Cat Pandering
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They pay me to make sure the right bloops are bleeping. He/him.
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Kicking off my Monday of a week without driving by taking the bus to a meeting in Durham. Follow along. I start out with breakfast at Weaver st, which has an NS bus stop just across the street so I can see my bus while I’m waiting. #weekwithoutdriving
October 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Kicking off my Monday of a week without driving by taking the bus to a meeting in Durham. Follow along. I start out with breakfast at Weaver st, which has an NS bus stop just across the street so I can see my bus while I’m waiting. #weekwithoutdriving
@tkingfisher.com excuse me… Project Gutenberg _what_ now??
That time she broke into my house and glued erotic treebeard illustrations to all my windows FACING OUTWARD.
That time she hacked project gutenburg so the edition of "wuthering heights" on there has Garfield instead of Heathcliff and there's a scene where he fucks a lasagna.
LITERARY
SEX
CRIMER
That time she hacked project gutenburg so the edition of "wuthering heights" on there has Garfield instead of Heathcliff and there's a scene where he fucks a lasagna.
LITERARY
SEX
CRIMER
October 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
@tkingfisher.com excuse me… Project Gutenberg _what_ now??
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What everyone has to prepare for is the constitutional crisis to accelerate if the Democrats take the House and the Senate. Vought has been allowed by the Republicans to act with impunity, so have he will continue to ignore Congress. This is why you have to impeach him immediately.
Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.
The fiscal year is over.
The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years.
Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...
The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years.
Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...
October 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
What everyone has to prepare for is the constitutional crisis to accelerate if the Democrats take the House and the Senate. Vought has been allowed by the Republicans to act with impunity, so have he will continue to ignore Congress. This is why you have to impeach him immediately.
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HOW had I never heard this wonderful and terrible word
This what Garfield Benjamin called “squeeveillance” in his excellent piece on cuteness and surveillance in Surveillance & Society from 2024:
ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/su...
ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/su...
October 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
HOW had I never heard this wonderful and terrible word
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there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no
two doses of lethal drugs and still alive. heartbreaking and barbaric
October 1, 2026 at 2:13 AM
there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no
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That's where I've been for a while. We can't even reach questions about the death penalty itself because we fail essential predicates such as "fair and consistent criminal justice system" and "reliable death penalty verdicts that leave no reasonable doubt" and, as shown tonight, "humane execution."
there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no
two doses of lethal drugs and still alive. heartbreaking and barbaric
October 1, 2026 at 3:27 AM
That's where I've been for a while. We can't even reach questions about the death penalty itself because we fail essential predicates such as "fair and consistent criminal justice system" and "reliable death penalty verdicts that leave no reasonable doubt" and, as shown tonight, "humane execution."
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The idea that you can make restitution to the family of a murder victim by murdering the murderer because society somehow owes the bereaved another death, is, frankly, sick
September 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The idea that you can make restitution to the family of a murder victim by murdering the murderer because society somehow owes the bereaved another death, is, frankly, sick
Thinking of folks in TN and popping in here to remind y’all that Capital Punishment is a dressed-up way of saying Premeditated Murder. Every defense of execution by the state falls apart when subjected to even a modicum of scrutiny.
September 30, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Thinking of folks in TN and popping in here to remind y’all that Capital Punishment is a dressed-up way of saying Premeditated Murder. Every defense of execution by the state falls apart when subjected to even a modicum of scrutiny.
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MY BRAIN: hey here's that time you were thoughtlessly rude to a friend. remember that embarrassing gift you gave to your first girlfriend. once you ran into someone
ME: please..I am begging you. Can we remember some fucking French. why did I come into this room
MY BRAIN: nope. once when you were 4
ME: please..I am begging you. Can we remember some fucking French. why did I come into this room
MY BRAIN: nope. once when you were 4
September 30, 2026 at 3:37 AM
MY BRAIN: hey here's that time you were thoughtlessly rude to a friend. remember that embarrassing gift you gave to your first girlfriend. once you ran into someone
ME: please..I am begging you. Can we remember some fucking French. why did I come into this room
MY BRAIN: nope. once when you were 4
ME: please..I am begging you. Can we remember some fucking French. why did I come into this room
MY BRAIN: nope. once when you were 4
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In the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated"
emptywheel.net/2026/09/30/i...
emptywheel.net/2026/09/30/i...
In the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated" - emptywheel
Once you realize Trump's morally binding AI code doesn't even spell "United States" properly, the whole sham looks even more ominous.
emptywheel.net
September 30, 2026 at 11:06 AM
In the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated"
emptywheel.net/2026/09/30/i...
emptywheel.net/2026/09/30/i...
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The gaps between job roles, job descriptions, and the work people actually do is pretty vast.
I don’t mean the work that the procurement person who hires vendors does. I mean the work that people do across orgs.
I don’t mean the work that the procurement person who hires vendors does. I mean the work that people do across orgs.
September 30, 2026 at 11:46 AM
The gaps between job roles, job descriptions, and the work people actually do is pretty vast.
I don’t mean the work that the procurement person who hires vendors does. I mean the work that people do across orgs.
I don’t mean the work that the procurement person who hires vendors does. I mean the work that people do across orgs.
