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docker is the worst possible way to do what it does, but it's also the only way you can do it. and there's other ways you can do it but they're even worse
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
docker is the worst possible way to do what it does, but it's also the only way you can do it. and there's other ways you can do it but they're even worse
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December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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(and misogyny, and worker exploitation norms, etc)
December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
(and misogyny, and worker exploitation norms, etc)
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seems conspicuous that programmer commentary on genAI is split between
"oh yeah i use claude all the time now. the 10× programmer is real and he's me. i am a god"
and
"yeah my coworkers use claude all the time. they keep committing crap that doesn't work and now i spend half my time fixing it"
"oh yeah i use claude all the time now. the 10× programmer is real and he's me. i am a god"
and
"yeah my coworkers use claude all the time. they keep committing crap that doesn't work and now i spend half my time fixing it"
December 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
seems conspicuous that programmer commentary on genAI is split between
"oh yeah i use claude all the time now. the 10× programmer is real and he's me. i am a god"
and
"yeah my coworkers use claude all the time. they keep committing crap that doesn't work and now i spend half my time fixing it"
"oh yeah i use claude all the time now. the 10× programmer is real and he's me. i am a god"
and
"yeah my coworkers use claude all the time. they keep committing crap that doesn't work and now i spend half my time fixing it"
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I have never once seen a liberal pundit make the same kind of post for say, an anarchist or a communist, or even a milquetoast demsoc. The ‘big tent’ party shit goes exactly one direction
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I have never once seen a liberal pundit make the same kind of post for say, an anarchist or a communist, or even a milquetoast demsoc. The ‘big tent’ party shit goes exactly one direction
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This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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Please keep front of mind that Bluesky is funded by venture capital (VC) money, and there will likely come a time when return on investment takes centre stage.
Don't build too much of a castle on someone else's land, especially when intentions might not align.
Take care and plan accordingly.
Don't build too much of a castle on someone else's land, especially when intentions might not align.
Take care and plan accordingly.
December 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Please keep front of mind that Bluesky is funded by venture capital (VC) money, and there will likely come a time when return on investment takes centre stage.
Don't build too much of a castle on someone else's land, especially when intentions might not align.
Take care and plan accordingly.
Don't build too much of a castle on someone else's land, especially when intentions might not align.
Take care and plan accordingly.
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If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
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My no-fun-at-parties take is that "christmas is a secular holiday" is an uncomfortable way of assuring me that christianity is the status quo and everything outside of that is an aberration. Sorry! It's still a christian holiday!! Just because you're an atheist doesn't make it secular!
December 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My no-fun-at-parties take is that "christmas is a secular holiday" is an uncomfortable way of assuring me that christianity is the status quo and everything outside of that is an aberration. Sorry! It's still a christian holiday!! Just because you're an atheist doesn't make it secular!
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Think the marriage of convenience between the Israeli right and the historically antisemitic global far-right has been bad for Diaspora Jews? Wait until you see the divorce.
Kelly said the Republican party, especially the youth, are changing their opinion about Israel
That there was a time when you weren't allowed to question Israel and she's sick of it
That she doesn't think Israel killed Kirk but she supports Candace Owens asking those questions
That there was a time when you weren't allowed to question Israel and she's sick of it
That she doesn't think Israel killed Kirk but she supports Candace Owens asking those questions
December 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Think the marriage of convenience between the Israeli right and the historically antisemitic global far-right has been bad for Diaspora Jews? Wait until you see the divorce.
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we already had access to every library in the world. it was called jstor and you made nerds hang themselves for accessing it without paying
Jesus fucking Christ. No, LLM won’t help you learn more. Why? Because when you read a summary (EVEN IF it’s correct, which is not a given) you are missing out on the process which is arguably more important than the result 🧵
December 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
we already had access to every library in the world. it was called jstor and you made nerds hang themselves for accessing it without paying
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Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
November 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
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36. Finally this. The mark of the fossil fuel shill who never loses the arrogance to walk into a room, say "the sun doesn't shine at night and its not always windy", drop the mic and leave, confident that no one else knows what they just discovered.
