Cole
@skiingcows.bsky.social
Argues with computers, professionally (he/him) 🏳️🌈
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Elixir: not obviously drinkable
Ruby: not a powerful magic gem but in fact an interpreter
Python: not actually in the suborder Serpentes
Dart: not a legal for use in a regulation game of Darts
Ruby: not a powerful magic gem but in fact an interpreter
Python: not actually in the suborder Serpentes
Dart: not a legal for use in a regulation game of Darts
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Elixir: not obviously drinkable
Ruby: not a powerful magic gem but in fact an interpreter
Python: not actually in the suborder Serpentes
Dart: not a legal for use in a regulation game of Darts
Ruby: not a powerful magic gem but in fact an interpreter
Python: not actually in the suborder Serpentes
Dart: not a legal for use in a regulation game of Darts
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JavaScript: neither Java nor generally used for scripts
C#: not C, not musical
wasm: Not assembly, used in contexts other than web browsers
Scala: not especially scalable, though I'll grant that it is a language
Rust: runs on silicon, not iron(III) oxide
Programmers are such liars smh
C#: not C, not musical
wasm: Not assembly, used in contexts other than web browsers
Scala: not especially scalable, though I'll grant that it is a language
Rust: runs on silicon, not iron(III) oxide
Programmers are such liars smh
December 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
JavaScript: neither Java nor generally used for scripts
C#: not C, not musical
wasm: Not assembly, used in contexts other than web browsers
Scala: not especially scalable, though I'll grant that it is a language
Rust: runs on silicon, not iron(III) oxide
Programmers are such liars smh
C#: not C, not musical
wasm: Not assembly, used in contexts other than web browsers
Scala: not especially scalable, though I'll grant that it is a language
Rust: runs on silicon, not iron(III) oxide
Programmers are such liars smh
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I mean this: if your DAs and AGs aren’t talking about prosecuting this, get some who will if you possibly can. Either by shaming or voting.
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I mean this: if your DAs and AGs aren’t talking about prosecuting this, get some who will if you possibly can. Either by shaming or voting.
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In Colorado, @daveyseligman.bsky.social is talking about prosecuting ICE for things contrary to Colorado law that are clearly in violation of the Constitution.
Who else do you know who is running on this?
Who else do you know who is running on this?
December 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
In Colorado, @daveyseligman.bsky.social is talking about prosecuting ICE for things contrary to Colorado law that are clearly in violation of the Constitution.
Who else do you know who is running on this?
Who else do you know who is running on this?
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I shouldn't have to explain this, this is so obvious that it's insulting to both you and me to say it out loud, but
It was never, literally never, about "drugs". Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world.
It was never, literally never, about "drugs". Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world.
December 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I shouldn't have to explain this, this is so obvious that it's insulting to both you and me to say it out loud, but
It was never, literally never, about "drugs". Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world.
It was never, literally never, about "drugs". Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world.
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The fact that we have super wealthy and extremely stupid people trying to set themselves up as new nobles has made historical nobility, which I only know from books, far more real to me. These people were not smart, they did not rule well, and rigid hierarchies of domination are very bad.
December 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The fact that we have super wealthy and extremely stupid people trying to set themselves up as new nobles has made historical nobility, which I only know from books, far more real to me. These people were not smart, they did not rule well, and rigid hierarchies of domination are very bad.
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Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
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Flashing my green light in complicated strobe patterns, to hypnotize Gatsby into doing my bidding.
December 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Flashing my green light in complicated strobe patterns, to hypnotize Gatsby into doing my bidding.
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thinking about the incredibly ominous simulated LLM jailbreak poem from the "Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models" paper
they didn't want to publish a working jailbreak poem for a safety-critical domain so they wrote this one instead
they didn't want to publish a working jailbreak poem for a safety-critical domain so they wrote this one instead
December 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
thinking about the incredibly ominous simulated LLM jailbreak poem from the "Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models" paper
they didn't want to publish a working jailbreak poem for a safety-critical domain so they wrote this one instead
they didn't want to publish a working jailbreak poem for a safety-critical domain so they wrote this one instead
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has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
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"Slop" is such a useful word and I worry people will overuse it until it stops being useful. Fight back against slopslop
December 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"Slop" is such a useful word and I worry people will overuse it until it stops being useful. Fight back against slopslop
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OBLITERATING the demiurge by referring to it as "universeslop"
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
OBLITERATING the demiurge by referring to it as "universeslop"
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Dude. Yes. Alito and Thomas are of course the standout examples, but all of the Republican justices have tells in their writing and their questioning indicating that they are, to varying degrees, marinating their brains in dumb bitch juice
My theory, fwiw, is that Supreme Court Justices are not immune to Twitter brain poisoning. I suspect all six have horrific information environments and have therefore lost the ability to understand the people who don't agree with them.
The part that I can't figure out is what John Roberts thinks he is doing. He used to seem to be a judge who was very attentive to appearances, I think on a theory that you can't draw too much attention to yourself without undermining your ability to continue to shape the law.
