Infrastructure is politics
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I continue to have no sympathy left for whinging about how the public are rude about AI and feel threatened by it when the biggest players in the AI space have spent years very vocally and constantly *threatening the public*
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I continue to have no sympathy left for whinging about how the public are rude about AI and feel threatened by it when the biggest players in the AI space have spent years very vocally and constantly *threatening the public*
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"Trump is an outright racist and he appeals to 10s of millions of US citizens who are also outright racists" is both fundamentally, obviously true ... and something that mainstream journalism has decided is impermissible to say.
December 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"Trump is an outright racist and he appeals to 10s of millions of US citizens who are also outright racists" is both fundamentally, obviously true ... and something that mainstream journalism has decided is impermissible to say.
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i mean, we have learned (Gödel, Church, Turing, et al) that we cannot—hard *cannot*—automate the process of proving *mathematical* truths.
general knowledge? forget it
general knowledge? forget it
December 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
i mean, we have learned (Gödel, Church, Turing, et al) that we cannot—hard *cannot*—automate the process of proving *mathematical* truths.
general knowledge? forget it
general knowledge? forget it
My Intrusive Thought Today:
For years I've been dreaming of a "longest icicle in Kalamazoo" photojournalism project. That one weekend in February when it's really bad everywhere. There will be a chapter for Vine, one for West Main hill, one for Stewart, one for Winchell, plus a special extra for all the Norm Carver houses
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
My Intrusive Thought Today:
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one way the media really fucked us over when it came to trump was portraying him as a big-time, powerful exec who had a ton of world class executive experience, when in reality he was an LLC king who got most of what he had by ripping off people he hired to do the work and cheating on his taxes
he went from having never held any office at any level straight to the presidency. he’s never even run a very large company — all of the trump org scams have been tightly held with a pretty small number of actual employees, they’ve always farmed everything to contractors who they then ripped off
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
one way the media really fucked us over when it came to trump was portraying him as a big-time, powerful exec who had a ton of world class executive experience, when in reality he was an LLC king who got most of what he had by ripping off people he hired to do the work and cheating on his taxes
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Well, this is happening
BREAKING: The University of Utah board of trustees has officially approved an endeavor to create a for-profit entity called Utah Brands & Entertainment LLC in partnership with Otro Capital that will infuse $500M+ in equity partnership to the athletics department.
December 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Well, this is happening
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"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more."
Los Campesinos:
Los Campesinos:
Here’s how much money Los Camp! make from streaming… - Los Campesinos!
loscampesinos.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more."
Los Campesinos:
Los Campesinos:
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December 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Feeling smug that I avoided this because I refuse to buy pixel phones due to the issues with poor physical quality, bad solder joints, unreliable batteries etc
Google Issues Critical Update For All Pixel Users—Attacks Confirmed
Google Issues Critical Update For All Pixel Users—Attacks Confirmed
Google warns attacks have started and releases new update for all Pixels.
www.forbes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Feeling smug that I avoided this because I refuse to buy pixel phones due to the issues with poor physical quality, bad solder joints, unreliable batteries etc
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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helps to think about the details like any regular crime you'd see on one of the 800 cop shows that run on TV constantly: these guys committed one set of murders, thought it over, and then decided to kill the witnesses as part of the coverup. mention of drugs is just jingling keys at this point
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
helps to think about the details like any regular crime you'd see on one of the 800 cop shows that run on TV constantly: these guys committed one set of murders, thought it over, and then decided to kill the witnesses as part of the coverup. mention of drugs is just jingling keys at this point
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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That reminds me, did this event ever happen?
July 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
That reminds me, did this event ever happen?
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These two people would benefit so much from proper cycling infrastructure, and there are many more like them
December 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
These two people would benefit so much from proper cycling infrastructure, and there are many more like them
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Phonemakers have been ordered to pre-install the Indian government’s “Sanchar Saathi” cyber safety app on all new devices and ensure it cannot be “disabled or restricted.”
Apple Rejects India’s Order Forcing Smartphone Makers To Install State-Run App, Report Says
Phonemakers have been ordered to pre-install the Indian government’s “Sanchar Saathi” cyber safety app on all new devices and ensure it cannot be “disabled or restricted.”
www.forbes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Phonemakers have been ordered to pre-install the Indian government’s “Sanchar Saathi” cyber safety app on all new devices and ensure it cannot be “disabled or restricted.”
