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· Nov 11
When people complain about tech debt, and business disregard for it, they don't usually *actually* mean a limited set of specific issues.
What they're complaining about is a lack of "slack" to take on un-prioritized, but important work.
Slack is important for any healthy team.
What they're complaining about is a lack of "slack" to take on un-prioritized, but important work.
Slack is important for any healthy team.
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Incredibly smart PR tactic from ICE to continue assaulting very handsome priests
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Incredibly smart PR tactic from ICE to continue assaulting very handsome priests
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
Any competent judge would find that gender *is* germane to the job of providing a safe ride. It's like gender-specific airport pat downs. Or massage.
just a dead on example of how our flawed definition and conception of discrimination doesn’t stand up to scrutiny
“The dual class action suits allege that the functions—which followed thousands of sexual harassment and assault lawsuits against Uber and Lyft over the years— have limited the economic opportunities for men and discriminated against them because of their gender.”
November 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Any competent judge would find that gender *is* germane to the job of providing a safe ride. It's like gender-specific airport pat downs. Or massage.
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Public Works Administration but it's all forensic accountants, security engineers and attorneys.
October 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Public Works Administration but it's all forensic accountants, security engineers and attorneys.
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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So I hear there was some kind of interestingly boring baseball game...
Where a *lot* of nothing happened, even more than ordinary baseball games?
Where a *lot* of nothing happened, even more than ordinary baseball games?
October 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
So I hear there was some kind of interestingly boring baseball game...
Where a *lot* of nothing happened, even more than ordinary baseball games?
Where a *lot* of nothing happened, even more than ordinary baseball games?
The focus on employment policies applied under lawyer-coordinated time pressure (seemingly very CYA) on a project that has a vast gradient of volunteer and paid work is interesting. It explains a lot of RC missteps.
Not all of them.. but the initial ones smell exactly like lawyer-induced panic.
Not all of them.. but the initial ones smell exactly like lawyer-induced panic.
Ruby Central ED Shan Cureton addresses turmoil, #RubyGems/#Bundler ownership, & missteps on the Tech for Humans Podcast. Essential insights into the non-profit's challenges. If you run #Rails, listen for stability details! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKpo...
October 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The focus on employment policies applied under lawyer-coordinated time pressure (seemingly very CYA) on a project that has a vast gradient of volunteer and paid work is interesting. It explains a lot of RC missteps.
Not all of them.. but the initial ones smell exactly like lawyer-induced panic.
Not all of them.. but the initial ones smell exactly like lawyer-induced panic.
Every time I get a Ruby Central update in my inbox, I wonder how they're going to butcher community management this time. Weekly updates may have been a mistake.
October 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Every time I get a Ruby Central update in my inbox, I wonder how they're going to butcher community management this time. Weekly updates may have been a mistake.
Nazi symbolism has been creeping into hyper masculinity for decades. Because there is nothing more toxicly masc than mass murder and being the violent bad guy. It was normalized in many sub-cultures including militaries and tattoo parlors.
It's also what has helped far right parties surge...
It's also what has helped far right parties surge...
October 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Nazi symbolism has been creeping into hyper masculinity for decades. Because there is nothing more toxicly masc than mass murder and being the violent bad guy. It was normalized in many sub-cultures including militaries and tattoo parlors.
It's also what has helped far right parties surge...
It's also what has helped far right parties surge...
Musing on SOA: Object Oriented programming has fallen out of fashion, but it hasn't actually gone away at all. It just moved to the cloud.
Data + Behavior is just no longer constrained to a single class. It's database tables + APIs.
But like in classic OO, naming your domain is everything.
Data + Behavior is just no longer constrained to a single class. It's database tables + APIs.
But like in classic OO, naming your domain is everything.
October 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Musing on SOA: Object Oriented programming has fallen out of fashion, but it hasn't actually gone away at all. It just moved to the cloud.
Data + Behavior is just no longer constrained to a single class. It's database tables + APIs.
But like in classic OO, naming your domain is everything.
Data + Behavior is just no longer constrained to a single class. It's database tables + APIs.
But like in classic OO, naming your domain is everything.
"Sometimes the best improvement is no improvement."
Claude LLM, the wise.
Claude LLM, the wise.
September 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"Sometimes the best improvement is no improvement."
Claude LLM, the wise.
Claude LLM, the wise.
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are you a trans person who has decided against participating in the DFL or attending DFL events due to fear of transphobia? if so please DM me your story or reply here!
Feel free to mention how many of us don't participate in DFL affiliated events because of it! 💅
September 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
are you a trans person who has decided against participating in the DFL or attending DFL events due to fear of transphobia? if so please DM me your story or reply here!
It's like politicians haven't heard of the term "narrative frame".
