Chris Shabsin
@cshabsin.bsky.social
Somerville, MA, USA parent of two
Googler working on experiment infrastructure. Language hackery and IDE integration stuff feels a little like knitting thneeds, but at least it's fun
Googler working on experiment infrastructure. Language hackery and IDE integration stuff feels a little like knitting thneeds, but at least it's fun
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‘You boy! How do I unsubscribe from all these Black Friday emails?’
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
‘You boy! How do I unsubscribe from all these Black Friday emails?’
I asked Google AI mode some questions about how much of the real cost of AI consumers are seeing today and got some scary answers. Then I just said:
December 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I asked Google AI mode some questions about how much of the real cost of AI consumers are seeing today and got some scary answers. Then I just said:
Strong floor, no ceiling, would be better if it meant the progressive tax brackets of the 1950s.
December 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Strong floor, no ceiling, would be better if it meant the progressive tax brackets of the 1950s.
If AI can generate this it can't be all bad: "The primitives believed that by sacrificing their currency to the twin gods 'Target' and 'Walmart' in brutal, localized skirmishes, they could ensure the sun's return in January."
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
If AI can generate this it can't be all bad: "The primitives believed that by sacrificing their currency to the twin gods 'Target' and 'Walmart' in brutal, localized skirmishes, they could ensure the sun's return in January."
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
If I ever get bitten by a radioactive raven and get flying superpowers, Gravity Skeptic will be my hero name.
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
If I ever get bitten by a radioactive raven and get flying superpowers, Gravity Skeptic will be my hero name.
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We need a new, strong Senate Minority Leader. My choice👇
a woman is sitting at a podium giving a speech and saying do your job .
ALT: a woman is sitting at a podium giving a speech and saying do your job .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We need a new, strong Senate Minority Leader. My choice👇
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Trump's turn smells like a trap.
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Trump's turn smells like a trap.
This one has several planes, but a shout out to an especially great scene about how to land a jet.
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This one has several planes, but a shout out to an especially great scene about how to land a jet.
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#3157 A helpful tutorial
I'd pay good money to upgrade my Boston Globe subscription to omit sports crap.
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I'd pay good money to upgrade my Boston Globe subscription to omit sports crap.
Maybe it wasn't political malpractice for Democrats to allow this through? Are the public starting to notice what the Republicans are?
After a bipartisan backlash, Republican senators are distancing themselves from a provision tucked inside the CR/minibus allowing 8 of them to sue for $500K in taxpayer-funded payments for each "instance" where their data was accessed in the Jan. 6 probe. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
GOP senators distance themselves from provision allowing them to sue over phone record searches
The senators’ comments came after House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would hold a vote on the House floor to repeal the provision inserted by his Senate counterparts.
www.nbcnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Maybe it wasn't political malpractice for Democrats to allow this through? Are the public starting to notice what the Republicans are?
I wish I hadn't seen a trailer before watching Pluribus episode 1
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I wish I hadn't seen a trailer before watching Pluribus episode 1
Oof. 10th percentile on that shift in the Dispatch finale... and I thought I was doing ok!
What an ending though, what a show, er, game!
Gotta work on my QTE reactions...
What an ending though, what a show, er, game!
Gotta work on my QTE reactions...
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Oof. 10th percentile on that shift in the Dispatch finale... and I thought I was doing ok!
What an ending though, what a show, er, game!
Gotta work on my QTE reactions...
What an ending though, what a show, er, game!
Gotta work on my QTE reactions...
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In case people forget. You should be boycotting Starbucks. Tomorrow starts their strike. Going to Starbucks is crossing picketing lines.
Be a better person and don’t go to Starbucks ✌🏼 it’s not that hard
Be a better person and don’t go to Starbucks ✌🏼 it’s not that hard
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In case people forget. You should be boycotting Starbucks. Tomorrow starts their strike. Going to Starbucks is crossing picketing lines.
Be a better person and don’t go to Starbucks ✌🏼 it’s not that hard
Be a better person and don’t go to Starbucks ✌🏼 it’s not that hard
Invisigal could do a killer Tracer costume at Halloween. That invisibility of hers could simulate Tracer's teleport pretty well as a party trick. #Dispatch
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Invisigal could do a killer Tracer costume at Halloween. That invisibility of hers could simulate Tracer's teleport pretty well as a party trick. #Dispatch
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instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
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The Trump Administration is choosing to let families go hungry even as grocery prices rise and millions struggle to afford food. The emergency funds exist to keep SNAP benefits going, but they’re refusing to act. It’s shameful and completely unacceptable.
October 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Trump Administration is choosing to let families go hungry even as grocery prices rise and millions struggle to afford food. The emergency funds exist to keep SNAP benefits going, but they’re refusing to act. It’s shameful and completely unacceptable.
This is what we get for laughing at the OceanGate Titan submersible. Now the whole country is in the submersible.
October 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This is what we get for laughing at the OceanGate Titan submersible. Now the whole country is in the submersible.
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Whether it’s Bill Clinton letting a donor sleep in the Lincoln bedroom or Donald Trump completely demolishing the east wing of the White House, neither president showed proper respect for our nation’s most sacred building.
October 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Whether it’s Bill Clinton letting a donor sleep in the Lincoln bedroom or Donald Trump completely demolishing the east wing of the White House, neither president showed proper respect for our nation’s most sacred building.
If you're still giving this rag your money or eyeballs, why?
It's not just that the NYT chose to ignore the massive protests -- 300,000 in their city alone! -- but that the piece they *did* run on the front page about Democrats is almost cartoonishly bad in how much it whines that they're just not doing what A.G. Sulzberger LXVII wants them to do.
October 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If you're still giving this rag your money or eyeballs, why?
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Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."
October 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."
It's up there now, I guess they saw this and fixed the glitch.
You're not gonna believe this but @cbsnews.com appears to not have a story about some of the largest mass protests in American history anywhere on its main page.
October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It's up there now, I guess they saw this and fixed the glitch.