December 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
36. Finally this. The mark of the fossil fuel shill who never loses the arrogance to walk into a room, say "the sun doesn't shine at night and its not always windy", drop the mic and leave, confident that no one else knows what they just discovered.
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Me to all the ai slop purveyors
December 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Me to all the ai slop purveyors
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anyway becoming communist will not make you happier, will not make your goals any more achievable and it won't make you more liked or respected. but you will be able to win more arguments online which if he was alive today is what karl marx would care most about
December 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
anyway becoming communist will not make you happier, will not make your goals any more achievable and it won't make you more liked or respected. but you will be able to win more arguments online which if he was alive today is what karl marx would care most about
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sheesh, the only thing worse than getting kicked out of the polycule is finding out via jira ticket 😣
![Screenshot of an email:
Subject: [PIPEXP-1192] Login Access Request
To: me
Good morning Kimberly! =^uwu^=;;
I’m sorry to hear that you’re having trouble logging into Jellyfin! It looks like your SSO account was indeed deactivated on 2025 Dec 15.
According to our records,
1. On or about 2025 Nov 15, you were broken up with by ___, who noted this as a “final break” on vis event report sheet. I’m also seeing that Ve ticked the “Unilateral” box, meaning it isn’t contestable.
2. Our Salesforce shows you aren’t close to any other polycule members
Unfortunately, our solo-poly access policy doesn’t allow us to extend resources to unpartnered members after the 30 day grace period following your break. This includes entertainment resources (Jellyfin / *darr / nzbget / Pornhub for Enterprise™ seat), as well as O365™, Adobe CC™, and shell access on the Nix clusters. We’re so sorry for your loss, cutie!! 😭💜
If you have any questions, you can reply to this email to generate another ticket, or you can contact zzzoeee@ from our Partner Infra team (note: three Zs and three Es in their LDAP, we have a lot of Zoes here!)
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Include this line in your email to comment on the ticket: 250e084a-b937-47a6-948d-b519112ad35a](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rhtazgvloflondzburvubdft/bafkreids254lgwtdyd62paodq5ynb5tatkemp5l77ynw6udhshedj6pab4@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
sheesh, the only thing worse than getting kicked out of the polycule is finding out via jira ticket 😣
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People like to tell me that React isn't the problem ("it's only 50KB"), and I agree: library choices in a vacuum don't say much, but a culture that walks past 5-10x over-spend on client-side dependencies, day in and day out?
That culture is failing.
That culture is failing.
December 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
People like to tell me that React isn't the problem ("it's only 50KB"), and I agree: library choices in a vacuum don't say much, but a culture that walks past 5-10x over-spend on client-side dependencies, day in and day out?
That culture is failing.
That culture is failing.
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Look man I don’t think the people being poisoned by data centers really care if you remove the generated assets before shipping, and I don’t really care if you “only” use the machine that stole my shit and convinced teens to off themselves for internal PowerPoints.
Cool motive. Still bullshit tho.
Cool motive. Still bullshit tho.
December 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Look man I don’t think the people being poisoned by data centers really care if you remove the generated assets before shipping, and I don’t really care if you “only” use the machine that stole my shit and convinced teens to off themselves for internal PowerPoints.
Cool motive. Still bullshit tho.
Cool motive. Still bullshit tho.
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Anarchism has some problems as a theoretical framework, but its basic formula of:
- no masters above
- no servants below
- chuck a bomb at the czar every once in a while
Almost never fails to be correct.
- no masters above
- no servants below
- chuck a bomb at the czar every once in a while
Almost never fails to be correct.
December 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Anarchism has some problems as a theoretical framework, but its basic formula of:
- no masters above
- no servants below
- chuck a bomb at the czar every once in a while
Almost never fails to be correct.
- no masters above
- no servants below
- chuck a bomb at the czar every once in a while
Almost never fails to be correct.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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