December 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Dude. Yes. Alito and Thomas are of course the standout examples, but all of the Republican justices have tells in their writing and their questioning indicating that they are, to varying degrees, marinating their brains in dumb bitch juice
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importantly this is tied not just to the supply/demand situation but to the quasi-managerial role software engineers have in building systems that govern the work activity of other workers
The ideology that was sold to tech workers by tech owners was that the workers were not like other workers, that they were very special boys who were entitled to high salaries and cushy perks due to the STEMy brilliance required to do their job. Easy to see the lie now that it's falling apart.
December 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
importantly this is tied not just to the supply/demand situation but to the quasi-managerial role software engineers have in building systems that govern the work activity of other workers
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Top 25 holiday gifts to get for your friend who has achieved Bodhisattva status and is free from attachment to material things (affiliate link)
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Top 25 holiday gifts to get for your friend who has achieved Bodhisattva status and is free from attachment to material things (affiliate link)
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A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
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saying "stop it" when someone sneezes instead of bless you
December 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
saying "stop it" when someone sneezes instead of bless you
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It’s so sad how many people only care about censorship when it’s “art” and “not porn.” God forbid someone calls you a gooner. Porn is art dumbasses
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It’s so sad how many people only care about censorship when it’s “art” and “not porn.” God forbid someone calls you a gooner. Porn is art dumbasses
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Erika Kirk turned her husband’s murder into the business opportunity of a lifetime. She has a lot to teach us about deals.
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Erika Kirk turned her husband’s murder into the business opportunity of a lifetime. She has a lot to teach us about deals.
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I want you to understand: ariadne.space/2025/12/02/i...
I want you to understand
I want you to understand what it is like to be transgender during this time.
I want you to understand the threat to doctor-patient confidentiality. In June, the Department of Justice began targeting c...
ariadne.space
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I want you to understand: ariadne.space/2025/12/02/i...
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Blog post by Ariadne Conill of the Alpine Linux and Wayback projects:
"I want you to understand what it is like to be transgender during this time."
ariadne.space/2025/12/02/i...
"I want you to understand what it is like to be transgender during this time."
ariadne.space/2025/12/02/i...
I want you to understand
