The reason the “paid protestor” accusation is so popular is that these are people who cannot imagine doing something because it’s right, to stand up for a principle, talking to other people like that.

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." -MLK As always, Dr. King's message is right on time. Today calls on all of us to hear his wisdom and put it into action.

When guys who are the physical embodiment of Vikings jerseys chase you out of the bar screaming at you, you really have lost the propaganda war

No cheating. Reskeet with the most recent picture of your pet

Aria: descended from wolves & was found as a puppy abandoned & living off the land at a farm in south Texas with her siblings Also Aria:

This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

This entire weekend

The spirit of Thatcher Xmas past hopes you can find a little help for Traci

Last week I announced that we're finally killing off RC4 in the Windows Kerberos stack. This has been a long time coming, so much so that we've been working on it for more than a decade, albeit off and on as we sometimes had to target other more pressing issues. What does this mean?

My friend & former colleague Chris is going through a lot right now and could really use your support. gofund.me/6164ab4f4

(big red) dog checkpoint

The tools v. technology take is spot on and it's not just human agency at stake but what it means to be distinctively human. AI can be yet another way we dehumanize education.

More of this nationwide please!

What a game, and what an historic night for women's hockey in Seattle!

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

Immigrant-owned small businesses power our economy and our communities. This Small Business Saturday, choose to support those who make our neighborhoods stronger. ✨

Somebody's gotta keep an eye on the food, and Indy is always willing to be on that wall 🫡

Joining the "I have a part pyr pup and you should too" gang - They are wonderful, loyal guardians who are also kinda goofballs 😅🤣

I vibe coded a simple app to generate alt text for photos & screenshots for posting online, and I've found it so handy for myself that I wanted to share it with others: alttexter.lovable.app (And of course I used the app to generate the alt text for the pic on this post - dogfooding ftw!)

“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”

I realized I hadn't announced it here yet so here we go: I recently resigned my position as Senior TPM of Active Directory at Microsoft. LI post below w/ more details. Next steps are already coming into alignment & looking forward to announcing what's next... soon! www.linkedin.com/posts/cliff-...

Las Vegas and Henderson

when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor

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Donate to help Mike McCready from @pearljam.com raise money for a Path with Art runway show, where he'll be one of several people modeling the PWA community's own outfit creations. PWA is a neat program teaching art to low-income & recovering locals: www.classy.org/fundraiser/6...

Reposting this for the wonderful person who, at a very loud Cuban restaurant bar, opted to listen to his TikToks or IG stories at full volume

I've long posited that more and more multi-racial white-presenting people will exist as we move forward, and most of us aren't going to be the types to put up with racist bullshit. I'm glad to see this playing out!

Continuing my mixed boi ways with a cash in the TOE tournament (2-7 Triple Draw, Omaha 8, and Stud 8 mix) at Planet Hollywood tonight, and now watching @ckbwop.bsky.social at the FT. No limit hold'em is so 2004. 🤣

Top 10 board games (that I can think of right now) in no particular order: Fields of Arle Ascension (Realms Unraveled fav set) Castles of Burgundy Clans of Caledonia Mage Knight Kanban The Gallerist Coffee Roaster Patchwork 7th Continent

Happy Friday friends. I don’t know about y’all but it’s been a hell of a week for me. Here’s a Zuri for morale

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i closed out my column this week with this preemptive jab at basically every commentator currently looking for ways to say that last night didn’t count

As SNAP cuts loom, Halloween trick-or-treating is a chance to help @bjsplash.bsky.social and I packed 19 ‘no questions asked’ bags of non perishable food for people to take with their candy haul … www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business. If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s. Here's one! toastedseattle.com

I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum. www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...

My top 5 board game designers according to my shelves are probably: Uwe Rosenberg Vital Lacerda Jamey Stegmaier Vlaada Chvatil Justin Gary Honorable mentions to go to Stefan Feld and Alexander Pfister along with Knizia, Bauza, etc.

casual 18th inning walk-off homer

Reposting this and also reminding people to donate to your local pet food pantries. Pets will not be fed when people are struggling to feed their children.

Just gonna post this update here real quick! #PhD

I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this

It’s like AI startups go out of their way to show how uncreative they are in their advertising.

Vibe coding like working with an eager puppy, but it's also vibe pissing and vibe pooping everywhere

[just be normal, just be normal]: The Toronto Rangers!

"Threats are accelerating, yet our defensive capabilities have never been stronger. The gap is not technology. The gap is in how we think about and operationalize security." -- Microsoft CVP and Deputy CISO @ajohnsocyber.bsky.social on the evolved CISO mandate. msft.it/63328sh6s6