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John Karabaic's account. he/him. BLM. NYC MIT WPAFB CIN PDX, kinda in that orderVirtual plumber to <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention">@pluralistic</a>Breakfast on the Bridges volunteer <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/@bonbpdx" class="u-url mention">@bonbpdx</a>Working for tech companies since they made hardware.The gurney is the reward, as my NeXT colleagues put it.Expect book and media reviews, comments on science and technology policy, frequent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoirAlley" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NoirAlley</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TCMPart

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Post #3755377
Rule of three don't fail us now https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/12/lindsey-graham-key-ally-of-donald-trump-has-died-after-sudden-illness-his-office-says?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Post #2107454
Today is the Cleansing of the Airpots for @bonbpdx. They&#39;re pretty clean except for the oldest one, but it&#39;s nice to do this regularly. Bar Keepers Friend will probably mutate my genes or something, but damn it&#39;s good.
Post #1810609
A good piece about why Apple&#39;s chip architecture is good for current-gen AI models, the sad state of  Intelligence, and why that&#39;s led to huge lead times for  hardware. IMO, if  designers thought of models as ways to solve a11y UX issues, they might catch up. https://om.co/2026/04/27/memory-is-the-machine/
Post #1810608
visited the African American History Museum in DC and got an appropriate new notes pencil for Les Mis
Post #1810607
&quot;Emergency First Responders Say Waymos Are Getting Worse&quot;: Aarian Marshall @ Wired “I believe the technology was deployed too quickly in too vast amounts, with hundreds of vehicles, when it wasn’t really ready,” one police official told federal regulators last month https://www.wired.com/story/emergency-first-responders-say-waymos-are-getting-worse/
Post #1700273
In the annals of shit-talking, Gavroche&#39;s response to a National Guardsman who tries to stop and frisk him in Les Miserables are historic: Voilà de vilains mots. La première fois_ qu&#39;on vous donnera à téter, _il faudra qu&#39;on vous essuie mieux la bouche. &quot;Nasty language! You suck your momma&#39;s tit with that mouth?&quot;
Post #1700272
watching daredevil and wait is that gia goodman
Post #1700271
There are multiple times during the boss battle at the end of the ep where Fisk&#39;s crotch is vulnerable and DD fights clean. Bourgeois fight choreography. Hit him in the nuts, Matt.
Post #1700270
#TheBoys 5.4 is a pretty perfect execution of an hour of serialized SF tv: great characterization, plot twists, dialog, and homage to inspirational work.
Post #1700269
&quot;Knowledge is required to prepare a work of scholarship, but only ignorance gives the courage to publish it.&quot; Elias J Bickerman, in the introduction to his Chronology of the Ancient World.
Post #1412175
I&#39;m not sure I ever realized how expressive Russell&#39;s face is, before. Maybe I was distracted. #HisKindOfWoman #TCMParty #NoirAlley
Post #1412174
holy shit vincent price needs to break the tabs in half next time #HisKindOfWoman #TCMParty #NoirAlley
Post #1412169
Did they just play a poker variation of the Casablanca roulette scene? #HisKindOfWoman #TCMParty #NoirAlley
Post #1412165
This movie is reminding me of the Chuck Barris biopic, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind #HisKindOfWoman #TCMParty #NoirAlley
Post #1412164
the racism is strong in these price boat scenes #HisKindOfWoman #TCMParty #NoirAlley
Post #1412163
Some engineering and design folks heavy into ClaudeCode are writing about the demise of Figma. They keep writing that ClaudeCode in the hands of designers makes code the &quot;source of truth.&quot; Umm, no. Let me tell you why this is nutso crazy from product management&#39;s point of view. /
Post #919740
huh. imagine that, USA. imagine. that.
Post #320678
RE: https://mastodon.social/@adwright/116081482446453973 OK #NoirAlley noiristas and #TCMParty Fam. This movie, Monsieur Verdoux, is available on Criterion. Who wants to do a group watch? https://www.criterionchannel.com/monsieur-verdoux
Post #199847
@paninid@mastodon.world I saw this story which mentioned possibly unsent emails from Epstein claiming that Gates asked him for medication treating an STD. Nothing about his now ex-wife, nothing about dosing her surreptitiously. Do you have links? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/bill-gates-epstein.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IlA.lQ1M.PrkK1dGGxrQC&smid=url-share