mr muffins
@itsmrmuffins.bsky.social
B.S. in Math-CS @ UCSD. 🦀 Rust enthusiast. I eat books for breakfast. Anarchist.
All these tech companies are hiring the wrong kinds of people: greedy fucks who can lie and cheat their way through interviews. It’s Plato’s ship of fools all over the place.
February 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
All these tech companies are hiring the wrong kinds of people: greedy fucks who can lie and cheat their way through interviews. It’s Plato’s ship of fools all over the place.
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Did I just see Bayes’ Theorem in a Super Bowl ad? Oh it’s just OpenAI -.-
February 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Did I just see Bayes’ Theorem in a Super Bowl ad? Oh it’s just OpenAI -.-
I absolutely love the footsie wootsie machines at the San Diego Zoo. I need one in my room.
February 7, 2026 at 1:25 AM
I absolutely love the footsie wootsie machines at the San Diego Zoo. I need one in my room.
I’m watching Task and I’m getting really emotional over Sam because he’s such an innocent young boy who is so sweet and he doesn’t deserve the life dealt to him :(
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 AM
I’m watching Task and I’m getting really emotional over Sam because he’s such an innocent young boy who is so sweet and he doesn’t deserve the life dealt to him :(
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"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
January 11, 2026 at 3:20 AM
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
Zootopia 2 is filled with way too many references, easter eggs, and homages. It’s distracting and takes away from the story.
February 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Zootopia 2 is filled with way too many references, easter eggs, and homages. It’s distracting and takes away from the story.
Pet peeve of mine: People referring to the continental U.S. as ‘America.’
February 3, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Pet peeve of mine: People referring to the continental U.S. as ‘America.’
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ten years ago today no one clapped
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
ten years ago today no one clapped
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll
xikipedia.org
xikipedia.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll
xikipedia.org
xikipedia.org
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Solidarity with the autonomous social movements and peoples in resistance through the Americas. Down with US imperialism, down with capital and the states that protect it.
January 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Solidarity with the autonomous social movements and peoples in resistance through the Americas. Down with US imperialism, down with capital and the states that protect it.
The world is a beautiful place, but we have to make it that way
Whenever you find home, we’ll make it more than just a shelter
And if everyone belongs there, it will hold is us all together
If you’re afraid to die, then so am I
Whenever you find home, we’ll make it more than just a shelter
And if everyone belongs there, it will hold is us all together
If you’re afraid to die, then so am I
Getting Sodas by The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die on Apple Music
Song · 2013 · Duration 7:00
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January 31, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The world is a beautiful place, but we have to make it that way
Whenever you find home, we’ll make it more than just a shelter
And if everyone belongs there, it will hold is us all together
If you’re afraid to die, then so am I
Whenever you find home, we’ll make it more than just a shelter
And if everyone belongs there, it will hold is us all together
If you’re afraid to die, then so am I
Meursault: “In for a penny, in for a pound.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Meursault: “In for a penny, in for a pound.”
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“Lawmakers need to keep in mind that false positives are dangerous. Falsely telling officers to expect an armed individual is a recipe for an unarmed person to be injured or even killed,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told La Voce di New York. lavocedinewyork.com/en/new-york...
MTA Puts Out Call for AI-Enabled Monitoring of Security Camera Feeds
The MTA is exploring options for using artificial intelligence to analyze its surveillance video feeds for “forbidden objects, unattended items,
lavocedinewyork.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“Lawmakers need to keep in mind that false positives are dangerous. Falsely telling officers to expect an armed individual is a recipe for an unarmed person to be injured or even killed,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told La Voce di New York. lavocedinewyork.com/en/new-york...
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JD Vance Claims Renée Good Had No Authority To Be Alive In First Place
January 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
JD Vance Claims Renée Good Had No Authority To Be Alive In First Place
Applying for work makes me want to kill myself
January 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Applying for work makes me want to kill myself
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“The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer, The Basis of Morality
― Arthur Schopenhauer, The Basis of Morality
January 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
“The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer, The Basis of Morality
― Arthur Schopenhauer, The Basis of Morality
“You can never read bad literature too little, nor good literature too much. Bad books are intellectual poison; they destroy the mind.”
— Schopenhauer, On Books and Reading.
— Schopenhauer, On Books and Reading.
January 6, 2026 at 4:31 AM
“You can never read bad literature too little, nor good literature too much. Bad books are intellectual poison; they destroy the mind.”
— Schopenhauer, On Books and Reading.
— Schopenhauer, On Books and Reading.
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And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
This School Board President Took Her Oath on a Stack of Contested Books. Here's Why
The school board for Central Bucks County, Pa., has been at the center of divisive political debates.
www.edweek.org
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
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pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
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UnionorBust #53-Lilly Irani, FLOCK cameras are bad for workers!
On this episode, we interviewed Lilly Irani, an Associate Professor at UCSD and a member of the SD Trust Coalition that is fighting surveillance in San Diego. For more information, visit www.sandiegotrust.org #organizing #unionstrong
On this episode, we interviewed Lilly Irani, an Associate Professor at UCSD and a member of the SD Trust Coalition that is fighting surveillance in San Diego. For more information, visit www.sandiegotrust.org #organizing #unionstrong
UnionorBust #53-Lilly Irani, FLOCK cameras are bad for workers!
On this episode, we interviewed Lilly Irani, an Associate Professor at UCSD and a member of the SD Trust Coalition that is fighting surveillance in San Diego. For more information, visit www.sandiegotrust.org #organizing #unionstrong #unionorbustpodcast #flock patreon.com/UnionorBustpodcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089070202384 https://www.instagram.com/ https://twitter.com/home
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December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
UnionorBust #53-Lilly Irani, FLOCK cameras are bad for workers!
On this episode, we interviewed Lilly Irani, an Associate Professor at UCSD and a member of the SD Trust Coalition that is fighting surveillance in San Diego. For more information, visit www.sandiegotrust.org #organizing #unionstrong
On this episode, we interviewed Lilly Irani, an Associate Professor at UCSD and a member of the SD Trust Coalition that is fighting surveillance in San Diego. For more information, visit www.sandiegotrust.org #organizing #unionstrong
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Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
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doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n