Cugel the Clever
@cugel.bsky.social
Seattle-based software engineer with an interest in urbanism and global affairs. Anti-fascist; statist social democrat. Advocate of the Butlerian jihad. 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇸🇺🇳
I saw two cars just ANNIHILATE their suspensions on the Westlake/Mercer pedestrian island this summer. No hesitation; no apparent recognition; just kept on driving.
It's not THAT high, but still can't have been good to take at speed.
It's not THAT high, but still can't have been good to take at speed.
September 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I saw two cars just ANNIHILATE their suspensions on the Westlake/Mercer pedestrian island this summer. No hesitation; no apparent recognition; just kept on driving.
It's not THAT high, but still can't have been good to take at speed.
It's not THAT high, but still can't have been good to take at speed.
Womp womp.
Nice to see Seattle's fascistmobile shop closed up.
Nice to see Seattle's fascistmobile shop closed up.
September 17, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Womp womp.
Nice to see Seattle's fascistmobile shop closed up.
Nice to see Seattle's fascistmobile shop closed up.
"Urm, excuse me, 'senator', but your bold critique of the president fails to be sufficiently incisive for my elevated palate and you should feel ashamed for it."
Why are people like this?!
Why are people like this?!
September 7, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"Urm, excuse me, 'senator', but your bold critique of the president fails to be sufficiently incisive for my elevated palate and you should feel ashamed for it."
Why are people like this?!
Why are people like this?!
Why does anyone take Lorenz seriously??
August 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Why does anyone take Lorenz seriously??
I guess I just don't get people offering me advice ever? Or, if I do, I assume good intent and it doesn't memorably ruffle feathers?
As someone all too aware of their own shortcomings, including what are apparently "basics", I honestly crave unsolicited, well-meaning feedback.
As someone all too aware of their own shortcomings, including what are apparently "basics", I honestly crave unsolicited, well-meaning feedback.
August 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I guess I just don't get people offering me advice ever? Or, if I do, I assume good intent and it doesn't memorably ruffle feathers?
As someone all too aware of their own shortcomings, including what are apparently "basics", I honestly crave unsolicited, well-meaning feedback.
As someone all too aware of their own shortcomings, including what are apparently "basics", I honestly crave unsolicited, well-meaning feedback.
It was impossible not to pause my run and get a picture of this.
July 31, 2025 at 5:20 AM
It was impossible not to pause my run and get a picture of this.
Let's fix this headline:
"Woman murdered by motorcyclist; motorcyclist also dead."
"Woman murdered by motorcyclist; motorcyclist also dead."
July 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Let's fix this headline:
"Woman murdered by motorcyclist; motorcyclist also dead."
"Woman murdered by motorcyclist; motorcyclist also dead."
I'm begging you, stop using LLMs to write your unit tests.
July 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I'm begging you, stop using LLMs to write your unit tests.
The cat woke me up at 5:30 this morning, nudging and playfully pouncing on my hand. Still had food in her bowl, so I guess she was just looking to get out some energy.
Energy she COULD have expended chasing squirrels at the park yesterday...
Energy she COULD have expended chasing squirrels at the park yesterday...
July 8, 2025 at 5:52 AM
The cat woke me up at 5:30 this morning, nudging and playfully pouncing on my hand. Still had food in her bowl, so I guess she was just looking to get out some energy.
Energy she COULD have expended chasing squirrels at the park yesterday...
Energy she COULD have expended chasing squirrels at the park yesterday...
Every few months, the AI industry puts out a story that is intended to scare the credulous.
Why? Because sociopathic investors open their wallets to the idea that they're creating Skynet.
But, like so much "AI" right now, it's complete, manufactured bullshit.
Why? Because sociopathic investors open their wallets to the idea that they're creating Skynet.
But, like so much "AI" right now, it's complete, manufactured bullshit.
July 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Every few months, the AI industry puts out a story that is intended to scare the credulous.
Why? Because sociopathic investors open their wallets to the idea that they're creating Skynet.
But, like so much "AI" right now, it's complete, manufactured bullshit.
Why? Because sociopathic investors open their wallets to the idea that they're creating Skynet.
But, like so much "AI" right now, it's complete, manufactured bullshit.
"Do we want to effect political change or do we want to be a platform for individual expression?"
Casting constructive reflection and purposeful, directed organizing as racist is at best deeply wrong-headed, at worst, a right-wing op to neuter the protests.
Casting constructive reflection and purposeful, directed organizing as racist is at best deeply wrong-headed, at worst, a right-wing op to neuter the protests.
June 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"Do we want to effect political change or do we want to be a platform for individual expression?"
