Ben Kushigian
@thebenku.bsky.social
Working on a PhD at @uwcse/@uwplse. Interested in formalizing and improving testing adequacy metrics. ⅒x developer. Dabble in music. Lapsed Armenian. I maintain github.com/bkushigian/desktop-postflop and github.com/bkushigian/pious
Lol the monkey paw grants another wish
President Trump would like companies to report their earnings less frequently. Executives have long called for that -- but some financial experts worry it would go badly.
Why Trump wants companies to report earnings less frequently
President Trump would like companies to report their earnings less frequently. Executives have long called for that -- but some financial experts worry it would go badly.
n.pr
September 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Lol the monkey paw grants another wish
Bluesky has been insufferable since the Kirk murder. The amount of celebration is disgusting. He was a POS, so I get it if you don't grieve for him, but this is about to escalate in a very ugly way and people are cheering it on. Do you really think the world is better today than a few days ago?
September 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Bluesky has been insufferable since the Kirk murder. The amount of celebration is disgusting. He was a POS, so I get it if you don't grieve for him, but this is about to escalate in a very ugly way and people are cheering it on. Do you really think the world is better today than a few days ago?
Reposted by Ben Kushigian
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
July 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
I'll go w/ their #2 pick then, thanks
July 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I'll go w/ their #2 pick then, thanks
My Uber driver had the worst smelling car. I was nauseous from the smell of this dude's cologne or whatever the entire ride and now an hour later it is still all I can smell. I've changed my clothes and showered but that shit is ON ME.
July 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
My Uber driver had the worst smelling car. I was nauseous from the smell of this dude's cologne or whatever the entire ride and now an hour later it is still all I can smell. I've changed my clothes and showered but that shit is ON ME.
My partner is currently in Chicago surrounded by three cowering dogs who all think the world is ending because the neighbors are setting off firecrackers outside our window.
I really don't like fireworks.
I really don't like fireworks.
July 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
My partner is currently in Chicago surrounded by three cowering dogs who all think the world is ending because the neighbors are setting off firecrackers outside our window.
I really don't like fireworks.
I really don't like fireworks.
I've been trying to loser a poker tournament for about 30 minutes so I can go get some food before everything closes but I can't stop winning hands. I've gone from 100th place to 13th place w/ 35 remaining lol
June 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I've been trying to loser a poker tournament for about 30 minutes so I can go get some food before everything closes but I can't stop winning hands. I've gone from 100th place to 13th place w/ 35 remaining lol
I'm seeing folks reclaiming the Gadsden flag and I gotta say, I love to see it
June 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I'm seeing folks reclaiming the Gadsden flag and I gotta say, I love to see it
So murder is fine by her logic
Joni Ernst responded to a woman upset that cuts in Medicaid are going to cost lives ....
And her response pretty much "who needs healthcare when you've got Jesus!" 🤦🏻♀️
And her response pretty much "who needs healthcare when you've got Jesus!" 🤦🏻♀️
June 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
So murder is fine by her logic
The problem with writing papers is no matter how many times I rewrite a paper, upon finishing it I realize that I should have actually written it totally differently.
May 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The problem with writing papers is no matter how many times I rewrite a paper, upon finishing it I realize that I should have actually written it totally differently.
It's CRAZY how bad adobe acrobat is. The one thing it needs to do is let me read PDFs, yet somehow it chokes on a 25 page PDF while trying to prompt me to read an AI summary.
Free/OS PDF viewers are better than acrobat which has had who-knows-how-many millions of dollars pumped into it.
Free/OS PDF viewers are better than acrobat which has had who-knows-how-many millions of dollars pumped into it.
May 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM
It's CRAZY how bad adobe acrobat is. The one thing it needs to do is let me read PDFs, yet somehow it chokes on a 25 page PDF while trying to prompt me to read an AI summary.
Free/OS PDF viewers are better than acrobat which has had who-knows-how-many millions of dollars pumped into it.
Free/OS PDF viewers are better than acrobat which has had who-knows-how-many millions of dollars pumped into it.
Law enforcement literally enforcing the opposite of the law
What are they getting for doing this? What are these ICE agents getting for openly defying a judge’s order? They took him knowing the judge was printing the order to stop them.
I can’t take this anymore. This is insanely grotesque.
I can’t take this anymore. This is insanely grotesque.
May 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Law enforcement literally enforcing the opposite of the law
Republicans, clutching pearls: WE MUST INVESTIGATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES OF AUTISM!!
By @alejandrabee.bsky.social
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
Congress moves to loosen toxic air pollution rules
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Republicans, clutching pearls: WE MUST INVESTIGATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES OF AUTISM!!
Reposted by Ben Kushigian
Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
May 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
I'm rebranding...instead of being "not a morning person" on east coast time
May 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I'm rebranding...instead of being "not a morning person" on east coast time
Where are new smells made?
Down at the ol' factory
Down at the ol' factory
May 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Where are new smells made?
Down at the ol' factory
Down at the ol' factory
I accidentally stole some bread earlier today. It was ill gotten pains
March 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I accidentally stole some bread earlier today. It was ill gotten pains
God I'm tired of not having people to talk to about my research
March 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
God I'm tired of not having people to talk to about my research
I'm finally home after being away pet sitting for over a month. Omg it feels so good
March 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I'm finally home after being away pet sitting for over a month. Omg it feels so good
Yeah but silver lining, this whole experience has been a great civics lesson: I now know so much more about how my government used to work
love to unlock my phone, open a news website, and softly say "oh no not another thing" 50 times a day
March 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Yeah but silver lining, this whole experience has been a great civics lesson: I now know so much more about how my government used to work
people who post basic questions on forums without ever trying anything themselves first
March 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
people who post basic questions on forums without ever trying anything themselves first
I think I need to de-broligarch my life. No more Amazon, no Twitter, no Netflix (AWS), no Hulu.
I might not be able to de-google at first but it's a good goal.
I might not be able to de-google at first but it's a good goal.
February 27, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I think I need to de-broligarch my life. No more Amazon, no Twitter, no Netflix (AWS), no Hulu.
I might not be able to de-google at first but it's a good goal.
I might not be able to de-google at first but it's a good goal.
Whenever I Cmd+Space and type "blue" my mac always shows "Bluetooth File Transfer" instead of "Bluetooth" as the first response. I've never intentionally used it, but I keep accidentally opening it because I just auto-hit "Enter" after "blue" Very minor and very aggravating in equal proportions.
February 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Whenever I Cmd+Space and type "blue" my mac always shows "Bluetooth File Transfer" instead of "Bluetooth" as the first response. I've never intentionally used it, but I keep accidentally opening it because I just auto-hit "Enter" after "blue" Very minor and very aggravating in equal proportions.
Me, when I play with Legos
“When you build a thing you cannot merely build that thing in isolation, but must also repair the world around it… so that the larger world at that one place becomes more coherent, and …takes its place in the web of nature.”
— Christopher Alexander
(A Pattern Language, 1977)
— Christopher Alexander
(A Pattern Language, 1977)
February 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Me, when I play with Legos