cjwl
@cjwl.bsky.social
Software Developer. Bought K&R first edition new. Created Cocotron. Travel, bicycling and public transportation enthusiast. 🇺🇸🇬🇧 coarse location: Amherst, MA
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
February 6, 2026 at 3:36 AM
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
One ironic thing, among so many, about Silicon Valley is that neither of the major airports SFO or SJC have the 3d scanning tech so you have to take out every goddamn device yet I have this at my podunk airport.
February 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM
One ironic thing, among so many, about Silicon Valley is that neither of the major airports SFO or SJC have the 3d scanning tech so you have to take out every goddamn device yet I have this at my podunk airport.
C programming on classic MacOS is an extra special hell, hats off to this guy.
Wallops 2.2 is out today:
jcs.org/wallops
It can now send @pushover.net notifications when you are mentioned and a screen saver is running
jcs.org/wallops
It can now send @pushover.net notifications when you are mentioned and a screen saver is running
Wallops - A modern IRC client for classic Mac OS
jcs.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM
C programming on classic MacOS is an extra special hell, hats off to this guy.
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I'm still writing code the hard way. I'm slow. I like to think critically about every line of code and fiddle with variable names until everything looks right. I treat code as a liability and try to ship only what's necessary.
It's hard to imagine writing code any other way.
It's hard to imagine writing code any other way.
February 1, 2026 at 2:52 AM
I'm still writing code the hard way. I'm slow. I like to think critically about every line of code and fiddle with variable names until everything looks right. I treat code as a liability and try to ship only what's necessary.
It's hard to imagine writing code any other way.
It's hard to imagine writing code any other way.
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You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
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Tim Cook going to a private showing of the Melania movie at the White House is more than ass kissing or doing what’s “good for business”. It’s cozying up to actual US nazis. This man needs to go. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
White House Holding VIP ‘Melania’ Screening Ahead of Doc Premiere With Mike Tyson, Tim Cook, Andy Jassy and More (Exclusive)
Sources say nobody outside of Melania Trump, director Brett Ratner and a very small group of their associates has yet seen the movie, including the president and his advisors, who are seeing it Saturd...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Tim Cook going to a private showing of the Melania movie at the White House is more than ass kissing or doing what’s “good for business”. It’s cozying up to actual US nazis. This man needs to go. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
Steve Eisman talks with Gary
Marcus about AI scaling to market expectations youtu.be/aI7XknJJC5Q?...
Marcus about AI scaling to market expectations youtu.be/aI7XknJJC5Q?...
Gary Marcus on the Massive Problems Facing AI & LLM Scaling | The Real Eisman Playbook Episode 42
YouTube video by Steve Eisman
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Steve Eisman talks with Gary
Marcus about AI scaling to market expectations youtu.be/aI7XknJJC5Q?...
Marcus about AI scaling to market expectations youtu.be/aI7XknJJC5Q?...
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Psa.
No. With dropping temps, you may get some cracking in trees but no explosions. Jeez.
No. With dropping temps, you may get some cracking in trees but no explosions. Jeez.
January 21, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Psa.
No. With dropping temps, you may get some cracking in trees but no explosions. Jeez.
No. With dropping temps, you may get some cracking in trees but no explosions. Jeez.
I suspect the easiest way to get Miller out of the administration is for the press to ask Trump questions like “What do you think about people saying Stephen Miller is the acting president?”
January 20, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I suspect the easiest way to get Miller out of the administration is for the press to ask Trump questions like “What do you think about people saying Stephen Miller is the acting president?”
This specific scenario no. Republicans being particularly evil enough to do this yes.
Are there any Americans over 50 who ever thought there would come a time when the Federal Reserve Chairman who was doing his job to reduce inflation and enhance employment was under threat from an acting president who was violating numerous laws to enrich himself and impoverish Americans?
January 18, 2026 at 4:31 PM
This specific scenario no. Republicans being particularly evil enough to do this yes.
This has been a disaster. Deval Patrick screwed the MBTA and Massachusetts with this CRRC deal from the beginning.
This is VERY bad news for #mapoli Red Line riders and another example of why it is not good policy to experiment with procurements like this, or use them as political talking points for creating local jobs. www.masslive.com/business/202...
CRRC will lay off workers because U.S. customs still blocking car shells from China
The MBTA said it stays laser-focused on answering questions from customs officials: “we remain confident that car shipments will be allowed to resume”.
www.masslive.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This has been a disaster. Deval Patrick screwed the MBTA and Massachusetts with this CRRC deal from the beginning.
Completely sick and tired of every toy and gadget requiring some sort of app.
January 17, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Completely sick and tired of every toy and gadget requiring some sort of app.
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The $15 million being spent yearly at business along the New Haven & Northampton Canal Greenway could double or quadruple if the greenway was completed and connected #BikesMeanBusiness @katerozen.bsky.social @awebr.bsky.social @kerriana.bsky.social
www.camecon.com/hubfs/NHNCG%...
www.camecon.com/hubfs/NHNCG%...
www.camecon.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The $15 million being spent yearly at business along the New Haven & Northampton Canal Greenway could double or quadruple if the greenway was completed and connected #BikesMeanBusiness @katerozen.bsky.social @awebr.bsky.social @kerriana.bsky.social
www.camecon.com/hubfs/NHNCG%...
www.camecon.com/hubfs/NHNCG%...
The Nobel prize is primarily a $1m payout. The medal is intrinsically valuable from the gold but gets most value from its collectible nature. Unfortunately this one donald basically took will become pretty collectible and ultimately very valuable.
January 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The Nobel prize is primarily a $1m payout. The medal is intrinsically valuable from the gold but gets most value from its collectible nature. Unfortunately this one donald basically took will become pretty collectible and ultimately very valuable.
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This visibly gets to him so people should keep doing it.
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This visibly gets to him so people should keep doing it.
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Eurail B.V. has unfortunately experienced a security breach within our systems that resulted in unauthorized access to customer data.
www.interrail.eu/en/about-us/...
www.interrail.eu/en/about-us/...
Data security incident
www.interrail.eu
January 11, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Eurail B.V. has unfortunately experienced a security breach within our systems that resulted in unauthorized access to customer data.
www.interrail.eu/en/about-us/...
www.interrail.eu/en/about-us/...
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Sums up ICE members perfectly... 🤨
January 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Sums up ICE members perfectly... 🤨
Do it.
‘Cancel your tickets’: Calls grow to boycott US-hosted FIFA World Cup over Trump admin
www.rawstory.com/world-cup-26...
www.rawstory.com/world-cup-26...
‘Cancel your tickets’: Calls grow to boycott US-hosted FIFA World Cup over Trump admin
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup set to be hosted in the United States this summer, calls have grown for a global boycott and ticket cancellations in protest of the Trump administration and its increasing...
www.rawstory.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Do it.
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When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
Many of you have become drama-addicted doomers, and you seem to think it's important for the rest of us to join you.
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
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Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
/5x
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
Where are all those 2A proponents saving us from government tyranny. Yup, figured.
January 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Where are all those 2A proponents saving us from government tyranny. Yup, figured.