Mr. Nick Beaudrot
@nbeaudrot.bsky.social
Math Dad.
Aspiring-to-comeback Triathlete.
Fall Out Boy apologist.
Aspiring-to-comeback Triathlete.
Fall Out Boy apologist.
Pinned
Mr. Nick Beaudrot
@nbeaudrot.bsky.social
· Nov 15
"Inflation is very unpopular and the median voter's views on crime and immigration are closer to Trump's than Harris's" is like 90% more accurate than every narrative take out there that focuses on Rogan, trans rights, "the information environment", etc
The Running Man was good! Worth seeing in theaters.
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The Running Man was good! Worth seeing in theaters.
As part of his affordability agenda, Zohran should require theaters to stop showing ads after the published showtime
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
As part of his affordability agenda, Zohran should require theaters to stop showing ads after the published showtime
I am hoping that banking apps/websites -- which *feel* like they are moving towards "simpler and faster to load" -- are the start of the pendulum swinging in this direction.
How broken is today's frontend culture?
A friend points out that the median *mobile* page is now larger than a copy of DOOM (2.6 MiB vs. 2.48 MiB), the 75th percentile page is more than 2 DOOMs, and the P90 mobile page is 4.5x the size of DOOM:
httparchive.org/reports/page...
A friend points out that the median *mobile* page is now larger than a copy of DOOM (2.6 MiB vs. 2.48 MiB), the 75th percentile page is more than 2 DOOMs, and the P90 mobile page is 4.5x the size of DOOM:
httparchive.org/reports/page...
HTTP Archive: Page Weight
This report tracks the size and quantity of many popular web page resources. Sizes represent the number of bytes sent over the network, which may be compressed.
httparchive.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I am hoping that banking apps/websites -- which *feel* like they are moving towards "simpler and faster to load" -- are the start of the pendulum swinging in this direction.
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Frontend is failing. 75% of devices with browsers are smartphones, but not even half of sites pass Core Web Vitals on them. Why not? Too much JavaScript, added to indulge SPA fantasies the data is falsifying in real time:
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
The Performance Inequality Gap, 2026 - Infrequently Noted
Embedded in this year's network and device estimates is hopeful news about the trajectory of devices and networks. It has never been easier to deliver pages quickly, but we are not collectively…
infrequently.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Frontend is failing. 75% of devices with browsers are smartphones, but not even half of sites pass Core Web Vitals on them. Why not? Too much JavaScript, added to indulge SPA fantasies the data is falsifying in real time:
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
"The president appeared drowsy" is the new "the president made a racially charged statement"
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
"The president appeared drowsy" is the new "the president made a racially charged statement"
An interesting thing here is that "processed food is for poor people" is mostly vibes.
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
An interesting thing here is that "processed food is for poor people" is mostly vibes.
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This kind of compact, walkable urbanism is illegal to build in most american cities.
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This kind of compact, walkable urbanism is illegal to build in most american cities.
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It is the choice that makes the exercise meaningful. Two turkeys: one lives and one dies. It's a primal exercise.
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It is the choice that makes the exercise meaningful. Two turkeys: one lives and one dies. It's a primal exercise.
Hollywood should do this by letting Lucas and Spielberg collaborate for one last hurrah.
Star Wars
bsky.app/profile/cono...
bsky.app/profile/cono...
what stale hollywood franchise should the next dem president bring back
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hollywood should do this by letting Lucas and Spielberg collaborate for one last hurrah.
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet:
The Hangover
what stale hollywood franchise should the next dem president bring back
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Hangover
The nuance here is that Google was a very good *reference* system, and gave lots of people some incentive to provide good reference material. But high quality reference got swamped by cheaper to produce low quality reference, google started cannibalizing it, etc. Not sure what to do.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The nuance here is that Google was a very good *reference* system, and gave lots of people some incentive to provide good reference material. But high quality reference got swamped by cheaper to produce low quality reference, google started cannibalizing it, etc. Not sure what to do.
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I agree, but I think it's hard politically to sell "build more homes" in an environment where prices are falling in much of the country. I don't really know how we get out of it ...
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I agree, but I think it's hard politically to sell "build more homes" in an environment where prices are falling in much of the country. I don't really know how we get out of it ...
