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PG&E’s failure to deliver reliable electricity to San Francisco on a clear day has once more cut off access to the Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine to the world.
Yes, the archive is down again.
Yes, it's a power outage from PG&E.
Yes, there's been something like 4-5 in the last few weeks.
PG&E has a monopoly. We are waiting for the power to return.
Yes, it's a power outage from PG&E.
Yes, there's been something like 4-5 in the last few weeks.
PG&E has a monopoly. We are waiting for the power to return.
December 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
PG&E’s failure to deliver reliable electricity to San Francisco on a clear day has once more cut off access to the Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine to the world.
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hate handing it to Purdy but good goddamn
December 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
hate handing it to Purdy but good goddamn
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There was a decade there where we really took the power away from the rich and powerful, only for the worst of us to become the rich and powerful and refuse let go.
I wonder if this is what it was like for the hippie boomers, too.
I wonder if this is what it was like for the hippie boomers, too.
December 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
There was a decade there where we really took the power away from the rich and powerful, only for the worst of us to become the rich and powerful and refuse let go.
I wonder if this is what it was like for the hippie boomers, too.
I wonder if this is what it was like for the hippie boomers, too.
At this rate, more people will watch the spiked 60 Minutes story today than have watched an episode of 60 minutes in the last year. Streisand abides.
December 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
At this rate, more people will watch the spiked 60 Minutes story today than have watched an episode of 60 minutes in the last year. Streisand abides.
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It used to be that the United States would use Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to transmit truth across the borders of repressive regimes.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It used to be that the United States would use Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to transmit truth across the borders of repressive regimes.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
Would like to hear @dieworkwear.bsky.social 's diatribe on special occasion suits such as this one. This example on its surface appears to be better fitting than most NFL postgame suits, at least.
December 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Would like to hear @dieworkwear.bsky.social 's diatribe on special occasion suits such as this one. This example on its surface appears to be better fitting than most NFL postgame suits, at least.
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i am old enough to remember when tech companies, even larger ones with unsavory business practices, had at least a few core values they seemed to stick to even when it wasn't about their profit motives
ie opposing gov surveillance & defending net neutrality
those days are gone. anything for a buck
ie opposing gov surveillance & defending net neutrality
those days are gone. anything for a buck
As the former Google Associate General Counsel for web search -- a product built on scraping third party content without permission -- I'm having a lot of trouble processing Google's new lawsuit against someone else for scraping search results. storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog...
storage.googleapis.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
i am old enough to remember when tech companies, even larger ones with unsavory business practices, had at least a few core values they seemed to stick to even when it wasn't about their profit motives
ie opposing gov surveillance & defending net neutrality
those days are gone. anything for a buck
ie opposing gov surveillance & defending net neutrality
those days are gone. anything for a buck
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Minor 3.81 earthquake: 19:56:09 on 12/19. Loc: 5 km SE of San Ramon, CA. Depth: 6.2 mi
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75283031
https://www.google.com/maps?q=37.7481651306152,-121.942001342773
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75283031
https://www.google.com/maps?q=37.7481651306152,-121.942001342773
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75283031
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75283031
earthquake.usgs.gov
December 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Minor 3.81 earthquake: 19:56:09 on 12/19. Loc: 5 km SE of San Ramon, CA. Depth: 6.2 mi
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75283031
https://www.google.com/maps?q=37.7481651306152,-121.942001342773
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75283031
https://www.google.com/maps?q=37.7481651306152,-121.942001342773
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For generations people “cut off” parents by moving away and mailing them a card once a year. Travel and long distance phone calls were expensive; distance effectively cut people off w/o being so explicit.
The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.
The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.
There's no hard data, so it's impossible to know for sure, but I suspect the number of adult children cutting off their parents isn't significantly higher than it used to be, and what's actually new is that the children are now explaining it in therapy terms rather than simply ceasing contact.
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
For generations people “cut off” parents by moving away and mailing them a card once a year. Travel and long distance phone calls were expensive; distance effectively cut people off w/o being so explicit.
The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.
The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.
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Every few years there's a bunch of "pivot to video" discourse about how creatives should all start making videos instead of doing text-based work. And every few years we discover again that the supposed "popularity" of video is based on fake audience numbers created by the video platforms.
December 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Every few years there's a bunch of "pivot to video" discourse about how creatives should all start making videos instead of doing text-based work. And every few years we discover again that the supposed "popularity" of video is based on fake audience numbers created by the video platforms.
