Nils in Maine
@nils.discofrog.net
Software engineer, cook, gentleman farmer.
Probably inside chasing bugs or outside chasing varmints.
Probably inside chasing bugs or outside chasing varmints.
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btw with everyone organizing in their cities in preparation for ICE coming to their communities, a huge shout out to Trump and MAGA for actually fucking creating Antifa
January 26, 2026 at 1:52 AM
btw with everyone organizing in their cities in preparation for ICE coming to their communities, a huge shout out to Trump and MAGA for actually fucking creating Antifa
Getting a med school in Maine would be great, but it won't undo a fraction of the damage Collins did with her vote to approve RFK.
The award will better position UMaine to build a public medical school in the future, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' office. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/01/20/b...
UMaine to receive $45M for new health and life sciences complex
It is the largest federal award for a single project in Maine’s history.
www.bangordailynews.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Getting a med school in Maine would be great, but it won't undo a fraction of the damage Collins did with her vote to approve RFK.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:55 PM
We'd be better off if they just issued the plates. ICE-001, ICE-002, etc.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/17/m...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/17/m...
Maine pauses issuance of undercover license plates after request from border security
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Saturday that her office wants 'to be assured that Maine plates will not be used for lawless purposes.'
www.pressherald.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:02 PM
We'd be better off if they just issued the plates. ICE-001, ICE-002, etc.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/17/m...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/17/m...
I look forward to it breaking loose, rolling down that highway, and killing every person in its path.
The company behind Sphere in Las Vegas, unveiled plans for what it says will be the world’s first “mini-Sphere” venue off the Potomac River in Maryland, a 6,000-seat immersive experience that would open in 2030.
A 6,000-seat immersive ‘mini-Sphere’ venue is planned for D.C. region
The company behind the Las Vegas attraction plans to expand to National Harbor, financed with $200 million in public and private tax incentives and other subsidies.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I look forward to it breaking loose, rolling down that highway, and killing every person in its path.
In a world where fiberglass and powertools exists, there are still people who build furniture and wooden boats entirely by hand, and I salute them. If I end my software career in the New Yankee Coders Workshop, I'm good with that.
i think a core beef that i have with a lot of this "automation is bad" sentiment lately is that there is no inherent moral good in laboring
the story of humanity is one of invention, where we improve our conditions by building things that help us do more things more easily
the story of humanity is one of invention, where we improve our conditions by building things that help us do more things more easily
I've been sitting with the discomfort here a bunch, and to me this is it, right? What is being suggested is that I engage in an act of self-flagellation (resolving thousands of lines of merge conflicts by hand) because the richest man in the world uses some of the same underlying tech to peddle CSAM
January 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
In a world where fiberglass and powertools exists, there are still people who build furniture and wooden boats entirely by hand, and I salute them. If I end my software career in the New Yankee Coders Workshop, I'm good with that.
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"Thank you for calling The Void. Your scream is very important to The Void but right now it's overwhelmed. If you could please leave your scream at the beep The Void will accept it as soon as possible. Thank you. "
January 8, 2026 at 6:12 AM
"Thank you for calling The Void. Your scream is very important to The Void but right now it's overwhelmed. If you could please leave your scream at the beep The Void will accept it as soon as possible. Thank you. "
Welcome to America, Роджер.
Rep. Roger Williams: "People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil."
January 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Welcome to America, Роджер.
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Holy fuck they actually did it
January 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Holy fuck they actually did it
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Another success for google AI summary.
Winter Harbor is in district 6, not 7
That district does not include any of the other towns it mentions
The incumbent in District 6 is a Republican
I think it just hallucinated Brian Udall entirely
Winter Harbor is in district 6, not 7
That district does not include any of the other towns it mentions
The incumbent in District 6 is a Republican
I think it just hallucinated Brian Udall entirely
January 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Another success for google AI summary.
