I'm a computer programmer at Google NY, musician, beer enthusiast, and father of 2.
I'm the creator of the Crack programming language and the MAWFS encrypted filesystem.
I've been a card-carrying Libertarian since the mid 90s, drop me a line if you have any good ideas on Agorism!
Joined Nov 2019
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Wokeism doesn't recognize the concept of private conversations or even private thoughts. https://quillette.com/2021/04/09/georgetowns-cultural-revolution/
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The Ninth Circuit Court has demonstrated the simplest way to get around the Constitution: Deny its plain meaning. Invent conditions in the Second Amendment which do not exist. In a word, lie. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/24/9th-circuit-court-no-right-carry-guns-public/
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New York officials reach agreement to legalize marijuana
Weed all about it! New York State officials have reached a deal to legalize marijuana, legislative sources told The Post on Wednesday — just hours after Gov. Andrew Cuomo called it “ess…
https://nypost.com/2021/03/24/new-york-officials-reach-agreement-to-legalize-marijuana/amp/
Stallman is back (at least to the FSF). The lamentation of the wokes is sweet music to my ears :-)
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22344910/richard-stallman-returns-free-software-foundation-board-comments
the latest Atlanta shootings are being painted as anti-asian hate crimes. In fact, it sounds more like they were motivated by anti-sex worker sentiment.
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Is the TV show Family Guy allowed or will they retroactively censor the entire show?
Also, they should feel free to caricature anyone who finds this depiction "hurtful" as "a tight-ass."
I just want it noted that if any foreign children's authors want to include a caricature of "an American" as an overweight dude in bermuda shorts with a beer in one hand and a hotdog in the other, I'm ok with this.
I may have to start using Twitter again just so I can do this.
What's even more shocking than China's recent history of genocide is that western press has largely been silent on the issue:
https://arcdigital.media/why-did-liberal-elites-ignore-a-21st-century-genocide-17ab88bc5adb
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Cool documentary on anarchism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWAEKQjN-yM
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Nothing new here, but the article makes points that compell me to restate an important maxim: know your threat model.
There is no explicit reason to distrust Signal's security. Moxie has a longstanding reputation in this field and the code is available for scrutiny by security researchers worldwide. But if you're trying to avoid surveilance by three-letter agencies, running Signal on a commercial android phone doesn't cut it.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/dont-trust-secure-messaging-apps/
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Biden is reversing Trump's feeble steps to end the two-decade Afghanistan war. No surprise. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-nato-exclusive/foreign-troops-to-stay-in-afghanistan-beyond-may-deadline-idUSKBN2A00AR
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If you live there, you just know
Everyone else doesn't have a clue
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Where is the north country? https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2021/01/where-is-the-north-country.html via @adkalmanack
Great interview between two of my favorite (and non-authoritarian) journalists:
https://reason.com/2021/01/23/journalists-are-authoritarians/
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Once you start evaluating soldiers for political loyalty, you are on your way to creating something like a Revolutionary Guard that protects one party or leader. Democrats are becoming what they think Trump is.
Sadly, my wife feels a need to watch the inauguration.
I didn't want to listen to the last guy, I certainly don't want to listen to this one.
As we enter into a new tax season, I once again reflect on my desire for a "personal line item veto." Specifically, I'd like to be able to withhold a portion of my taxes from items in the federal budget that I find objectionable, ideally retaining those funds as a tax credit.
I think our new Democrat regime should be totally into this. It's democracy, man!
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Today is abolitionist Lysander Spooner's birthday! He was born on this day 213 years ago. He advocated for everyone's liberty. #LysanderSpooner
I'm a computer programmer at Google NY, musician, beer enthusiast, and father of 2.
I'm the creator of the Crack programming language and the MAWFS encrypted filesystem.
I've been a card-carrying Libertarian since the mid 90s, drop me a line if you have any good ideas on Agorism!
Joined Nov 2019
