Thomas Dickerson
@elfprince13.mumak.app
Director of Geospatial AI @nbcuniversal.com, Brown CS PhD & SMCVT Math/Physics/CS alum, admin @cemetech.net, AFOL, SFF nerd & open-theist
Bluesky open-source contributor
Decentralizing systems (human & digital)
Opinions are my own
📍Vermont
Bluesky open-source contributor
Decentralizing systems (human & digital)
Opinions are my own
📍Vermont
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I added a lot of cool artists to the art feed recently, if that floats your boat 🫶
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I added a lot of cool artists to the art feed recently, if that floats your boat 🫶
This is an argument for investing in solar or nuclear which produce energy, it is not an argument for investing in data centers which consume energy
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November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is an argument for investing in solar or nuclear which produce energy, it is not an argument for investing in data centers which consume energy
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#rustlang hot take: We should rename .unwrap() to .or_panic(). (And .expect() to .or_panic_with().) "Unwrap" is a terrible name for the panicking function, especially since we also have things like .unwrap_or() and .unwrap_or_default() which never panic.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
#rustlang hot take: We should rename .unwrap() to .or_panic(). (And .expect() to .or_panic_with().) "Unwrap" is a terrible name for the panicking function, especially since we also have things like .unwrap_or() and .unwrap_or_default() which never panic.
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Yes, Mr. Madison, I get your concerns about fiendish foreign princes and such, but here's the thing: in the year 2026 the literal Pope will be eligible to run for POTUS while the mayor of New York City is not. Maybe go back to the drawing board and give that one another go. Not your best work.
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Yes, Mr. Madison, I get your concerns about fiendish foreign princes and such, but here's the thing: in the year 2026 the literal Pope will be eligible to run for POTUS while the mayor of New York City is not. Maybe go back to the drawing board and give that one another go. Not your best work.
Though the mills of God grind slowly; Yet they grind exceeding small;
Though with patience He stands waiting, With exactness grinds He all.
Though with patience He stands waiting, With exactness grinds He all.
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Though the mills of God grind slowly; Yet they grind exceeding small;
Though with patience He stands waiting, With exactness grinds He all.
Though with patience He stands waiting, With exactness grinds He all.
nu-Witcher is doing the same weird flat nasal delivery that Perrin had in Wheel of Time and it’s throwing me because I’ve never heard anyone talking like that in real life or on tv before 2020
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
nu-Witcher is doing the same weird flat nasal delivery that Perrin had in Wheel of Time and it’s throwing me because I’ve never heard anyone talking like that in real life or on tv before 2020
Many people are saying this
I hope he veto’s it
sort of genuinely have no idea what happens when the Epstein shit reaches the White House. literally every scandal so far he's gone "nah" and it's worked pretty well. excited to see if he wriggles his way out of this jam, I guess
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Many people are saying this
Prince Valiant: ADHD Icon
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Prince Valiant: ADHD Icon
lol in like 2010 my wife’s calculus teacher didn’t know what a unit circle was and would at least once a week ask my little brother (also taking the class) to read the textbook and explain something to her (the teacher)
Well this is disturbing. A report from UC San Diego finds that CA high schools are systematically turning out students who think they've passed AP math courses with As but effectively have middle school math skills. substack.com/home/post/p-...
When grades stop meaning anything
The UC San Diego math scandal is a warning
substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
lol in like 2010 my wife’s calculus teacher didn’t know what a unit circle was and would at least once a week ask my little brother (also taking the class) to read the textbook and explain something to her (the teacher)
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I mentioned this a week ago and got a few "no thanks grandpas" - which, fair, I get it. But people want to find their friends!
We resolved not to touch this until we could reasonably solve enumeration attacks and consent from all parties. I'm optimistic, but we're presenting for scrutiny now
We resolved not to touch this until we could reasonably solve enumeration attacks and consent from all parties. I'm optimistic, but we're presenting for scrutiny now
"Find friends by phone" is a common tool in social networks. We're proposing a secure scheme and requesting comments from the dev community.
