Kevin
@tam-lin.bsky.social
Two daughters. A sad lack of cats. I keep the worldwide financial system from falling down. Probably closer to death than birth.
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One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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Reporters asking me about the new KOSA text, here is my official statement:
"Fight for the Future's organizational policy is to oppose any piece of legislation that is unveiled on the eve of a major Federal holiday, regardless of what it says. We feel this is the most principled position."
"Fight for the Future's organizational policy is to oppose any piece of legislation that is unveiled on the eve of a major Federal holiday, regardless of what it says. We feel this is the most principled position."
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Reporters asking me about the new KOSA text, here is my official statement:
"Fight for the Future's organizational policy is to oppose any piece of legislation that is unveiled on the eve of a major Federal holiday, regardless of what it says. We feel this is the most principled position."
"Fight for the Future's organizational policy is to oppose any piece of legislation that is unveiled on the eve of a major Federal holiday, regardless of what it says. We feel this is the most principled position."
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Like the bottom line is that I support podcasts, I give money to podcasts, but the idea of a podcaster having money is fucking repugnant and has disgraced the industry and the world
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Like the bottom line is that I support podcasts, I give money to podcasts, but the idea of a podcaster having money is fucking repugnant and has disgraced the industry and the world
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I want you to take a moment to think about the plan here, which was 2 dudes who can't even pull off a WoW raid conquering an island of 87000 people with the help of 3 ppl from the overnight shelter.
It's not that they aren't sending their best, it's that this is their best
It's not that they aren't sending their best, it's that this is their best
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I want you to take a moment to think about the plan here, which was 2 dudes who can't even pull off a WoW raid conquering an island of 87000 people with the help of 3 ppl from the overnight shelter.
It's not that they aren't sending their best, it's that this is their best
It's not that they aren't sending their best, it's that this is their best
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On some level, the all star legal team Comey slapped together has to be disappointed. They did the law nerd version of AVENGERS ASSEMBLE and were ready to be the Great Men Of History Opposing The Vile Tyrant (tm) and found out they were fighting a paraplegic rhesus monkey. No climactic showdown.
when all the lawyers on your timeline go off at once
November 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On some level, the all star legal team Comey slapped together has to be disappointed. They did the law nerd version of AVENGERS ASSEMBLE and were ready to be the Great Men Of History Opposing The Vile Tyrant (tm) and found out they were fighting a paraplegic rhesus monkey. No climactic showdown.
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No matter how too-online you are, you are nowhere near as too-online as Republican federal appointees, judicial and executive.
Judge Oldham's call for the end of certifying questions from CA5 to state Supreme Courts includes this somewhat inexplicable shot at this here website.
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
No matter how too-online you are, you are nowhere near as too-online as Republican federal appointees, judicial and executive.
I just backed www.kickstarter.com/projects/jil..., like I backed everything she crowdfunded. It’s a fucking kick in the stomach each time I’m reminded she’s dead.
Jill Sobule: "She's Gonna Sing! You're Gonna Listen!" Film
Jill Sobule is an American original -- the "singer-songwriter's singer-songwriter" and a true badass troubadour.
www.kickstarter.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I just backed www.kickstarter.com/projects/jil..., like I backed everything she crowdfunded. It’s a fucking kick in the stomach each time I’m reminded she’s dead.
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I don't have "too many tabs open." My tabs are flourishing. Healthy. Bountiful. The ecosystem is thriving.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I don't have "too many tabs open." My tabs are flourishing. Healthy. Bountiful. The ecosystem is thriving.
Woke up to this. Daughter can’t figure out why I’m disturbed, and won’t let her decorate the ceiling this way.
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Woke up to this. Daughter can’t figure out why I’m disturbed, and won’t let her decorate the ceiling this way.
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It must be magnificent to be these billionaires and foreign countries, all of whom secretly scorn Trump, giving him lavish but vulgar gifts that he doesn’t understand are elaborate expressions of their contempt for him, his taste, his principles, and his self-awareness.
November 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It must be magnificent to be these billionaires and foreign countries, all of whom secretly scorn Trump, giving him lavish but vulgar gifts that he doesn’t understand are elaborate expressions of their contempt for him, his taste, his principles, and his self-awareness.
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It's a useful reminder that sometimes tech can make a task more efficient for one side (applying for jobs), and more efficient for the other side (writing job adverts), and yet make the system as a whole completely inefficient.
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's a useful reminder that sometimes tech can make a task more efficient for one side (applying for jobs), and more efficient for the other side (writing job adverts), and yet make the system as a whole completely inefficient.
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the language model is not "lying"
the language model is not "hallucinating"
the language model is not "trying to manipulate you"
the language model is shitposting, and we should let it cook
the language model is not "hallucinating"
the language model is not "trying to manipulate you"
the language model is shitposting, and we should let it cook
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
the language model is not "lying"
the language model is not "hallucinating"
the language model is not "trying to manipulate you"
the language model is shitposting, and we should let it cook
the language model is not "hallucinating"
the language model is not "trying to manipulate you"
the language model is shitposting, and we should let it cook
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I will say this for the Valve announcement: it is refreshing to see a product launch that is just "here's a product that you might want. here's what it is. here's what it does" with absolutely no mention of AI, mysterious future features that might arrive OTA, or some extractive business model.
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I will say this for the Valve announcement: it is refreshing to see a product launch that is just "here's a product that you might want. here's what it is. here's what it does" with absolutely no mention of AI, mysterious future features that might arrive OTA, or some extractive business model.
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In light of today’s email dump, I will say I have at various times found my way into online discussion spaces containing a fair number of important and powerful men, and it is the greatest cure to imposter syndrome that humanity has yet devised
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
In light of today’s email dump, I will say I have at various times found my way into online discussion spaces containing a fair number of important and powerful men, and it is the greatest cure to imposter syndrome that humanity has yet devised
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A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
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finally. baseball is over. we can only hope it has been defeated forever
November 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
finally. baseball is over. we can only hope it has been defeated forever
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Don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight and reclaim what they’ve taken from you
November 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight and reclaim what they’ve taken from you
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When you distract from one atrocity with another atrocity none of them are really distractions, they’re all just atrocities.
November 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
When you distract from one atrocity with another atrocity none of them are really distractions, they’re all just atrocities.
Daughter just asked me for “a thing that spins, but it plays the K-Pop Demon Hunters soundtrack.” I’m pretty sure she means a CD. I’ve never felt so old.
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Daughter just asked me for “a thing that spins, but it plays the K-Pop Demon Hunters soundtrack.” I’m pretty sure she means a CD. I’ve never felt so old.
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it's very hard to distinguish between Trump's cognitive decline and his cognitive never-having-inclined
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
it's very hard to distinguish between Trump's cognitive decline and his cognitive never-having-inclined
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the younger daughter has started. "Dad, I want to make a deal with you. Well, not really a deal, because I don't want to give you anything, but we need to make a deal"
October 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
the younger daughter has started. "Dad, I want to make a deal with you. Well, not really a deal, because I don't want to give you anything, but we need to make a deal"
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The standard Icelandic musician bio is “weekend supervisor at fish processing plant / experimental synth composer / deputy foreign minister”
October 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The standard Icelandic musician bio is “weekend supervisor at fish processing plant / experimental synth composer / deputy foreign minister”
It’s something, waking up late, reading the comments about the horror of the day, and just noping out of this one.
October 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It’s something, waking up late, reading the comments about the horror of the day, and just noping out of this one.