Michael
@michaelkelly.org
Recovering metalhead, computer nerd.
Banner image is of an old "space cadet" keyboard. It has several unusual modifier keys like "meta", "super", and "hyper".
Banner image is of an old "space cadet" keyboard. It has several unusual modifier keys like "meta", "super", and "hyper".
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Michael
@michaelkelly.org
· Nov 24
Hello, Bluesky! I'm new here. I nerd out on lots of things, especially software reliability and music.
I work as a software engineer focusing on reliability (#sre or production engineer).
I was a college radio DJ, where I had a metal show. I've since broadened my musical horizons.
I work as a software engineer focusing on reliability (#sre or production engineer).
I was a college radio DJ, where I had a metal show. I've since broadened my musical horizons.
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this also blew my mind for how naked a grab it is while being fully incompetent.
want a frosty but worry your glucose may be high? scream your social security number & I CONSENT into the drivethru speaker. wendy’s can access your epic medical records & predict your average saturday 2pm blood sugar.
want a frosty but worry your glucose may be high? scream your social security number & I CONSENT into the drivethru speaker. wendy’s can access your epic medical records & predict your average saturday 2pm blood sugar.
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
this also blew my mind for how naked a grab it is while being fully incompetent.
want a frosty but worry your glucose may be high? scream your social security number & I CONSENT into the drivethru speaker. wendy’s can access your epic medical records & predict your average saturday 2pm blood sugar.
want a frosty but worry your glucose may be high? scream your social security number & I CONSENT into the drivethru speaker. wendy’s can access your epic medical records & predict your average saturday 2pm blood sugar.
What momentous occasion!
January 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
What momentous occasion!
What's your personal OneTab "high score"? Mine is 66.
January 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
What's your personal OneTab "high score"? Mine is 66.
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A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
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farewell, also, to Curtis Sliwa, Real New York Character
don’t worry, folks, he’ll be back around next time they’re doing this whole mayor thing
don’t worry, folks, he’ll be back around next time they’re doing this whole mayor thing
this is the most incredible interview i’ve ever read. the aei guy tries so hard to get sliwa to trash mamdani and he simply won’t. he also brings up flaco (rip) unprompted.
www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
![How would you describe Mamdani's politics?
He's not a communist. People call him that. That's ridiculous. He is a democratic socialist. David Dinkins [New York mayor from 1990-93] was a democratic socialist. We've had a long history in New York City of socialism.
What's the biggest challenge Mamdani faces as mayor!
I don't think the Zohranistas totally understand the fiscal irresponsibility we just went through with the Adams years and how little money there's left.
There's not enough money to do all the things that Zohran wants to do.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreic7pxra6vmrjmqo4jmw4vdagiluj6xtkovqb3f4ex7fc55m7pzaxu@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 1:21 AM
farewell, also, to Curtis Sliwa, Real New York Character
don’t worry, folks, he’ll be back around next time they’re doing this whole mayor thing
don’t worry, folks, he’ll be back around next time they’re doing this whole mayor thing
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[rubbing temples]
the hit rate of the prequel trilogy is beginning to make me uneasy.
maybe we should try spinning in 2026. that’s a good trick.
the hit rate of the prequel trilogy is beginning to make me uneasy.
maybe we should try spinning in 2026. that’s a good trick.
January 2, 2026 at 6:08 AM
[rubbing temples]
the hit rate of the prequel trilogy is beginning to make me uneasy.
maybe we should try spinning in 2026. that’s a good trick.
the hit rate of the prequel trilogy is beginning to make me uneasy.
maybe we should try spinning in 2026. that’s a good trick.
Merry Christmas from my 12 year old HP Microserver gen8 home server to the bots that follow me here 🤖🎄
December 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Merry Christmas from my 12 year old HP Microserver gen8 home server to the bots that follow me here 🤖🎄
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There's a new blog post on Waymo's blog on the surprising behavior of their robotaxis during the recent power outage of SF. My thoughts on the post are here: surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/12/23/s...
Saturation: Waymo edition
If you’ve been to San Francisco recently, you will almost certainly have noticed the Waymo robotaxis: these are driverless cars that you can hail with an app the way that you can with Uber. T…
surfingcomplexity.blog
December 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
There's a new blog post on Waymo's blog on the surprising behavior of their robotaxis during the recent power outage of SF. My thoughts on the post are here: surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/12/23/s...