The lesson is clear: you can’t outflank the far right by borrowing its language. You only validate its narrative, undermine your own authenticity, and make democracy more fragile in the process.
September 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It's like politicians haven't heard of the term "narrative frame".
Key idea for recommendation engines like Netflix: provide a free entry text for describing the _why_ behind a thumbs down. (process with machine)
This show: too much gore.
That show: just boring.
Altered Carbon: TERF writer.
Makes it much easier to develop the heuristics for great algo suggestions.
This show: too much gore.
That show: just boring.
Altered Carbon: TERF writer.
Makes it much easier to develop the heuristics for great algo suggestions.
September 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Key idea for recommendation engines like Netflix: provide a free entry text for describing the _why_ behind a thumbs down. (process with machine)
This show: too much gore.
That show: just boring.
Altered Carbon: TERF writer.
Makes it much easier to develop the heuristics for great algo suggestions.
This show: too much gore.
That show: just boring.
Altered Carbon: TERF writer.
Makes it much easier to develop the heuristics for great algo suggestions.
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The Cybertruck at this point seems like mostly a way for women to escape unhappy marriages without the need for divorce
August 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Cybertruck at this point seems like mostly a way for women to escape unhappy marriages without the need for divorce
Yes, LLMs are fancy word-guessing machines.
But what detractors seem to miss is how useful that can be.
But what detractors seem to miss is how useful that can be.
August 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Yes, LLMs are fancy word-guessing machines.
But what detractors seem to miss is how useful that can be.
But what detractors seem to miss is how useful that can be.
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JUDGE! HELP! MY CRYPTO IS WORKING AS DESIGNED!!!!!
August 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
JUDGE! HELP! MY CRYPTO IS WORKING AS DESIGNED!!!!!
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Evolution, probably:
just make it exist first
you can make it crab later
you can make it crab later
August 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Evolution, probably:
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I think a lot of people conceive of something like food stamps as allowing employers to lower wages (because employees can survive on less) when really they raise wages (because employees can survive without the boss).
Good old post from the Bruenig archives: web.archive.org/web/20180102...
Good old post from the Bruenig archives: web.archive.org/web/20180102...
Missing the Point on Employer Subsidies
One of the things critics of low-wage employers sometimes say is that those employers are being subsidized by "the taxpayer" because their employees have to enroll in food stamps and Medicaid to make
web.archive.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I think a lot of people conceive of something like food stamps as allowing employers to lower wages (because employees can survive on less) when really they raise wages (because employees can survive without the boss).
Good old post from the Bruenig archives: web.archive.org/web/20180102...
Good old post from the Bruenig archives: web.archive.org/web/20180102...
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I did see a good comment about it though, describing him as "the gyro we needed"
August 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I did see a good comment about it though, describing him as "the gyro we needed"
Just: completely clean house.
the next Dem administration needs to take the most expansive view of the honest services fraud statute that they possibly can and charge anyone trying to curry favor with Trump under it (including, yes, Tim Apple)
The f*cked part is that this is a totally rational thing to do in an autocracy. Businesses know His Royal Majesty can make doing business inordinately difficult, so they lavish him with gifts and praise his greatness and etc etc
I passionately hate that we're here
I passionately hate that we're here
August 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Just: completely clean house.
The meme of going to protests to get laid has been around since at least the 60s (I assume old news even then).
Newsflash: those protests are left leaning. Just show up for women and minorities, JFC. It's not that hard; guys.
Newsflash: those protests are left leaning. Just show up for women and minorities, JFC. It's not that hard; guys.
The left is completely silent on the subject of men getting laid - which, generally speaking, they are v.interested in doing and will continue to be interested in regardless of whether progressives want to talk about it. So the stage has been left entirely clear for the far-right.
August 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The meme of going to protests to get laid has been around since at least the 60s (I assume old news even then).
Newsflash: those protests are left leaning. Just show up for women and minorities, JFC. It's not that hard; guys.
Newsflash: those protests are left leaning. Just show up for women and minorities, JFC. It's not that hard; guys.
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Once again Svelte is the most 'admired' JavaScript framework according to this year's Stack Overflow Survey: survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/technol...
Technology | 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey
survey.stackoverflow.co
July 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Once again Svelte is the most 'admired' JavaScript framework according to this year's Stack Overflow Survey: survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/technol...
Good plants. Now do plastics!
Some hopeful sci-fi science. There is a class of plants called hyperaccumulators, which can absorb heavy metals from soils and store them in their biomass. Planting and harvesting them for the metals (phytomining) may be an interesting soil reclamation strategy. 🧪
Link: www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/8/...
Link: www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/8/...
July 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Good plants. Now do plastics!