Philip Nelson 💻🧙
@blu3r4d0n.shutdown.network
public servant data scientist
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Current hyperfixation: the Muppets
big Tolkien and Le Guin fan, hockey lover, and coffee addict
South Carolina is my home
https://shutdown.network/links.html
🚈🚝🚊🚌
this account does not represent the views of my employer
Current hyperfixation: the Muppets
big Tolkien and Le Guin fan, hockey lover, and coffee addict
South Carolina is my home
https://shutdown.network/links.html
y'all I'm gonna wear a sweater today lol
September 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
y'all I'm gonna wear a sweater today lol
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The concept of being a state A.G. and writing a brief that tosses aside a U.S. Supreme Court order that had no dissents like this in favor of talking about how a three-judge Eighth Circuit panel acted "unanimously" — a court below the U.S. Supreme Court — in a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court.
We have an amici brief from red states led by Florida and Texas arguing that state supreme courts should be reined in by federal courts. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26...
![the Eighth Circuit. The Eighth Circuit unanimously rejected Applicants' bid.
Applicants then sought a stay before this Court, which was granted. After briefing on the merits, the Eighth Circuit unanimously held that the Missouri Supreme Court's command "to use the [earlier] map in the November 2026 general election violates the Constitution," affirmed the district court, and remanded for entry of a permanent injunction. I App. 3a. The Eighth Circuit explained that reverting to the
previous map would force millions of Missouri voters to choose between candidates
selected by different Missouri voters. App. 24a. That violated Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution. App. 27a. The panel stayed the permanent injunction to ensure that this Court would have an opportunity to review the merits. App. 35a.
The Court should deny the Applicants' emergency application and allow
Missouri's voters, candidates, and election officials to administer the election for
which they prepared for nearly a year.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiecixzc4u5zszszgbdixlhuq4a7ch5xvc6b6azavffnrxiwhmhmb4)
September 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The concept of being a state A.G. and writing a brief that tosses aside a U.S. Supreme Court order that had no dissents like this in favor of talking about how a three-judge Eighth Circuit panel acted "unanimously" — a court below the U.S. Supreme Court — in a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court.
you know this is really cool but good lord our infrastructure cannot handle this
How South Carolina Is Slowly Turning Into America's Next Mega-City
YouTube video by Architales
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
you know this is really cool but good lord our infrastructure cannot handle this
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We hear often about Russian interference in elections but Rakich is right, Poll Tracker is attempting to subvert American Democracy
September 23, 2026 at 3:19 AM
We hear often about Russian interference in elections but Rakich is right, Poll Tracker is attempting to subvert American Democracy
I genuinely think nathaniel rakich should be publicly shamed for this behavior. You shouldn't act this way
September 23, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I genuinely think nathaniel rakich should be publicly shamed for this behavior. You shouldn't act this way
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The YIMBY who posted this bad take deleted it bc it was bad and then also blocked people who called him out on it. We should absolutely build more stuff but the overlap with abundance freaks who want to shred regulations and standards we've had for decades bc they don' understand is... bad!
September 23, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The YIMBY who posted this bad take deleted it bc it was bad and then also blocked people who called him out on it. We should absolutely build more stuff but the overlap with abundance freaks who want to shred regulations and standards we've had for decades bc they don' understand is... bad!
oh my gosh I'm so excited for this
You Can See Everything | Official Trailer HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:06 PM
oh my gosh I'm so excited for this
thread of the year right here
lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow
September 23, 2026 at 12:47 PM
thread of the year right here
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BREAKING: Intervenors in Missouri maps case go to SCOTUS seeking emergency relief following the Eighth Circuit's Monday order.
Justice Kavanaugh — nearly immediately — called for a response by 2p ET Wednesday.
www.lawdork.com/p/eighth-cir...
Justice Kavanaugh — nearly immediately — called for a response by 2p ET Wednesday.
www.lawdork.com/p/eighth-cir...
September 23, 2026 at 3:57 AM
BREAKING: Intervenors in Missouri maps case go to SCOTUS seeking emergency relief following the Eighth Circuit's Monday order.
Justice Kavanaugh — nearly immediately — called for a response by 2p ET Wednesday.
www.lawdork.com/p/eighth-cir...
Justice Kavanaugh — nearly immediately — called for a response by 2p ET Wednesday.
www.lawdork.com/p/eighth-cir...
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Is Rakich still upset poll tracker used apparently stock images that 538 created which he then promptly deleted after his last pearl clutching
September 23, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Is Rakich still upset poll tracker used apparently stock images that 538 created which he then promptly deleted after his last pearl clutching
very funny to see Nathaniel Rakich post this yet Marist literally accidentally uploaded it to their website.
