D is for Doomsayer
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Husband and Girl Dad. Instructional Designer. Geek. Doomsayer. Worcester, MA, USA.
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I periodically delete old posts.
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“How soon?” asked Toad.
“Quite soon,” said Frog.
“Quite soon,” said Frog.
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“How soon?” asked Toad.
“Quite soon,” said Frog.
“Quite soon,” said Frog.
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At some point we should all unite and work together for a better world.
December 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
At some point we should all unite and work together for a better world.
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New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars
New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars
Ads need a “conspicuous” disclosure
buff.ly
December 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars
Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, Pi, No Country for Old Men, Pulp Fiction
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, Pi, No Country for Old Men, Pulp Fiction
With the importance of comedy albums back in the 70s and 80s, Carlin, Cosby, and Pryor penetrated into culture more, I think one could argue. Plus, appearance on TV would be major fodder for water cooler talk before Must See TV
November 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
With the importance of comedy albums back in the 70s and 80s, Carlin, Cosby, and Pryor penetrated into culture more, I think one could argue. Plus, appearance on TV would be major fodder for water cooler talk before Must See TV
Excellent. As an instructional designer, I love when game designers make choices to support people in learning their systems.
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Excellent. As an instructional designer, I love when game designers make choices to support people in learning their systems.
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Ex. article by Katy Naples-Mitchell @cwbeacon.bsky.social
Besides incredible racial disparities found in MA, "Evidence shows bail doesn’t even work: cash bail does not incentivize return to court." & "Pretrial detention continues to punish people based on wealth, not their threat to the community"
Besides incredible racial disparities found in MA, "Evidence shows bail doesn’t even work: cash bail does not incentivize return to court." & "Pretrial detention continues to punish people based on wealth, not their threat to the community"
On bail policy, Massachusetts must catch up - CommonWealth Beacon
Massachusetts has positioned itself as a leader on a range of policy domains under attack by the Trump administration. But as a national conversation has arisen about cash bail and public safety, fuel...
commonwealthbeacon.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ex. article by Katy Naples-Mitchell @cwbeacon.bsky.social
Besides incredible racial disparities found in MA, "Evidence shows bail doesn’t even work: cash bail does not incentivize return to court." & "Pretrial detention continues to punish people based on wealth, not their threat to the community"
Besides incredible racial disparities found in MA, "Evidence shows bail doesn’t even work: cash bail does not incentivize return to court." & "Pretrial detention continues to punish people based on wealth, not their threat to the community"
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trump is, first and foremost, a starfucker
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
trump is, first and foremost, a starfucker
::looks at the wave of extreme right movements throughout Europe::
Yep.
Yep.
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
::looks at the wave of extreme right movements throughout Europe::
Yep.
Yep.
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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It was only a matter of time and that time appears to be now: Winsconsin and Michigan have proposed laws to ban or severely curtail the use of VPNs, which could result in a cascade default ban everywhere.
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual Pr...
www.eff.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 AM
It was only a matter of time and that time appears to be now: Winsconsin and Michigan have proposed laws to ban or severely curtail the use of VPNs, which could result in a cascade default ban everywhere.
Sharp distinction from Thiel and others who prefer to pilfer from Tolkien.
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Sharp distinction from Thiel and others who prefer to pilfer from Tolkien.
A large group of humans on the Internet is a chat pile.
A large group of humans is called a “chat”
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A large group of humans on the Internet is a chat pile.
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"I don't know" is one of the most powerful intellectual positions imaginable.
Where you plant your "I don't know" flag signals your research question, methodology, and even what *counts* as evidence.
Current commercial manifestations of GenAI make it so you cannot even see the spot on the ground.
Where you plant your "I don't know" flag signals your research question, methodology, and even what *counts* as evidence.
Current commercial manifestations of GenAI make it so you cannot even see the spot on the ground.
My biggest GenAI-related intellectual fear is about the future of “I don’t know”
Giving medical advice, sometimes ChatGPT is right, and sometimes it is quite wrong, but it is hard to tell the difference:
"Rather, Wachter identified something more frightening: ChatGPT’s dangerous answers don’t sound risky to a non-doctor. The chatbot always sounds confident and authoritative."
"Rather, Wachter identified something more frightening: ChatGPT’s dangerous answers don’t sound risky to a non-doctor. The chatbot always sounds confident and authoritative."
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"I don't know" is one of the most powerful intellectual positions imaginable.
Where you plant your "I don't know" flag signals your research question, methodology, and even what *counts* as evidence.
Current commercial manifestations of GenAI make it so you cannot even see the spot on the ground.
Where you plant your "I don't know" flag signals your research question, methodology, and even what *counts* as evidence.
Current commercial manifestations of GenAI make it so you cannot even see the spot on the ground.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
Hey Hey, My My,
Rock and Roll will never die.
Rock and Roll will never die.
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Hey Hey, My My,
Rock and Roll will never die.
Rock and Roll will never die.
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One of many costs to US murder (sorry, no better word for it) in Caribbean:
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
One of many costs to US murder (sorry, no better word for it) in Caribbean:
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
Interesting piece from Jessica Winter. I think there are slivers of relevance and meaning in what Galloway, Emmanuel, etc. have to say, especially vis-a-vis an aspirational vision of masculinity. I find their visions pretty myopic.
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Interesting piece from Jessica Winter. I think there are slivers of relevance and meaning in what Galloway, Emmanuel, etc. have to say, especially vis-a-vis an aspirational vision of masculinity. I find their visions pretty myopic.
Not so much that they never fixed it, just that it's not designed for adults, which makes it super enjoyable to watch adults attempt it.
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Not so much that they never fixed it, just that it's not designed for adults, which makes it super enjoyable to watch adults attempt it.
NY Times is wild.
I wonder how all the women reporters and editors at the Times feel about this headline.
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
NY Times is wild.
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Things ARE pretty bleak. Dick Cheney died and I don't even feel a smile in me.
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Things ARE pretty bleak. Dick Cheney died and I don't even feel a smile in me.
Shut them all down until funding is restored.
FAA ISSUES GROUND STOP FOR WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT CITING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER STAFFING
October 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Shut them all down until funding is restored.
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For my newsletter, I took a deeper look at the electoral record of WelcomePAC, a centrist group that produced that 352 page document advising Democrats to moderate once again.
Turns out the campaigns they work for aren't winning. www.burnsnotice.com/fire-the-con...
Turns out the campaigns they work for aren't winning. www.burnsnotice.com/fire-the-con...
Fire The Consultants
The Democratic party must move on from the same old stale, carefully poll-tested politics and get back to solving voters' problems.
There are only three certainties in life: death, taxes, and Democra...
www.burnsnotice.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
For my newsletter, I took a deeper look at the electoral record of WelcomePAC, a centrist group that produced that 352 page document advising Democrats to moderate once again.
Turns out the campaigns they work for aren't winning. www.burnsnotice.com/fire-the-con...
Turns out the campaigns they work for aren't winning. www.burnsnotice.com/fire-the-con...