Chris Jones
@cjonesny.com
Banking/finance, legal, data science, prod dev, tech architecture, and regulatory affairs
Alabama→Texas→NYC (25 years)
Alabama→Texas→NYC (25 years)
At about 3:33, we had a very brief blackout in Chelsea, NYC.
February 5, 2026 at 8:23 AM
At about 3:33, we had a very brief blackout in Chelsea, NYC.
If you talk to actual immigrants to the US, you come away with a very different view than the bog standard Bluesky anti-capitalist, anti-interventionist, etc. view.
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 AM
If you talk to actual immigrants to the US, you come away with a very different view than the bog standard Bluesky anti-capitalist, anti-interventionist, etc. view.
I might be reentering my coding/John Adams (composer) groove, which is probably good.
February 5, 2026 at 5:58 AM
I might be reentering my coding/John Adams (composer) groove, which is probably good.
I spent the day essentially pair coding with Gemini 3 for reasons, and wow the utility of these tools is complicated.
Bursts of unbridled productivity but also the same old shit on the details.
Definitely enhancers but they aren't replacing human skill soon.
Bursts of unbridled productivity but also the same old shit on the details.
Definitely enhancers but they aren't replacing human skill soon.
February 5, 2026 at 5:40 AM
I spent the day essentially pair coding with Gemini 3 for reasons, and wow the utility of these tools is complicated.
Bursts of unbridled productivity but also the same old shit on the details.
Definitely enhancers but they aren't replacing human skill soon.
Bursts of unbridled productivity but also the same old shit on the details.
Definitely enhancers but they aren't replacing human skill soon.
I love that Nixon in China is such an epic opera.
February 5, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I love that Nixon in China is such an epic opera.
When I worked as a pro sound guy I learned that mid-priced Sony headsets are the best. It's still true today.
February 5, 2026 at 5:17 AM
When I worked as a pro sound guy I learned that mid-priced Sony headsets are the best. It's still true today.
Very happy that I discovered today that Marchini and Musgrave are back on here.
February 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Very happy that I discovered today that Marchini and Musgrave are back on here.
If Biden had simply been a belligerent lying old man he would have won.
Bad incentives on the right and the left.
Bad incentives on the right and the left.
February 5, 2026 at 4:22 AM
If Biden had simply been a belligerent lying old man he would have won.
Bad incentives on the right and the left.
Bad incentives on the right and the left.
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But could have offset the losses from being honest about Donald Trump? That's the question.
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 4:07 AM
But could have offset the losses from being honest about Donald Trump? That's the question.
Perfect.
February 5, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Perfect.
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Get him a pork pie hat and the transformation is compete.
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Get him a pork pie hat and the transformation is compete.
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I just realized that James Comer is morphing into Mr. Haney.
February 16, 2024 at 4:25 AM
I just realized that James Comer is morphing into Mr. Haney.
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New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
Also Martha Coolidge in Real Genius. I loved nerd girls.
February 4, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Also Martha Coolidge in Real Genius. I loved nerd girls.
Not directly related, but Roland Orzabal giving props to my wife at their first MSG show a few years ago because she'd been enthusiastically twisting lightbulbs the whole show next to the stage.
youtu.be/s7rfAtqIatE?...
youtu.be/s7rfAtqIatE?...
February 4, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Not directly related, but Roland Orzabal giving props to my wife at their first MSG show a few years ago because she'd been enthusiastically twisting lightbulbs the whole show next to the stage.
youtu.be/s7rfAtqIatE?...
youtu.be/s7rfAtqIatE?...
Fine, teenage crush. For the record, I'm a few years younger than she is. My wife of 25 years did and dose look like her.
a woman with red hair is wearing a pink shirt that says shut up .
ALT: a woman with red hair is wearing a pink shirt that says shut up .
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Fine, teenage crush. For the record, I'm a few years younger than she is. My wife of 25 years did and dose look like her.
I count on the idea that Manhattan would be on the first strike atomization target list.
When we moved into this building, it still had the old fallout shelter signs. They disappeared one day, and I'm still pissed I didn't get one.
When we moved into this building, it still had the old fallout shelter signs. They disappeared one day, and I'm still pissed I didn't get one.
February 4, 2026 at 5:01 AM
I count on the idea that Manhattan would be on the first strike atomization target list.
When we moved into this building, it still had the old fallout shelter signs. They disappeared one day, and I'm still pissed I didn't get one.
When we moved into this building, it still had the old fallout shelter signs. They disappeared one day, and I'm still pissed I didn't get one.
It would be terrible if it comes to this, but protesters could just dress like this and chaos would ensue.
I don't remotely think it's a good idea, but there is a reason actual uniforms exist.
I don't remotely think it's a good idea, but there is a reason actual uniforms exist.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 4:04 AM
It would be terrible if it comes to this, but protesters could just dress like this and chaos would ensue.
I don't remotely think it's a good idea, but there is a reason actual uniforms exist.
I don't remotely think it's a good idea, but there is a reason actual uniforms exist.
It's wild to be so out of touch that you think everything isn't being litigated (and mostly successfully!)
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 AM
It's wild to be so out of touch that you think everything isn't being litigated (and mostly successfully!)
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
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If you see this post a ship.
The NS Savannah (1959). The only merchant/passenger nuclear powered ship. And, an incredible example of mid-century design inside and out.
The NS Savannah (1959). The only merchant/passenger nuclear powered ship. And, an incredible example of mid-century design inside and out.
December 8, 2023 at 11:15 PM
If you see this post a ship.
The NS Savannah (1959). The only merchant/passenger nuclear powered ship. And, an incredible example of mid-century design inside and out.
The NS Savannah (1959). The only merchant/passenger nuclear powered ship. And, an incredible example of mid-century design inside and out.
"when people cite passages out of the old testament..."
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
"when people cite passages out of the old testament..."
I hadn't seen this. Here's the source: blueprint2024.com/polling/why-...
February 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I hadn't seen this. Here's the source: blueprint2024.com/polling/why-...
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The reason the Constitution is cumbersome for what you want to do is that it was expressly written to prevent you from doing it.
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The reason the Constitution is cumbersome for what you want to do is that it was expressly written to prevent you from doing it.
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"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof"
February 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof"
Interesting, but it seems like there could be some confounders here.
Is AI replacing junior workers and entry level jobs?
via @theeconomist
via @theeconomist
February 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Interesting, but it seems like there could be some confounders here.