I just want to highlight again for YIMBY & Abundance Bluesky that we are not in an environment of "housing pricess are going up everywhere". Housing costs in prosperous metros are a national issue b/c making them places to move raises growth. But "build more homes everywhere" is a tough sell rn.
At the city level, the Sunbelt is where prices are falling fastest (affordability improving most). Charlotte and Los Angeles up YTD still but almost everything else in the Sunbelt is lower in 2025.
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I just want to highlight again for YIMBY & Abundance Bluesky that we are not in an environment of "housing pricess are going up everywhere". Housing costs in prosperous metros are a national issue b/c making them places to move raises growth. But "build more homes everywhere" is a tough sell rn.
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The MTA is negligent in making no effort to install these, but massive jury verdicts are the worst way to do cost-benefit analyses. Platform screen doors are complex to retrofit, and the lack of them is tied to political pressure to never cut crew staffing (which are a major benefit of screen doors)
MTA has started to pay the price for procrastinating on the three-station pilot for platform screen doors, first announced in 2022. ny1.com/nyc/brooklyn...
MTA ordered to pay $81.7 million to woman struck by subway in Brooklyn
The jury determined that the MTA had failed to install safety barriers or other protective devices.
ny1.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The MTA is negligent in making no effort to install these, but massive jury verdicts are the worst way to do cost-benefit analyses. Platform screen doors are complex to retrofit, and the lack of them is tied to political pressure to never cut crew staffing (which are a major benefit of screen doors)
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Is this a pro-transit rally or an information session? A Q&A opportunity? It's trying to be all those things...kinda.
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Is this a pro-transit rally or an information session? A Q&A opportunity? It's trying to be all those things...kinda.
SGA should give it back
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
SGA should give it back
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Yeah I think it's better to make "affordability" a glonzo issue rather than specifically foregrounding housing because of this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Yeah I think it's better to make "affordability" a glonzo issue rather than specifically foregrounding housing because of this.
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I've been convinced by @conorsen.bsky.social that our national conversation about rent and home prices is going to feel really weird very soon with NYC/SF based media on a different planet from Sun Belt, where falling home prices are going to be a bigger story than too expensive housing.
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I've been convinced by @conorsen.bsky.social that our national conversation about rent and home prices is going to feel really weird very soon with NYC/SF based media on a different planet from Sun Belt, where falling home prices are going to be a bigger story than too expensive housing.
The Cold War. (Or if more specific, The End Of The Cold War)
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The Cold War. (Or if more specific, The End Of The Cold War)
If demand for AI computing resources is so big, wouldn't it cost a zillion dollars? I'm so lost.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
If demand for AI computing resources is so big, wouldn't it cost a zillion dollars? I'm so lost.
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The only good Star Wars movie is Galaxy Quest. Wait I told it wrong.
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The only good Star Wars movie is Galaxy Quest. Wait I told it wrong.
My sense is that Rogue One/Andor fandom is at least in part "what star wars need is gritty realism and an exploration of the internal tensions of the politics of the [Rebellion/Empire/New Republic]"
I love the Zahn books! Not all SW content has to be that...
I love the Zahn books! Not all SW content has to be that...
if your view of rogue one is that it is a "well-acted and well-written action flick" then i'm just going to assume you've never seen a movie before
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
My sense is that Rogue One/Andor fandom is at least in part "what star wars need is gritty realism and an exploration of the internal tensions of the politics of the [Rebellion/Empire/New Republic]"
I love the Zahn books! Not all SW content has to be that...
I love the Zahn books! Not all SW content has to be that...
Why is Claude code running a bunch of ads during the holiday season? People do Black Friday shopping for AI coding tools?
(I know, I know, it's because lots of purchasing budgets are use it or lose it, so deals get done at year end)
(I know, I know, it's because lots of purchasing budgets are use it or lose it, so deals get done at year end)
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Why is Claude code running a bunch of ads during the holiday season? People do Black Friday shopping for AI coding tools?
(I know, I know, it's because lots of purchasing budgets are use it or lose it, so deals get done at year end)
(I know, I know, it's because lots of purchasing budgets are use it or lose it, so deals get done at year end)