Jim
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#girldad, retired EE, enjoys Disney theme parks, fantasy baseball, cycling and coffee. Married to the smartest woman I know. 74.9% chance I will follow a fellow Jim.
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#girldad, retired EE, enjoys Disney theme parks, fantasy baseball, cycling and coffee. Married to the smartest woman I know. 74.9% chance I will follow a fellow Jim.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
Imagine a world where people choose to spend most of their day on social media, a metaverse of sorts, that is completely populated by AI. It's like they are choosing to hook themselves into the matrix. And many of them think that they'd choose the red pill not the blue one.
a man with his eyes closed is sitting in a dark room
ALT: a man with his eyes closed is sitting in a dark room
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November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Imagine a world where people choose to spend most of their day on social media, a metaverse of sorts, that is completely populated by AI. It's like they are choosing to hook themselves into the matrix. And many of them think that they'd choose the red pill not the blue one.
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I’m no great fan of the ACA.
I believe we should guarantee health care as a human right through a single-payer Medicare for All system.
But — at minimum — we cannot allow Republicans to destroy our already-broken system by doubling insurance premiums for 20 million Americans.
I believe we should guarantee health care as a human right through a single-payer Medicare for All system.
But — at minimum — we cannot allow Republicans to destroy our already-broken system by doubling insurance premiums for 20 million Americans.
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I’m no great fan of the ACA.
I believe we should guarantee health care as a human right through a single-payer Medicare for All system.
But — at minimum — we cannot allow Republicans to destroy our already-broken system by doubling insurance premiums for 20 million Americans.
I believe we should guarantee health care as a human right through a single-payer Medicare for All system.
But — at minimum — we cannot allow Republicans to destroy our already-broken system by doubling insurance premiums for 20 million Americans.
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But when you submit that to the NYT, you are trying to advance a strategic goal. And that means people like me are going to judge you on how/why you're deploying those classroom arguments in this setting.
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
But when you submit that to the NYT, you are trying to advance a strategic goal. And that means people like me are going to judge you on how/why you're deploying those classroom arguments in this setting.
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NYT: The tax cuts come amid “steep cuts to health care for the elderly and food stamps for the poorest Americans.”
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November 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
NYT: The tax cuts come amid “steep cuts to health care for the elderly and food stamps for the poorest Americans.”
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I really think American public universities, from community college to elite flagship campuses, are an unparalleled gem in the history of modern higher education (maybe all history, but who knows, I'm not a medievalist or nothing).
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I really think American public universities, from community college to elite flagship campuses, are an unparalleled gem in the history of modern higher education (maybe all history, but who knows, I'm not a medievalist or nothing).
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Delaware and Wyoming have nothing at all in common, and it's weird how many people think it is a gotcha in a political debate to pretend that they do.
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Delaware and Wyoming have nothing at all in common, and it's weird how many people think it is a gotcha in a political debate to pretend that they do.
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Interstellar was released on this day in 2014 🚀
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Interstellar was released on this day in 2014 🚀
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Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason.
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
November 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason.
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
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This is fantastic. Make sure you stick around until the record scratch at the end.
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This is fantastic. Make sure you stick around until the record scratch at the end.
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apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe
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Sen. Ruben Gallego on Latino voters: "They are worried about the cost of living...They're also worried about what's happening with immigration enforcement right now...They were told that the administration was going to go after criminals, not fathers and mothers."
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Sen. Ruben Gallego on Latino voters: "They are worried about the cost of living...They're also worried about what's happening with immigration enforcement right now...They were told that the administration was going to go after criminals, not fathers and mothers."
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It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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"I unequivocally reject identity politics" i scream, right before selecting my five gallon cowboy hat for my Fox Business interview.
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"I unequivocally reject identity politics" i scream, right before selecting my five gallon cowboy hat for my Fox Business interview.
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White Brits choosing a comfortable middle class EU lifestyle decide to return home because learning the language is too tough. Sympathy. Yet the same paper criticises people fleeing war or persecution for failing to integrate properly because they can’t speak English fluently. The hypocrisy.
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
White Brits choosing a comfortable middle class EU lifestyle decide to return home because learning the language is too tough. Sympathy. Yet the same paper criticises people fleeing war or persecution for failing to integrate properly because they can’t speak English fluently. The hypocrisy.
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There's some great sax usage in a lot of hip-hop songs...
This is one of my favs...
#NationalSaxophoneDay 🎷
This is one of my favs...
#NationalSaxophoneDay 🎷
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
There's some great sax usage in a lot of hip-hop songs...
This is one of my favs...
#NationalSaxophoneDay 🎷
This is one of my favs...
#NationalSaxophoneDay 🎷
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who would have guessed that the dumbass who won the popular vote by a sliver because median voters just thought of him as President Low Prices Who Will Make Low Prices Comes Back in January would be eating shit like this, after not solving any problems and kidnapping many defenseless people for fun
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
who would have guessed that the dumbass who won the popular vote by a sliver because median voters just thought of him as President Low Prices Who Will Make Low Prices Comes Back in January would be eating shit like this, after not solving any problems and kidnapping many defenseless people for fun
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y'all seem to really like baseball bsky.social/about/blog/1...
The World Series Was Electric — So Was Bluesky - Bluesky
“How can you not be romantic about baseball?” — Moneyball 2011
bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
y'all seem to really like baseball bsky.social/about/blog/1...
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“It’s kind of a shocking number."
The median age of first-time home buyers in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40 in 2025, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. nyti.ms/4hKc58V
The median age of first-time home buyers in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40 in 2025, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. nyti.ms/4hKc58V
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“It’s kind of a shocking number."
The median age of first-time home buyers in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40 in 2025, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. nyti.ms/4hKc58V
The median age of first-time home buyers in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40 in 2025, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. nyti.ms/4hKc58V