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The fact that it’s Republicans that did it is so astounding to anyone who lived through the National ID debates of the 00s. Conservatives were SO against the gov having too much data on any one person in one location it kept us in the analog age for decades longer than other developed countries
December 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
The fact that it’s Republicans that did it is so astounding to anyone who lived through the National ID debates of the 00s. Conservatives were SO against the gov having too much data on any one person in one location it kept us in the analog age for decades longer than other developed countries
There's going to be an "official torque wrench supplier of the NCAA" sponsorship in March because of the backboard leveling going on right now.
December 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
There's going to be an "official torque wrench supplier of the NCAA" sponsorship in March because of the backboard leveling going on right now.
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Above average chance that the Chiefs are watching the playoffs from the private event room in the Caesar's sportsbook.
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Above average chance that the Chiefs are watching the playoffs from the private event room in the Caesar's sportsbook.
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Minor 3.7 earthquake: 09:07:58 on 12/08. Loc: 4 km SE of San Ramon, CA. Depth: 5.9 mi
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75276661
https://www.google.com/maps?q=37.759334564209,-121.94100189209
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75276661
https://www.google.com/maps?q=37.759334564209,-121.94100189209
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75276661
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75276661
earthquake.usgs.gov
December 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Minor 3.7 earthquake: 09:07:58 on 12/08. Loc: 4 km SE of San Ramon, CA. Depth: 5.9 mi
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75276661
https://www.google.com/maps?q=37.759334564209,-121.94100189209
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75276661
https://www.google.com/maps?q=37.759334564209,-121.94100189209
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If I was serious about popularizing the similarity between the sculpture and the cover of the book, I’d maybe post an image that visually juxtaposes the two:
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If I was serious about popularizing the similarity between the sculpture and the cover of the book, I’d maybe post an image that visually juxtaposes the two:
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If Treasury returns are up that means the government is paying *more* to people who lend it money
This is a *BAD* thing
For the government, it makes everything more expensive
For investors, it means they don't have confidence that US debt is a good investment
This is a *BAD* thing
For the government, it makes everything more expensive
For investors, it means they don't have confidence that US debt is a good investment
December 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
If Treasury returns are up that means the government is paying *more* to people who lend it money
This is a *BAD* thing
For the government, it makes everything more expensive
For investors, it means they don't have confidence that US debt is a good investment
This is a *BAD* thing
For the government, it makes everything more expensive
For investors, it means they don't have confidence that US debt is a good investment
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While I completely agree with @zacbrownband.bsky.social about the presence of a loogie on a doobie, I do have one big objection.
There ain't no way that saliva rhymes with sativa. Not even in Georgia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpSs...
There ain't no way that saliva rhymes with sativa. Not even in Georgia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpSs...
Zac Brown Band - Let It Run (feat. Snoop Dogg) [Official Music Video]
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December 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
While I completely agree with @zacbrownband.bsky.social about the presence of a loogie on a doobie, I do have one big objection.
There ain't no way that saliva rhymes with sativa. Not even in Georgia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpSs...
There ain't no way that saliva rhymes with sativa. Not even in Georgia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpSs...
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whether hegseth gets away with it remains to be seen but it is interesting to see that he thought trump handed him a license to murder with this job, no questions asked, and now questions are definitely being asked.
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
whether hegseth gets away with it remains to be seen but it is interesting to see that he thought trump handed him a license to murder with this job, no questions asked, and now questions are definitely being asked.
1989 Yugo GV for sale, in remarkably good shape given that it's a 1989 Yugo.
It only has 3600 miles (some of which were probably put on there while it was being towed or pushed).
www.ebay.com/itm/37673891...
It only has 3600 miles (some of which were probably put on there while it was being towed or pushed).
www.ebay.com/itm/37673891...
Pardon Our Interruption...
www.ebay.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
1989 Yugo GV for sale, in remarkably good shape given that it's a 1989 Yugo.
It only has 3600 miles (some of which were probably put on there while it was being towed or pushed).
www.ebay.com/itm/37673891...
It only has 3600 miles (some of which were probably put on there while it was being towed or pushed).
www.ebay.com/itm/37673891...
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Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela
Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
My favorite kind of sign. One of them says "Caution: don't go here", the other says "here's how you go here".
Needless to say, I followed the sign.
Needless to say, I followed the sign.
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
My favorite kind of sign. One of them says "Caution: don't go here", the other says "here's how you go here".
Needless to say, I followed the sign.
Needless to say, I followed the sign.
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Enshittification is depressing
Everything that was cool is struggling to survive or has become a deranged version of itself
And it’s everywhere. Ugh
Everything that was cool is struggling to survive or has become a deranged version of itself
And it’s everywhere. Ugh
November 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Enshittification is depressing
Everything that was cool is struggling to survive or has become a deranged version of itself
And it’s everywhere. Ugh
Everything that was cool is struggling to survive or has become a deranged version of itself
And it’s everywhere. Ugh