Winter Harbor is in district 6, not 7
That district does not include any of the other towns it mentions
The incumbent in District 6 is a Republican
I think it just hallucinated Brian Udall entirely
Winter Harbor is in district 6, not 7
That district does not include any of the other towns it mentions
The incumbent in District 6 is a Republican
I think it just hallucinated Brian Udall entirely
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You want us to stop talking about what, now?
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
You want us to stop talking about what, now?
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WAYSKJ (What Are You, Some Kinda Jagoff?): A Works Progress Administration style program to organize a national force of disapproving uncles, aunties, and cousins to roll up on these people's houses with that unique combination of shaming and intimidation that you used to see in the neighborhood.
January 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM
WAYSKJ (What Are You, Some Kinda Jagoff?): A Works Progress Administration style program to organize a national force of disapproving uncles, aunties, and cousins to roll up on these people's houses with that unique combination of shaming and intimidation that you used to see in the neighborhood.
“His brash approach”. What the fuck is wrong with you?
Even some of Trump’s closest allies are unnerved by his brash approach to ousting Venezuela’s leader, Atlantic staff writers report:
The ‘America First’ President Takes On the World
Nicolás Maduro was plucked out of Caracas, but the more shocking news was that the White House plans to run Venezuela.
bit.ly
January 4, 2026 at 3:18 AM
“His brash approach”. What the fuck is wrong with you?
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We had a good run
2026 could be great. We simply don't know.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
We had a good run
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This just in: calculator has apologized for saying BOOBS
“Upside down calculator says ‘BOOBS’”
January 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This just in: calculator has apologized for saying BOOBS
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Hey did you guys run this one by 60 Minutes?
January 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Hey did you guys run this one by 60 Minutes?
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I come back to this open letter (from 2020) a lot, and I’ll give it the last word. amazonemployees4climatejustice.medium.com/amazon-emplo...
December 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I come back to this open letter (from 2020) a lot, and I’ll give it the last word. amazonemployees4climatejustice.medium.com/amazon-emplo...
Such bullshit. The Times runs the same story over and over again, about California and New York City. It never happens. Either the Times editors are gullible idiots or they believe their readers are.
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Such bullshit. The Times runs the same story over and over again, about California and New York City. It never happens. Either the Times editors are gullible idiots or they believe their readers are.
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
I’m not reading all that. I assume it’s just his long-winded way of saying that he wants us all to ignore the Epstein files when they are released on Friday.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I’m not reading all that. I assume it’s just his long-winded way of saying that he wants us all to ignore the Epstein files when they are released on Friday.
That personal development: after holding only one campaign event in the 10 months since he announced, not a single person even remembered he was running.
Phillip Rench, of Waterboro, was one of the first candidates to challenge U.S. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, but the independent is bowing out after citing an undisclosed personal development.
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
Former SpaceX engineer ends bid for U.S. Senate seat in Maine
Phillip Rench, of Waterboro, was one of the first candidates to challenge U.S. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, but the independent is bowing out after citing an undisclosed personal development.
www.mainepublic.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
That personal development: after holding only one campaign event in the 10 months since he announced, not a single person even remembered he was running.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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global adoption of linux gets pushed back by 6 years every time a Linux Guy starts talking at me like max headroom
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
global adoption of linux gets pushed back by 6 years every time a Linux Guy starts talking at me like max headroom
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
If Columbia wants to be a trade school, it shouldn’t be an Ivy.
Carnegie Mellon’s literature PhD is being liquidated in favor of “computation,” casualized labor, and AI.
That has profound ramifications for, students, faculty, and program alums like myself.
I wrote it about it (w/ Catherine Evans, a current PhD student).
www.chronicle.com/article/a-co...
That has profound ramifications for, students, faculty, and program alums like myself.
I wrote it about it (w/ Catherine Evans, a current PhD student).
www.chronicle.com/article/a-co...
Opinion | A Coup at Carnegie Mellon?
The university is replacing the humanities with more computers.
www.chronicle.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
If Columbia wants to be a trade school, it shouldn’t be an Ivy.