Ann Hedonia
@annhedonia.bsky.social
I'd be a pretty meh follow, honestly; my only talent is appreciation. Love art, fiction, film, science.
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Ann Hedonia
@annhedonia.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Kafka’s Joke Book
Why did the chicken cross the road?
It had been crossing so long it could not remember. As it stopped in the middle to look back, a car sped by, sp...
www.mcsweeneys.net
A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die. Am I right, ladies?
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"Stephen Miller, widely regarded as the senior asshole in the Trump administration, masterminded the sociopath substitution, White House sources said."
Trump Replaces Asshole with Alternate Asshole
Tom Homan said he would assume Greg Bovino's post but not his helmet.
www.borowitzreport.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
"Stephen Miller, widely regarded as the senior asshole in the Trump administration, masterminded the sociopath substitution, White House sources said."
Seen on Reddit: The only thing that's safe in America right now are the Epstein files.
January 26, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Seen on Reddit: The only thing that's safe in America right now are the Epstein files.
End-stage capitalism in the digital age has made us a DIY economy in which millions of customer service jobs no longer exist, not because computers do the work, but because the work has been shifted, via computers, directly onto the consumer.
Commentary: My travel nightmare made me realize that self-service culture is capitalism’s greatest con
The digital age has made us a DIY economy in which millions of jobs no longer exist not because computers do the work, but because the work has been shifted, via computers, directly onto the consumer.
www.latimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:21 PM
End-stage capitalism in the digital age has made us a DIY economy in which millions of customer service jobs no longer exist, not because computers do the work, but because the work has been shifted, via computers, directly onto the consumer.
How convenient - an app that let's you place bets on the outcome of tragic world events! yay???
CNN partners with Kalshi, a gambling app that lets you wager on starvation in Gaza
The network will integrate betting odds for life-and-death issues into its coverage. What could possibly go wrong?
therealnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
How convenient - an app that let's you place bets on the outcome of tragic world events! yay???
The sale bins had already been looted by scavengers. The talons of bargain hunters tore ruthlessly through stacks of silk blouses and left a tangle of garments upon the earth. The man knelt to comb through the castoffs like a haruspex searching for truth in the entrails of a slaughtered animal.
Cormac McCarthy’s The Mall
If only there was not cause, thought the man, for the boy to accompany him here. To this place of commerce. But as the woman reminded him two hours...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The sale bins had already been looted by scavengers. The talons of bargain hunters tore ruthlessly through stacks of silk blouses and left a tangle of garments upon the earth. The man knelt to comb through the castoffs like a haruspex searching for truth in the entrails of a slaughtered animal.
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[detective waving phone around at crime scene] AI says this guy died of his injuries
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
[detective waving phone around at crime scene] AI says this guy died of his injuries
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So, DOGE, What Would You Say You Did Here?
An exit interview
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
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To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
Unchained Melody was a huge hit for the Righteous Brothers, but it was originally sung by Todd Duncan in the 1955 prison film Unchained.
Todd Duncan - Unchained Melody (Original) 1955
YouTube video by vintage video clips
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Unchained Melody was a huge hit for the Righteous Brothers, but it was originally sung by Todd Duncan in the 1955 prison film Unchained.
"I feel like the movies sold us an idealized version of the end times."
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"I feel like the movies sold us an idealized version of the end times."
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
Ctrl Alt Deleaf
Ctrl Alt Deleaf wins public vote to name track cleaning train
Other names on the shortlist included Leaf-Fall Weapon, Pulp Friction and The Autumn Avenger.
www.bbc.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Ctrl Alt Deleaf
Thoughtful essay about how to evaluate the confluence of art and politics in our current climate.
The Shape of Tone
Calibrating art and politics in an age of dissonance.
pablohelguera.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Thoughtful essay about how to evaluate the confluence of art and politics in our current climate.
