Robert O. Paxton, The Anatomy of Fascism, 2004

Marx missed some marks

This is cool and all, but I'm not going to import my dishwasher powder from the US www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAX2...

I compensate for my lack of travel by having my bedtime fluctuate by more than five hours from one weekday to the next. It’s like going to New York!

OH “Plethora is a great word. It means a lot to me.”

TW self harm, harassment TIL if you report expressions of self harm / suicide on Reddit, they ask you if Crisis Text Line should reach out to that person. I think that is great. Quick search also seems to indicate that some people abuse this for harassment, which sucks. People can be horrible.

Was gonna go to bed, but then I watched www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2sV... and now I regret that I'm out of whisky.

A No Kings protest made up entirely of men under 5'5", all chanting "no kings but short kings"

Looks like svn.techno-weenie.net is down. Where do people get their Rails plugins these days?

Does anyone want some log files? $50k a piece! It's a steal!

Which he has been trying to figure out for the last decade, while being a pillar of the Ruby community. The repeated publishing of emails and meeting notes, with wild interpretations, seem like attempted character assassination by @rubycentral.org and @searls.bsky.social. Hugely disappointing.

I think AI is a scam by crypto bros to make their energy usage seem less absurd.

This was a good read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...

Deleted TikTok today. Let's see how that goes.

So far iOS 26 has mostly been annoying. Obvious settings seem to be missing or I’m unable to find them (like never translate German for me). Everything is over the top animated (feels like 2007 KDE) and looks shitty.

I'm so disappointed that Ruby Central gave in to pressure and pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air.

After listening to about a dozen first-hand accounts, I’ve published what I know about the RubyGems takeover.

Because I saw someone quote Pratchett in a context where I really didn't like it, here's one of my all-time favorite quotes… youtu.be/DBnENlXt-H4?...

Me: I know, if I put my sleep in a spreadsheet, I can more easily visualize any improvements! The spreadsheet:

Some trouble sleeping because of some anxiety and napping throughout the day. Opened up Reddit. Big anxiety increase triggered by a single post. lolsob

How tf is there no statement by Ruby Central on kicking out the #RubyGems team? Even if this was a normal process from their point of view, shouldn’t there be an announcement?

Crow has been fed. I call him Russel and he likes cashews. /cc @lindsey.codes

Cryotonic sleep as in I had a few tonics (with gin) and now I’m trying to sleep. Yes thank you I’m funny like that.

So… DHH violated the company rules he himself announced to the world a few years ago about no politics at work by writing an anti-immigration post for their company blog, right??

3²/4²/5²

Random thought, 3:45 AM, 15 years after my studies: I have no idea where my bachelor's certificate is.

Shrinking is what you get if you turn The National songs into a tv show.

The Paper is… actually good?!

“Less quantity, more high-quality tourism?” I think you meant to say “please, only rich people?”

Do you prefer light mode or dork mode?

If you send this message to 20 of your friends, your Bluesky logo will turn red.

Dogs are absolutely amazing. Such pure excitement to see you. Can’t get that from a human. I miss the little guy.

I feel way more rational when writing English than when writing German. 🤷

What's your favorite song at the moment?

My kinda paper. #Casablanca

Dress code for the event is “business romantic”

“It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.” – Terry Pratchett #terrypratchett #discworld #gnuterrypratchett

Man, I post a lot of random shit across my various accounts that probably doesn't mean anything to anyone but me.

“Go on, prove me wrong. Destroy the fabric of the universe. See if I care.”

Georgian: We don't do nested quotes. Finish: You can figure out where the quote starts and where it ends. Galician: We choose chaos.

Why would I blame anyone else when my ability to blame myself knows no limits?

This lives in my head rent-free

In the Netherlands right now. They call them “Flemish Fries” here. 😂

The boiling point of water (according to the International Temperature Scale and under atmospheric pressure) is not 100℃, but 99.974℃.

Life is a never-ending cycle of pain and misery. Congrats on making it this far!

The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away.

Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes. They've got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses. And what's with all the carrots? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?

Love helpful error messages.

Drinking game: listen to any history podcast, take a shot whenever the podcaster says that something “began in earnest.”