JD (not that one) Paul (not that one)
@rantingnerd.bsky.social
He/him
Former physicist, current Google SRE (opinions my own)
https://www.alphabetworkersunion.org member, https://www.haverford.edu grad
Also https://hachyderm.io/@rantingnerd
Blog: https://rantingnerd.blogspot.com
I am not my cousin's keeper.
Former physicist, current Google SRE (opinions my own)
https://www.alphabetworkersunion.org member, https://www.haverford.edu grad
Also https://hachyderm.io/@rantingnerd
Blog: https://rantingnerd.blogspot.com
I am not my cousin's keeper.
Pinned
NO KINGS
NO SLAVERS
NO NAZIS
NO EXCEPTIONS
NO SLAVERS
NO NAZIS
NO EXCEPTIONS
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Woah. This is good news.
People may not realize it when they demand this feature, but what they're saying is "I will not buy a car which requires an ongoing subscription to remain fully functional" and it is a good sign GM may be responding to that.
carbuzz.com/gm-not-compl...
People may not realize it when they demand this feature, but what they're saying is "I will not buy a car which requires an ongoing subscription to remain fully functional" and it is a good sign GM may be responding to that.
carbuzz.com/gm-not-compl...
GM May Not Completely Kill Apple CarPlay And Android Auto After All
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are available for the 2027 Cadillac Lyriq despite GM saying it's not going to include them anymore.
carbuzz.com
September 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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I'm re-reading @theodoragoss.bsky.social 's Athena Club books and this popped up in the Far Side archive (www.thefarside.com/2026/09/10) and it's remarkably on the nose.
September 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I'm re-reading @theodoragoss.bsky.social 's Athena Club books and this popped up in the Far Side archive (www.thefarside.com/2026/09/10) and it's remarkably on the nose.
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No one is coming to save you. However, someone is coming to stand in front of what you want to look at in the grocery store
September 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM
No one is coming to save you. However, someone is coming to stand in front of what you want to look at in the grocery store
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liberal democracy is not a luxury. liberal democracy is the magic beast that ran the table on fascism and communism and totalitarianism. we did not do this by giving up on liberal democracy and embracing evil. we did this by sticking to our most dear principles.
September 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
liberal democracy is not a luxury. liberal democracy is the magic beast that ran the table on fascism and communism and totalitarianism. we did not do this by giving up on liberal democracy and embracing evil. we did this by sticking to our most dear principles.
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I have received news of a perfectly named cafe located on the waterfront of Nova Scotia's capital, if you know what I mean
September 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I have received news of a perfectly named cafe located on the waterfront of Nova Scotia's capital, if you know what I mean
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Philosophers often bring up the "principle of charity": a willingness to assume good faith in an interlocutor and treat them accordingly. It's good to do in many circumstances. But it is worth formulating a principle of not being a fucking mark. If not during the rise of fascism, then when? 12/
August 16, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Philosophers often bring up the "principle of charity": a willingness to assume good faith in an interlocutor and treat them accordingly. It's good to do in many circumstances. But it is worth formulating a principle of not being a fucking mark. If not during the rise of fascism, then when? 12/
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Antichrist Rolls Eyes Throughout Peter Thiel Lecture https://theonion.com/antichrist-rolls-eyes-throughout-peter-thiel-lecture/
August 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Antichrist Rolls Eyes Throughout Peter Thiel Lecture https://theonion.com/antichrist-rolls-eyes-throughout-peter-thiel-lecture/
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July 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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We regret to inform you that this phenomenon has a name: RAS Syndrome.
Redundant Acronym Syndrome…Syndrome.
ATM Machine
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We regret to inform you that this phenomenon has a name: RAS Syndrome.
Redundant Acronym Syndrome…Syndrome.
Now I work down at the car wash, where all it ever does is rain
July 22, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Now I work down at the car wash, where all it ever does is rain
Holy crap, read the whole thread. (Kevin Kruse clapping back at Stephen Miller.)
I try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Miller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli
July 20, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Holy crap, read the whole thread. (Kevin Kruse clapping back at Stephen Miller.)
Note the date. #LolSob
every news cycle for the next four years is just going to be
Monday: Trump has fired all the people who were responsible for keeping poo out of the drinking water
Tuesday: okay for some reason there is now a lot of poo in the drinking water
Monday: Trump has fired all the people who were responsible for keeping poo out of the drinking water
Tuesday: okay for some reason there is now a lot of poo in the drinking water
July 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Note the date. #LolSob
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Amazing that this man can perfectly execute both of the Great New York Expressions - Italian AND Jewish
July 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Amazing that this man can perfectly execute both of the Great New York Expressions - Italian AND Jewish
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“Look—for a voyage that long, you’d need 50 sausage, egg, and cheese croissants, at least,” said Matt Damon
Matt Damon Defends Dunkin’ Product Placement In Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’
BROOKLYN, NY—Explaining that the prominent iced coffees and chocolate-glazed Munchkins were essential to director Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of the ancient Greek epic, actor Matt Damon defended Tu...
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July 16, 2026 at 12:04 AM
“Look—for a voyage that long, you’d need 50 sausage, egg, and cheese croissants, at least,” said Matt Damon
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can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool
June 24, 2026 at 2:45 PM
can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool
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Okay check it. Second wave feminism + unionization = more women editors. Union busting + breaking the labor pool for women = fewer women to save self-indulgent male directors from their worst impulses. Will continue apace.
I won’t be fact checking this. I’m just going with it.
I won’t be fact checking this. I’m just going with it.
June 17, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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@catsofyore.bsky.social this seems relevant to your interests: a friend just posted that they found this book in their attic: www.abebooks.com/Little-Kitte... -- there's a lovely dedication page, too:
May 29, 2026 at 11:27 PM
@catsofyore.bsky.social this seems relevant to your interests: a friend just posted that they found this book in their attic: www.abebooks.com/Little-Kitte... -- there's a lovely dedication page, too:
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Report: Dad Wants To Show You Where Fuse Box Is https://theonion.com/report-dad-wants-to-show-you-where-fuse-box-is-1819577825/
May 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Report: Dad Wants To Show You Where Fuse Box Is https://theonion.com/report-dad-wants-to-show-you-where-fuse-box-is-1819577825/
Did he just admit that he doesn't understand the difference between "censure" and "censor"?
Gov. Jared Polis, fresh off being censured by the Colorado Democratic Party for letting Tina Peters out of prison early, showed up today to a private, internal party call like this #copolitics
May 28, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Did he just admit that he doesn't understand the difference between "censure" and "censor"?
Our cats feel attacked - no, wait, they don't care.
ST. LOUIS—Apologizing to all customers who had received a defective product, pet food giant Fancy Feast issued a massive recall Friday for 1 million cans of food that cats just kind of stared at before wandering away.
May 22, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Our cats feel attacked - no, wait, they don't care.
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this truly is the thing that makes the united states exceptional, and right wingers hate it so much they want to destroy it
US universities genuinely are like “welcome to Tennessee Agricultural College in Bumfuck Nowheresville. We invented the modern potato and our facilities include a particle accelerator, nuclear reactor, and TOP500 supercomputer. Tuition is $12,000 for instate students and we have 40,000 of them”
May 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
this truly is the thing that makes the united states exceptional, and right wingers hate it so much they want to destroy it
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when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters
April 28, 2026 at 2:28 PM
when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters
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Just a reminder that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was called, "An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States."
April 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Just a reminder that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was called, "An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States."
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every time someone's like Claude deleted this or Claude convinced a teen to kill themselves I picture a mischievous french guy
April 27, 2026 at 7:25 PM
every time someone's like Claude deleted this or Claude convinced a teen to kill themselves I picture a mischievous french guy
I know how to spell "travel", but I constantly typo it as "trasvel".
I support Google Travel Search, so you can see how this might be a problem.
I support Google Travel Search, so you can see how this might be a problem.
What word is your spelling nemesis?
This is a safe space.
This is a safe space.
April 27, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I know how to spell "travel", but I constantly typo it as "trasvel".
I support Google Travel Search, so you can see how this might be a problem.
I support Google Travel Search, so you can see how this might be a problem.