Ryan Cavanaugh
@searyanc.dev
Making TypeScript for 10 years running
We have to hold the line here, otherwise future candidates are going to get *millions* of dollars in childcare expenditures paid for by their parents, in complete violation of the spirit of campaign finance laws
January 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
We have to hold the line here, otherwise future candidates are going to get *millions* of dollars in childcare expenditures paid for by their parents, in complete violation of the spirit of campaign finance laws
90's Conservatives 2020's Internet Leftists
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Everything I don't like is "liberal"
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Everything I don't like is "liberal"
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
90's Conservatives 2020's Internet Leftists
🤝
Everything I don't like is "liberal"
🤝
Everything I don't like is "liberal"
Rubbing tallow on my face so I can walk through the cow pasture and they think I'm one of them
January 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Rubbing tallow on my face so I can walk through the cow pasture and they think I'm one of them
Boomer moment for me today getting angry about the Houston Texans existing instead of the Houston Oilers, a fact that is 27 years old but I only just now learned
January 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Boomer moment for me today getting angry about the Houston Texans existing instead of the Houston Oilers, a fact that is 27 years old but I only just now learned
I want a government so small I can drown it in the bathtub, but also one that can kill me for any reason at any time. A tiny unaccountable assassin
January 13, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I want a government so small I can drown it in the bathtub, but also one that can kill me for any reason at any time. A tiny unaccountable assassin
Has to be weird to be a Republican, where paying capital gains taxes is tyranny but getting shot in the face isn't
"Do you think the ICE agent should face criminal charges for shooting the woman in Minneapolis?"
All:
Yes: 53%
No: 30%
Yes Among:
Democrats: 90%
Independents: 54%
Republicans: 14%
YouGov / Jan 11, 2026
All:
Yes: 53%
No: 30%
Yes Among:
Democrats: 90%
Independents: 54%
Republicans: 14%
YouGov / Jan 11, 2026
January 13, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Has to be weird to be a Republican, where paying capital gains taxes is tyranny but getting shot in the face isn't
[person trying to do the same thing that two million other people have already done] how is anyone supposed to be able to figure this out?
January 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM
[person trying to do the same thing that two million other people have already done] how is anyone supposed to be able to figure this out?
POV: you're the victim of a future data breach
January 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
POV: you're the victim of a future data breach
Yeah I'm microblogging (posting content relevant to at most 350 people worldwide, only 2 of which even follow me)
January 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Yeah I'm microblogging (posting content relevant to at most 350 people worldwide, only 2 of which even follow me)
Ravenna Boulevard bike lane
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Ravenna Boulevard bike lane
Every time I load up Around the Well I go "why is The Trapeze Swinger 9 minutes long, that's ridiculous" and end up listening to the whole track
January 12, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Every time I load up Around the Well I go "why is The Trapeze Swinger 9 minutes long, that's ridiculous" and end up listening to the whole track
Sharia law hero Donald Trump implements ban on riba in accordance with the Qur'an
TRUMP: CREDIT CARD COMPANIES WILL BE IN VIOLATION OF LAW IF THEY DON’T COMPLY BY JAN 20 ON INTEREST RATE CAP
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Sharia law hero Donald Trump implements ban on riba in accordance with the Qur'an
"dentifrice" sounds like what they call toothpaste in the Wicked universe
January 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM
"dentifrice" sounds like what they call toothpaste in the Wicked universe
The Wrath of Grapes
January 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The Wrath of Grapes
I tried a similar thing offered through work and the person on the other end said "these sessions are totally confidential" in their intro spiel just as their partner (roommate?) walked through the hallway in the background
January 11, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I tried a similar thing offered through work and the person on the other end said "these sessions are totally confidential" in their intro spiel just as their partner (roommate?) walked through the hallway in the background
Cols: Multiple panels - Panel as form - Arrangement of shapes
Rows: Makes jokes - Amusing - Any storytelling
Calvin & Hobbes - The Far Side - Laffy Taffy Wrapper
For Better or Worse - Memes - Caricature
Watchmen - Banksy - The Bible
Rows: Makes jokes - Amusing - Any storytelling
Calvin & Hobbes - The Far Side - Laffy Taffy Wrapper
For Better or Worse - Memes - Caricature
Watchmen - Banksy - The Bible
January 10, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Cols: Multiple panels - Panel as form - Arrangement of shapes
Rows: Makes jokes - Amusing - Any storytelling
Calvin & Hobbes - The Far Side - Laffy Taffy Wrapper
For Better or Worse - Memes - Caricature
Watchmen - Banksy - The Bible
Rows: Makes jokes - Amusing - Any storytelling
Calvin & Hobbes - The Far Side - Laffy Taffy Wrapper
For Better or Worse - Memes - Caricature
Watchmen - Banksy - The Bible
This calls for a "X is a comic" alignment chart
January 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
This calls for a "X is a comic" alignment chart
It's very strange to watch Dodgers fans try to make jokes that only work if the Dodgers are bad.
