Rod Begbie
@rod.begbie.com
• Scottish 🏴 and Sweary 🤬
• Living in San Francisco, CA
• Gen X as Fuck
• Living in San Francisco, CA
• Gen X as Fuck
The great paradox of 2026 SF: There’s plenty of people who would do this for a bit, and there’s just as many people who would do this with a straight face.
A new group is advertising a "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco next weekend, starting in wealthy Pac Heights.
The group says a planned California billionaire tax would hit "value creators" who are "building, not taking."
Is it satire?
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-m...
The group says a planned California billionaire tax would hit "value creators" who are "building, not taking."
Is it satire?
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-m...
‘March for Billionaires’ planned in San Francisco. Is it satire?
New group is advertising a "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco. Their language closely mirrors real tech executives’ rhetoric.
missionlocal.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The great paradox of 2026 SF: There’s plenty of people who would do this for a bit, and there’s just as many people who would do this with a straight face.
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i think it’s beautiful that our society provides spaces for people to go out in public for the very first time in their lives. like in this grocery store
January 31, 2026 at 8:39 PM
i think it’s beautiful that our society provides spaces for people to go out in public for the very first time in their lives. like in this grocery store
Kat Abughazaleh is the only political campaign I’ve donated to this campaign cycle.
Regardless of whether she wins her primary (and AIPAC are spending heavily to try to stop her), funding shit like this feels like a productive investment of my money.
Regardless of whether she wins her primary (and AIPAC are spending heavily to try to stop her), funding shit like this feels like a productive investment of my money.
January 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Kat Abughazaleh is the only political campaign I’ve donated to this campaign cycle.
Regardless of whether she wins her primary (and AIPAC are spending heavily to try to stop her), funding shit like this feels like a productive investment of my money.
Regardless of whether she wins her primary (and AIPAC are spending heavily to try to stop her), funding shit like this feels like a productive investment of my money.
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after exhaustive research I present to you the most Dickensian name on almost every MLB roster (*indicates non-roster)
January 30, 2026 at 9:23 PM
after exhaustive research I present to you the most Dickensian name on almost every MLB roster (*indicates non-roster)
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Performance reviews are the scorecard of capitalism. They measure your value to that org at that moment. No more, no less.
The goalposts move with market forces. What matters is: are you actually growing?
cate.blog/2026/01/27/p...
The goalposts move with market forces. What matters is: are you actually growing?
cate.blog/2026/01/27/p...
Performance Reviews Are the Scorecard of Capitalism (And Why That Should Free You)
Credit: Daniel Dalea / Unsplash Every review season is an emotional rollercoaster. Anxiety. Self assessments. Anticipation. Disappointment. As an IC, I felt like how much it impacted me was a perso…
cate.blog
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Performance reviews are the scorecard of capitalism. They measure your value to that org at that moment. No more, no less.
The goalposts move with market forces. What matters is: are you actually growing?
cate.blog/2026/01/27/p...
The goalposts move with market forces. What matters is: are you actually growing?
cate.blog/2026/01/27/p...
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I don't think it matters whether or not Alex Pretti had a gun www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun
Nonviolence is a double standard
www.theverge.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I don't think it matters whether or not Alex Pretti had a gun www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
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the mood is not subtle
January 24, 2026 at 11:26 PM
the mood is not subtle
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this is it. this is the level. this is the standard for democratic officials. anything less is intolerable.
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
this is it. this is the level. this is the standard for democratic officials. anything less is intolerable.
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wikipedia page of the day:
"The purpose of the trial was not only to try the defendants but also to assemble irrefutable evidence of Nazi war crimes, offer a history lesson to the defeated Germans, and delegitimize the traditional German elite."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...
"The purpose of the trial was not only to try the defendants but also to assemble irrefutable evidence of Nazi war crimes, offer a history lesson to the defeated Germans, and delegitimize the traditional German elite."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...
Nuremberg trials - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:29 PM
wikipedia page of the day:
"The purpose of the trial was not only to try the defendants but also to assemble irrefutable evidence of Nazi war crimes, offer a history lesson to the defeated Germans, and delegitimize the traditional German elite."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...
"The purpose of the trial was not only to try the defendants but also to assemble irrefutable evidence of Nazi war crimes, offer a history lesson to the defeated Germans, and delegitimize the traditional German elite."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...
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“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
without downloading, where are you mentally
January 19, 2026 at 2:05 AM
without downloading, where are you mentally
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"ohhhh if you didn't mean to unsubscribe from our marketing emails you can resubscribe here" man shut the fuck up
January 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
"ohhhh if you didn't mean to unsubscribe from our marketing emails you can resubscribe here" man shut the fuck up
If this gets me an EU passport again, I’m all for it!
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 9:40 PM
If this gets me an EU passport again, I’m all for it!
@youranoncentral.bsky.social A new account for the Trump Regime blocklist.