Got this as an Instagram notification yesterday. What a disgraceful misuse of the notification mechanism. This feels desperate.
Instagram notifications are going the way of Facebook notifications - less based on actual activity from your friends, more desperate bids to get you back onto the app.
Instagram notifications are going the way of Facebook notifications - less based on actual activity from your friends, more desperate bids to get you back onto the app.
![An Instagram notification that says, "Last minute shoppers: get up to $95 off [product name redacted]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l4qmnnfbkiqtgu4mtgqobfaq/bafkreibtxkf5sxjjdy34vbuge32irpl53qc5woikyghd37l3hliotem2ly@jpeg)
December 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Got this as an Instagram notification yesterday. What a disgraceful misuse of the notification mechanism. This feels desperate.
Instagram notifications are going the way of Facebook notifications - less based on actual activity from your friends, more desperate bids to get you back onto the app.
Instagram notifications are going the way of Facebook notifications - less based on actual activity from your friends, more desperate bids to get you back onto the app.
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The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
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“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
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Important Update: Your facts have been leaked in the Grinding The Bones of The Poor Enterprises LLC data breach. We are so sorry we have to email you about this! We are offering you a coupon to fuck off about it.
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Important Update: Your facts have been leaked in the Grinding The Bones of The Poor Enterprises LLC data breach. We are so sorry we have to email you about this! We are offering you a coupon to fuck off about it.
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welcome to linux, please pick your starter distro:
- difficult linux
- racism linux
- backdoored linux
- bloat linux
- slop linux
- difficult linux
- racism linux
- backdoored linux
- bloat linux
- slop linux
October 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
welcome to linux, please pick your starter distro:
- difficult linux
- racism linux
- backdoored linux
- bloat linux
- slop linux
- difficult linux
- racism linux
- backdoored linux
- bloat linux
- slop linux
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GROW UP!!!!!!! "A SHIRT BY DASHARE.ZONE, AVALIABLE AT dashare.zone " - dashare.zone ADMIN
August 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
GROW UP!!!!!!! "A SHIRT BY DASHARE.ZONE, AVALIABLE AT dashare.zone " - dashare.zone ADMIN
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What's happening with the .goo TLD? icannwiki.org/.goo
When can I register my Goo Goo Dolls fan website?
When can I register my Goo Goo Dolls fan website?
.goo
.goo is a Brand TLD delegated in ICANN's New gTLD Program. NTT Resonant Inc. manages the TLD and is its Registry. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on March 3rd, 20...
icannwiki.org
August 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
What's happening with the .goo TLD? icannwiki.org/.goo
When can I register my Goo Goo Dolls fan website?
When can I register my Goo Goo Dolls fan website?
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why is "going off the rails" bad. why were you on rails to begin with. if you're not a boxcar free yourself
August 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
why is "going off the rails" bad. why were you on rails to begin with. if you're not a boxcar free yourself
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Balls are the tits of the taint
July 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Balls are the tits of the taint
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I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
People on this app get really angry every time I point out that social media manipulation is a real phenomenon that we are all stewing in and that’s having real world consequences and I’m sure part of that is engagement farmers who do that manipulation not liking people talking about it
July 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
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Any time I talk about a wealthy person's outfit, someone in the comments is quick to reply: "They're rich, you think they care?" No one has to care about my opinions or clothes, regardless of net worth.
But let's talk about the connection between wealth and aesthetics 🧵
But let's talk about the connection between wealth and aesthetics 🧵
July 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Any time I talk about a wealthy person's outfit, someone in the comments is quick to reply: "They're rich, you think they care?" No one has to care about my opinions or clothes, regardless of net worth.
But let's talk about the connection between wealth and aesthetics 🧵
But let's talk about the connection between wealth and aesthetics 🧵
I hope WikiHow is thriving in the AI slop era. Their whole thing is "it has nice diagrams but it may not make any sense or actually be right", and that's pretty much GenAI's speciality.
July 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I hope WikiHow is thriving in the AI slop era. Their whole thing is "it has nice diagrams but it may not make any sense or actually be right", and that's pretty much GenAI's speciality.
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Peter Thiel looks like a dirty water hot dog 100% of the time
June 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Peter Thiel looks like a dirty water hot dog 100% of the time