Goals:
・Double opt-in: you're not findable by your phone unless YOU use the tool
・Secure to enumeration attacks
・Resistant to decryption if compromised
Goals:
・Double opt-in: you're not findable by your phone unless YOU use the tool
・Secure to enumeration attacks
・Resistant to decryption if compromised
Request For Comments: A secure contact import scheme for social networks | Bluesky
This article outlines plans for a future Bluesky feature \- it doesn’t exist yet\! By sharing our ideas early, we hope to solicit feedback from the community.
docs.bsky.app
November 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I mentioned this a week ago and got a few "no thanks grandpas" - which, fair, I get it. But people want to find their friends!
We resolved not to touch this until we could reasonably solve enumeration attacks and consent from all parties. I'm optimistic, but we're presenting for scrutiny now
We resolved not to touch this until we could reasonably solve enumeration attacks and consent from all parties. I'm optimistic, but we're presenting for scrutiny now
Missed her calling by a decade and a half
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Missed her calling by a decade and a half
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I went to a museum about this kind of thing once, in East Germany.
a bounty hunt program for retired cops, what could go wrong www.404media.co/contractor-p...
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
“The more I listened to it, the more I’m like, something doesn’t sound right,” a person who was briefed on the pilot plans told 404 Media.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I went to a museum about this kind of thing once, in East Germany.
yo the release notes on the new version iTerm are crazy
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
yo the release notes on the new version iTerm are crazy
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
listen there is only one conceivable choice for “perfect album” in 2006. I’m not even an MCR fan but the bands I actually listen to consistently either straddled 2006 or released very mid placeholder albums.
listen there is only one conceivable choice for “perfect album” in 2006. I’m not even an MCR fan but the bands I actually listen to consistently either straddled 2006 or released very mid placeholder albums.
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
listen there is only one conceivable choice for “perfect album” in 2006. I’m not even an MCR fan but the bands I actually listen to consistently either straddled 2006 or released very mid placeholder albums.
listen there is only one conceivable choice for “perfect album” in 2006. I’m not even an MCR fan but the bands I actually listen to consistently either straddled 2006 or released very mid placeholder albums.
“If not friend, why friend shaped?”
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“If not friend, why friend shaped?”
This is your sign to rewatch the Russian “Finrod” rock opera on YouTube
Is Middle-earth ready to rock!? 🎸🔥
A comm for GirlNextGondor on YouTube. Featuring Turin, Finrod, Sauron, Maglor, and her elf avatar! I had so much fun working on this piece!
A comm for GirlNextGondor on YouTube. Featuring Turin, Finrod, Sauron, Maglor, and her elf avatar! I had so much fun working on this piece!
November 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
This is your sign to rewatch the Russian “Finrod” rock opera on YouTube
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You should join me in writing a compiler, Dec 1-5. dabeaz.com/compiler.html. Why? Does this really need to be explained?
Write a Compiler
dabeaz.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
You should join me in writing a compiler, Dec 1-5. dabeaz.com/compiler.html. Why? Does this really need to be explained?
Hindu Cuban music pirates say “Shiva me timbas”
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Hindu Cuban music pirates say “Shiva me timbas”
Staring down the front end of a busy week with me, this is what you get
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Staring down the front end of a busy week with me, this is what you get
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I soaked one in water, and burned another one to see how the scents changed, and the water made it stronger and accentuated the pine forest scent, and the toasted one smelled like camping and stars and a cold, crisp evening in the mountains.
November 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I soaked one in water, and burned another one to see how the scents changed, and the water made it stronger and accentuated the pine forest scent, and the toasted one smelled like camping and stars and a cold, crisp evening in the mountains.
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My UK Class 80x train simulator project continues, with a painstakingly recreated TPWS panel, simulating a key safety system: z80.me/blog/tsc-tpws/
Train Simulator Controller: TPWS Control Panel
TPWS is a key safety system in UK trains, so my Class 80x cab needed a precisely replicated TPWS control panel.
z80.me
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
My UK Class 80x train simulator project continues, with a painstakingly recreated TPWS panel, simulating a key safety system: z80.me/blog/tsc-tpws/
2/3 of a year later it still holds the memory of sledding
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
2/3 of a year later it still holds the memory of sledding
Okay so does anyone else have a catalog of fictional versions of (specific aspects of) real places that many of their dreams reuse for settings?
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Okay so does anyone else have a catalog of fictional versions of (specific aspects of) real places that many of their dreams reuse for settings?
Never send a mobile app to do a desktop browser’s job
November 16, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Never send a mobile app to do a desktop browser’s job
Certified q t pie
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Certified q t pie