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Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:29:17 UTC

We should update our labeling laws to require manufacturers to use the amount a consumer could reasonably extract. Maybe manufacturers would shift to more efficient packaging, or maybe consumers would accept higher unit cost for more convenience. The important thing is aligning incentives. https://www.jefftk.com/p/label-by-usable-volume

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Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:54:21 UTC

In sort of an inverse Bay Area House Party move, I just updated my vibecoded podcast ad stripper to automatically remove land acknowledgements.

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Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:18:03 UTC

Just had an automated system read out my phone number as if it were an integer. As in, "Is your phone number six hundred seventeen million, four hundred forty-one thousand..."

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Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:11:57 UTC

Just described Wingspan to a friend as a "ludonarrative Superfund site". (Doesn't make it a bad game -- but, like, you're competing to watch birds, but you can also force them to lay eggs, and also you get extra points when a bird kills another bird).

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Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:02:30 UTC

Attachment: A screenshot of a license-plate aspect ratio sticker in NASCAR style design, but stating NAZGUL on the top, and RING SERIES below

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Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:21:58 UTC

If I were a paying OpenAI customer, I'd feel as proud of that fact today as a Tesla owner did one year ago.

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Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:11:38 UTC

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Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:22:04 UTC

Kai Huang's 2012 Functions was dramatically more elegant than this year's, because of the constraint. Functions (2026) is less about the sequential ahas of figuring out the functions, and more about grinding through to figure out what X and Y can go into g(X, a(Y)). Several of Kai's functions were really fun, while these were rather straightforward. Weirdly, the solution page for the 2026 puzzle doesn't mention Kai's as an inspiration, which seems odd, given that the puzzle has exactly the same name and a very similar conceit.

At least when Allie Goertz covers Nine Inch Nails, missing the point is the point.

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Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:28:46 UTC

I'm buying a kitchen and they sent a sample of the marble counter top with a metal ball showing what the sink will be like. Now my desk looks like a 90s 3D rendering tool demo image.

Attachment: A square marble tile with a shiny metal ball on it next to some papers and a coffee mug.

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Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:05:47 UTC

Just tried to get a 1099-INT from my bank. It's under Settings. Wow.

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Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:59:46 UTC

"That is, per the hard constraints, we want Claude to never clearly and substantially undermine Anthropic’s legitimate efforts to ... engage or participate in catastrophic forms of power-seeking."

Claude's constitution

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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:10:39 UTC

https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

This is the toughest time to work at a charity. When a charity posts its fundraiser, the total ask has been vetted 100 times: it's the amount that the org needs to keep going for the coming year.

Unlike your local PBS/NPR station, #SFC doesn't have a service we can interrupt to
pitch appeals for donations (& we probably wouldn't even if we did).

#SFC is short $48k with just days to go.

If you want me & my colleagues to work for #SoftwareFreedom in 2026, please give.

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Sat, 10 Jan 2026 02:53:56 UTC

Attachment: "Reading sports headlines while pretending sports doesn't exist suggests a fascinating world of magic and whimsy" Series of headlines" Darius Slay says he was "this close" to becoming a Raven David Montgomery was pursued by Vikings, Bears Transfer Portal Created in Good Faith, But is Out of Control Wolf Enters Transfer Portal Wizards and Raptors injury reports

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Thu, 08 Jan 2026 02:47:38 UTC

Are you playing along with Only Connect? Want your chance to do the wall yourself instead of just yelling at the screen? Play along with this vibecoded tampermonkey user script) on OCDB. Public domain, as Gemini wrote it.

You can still yell at the screen, but only about categories that you solved.

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Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:42:51 UTC

Last night I dreamed that a salesperson was touting some electronic gadget, and said that the box includes a USB-C charging cord, and also includes a trash can to dispose of the cord in. An onlooker asked "but why? I already have a trash can that I can use." And the salesperson said "don't be silly, by that logic why would we include the cord?"

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Sun, 07 Dec 2025 02:28:47 UTC

Please enjoy a nudi pic. Danielle requested a hooded nudibranch hoodie, so I had one made for her. As you know (or would, if you read her newsletter), hooded nudibranchs smell like watermelon, so I also got her the appropriate scent.

Attachment: A figure in a hooded nudibranch hoodie, holding a bottle of watermelon scent spray. The hoodie is blue with orange rhinophores, oral hood tentacles, and cerata. The hood covers the figure's face.

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Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:28:53 UTC

Just filled in a form with a "State/Providence" field. (No, it wasn't a Rhode Island-specific form).

novalis bonked https://fedi.copyleft.org/users/bkuhn/statuses/115662504393710334

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:38:07 UTC

😲 👀 … Judge Leal in #SFC's landmark impact litigation against #Vizio (regarding their violations of #GPLv2 & #LGPLv2_1) is leaning toward partially granting our motion for summary adjudication.

Such motions are difficult to win, so this is amazing.

Her decision is tentative; join the hearing today (details in linked post) to hear the oral arguments in real time.

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/dec/04/tentative-vizio-ruling-in-favor-of-sfc/

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #copyleft #SoftwareFreedom

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Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:42:08 UTC

Attachment: Cartoon by Wayne D Two men in a bathroom, a plumber and the houseowner. Plumber: "There's no handle; you need to download the FlushMe app.