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A reader. A coder. Against certainty. A one-time London marathon runner.
Today I learned that telling AI to return "esoteric knowledge, not mainstream knowledge, about /insert topic of interest/" breaks guardrails.

Whackadoodle heaven.
October 2, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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October 2, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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October 2, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Trump's legacy is:

Corruption
Widespread corruption
Ubiquitous corruption

Racism
Sexism
Misogyny

Sexual abuse

Corruption
Widespread corruption
Ubiquitous corruption

Making the world safe for criminals

And so it goes
October 1, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Todd Blanche has a long distance relationship with truth.
“What a crock of sh*t!”

Katie Phang torches Todd Blanche after he declares, “There’s not a prosecutor in this country that should ever, ever violate a court order,” pointing to the Trump DOJ’s documented noncompliance with court orders in her OWN Epstein files lawsuit.
October 1, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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October 1, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Drill. Drill. Drill.

Exciting. Drill. Mind blowing. Drill.

Mix the boring topics up with the exciting stuff.
People have heard about the phonics vs triple-queuing fiasco but there is a similar issue in math where ed school ideologues have stigmatized the normal and necessary work of drilling novice students in the fundamentals.

www.slowboring.com/p/math-needs...
Math needs a phonics-style reckoning
Teachers should teach students how to do stuff correctly.
www.slowboring.com
September 30, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Tintin Said
From this day on 2012: probably the most popular thing I’ve ever drawn.
September 30, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Asking America gov to release the Epstein files.
September 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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I think we underrate that JCO came up in 20th century New York literary circles where everyone said five most devastating insults before breakfast and as one of the last one standing, her competition is guys who get sad if their chatbot isn't sufficiently nice to them.
September 30, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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My take from the Smith hearings:

To be a GOP senator today, you have to be a lying piece-of-shit, who puts loyalty to party & our lying piece-of-shit president, above their oaths to the Constitution & their obligations to tell the truth & do what rights to the American people!

Repost if U agree
September 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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Noooooo
September 30, 2026 at 7:24 AM
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BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome
September 30, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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When your entire attack line is garbage and you thought you were being clever, you’re a Schmitt-head.
September 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I'm reading Scarlett Thomas' The Runner (2026) and there's a mention of hypnogogic jerks.

So, I explore. Google emphatically says "No, you cannot die from a hypnic jerk"

That's not true. It depends what you're doing at the time. If you're falling asleep ascending a mountain a hypnic jerk is bad.
September 29, 2026 at 7:48 PM
My first task with a new device is to turn OFF all notification sounds.

Not for the Guardian reviewer of the new Apple Mac mini M6.

"It has basic speakers built in, which are good enough for macOS’s notification sounds."

Turn off all notification sounds - unless you need them for accessibility.
September 29, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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September 29, 2026 at 9:25 AM
A day running around Nottingham
September 28, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Economics of the trickle-down variety
September 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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September 28, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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September 28, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Half Marathons are *just* 4 parkruns and a victory lap, says the arithmetic.

Real life intrudes and 2 parkruns takes more than twice the energy of one parkrun.
September 27, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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September 27, 2026 at 5:20 AM
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I too support and appreciate @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social Take a look at this:
💥Ok I see other platforms are blocking this. I met Alex Gibney moons ago at ABCNY (the Association of the Bar for the City of New York). He’s the real deal. Here’s the trailer for Alex Gibney’s documentary about Musk. Let’s Streisand Effect this: www.firstshowing.net/2026/must-se... 👋🎥
Must See Full Trailer for Alex Gibney's 'Musk' Doc About a Fraudster | FirstShowing.net
"Do we even know this man at all?" Bleecker Street has launched their main official trailer for the must see new documentary film titled simply Musk, about the uber-wealthy tech giant megalomaniac Elo...
www.firstshowing.net
September 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM