Tom Allen
tca9.bsky.social
Tom Allen
@tca9.bsky.social
Software engineer. 40 years in Silicon Valley.
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
DOGE collected all the *data* on Americans from each department as they dismantled them. That was the purpose of DOGE - not saving money.

Palantir merges the data to make enemies lists, to target harassment and deportation -- first the brown people, and soon the liberals.
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 AM
At last! A true headline in MSM: "Fact check: 18 false claims President Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’"

From <https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/03/fact-check-18-false-claims-president-trump-made-on-60-minutes/>
November 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
So, Amazon will use AI to hire people. I can't wait to hear the stories when hallucinations start showing up for work.
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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August 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Re: John Bolton

This is a THREAT to those many who just lost their security clearance. "Shut up!" or Trump will ruin your life with an FBI investigation. It doesn't matter if you are innocent. Trump has a judge who will let him search for secret documents.

REVENGE for Mar-a-Lago search.
August 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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August 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
California Redistricting:

Can someone use redistricting software to divide California into 52 equal-population districts, each shaped like a strip running from the Pacific Coast to the eastern border?

Just a geometric map -- what would happen, given the dense cities (SF, LA) and vast inland areas?
August 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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August 17, 2025 at 3:38 AM
OK
August 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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