Joseph O
@josepho.bsky.social
Haughty middlebrow. Nonsense Guru. He/Him
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Joseph O
@josepho.bsky.social
· Nov 16
It has to stand.
It has to work.
It has to function.
This is the science of architecture.
It has to comfort.
It has to delight.
It has to inspire.
This is the art of architecture.
It has to work.
It has to function.
This is the science of architecture.
It has to comfort.
It has to delight.
It has to inspire.
This is the art of architecture.
Top 5 in the #NFC after Week 13 in the #NFL:
1. Los Angeles Rams
2. Seattle Seahawks
3. Philadelphia Eagles
4. Green Bay Packers
5. Chicago Bears
Beating the Eagles and becoming the #1 seed in the NFC has put the Bears on the list, which means someone had to drop off.
#NFLPowerRankings
1. Los Angeles Rams
2. Seattle Seahawks
3. Philadelphia Eagles
4. Green Bay Packers
5. Chicago Bears
Beating the Eagles and becoming the #1 seed in the NFC has put the Bears on the list, which means someone had to drop off.
#NFLPowerRankings
Top 5 in the #NFC after Week 12 in the #NFL:
1. Los Angeles Rams
2. Seattle Seahawks
3. Philadelphia Eagles
4. Detroit Lions
5. Green Bay Packers
It's time to admit the Eagles have a problem that won't be solved this season. They're still in the top 5 on talent alone.
#NFLPowerRankings
1. Los Angeles Rams
2. Seattle Seahawks
3. Philadelphia Eagles
4. Detroit Lions
5. Green Bay Packers
It's time to admit the Eagles have a problem that won't be solved this season. They're still in the top 5 on talent alone.
#NFLPowerRankings
Top 5 in the #NFC after Week 11 in the #NFL:
1. Philadelphia Eagles
2. Los Angeles Rams
3. Detroit Lions
4. Seattle Seahawks
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
I'm keeping the Eagles over the Rams since we already beat them. Wouldn't be surprised if it's a NFC Championship rematch.
#NFLPowerRankings
1. Philadelphia Eagles
2. Los Angeles Rams
3. Detroit Lions
4. Seattle Seahawks
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
I'm keeping the Eagles over the Rams since we already beat them. Wouldn't be surprised if it's a NFC Championship rematch.
#NFLPowerRankings
December 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Top 5 in the #NFC after Week 13 in the #NFL:
1. Los Angeles Rams
2. Seattle Seahawks
3. Philadelphia Eagles
4. Green Bay Packers
5. Chicago Bears
Beating the Eagles and becoming the #1 seed in the NFC has put the Bears on the list, which means someone had to drop off.
#NFLPowerRankings
1. Los Angeles Rams
2. Seattle Seahawks
3. Philadelphia Eagles
4. Green Bay Packers
5. Chicago Bears
Beating the Eagles and becoming the #1 seed in the NFC has put the Bears on the list, which means someone had to drop off.
#NFLPowerRankings
To be fair, this comment doesn’t either.
The weakness of Democratic (and lowercase-d democratic) rhetoric right now isn't, in general, that it lacks "we'll fight!" They say that a lot. It feels like insipid weak tea because it's so rarely followed up with specific goals and methods, what you intend to actually do in the face of the crisis.
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
To be fair, this comment doesn’t either.
It's always important to understand not just the tactics the enemy uses but also why they feel compelled to use them. And honestly, the best motivation to do this isn't laziness. It's looking for a right wing grift. Get paid to talk. Get the attention of power. And money.
and you know what? these students should also be judged, and judged harshly for this. running to the admins and state legislators and the press because you got a fairly earned failing grade on an assignment is and should be seen as a mark of extremely poor character. it makes you a very bad person.
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
It's always important to understand not just the tactics the enemy uses but also why they feel compelled to use them. And honestly, the best motivation to do this isn't laziness. It's looking for a right wing grift. Get paid to talk. Get the attention of power. And money.
There's a ton of evidence that Elon isn't really smart and this is high on the list. He has no concept of how to simulate a universe or what it would take. It has nothing to do with graphics. But he brings that up because he has a baby brain and can't understand how the universe works.
Flawless logic, sir! Makes perfect sense that because video games are improving, we must live in a simulation!
December 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
There's a ton of evidence that Elon isn't really smart and this is high on the list. He has no concept of how to simulate a universe or what it would take. It has nothing to do with graphics. But he brings that up because he has a baby brain and can't understand how the universe works.