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
@youranoncentral.bsky.social A new account for the Trump Regime blocklist.
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I had to look up Lizardman's Constant: the 4% of people who will tell a pollster lizard people are taking over the world, ie the minimum answer you will get for even the most absurd question.
"Do you think it would be a good idea or a bad idea for the U.S. to use military force to take possession of Greenland from Denmark?"
Good idea: 4%
Bad idea: 71%
(Ipsos)
4%. He did it. He finally hit Lizardman's Constant.
Good idea: 4%
Bad idea: 71%
(Ipsos)
4%. He did it. He finally hit Lizardman's Constant.
January 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I had to look up Lizardman's Constant: the 4% of people who will tell a pollster lizard people are taking over the world, ie the minimum answer you will get for even the most absurd question.
This was trampled with traffic on Jan 1st, but I just went through the registration successfully.
The deletion process will start in August, but completing your the form now will get your info dropped during the first batch.
The deletion process will start in August, but completing your the form now will get your info dropped during the first batch.
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 4, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This was trampled with traffic on Jan 1st, but I just went through the registration successfully.
The deletion process will start in August, but completing your the form now will get your info dropped during the first batch.
The deletion process will start in August, but completing your the form now will get your info dropped during the first batch.
Whoa. Pretty surprised by this at the end of the finale credits! #strangerthings #netflix
January 1, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Whoa. Pretty surprised by this at the end of the finale credits! #strangerthings #netflix
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South Park alumnus Toby Morton saw the rename on the cards months ago and bought the trumpkennedycenter domain (com and org).
https://www.trumpkennedycenter.org
https://www.trumpkennedycenter.org
HOME | Trump Kennedy Center
www.trumpkennedycenter.org
December 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
South Park alumnus Toby Morton saw the rename on the cards months ago and bought the trumpkennedycenter domain (com and org).
https://www.trumpkennedycenter.org
https://www.trumpkennedycenter.org
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I wish I could quote this with enormous flashing neon lights shouting “THIS!”.
Machine learning has been with us for decades and is an invaluable tool for domain specific evaluation. That it’s now endlessly mixed up with AI LLMs is unbelievably infuriating.
Machine learning has been with us for decades and is an invaluable tool for domain specific evaluation. That it’s now endlessly mixed up with AI LLMs is unbelievably infuriating.
Meanwhile this is *machine learning* and what it is *good at*. Not generative AI bullshit, actual useful predictive statistical models. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
AI being used to help cut A&E waiting times in England this winter
Forecasting tool predicts when demand will be highest, allowing NHS trusts to better plan staffing and bed space
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I wish I could quote this with enormous flashing neon lights shouting “THIS!”.
Machine learning has been with us for decades and is an invaluable tool for domain specific evaluation. That it’s now endlessly mixed up with AI LLMs is unbelievably infuriating.
Machine learning has been with us for decades and is an invaluable tool for domain specific evaluation. That it’s now endlessly mixed up with AI LLMs is unbelievably infuriating.
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it’s like Anthony Bourdain said: once you’ve been to San Francisco, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Marc Andreessen to death with your bare hands
December 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
it’s like Anthony Bourdain said: once you’ve been to San Francisco, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Marc Andreessen to death with your bare hands
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Read @soleilho.com's interview with Gina Cargas, a librarian at SFUSD who is collecting vinyl records to create a 'listening station' for her middle school students.
"Libraries have shifted a lot in the last 10 years...It's not a silent space. Which I think is, in many ways, for the best."
"Libraries have shifted a lot in the last 10 years...It's not a silent space. Which I think is, in many ways, for the best."
A Bay Area Librarian Is Using Vintage Vinyl to Show Tweens Where Music Comes From
Gina Cargas reached out to the community about collecting records for her middle school students. The response was overwhelming.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Read @soleilho.com's interview with Gina Cargas, a librarian at SFUSD who is collecting vinyl records to create a 'listening station' for her middle school students.
"Libraries have shifted a lot in the last 10 years...It's not a silent space. Which I think is, in many ways, for the best."
"Libraries have shifted a lot in the last 10 years...It's not a silent space. Which I think is, in many ways, for the best."
Popping some ibuprofen out of a blister pack, sending me down a rabbit hole of studies investigating the lives saved by British laws limiting how NSAID painkillers are sold.
The lack of a massive jar of painkillers in folks’ cupboards has real impact at scale.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK374...
The lack of a massive jar of painkillers in folks’ cupboards has real impact at scale.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK374...
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Popping some ibuprofen out of a blister pack, sending me down a rabbit hole of studies investigating the lives saved by British laws limiting how NSAID painkillers are sold.
The lack of a massive jar of painkillers in folks’ cupboards has real impact at scale.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK374...
The lack of a massive jar of painkillers in folks’ cupboards has real impact at scale.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK374...