Devin Anderson
surfacepatterns.bsky.social
Devin Anderson
@surfacepatterns.bsky.social
Software Engineer | Open Source Developer | Audio Enthusiast | Gamer | Pro Science | Pro Empathy | Anti Fascist | ~ Progressive | He / Him

https://github.com/surfacepatterns
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/surfacepatterns
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Reposted by Devin Anderson
BREAKING: The FBI is investigating RENEE GOOD’S ties to activist groups instead of sharing evidence with Minnesota. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Reposted by Devin Anderson
FYI: Judge Ellis (Chicago ICE case) noted in November that video evidence shows ICE "brake-checked other motorists in an attempt to force accidents that agents could then use as justifications for deploying force."
January 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
"please stop calling us slop" - Microslop
YouTube video by The PrimeTime
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Reposted by Devin Anderson
"A new study led by Oxford University concludes that women are using generative AI far less than men – not because they lack skills, but because they worry more about AI’s harm to jobs, privacy, mental health, and society itself" www.unite.ai/research-fin...
Research Finds Women Use Generative AI Less, Due to Moral Concerns
A new study led by Oxford University concludes that women are using generative AI far less than men – not because they lack skills, but because they worry more about AI’s harm to jobs, privacy, mental...
www.unite.ai
January 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I've been considering whether or not I want to make my future projects open source, knowing that LLMs blatantly ignore the copyrights of the open source code they're trained on, and that I, as a non-big-tech-billionaire, don't have the resources to enforce licenses on code I open source.
January 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Reposted by Devin Anderson
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."

The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"

"Learned what?" she asks

Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
LLMs are a solution looking for a problem.
Dell Admits That Customers Are Disgusted by PCs Stuffed With AI Features
Windows PC maker Dell admitted at this year's CES that things have really gotten out of hand, agreeing that people don't buy PCs for AI.
futurism.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Reposted by Devin Anderson
BREAKING: ICE shooter identified as Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Reposted by Devin Anderson
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Reposted by Devin Anderson
NEW: DHS says a "violent rioter weaponized her vehicle in an attempt to kill him. The ICE officer fired defensive shots." That's a lie. Watch the video for yourself.
This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Reposted by Devin Anderson
keep thinking of a vocally anti-woke reporter who insisted that the term "environmental racism" was nonsense
After a white county in South Carolina rejected a data center, developers have sets their sights on a Black community for a proposed data center complex the size of 1,200 football fields
After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.
capitalbnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM