Satya
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The job of engineers is not to deploy some technology but to build robust, reliable and sustainable (in all meanings of that word) solutions for real world problems based on requirements directly derived from people's needs. Even for an engineer technology comes second at best.
February 16, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The job of engineers is not to deploy some technology but to build robust, reliable and sustainable (in all meanings of that word) solutions for real world problems based on requirements directly derived from people's needs. Even for an engineer technology comes second at best.
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HAL JORDAN: In brightest day, in blackest
BEASTIE BOYS: NIGHT!
HAL JORDAN: No evil shall escape my
BEASTIE BOYS: SIGHT!
HAL JORDAN: This is awkward because when I invited you I thought I was messaging Beast Boy from the Teen Titans.
BEASTIE BOYS: NIGHT!
HAL JORDAN: No evil shall escape my
BEASTIE BOYS: SIGHT!
HAL JORDAN: This is awkward because when I invited you I thought I was messaging Beast Boy from the Teen Titans.
February 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
HAL JORDAN: In brightest day, in blackest
BEASTIE BOYS: NIGHT!
HAL JORDAN: No evil shall escape my
BEASTIE BOYS: SIGHT!
HAL JORDAN: This is awkward because when I invited you I thought I was messaging Beast Boy from the Teen Titans.
BEASTIE BOYS: NIGHT!
HAL JORDAN: No evil shall escape my
BEASTIE BOYS: SIGHT!
HAL JORDAN: This is awkward because when I invited you I thought I was messaging Beast Boy from the Teen Titans.
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Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
February 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
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You’re writing a script about a killer shark, reach Act 3 and need to figure out how to kill this unkillable monster. What if it chomps on an oxygen tank and blows itself up? That could work but must be set up earlier. So this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread is on PLANTS AND PAYOFFS.
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February 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
You’re writing a script about a killer shark, reach Act 3 and need to figure out how to kill this unkillable monster. What if it chomps on an oxygen tank and blows itself up? That could work but must be set up earlier. So this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread is on PLANTS AND PAYOFFS.
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Thread of some services/software I'm using instead of various billionaire-owned surveillance/fascist/"A.i." trash products:
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
February 15, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Thread of some services/software I'm using instead of various billionaire-owned surveillance/fascist/"A.i." trash products:
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
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Here’s the annotated version of the post. Every single media outlet that has platformed Matt Shumer has failed their audience and embarrassed themselves. It proves that many outlets simply don’t know what they’re talking about.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
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February 13, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Here’s the annotated version of the post. Every single media outlet that has platformed Matt Shumer has failed their audience and embarrassed themselves. It proves that many outlets simply don’t know what they’re talking about.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
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I called up one of the White House "special government employees" linked to the Fulton County ballot seizure.
I ended up on the phone for nearly two hours.
It got weird. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
I ended up on the phone for nearly two hours.
It got weird. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
Meet the ‘Cabal’-Hating ‘Special Government Employee’ Involved in the Fulton County FBI Raid
Clay Parikh unloaded in a nearly two hour conversation with TPM.
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I called up one of the White House "special government employees" linked to the Fulton County ballot seizure.
I ended up on the phone for nearly two hours.
It got weird. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
I ended up on the phone for nearly two hours.
It got weird. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
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I've said this before, but it makes me insane that in an age of human civilization when the ultra-rich have hoarded over half of all wealth, the go-to visual shorthand for depictions of gluttony is still "fat"
February 12, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I've said this before, but it makes me insane that in an age of human civilization when the ultra-rich have hoarded over half of all wealth, the go-to visual shorthand for depictions of gluttony is still "fat"
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More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
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If you talk with the most down-to-earth, level-headed multi-millionaires, you see it taking form: So much invisible friction has been removed from their lives in ways great & small that they don't even see, so with best intentions they feel like they can still relate to common folks, but they can't.
If you have a billion dollars or more, you are evil. You don't start out as evil, so it's not like only evil people ever get a billion dollars; it's just that being a billionaire forced you to make a choice, be evil or change how you do things and stop being a billionaire. Billionaires choose evil.
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
If you talk with the most down-to-earth, level-headed multi-millionaires, you see it taking form: So much invisible friction has been removed from their lives in ways great & small that they don't even see, so with best intentions they feel like they can still relate to common folks, but they can't.
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let me strongly recommend Sandifer's writings on comics, which are as dense and fascinating and crazy as an Alan Moore script.
Today on Eruditorum Press, a massive post in every sense as Last War in Albion reaches From Hell. Make yourself a fresh pot of tea and settle in with it; this one’s a wild ride.
