Sean Massey
@seanmassey.net
Multi-Cloud and End-User Computing technologist. Independent Consultant/Analyst/Blogger, photographer, husband, father of two, pizza enthusiast, vexpert, Pokémon fan, thoughts are my own
Linktree: https://seanmassey.net
Blog: https://thevirtualhorizon.com
Linktree: https://seanmassey.net
Blog: https://thevirtualhorizon.com
There’s a CME hitting the Earth. And it’s cloudy where I’m at. Again.
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
There’s a CME hitting the Earth. And it’s cloudy where I’m at. Again.
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Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
A Docker update dropped yesterday…and broke every single Traefik container in my lab due to blocking older versions of the Docker API.
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A Docker update dropped yesterday…and broke every single Traefik container in my lab due to blocking older versions of the Docker API.
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Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
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Thank you, more of this please.
Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Thank you, more of this please.
If you thought that the largest cave in the US was Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, you’d be wrong. A larger cave was discovered tonight - 8 Democratic Senators.
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
If you thought that the largest cave in the US was Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, you’d be wrong. A larger cave was discovered tonight - 8 Democratic Senators.
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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I particularly hate the suggestion there's some sort of grand bargain in which trans rights are given up in exchange for _______.
No one is offering such a thing. No one would change their vote to Dems after that. The argument exists solely to justify throwing trans people under the bus.
No one is offering such a thing. No one would change their vote to Dems after that. The argument exists solely to justify throwing trans people under the bus.
the harris campaign said the “they/them” ad didn’t sway the election.
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I particularly hate the suggestion there's some sort of grand bargain in which trans rights are given up in exchange for _______.
No one is offering such a thing. No one would change their vote to Dems after that. The argument exists solely to justify throwing trans people under the bus.
No one is offering such a thing. No one would change their vote to Dems after that. The argument exists solely to justify throwing trans people under the bus.
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HEARTBREAKING: worst person you know makes a good point
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Roblox, accusing the company of "flagrantly ignoring" safety laws and calling it a "breeding ground for predators" (Osmond Chia/BBC)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
HEARTBREAKING: worst person you know makes a good point
I’ve read and seen way too much Sci-fi to believe them.
Microsoft says it’ll make superintelligent AI that won’t be terrible for humanity. Microsoft AI has formed a new team that will focus on creating AI “designed only to serve humanity” www.theverge.com/news/815619/...
Microsoft AI says it’ll make superintelligent AI that won’t be terrible for humanity
Humans will stay “at the top of the food chain.”
www.theverge.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I’ve read and seen way too much Sci-fi to believe them.
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
Muh…ny…
Sorry…I don’t think I can say that. I definitely don’t have privileges to use that word.
Sorry…I don’t think I can say that. I definitely don’t have privileges to use that word.
Update #2: Ackman is still convinced Cuomo is going to win, and has proposed Cuomo adopt the slogan "MNYGA"
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Muh…ny…
Sorry…I don’t think I can say that. I definitely don’t have privileges to use that word.
Sorry…I don’t think I can say that. I definitely don’t have privileges to use that word.
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Ah. Who could have guessed this might become a problem?
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Ah. Who could have guessed this might become a problem?
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
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We all need to channel this Chicago man’s utter contempt
Here's a short video of an Edison Park man confronting border patrol. You can hear others in the background. #chicago
October 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We all need to channel this Chicago man’s utter contempt
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If you’re reading for awards, I’d be honored if you’d consider “Through the Machine.” Sharing the Gizmodo link today, just for fun, but it was published by Lightspeed and is eligible under the short fiction category. This is for everyone who thinks people should come before AI.
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 AM
If you’re reading for awards, I’d be honored if you’d consider “Through the Machine.” Sharing the Gizmodo link today, just for fun, but it was published by Lightspeed and is eligible under the short fiction category. This is for everyone who thinks people should come before AI.
So let me get this straight…you’re not going to bring the House back into session until the government reopens…but the House will need to be in session in order to vote on a bill to reopen the government…right as food assistance programs will run out of funding.
How is this not your fault?
How is this not your fault?
Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens
October 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So let me get this straight…you’re not going to bring the House back into session until the government reopens…but the House will need to be in session in order to vote on a bill to reopen the government…right as food assistance programs will run out of funding.
How is this not your fault?
How is this not your fault?
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 AM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
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We don't cast off one segment of society to save ourselves. It's a betrayal of everything we're trying to defend. It's a cowardly kind of self-preservation.
If your plan for escaping this bank robbery involves deliberately killing a few of our fellow hostages, maybe sit this chat out for a while?
If your plan for escaping this bank robbery involves deliberately killing a few of our fellow hostages, maybe sit this chat out for a while?
This is why Gavin Newsom is a non-starter for me.
Sure, he's "a fighter" who's landed a few good punches on Trump, but that's not the same thing as a leader.
A real leader doesn't fight back against an authoritarian takeover by using the most vulnerable as his shield.
Sure, he's "a fighter" who's landed a few good punches on Trump, but that's not the same thing as a leader.
A real leader doesn't fight back against an authoritarian takeover by using the most vulnerable as his shield.
I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
October 31, 2025 at 2:37 AM
We don't cast off one segment of society to save ourselves. It's a betrayal of everything we're trying to defend. It's a cowardly kind of self-preservation.
If your plan for escaping this bank robbery involves deliberately killing a few of our fellow hostages, maybe sit this chat out for a while?
If your plan for escaping this bank robbery involves deliberately killing a few of our fellow hostages, maybe sit this chat out for a while?
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I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
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Have you read “Through the Machine” yet? www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
This is such an amazing story. It’s easily the best I’ve read this year.
Now live, both the print and audio versions of my story, “Through the Machine” (As featured by Gizmodo—link threaded). Again, If you only read one of my stories this year, let it be this one. And if you like it, please share. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
October 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Have you read “Through the Machine” yet? www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
And this guy claims to be a practicing Catholic…
Matt Walsh: “If there's a noncitizen here who would starve without EBT, I would still say we should not give it to them”
www.mediamatters.org/matt-walsh/m...
www.mediamatters.org/matt-walsh/m...
October 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
And this guy claims to be a practicing Catholic…
This thread is a great first read this morning.
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This thread is a great first read this morning.
This is such an amazing story. It’s easily the best I’ve read this year.
Now live, both the print and audio versions of my story, “Through the Machine” (As featured by Gizmodo—link threaded). Again, If you only read one of my stories this year, let it be this one. And if you like it, please share. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
Through the Machine - Lightspeed Magazine
“Steve, over here! Turn to your right. Can we get a smile?” He falls back on his training easily enough, turns to the cameras, gives them his famous crooked smile, tilts his head just so as the flashe...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This is such an amazing story. It’s easily the best I’ve read this year.