MatrixMantis
@matrixmantis.bsky.social
That dude's vest says "Police ICE" and I agree, but why is he otherwise dressed up as an agitator?
February 10, 2026 at 12:27 AM
That dude's vest says "Police ICE" and I agree, but why is he otherwise dressed up as an agitator?
I'm all for profanity when it's called for, I just think it would be more fun to reframe the message they've been carrying all along.
February 10, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I'm all for profanity when it's called for, I just think it would be more fun to reframe the message they've been carrying all along.
Gotta find a job whose payroll won't comply
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Gotta find a job whose payroll won't comply
So the implied story is that somebody dropped a flask, it broke and mixed with something unexpected, and the result was alive. Bits of broken flask lying around might fill in the gaps 🤷♂️
February 9, 2026 at 4:34 PM
So the implied story is that somebody dropped a flask, it broke and mixed with something unexpected, and the result was alive. Bits of broken flask lying around might fill in the gaps 🤷♂️
Abiogenesis is the creation of something living from something nonliving, and an Erlenmeyer flask is a type of lab glassware that might break, causing an accidental reaction, and in Abe's case, causing a new life form.
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Abiogenesis is the creation of something living from something nonliving, and an Erlenmeyer flask is a type of lab glassware that might break, causing an accidental reaction, and in Abe's case, causing a new life form.
Abe Iogenesis, the Erlenmonster.
February 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Abe Iogenesis, the Erlenmonster.
Hope your neck feels better.
What helped me was getting a two-section pole mount for my monitor so it could be higher than the built-in stand would allow (the single section ones were still to short). This prevented me from hunching.
What helped me was getting a two-section pole mount for my monitor so it could be higher than the built-in stand would allow (the single section ones were still to short). This prevented me from hunching.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Hope your neck feels better.
What helped me was getting a two-section pole mount for my monitor so it could be higher than the built-in stand would allow (the single section ones were still to short). This prevented me from hunching.
What helped me was getting a two-section pole mount for my monitor so it could be higher than the built-in stand would allow (the single section ones were still to short). This prevented me from hunching.
They're betting on AI solving that problem for them. Any day now...
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
They're betting on AI solving that problem for them. Any day now...
Previous Employer had Fox News as a customer. Fox was excited about a project that translate both a speaker's audio and video into a different language so users didn't have to be aware that it wasn't english.
That was clearly a cover for the actual use case, which was likely things like this.
That was clearly a cover for the actual use case, which was likely things like this.
February 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Previous Employer had Fox News as a customer. Fox was excited about a project that translate both a speaker's audio and video into a different language so users didn't have to be aware that it wasn't english.
That was clearly a cover for the actual use case, which was likely things like this.
That was clearly a cover for the actual use case, which was likely things like this.
Elon is a child. A moonbase is a decent idea though.
If we can build things there, we can put them in orbit without polluting the earth or consuming so many resources. And we might need a more massive orbital presence to protect ourselves from asteroids and such.
If we can build things there, we can put them in orbit without polluting the earth or consuming so many resources. And we might need a more massive orbital presence to protect ourselves from asteroids and such.
February 9, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Elon is a child. A moonbase is a decent idea though.
If we can build things there, we can put them in orbit without polluting the earth or consuming so many resources. And we might need a more massive orbital presence to protect ourselves from asteroids and such.
If we can build things there, we can put them in orbit without polluting the earth or consuming so many resources. And we might need a more massive orbital presence to protect ourselves from asteroids and such.
Consider also convincing everybody else that your landlord is a ghost.
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Consider also convincing everybody else that your landlord is a ghost.
My neighbor has a flag which trips his motion sensor when it's windy.
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 AM
My neighbor has a flag which trips his motion sensor when it's windy.
Not yet anyway, we could be that change, just for fun. I'm sure I've encountered a wayward smithereen here and there...
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Not yet anyway, we could be that change, just for fun. I'm sure I've encountered a wayward smithereen here and there...
shunning, or sabotaging
February 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
shunning, or sabotaging
I've been thinking we should start treating them like victims of human trafficking. I would donate towards therapy for an ex-ICE agent.
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I've been thinking we should start treating them like victims of human trafficking. I would donate towards therapy for an ex-ICE agent.
I like to criticize capitalism, but it's a bummer when people then think I'm against competition.
February 8, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I like to criticize capitalism, but it's a bummer when people then think I'm against competition.
But under capitalism it's hard to know if the shareholders you're benefiting today are also investing in things that will do you harm tomorrow. If you knew, you might do something differently today.
February 8, 2026 at 1:37 AM
But under capitalism it's hard to know if the shareholders you're benefiting today are also investing in things that will do you harm tomorrow. If you knew, you might do something differently today.
Yeah that scratches most of the itch.
There's also a transparency angle. We know which company we're doing business with, and we know which governments are taxing us. Ideally we have levers to pull if those aren't voluntary.
There's also a transparency angle. We know which company we're doing business with, and we know which governments are taxing us. Ideally we have levers to pull if those aren't voluntary.
February 8, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Yeah that scratches most of the itch.
There's also a transparency angle. We know which company we're doing business with, and we know which governments are taxing us. Ideally we have levers to pull if those aren't voluntary.
There's also a transparency angle. We know which company we're doing business with, and we know which governments are taxing us. Ideally we have levers to pull if those aren't voluntary.
I was thinking more like dividends, but I'll have to noodle on why taxes feel different.
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I was thinking more like dividends, but I'll have to noodle on why taxes feel different.
Nitpick about a footnote: "the part of capitalism that is bad" is that some third party (the capitalist) takes a cut from whatever would otherwise go to the winner.
February 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Nitpick about a footnote: "the part of capitalism that is bad" is that some third party (the capitalist) takes a cut from whatever would otherwise go to the winner.
If your ego doesn't require that you be the winner of zero sum games against the rest of us, you don't end up as a billionaire.
Its like the architect speech in The Matrix, they're systemic anomalies.
Its like the architect speech in The Matrix, they're systemic anomalies.
February 7, 2026 at 7:34 PM
If your ego doesn't require that you be the winner of zero sum games against the rest of us, you don't end up as a billionaire.
Its like the architect speech in The Matrix, they're systemic anomalies.
Its like the architect speech in The Matrix, they're systemic anomalies.
You're skipping over the part where people are not immediately identifiable as Nazis. If it takes some work to figure out who the Nazis are, then we should do that work.
February 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
You're skipping over the part where people are not immediately identifiable as Nazis. If it takes some work to figure out who the Nazis are, then we should do that work.