Francis
@datafran.bsky.social
Believe it or not, I am doing my best.
He/him.
He/him.
You could have just said “The People of Minneapolis are cool as fuck.”
January 23, 2026 at 3:50 AM
You could have just said “The People of Minneapolis are cool as fuck.”
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SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN
January 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN
Is this the titular winter storm?
January 22, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Is this the titular winter storm?
Ah yes, the one gender.
January 21, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Ah yes, the one gender.
Siri, show me the joy and horror of being exactly as online as another person.
Jerome Powell is at the front of the bus with his phone on speaker. Surely this will solve things. Surely the bus is going to turn around
January 20, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Siri, show me the joy and horror of being exactly as online as another person.
Project of the day: Upgrade my custom TV backlighting from a 60/M LED strip to a 160/M FCOB LED strip. Sadly the max length is only 3M which doesn't go all the way around, but I get 3 sides which is good enough.
This is controlled with a USBC powered WLED controller, and synced to Hue and Hyperion.
This is controlled with a USBC powered WLED controller, and synced to Hue and Hyperion.
January 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Project of the day: Upgrade my custom TV backlighting from a 60/M LED strip to a 160/M FCOB LED strip. Sadly the max length is only 3M which doesn't go all the way around, but I get 3 sides which is good enough.
This is controlled with a USBC powered WLED controller, and synced to Hue and Hyperion.
This is controlled with a USBC powered WLED controller, and synced to Hue and Hyperion.
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy.
January 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy.
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
A martini only bar called Next of Gin
A fish rescue/adoption network called Next of Fin
January 15, 2026 at 3:40 AM
A martini only bar called Next of Gin
“My party is full of cowards and I too am a coward” — Cory Booker
Asked if he's willing to shut down the government over ICE funding, Senator Cory Booker replies: "We had the longest government shutdown, and Democrats could not hold together to sustain that kind of pressure."
January 14, 2026 at 3:25 AM
“My party is full of cowards and I too am a coward” — Cory Booker
Disapponting equivocation from Elizabeth Warren. The correct answer was “no, in fact I would not vote for any funding whatsoever.”
.@PabloReports: Would you vote for any funding increases for ICE?
Warren: Not without more restrictions. This is an agency that is out of control. If we don’t get some restrictions in place, they’re going to put more American citizens at risk.
Warren: Not without more restrictions. This is an agency that is out of control. If we don’t get some restrictions in place, they’re going to put more American citizens at risk.
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Disapponting equivocation from Elizabeth Warren. The correct answer was “no, in fact I would not vote for any funding whatsoever.”
Live your life such that an entire website doesn’t clown on the fact that you died.
January 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Live your life such that an entire website doesn’t clown on the fact that you died.
Aw did we hurt his widdle feewings
Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI https://gizmodo.com/jensen-huang-is-begging-you-to-stop-being-so-negative-about-ai-2000709335
Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI
" extremely hurtful, frankly, and I think we've done a lot of damage," he said.
gizmodo.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Aw did we hurt his widdle feewings
I don’t love that this allows carriers to turn off E2EE. That’s kind of one of the major problems with RCS in the first place, it’s designed from the ground up for carrier interception.
End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messages Referenced in Latest iOS 26.3 Beta
Apple appears close to supporting end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, almost a year after the GSM Association said it was working to implement the privacy feature for messages sent between ...
www.macrumors.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I don’t love that this allows carriers to turn off E2EE. That’s kind of one of the major problems with RCS in the first place, it’s designed from the ground up for carrier interception.
“We’ve tried nothing and we’re out of ideas.”
I’m not so naive that I think the fucking Democratic Party is going to save us, but fuck these two specifically anyway.
I’m not so naive that I think the fucking Democratic Party is going to save us, but fuck these two specifically anyway.
"It’s hard to be an opposition party when you refuse to oppose the blatantly illegal and immoral things being done by the opposition."
Schumer, Jeffries Refuse to Join Democrats' Growing Calls to Slash ICE Spending
The killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent sparks outrage as Democrats debate funding for the agency. Should they use their power to rein in ICE's violence? Progressive lawmakers demand action, but top Democrats seem hesitant. Is it time for a change in leadership to hold ICE accountable? #ReinInICE #EndViolence
www.commondreams.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:04 AM
“We’ve tried nothing and we’re out of ideas.”
I’m not so naive that I think the fucking Democratic Party is going to save us, but fuck these two specifically anyway.
I’m not so naive that I think the fucking Democratic Party is going to save us, but fuck these two specifically anyway.
My dog is bound and determined to replace every oxygen atom in our house with an atom of fart.
