@cheerfulchaotic.bsky.social
Many flavors of geek. Husband. Foster Dad. Pescatarian. Lover of men. Perpetually under slept
Laid off for the first time in my life. The severance is pretty cool. Also first time I have an end of work and pay without a next step lined up since I was 26. No complaints. I'll be okay. A little early retirement practice.
September 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Laid off for the first time in my life. The severance is pretty cool. Also first time I have an end of work and pay without a next step lined up since I was 26. No complaints. I'll be okay. A little early retirement practice.
I'm planning a trip to Portugal in November. (I want to see both Porto and Lisbon). Any tips for great things to do/see while I'm out there? Anyone want to meet me there? =)
September 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I'm planning a trip to Portugal in November. (I want to see both Porto and Lisbon). Any tips for great things to do/see while I'm out there? Anyone want to meet me there? =)
Chief leopard complains that the pack is eating faces he was saving for later.
thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Chief justice dissents on ballroom construction: ‘No victory for separation of powers’
Chief Justice John Roberts broke with his conservative colleagues in a Supreme Court decision Monday that allowed construction on the proposed White House ballroom to continue, saying the ruling up…
thehill.com
September 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Chief leopard complains that the pack is eating faces he was saving for later.
thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com/regulation/c...
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every day masculinity grifters invent a new trend and it's just something gay fetishists do to attract their fellow fetishists
men have figured out a new dating technique and it's "less personal grooming"
it's a bold strategy cotton let's see if it works out for them
it's a bold strategy cotton let's see if it works out for them
August 30, 2026 at 2:38 AM
every day masculinity grifters invent a new trend and it's just something gay fetishists do to attract their fellow fetishists
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If the WNBA doesn’t do the right thi-JK JK NO WAR BUT A CLASS WAR YALL
August 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
If the WNBA doesn’t do the right thi-JK JK NO WAR BUT A CLASS WAR YALL
Attractiveness quiz thing that's been making the rounds. Apparently I'm 4th percentile picky, but 73% unique in my taste.
August 13, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Attractiveness quiz thing that's been making the rounds. Apparently I'm 4th percentile picky, but 73% unique in my taste.
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This video of a woman telling an anti-abortion asshole to, "Shut the fuck up" is exactly what I needed to see on a Monday morning
July 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM
This video of a woman telling an anti-abortion asshole to, "Shut the fuck up" is exactly what I needed to see on a Monday morning
San Francisco, I am in you
May 30, 2026 at 5:34 AM
San Francisco, I am in you
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I think it would be very nice if most dealerships went out of business
Carvana's furious growth isn't hard to figure out: no-haggle pricing for used cars, online shopping, delivery to your driveway.
Now it's applying the same playbook to new cars. The project is small for now, but it has traditional dealers freaking out. (Gift link)
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Now it's applying the same playbook to new cars. The project is small for now, but it has traditional dealers freaking out. (Gift link)
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Carvana Grew Into a Used-Car Titan. Its New-Car Sales Project Has Dealers Rattled.
The company’s online, no-haggle sales model is quietly extending to new vehicles.
www.wsj.com
May 18, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I think it would be very nice if most dealerships went out of business
AI in everything brought to you by the people who didn't bother to read even a synopsis of "Descartes Error" and the people who say "that car blew a red light". It's not a person. It doesn't have feelings. It can't hallucinate any more than a magic 8 ball can. Never gonna replace people.
May 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
AI in everything brought to you by the people who didn't bother to read even a synopsis of "Descartes Error" and the people who say "that car blew a red light". It's not a person. It doesn't have feelings. It can't hallucinate any more than a magic 8 ball can. Never gonna replace people.
AI required training and knowing that's it's all just so they can fire people. And believing strongly that it will work poorly in the long run. But how much do I want to deal with the short run? And what sort of job pivot would I want to make at 50? Back to public policy? Electrician?
May 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
AI required training and knowing that's it's all just so they can fire people. And believing strongly that it will work poorly in the long run. But how much do I want to deal with the short run? And what sort of job pivot would I want to make at 50? Back to public policy? Electrician?
Coverage of operation "juice the oil markets for the blink of an eye" drove home how far the United States media has fallen and how quickly. The headlines talking about the success escorting a ship through, which reported administration talking points as unattributed fact.
May 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Coverage of operation "juice the oil markets for the blink of an eye" drove home how far the United States media has fallen and how quickly. The headlines talking about the success escorting a ship through, which reported administration talking points as unattributed fact.
