Shaun Greene
@ductapedev.bsky.social
Trying to understand the world and make it better. Technology, systems thinking, electronics, robotics, software.
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finally wrote the thing. there's been a lot of doom on here lately--a lot of confusion as to why we haven't simply kicked the bums out. that's not going to happen tomorrow. but it will happen eventually. this is how:
www.liberalcurrents.com/roadmap-to-a...
www.liberalcurrents.com/roadmap-to-a...
Roadmap to American Reconstruction
A roadmap for retaking power and laying the foundations for American Reconstruction.
www.liberalcurrents.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
finally wrote the thing. there's been a lot of doom on here lately--a lot of confusion as to why we haven't simply kicked the bums out. that's not going to happen tomorrow. but it will happen eventually. this is how:
www.liberalcurrents.com/roadmap-to-a...
www.liberalcurrents.com/roadmap-to-a...
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1/31
Meet project "Good Old USA" the now unsealed DoJ file on the Russian influence in the US to sway opinion on the war in Ukraine.
Something Trump has bought into hook-line and sinker.
It was held under seal, because we got the literal playbook revealing their methods
Meet project "Good Old USA" the now unsealed DoJ file on the Russian influence in the US to sway opinion on the war in Ukraine.
Something Trump has bought into hook-line and sinker.
It was held under seal, because we got the literal playbook revealing their methods
March 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
1/31
Meet project "Good Old USA" the now unsealed DoJ file on the Russian influence in the US to sway opinion on the war in Ukraine.
Something Trump has bought into hook-line and sinker.
It was held under seal, because we got the literal playbook revealing their methods
Meet project "Good Old USA" the now unsealed DoJ file on the Russian influence in the US to sway opinion on the war in Ukraine.
Something Trump has bought into hook-line and sinker.
It was held under seal, because we got the literal playbook revealing their methods
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One thing I'm fucken sick of hearing is that people on the poverty line "don't want handouts."
Well, the rich take hand outs. Maybe they're rich bc they were offered handouts. Maybe they're rich bc they take them.
This "shame in receiving free money" for the poor but not the rich makes me SO MAD
Well, the rich take hand outs. Maybe they're rich bc they were offered handouts. Maybe they're rich bc they take them.
This "shame in receiving free money" for the poor but not the rich makes me SO MAD
March 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
One thing I'm fucken sick of hearing is that people on the poverty line "don't want handouts."
Well, the rich take hand outs. Maybe they're rich bc they were offered handouts. Maybe they're rich bc they take them.
This "shame in receiving free money" for the poor but not the rich makes me SO MAD
Well, the rich take hand outs. Maybe they're rich bc they were offered handouts. Maybe they're rich bc they take them.
This "shame in receiving free money" for the poor but not the rich makes me SO MAD
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To me, a Nazi salute means, "I want to murder your family." There can be no irony about it: It puts deep anger and hatred in my heart to see it done and I will never forgive anyone who justifies or minimizes it.
February 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
To me, a Nazi salute means, "I want to murder your family." There can be no irony about it: It puts deep anger and hatred in my heart to see it done and I will never forgive anyone who justifies or minimizes it.
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A cold civil war ... never thought I'd be writing that, but here we are.
February 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A cold civil war ... never thought I'd be writing that, but here we are.
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Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
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Good software engineering is about encapsulating complexity while avoiding hiding away failure modes.
January 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Good software engineering is about encapsulating complexity while avoiding hiding away failure modes.
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Dr. Matias is an essential follow if you want to understand more about society and technology ⬇️
I founded CAT Lab on the simple and not always obvious idea that corporations can't be trusted to consistently pursue the common good, which is why we need industry-independent, public-interest science.
Every day I am more convinced this was the right move.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Every day I am more convinced this was the right move.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content
Mark Zuckerberg says company will ‘dramatically reduce censorship’ across Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Dr. Matias is an essential follow if you want to understand more about society and technology ⬇️
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I don't think talking about blamelessness without also talking about power in various forms is useful. I understand why people do it, but it doesn't help with the questions to which I want answers.
January 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I don't think talking about blamelessness without also talking about power in various forms is useful. I understand why people do it, but it doesn't help with the questions to which I want answers.
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One of the most famous Christmas songs in modern times — “Carol of the Bells” — was first performed during a Christmas concert by the student choir of the University of Kyiv on Dec. 29, 1916. There are now over 150 arrangements of the English language version.
Carol of the Bells — the classic, and Ukrainian, Christmas song
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Concertgoers filled Carnegie Hall on a rainy Thur...
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December 10, 2024 at 9:27 PM
One of the most famous Christmas songs in modern times — “Carol of the Bells” — was first performed during a Christmas concert by the student choir of the University of Kyiv on Dec. 29, 1916. There are now over 150 arrangements of the English language version.
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"As Hemingway once wrote of bankruptcy, the collapse of autocratic regimes tends to happen gradually and then suddenly—slowly, and then all at once." www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Syrian Regime Collapsed Gradually—And Then Suddenly
Assad’s fall offers the possibility of change.
www.theatlantic.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:35 AM
"As Hemingway once wrote of bankruptcy, the collapse of autocratic regimes tends to happen gradually and then suddenly—slowly, and then all at once." www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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I despair of this field every time a tech person tells me that A.I. is "better than nothing" for low-income and/or underserved people. How about we try to get people the resources they need instead of the ones we can make money providing?
“Engineers who designed virtual nurses or AI therapists often told me their technology was ‘better than nothing,’ particularly useful for low-income people who can’t catch the attention of busy nurses in community clinics, for example, or who can’t afford therapy.”
The Rich Can Afford Personal Care. The Rest Will Have to Make Do With AI
From personal trainers to in-person therapy, only the wealthy have access to human connection. What are the options for the less advantaged?
www.wired.com
December 7, 2024 at 2:29 PM
I despair of this field every time a tech person tells me that A.I. is "better than nothing" for low-income and/or underserved people. How about we try to get people the resources they need instead of the ones we can make money providing?