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Chris Shabsin

@c.shabsin.com
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Somerville, MA, USA parent of two Googler working on experiment infrastructure. Language hackery and IDE integration stuff feels a little like knitting thneeds, but at least it's fun cshabsin.github.io

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If ashli babbitt's family can get $5 million after she literally broke into the Capitol to overturn an election, Renee Good's family should get at least triple that for ICE agents murdering her in the damn street.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/09/2026
Dolly Parton Day declared in various cities and states across the US on 9/25
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Dolly Parton Day declared in various cities and states across the US on 9/25
Late Queen of Country and philanthropist celebrated with parades, karaoke and live music across the country
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy.
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 21/09/2026
We have got to keep this guy away from the Democratic nomination for the presidency.
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 21/09/2026
It's not LLM
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 21/09/2026
Loving that new release by OLED Soundsystem
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 18/09/2026
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Alec Baldwin & Tina Fey in 30 Rock: Shut It Down
Alt: Alec Baldwin 30 Rock saying "Shut It Down," while Tina Fey looks on in disgust
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 14/09/2026
If the media is gonna flip and start telling the truth, they better time it right. Too early and they'll get smacked down by corporate and the message will revert to the state-line propaganda early enough for the undecided voters to forget what's important.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
25 years later and The Onion’s ParentCorner 9/11 explainer from immediately after the attack is a better understanding of the threat environment than the one produced by the U.S. government.
An Onion article titled “Talking to your child about the WTC attack,” which is filled with real good info.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
On Damnatio Memoriae and de-Trumpification. (Gift link) Been waiting for this one to go up. Please read and share.
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Perry: How should the U.S. remember its would-be autocrat once he leaves the White House?
"When some emperors died," David M. Perry writes, "successors condemned their memory, ordering statues smashed, their faces scrubbed from portraits, their names erased from inscriptions and their lega...
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Your annual reminder of what REALLY happened: Donald Trump went on WWOR Radio on 9/11/01--yes, that very day--to say that with the collapse of the Twin Towers, he now had the tallest building in New York. Which was a good preview of things to come, in that it was both disgusting and a lie.
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 08/09/2026
Ban golf
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
so are we gonna get a bunch of political analysis thumbsucker pieces about the cautionary tale of a promising youngish politico who torpedoed his career by latching on to the biological gender extremists who are attempting to drag the Democratic Party into hugely unpopular political waters or nah
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 31/08/2026
Trump's next trick: declaring that the Moon will henceforth be known as Uncle Sam.
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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
There are only two stories that won a Hugo whose screen adaptation also won a Hugo. “All Systems Red” is the second one. The other is “Dune” Congratulations @marthawells.com.
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Colin McMillen @mcmillen.dev · 30/08/2026
minnesota should rename the Mall of America to the Mall of Ontario
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Jason Wright @astrowright.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Having bought two EVs and a hybrid, I think a big part of America’s sloth in adopt adopting EVs is car dealerships’ management being heavily Republican, and having a business model that relies on repairs that EV‘s don’t need.
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Abeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Art is a mirror of our experiences - both individual and collective. This year's MN State Fair Fine Arts exhibit is a reminder that we've all been through some shit this year. Powerful stuff.
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 26/08/2026
There's only one piece of news that can turn this week around now.
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Sebas @ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
"Is this lens better, or this one?" - Optometrist "Is this lens worse, or this one?" - Pessimetrist
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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Screen shot of executive order reading, "RESTORING FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND ENDING FEDERAL CENSORSHIP."
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 18/08/2026
Gryffindor - Bravery, courage, transphobia Hufflepuff - Loyalty, dedication, hard work, and transphobia Ravenclaw - Intelligence, learning, wit and transphobia Slytherin - Ambition, cunning, resourcefulness and transphobia
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 15/08/2026
I've never had a brioche bun worth choosing over a store brand white bread bun. It's an especially bad idea on a greasy medium rare home grilled burger, which makes the bun disintegrate. Prove me wrong, what bun should I try in America?
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 15/08/2026
So, can a jury do jury nullification after a guilty plea?
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 15/08/2026
Loving the narrative implications of this card from the game "Innovation".
Card titled "A.I." with the powers
- Draw and score a 10 card
- If Robotics and Software are top cards on any board, the single player with the lowest score wins.
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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I remember when Bill Clinton—a FORMER president—met Obama’s sitting AG on an airplane and it was a massive scandal. Now, here’s Trump’s new AG just doing Trump political rallies like it’s NBD.
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 14/08/2026
Oh sure Taylor Swift is applauded for her ingenuity in being smuggled onto stage in a janitor cart, but our president does it while leaving jouranlists hanging in the wind and he's called a coward?
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 14/08/2026
The next resident of the White House should prominently display Trump's presidential portrait, but with a New Yorker cartoon caption underneath. www.modernarthur.com/blog/christw...
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How "Christ, What an Asshole!" is the Answer to the New Yorker Magazine Caption Contest
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 12/08/2026
Here I am without eclipse glasses.
A photo of the sun, but with no protective gear, it's just an over exposed dot
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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Photo of JFK speaking at a podium. 

