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paanvaannd.bsky.social

🥼 MD (Family Medicine) & 🧑🏾‍💻 programmer in Riverside, CA. Interested in almost everything under the Sun… and within and beyond it as well. Views: mine, left-leaning, optimistic tinged with realism; repost ≠ endorsement; posts ≠ medical advice.

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Aggressive pickup truck driver intimidating others by nearly rear-ending them, cutting them off, trying to overtake using bike lanes, and then flipping everyone else off as if we’re the problem… Tell me you’re entitled and compensating without telling me you’re entitled and compensating.

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The DOJ is moving to deport a man they explicitly acknowledge has no criminal history. They’re dropping the charges without a trial, yet also deporting him without due process or reason for deportation, especially since the charges are dropped. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

It’s quite damning of our species that even after billions have seen/read media like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, etc. about authoritarianism clearly being bad, they still gravitate towards it. We probably need explicit statements in the front matter: “The authoritarians are the bad ones, guys.”

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Still frustrated at YouTube’s algo for ignoring preferences, but I’m amused that it’s now showing cute bear vids in my feed… Maybe because I kept searching for “bear” market analyses? 🐻 when I say “don’t recommend this channel,” I in fact don’t mean “recommend more of this channel,” YouTube

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In the run up to “Liberation Day,” three countries with deep historical antipathy have strengthened a formerly tenuous alliance to unify against the U.S. “Liberation Day” indeed: liberate the world of American diplomacy, influence, & status. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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I’d say “unbelievable,” but this is on brand. The current admin is stonewalling 20k people already granted #refugee status, now only entertaining white South African refugees. Heartbreaking… and a clear signal of priorities. (Gift article) #politics #racism #news www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...

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Fun fact: security clearances are stored as 8-bit unsigned integers! So if we say @adamkinzinger.bsky.social had 1 security clearance, and he loses 4, this causes an integer underflow such that he actually has 253 security clearances.

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Tmw anti-intellectualism, ignorance, & bigotry are so rampant that the freaking dictionary joins the fight ✊🏾

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

They’re going to vibe code it, aren’t they? … yeah, calling it now: they’re going to vibe code it.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Dentists of Utah… good luck 🫡 #MedSky www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Honestly darkly hilarious that just as markets start recovering early this week, he “capitalizes” by destabilizing it further. Far cry from “best economy ever.” Personally, I’m betting late ‘25 recession. Not investment advice ofc, but I’m glad I pulled my money out (called the top by luck 🤷🏾).

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“New phone, Houthis?” Kudos, @briantylercohen.bsky.social, on the best Signal-gate joke so far! youtube.com/post/UgkxrYu...

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Seriously, use Signal. Unfortunately, given the recent news, there are already a lot of uninformed opinions being parroted here and elsewhere, claiming Signal is insecure and unsafe. This administration is a mess (understatement, yes). Signal is secure. These two things are not mutually exclusive.

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I’m really curious as to why my #YouTube suggested video feed has been promoting far-right, bigoted, ignorant content recently when all my actions (likes, watches, subs, etc.) indicate I abhor this kind of content. Is this happening to anyone else? Systemic or personal #algorithm issue here?

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The power of comics: a comic strip made me rethink my relationship with myself... while providing a good laugh

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Prior admin: Requests COVID & election misinformation be curtailed on social media. Furor ensues on the right. Current admin: Explicitly extorts the entire country for billions of dollars collectively based on people’s/institutions’ speech. Silence on the right.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Absolutely. I had someone cite their opinion as a fact to me once. Explicitly. “I haven’t read other ancient societies’ philosophic works, but it is a matter of fact, I think, that ancient Greek & Roman philosophy uniformly trumps them.” Ahh yes, the best of factual sources: uninformed belief!

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

> If you don’t know what you’re doing, you’ll just do it worse. But faster. AI tools can assist those with existing skills of foundational knowledge, critical thinking, & wisdom, but not supplement them wholesale.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

“Mundus sine caesaribus” indeed! Great shirt, and buying it helps monetarily support the AT protocol ecosystem. Just around 6 days left before the sale ends! www.businessinsider.com/bluesky-ceo-...

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Ordered! #Pebble kicked the bucket before I could order one of the initial ones. The #Rebble community has done wonderful work since in maintaining & building upon the initial devices. I can’t wait to see the fruits of open sourcing PebbleOS as well! 9to5google.com/2025/01/27/p...

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Spent the last few days refurbishing (wiping data from, updating firmware for, and clean-installing the default OS on) 3 laptops, 2 tablets, 1 desktop, and an e-reader I have lying around so I can sell them. And now I’m just wondering… why did I ever keep any of these around for so long?

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