kiltedcurmudgeon.bsky.social
Senior software engineer
Entrepreneur, various
Photographer
Gamer
Crafter
Purveyor of Unfiltered Opinions
42 posts
48 followers
41 following
Active Commenter
comment in response to
post
All of this clusterfuckery can be laid at the feet of Mitch McConnell, because he didn't see the need to impeach someone on the way out and risk being unpopular. There's evil in the world that defeating it isn't enough.
comment in response to
post
Also, have a nice day!
comment in response to
post
And apologies to any satanists reading the list if I got those wrong. I'm not a practitioner
comment in response to
post
Have you read the Tenets? "One should strive to act with compassion and empathy (don't be a jerk)". "One's body is invioble and subject to thine own will alone (consent)". "People are dumb and make mistakes. Rectify the mistake and repair the harm (forgiveness)."
I'll eat dinner with that any day.
comment in response to
post
He means maga citizens and the maga way of life, of course. A top tier data engineer could use the data Elmo has stolen to make a list of non-maga donors and every penny of theirs that has passed through the gov't. Then using that as a hit list for detainments and arrests.
comment in response to
post
That's actually a troubling sign. Blackbirds eat mostly insects in marsh, fields, and wetlands. They'll only go to feeders as a last option. Insect populations are crashing globally. For now, enjoy the company.
comment in response to
post
People really need to stop underestimating Musk/Trump. As a data engineer, I know what I could do with all the information Musk has stolen and plans to steal. People are nowhere near scared enough.
comment in response to
post
What I would really like to see is a few hundred trans men touristing the Capitol, on their absolute bestest behavior - no signs, no chants, no shouts or conflict - just following the bathroom rules. Watch the meltdowns. Give no reason to be angry except putting the hate on full display.
comment in response to
post
I feel seen. Chose miserable
comment in response to
post
History is written by the survivors
comment in response to
post
Totally reasonable. I just refuse to go down the maga/q route. I was hoping it made it to a reputable outside source.
comment in response to
post
I completely believe this, but is there a quotable source? I want to do a little due diligence before going off.
And don't be too sure the one giving the poly will be honest about the results. As you said, there's room for "interpretation".
comment in response to
post
We the people can be controlled by a free ice cream cone with our hamburger. Apathy has been by far the most powerful voting block for many decades.
As a serious comment, the key to AI is the data sets they're trained with. Garbage in, garbage out. Bias in, bias out.
comment in response to
post
People aren't leaving their jobs for a buyout. They're leaving their jobs for the _promise_ of a buyout. Trump has, at best, a strained relationship with promises.
comment in response to
post
Could be. But one way allows me to see her as a flawed wounded human. The other is much less forgiving.
comment in response to
post
Never mind. GOP leadership is full of sexual predators. What was I thinking?
comment in response to
post
Actually, that tracks. It explains why she's completely irrationally phobic about "men" in the safe space of the bathrooms. If she could come to realize that sexual assault trauma is the root issue, that's something that should get broad bipartisan to address.
comment in response to
post
Is, or was available online?
comment in response to
post
Yes, but is it factually incorrect?
comment in response to
post
MAGA will set fire to their own house just to let a lib choke on the smoke.
comment in response to
post
Who gets to tell them that if the US takes Gaza, then 2m Palestinians are now American citizens with all rights and protections. And votes.
comment in response to
post
And more, Trump has no qualms whatsoever against arresting or detaining a hundred or so lawmakers to get to the voting threshold for jamming in or ripping out constitutional amendments.
comment in response to
post
Ugh. Everyone needs to stop thinking like a rational human and start thinking like a cartoon super villain. Any law in the US is only what SCOTUS says it is. SCOTUS impartiality is long gone.
comment in response to
post
Since the dawn of the US, the number of allegiances we've maintained has been one of our greatest strengths. Tarrifs, threats, and intimidation poison these allegiances. What we gain in the short term absolutely does not include "respect".
comment in response to
post
"Explain recursion in the context of this prompt'
comment in response to
post
No. The couch won the popular vote, as it has for many decades.
comment in response to
post
Any argument that starts with "Trump wouldn't" or "Trump couldn't" is deeply flawed. He has no morals nor integrity and every body of power is enabling him.
comment in response to
post
Waterfall is still around for good reason. Whenever you have "deliver X by Y date at Z cost", agile has left the building. But it's what investors and c-suite and marketers need to be effective. People just need to be honest about what they're doing (2 of 2)
comment in response to
post
OKRs go hand in hand with waterfall methodology - which is horribly disrupted with changes or insufficient meticulous planning. So many teams get into big trouble trying to use agile methods to meet waterfall goals. (1 of 2)
comment in response to
post
Let's be honest. He doesn't want the weather to mess up his hair. That's all there is to it. It's why he didn't honor vets in France because it was raining and he didn't want his hair to get wet.
comment in response to
post
AI is only as good as the data set they have to work from. Over collection and indexing of useless data points leads to horrible slop.
How long before AI-powered Clippy starts producing different results and performance based on the age, race, gender, or geography of the user? Holy lawsuits!
comment in response to
post
Y'all are missing the connection. Under educated people vote MAGA. The worse our education system, the greater the disparity between rich and poor, and the more stupid people there are to keep voting for it.
comment in response to
post
Not forming. Already here. Has been for decades.
comment in response to
post
It's perfectly safe. Copilot said so. You can easily cover it with dozens of tests that apply to everything except reality.
comment in response to
post
There's only one name on the list to replace him. Aileen Cannon. Her loyalty and willingness to be a downright accomplice are the highest qualifications in the Trump world.
comment in response to
post
Because that's not what the Constitution says. The Constitution is whatever SCOTUS decides it is. Liberty has died with thunderous applause.
comment in response to
post
I think he was a terrible president and a magnificent human being. The latter is more important and impactful.
comment in response to
post
US citizen, old cis white guy, can write code - well, can work 16 hr days for startups.
Still can't find a job.
comment in response to
post
Turning high rpm into high torque is a simple matter of mechanical advantage.
The trick and trouble is turning a variable energy source into a constant output. A solution would be intermittent conversion into electrical energy to support an electric motor tumbling the compost.
comment in response to
post
Someone needs to ask, "What can you do with $300B that you can't do with $100B?"
At that point you're just racking up high score with 1 winner and 7B losers.
comment in response to
post
The Constitution is what SCOTUS says it is. Trump owns SCOTUS. Rules and reason no longer apply.
comment in response to
post
Bangladesh is trying to bring back Dhaka muslin.