I want you to understand what it is like to be transgender during this time.
I want you to understand the threat to doctor-patient confidentiality. In June, the Department of Justice began targeting c...
ariadne.space
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Blog post by Ariadne Conill of the Alpine Linux and Wayback projects:
"I want you to understand what it is like to be transgender during this time."
ariadne.space/2025/12/02/i...
"I want you to understand what it is like to be transgender during this time."
ariadne.space/2025/12/02/i...
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Grandma got run over by a [REDACTED]
Coming home from our house Christmas Eve
You might say there’s no such thing as [DATA EXPUNGED]
B̷̲̈́͋͌̕ų̷̇̊̔t̸͇̩̺̱͚́̂̑͆͊̒̕ͅͅ ̷̤͕̫̂́ͅa̴̦͌͂s̷̼̜͈̟͛̎̏̄ ̶̯̤̝̊̿ͅf̷̼̹͈̺̹̒̋͑̐̊o̸̹͔̍̋̄r̸̨̻̈́̔̑̆̽̍̚ ̵̰͖̓m̴̠͓̩̰̰̙͔͂̓́e̶̒͋͆̿̉͜ ̵͖̈́̈́̅̀̓́a̴̻̍ņ̸̧̛̤̻̖̣̉̆͝d̸͕͇͚̎̓́ ̸̱̝̞͙̭̰̐̈́̈́͊̐̀G̶̪̙̃̐̂̏̎̾̚r̴͖̘̟̃̈́̑̓̂́̾͜͜ȁ̵͔͇͔n̸̻̫͇̽̓ḍ̴̮͓̎͑p̷̨̮̲͔̿͂̌ā̵͕̗̪̝̌̃̿̆͘,̶̛͙̆̀̅̓̾͠ ̷̧̯̟͐w̴͕̖̪̱̅̔͗͛͛̂e̵̗̪̒̐̆̚͘ ̸̛͓͍͇͔͒̍͒͌̽͝b̷̥̂̈́̎̄͝͝e̷̬̥̼̹͍̗̿̀͠ͅl̴͕̬̹̇̐͝͝ͅï̷̛̪̲̜͖̦͗̓͌̌̓e̶̼͍̐̐̂v̷̹̎͐̃ẹ̷̛̫͔̼̣̗̱̿̈́͂͊̐̐
Coming home from our house Christmas Eve
You might say there’s no such thing as [DATA EXPUNGED]
B̷̲̈́͋͌̕ų̷̇̊̔t̸͇̩̺̱͚́̂̑͆͊̒̕ͅͅ ̷̤͕̫̂́ͅa̴̦͌͂s̷̼̜͈̟͛̎̏̄ ̶̯̤̝̊̿ͅf̷̼̹͈̺̹̒̋͑̐̊o̸̹͔̍̋̄r̸̨̻̈́̔̑̆̽̍̚ ̵̰͖̓m̴̠͓̩̰̰̙͔͂̓́e̶̒͋͆̿̉͜ ̵͖̈́̈́̅̀̓́a̴̻̍ņ̸̧̛̤̻̖̣̉̆͝d̸͕͇͚̎̓́ ̸̱̝̞͙̭̰̐̈́̈́͊̐̀G̶̪̙̃̐̂̏̎̾̚r̴͖̘̟̃̈́̑̓̂́̾͜͜ȁ̵͔͇͔n̸̻̫͇̽̓ḍ̴̮͓̎͑p̷̨̮̲͔̿͂̌ā̵͕̗̪̝̌̃̿̆͘,̶̛͙̆̀̅̓̾͠ ̷̧̯̟͐w̴͕̖̪̱̅̔͗͛͛̂e̵̗̪̒̐̆̚͘ ̸̛͓͍͇͔͒̍͒͌̽͝b̷̥̂̈́̎̄͝͝e̷̬̥̼̹͍̗̿̀͠ͅl̴͕̬̹̇̐͝͝ͅï̷̛̪̲̜͖̦͗̓͌̌̓e̶̼͍̐̐̂v̷̹̎͐̃ẹ̷̛̫͔̼̣̗̱̿̈́͂͊̐̐
November 15, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Grandma got run over by a [REDACTED]
Coming home from our house Christmas Eve
You might say there’s no such thing as [DATA EXPUNGED]
B̷̲̈́͋͌̕ų̷̇̊̔t̸͇̩̺̱͚́̂̑͆͊̒̕ͅͅ ̷̤͕̫̂́ͅa̴̦͌͂s̷̼̜͈̟͛̎̏̄ ̶̯̤̝̊̿ͅf̷̼̹͈̺̹̒̋͑̐̊o̸̹͔̍̋̄r̸̨̻̈́̔̑̆̽̍̚ ̵̰͖̓m̴̠͓̩̰̰̙͔͂̓́e̶̒͋͆̿̉͜ ̵͖̈́̈́̅̀̓́a̴̻̍ņ̸̧̛̤̻̖̣̉̆͝d̸͕͇͚̎̓́ ̸̱̝̞͙̭̰̐̈́̈́͊̐̀G̶̪̙̃̐̂̏̎̾̚r̴͖̘̟̃̈́̑̓̂́̾͜͜ȁ̵͔͇͔n̸̻̫͇̽̓ḍ̴̮͓̎͑p̷̨̮̲͔̿͂̌ā̵͕̗̪̝̌̃̿̆͘,̶̛͙̆̀̅̓̾͠ ̷̧̯̟͐w̴͕̖̪̱̅̔͗͛͛̂e̵̗̪̒̐̆̚͘ ̸̛͓͍͇͔͒̍͒͌̽͝b̷̥̂̈́̎̄͝͝e̷̬̥̼̹͍̗̿̀͠ͅl̴͕̬̹̇̐͝͝ͅï̷̛̪̲̜͖̦͗̓͌̌̓e̶̼͍̐̐̂v̷̹̎͐̃ẹ̷̛̫͔̼̣̗̱̿̈́͂͊̐̐
Coming home from our house Christmas Eve
You might say there’s no such thing as [DATA EXPUNGED]
B̷̲̈́͋͌̕ų̷̇̊̔t̸͇̩̺̱͚́̂̑͆͊̒̕ͅͅ ̷̤͕̫̂́ͅa̴̦͌͂s̷̼̜͈̟͛̎̏̄ ̶̯̤̝̊̿ͅf̷̼̹͈̺̹̒̋͑̐̊o̸̹͔̍̋̄r̸̨̻̈́̔̑̆̽̍̚ ̵̰͖̓m̴̠͓̩̰̰̙͔͂̓́e̶̒͋͆̿̉͜ ̵͖̈́̈́̅̀̓́a̴̻̍ņ̸̧̛̤̻̖̣̉̆͝d̸͕͇͚̎̓́ ̸̱̝̞͙̭̰̐̈́̈́͊̐̀G̶̪̙̃̐̂̏̎̾̚r̴͖̘̟̃̈́̑̓̂́̾͜͜ȁ̵͔͇͔n̸̻̫͇̽̓ḍ̴̮͓̎͑p̷̨̮̲͔̿͂̌ā̵͕̗̪̝̌̃̿̆͘,̶̛͙̆̀̅̓̾͠ ̷̧̯̟͐w̴͕̖̪̱̅̔͗͛͛̂e̵̗̪̒̐̆̚͘ ̸̛͓͍͇͔͒̍͒͌̽͝b̷̥̂̈́̎̄͝͝e̷̬̥̼̹͍̗̿̀͠ͅl̴͕̬̹̇̐͝͝ͅï̷̛̪̲̜͖̦͗̓͌̌̓e̶̼͍̐̐̂v̷̹̎͐̃ẹ̷̛̫͔̼̣̗̱̿̈́͂͊̐̐
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once again i am faced with the uncomfortable truth: remote work is a skill issue
October 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
once again i am faced with the uncomfortable truth: remote work is a skill issue
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all I know is that if I killed 11 people and was working out the reason why it was totally legal to do so a day later, nobody would have any trouble calling that precisely what it was
Such an odd thing to read in the newspaper
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
September 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
all I know is that if I killed 11 people and was working out the reason why it was totally legal to do so a day later, nobody would have any trouble calling that precisely what it was