Is this because Grant's inaugural ball ended early?
...
Who am I kidding? Trump doesn't know who Grant was.
...
Who am I kidding? Trump doesn't know who Grant was.
“It is something that has been needed and desired at the White House for over 150 years, but something which no other President was equipped to do…”
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Is this because Grant's inaugural ball ended early?
...
Who am I kidding? Trump doesn't know who Grant was.
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Who am I kidding? Trump doesn't know who Grant was.
This is such an insidious way of looking at the issue. This is how the system exploits the poor. They see it as a political game. Keeping the poor just barely able to survive without being able to create any savings or wealth is bad actually. And bad economics, too.
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is such an insidious way of looking at the issue. This is how the system exploits the poor. They see it as a political game. Keeping the poor just barely able to survive without being able to create any savings or wealth is bad actually. And bad economics, too.
The premise, I imagine, is that she was able to save $1.5M because of the "no buy checklist" and not because she was making $390k/yr, which is hilarious. If you can't save 1.5M after five years with that salary, you need to hire an accountant.
i always wonder where media outlets actually find these people. there’s nothing newsworthy about this at all, like, are they just scouring facebook or linkedin for humblebraggarts?
37-year-old quit her $390,000 Google job after saving up $1.5 million—see the 'no buy checklist' that helps her spend less
She left a $390,000-a-year job and now uses a simple set of rules to make her savings last in Switzerland.
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The premise, I imagine, is that she was able to save $1.5M because of the "no buy checklist" and not because she was making $390k/yr, which is hilarious. If you can't save 1.5M after five years with that salary, you need to hire an accountant.
Beyond irony. It steals from all human creativity to function. It destroys our environment to operate. And using it robs us of our core skills. It's the perfect economic weapon.
We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
AI tools are 'deskilling' workers, philosophy professor says
A philosophy professor warns that AI reliance is weakening workers' judgment, creativity, and problem-solving.
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Beyond irony. It steals from all human creativity to function. It destroys our environment to operate. And using it robs us of our core skills. It's the perfect economic weapon.
Which is exactly why Democratic Party leadership likes it. And this is also why the Republican Party has been able to game Democrats since Clinton. Democrats see politics as gamesmanship not as policy. While Rs are using the gamesmanship to advance their cultural agenda.
It’s a slogan for political operatives who think campaigns are won and lost based on placards and stump speeches.
It tells no story. It has no anchor in the actual world we actually live in. It is a type of politics that eschews being actually political at all.
It tells no story. It has no anchor in the actual world we actually live in. It is a type of politics that eschews being actually political at all.
November 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Which is exactly why Democratic Party leadership likes it. And this is also why the Republican Party has been able to game Democrats since Clinton. Democrats see politics as gamesmanship not as policy. While Rs are using the gamesmanship to advance their cultural agenda.
You don't need any more evidence that the slogan is terrible.
November 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
You don't need any more evidence that the slogan is terrible.
This does create a market niche opportunity for anyone who has access to the data.
Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This does create a market niche opportunity for anyone who has access to the data.
This speaks to my gripe about how every iOS upgrade often includes interface changes that require more interaction to do the same thing. I now have to scroll down to mark something as Junk. I now have to tap on the bottom of the screen to tap the Tabs button then tap Show All Tabs to see all tabs.
i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This speaks to my gripe about how every iOS upgrade often includes interface changes that require more interaction to do the same thing. I now have to scroll down to mark something as Junk. I now have to tap on the bottom of the screen to tap the Tabs button then tap Show All Tabs to see all tabs.
If the shampoo is creating its value proposition from stealing from all human creativity while also impacting the environment and raising electricity costs, then yes, please disclose the shampoo brand as well.
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If the shampoo is creating its value proposition from stealing from all human creativity while also impacting the environment and raising electricity costs, then yes, please disclose the shampoo brand as well.
This reply got 193 likes in a few minutes then it stopped and when you check the original post, the reply is nowhere to be seen. This happens to me a lot and I don't get it. I'm just a small account, why would Bluesky mess with my replies?
A lot of people should be thinking about how the next DOJ will deal with what they’re doing.
November 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This reply got 193 likes in a few minutes then it stopped and when you check the original post, the reply is nowhere to be seen. This happens to me a lot and I don't get it. I'm just a small account, why would Bluesky mess with my replies?
It’s rather poetic: a poem too dangerous to share with the public.
this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It’s rather poetic: a poem too dangerous to share with the public.