(gift article) One example of how far-reaching the effects have been is that babies even get potty trained much later than they used to, because of disposable diapers.
Opinion | Throwaway Plastic Has Corrupted Us
www.nytimes.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
(gift article) One example of how far-reaching the effects have been is that babies even get potty trained much later than they used to, because of disposable diapers.
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Kavanaugh's statements make the problem worse, not better. If the reason SCOTUS is using cryptic shadow docket orders is because "five" of them can't "reach a consensus or a compromise on a particular issue that might be difficult," then that order should not be precedential —there's no majority.
Brett Kavanaugh says there’s a good reason Supreme Court rulings can sometimes be so cryptic
In remarks to a judicial conference, Kavanaugh also defended Chief Justice John Roberts.
www.politico.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Kavanaugh's statements make the problem worse, not better. If the reason SCOTUS is using cryptic shadow docket orders is because "five" of them can't "reach a consensus or a compromise on a particular issue that might be difficult," then that order should not be precedential —there's no majority.
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Just saw someone on tiktok call Dubai the Michael Kors of vacations 🥀
August 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Just saw someone on tiktok call Dubai the Michael Kors of vacations 🥀
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Whenever you see a quote from a poll or survey in the form "x% of [population] do/believe [statement]"
translate that to "x% of respondents selected a specific response option"
The respondents may or may not represent a population.
That form interaction may or may not reflect what they do/believe.
translate that to "x% of respondents selected a specific response option"
The respondents may or may not represent a population.
That form interaction may or may not reflect what they do/believe.
August 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Whenever you see a quote from a poll or survey in the form "x% of [population] do/believe [statement]"
translate that to "x% of respondents selected a specific response option"
The respondents may or may not represent a population.
That form interaction may or may not reflect what they do/believe.
translate that to "x% of respondents selected a specific response option"
The respondents may or may not represent a population.
That form interaction may or may not reflect what they do/believe.
The future of programming is AI; er, I mean, the future of cooking is the microwave!
In the Future All Food Will Be Cooked in a Microwave, and if You Can’t Deal With That Then You Need to Get Out of the Kitchen
As a restaurant owner – I’m astounded at the rate of progress since microwaves were released a few short years ago. Today’s microwave can cook a frozen burrito. Tomorrow’s m…
www.colincornaby.me
August 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The future of programming is AI; er, I mean, the future of cooking is the microwave!
Distorted Wall Street incentives drove us to centralized digital infrastructure that mirrors authoritarian power structures. But the same technologies can be architected to resist authoritarianism. Decentralization isn’t a technical preference, it’s a democratic necessity.
Tried to pull together a bunch of threads of things I've been talking/thinking about lately, about how decentralized tech & democracy go hand in hand, and are necessary for fighting fascism.
Take Back Our Digital Infrastructure To Save Democracy
Watch the tech oligarchs who lined up behind Donald Trump at his inauguration, and you'll see the most important story of our time: the fascists are winning because they've built a direct pipeline from concentrated technological power to…
Watch the tech oligarchs who lined up behind Donald Trump at his inauguration, and you'll see the most important story of our time: the fascists are winning because they've built a direct pipeline from concentrated technological power to…
August 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Distorted Wall Street incentives drove us to centralized digital infrastructure that mirrors authoritarian power structures. But the same technologies can be architected to resist authoritarianism. Decentralization isn’t a technical preference, it’s a democratic necessity.
Interesting explainer on the ramifications of a service member refusing an order because they think it's unconstitutional:
Can The Military Refuse Trump's Orders?
YouTube video by LegalEagle
www.youtube.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Interesting explainer on the ramifications of a service member refusing an order because they think it's unconstitutional:
This opera sounds like so much fun, but unfortunately I'm half way around the world from Ireland (gift link):
An Opera Takes A.I., Pronatalism and Hustle Culture to Space
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This opera sounds like so much fun, but unfortunately I'm half way around the world from Ireland (gift link):