January 10, 2026 at 1:27 AM
My dog is bound and determined to replace every oxygen atom in our house with an atom of fart.
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It's $59.50 for a YEAR. You've spent more on that on dinners out that you didn't like.
It's $59.50 for a YEAR. You've spent more on that on dinners out that you didn't like.
we'll launch mothership.blog in its final form on jan. 26, featuring stories by amazing writers like @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social, @nicoleclark.bsky.social, @susanapolo.bsky.social, @supercrip1994.bsky.social, & @applecider.bsky.social. you can subscribe early for a LIFETIME 15% OFF discount!!
Board the Mothership.
You're just in time.
A couple weeks from now, on January 26, 2026, we'll be launching the full version of our new gaming website, Mothership, which aims to analyze games specifically through the...
mothership.blog
January 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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It's $59.50 for a YEAR. You've spent more on that on dinners out that you didn't like.
It's $59.50 for a YEAR. You've spent more on that on dinners out that you didn't like.
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a cool article about a cool website ;)
New, gender-focused video game site Mothership announced
New, gender-focused video game site Mothership announced
The new publication will focus on gender inclusivity and building community.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
a cool article about a cool website ;)
"Larian CEO Swen Vincke promises the studio only used a LITTLE bit of prison labor in the generation of concept art and placeholder text, and the work the prisoners produced was honestly pretty bad"
www.theverge.com/games/859551...
archive.ph/gzlGw
www.theverge.com/games/859551...
archive.ph/gzlGw
Baldur’s Gate 3 studio says it won’t use AI for concept art or writing
But they’re still using it.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"Larian CEO Swen Vincke promises the studio only used a LITTLE bit of prison labor in the generation of concept art and placeholder text, and the work the prisoners produced was honestly pretty bad"
www.theverge.com/games/859551...
archive.ph/gzlGw
www.theverge.com/games/859551...
archive.ph/gzlGw
Make no mistake, the fact that I have to do my spreadsheets job and pretend nothing is wrong today under threat of losing my ability to feed and house myself is entirely by design.
January 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Make no mistake, the fact that I have to do my spreadsheets job and pretend nothing is wrong today under threat of losing my ability to feed and house myself is entirely by design.
It's okay to not watch the video. You don't need to bear witness to that degree, it won't prove anything you don't already know based on the coverage you've read. A woman was murdered by an ICE officer in broad daylight on camera. It's okay to not watch the video.
January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
It's okay to not watch the video. You don't need to bear witness to that degree, it won't prove anything you don't already know based on the coverage you've read. A woman was murdered by an ICE officer in broad daylight on camera. It's okay to not watch the video.
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This is a catastrophe.
1. Devices are as important to regulate as pharmaceuticals.
2. The market is notoriously bad at determining safety, accuracy, and which technologies are in the public interest.
3. Even when the market does tell us when a tech is bad, it does so *after it has caused harm*.
1. Devices are as important to regulate as pharmaceuticals.
2. The market is notoriously bad at determining safety, accuracy, and which technologies are in the public interest.
3. Even when the market does tell us when a tech is bad, it does so *after it has caused harm*.
“FDA Commissioner Marty Makary indicated that one of the agency’s priorities is fostering an environment that’s good for investors… The new approach appears to open the door to the unregulated use of generative AI products for certain medical tasks, such as summarizing a radiologist’s findings.”
FDA announces sweeping changes to oversight of wearables, AI-enabled devices
The FDA will ease regulation of digital health products, aiming to deregulate AI and promote its widespread use.
www.statnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM
This is a catastrophe.
1. Devices are as important to regulate as pharmaceuticals.
2. The market is notoriously bad at determining safety, accuracy, and which technologies are in the public interest.
3. Even when the market does tell us when a tech is bad, it does so *after it has caused harm*.
1. Devices are as important to regulate as pharmaceuticals.
2. The market is notoriously bad at determining safety, accuracy, and which technologies are in the public interest.
3. Even when the market does tell us when a tech is bad, it does so *after it has caused harm*.
I think it's going to be the food processor and the pasta roller. Once you get reasonably good at pasta, you can do it from scratch in under an hour. It's great.
Everybody has two kitchen appliances that will change their life. The problem is, they're different for everybody.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I think it's going to be the food processor and the pasta roller. Once you get reasonably good at pasta, you can do it from scratch in under an hour. It's great.
DID WE, NANCY?
But the attack failed because of the courage of public servants who gave proof through the night that our flag was still there by refusing to bend to pressure, threats, or intimidation. On that day, the Constitution held and we kept the Republic.
January 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
DID WE, NANCY?