Text in black outlined in white at the top reads: 
Ask not what your country been do for you. 

Text in white with a black outline at the bottom reads: 
But what is wrong with my fucking nephew.
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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Working on an A.I. policy for my calculus classes. Decided to be upfront about the current situation with LLMs and to give a heartfelt explanation for why the course still matters.
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Artificial Intelligence, or "A.l.," Is a broad term used to refer to several different kinds of technologies. The kind most relevant to this class are Large Language Models (LLMs), which use mathematics to analyze large amounts of human-produced text and then generate new text that simulates what a human might write in response to prompts or questions. Some examples of LLMs are OpenAl's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and Google's Gemini.Current LLMs can provide a solution to any calculus problem I give you. So why should we work on them, you might ask? Here's the thing: for the most part, the problems were already solved anyway. Calculus as a subject is nearly 400 years old. It has reached into virtually every modern scientific and economic field. And while I would like to believe that I have crafted a few new problems with some small amount of originality tailored to this class, for the most part I have curated a collection of exercises drawn from my years of teaching calculus. Those exercises come from textbooks, workshops, friends, and other fields of study, as well as my own invention.
And they nearly all have known solutions, often with fairly standard approaches.
Before A.I. became widely available, you could find those solutions in another textbook, or from a friend's notes, or through a repository on the internet.The point of this class is not necessarily to solve problems that have never been solved before. It is for you to develop habits of thinking that are used by mathematicians, scientists, and policymakers-to develop a sort of mental toolbox that can be applied to new problems. If along the way you happen to find a new way of solving one of the class exercises, that's great! I am constantly learning new things from my students. But you will be bereft of discovery if you rely on a LLM for solutions to the calculus problems before you. Here I mean the discovery of having your own realizations, crystallizing your own internal understanding, claiming the knowledge in a way that cannot be taken away from you.
That ownership is what I want for you, and that is what the course is built around.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thank you, NBC, for noting this is in fact an American city. Too many people here pretend it isn't.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
They openly admit their election crimes & are actively doing everything they can to undermine & outright steal the Midterm Elections. Any surprise he fired the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission? He knows if he loses he's headed for a 3rd Impeachment & an orange jumpsuit. 🤞 👍
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 09/08/2026
The beacon is lit
Small himalayan cat with her head in a barrel-shaped lampshade, creating a large shadow of her head
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
When the EPSTEIN scandals are all fully adjudicated, as they eventually will be, there will be more convictions & people imprisoned than there were in the Watergate matter. Accountability IS coming: November 3rd 2026 Midterms Make sure you're registered & VOTE! Go to: Iwillvote.com #tickticktick ⌛
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/08/2026
If Mitch McConnell could talk, he would have recorded a video message by now.
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ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We can hardly wait. Our Congress passed a bill demanding that this happen, but they seem too corrupt/intimidated to follow up on it. We're hoping to replace most of them soon, but whatever you can do will be helpful & much appreciated. #ProudBlue
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Justine Larbalestier @larbalestier.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is what we mean when we say #transrightsarehumanrights. Laws like this affect EVERYONE. They don't want any women playing sport. They want women trapped in the home.
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oak blanco @abomination.computer · 30/03/2025
‘I bought this before he went crazy’ sticker on a 1938 VW Beetle
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 31/07/2026
I played Dune: Imperium at a convention today and had some intrusive thoughts. Shai-Hulud, doot doot, doo doot, doo-doo and Gurney, Gurney Halleck, king of the wild frontier
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Coda @codahale.com · 27/07/2026
Ok but I’m concerned we’re moving really quickly here and potentially destroying a unique neighborhood with a long and rich history of me parking my car for free
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/07/2026
Tim Bakken, West Point's longest-serving law professor, says officials never tried to silence him — until Trump’s second presidency, when the military academy revised its faculty speech rules. In September, he sued West Point in federal court.
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After Trump’s order, West Point curbed faculty speech. One professor said no.
Tim Bakken argues that the Pentagon's attempt to stifle what teachers can say and write makes the military more susceptible to bad decisions.
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 26/07/2026
Sure why not
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What if hostile foreign governments were able to control social network algorithms in the United States, suppressing information vital to our survival as a democracy? That would be weird.
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Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 22/07/2026
Congrats Taco Bell, you're now food for woke people. See you tomorrow at lunch.
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
My room temp and correct take on tipping is that if you make a comfortable living you tip servers always and you tip them well because who the fuck do you think you are
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