Casting constructive reflection and purposeful, directed organizing as racist is at best deeply wrong-headed, at worst, a right-wing op to neuter the protests.
Casting constructive reflection and purposeful, directed organizing as racist is at best deeply wrong-headed, at worst, a right-wing op to neuter the protests.
I've been seeing the same godsdamned smug "the yellow thing on the sole of his boots is incontrovertible evidence this troublemaker was a plant" meme in leftie spaces to excuse bad behavior for DECADES now.
But sure it's the "libs" acting to restrain the bad behavior who are the problem 🙄
But sure it's the "libs" acting to restrain the bad behavior who are the problem 🙄
June 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I've been seeing the same godsdamned smug "the yellow thing on the sole of his boots is incontrovertible evidence this troublemaker was a plant" meme in leftie spaces to excuse bad behavior for DECADES now.
But sure it's the "libs" acting to restrain the bad behavior who are the problem 🙄
But sure it's the "libs" acting to restrain the bad behavior who are the problem 🙄
The best way to keep the focus on what's being protested is by doing everything we can to maximize the narrative we want to see.
We can't do that by just turning a blind eye to things which take away from that.
We can't do that by just turning a blind eye to things which take away from that.
June 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The best way to keep the focus on what's being protested is by doing everything we can to maximize the narrative we want to see.
We can't do that by just turning a blind eye to things which take away from that.
We can't do that by just turning a blind eye to things which take away from that.
Feeling some whiplash at Mr. "It's all about the narrative, stupid!" suddenly decrying anyone who'd argue for even attempting to shape the narrative.
Hard to do? Nigh impossible? Sure. But still worth organizing to do so and not embracing the bizarrely enthusiastic fatalism.
Hard to do? Nigh impossible? Sure. But still worth organizing to do so and not embracing the bizarrely enthusiastic fatalism.
June 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Feeling some whiplash at Mr. "It's all about the narrative, stupid!" suddenly decrying anyone who'd argue for even attempting to shape the narrative.
Hard to do? Nigh impossible? Sure. But still worth organizing to do so and not embracing the bizarrely enthusiastic fatalism.
Hard to do? Nigh impossible? Sure. But still worth organizing to do so and not embracing the bizarrely enthusiastic fatalism.
Screaming into the void: let's actually give some basic thought to what each side is trying to achieve, how they're currently pursuing it, and whether this is efficacious.
Motivated reasoning about what we want to be true isn't going to cut it when the country is on the line.
Motivated reasoning about what we want to be true isn't going to cut it when the country is on the line.
June 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Screaming into the void: let's actually give some basic thought to what each side is trying to achieve, how they're currently pursuing it, and whether this is efficacious.
Motivated reasoning about what we want to be true isn't going to cut it when the country is on the line.
Motivated reasoning about what we want to be true isn't going to cut it when the country is on the line.
Trump does something bad and some Dems refocus on the 'real issues'? "The feckless Democratic Party once again fail to seize the moment!!"
Trump does something bad and some Dems focus on it? "The feckless Democratic Party once again let themselves get distracted from the real issues!!"
Trump does something bad and some Dems focus on it? "The feckless Democratic Party once again let themselves get distracted from the real issues!!"
June 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Trump does something bad and some Dems refocus on the 'real issues'? "The feckless Democratic Party once again fail to seize the moment!!"
Trump does something bad and some Dems focus on it? "The feckless Democratic Party once again let themselves get distracted from the real issues!!"
Trump does something bad and some Dems focus on it? "The feckless Democratic Party once again let themselves get distracted from the real issues!!"
Another anarcho regressivist has hit the towers.
May 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Another anarcho regressivist has hit the towers.
ROFLMAO this has got to be a bit
April 30, 2025 at 5:19 AM
ROFLMAO this has got to be a bit
A USCBP helicopter looks to be harassing Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood this evening...
www.flightradar24.com/N741C/3a0f7fe2
www.flightradar24.com/N741C/3a0f7fe2
April 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
A USCBP helicopter looks to be harassing Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood this evening...
www.flightradar24.com/N741C/3a0f7fe2
www.flightradar24.com/N741C/3a0f7fe2
Yeah, nah. It's infuriating to watch the left help manifest fascist fucking propaganda into reality like this. Why are we carrying water for Donald Trump??
January 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Yeah, nah. It's infuriating to watch the left help manifest fascist fucking propaganda into reality like this. Why are we carrying water for Donald Trump??
WHY DID JOE BIDEN DO THIS???
January 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
WHY DID JOE BIDEN DO THIS???