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This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
April 24, 2026 at 1:31 PM
This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
Mood of the month:
I'm feeling a lot of "I don't wanna" lately. Mostly around work, the political situation, and the capitalist hyper investment in AI as a weapon against labor
I'm feeling a lot of "I don't wanna" lately. Mostly around work, the political situation, and the capitalist hyper investment in AI as a weapon against labor
April 24, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Mood of the month:
I'm feeling a lot of "I don't wanna" lately. Mostly around work, the political situation, and the capitalist hyper investment in AI as a weapon against labor
I'm feeling a lot of "I don't wanna" lately. Mostly around work, the political situation, and the capitalist hyper investment in AI as a weapon against labor
I don't know why exactly but The Great Divide by Noah Kahan hit me hard in the feels today.
April 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I don't know why exactly but The Great Divide by Noah Kahan hit me hard in the feels today.
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Happy Confederate Surrender Day!
Throwback to the 2024 Illinois flag contest, where this masterpiece was proposed. I wish it had won!
Throwback to the 2024 Illinois flag contest, where this masterpiece was proposed. I wish it had won!
April 9, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Happy Confederate Surrender Day!
Throwback to the 2024 Illinois flag contest, where this masterpiece was proposed. I wish it had won!
Throwback to the 2024 Illinois flag contest, where this masterpiece was proposed. I wish it had won!
Thought experiment: what if I took the open source options for LLMs and trained them on my own data. Which would be... All those blog posts from the twenty aughts and teens. All my texts and emails I could get my hands on. Most of the code I authored belongs to companies and I can't access.
March 13, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Thought experiment: what if I took the open source options for LLMs and trained them on my own data. Which would be... All those blog posts from the twenty aughts and teens. All my texts and emails I could get my hands on. Most of the code I authored belongs to companies and I can't access.
I just called Pillion "Fifty Shades of Gay" before doing a Google search. A book by that name was published 13 years ago. I'm so timely.
March 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I just called Pillion "Fifty Shades of Gay" before doing a Google search. A book by that name was published 13 years ago. I'm so timely.
Sounds about right: www.thefarce.org/trumps-iran-...
Trump’s Iran Con Put Us in the Covid Before Times Again
Trump started an unwinnable war. We know what comes next. We just haven’t felt it yet—the same way we hadn’t truly felt COVID in early March 2020.
www.thefarce.org
March 8, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Sounds about right: www.thefarce.org/trumps-iran-...
A recent AI thought, which belongs somewhere in my manifesto outline. (Forthcoming sooner or later).
I take it as a given that the whole thing is billionaires trying to get capital advantage over skilled labor. And generate a certain level of user lockin. So they can charge you for a subscription.
I take it as a given that the whole thing is billionaires trying to get capital advantage over skilled labor. And generate a certain level of user lockin. So they can charge you for a subscription.
March 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
A recent AI thought, which belongs somewhere in my manifesto outline. (Forthcoming sooner or later).
I take it as a given that the whole thing is billionaires trying to get capital advantage over skilled labor. And generate a certain level of user lockin. So they can charge you for a subscription.
I take it as a given that the whole thing is billionaires trying to get capital advantage over skilled labor. And generate a certain level of user lockin. So they can charge you for a subscription.
My 9 yo just said she wants to be a scientist so she can make things explode. Specifically pouring things Into other things to make them explode. I tried to explain that this isn't really science then she said she's not listening to me anymore because I'm an engineer and I don't know what science is
March 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
My 9 yo just said she wants to be a scientist so she can make things explode. Specifically pouring things Into other things to make them explode. I tried to explain that this isn't really science then she said she's not listening to me anymore because I'm an engineer and I don't know what science is
Youtube music put Pink Pony Club in a list called "soulful piano ballads". 🤔I love the song, but not sure I would have filed it there. =)
March 7, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Youtube music put Pink Pony Club in a list called "soulful piano ballads". 🤔I love the song, but not sure I would have filed it there. =)
I've lately found myself thinking about some piercings and tattoos. I'm nearly 50. And I still have the "what would my employer think? (I have yet to see someone at my employer at my level or above with a visible piercing or tattoo), what would my parents think? What would family court think?"
February 20, 2026 at 4:52 AM
I've lately found myself thinking about some piercings and tattoos. I'm nearly 50. And I still have the "what would my employer think? (I have yet to see someone at my employer at my level or above with a visible piercing or tattoo), what would my parents think? What would family court think?"
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Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.
February 19, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.