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yellingforprofit.bsky.social
@yellingforprofit.bsky.social
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I yell at people and occasionally they give me money, but really it's just for me.
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eugenevinitsky.bsky.social
Using Claude Code has actually solidified my belief that PhD students should use these tools lightly for their core work. The main goal isn't to be productive, it's to transform yourself. At the end of building these apps I have next to know idea how they work
December 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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barryp.bsky.social
Merry Christmas to all. defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
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December 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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sirpaintalot.bsky.social
And with the opening of the last door on the Heroes of Great Britain advent calendar we remember who today is really about…

Merry Christmas one and all

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December 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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doubleemmartin.bsky.social
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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elyon113.bsky.social
Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
yellingforprofit.bsky.social
Such a shame to see yet another product focused on privacy incorporate technology into their "next chapter" which was built on mass data scraping and abuse of those rights they claim to care about. @mozilla.org
Guess I better cancel my Mozilla VPN before all my data is fed directly into OpenAI.
December 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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cliff229.bsky.social
To paraphrase the Greek statesman, Pericles:

"You may not be interested in politics, but politics may be interested in you."
December 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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nothings.bsky.social
Why do I still use Windows 7? Here's a screenshot of Windows 11:

(a) double-click speed control is useless w/ no way to test the speed. the slider isn't even labelled "slow/fast".

(b) snippingtool doesn't hide itself while you're snipping

(c) which icon in snippingtool hides 'save as file'? none
December 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
yellingforprofit.bsky.social
Not if I have anything to say about it
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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ingolfkuehn.bsky.social
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October 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
yellingforprofit.bsky.social
I have just been out to the cinema, my first real trip out since a surgery. It was somewhat uncomfortable, as I can't wear a belt without it resting on my scar - which is still painful, even when I'm reclined.

What was more painful was the absolute garbage I watched. Here is my review of TRON Ares:
October 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
yellingforprofit.bsky.social
Well, another thing I have to think about.
drewharwell.com Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Sep 30
OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
October 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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annabower.bsky.social
I highly recommend this podcast episode about the immense pressure the current administration is placing on immigration judges—who, notably, are not part of the judiciary but work under the Department of Justice.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
October 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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bakoon.bsky.social
give this lady a sock and a piano accompaniment and she would tear the party UP
October 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Surreal moment for America. Needless to say, if the normal police ever pulled something like this — pulling every single person out of an apartment building and handcuffing them to run warrant checks — they would be sued into oblivion.

Yet ICE is going to get away with it entirely.
"It was scary, because I had never had a gun in my face," Fisher said. "They asked my name and my date of birth and asked me, did I have any warrants? And I told them, 'No, 'Ididn't." Fisher said she was handcuffed before being released around 3 a.m., and she was told that if anyone had any kind of warrant out for them, even if it was unrelated to immigration, they would not be released.
October 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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trashxdiscourse.bsky.social
Some people are saying "you should return that book you bought for this video" but I would NEVER do that to a self-published author. Not even to Mr. Wolf Dingle.
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What Is Cheating?
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October 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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laurajedeed.bsky.social
I'm sorry: "if I wish to see a virgin on-screen"?
My Favorite Actress Is Not Human Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That’s because she’s AI. A picture of some AI girl standing on an AI landscape with an AI monster behind her. I'm gonna be so real: she looks about 14 By Tyler Cowen
October 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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medcrisis.bsky.social
Another deep thought from the pre-eminent genius of our time. Thinking of things is easier than doing them. I just thought of warp drive. But can I do it? Checkmate Musk haters
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Oct 1
The idea for a Hyperloop, for example, would be really easy to just spout bullshit about…
Elon Musk: With rare exception, ideas really are trivial compared to execution. For example, the idea of going to the Moon is simple, but ACTUALLY going to the Moon is staggeringly difficult. 10:42 AM • 10/1/25 • 137K Views
October 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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furry-hater.bsky.social
TODAY IS THE ONLY DAY YOU CAN REPOST THIS!!!
October 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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privateeyenews.bsky.social
Labour’s Identity Crisis

The new Private Eye is out now.
A photo of the front cover of issue 1659 of Private Eye magazine with the caption “on shelves now.” The front cover headline reads “Labour’s Identity Crisis” and shows Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham talking. Burnham says, “I would like to lead the Labour Party,” to which Starmer replies, “So would I.”
October 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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cassetteboy.bsky.social
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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tylermcbrien.com
hi, federal judge expert here! this is not funny. conservative, Reagan-appointed district judges only use epistolary framing devices in their opinions when they are in extreme distress.
qjurecic.bsky.social Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · Sep 30
the postcard cited in judge young's ruling isn't just at the top, it's a framing device. the whole opinion is a letter to the postcard writer. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Post card dated June 19, 2025 (On file in Chambers) TRUMP HAS PARDONS AND TANKS ... WHAT DO YOU HAVE? Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, Alone, I have nothing but my sense of duty. Together, We the People of the United States –- you and me -- have our magnificent Constitution. Here’s how that works out in a specific case –- UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS I hope you found this helpful. Thanks for writing. It shows you care. You should. Sincerely & respectfully, Bill Young P.S. The next time you’re in Boston [the postmark on the card is from the Philadelphia area] stop in at the Courthouse and watch your fellow citizens, sitting as jurors, reach out for justice. It is here, and in courthouses just like this one, both state and federal, spread throughout our land that our Constitution is most vibrantly alive, for it is well said that “Where a jury sits, there burns the lamp of liberty.”
September 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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faineg.bsky.social
ok we are definitely dead and in hell
jasonv.bsky.social JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · Sep 30
Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism
September 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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aalinger.bsky.social
jetzt diesen mf sich reindrücken als dessert
landfein sahnepudding schoko becher
September 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM