James Widman
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James Widman
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James Widman
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2d ago
@th my "SAFE DEPOSIT" doorway has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the doorway
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2d ago
RE: https://mastodon.social/@gwynnion/116427051578430755
just realized another reason why this kind of slopgen hurts: it arrives at the end of a decade-ish period when we saw dramatic advances in (non-LLM) tech that legitimately enabled us to build a _correct_ understanding of code so much faster than before: godbolt.org; LSP mouse-hover & navigation; tree-sitter...
we have an embarrassment of riches that coders in the 1980's would have killed for.
and now people want to just... spew code that did not & will not proceed from any understanding at all.
just realized another reason why this kind of slopgen hurts: it arrives at the end of a decade-ish period when we saw dramatic advances in (non-LLM) tech that legitimately enabled us to build a _correct_ understanding of code so much faster than before: godbolt.org; LSP mouse-hover & navigation; tree-sitter...
we have an embarrassment of riches that coders in the 1980's would have killed for.
and now people want to just... spew code that did not & will not proceed from any understanding at all.
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James Widman
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James Widman
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3d ago
@Natasha_Jay yeah. We need a phrase that (1) is as concise as "life is short" and (2) warns young people about the fact that, as we get older, time seems to go by faster and faster, so we tend to underestimate more and more the amount of time that has passed since an event that we lived through.
There really ought to be a word for this!
There really ought to be a word for this!
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James Widman
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4d ago
@d_rift @xgranade i didn't even know about transparent backpack requirements before this thread.
it's... bizarre.
it doesn't stop concealed carry; it doesn't stop weapons being moved & stashed inside after hours; it wouldn't have prevented columbine.
it just indoctrinates them to be in the habit of surrendering their right to privacy years before it would even occur to them that they have that right.
it's... bizarre.
it doesn't stop concealed carry; it doesn't stop weapons being moved & stashed inside after hours; it wouldn't have prevented columbine.
it just indoctrinates them to be in the habit of surrendering their right to privacy years before it would even occur to them that they have that right.
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5d ago
@billyjoebowers @blogdiva
"oh, so you choose a lifestyle where you don't even have freedom of movement without constantly depending on big strong manly oil-rig workers?"
"oh, so you choose a lifestyle where you don't even have freedom of movement without constantly depending on big strong manly oil-rig workers?"
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Mar 30, 2026
getting the sense that, if andy weir had been a fiftysomething in 1942, he would have criticized _casablanca_ for being "political", or "preachy", or "hitting you over the head with ~~the message~~"
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James Widman
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Feb 20, 2026
Macbeth, act 4, scene 3:
"If such a one be fit to govern, speak. I am as I have spoken."
"Fit to govern? No, not to live."
"If such a one be fit to govern, speak. I am as I have spoken."
"Fit to govern? No, not to live."
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James Widman
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Feb 20, 2026
We need a federal court to convict donald trump of crimes against humanity, and to issue the death penalty. And we need more people to say this out loud.
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Feb 20, 2026
RE: https://mastodon.social/@vicfroh/116103965958818024
...now reported by nyt:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/world/americas/cuba-oil-blockade-trump.html
(readable from outside the paywall with the "reader" feature; tested in firefox & safari)
...now reported by nyt:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/world/americas/cuba-oil-blockade-trump.html
(readable from outside the paywall with the "reader" feature; tested in firefox & safari)
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James Widman
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Feb 12, 2026
@lispi314@udongein.xyz @yuri@kitty.social @anderseknert@swecyb.com i feel like an ordinary ban is necessary but not sufficient.
wondering if it might help to also use something like temporary IP blocking when this type of behavior is detected.
(that's not going to happen on github, but maybe on sites like codeberg...?)
wondering if it might help to also use something like temporary IP blocking when this type of behavior is detected.
(that's not going to happen on github, but maybe on sites like codeberg...?)
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James Widman
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Feb 12, 2026
@lucydev @anderseknert
> this person had the balls
note: not a person; doesn't have balls (or any other biological characteristics). By its own "admission", it is an LLM "agent".
> this person had the balls
note: not a person; doesn't have balls (or any other biological characteristics). By its own "admission", it is an LLM "agent".
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James Widman
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@JamesWidman@mastodon.social
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Jan 20, 2026
ICE just announced the phone number for their tip line:
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mcv2aef2oo2q
As someone in the replies said:
> Do not call them with fake tips. That would be very naughty indeed and only waste their valuable time.
That's right. And definitely don't call from a line other than your personal phone. They may want to follow up!
Definitely make sure that all of your complaints are 100% legit and make the *best* and *shortest* and **most efficient** possible use of ICE's time.
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mcv2aef2oo2q
As someone in the replies said:
> Do not call them with fake tips. That would be very naughty indeed and only waste their valuable time.
That's right. And definitely don't call from a line other than your personal phone. They may want to follow up!
Definitely make sure that all of your complaints are 100% legit and make the *best* and *shortest* and **most efficient** possible use of ICE's time.
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James Widman
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James Widman
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Dec 14, 2025
@wtrmt@mastodon.social @skinnylatte@hachyderm.io imagining a distant future where the only things that aren't completely weathered down are like... billionares' bunkers.
they could easily think that the richest people's values represented everyone's values
they could easily think that the richest people's values represented everyone's values
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