You won half of the last six World Series! Go be a Rockies fan if you want to complain about your team, this is stolen valor.
You won half of the last six World Series! Go be a Rockies fan if you want to complain about your team, this is stolen valor.
January 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
It's very strange to watch Dodgers fans try to make jokes that only work if the Dodgers are bad.
You won half of the last six World Series! Go be a Rockies fan if you want to complain about your team, this is stolen valor.
You won half of the last six World Series! Go be a Rockies fan if you want to complain about your team, this is stolen valor.
Reposted by Ryan Cavanaugh
sort of along my recent repost, the issue at hand has been the same since the dawn of capitalism: when automation increases productivity, who gets to capture the value of that productivity increase?
the beef is not with the productivity. it's with the value capture
the beef is not with the productivity. it's with the value capture
January 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM
sort of along my recent repost, the issue at hand has been the same since the dawn of capitalism: when automation increases productivity, who gets to capture the value of that productivity increase?
the beef is not with the productivity. it's with the value capture
the beef is not with the productivity. it's with the value capture
Reposted by Ryan Cavanaugh
I have a note: journalists shouldn’t post AI slop in a time of national crisis
January 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I have a note: journalists shouldn’t post AI slop in a time of national crisis
20 years of doing my own taxes under salaried employment and I still can't keep W-2 and W-4 straight
January 9, 2026 at 11:58 PM
20 years of doing my own taxes under salaried employment and I still can't keep W-2 and W-4 straight
queueing theory has entered the chat
January 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
queueing theory has entered the chat
That *really* looks like a flashlight beam, not a muzzle flash. It's directional, yellow, and on the ground instead of at the end of the barrel. His hands are also nowhere near the trigger.
January 9, 2026 at 11:44 PM
That *really* looks like a flashlight beam, not a muzzle flash. It's directional, yellow, and on the ground instead of at the end of the barrel. His hands are also nowhere near the trigger.
Deterministic also doesn't mean predictable
- Algorithms that are n log n on average but n^2 in your use case
- SQL query planners that use a much worse search strategy than expected
- Compilers that don't optimize away an observable invariant
etc etc
- Algorithms that are n log n on average but n^2 in your use case
- SQL query planners that use a much worse search strategy than expected
- Compilers that don't optimize away an observable invariant
etc etc
January 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Deterministic also doesn't mean predictable
- Algorithms that are n log n on average but n^2 in your use case
- SQL query planners that use a much worse search strategy than expected
- Compilers that don't optimize away an observable invariant
etc etc
- Algorithms that are n log n on average but n^2 in your use case
- SQL query planners that use a much worse search strategy than expected
- Compilers that don't optimize away an observable invariant
etc etc
Everything is IP theft except actual IP theft, which is fine
January 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Everything is IP theft except actual IP theft, which is fine