik Datta | HCL Maestros in studio
YouTube video by HCL Concerts
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
find joy where you can youtu.be/TM6BEZ-Dzy4?...
i think it's possible to make good art with AI but this is still the only time i've seen it actually done in a way that connected for me. saw this three years ago, been listening to MF DOOM ever since.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5i-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5i-...
Ai Music Video in the style of Salvador Dali - ALL CAPS - MF DOOM & Madlib as Madvillian
YouTube video by Ben Gillin
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
i think it's possible to make good art with AI but this is still the only time i've seen it actually done in a way that connected for me. saw this three years ago, been listening to MF DOOM ever since.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5i-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5i-...
How to choose a tech contractor
step 1: run each cover letter through Pangram and screen out all the ones that are AI slop
step 1: run each cover letter through Pangram and screen out all the ones that are AI slop
September 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
How to choose a tech contractor
step 1: run each cover letter through Pangram and screen out all the ones that are AI slop
step 1: run each cover letter through Pangram and screen out all the ones that are AI slop
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The Onion News Network truck is currently stationed outside the Broadview ICE Detention facility just outside of Chicago.
September 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The Onion News Network truck is currently stationed outside the Broadview ICE Detention facility just outside of Chicago.
i was never really 'into' tech until i started editing Wikipedia. the feeling of using text (wikicode) to reliably build something (a web page) and have it work exactly like i wanted it (unlike Word's nightmare UI) was empowering.
the AI user experience is the opposite. feels like pull-tabs.
the AI user experience is the opposite. feels like pull-tabs.
September 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
i was never really 'into' tech until i started editing Wikipedia. the feeling of using text (wikicode) to reliably build something (a web page) and have it work exactly like i wanted it (unlike Word's nightmare UI) was empowering.
the AI user experience is the opposite. feels like pull-tabs.
the AI user experience is the opposite. feels like pull-tabs.
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I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
August 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
Excited for the "Gen AI and the Wikipedia Assignment: Challenges and Opportunities" panel that's about to start (hosted by my org), because it's a bunch of really smart people and I have no idea what they're going to say.
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Join us for interesting conversations during the Wiki Education Speaker Series!
Join Wiki Education as we bring together experts in Wikimedia and open knowledge for lively discussions of topics relevant to our communities. Wiki Education hosts regular, Zoom-based conversations…
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August 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Excited for the "Gen AI and the Wikipedia Assignment: Challenges and Opportunities" panel that's about to start (hosted by my org), because it's a bunch of really smart people and I have no idea what they're going to say.
wikiedu.org/speaker-seri...
wikiedu.org/speaker-seri...