God your man Frankie Boyle is quick! What a great podcast.

Counterpoint: at the rate they’re laying off software engineers and not rehiring, and the fact that “junior engineer” is an extinct title, trading the remaining SWE around may be somewhat newsworthy.

(Me: former IC no longer interested in the game.)

Had the most amazing dream.

I saw the concept of indiscriminate context expansion having an inverse relationship with purpose and meaning.

‘We just want to stop people being murdered’: Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation The Irish rap trio have recently faced censure and a court case, but have also had support for their pro-Palestine stance. Ahead of a Glastonbury appearance deemed ‘inappropriate’ by Keir Starmer, the...

"If you believe that what a satirical band who play characters on stage do is more outrageous than the murdering of innocent Palestinians, then you need to give your head a fucking wobble.”

We did a wee feature interview ahead of Glastonbury with the Guardian...

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

At this point investors have fully disqualified the technical professions from having any voice in the discussion, so... buckle up. :)

(Speaking as a software engineer who's been watching this madness unfold first-hand.)

At this point I can actually make more reliable, consistent, and even BETTER money per hour as a personal trainer than as a software engineer.

This isn't strictly b/c of AI -- globalization has been pushing things that way for years -- but AI certainly helped.

Also, some of the better commenters I've seen.

"Software engineers say it will replace writers.
Writers say it will replace software engineers.
Managers say it will replace employees.
It’s not AI doing the replacing; it’s a reflection of how little we value each other’s professions."

A.I. slop and the epidemic of Bad writing YouTube video by Man Carrying Thing

news: Area Man Carrying Thing still much better at commenting on the state of the world than the NY Times or Atlantic.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJLo...

Coming out of my social break JUST to recommend you give @edzitron.com a listen on his "Business Idiots" audio essay trilogy.

You have to understand the hyper-industrialist, anti-human attitudes of the executive classes creating this AI bubble.

A rant flowing straight up from the muses themselves.

You really outdid yourself with the Business Idiots trilogy. I can hear the sense of purpose and flow in your voice. 🏆

Yep, scrolled all the way down your feed to find this message to let you know.

People need to understand the lack of care and interest in humanity these ppl have.

This Website Lets Anyone Use Facial Recognition to Instantly Identify Cops

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Why should the US decide who can have certain tech? Restrictions on Iranian and Chinese technology are about preserving US geopolitical power

The United States wants the unilateral authority to decide who should be able to use certain technologies.

In a new piece, I talk about everything from Iran to Andor to discuss how US tech supremacy gives it power over others that it’s working hard to maintain — to all of our detriment.

DeepSpeak open sourcing illustrates why my position on AI and regulations thereof has been this entire time essentially, "save your breath."

This is the reality "stay on Twitter" people are ignoring: you're playing a carnival game rigged against you. Everything you do is suppressed and everything right-wingers do is promoted. You can't use organic engagement to beat hostile mods with herbicide. (Your "view" numbers are fake too, BTW.)

i'm sure you're all wondering why i've gathered you here today. you guys are always wondering crap like that

Judith Butler performs, in this interview, a Reverse Chotiner: they wade into a hostile interview and proceed to run roughshod over their interlocutor and make every point they wanted to, in the end

Black widow tried eating my Venus fly trap #shorts YouTube video by Carnivorous Plants Journey

Whoa. SUCH a great video.

youtube.com/shorts/Tu2bI...

If nothing else, we deserve UBI paid out from AI companies because we’re all investors in AI.

Oh!! I read your first message as you receiving the materials *from* a campaign. Thanks for clearing that up.

Well I super appreciate the attention to detail. <3 <3

Isn't it wonderful when you feel like a piece of art was somehow created with you in mind, you with your specialized set of skills and experiences.

(I also love Call of Cthulhu in general.)

Are you telling me there's edible pizza in this town...?

As a Philadelphia-raised LAN party aficionado I can't stop hunting down good pizza, but after 20 years here i just feel like i have to accept gaslighting as to what "good" is to enjoy any of it.

Weirdness loves to thread a lineage.

Click through and read this short sequence and maybe you'll get the sense of glee I felt knowing that the designers of this narrative really cared about the details.

(1) You should follow @rob-sheridan.com because he's cool, but also

(2) note that the culture of Bluesky has promoted the creation of curated lists of things in a way that improves on the culture of Twitter, which HAD lists but not quite this way

(3) prosocial uses of social media, what a concept

I miss Mission to Xyxx. What's next??

(yes, I know i can listen to it again, that's not the point.)

I adored the Futurama-takes-over-Star Wars vibe and I'm impressed with the character development and commitment to continuity (often at their own hilariously belabored expense).

Any leads, anyone?

Beidh pop-up gaeltacht inniu ag UICC i San Francisco ag 3pm!

Haven't made it to one so far, timing has always been off, so super excited.

[aside: I need to figure out how to type fadas quickly in Linux, it's really holding me back...]

www.eventbrite.com/e/pop-up-gae...

Billionaires are boring, immensely uncreative weirdos, and if all their stupid hoarded wealth isn’t going to do any societal good then it should at least be wasted by fun, creative weirdos.

Just like a comedy sketch for sure! *sigh*

I don’t care if you don’t “get” art!

Go to an art museum with a friend, you won’t regret it.

You can spend the whole time criticizing it for laughs or just using the imagery for seeds for conversation.

Maybe some of it will fascinate you. You don’t have to “get it” though. You can just “use” it.

An old VHS tape called “A TTouch of M.A.G.I.C. for Cats & Kittens.” Small print below the title explains that “M.A.G.I.C.” is an acronym for “More Awareness Gains Interspecies Communication.” It appears to be a video guide to some kind of massage technique for cats. The cover photo is a white woman in 90s-Mom stylings clutching a cat to her chest, staring at the camera with the most “I make videos about how to rub your cats” kooky cat lady look ever. However, written angrily over the cover of the tape in black Sharpie is “Bourne Supremacy,” with the first failed attempt at rage-spelling “Supremacy” crossed out. The title of the tape is also scribbled out, with an intensity in the strokes that suggests some husband trope was so fucking sick of this video and needed somewhere to record their Jason goddamn Bourne movie. One can begin to feel the story of family drama behind this tape.

This artifact I found at the thrift store presents a riveting tale of a major marital Incident