foresmac
@foresmac.bsky.social
Software engineer at PayPal, former writer at Ars Technica, father, bourbon drinker, record collector. Hoosier living in East Tennessee.
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Invoke the 25th Amendment.
January 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Invoke the 25th Amendment.
How do the “political violence is never the answer” folks feel about Trump’s personal goon squad shooting US citizens in the face?
January 19, 2026 at 7:17 PM
How do the “political violence is never the answer” folks feel about Trump’s personal goon squad shooting US citizens in the face?
Yet another reason not to eat them.
January 19, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Yet another reason not to eat them.
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WATCH: “How is this not censorship?”
NC5 grills SOS Tre Hargett about pressuring TN libraries and threatening to withhold funds if they don’t comply with the Republicans’ vague “age appropriate materials law” (targeted at books that mention 🏳️🌈 people)
More: www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
NC5 grills SOS Tre Hargett about pressuring TN libraries and threatening to withhold funds if they don’t comply with the Republicans’ vague “age appropriate materials law” (targeted at books that mention 🏳️🌈 people)
More: www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
January 19, 2026 at 5:25 PM
WATCH: “How is this not censorship?”
NC5 grills SOS Tre Hargett about pressuring TN libraries and threatening to withhold funds if they don’t comply with the Republicans’ vague “age appropriate materials law” (targeted at books that mention 🏳️🌈 people)
More: www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
NC5 grills SOS Tre Hargett about pressuring TN libraries and threatening to withhold funds if they don’t comply with the Republicans’ vague “age appropriate materials law” (targeted at books that mention 🏳️🌈 people)
More: www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Abolish ICE
New from 404 Media: ICE's facial recognition app, which the agency is using to decide who to detain and deport, misidentified a woman. Twice.
ICE says results of the app are definitive and override a birth certificate; obviously this case shows the app is inaccurate
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE says results of the app are definitive and override a birth certificate; obviously this case shows the app is inaccurate
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...
www.404media.co
January 19, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Abolish ICE
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New from 404 Media: ICE's facial recognition app, which the agency is using to decide who to detain and deport, misidentified a woman. Twice.
ICE says results of the app are definitive and override a birth certificate; obviously this case shows the app is inaccurate
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE says results of the app are definitive and override a birth certificate; obviously this case shows the app is inaccurate
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...
www.404media.co
January 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE's facial recognition app, which the agency is using to decide who to detain and deport, misidentified a woman. Twice.
ICE says results of the app are definitive and override a birth certificate; obviously this case shows the app is inaccurate
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE says results of the app are definitive and override a birth certificate; obviously this case shows the app is inaccurate
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
I’ve got a fun new glitch on my phone where it keeps randomly popping up the forced iOS 26 install modal and it automatically disappears.
January 19, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I’ve got a fun new glitch on my phone where it keeps randomly popping up the forced iOS 26 install modal and it automatically disappears.
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From 2005 to 2012, one CBP officer or agent was arrested for corruption, crimes, or misconduct EVERY SINGLE DAY. By 2019, it had slowed to just one every 35 hours. Still a huge problem:
“A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent allegedly used his gun and badge to force his way into hotel rooms and rob and sexually assault at least four prostitutes in Chicago’s suburbs in 2022, according to federal charges made public Tuesday.”
Border Patrol agent charged with robbing, raping women in Chicago suburbs in 2022
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
From 2005 to 2012, one CBP officer or agent was arrested for corruption, crimes, or misconduct EVERY SINGLE DAY. By 2019, it had slowed to just one every 35 hours. Still a huge problem:
My review of Tiny Vinyl is up on @arstechnica.com! Let me know what you think! arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
We put the new pocket-size vinyl format to the test—with mixed results
It’s a fun new format, but finding a place in the market may be challenging.
arstechnica.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My review of Tiny Vinyl is up on @arstechnica.com! Let me know what you think! arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. @tacobell.bsky.social Decades Menu
2. Instax mini prints
3. Thrift store finds
4. 30-year band reunions
5. Honda manual transmissions
1. @tacobell.bsky.social Decades Menu
2. Instax mini prints
3. Thrift store finds
4. 30-year band reunions
5. Honda manual transmissions
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto
2. The smell of the woods when leaves fall in the autumn
3. Blueberry season
4. Cleaning 500 miles of gunk out of your rear derailleur
5. French roast coffee
1. Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto
2. The smell of the woods when leaves fall in the autumn
3. Blueberry season
4. Cleaning 500 miles of gunk out of your rear derailleur
5. French roast coffee
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. The first cup of coffee.
