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I study networks. Science, tech, politics, music, dog, Boston. Personal account, opinions are solely my own.

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We need more moral leadership in this country, and less political leadership. I don't mean preachers. I mean people who serve as a quiet example in our everyday lives, of what doing the right thing looks like.

04.03.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 206 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

The sound in certain parts of the stands is AWFUL. Zero bass. Especially if you're underneath an overhang, it almost might not be worth it.

26.02.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

little domino: scotus strikes down trump tariffs
big domino: chief justice kyle rittenhouse

20.02.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Merrick Garland reading the South Korea news like β€œI don’t get it.”

19.02.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

The succession fight is going to be nasty; keeping this info secret (and in turn keeping alive the twisted fantasy that Trump will run in 2028) prevents it from starting up for real.

11.02.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Original DOOM wasn't too far off reality

06.02.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I agree, but I'm trying to come up with exactly *why* and I'm really having trouble putting my finger on it. STP's sound was more innovative, and PJ was/is more a product of its era, but that's still not entirely it.

04.02.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Every time they release more Epstein files, it’s like β€œoh, THAT’s why they didn’t want to release them.”

31.01.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This is one of my favorite charts because the obvious implication is ... obvious, but you absolutely are not allowed to say it out loud in US public discourse.

27.01.2026 06:41 πŸ‘ 2088 πŸ” 491 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 38

Glad to see real Arena support!

24.01.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They all need to watch "Cartmanland"

28.12.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just gave my 20yo a rundown of the day's news, and he said, "It's all so dumb, it's hard to take seriously and so it's hard to fight. We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians!"

"We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians" is going to stick with me.

19.12.2025 00:01 πŸ‘ 413 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3

Ouch.

14.12.2025 02:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait does this repeal the "SNL rule"? (basically you don't have to watch it but you have to stay up until it starts or else you might get old)

14.12.2025 01:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

20.11.2025 02:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps the reason for the most hope is that the public seems to be rejecting the Republican news environment prevalent across virtually all media. Voters aren't falling for it, as overwhelming as it has felt to watch our institutions fall. They can handle the truth!

05.11.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

For the second time in the past week, I almost got ran over crossing the street at a marked crosswalk by a distracted driver who only braked when I screamed.

03.11.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i really wish our law enforcement and media werent telegraphing to mass shooters that messages written on bullets will be breathlessly and uncritically publicized with no further examination

25.09.2025 11:39 πŸ‘ 4511 πŸ” 880 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 39

tapping a credit card to get on the bus

11.09.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Shortest splitline or bust. Humans need to be totally out of the loop.

11.08.2025 22:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Put the Epstein files on the blockchain.

by Andrew Yang

24.07.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 836 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 9

Hehe I kid -- I think it more directly goes back to whichever MTV execs originally greenlit "The Real World"

23.07.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

CBS News should just change their name to Trump News, cause after the bribe that’s all it is.

02.07.2025 11:14 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Sometimes MA Dems temporarily unregister to make strategic votes in the GOP primary, especially when the Dem primary is a foregone conclusion. Not a fan of Kraft, but let's be fair here.

28.05.2025 00:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
The Present Crisis and the End of the Long '90s The constitutional settlement that governed America from the end of the Volcker Shock in 1982 to the re-election of Donald Trump in 2024 encompassed three profound domains: politics, economics, and cu...

This analysis is pretty spot-on:

27.05.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Very similar thing happened with the joint Rutgers/UMDNJ program 20 years ago. UMDNJ faculty didn’t want to let go of molecular biology requirements for students doing a more systems/psych focus. There was no resolution and the programs split (and then for unrelated reasons UMDNJ closed).

06.05.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_b_v?w...

01.05.2025 20:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Is the Pope Catholic?" would cease to be a rhetorical question.

29.04.2025 22:20 πŸ‘ 1791 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 3

Especially needed since Starbucks is tightening its policies and closing stores.

10.04.2025 15:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.

09.04.2025 19:15 πŸ‘ 19108 πŸ” 3635 πŸ’¬ 381 πŸ“Œ 242