Tom Chappell
@tomchappell.bsky.social
Principal Software Engineer
Backend (Golang / Scala)
📍Palm Springs, California
Forced birth is slavery.
LGBT rights are human rights.
Carbs are poison.
Mask bans are murder.
Backend (Golang / Scala)
📍Palm Springs, California
Forced birth is slavery.
LGBT rights are human rights.
Carbs are poison.
Mask bans are murder.
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Tom Chappell
@tomchappell.bsky.social
· Dec 22
Another chaos theory I have for the internet is that much of it was built with the assumption that Moore’s Law would continue indefinitely, meaning a great deal of software isn’t written with efficiency in mind. I say this as I try and loads an MLB schedule and it just doesn’t bother to finish
Long ago now, we were running up against some slowness in our switch-management software when our customers had a lot of switches. We had built it with an eye towards a max of 100 switches or so, but then Saudi ARAMCO had...2000! 1/n
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Q104.3, NYC’s classic rock station, just aired an ICE commercial narrated by Kristi Noem. One of the grossest things I’ve ever heard.
December 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Q104.3, NYC’s classic rock station, just aired an ICE commercial narrated by Kristi Noem. One of the grossest things I’ve ever heard.
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the thing about the court of public opinion is that having charisma cannot guarantee a win but an absolute lack of it usually equals a loss
Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
www.independent.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
the thing about the court of public opinion is that having charisma cannot guarantee a win but an absolute lack of it usually equals a loss
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This is such CEO Brain bullshit, from a class that is so morbidly afraid of missing The Next Big Thing that they all end up like ants in a death loop because as soon as someone starts chasing a trend, the rest mindlessly follow, no matter how glaringly, obviously bad the trend is.
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is such CEO Brain bullshit, from a class that is so morbidly afraid of missing The Next Big Thing that they all end up like ants in a death loop because as soon as someone starts chasing a trend, the rest mindlessly follow, no matter how glaringly, obviously bad the trend is.
He has already literally said that if you’re just wanting to invest in a car company, then you should sell all your Tesla stock, I think more than once.
guess we gotta keep getting the message out: boycotting Tesla is literally our best opportunity to hit back at techno-fascism, the thermal exhaust in the right wing Death Star
this is why Musk is so frantically pumping SpaceX and XAI: he knows Tesla can't support his empire
youtu.be/L-Imw_s1aaI
this is why Musk is so frantically pumping SpaceX and XAI: he knows Tesla can't support his empire
youtu.be/L-Imw_s1aaI
December 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
He has already literally said that if you’re just wanting to invest in a car company, then you should sell all your Tesla stock, I think more than once.
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My two biggest hopes on this platform:
A) occasionally if someone writes something and I have a question they answer it
B) if someone writes something I really like they see me say, "Thanks I really enjoyed that."
A) occasionally if someone writes something and I have a question they answer it
B) if someone writes something I really like they see me say, "Thanks I really enjoyed that."
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
My two biggest hopes on this platform:
A) occasionally if someone writes something and I have a question they answer it
B) if someone writes something I really like they see me say, "Thanks I really enjoyed that."
A) occasionally if someone writes something and I have a question they answer it
B) if someone writes something I really like they see me say, "Thanks I really enjoyed that."
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This tweet from Big Balls says the new “Tech Force” website is their first using the “America Design System.” Here are just a few reasons why that sucks. 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This tweet from Big Balls says the new “Tech Force” website is their first using the “America Design System.” Here are just a few reasons why that sucks. 🧵
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Humanity vs depravity.
December 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Humanity vs depravity.
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He was the very first author I ever wrote a fan letter to!
December 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
He was the very first author I ever wrote a fan letter to!
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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Flipping through what I have and saw Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip sitting there. Popped on that first episode and despite my having watched it three previous times, it still hits every single moment with me.
I love this show.
I adore this cast.
We were robbed only getting one season.
I love this show.
I adore this cast.
We were robbed only getting one season.
"Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip" - Official Trailer
YouTube video by David Schumann
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Flipping through what I have and saw Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip sitting there. Popped on that first episode and despite my having watched it three previous times, it still hits every single moment with me.
I love this show.
I adore this cast.
We were robbed only getting one season.
I love this show.
I adore this cast.
We were robbed only getting one season.
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elon's own dad called him out for having no rizz with the ladies, which has to hurt coming from an accused child molester
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
elon's own dad called him out for having no rizz with the ladies, which has to hurt coming from an accused child molester
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Imagine admiring such a little bitch
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Imagine admiring such a little bitch
If you want us to read your content, post it on BlueSky, not on a platform we hate.
December 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If you want us to read your content, post it on BlueSky, not on a platform we hate.
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Interesting timing - right after Trump got his little award.
Justice Department moves to drop charges in international soccer corruption case
Federal prosecutors in New York moved to drop charges against former Fox employee Hernan Lopez and Full Play Group, an Argentine sports media rights company.
www.cbsnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Interesting timing - right after Trump got his little award.
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For me my favourite part - other than the completely false narrative that conflates "don't know how the math works" with "lost control" - is 20 seconds in when he says that "AI can book a flight," a thing it cannot do!
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Tried watching it & turned it off less than a minute in when he says the AI “lies”. My issue is more than semantics: a robot cannot lie. It cannot know the truth, it cannot know any emotions or experiences beyond calculations. The same as the malfunctioning dryer at my local laundromat is not lazy.
December 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
For me my favourite part - other than the completely false narrative that conflates "don't know how the math works" with "lost control" - is 20 seconds in when he says that "AI can book a flight," a thing it cannot do!
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ICE are thug scum.
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
ICE are thug scum.
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Elizabeth Warren and the rest of the nominal progressives get out of here with your ignorant Tipper Gore bullshit challenge
Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and t...
www.teenvogue.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Elizabeth Warren and the rest of the nominal progressives get out of here with your ignorant Tipper Gore bullshit challenge
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
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“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
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I lived in Mountain View, CA from 2017 to 2020. The #1 thing I'd constantly overhear while walking around, sitting in a coffee shop/restaurant, etc was how Elon Musk is an idiotic shitbag
Universally hated across Silicon Valley, even among the execs drinking venture capitalist kool-aid
Universally hated across Silicon Valley, even among the execs drinking venture capitalist kool-aid
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I lived in Mountain View, CA from 2017 to 2020. The #1 thing I'd constantly overhear while walking around, sitting in a coffee shop/restaurant, etc was how Elon Musk is an idiotic shitbag
Universally hated across Silicon Valley, even among the execs drinking venture capitalist kool-aid
Universally hated across Silicon Valley, even among the execs drinking venture capitalist kool-aid
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It is an absolutely delightful irony that the richest man in the world is universally acknowledged to be a huge fucking loser who not a single living person envies in any way at all
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
It is an absolutely delightful irony that the richest man in the world is universally acknowledged to be a huge fucking loser who not a single living person envies in any way at all