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In the Netherlands, where the Dutch invest in safe cycling, the over-65s cycle around a quarter of their journeys, while the over-80s cycle around 10% of theirs.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and cycle lanes don't 'restrict freedom', they expand it.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and cycle lanes don't 'restrict freedom', they expand it.
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In the Netherlands, where the Dutch invest in safe cycling, the over-65s cycle around a quarter of their journeys, while the over-80s cycle around 10% of theirs.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and cycle lanes don't 'restrict freedom', they expand it.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and cycle lanes don't 'restrict freedom', they expand it.
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Big Oil is "wildly desperate to dodge the growing array of lawsuits over the damage caused by their decades-long scheme to deceive the public about climate change," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That.
Oil companies want the Supreme Court to intervene to dismiss lawsuits about climate change. Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito both have big conflicts of interest on that front.
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Big Oil is "wildly desperate to dodge the growing array of lawsuits over the damage caused by their decades-long scheme to deceive the public about climate change," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
Woke up to snow day notice from KPS. Really? Roads are clear in my little neighborhood. Maybe bus stops and sidewalks are still buried?
Or maybe nobody dug the school busses out yesterday, and they didn't think about it until 630 this morning
Or maybe nobody dug the school busses out yesterday, and they didn't think about it until 630 this morning
December 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Woke up to snow day notice from KPS. Really? Roads are clear in my little neighborhood. Maybe bus stops and sidewalks are still buried?
Or maybe nobody dug the school busses out yesterday, and they didn't think about it until 630 this morning
Or maybe nobody dug the school busses out yesterday, and they didn't think about it until 630 this morning
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Same shot different day
November 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Same shot different day
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Cities in Washington tried to come up with many reasons why they shouldn’t have to release information collected by ALPR cameras. A court has shot them down and reaffirmed the public’s right to know. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Washington Court Rules That Data Captured on Flock Safety Cameras Are
A Washington state trial court has shot down local municipalities’ effort to keep automated license plate reader (ALPR) data secret.The Skagit County Superior Court in Washington rejected the attempt
www.eff.org
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Cities in Washington tried to come up with many reasons why they shouldn’t have to release information collected by ALPR cameras. A court has shot them down and reaffirmed the public’s right to know. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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#OnThisDay, 28 Nov 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers the existence of pulsars - a new type of star.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM 🗃️
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM 🗃️
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November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#OnThisDay, 28 Nov 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers the existence of pulsars - a new type of star.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM 🗃️
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInSTEM 🗃️
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NYC DOT Takes First Steps to Install Public E-Bike Battery-Swapping Network Citywide #ebikes #safecycling #saferroads tinyurl.com/2pauyy6x
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NYC DOT Takes First Steps to Install Public E-Bike Battery-Swapping Network Citywide #ebikes #safecycling #saferroads tinyurl.com/2pauyy6x
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The resolution asks the commission to purchase the property from the current owner and, if a deal isn’t reached, to begin eminent domain proceedings. It’s unclear whether the commission will vote on this resolution on Nov. 17.
#NowKalamazoo #Kalamazoo #NowKalamazooNewsletter
#NowKalamazoo #Kalamazoo #NowKalamazooNewsletter
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The resolution asks the commission to purchase the property from the current owner and, if a deal isn’t reached, to begin eminent domain proceedings. It’s unclear whether the commission will vote on this resolution on Nov. 17.
#NowKalamazoo #Kalamazoo #NowKalamazooNewsletter
#NowKalamazoo #Kalamazoo #NowKalamazooNewsletter
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Shout out to all the single people traveling back to their hometown in the next day or two to visit their parents for the holiday.
Just do it. Text your high school ex. See if they want to go hit up the bar the night before Thanksgiving. What could go wrong.
Just do it. Text your high school ex. See if they want to go hit up the bar the night before Thanksgiving. What could go wrong.
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Shout out to all the single people traveling back to their hometown in the next day or two to visit their parents for the holiday.
Just do it. Text your high school ex. See if they want to go hit up the bar the night before Thanksgiving. What could go wrong.
Just do it. Text your high school ex. See if they want to go hit up the bar the night before Thanksgiving. What could go wrong.