JD Long
@jdlong.cerebralmastication.com
CTO at a specialty insurance company. Perpetual cocktail party host, open source fan, econometrician, agricultural economist, and OReilly Author.
LLMs... they're just like us.. well me... ok me after a few drinks
February 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
LLMs... they're just like us.. well me... ok me after a few drinks
We have a blue heron named Hank that lives behind our house. I walk Sparky down to the dock and Hank takes flight because Sparky weirds him out. I yell “dinosaur!” at Hank, and Hank yells “I’ve never had a mortgage or worked a day of my life for someone else!”
Hank is viscous
Hank is viscous
January 31, 2026 at 6:00 AM
We have a blue heron named Hank that lives behind our house. I walk Sparky down to the dock and Hank takes flight because Sparky weirds him out. I yell “dinosaur!” at Hank, and Hank yells “I’ve never had a mortgage or worked a day of my life for someone else!”
Hank is viscous
Hank is viscous
Remember that time OneDrive literally moved all my files to a different directory on my Mac without a warning pop up? Yeah I do…
It’s fun to imagine…
It’s fun to imagine…
January 30, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Remember that time OneDrive literally moved all my files to a different directory on my Mac without a warning pop up? Yeah I do…
It’s fun to imagine…
It’s fun to imagine…
Design rant: when cars move from analog shift levers to digital, they maintained the order of reverse, neutral, drive. But Park is no longer on top so you enter this trifecta in neutral effectively. as a result you push the lever forward to go backwards and pull the lever backwards to go forward.
January 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Design rant: when cars move from analog shift levers to digital, they maintained the order of reverse, neutral, drive. But Park is no longer on top so you enter this trifecta in neutral effectively. as a result you push the lever forward to go backwards and pull the lever backwards to go forward.
Contrary to 2Pac’s prolific and captivating assertions, I remain unconvinced that California knows how to party.
January 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Contrary to 2Pac’s prolific and captivating assertions, I remain unconvinced that California knows how to party.
my 83 yo mom has set up a chair so her Weiner Dog mutt mix can absolutely give em hell at the birds in the feeder. See that chicken to the left? I put easter eggs in that bad bitch when I was 7.
January 27, 2026 at 2:23 AM
my 83 yo mom has set up a chair so her Weiner Dog mutt mix can absolutely give em hell at the birds in the feeder. See that chicken to the left? I put easter eggs in that bad bitch when I was 7.
There ya go. That’s the message.
January 25, 2026 at 1:35 AM
There ya go. That’s the message.
Terrible idea, brilliantly executed. These are my people.
January 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Terrible idea, brilliantly executed. These are my people.
One of the hardest thing for humans to do consistently is get risk factors in the correct order. Confusing primary effects with third order fourth order or fifth order effects is shockingly human.
This kid is now over 20… I wish some reporter would do a follow up story
This kid is now over 20… I wish some reporter would do a follow up story
January 23, 2026 at 2:04 AM
One of the hardest thing for humans to do consistently is get risk factors in the correct order. Confusing primary effects with third order fourth order or fifth order effects is shockingly human.
This kid is now over 20… I wish some reporter would do a follow up story
This kid is now over 20… I wish some reporter would do a follow up story
Exactly how I look when I shave my beard:
January 19, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Exactly how I look when I shave my beard:
Maryland DOT is not fooling around.
January 18, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Maryland DOT is not fooling around.
My wife hung this on the kitchen cabinet. I feel threatened.
January 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
My wife hung this on the kitchen cabinet. I feel threatened.
Inbox Zero is psychopath material.
January 15, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Inbox Zero is psychopath material.
Malört advertising is amazing.
January 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Malört advertising is amazing.
Thanks for posting that list. But it invokes jealousy. Because now I want an invalid handle too. I didn’t know such a thing existed before this morning
January 14, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Thanks for posting that list. But it invokes jealousy. Because now I want an invalid handle too. I didn’t know such a thing existed before this morning
It grown on you after a while.
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 AM
It grown on you after a while.
I sometimes wish I was the person the facebook ad algo thinks I am.
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I sometimes wish I was the person the facebook ad algo thinks I am.
Seriously just stop messing with the cables.
January 4, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Seriously just stop messing with the cables.
Future generations will just assume the phrase “trumped up charges” originated in the 2020s.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Future generations will just assume the phrase “trumped up charges” originated in the 2020s.
Yeah I got some NYE plans all sorted out. Just need to buy supplies.
December 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yeah I got some NYE plans all sorted out. Just need to buy supplies.
THIS is advertising.
December 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
THIS is advertising.
Don’t mess with me. I was born in the last century and I am Zenith Space Command certified. It’s been said I have big Amana Radar Range energy. I am not to be trifled with. Also, get off my lawn.
December 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Don’t mess with me. I was born in the last century and I am Zenith Space Command certified. It’s been said I have big Amana Radar Range energy. I am not to be trifled with. Also, get off my lawn.