Things in space and time
@thingsinspacetime.bsky.social
Writer, wrencher, designer.
“Capitalism”, “Communism”, and “anarcho-see-above" are dead arguments. The problem's always been the rich, their minions, and their scams.
“Capitalism”, “Communism”, and “anarcho-see-above" are dead arguments. The problem's always been the rich, their minions, and their scams.
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Why is it so easy to read the latest mass market pulp in Libby, which decreases author revenue but they’re more or less okay with, but science and educational materials whose authors largely don’t get residuals or any further compensation after handing in the work are inaccessible and ver.expensive.
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"Next up, we have a 3 hour interview with an 80 year old Italian tailor who is no longer taking orders and isn't interested in helping you."
December 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
"Next up, we have a 3 hour interview with an 80 year old Italian tailor who is no longer taking orders and isn't interested in helping you."
See also rich assholes and patent monopolies.
Relatedly: I am continually enraged when I think about all the public resources — and public servants' time — Trump has consumed throughout his lifetime. Another recent case: better to clog up the court system and waste grand juries' time than to risk angering the Tinpot Tyrant.
In Trump’s Justice Dept., Failing in Court Might Be Better Than Bucking the Boss
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
See also rich assholes and patent monopolies.
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Relatedly: I am continually enraged when I think about all the public resources — and public servants' time — Trump has consumed throughout his lifetime. Another recent case: better to clog up the court system and waste grand juries' time than to risk angering the Tinpot Tyrant.
In Trump’s Justice Dept., Failing in Court Might Be Better Than Bucking the Boss
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Relatedly: I am continually enraged when I think about all the public resources — and public servants' time — Trump has consumed throughout his lifetime. Another recent case: better to clog up the court system and waste grand juries' time than to risk angering the Tinpot Tyrant.
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Hey sorry, I can't come in for my shift today, there were some omens. Yeah, like signs and portents. What? Of course they were fell, I wouldn't be calling out otherwise.
December 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Hey sorry, I can't come in for my shift today, there were some omens. Yeah, like signs and portents. What? Of course they were fell, I wouldn't be calling out otherwise.
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I do remember someone getting cancelled!
it was the dixie chicks
it was the dixie chicks
December 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I do remember someone getting cancelled!
it was the dixie chicks
it was the dixie chicks
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ah yes, everyone remembers that moment after 9/11 where everyone got cancelled and we started the extremely woke war on terror www.piratewires.com/p/heather-co...
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
ah yes, everyone remembers that moment after 9/11 where everyone got cancelled and we started the extremely woke war on terror www.piratewires.com/p/heather-co...
In other news, you can no longer do text replacement (algorithmic writing tool you can program yourself) in MacOS without also turning on predictive text. Which even if it gave you “the statistically most accurate next word” is never something a writer can allow to be constantly leading you, like a
December 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In other news, you can no longer do text replacement (algorithmic writing tool you can program yourself) in MacOS without also turning on predictive text. Which even if it gave you “the statistically most accurate next word” is never something a writer can allow to be constantly leading you, like a
It literally never occurs to me to pray. About anything. There are times when I’m overwhelmed so I go do something else for a bit, or nothing at all except pet the cat or listen to the breeze, or design WWII fighter airplanes in my head. But pray? Why, pray. Do tell, minus the transparent justificat
December 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It literally never occurs to me to pray. About anything. There are times when I’m overwhelmed so I go do something else for a bit, or nothing at all except pet the cat or listen to the breeze, or design WWII fighter airplanes in my head. But pray? Why, pray. Do tell, minus the transparent justificat
Opinion | The 77-Year-Old Book That Helps Explain the MAGA New Right
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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The Voith-Schneider Propeller is a vertical-axis marine drive whose spinning blades change pitch continuously, letting a ship generate instant thrust in any direction, like a helicopter rotor underwater. Super-maneuverable, perfect for tugs and ferries.
December 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Voith-Schneider Propeller is a vertical-axis marine drive whose spinning blades change pitch continuously, letting a ship generate instant thrust in any direction, like a helicopter rotor underwater. Super-maneuverable, perfect for tugs and ferries.