2. A hot shower w/ good water pressure.
3. Kenny Burrell’s guitar tone.
4. Good fried chicken.
5. The transition the world makes during morning twilight (astro -> nautical -> civil).
1. The first cup of coffee.
2. A hot shower w/ good water pressure.
3. Kenny Burrell’s guitar tone.
4. Good fried chicken.
5. The transition the world makes during morning twilight (astro -> nautical -> civil).
September 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. @tacobell.bsky.social Decades Menu
2. Instax mini prints
3. Thrift store finds
4. 30-year band reunions
5. Honda manual transmissions
1. @tacobell.bsky.social Decades Menu
2. Instax mini prints
3. Thrift store finds
4. 30-year band reunions
5. Honda manual transmissions
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As People Mag Points out, a treatment for autism Dr. Oz just announced Trump’s FDA is approving is sold by a supplement company owned by… Dr. Oz.
people.com/what-is-leuc...
people.com/what-is-leuc...
September 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
As People Mag Points out, a treatment for autism Dr. Oz just announced Trump’s FDA is approving is sold by a supplement company owned by… Dr. Oz.
people.com/what-is-leuc...
people.com/what-is-leuc...
Bro you helped make things broken.
UTAH GOVERNOR: “Nothing I say can unite us as a country… we mourn for his family. I don’t care what his politics were. I care that he was an American.”
September 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Bro you helped make things broken.
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Citing concerns about DEI, the Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states.
“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push
Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...
www.propublica.org
September 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Citing concerns about DEI, the Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states.
“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
I’m extremely skeptical about the claims Apple made about the iPhone cameras today. I don’t think 8x is optical zoom; I think it’s a 12MP crop of the 4x lens. There’s no images of the internals like there were last year.
September 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’m extremely skeptical about the claims Apple made about the iPhone cameras today. I don’t think 8x is optical zoom; I think it’s a 12MP crop of the 4x lens. There’s no images of the internals like there were last year.
I have a call I recorded via iPhone today and the transcription is completely terrible; It leaves out most of the call. Is there a way to force iOS to regenerate it?
August 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I have a call I recorded via iPhone today and the transcription is completely terrible; It leaves out most of the call. Is there a way to force iOS to regenerate it?
Time to get out the pitchforks and guillotines, folks (if you haven’t already).
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
RIP Corporation for Public Broadcasting: 1967–2026
NPR: Every community will be hurt by Corporation for Public Broadcasting closing.
arstechnica.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Time to get out the pitchforks and guillotines, folks (if you haven’t already).
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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“Cuomo is part of a legal team representing B. Netanyahu against ICC charges of war crimes. The team was assembled by A. Dershowitz, a close associate of J. Epstein. Rich people who liked Epstein also like Cuomo, a fellow predator & death merchant. They need Cuomo to hold office & keep secrets.”
New article! I wrote about Zohran Mamdani and NYC's transnational organized crime problem: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/heat-exhau...
Heat Exhaustion
A spark of hope in a limbo that feels like hell.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
“Cuomo is part of a legal team representing B. Netanyahu against ICC charges of war crimes. The team was assembled by A. Dershowitz, a close associate of J. Epstein. Rich people who liked Epstein also like Cuomo, a fellow predator & death merchant. They need Cuomo to hold office & keep secrets.”
@gruber.foo Re using ®️ in the title of F1 The Movie, “F1” is a registered trademark that Apple had to license for the movie and is almost certainly contractually obligated to mark as such whenever they use it.
June 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
@gruber.foo Re using ®️ in the title of F1 The Movie, “F1” is a registered trademark that Apple had to license for the movie and is almost certainly contractually obligated to mark as such whenever they use it.
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WATCH: Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social says Dems are here at the Casada Corruption trial to shine a light on the fact that it isn’t about ex Republican speaker Casada, or current speaker Sexton testifying against him — it’s about a system that empowers Republican to run TN “like a circus”
April 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
WATCH: Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social says Dems are here at the Casada Corruption trial to shine a light on the fact that it isn’t about ex Republican speaker Casada, or current speaker Sexton testifying against him — it’s about a system that empowers Republican to run TN “like a circus”
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A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.
Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.
stanforddaily.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
@pxlnv.bsky.social On the one hand, I agree that RSD is a little out of control. At the same time, it feels a little like snobbery to dunk in the Rock-afire Explosion.
April 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
@pxlnv.bsky.social On the one hand, I agree that RSD is a little out of control. At the same time, it feels a little like snobbery to dunk in the Rock-afire Explosion.
I just had to replace all three wiper blades on my not-quite-2-year-old Civic and the OEM parts were $100. Tried getting replacements at Autozone and Advance Auto Parts and the recommended replacements didn’t actually work. 😵
March 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I just had to replace all three wiper blades on my not-quite-2-year-old Civic and the OEM parts were $100. Tried getting replacements at Autozone and Advance Auto Parts and the recommended replacements didn’t actually work. 😵