Chapter Three: The Ordering and Reordering of Data (From Hell)
CW: This post contains multiple graphic images, including Figure 1834, a photograph of a violently dismembered body.
Previously in Last War in Albion: Alan Moore took a big payday cranking out goofy...
www.eruditorumpress.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:40 AM
let me strongly recommend Sandifer's writings on comics, which are as dense and fascinating and crazy as an Alan Moore script.
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Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
May 16, 2023 at 10:51 PM
Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
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The cause of the male loneliness crisis is that they arrested Jeffrey Epstein, the only man who appears to have had friends.
December 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The cause of the male loneliness crisis is that they arrested Jeffrey Epstein, the only man who appears to have had friends.
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The Trumps are out of control. Four journalists have been arrested by Donald, and almost as many moviegoers are being tortured by Melania.
January 30, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The Trumps are out of control. Four journalists have been arrested by Donald, and almost as many moviegoers are being tortured by Melania.
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For example, why did California pass strict gun control? Progressive blue state policies? Think again! www.history.com/articles/bla...
January 25, 2026 at 12:02 PM
For example, why did California pass strict gun control? Progressive blue state policies? Think again! www.history.com/articles/bla...
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Eastwood corners you in an alley. You reach in your pocket for gift links but there are none. He stands over you, squinting with the slightest smirk. He whispers the words like a death sentence:
January 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Eastwood corners you in an alley. You reach in your pocket for gift links but there are none. He stands over you, squinting with the slightest smirk. He whispers the words like a death sentence:
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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A friend just had her checking account wiped out by her family's new health insurance premium (which went from $890 a month to $2800). The thing is, she'd cancelled the policy in early December, assuming it would also cancel the autopay.
Nope.
Nope.
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A friend just had her checking account wiped out by her family's new health insurance premium (which went from $890 a month to $2800). The thing is, she'd cancelled the policy in early December, assuming it would also cancel the autopay.
Nope.
Nope.
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Wow, this is an amazing bundle and a good cause. Check it out.
www.humblebundle.com/books/lone-w...
www.humblebundle.com/books/lone-w...
Humble Book Bundle: Lone Wolf & Cub and More by Koike ENCORE by Dark Horse
We’ve teamed up with Dark Horse for a manga bundle highlighted by the riveting parent-child series of Lone Wolf and Cub series.
www.humblebundle.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Wow, this is an amazing bundle and a good cause. Check it out.
www.humblebundle.com/books/lone-w...
www.humblebundle.com/books/lone-w...
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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
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Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
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"The emergence of the post-literacy world is accompanied by the rise of Medieval Peasant Brain, a mental soup of superstition and magical thinking bolstered by tech-enabled information bubbles"
@seva.bsky.social On Medieval Peasant Brain
hegemon.substack.com/p/how-to-mon...
@seva.bsky.social On Medieval Peasant Brain
hegemon.substack.com/p/how-to-mon...
How to monetize the rise of Medieval Peasant Brain
a short guide for the downwardly mobile elite
hegemon.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"The emergence of the post-literacy world is accompanied by the rise of Medieval Peasant Brain, a mental soup of superstition and magical thinking bolstered by tech-enabled information bubbles"
@seva.bsky.social On Medieval Peasant Brain
hegemon.substack.com/p/how-to-mon...
@seva.bsky.social On Medieval Peasant Brain
hegemon.substack.com/p/how-to-mon...
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There have been many exposes of the far-right Hindu American Foundation this year.
Here is another.
Bottom lines:
- Hindutva is an American problem
- Far-right hate harms us all
- Specific groups promote this
- Hindus in the U.S. deserve better
tribune.com.pk/story/258426...
Here is another.
Bottom lines:
- Hindutva is an American problem
- Far-right hate harms us all
- Specific groups promote this
- Hindus in the U.S. deserve better
tribune.com.pk/story/258426...
Inside Hindutva’s American headquarters | The Express Tribune
A Washington-based outfit is quietly spreading Modi’s Hindutva by weaponising lawsuits, lobbying, liberal discourse
tribune.com.pk
December 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
There have been many exposes of the far-right Hindu American Foundation this year.
Here is another.
Bottom lines:
- Hindutva is an American problem
- Far-right hate harms us all
- Specific groups promote this
- Hindus in the U.S. deserve better
tribune.com.pk/story/258426...
Here is another.
Bottom lines:
- Hindutva is an American problem
- Far-right hate harms us all
- Specific groups promote this
- Hindus in the U.S. deserve better
tribune.com.pk/story/258426...
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Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
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spotify? no no i use a plant-based free-range streaming service from the farmers market
December 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
spotify? no no i use a plant-based free-range streaming service from the farmers market