So weird to complain about this. The link is literally live on the marist site, he's just mad he didn't get to it first
So weird to complain about this. The link is literally live on the marist site, he's just mad he didn't get to it first
September 23, 2026 at 3:48 AM
very funny to see Nathaniel Rakich post this yet Marist literally accidentally uploaded it to their website.
So weird to complain about this. The link is literally live on the marist site, he's just mad he didn't get to it first
So weird to complain about this. The link is literally live on the marist site, he's just mad he didn't get to it first
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Godzilla is going to say fuck
'Godzilla Minus Zero' is officially Rated R
First Godzilla film to ever receive an R rating
First Godzilla film to ever receive an R rating
September 23, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Godzilla is going to say fuck
I'm glad people outside of sc know that the senate seat is still very unlikely to flip lol
September 23, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I'm glad people outside of sc know that the senate seat is still very unlikely to flip lol
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we're headed directly to a monkey paw outcome of big provider collapse via proliferation
September 23, 2026 at 3:01 AM
we're headed directly to a monkey paw outcome of big provider collapse via proliferation
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this is the thing about ai, the economics of the big guys are toast but not for the reasons people hope
AI is getting cheaper more quickly than any other transformative tech in history. At a given level of performance, cost has fallen ~47%/quarter since 2023.
That’s 4× faster than DNA sequencing, 6× faster than compute, 18× faster than lithium batteries, and (up to 1973) 54× faster than electricity.
That’s 4× faster than DNA sequencing, 6× faster than compute, 18× faster than lithium batteries, and (up to 1973) 54× faster than electricity.
September 23, 2026 at 3:01 AM
this is the thing about ai, the economics of the big guys are toast but not for the reasons people hope
I got pho tonight from the couple that does the Vietnamese pop-up in Greenville. It was kinda slow tonight, and it ended up being just a bunch of us that knew each other. The couple got to sit down and we had like an hour and a half long social time. It was wonderful :)
September 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I got pho tonight from the couple that does the Vietnamese pop-up in Greenville. It was kinda slow tonight, and it ended up being just a bunch of us that knew each other. The couple got to sit down and we had like an hour and a half long social time. It was wonderful :)
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his name is lethargic. he's an IRC chatbot I wrote in 2011 and has been through IRC, skype, and is now on discord (in private servers with friends.) the algorithm has been unchanged since the beginning.
September 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
his name is lethargic. he's an IRC chatbot I wrote in 2011 and has been through IRC, skype, and is now on discord (in private servers with friends.) the algorithm has been unchanged since the beginning.
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It really is annoying that entirely unrelated fields of computer vision and machine learning get lumped in with LLMs since now you gotta explain yourself whenever you make the computer do something fancy
September 22, 2026 at 5:29 PM
It really is annoying that entirely unrelated fields of computer vision and machine learning get lumped in with LLMs since now you gotta explain yourself whenever you make the computer do something fancy
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if language is so large why do we call 9 billion unrelated things ai
September 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
if language is so large why do we call 9 billion unrelated things ai
props to the @aclusc.bsky.social for going after this
SC Election Commission violated open meetings law, ACLU alleges scdailygazette.com/2026/09/21/s...
SC Election Commission violated open meetings law, ACLU alleges • SC Daily Gazette
The SC chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state Election Commission, accusing its members of illegally conducting public business behind closed doors.
scdailygazette.com
September 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM
props to the @aclusc.bsky.social for going after this
dreamed in third person and black and white last night
September 22, 2026 at 10:11 AM
dreamed in third person and black and white last night
boo
Paramount reaches deal with states to settle their case challenging Warner buyout, AP source says
A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Skydance-owned Paramount has reached a settlement with a group of state attorneys general that had sued to challenge the company’s buyo...
apnews.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:47 PM
boo
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Our reporters spent the past year and some months investigating deaths along the "virtual wall" of the southern border. Their investigation reveals that a humanitarian crisis at the border has unfolded in view of the government’s own cameras:
www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/21/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/21/1...
The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?
Surveillance towers, increasingly powered by AI, promised faster responses to crossings. Our investigation of deaths near the towers found they are failing to deliver.
www.technologyreview.com
September 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Our reporters spent the past year and some months investigating deaths along the "virtual wall" of the southern border. Their investigation reveals that a humanitarian crisis at the border has unfolded in view of the government’s own cameras:
www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/21/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/21/1...
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Yeah I mean there's lots of problems obviosuly but the "ai doesn't do anything" crowd is.. not right.. heh.
September 21, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Yeah I mean there's lots of problems obviosuly but the "ai doesn't do anything" crowd is.. not right.. heh.
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“Immigrants don’t contribute anything and they’re only interested changing our culture” but leftistly
September 21, 2026 at 2:34 PM
“Immigrants don’t contribute anything and they’re only interested changing our culture” but leftistly