tripsnek
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Software architect. Primarily Node/Angular/TypeScript. AI R&D since 2005.
Things I like: Static typing, genetic algorithms, Rick Steves, liberal democracy
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Software architect. Primarily Node/Angular/TypeScript. AI R&D since 2005.
Things I like: Static typing, genetic algorithms, Rick Steves, liberal democracy
📍Atlanta
Afaik, Trump's assertion that he hasn't directly interacted with Epstein since 2004 has held up for years now? If so, it's a pretty useful datapoint for discarding lazy interpretation of new evidence.
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Afaik, Trump's assertion that he hasn't directly interacted with Epstein since 2004 has held up for years now? If so, it's a pretty useful datapoint for discarding lazy interpretation of new evidence.
Seems like a feedback loop where, having obtained some proximity to power and prestige, it attracts powerful and prestigious people who want more proximity to power and prestige.
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Seems like a feedback loop where, having obtained some proximity to power and prestige, it attracts powerful and prestigious people who want more proximity to power and prestige.
Waymo is the only major company in the country doing this safely and responsibly. If they succeed, it will save countless lives (including of outdoor kitties).
The reason Tesla et. al. are evil is they *aren't* using Waymo's practices. We should not forfeit the ability to make that distinction.
The reason Tesla et. al. are evil is they *aren't* using Waymo's practices. We should not forfeit the ability to make that distinction.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Waymo is the only major company in the country doing this safely and responsibly. If they succeed, it will save countless lives (including of outdoor kitties).
The reason Tesla et. al. are evil is they *aren't* using Waymo's practices. We should not forfeit the ability to make that distinction.
The reason Tesla et. al. are evil is they *aren't* using Waymo's practices. We should not forfeit the ability to make that distinction.
They already gave up the original birthday card, so they clearly play ball.
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
They already gave up the original birthday card, so they clearly play ball.
some final fantasy shit right there
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
some final fantasy shit right there
why would a US senator be "devoted" to a foreign state?
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
why would a US senator be "devoted" to a foreign state?
Ah, alt-text!
Lake Harriet, Minnesota
Lake Harriet, Minnesota
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Ah, alt-text!
Lake Harriet, Minnesota
Lake Harriet, Minnesota
Tamales are Tier-1 microwave reheatable foodstuff.
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Tamales are Tier-1 microwave reheatable foodstuff.
it kills me that one of his favorite games is BioShock
"Wow...a whole city under the ocean. Well that's pretty neat, which is the only message this game has"
"Wow...a whole city under the ocean. Well that's pretty neat, which is the only message this game has"
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
it kills me that one of his favorite games is BioShock
"Wow...a whole city under the ocean. Well that's pretty neat, which is the only message this game has"
"Wow...a whole city under the ocean. Well that's pretty neat, which is the only message this game has"
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But they also said that Trump is facing far, far more public opposition today than the government ever saw during the McCarthy era. American civil society is weaker than many had hoped, but it's also stronger than it once was. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
But they also said that Trump is facing far, far more public opposition today than the government ever saw during the McCarthy era. American civil society is weaker than many had hoped, but it's also stronger than it once was. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Of the historians, lawyers, and scholars I spoke to while writing this, many said the same thing: What's happening now is worth than McCarthyism. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Of the historians, lawyers, and scholars I spoke to while writing this, many said the same thing: What's happening now is worth than McCarthyism. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Then ask precisely the same average Brit if - with respect to healthcare - they would like to trade places with their American counterpart.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Then ask precisely the same average Brit if - with respect to healthcare - they would like to trade places with their American counterpart.
I do not know who you are arguing with.
November 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I do not know who you are arguing with.
I agree that he could have made a point that would have been a good rebuttal if I had made a completely different point.
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I agree that he could have made a point that would have been a good rebuttal if I had made a completely different point.
The context is people who are about to be priced out of the insurance market altogether.
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The context is people who are about to be priced out of the insurance market altogether.
The context is people who are about to be priced entirely out of health insurance by the elimination of subsidies.
The procedure is prohibitively expensive for many of those who will be newly uninsured.
The procedure is prohibitively expensive for many of those who will be newly uninsured.
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The context is people who are about to be priced entirely out of health insurance by the elimination of subsidies.
The procedure is prohibitively expensive for many of those who will be newly uninsured.
The procedure is prohibitively expensive for many of those who will be newly uninsured.
Yes.
Also the ones that did.
Just, you know, generally the set of things that make it so you don't die.
Also the ones that did.
Just, you know, generally the set of things that make it so you don't die.
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Yes.
Also the ones that did.
Just, you know, generally the set of things that make it so you don't die.
Also the ones that did.
Just, you know, generally the set of things that make it so you don't die.