It's a cult.
On “The Necessary Conversation” podcast, Chad’s Trump supporter parents tell him the military should follow Trump’s illegal orders and kill everyone in LA if Trump commanded it — even with him and his sister in the city😳
November 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It's a cult.
We should tax these companies three times the amount of SNAP benefits paid out.
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We should tax these companies three times the amount of SNAP benefits paid out.
Draft Kings: betting more than you can afford to lose is against the terms of use.
Smith & Wesson: murder is against the terms of use.
Marlboro: dying of lung cancer is against the terms of use.
Smith & Wesson: murder is against the terms of use.
Marlboro: dying of lung cancer is against the terms of use.
are they going to make it illegal in the TOU to receive hallucinations too.
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Draft Kings: betting more than you can afford to lose is against the terms of use.
Smith & Wesson: murder is against the terms of use.
Marlboro: dying of lung cancer is against the terms of use.
Smith & Wesson: murder is against the terms of use.
Marlboro: dying of lung cancer is against the terms of use.
I don't mean to brag, but this is how I spend my Friday nights.
Seriously, I clicked on this link thinking: I want to know about this but I don't want to commit 30 minutes to it. But from the very beginning, I am hooked.
Seriously, I clicked on this link thinking: I want to know about this but I don't want to commit 30 minutes to it. But from the very beginning, I am hooked.
This open problem taught me what topology is
YouTube video by 3Blue1Brown
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I don't mean to brag, but this is how I spend my Friday nights.
Seriously, I clicked on this link thinking: I want to know about this but I don't want to commit 30 minutes to it. But from the very beginning, I am hooked.
Seriously, I clicked on this link thinking: I want to know about this but I don't want to commit 30 minutes to it. But from the very beginning, I am hooked.
This is another reason to try them in The Hague and not here.
Think about all the evil assholes in this administration.
They *all* expect to die of old age, obscenely wealthy, surrounded by family, because that is how the US has allowed *every single previous evil asshole* to live after doing their atrocities.
They learned they will never be punished.
They *all* expect to die of old age, obscenely wealthy, surrounded by family, because that is how the US has allowed *every single previous evil asshole* to live after doing their atrocities.
They learned they will never be punished.
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is another reason to try them in The Hague and not here.
Government power is based on the consent of the people. Consent is not possible without truth. Lies rob us of our agency.
I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Is it time to make it illegal for politicians to lie to us?
That’s the question currently on the table in Wales, which has just released a draft of the “globally pioneering” sanctions for politicians.
www.thestar.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Government power is based on the consent of the people. Consent is not possible without truth. Lies rob us of our agency.
To be fair, a lot of developers and landlords are bad. And a lot of HOAs and condo associations are also bad. But none of this is an argument against land use reform and facilitating the building of more for rent and for sale housing products. It's just understanding the parameters of the problem.
It was accepted as doctrine in left-leaning circles for some time that:
"Developers - bad. Landlords - bad."
And worst of all: "Environmentalism is when everyone's house is surrounded by green stuff"
"Developers - bad. Landlords - bad."
And worst of all: "Environmentalism is when everyone's house is surrounded by green stuff"
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
To be fair, a lot of developers and landlords are bad. And a lot of HOAs and condo associations are also bad. But none of this is an argument against land use reform and facilitating the building of more for rent and for sale housing products. It's just understanding the parameters of the problem.
The police powers are based on the health, safety, and welfare of all, not just the ones with property. Idiots like this will continue to let the problem escalate to emergency conditions and continue to insist we need to prioritize those already enjoying prosperity over those without.
While @resnikoff.bsky.social's article has some valid criticism, part of the challenge underscored here is that the YIMBY movement needs to continue to engage with justice orgs and listen to the lived experiences in dialogue. Swooping in and telling communities what to think is the wrong approach.
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The police powers are based on the health, safety, and welfare of all, not just the ones with property. Idiots like this will continue to let the problem escalate to emergency conditions and continue to insist we need to prioritize those already enjoying prosperity over those without.
This is what a 90,000 square foot footprint looks like next to the White House.
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is what a 90,000 square foot footprint looks like next to the White House.
A lot of people are responding to his statement as if it were worthy of discourse. It’s not. He’s just a racist asshole and I can’t wait to see him in prison.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A lot of people are responding to his statement as if it were worthy of discourse. It’s not. He’s just a racist asshole and I can’t wait to see him in prison.