Jonathan E Cowperthwait
@cowperthwait.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
Slow runner, fast talker, kind of medium speed reader. Tell your dog I said hi. @cowperthwait
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Look, I need a job—badly—but I praise every god around me that I haven’t yet had to use Teams, Workday, or Concur.
For some technical topics, I’ve always had confident, easy opinions, just absorbed from being around more knowledgeable people, without having fully figured them out myself. For some of these, I’ll then burrow into learning about such a topic, and there are often two subsequent outcomes.…
December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
For some technical topics, I’ve always had confident, easy opinions, just absorbed from being around more knowledgeable people, without having fully figured them out myself. For some of these, I’ll then burrow into learning about such a topic, and there are often two subsequent outcomes.…
I have many Thoughts about vulnerable humans seeking companionship from generative AI systems, all of them negative, but it did just occur to me that maybe I should try just telling Claude about my runs, instead of boring my human friends with it.
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I have many Thoughts about vulnerable humans seeking companionship from generative AI systems, all of them negative, but it did just occur to me that maybe I should try just telling Claude about my runs, instead of boring my human friends with it.
Ran through my high school campus, caught up with a former teacher who remembered 1998 me much more fondly than I remember 1998 me.
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ran through my high school campus, caught up with a former teacher who remembered 1998 me much more fondly than I remember 1998 me.
Oho! You can fully fuck all the way off!
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Oho! You can fully fuck all the way off!
The face of your dad who’s not angry that you didn’t check the oil level, just disappointed.
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The face of your dad who’s not angry that you didn’t check the oil level, just disappointed.
The hair exorcist has dubbed this the “City Arts & Lecture”
November 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The hair exorcist has dubbed this the “City Arts & Lecture”
I wish anyone loved me as much as Waymos love flicking their turn signals on and off at random.
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I wish anyone loved me as much as Waymos love flicking their turn signals on and off at random.
My godson got into college today, which is pretty remarkable considering I’m only 26.
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
My godson got into college today, which is pretty remarkable considering I’m only 26.
Wanted to see whether AOL IMAP servers still worked, forgot to disconnect it, been listening to them for the past like 90 days, absolutely have artificially given some PM somewhere some hope.
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Wanted to see whether AOL IMAP servers still worked, forgot to disconnect it, been listening to them for the past like 90 days, absolutely have artificially given some PM somewhere some hope.
There are 1,000 reasons this fortune-teller piece from 2001 is an enjoyable read, but here was the first time I literally LOLed.
“I don't think we would have started a startup to write desktop software, because desktop software has to run on Windows, and before we could write software for […]
“I don't think we would have started a startup to write desktop software, because desktop software has to run on Windows, and before we could write software for […]
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sfba.social
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
There are 1,000 reasons this fortune-teller piece from 2001 is an enjoyable read, but here was the first time I literally LOLed.
“I don't think we would have started a startup to write desktop software, because desktop software has to run on Windows, and before we could write software for […]
“I don't think we would have started a startup to write desktop software, because desktop software has to run on Windows, and before we could write software for […]
My home doesn’t have any central heating because its builder was optimistic?, I guess?, that climate change would come soon enough that we’d never have to worry about being cold in San Francisco. I think about that sometimes, resentfully.
November 19, 2025 at 5:21 AM
My home doesn’t have any central heating because its builder was optimistic?, I guess?, that climate change would come soon enough that we’d never have to worry about being cold in San Francisco. I think about that sometimes, resentfully.
It’s been a hot minute since I took a bog-standard Lyft, so, did I miss the development when they became *terrible* drivers? Alternately, Waymo has just ruined me.
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It’s been a hot minute since I took a bog-standard Lyft, so, did I miss the development when they became *terrible* drivers? Alternately, Waymo has just ruined me.
I don’t know which makes less sense: that when my calf started hurting, I thought it might get better if I ran 7 miles anyway, or the fact that this did, in fact, work.
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I don’t know which makes less sense: that when my calf started hurting, I thought it might get better if I ran 7 miles anyway, or the fact that this did, in fact, work.
Everyone pearlclutching that enshittification is somehow a brand new scourge when Microsoft had this on lock thirty damn years ago.
November 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Everyone pearlclutching that enshittification is somehow a brand new scourge when Microsoft had this on lock thirty damn years ago.
I’m not admitting I’ve had any wine tonight, just acknowledging that I fistpumped and audibly cheered the tea party scene in Ken Burns’ new revolutionary war docu.
