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James Webber

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A fairly irate scientist. He/him

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sure but that'll cost what, a milliBezos?

09.03.2026 15:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

really we should just punish them for their own sins

09.03.2026 14:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 53 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

dont_tread_on_me.jpg

09.03.2026 13:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

oh so NOW they want to reduce carbon emissions

09.03.2026 02:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He's currently chasing it on a convoluted path through the zoo, which has led to quite a few shenanigans as you might expect

08.03.2026 17:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I always thought it was May 2, the anniversary of the release date for the first movie.

08.03.2026 17:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

that's definitely some kind of omen or portent

06.03.2026 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Great White Squirrel!

someone tried to tell me that there's a whole bunch of them around, but I choose to believe in one legendary squirrel

06.03.2026 20:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

okay but that's partially because bsky is full of geriatric millennials who love Strong Bad references

06.03.2026 20:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 28 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

on the elephone yes

06.03.2026 03:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

From each according to their stash, to each according to their vibe

05.03.2026 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

no he's just dumb as fuck

04.03.2026 01:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this is about the R discourse right

04.03.2026 01:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These brave heroes courageously noticed a rake in their path and did NOT step on it / go spend a weekend on its island

04.03.2026 00:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

US president in 1947? That's right, Harry "Big Baby" Truman

03.03.2026 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wat

27.02.2026 22:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

should be an easy test to pass, for sure

25.02.2026 04:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unhinged behavior to play "Another One Bites the Dust" at a Petco

22.02.2026 18:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

IEEPA-nema was right there, dammit. Oh well

20.02.2026 16:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tall and tan and unconstitutional,
The tariffs from IEEPA IEEPA go walking...

20.02.2026 16:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

H-index of NaN

20.02.2026 15:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One down, seven strings to go

20.02.2026 13:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trying to estimate my chances against 2-foot-LeBron in a 1v1. I still don't think I'm favored?

19.02.2026 19:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

2-foot-tall LeBron is a funny image

19.02.2026 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

From what I've seen: if you don't already have the experience/skill to write the thing you need, using AI is going to get you a bunch of broken crap (but quickly!). I don't think it makes programming any more accessible.

(oh, and he has a massive COI too)

18.02.2026 16:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"All of the people I love hate this stuff, and all the people I hate love it." - great line

I think his perspective is a bit distorted by his depth of experience--he can vibe code projects fast because he could have _coded_ them fast, and knows how to evaluate what he gets.

18.02.2026 16:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Delighted but also suffering from intense second-hand embarrassment from imagining that was my dog

18.02.2026 15:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I own 90% of these but sure why not

18.02.2026 03:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A smartphone is on an end table. It's balancing up on end, and speaking, so maybe it's animate? This is unclear. 

SMARTPHONE: Hey! HEY!

The phone is speaking to PORDLEY, who is trying to practice the piano. He looks up at the phone which is addressing him on its own.

SMARTPHONE: I can't help but notice you've been holding me less. I MISS you. I miss your nimble TAPS and SWIPES.

PORDLEY: It's because you're a PORTAL to HORRORS! Nothing personal. It's just...you ARE a PORTAL. And there are SO VERY MANY horrors.

SMARTPHONE: I'm a portal to EVERYTHING. Don't you want to see GOOFS AND SPOOFS? You LOVE goofs and spoofs!

PORDLEY: I DO love goofs and spoofs. 

SMARTPHONE: I've got SO MANY goofs and spoofs.

Pordley, convinced, reaches tentatively for the phone...

HORRORS ERUPT FROM THE PHONE. Of course! Of course!!!

A smartphone is on an end table. It's balancing up on end, and speaking, so maybe it's animate? This is unclear. SMARTPHONE: Hey! HEY! The phone is speaking to PORDLEY, who is trying to practice the piano. He looks up at the phone which is addressing him on its own. SMARTPHONE: I can't help but notice you've been holding me less. I MISS you. I miss your nimble TAPS and SWIPES. PORDLEY: It's because you're a PORTAL to HORRORS! Nothing personal. It's just...you ARE a PORTAL. And there are SO VERY MANY horrors. SMARTPHONE: I'm a portal to EVERYTHING. Don't you want to see GOOFS AND SPOOFS? You LOVE goofs and spoofs! PORDLEY: I DO love goofs and spoofs. SMARTPHONE: I've got SO MANY goofs and spoofs. Pordley, convinced, reaches tentatively for the phone... HORRORS ERUPT FROM THE PHONE. Of course! Of course!!!

They're still out there. The goofs and spoofs. If we can only find them.

Wondermark #1582; Limit Your Scream Time

14.02.2026 21:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 585 ๐Ÿ” 230 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

sorry that you threw an uncool enough party though that your friend had to pretend to go home to feed his LLM pet rock

16.02.2026 00:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0