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"We may now be at an inflection point, as the Trump administration tacitly threatens to purge not only Powell but other officials who set interest-rate policy. If he’s successful, Trump could seize direct control of the money supply and turn America into Venezuela."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Sleeper Issue That Could Destroy the Economy
Trump may have stopped threatening Jerome Powell—but he’s still got designs to control the Fed.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"We may now be at an inflection point, as the Trump administration tacitly threatens to purge not only Powell but other officials who set interest-rate policy. If he’s successful, Trump could seize direct control of the money supply and turn America into Venezuela."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
I think the new Knives Out needs a sequel, speaking as someone whose religious para-friends have consistently slipped on the "Just one more thing" banana peel as Columbo exits.
December 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I think the new Knives Out needs a sequel, speaking as someone whose religious para-friends have consistently slipped on the "Just one more thing" banana peel as Columbo exits.
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The War of 1812 was caused in great part by Great Britain seizing US ships illegally. (Been re-reading Patrick O'Brien for mental health and so it's top of mind.)
December 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The War of 1812 was caused in great part by Great Britain seizing US ships illegally. (Been re-reading Patrick O'Brien for mental health and so it's top of mind.)
The ending for The Rump is going to be by calculation or collapse by whatever group of nazi tradcath tech weirdos is holding Vance up. Calculation will be intended, collapse is much more likely. Collapse will be every car dealer in the country having to choose between publicly siding with New Rhodes
December 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The ending for The Rump is going to be by calculation or collapse by whatever group of nazi tradcath tech weirdos is holding Vance up. Calculation will be intended, collapse is much more likely. Collapse will be every car dealer in the country having to choose between publicly siding with New Rhodes
So in general I’m not a fan of sans serif fonts. But serifs should be subtle and limited to where they clarify the character set for people. Whatever AI can do with it, I don’t give a shit.
There was a push in corpspeak in the 90s and 00s to use sans serif fonts because “It helps our Asian partners
There was a push in corpspeak in the 90s and 00s to use sans serif fonts because “It helps our Asian partners
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
So in general I’m not a fan of sans serif fonts. But serifs should be subtle and limited to where they clarify the character set for people. Whatever AI can do with it, I don’t give a shit.
There was a push in corpspeak in the 90s and 00s to use sans serif fonts because “It helps our Asian partners
There was a push in corpspeak in the 90s and 00s to use sans serif fonts because “It helps our Asian partners
Trying some crash phrases: "Donald Trump, quisling cocksucker." Yes, crash phrases, because that's about all people need right now is a little crater with some fermented salted salmon buried underneath.
December 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Trying some crash phrases: "Donald Trump, quisling cocksucker." Yes, crash phrases, because that's about all people need right now is a little crater with some fermented salted salmon buried underneath.
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how to tell if a cat is a changeling
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
how to tell if a cat is a changeling
It's never politically advantageous or "the right time" to just let someone go to school if they want to.
December 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
It's never politically advantageous or "the right time" to just let someone go to school if they want to.
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Dudes, look up comets. Remember that our general run of the mill comet was made here, of here stuff. Famous ones like Halley were frequent visitors and eventually broke up altogether because they were getting cooked every time they came near the Sun. Imagine a comet that has spent hundreds of
December 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Dudes, look up comets. Remember that our general run of the mill comet was made here, of here stuff. Famous ones like Halley were frequent visitors and eventually broke up altogether because they were getting cooked every time they came near the Sun. Imagine a comet that has spent hundreds of
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these kinds of videos always prompt a certain Pratchett quote in my brain, from Thief of Time
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
these kinds of videos always prompt a certain Pratchett quote in my brain, from Thief of Time
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It's actually pretty cool to be able to remotely control a robot and could be useful for dangerous work (bomb squad, radioactive materials, etc), but it's wasted on pretending AI is real.
December 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's actually pretty cool to be able to remotely control a robot and could be useful for dangerous work (bomb squad, radioactive materials, etc), but it's wasted on pretending AI is real.
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This is actually a good article and features heroes of science like my friend Genie Scott, who is a big reason "intelligent design" isn't taught in US schools.
December 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is actually a good article and features heroes of science like my friend Genie Scott, who is a big reason "intelligent design" isn't taught in US schools.
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“Sleeping’s underlying biological need is not a weakness to be remedied, or a limitation to overcome, but a fact of our nature that gives rise to valuable interpersonal and aesthetic activities and is also valuable in itself.”
Sleep is not just a physical need but a delicious pleasure | Aeon Essays
The idea that we should reduce sleep to an efficient minimum in our lives gets something fundamentally wrong
aeon.co
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“Sleeping’s underlying biological need is not a weakness to be remedied, or a limitation to overcome, but a fact of our nature that gives rise to valuable interpersonal and aesthetic activities and is also valuable in itself.”