November 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I’m not admitting I’ve had any wine tonight, just acknowledging that I fistpumped and audibly cheered the tea party scene in Ken Burns’ new revolutionary war docu.
It is deeply funny, to me, that two of the four “cameras” on the back of this device are not, in fact, optical sensors. One is a camera flash, and a second is a spot meter. And reading Moto’s tech specs page’s obfuscation of that would make Harry Frankfurt shriek […]
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sfba.social
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
It is deeply funny, to me, that two of the four “cameras” on the back of this device are not, in fact, optical sensors. One is a camera flash, and a second is a spot meter. And reading Moto’s tech specs page’s obfuscation of that would make Harry Frankfurt shriek […]
Sure but what about that cat that ran under that Google car. “Two people were shot near 16th and Valencia streets early Sunday morning, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Both were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, and one died at the hospital.” […]
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sfba.social
November 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Sure but what about that cat that ran under that Google car. “Two people were shot near 16th and Valencia streets early Sunday morning, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Both were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, and one died at the hospital.” […]
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I can’t even
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I can’t even
Reposted by Jonathan E Cowperthwait
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface | Live Science
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has snapped a striking shot of a skydiving YouTuber perfectly aligned with the fiery surface of the sun. The unlikely image, dubbed "The Fall of Icarus," required meticulous planning to pull off.
www.livescience.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface | Live Science
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
When I was a kid I had a recurring dogsitting gig for a neighbor and I always tried to treat the dog so well that she’d resent her owners and fall in love with me instead. I think this is what is happening with my cleaning lady and my houseplants.
November 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
When I was a kid I had a recurring dogsitting gig for a neighbor and I always tried to treat the dog so well that she’d resent her owners and fall in love with me instead. I think this is what is happening with my cleaning lady and my houseplants.
Reposted by Jonathan E Cowperthwait
okay hear me out: https://masienda.com/blogs/learn/turkey-al-pastor
- turkey al pastor
- custom sausage stuffing with herby garlic sourdough
- homemade cranberry sauce
- on homemade fresh corn torillas
#fatkidmodeengage
- turkey al pastor
- custom sausage stuffing with herby garlic sourdough
- homemade cranberry sauce
- on homemade fresh corn torillas
#fatkidmodeengage
Thanksgiving Turkey Al Pastor Recipe with Caramelized Pineapple
Easy Turkey Al Pastor recipe for Thanksgiving with smoky marinade, roasted pineapple, corn tortillas, and bold Mexican flavors for a festive holiday meal.
masienda.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
okay hear me out: https://masienda.com/blogs/learn/turkey-al-pastor
- turkey al pastor
- custom sausage stuffing with herby garlic sourdough
- homemade cranberry sauce
- on homemade fresh corn torillas
#fatkidmodeengage
- turkey al pastor
- custom sausage stuffing with herby garlic sourdough
- homemade cranberry sauce
- on homemade fresh corn torillas
#fatkidmodeengage
“‘Please draft a full Environmental Review for new project with these details,’ Microsoft’s presentation imagines as a possible prompt for an AI licensing program. The AI would then send the completed draft to a human for review, who would use Copilot in a Word doc for ‘review and refinement.’ […]
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sfba.social
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“‘Please draft a full Environmental Review for new project with these details,’ Microsoft’s presentation imagines as a possible prompt for an AI licensing program. The AI would then send the completed draft to a human for review, who would use Copilot in a Word doc for ‘review and refinement.’ […]
Reposted by Jonathan E Cowperthwait
RE: https://sfba.social/@MLNow/115546596294847231
The SF mayor tried to appoint a random person he’d met at a night market to be a city politician. It turned out that this random person’s primary claim to work was ‘managing a pet store.. extremely poorly’.
This whole fiasco happened because […]
The SF mayor tried to appoint a random person he’d met at a night market to be a city politician. It turned out that this random person’s primary claim to work was ‘managing a pet store.. extremely poorly’.
This whole fiasco happened because […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
RE: https://sfba.social/@MLNow/115546596294847231
The SF mayor tried to appoint a random person he’d met at a night market to be a city politician. It turned out that this random person’s primary claim to work was ‘managing a pet store.. extremely poorly’.
This whole fiasco happened because […]
The SF mayor tried to appoint a random person he’d met at a night market to be a city politician. It turned out that this random person’s primary claim to work was ‘managing a pet store.. extremely poorly’.
This whole fiasco happened because […]