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I research teachers' work. There is a known gap between public perception and the actual day-to-day experience of teaching that sociologist Dan Lortie poetically described as coming from "the apprenticeship of observation."
This imagination/reality gap creates lots of problems in ed policy.
This imagination/reality gap creates lots of problems in ed policy.
I suspect there is a lot of extrapolation from one’s own work experience to other domains being trafficked in the concept of “white collar” and “professional services” and to a lesser extent in “productivity”.
September 30, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I research teachers' work. There is a known gap between public perception and the actual day-to-day experience of teaching that sociologist Dan Lortie poetically described as coming from "the apprenticeship of observation."
This imagination/reality gap creates lots of problems in ed policy.
This imagination/reality gap creates lots of problems in ed policy.
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I attended a session last week where over 150 people were learning about election defense. A friend who has been organizing for months invited me. I was curious so I went. It struck me again how bifurcated so much about our current moment is. So much happening that you miss unless u pay attention.
September 30, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I attended a session last week where over 150 people were learning about election defense. A friend who has been organizing for months invited me. I was curious so I went. It struck me again how bifurcated so much about our current moment is. So much happening that you miss unless u pay attention.
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I would die for the Weird Puppies at the Sacramento SPCA
September 30, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I would die for the Weird Puppies at the Sacramento SPCA
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Posted this in 2018. Still remember the night that prompted it. Still so relevant today. 🐝 🐝 🐝
September 30, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Posted this in 2018. Still remember the night that prompted it. Still so relevant today. 🐝 🐝 🐝
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On the one hand, Muse is vibe coded slop malware. On the other hand you could get a $32 check in 10 years if you let it build a stasi file on you and everyone you know or meet.
September 29, 2026 at 1:49 PM
On the one hand, Muse is vibe coded slop malware. On the other hand you could get a $32 check in 10 years if you let it build a stasi file on you and everyone you know or meet.
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A thing I learned about Meta when I was trying to understand how their statements relate to their actions a few years ago is that *they just tell absolutely indefensible lies* and journalists almost always let them. They believed no one would ever punish them for it in any way that matters.
Most state attorneys general released Meta from Cambridge Analytica-related claims as part of the child safety settlement. New Mexico wasn't part of that deal, and a jury there just found 26 of 29 past claims about Cambridge Analytica, hate speech and misinformation willfully deceptive.
Eight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa Fe
A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation.
www.techpolicy.press
September 29, 2026 at 1:46 PM
A thing I learned about Meta when I was trying to understand how their statements relate to their actions a few years ago is that *they just tell absolutely indefensible lies* and journalists almost always let them. They believed no one would ever punish them for it in any way that matters.
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Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to:
appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
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September 28, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to:
appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
Just to yes-and here: software engineers are so famously bad at estimating the trade off time value for automating tasks they themselves perform that this comic exists xkcd.com/1205/
September 28, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Just to yes-and here: software engineers are so famously bad at estimating the trade off time value for automating tasks they themselves perform that this comic exists xkcd.com/1205/
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I tried this Signal registration w/ no phone number option
1) it was easy
2) it requires $2.99 payment to reduce scams, you can pay w/ a Google Gift Card (that you can buy in cash)
if you took every other precaution (fresh phone/google account/delete logs, wifi only) that's close to a real burner
1) it was easy
2) it requires $2.99 payment to reduce scams, you can pay w/ a Google Gift Card (that you can buy in cash)
if you took every other precaution (fresh phone/google account/delete logs, wifi only) that's close to a real burner
New Signal update for Android (8.28) 🎉
- Signal Login: optional registration method allowing users to create a Signal account without providing a phone number
- Improved sticker pack management
👉 aboutsignal.com/releases/sig...
#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #aboutsignal #news #android #tech
- Signal Login: optional registration method allowing users to create a Signal account without providing a phone number
- Improved sticker pack management
👉 aboutsignal.com/releases/sig...
#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #aboutsignal #news #android #tech
Signal Android Releases - What's new?
Explore the latest Signal Android app updates and changes. Stay up to date with new features and version history.
aboutsignal.com
September 28, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I tried this Signal registration w/ no phone number option
1) it was easy
2) it requires $2.99 payment to reduce scams, you can pay w/ a Google Gift Card (that you can buy in cash)
if you took every other precaution (fresh phone/google account/delete logs, wifi only) that's close to a real burner
1) it was easy
2) it requires $2.99 payment to reduce scams, you can pay w/ a Google Gift Card (that you can buy in cash)
if you took every other precaution (fresh phone/google account/delete logs, wifi only) that's close to a real burner
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Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
September 26, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
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Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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Wild. This should create a Streisand effect, which Dem ranking members can enhance by sending the companies document preservation demands. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 26, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Wild. This should create a Streisand effect, which Dem ranking members can enhance by sending the companies document preservation demands. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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I’m sorry, but if you bring gypsum - or any damn mineral below 3 on the Mohs scale at all - to a job interview, you’re disqualified. It’s not hard, people.
September 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I’m sorry, but if you bring gypsum - or any damn mineral below 3 on the Mohs scale at all - to a job interview, you’re disqualified. It’s not hard, people.
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