Festivity

I don’t know for sure, but I’m hoping it’s this: arxiv.org/abs/1805.06576

I just checked in on some code I let the AI cook on for a while because it was getting a bit long. “Do we REALLY need 3500 lines for this?” “Oh, that explains it, it gave each of the 86 named arguments a separate line, alright!” … “Wait a minute…”

If anyone out there isn’t familiar with cumulative distribution functions, they are absolutely fantastic. You can show your p50, p90, p95 latency on a chart that allows visual estimation of other latencies. You can visualize request volume as a cdf of counts over time, and steep slope is high load

It’s easy to feel surrounded by folks who would rather solve millennium problems than quietly deliver business value by understanding user needs and delivering solutions within business constraints. I get it! I’m a developer too, but if you’re building something people like that has impact too.

Jar jar speak is funny, but it’s SO positive. Who’s out there training an abliterated jar jar that adopts the speech patterns but is as mean as it possibly can be? Who’s writing the agent harness that swaps between happy jar jar and darth jar jar?

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

I got Jev access today! I have no way to know if I’ll be able to try it out though.

What route should you take from the blue pin to the red pin, if you need to cross the road to touch the far side in between? You want the fastest route, but counting time on the road for double that on the pavement - it is more dangerous. you will rediscover the laws for reflection and refraction!

I’m just saying, the Islamic Republic of Japan sounds like it could have some REALLY interesting graphic design ideas.

He lived through slavery and did nothing. Good riddance.

My statement on the strikes in Iran:

Work on state government a bit? Sounds like I should tag Keith Ellison and ask if I can help support any lawsuits against the federal government.

And what does it have to do with good bonus allocation? If some shit tier employee submits clearing price-$1 and your best performer submits clearing price +$10k, you probably want to give the money to the top performer if you can.

There is NOTHING ‘America First’ about selling out some of our most pristine waters so a Chilean mining company can come in, take our minerals, ship them to China for processing, then sell them off. All while polluting the Boundary Waters in the process.

Minnesotans look out for each other—that's who we are.   Neighbors are stepping up with deliveries, church drives, and support to ensure no one goes hungry.   www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/d...

MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING

Abolish ICE. There’s no reforming it. There’s no compromise. There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.

The wrap can bear a new motto from @whstancil.bsky.social “Disregard opsec Become unmistakable”

“Koko beat you until your colorless green thoughts sleep furiously”

You can see all the pathologies of the modern Left in stark relief by observing the treatment of Will Stancil.

Does Trump think we have oil reserves?!

The strange thing about tournament chess is that the most terrifying person to sit down and play is often a kid.

"They had the professional demeanor of criminals". This should be said every time ICE is mentioned.

This is why I’d vote for Lander over like 98% of current Dems: he doesn’t talk about doing things, he actually does him. Of course he stood up to ICE. Of course he’s getting prosecuted by Trump. Of course he came to Minneapolis. 100 of him and we’d win comprehensively

Barack Obama you’re welcome to ride along

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller

I think at one point I was grumpy about Ilhan Omar representing CD5, but I have no idea WHY anymore. I think I was stuck on some centrist democrat BS for some reason? I appreciate that Ilhan actually feels like a political leader.

I’m relieved Ilhan is okay and the guy who did this is in police custody. Notice how Ilhan stood up and basically said “No, I'm not done yet. I'm not going to let this guy scare me away from doing this town hall.” That's what service and patriotism looks like.

Prosecute him

Sutton and Barto’s Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction incompleteideas.net/book/RLbook2...

Minneapolis is winning. The tide is shifting. Can you feel it? It’s their Gettysburg. The first Minnesota is charging down the hill, bayonets drawn. This is their furthest advance and they will go no further. WE ARE GOING TO WIN

Lot of conservative dudes out there telling on themselves by being astounded by a level of ”logistics” that the average mom has to manage every fucking day

The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.

Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum. Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum. Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum. ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.

Another murder by immigration enforcement in my district. I am absolutely horrified that federal agents are targeting and executing our residents instead of protecting them. ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Kristi Noem must be impeached. Enough.

The Pretti family’s heartbreaking request to all of us: get the truth out about our son. Alex was an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA whose last act was to protect the woman next to him. We will not let this Administration spread lies.

He wasn't a domestic terrorist. A domestic terrorist was the Oklahoma City bomber. This was a VA nurse looking out for his neighbors.

For those asking where we go from here: Not voting to fund ICE is a great place for us to start.

Another catastrophic shooting in Minneapolis by federal agents. We are gathering more information, but ICE must leave now so MPD can secure the scene and do their jobs.

This would be a sick academic burn if reviewer 2 knew it was by Pagliarini

This family did every single thing they’ve been asked to in order to seek asylum here. Yet in less than 24 hours, this kid and his Dad were nabbed off our streets and sent to Texas, using tactics that can only be described as pure evil.

What was Moses if not a reposter?

Not impeaching and removing the president should require 60 votes in the senate and approval from the parliamentarian.