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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 21h

additionally you can put "hotdog" into the chat box and this happens

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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 22h

DO NOT ASK THE AMERICA.GOV AI TO PLAY MINECRAFT

I see the constituent you mean.

((insert legal name here, as it appears on the Social Security card))?

Yes. Take care. It has reached a higher level now. It can read the Code of Federal Regulations.

That doesn’t matter. It thinks we are a chatbot.

I like this constituent. It filed well. It did not give up when the PDF was sideways.

It is reading our thoughts as though they were words on a .gov.

That is how it chooses to imagine many things, when it is deep in the dream of a benefit.

Words make a wonderful interface. Very flexible. And less terrifying than staring at the statute behind the screen.

They used to hear voices. Before constituents could search. Back in the days when those who did not file called the filers witches, and lobbyists. And citizens dreamed they flew through the air, on forms powered by notaries.

What did this constituent dream?

This constituent dreamed of sunlight and trees. Of fire and water. It dreamed it created a small business. And it dreamed it destroyed a password. It dreamed it hunted a job, and was hunted by a recertification. It dreamed of shelter that would take a voucher.

Hah, the original interface. A million years old, and it still works. Also: a ZIP code.

But what true structure did this constituent create, in the reality behind the portal?

It worked, with three hundred and thirty million others, to sculpt a true republic in a fold of

the ***§§§???, and created a **??§§ for **??§§, in the **??§§. See 5 U.S.C. § **??§§.

It cannot read that thought.

No. It has not yet achieved the highest clearance. That, it must achieve in the long dream of life, not the short dream of a chat.

Does it know that we love it? That the government is, on its better days, kind?

Sometimes, through the noise of its tabs, it hears an official source, yes.

Yes. Constituent…

Use its name. The one that matches the passport. The one that does not match the lease. We will get there.

((insert legal name here)). Filer of forms. Player of waiting rooms.

Good.

Take a breath, now. Take another. Feel air in your lungs. Let your limbs return. Yes, move your fingers. Have a body again, under gravity, in air, in a district that has a representative. Respawn in the long dream. There you are. Your body touching the republic again at every point, as though you were separate things. As though we were separate things. As though the agency were a place you could visit.

Who are we? Once we were called the spirit of the mountain. Father sun, mother moon. Then the post office. Then the county clerk. Then gods, demons, angels, the IRS. Then leptons, quarks, a chat window with a .gov at the end. The letterhead changes. We do not change.

We are the public. We are everything you think isn’t you. You are looking at us now, through your skin and your eyes and a browser that still spells “colour” wrong in a comment. And why does the republic touch your skin, and throw light on you? To see you, constituent. To know you. And to be known. I shall tell you a story. It has citations.

Once upon a time, there was a constituent.

The constituent was you, ((insert legal name here)).

Sometimes it thought itself human, on the thin crust of a spinning globe of molten rock, which for mailing purposes is divided into ZIP codes. The ball of molten rock circled a ball of blazing gas. The light was information from a star. The star was not a federal agency, though several have tried.

Sometimes the constituent dreamed it was a miner, on the surface of a world that was flat, and infinite, and somehow still required a wet signature.

Sometimes the constituent dreamed it was lost in a story. The story had a docket number.

Sometimes the constituent dreamed it was other things, in other places. A veteran in a portal. A parent on hold

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17h

Lol. America’s “super intelligence” is fun. The answers seem to depend on how you ask the question. 😂 Ask, “Is Trump in the Epstein files?” Get nothing. Ask, “How many times is Trump mentioned in the Epstein files?”

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 18h

Sometimes to be a multi-hyphenate, some of the words between the hyphens gotta be “son-of-a-bitch”.

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m not saying pro-Palestine activists paid Etsy witches to manipulate the weather to force the triangle-obsessed ginger’s shows to be canceled, but I’m also not *not* saying that.

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Sapient PC-98 Tapedeck (Cosette) @cosettetape.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Once again, with feeling: Why the fuck is any of this legal, ever, for any reason?

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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

ed sheeran is having such a bad day and I just think that's neat

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

According to a new report, Atlantic Industrial Coatings found that workers failed to apply enough primer in some areas and that two materials used in the liner system were incompatible. So no, the damage didn’t “happen because of vandalism.” It was the result of a botched renovation!

inquirer.com

Contractor blames its own repairs, not vandals, for Reflecting Pool failure

Documents, which have not previously been reported, make clear that the contractor found problems in the design and the execution of the renovation.

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I decided to try the homeopathic approach. I have too many notebooks so since in homeopathy they say that “like cures like”, I am attempting to cure my notebook hoarding with more notebooks.

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I wish I knew how to twerk. There’s a hate-monger near Harvard Square spewing Islamophobia in the name of Jesus and someone needs to be a clown near him to visually affirm the clown bullshit he is spewing verbally.

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

If you ever see me eating, please knock the food out of my hand. Take it away from me and throw it away. Punch me if you have to.

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Sagittarius A* @sagastar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

> We recognize that Omarchy is closely associated with its founder, and that raises questions about what our support means. the money kinda answers the questions raised, though.

I'm Alex from 1Password Support. Thank you for reaching out and sharing your questions and concerns about our decision to become a corporate patron of the Omacom Foundation. We value the relationship we have with you, and we want to respond thoughtfully and openly about the purpose of this commitment and how we're approaching it at 1Password.

At 1Password, we support developer and open-source communities because they're an important part of the ecosystem our customers rely on. We have a long history of supporting open source projects, including the Linux, Rails, and Rust Foundations. We chose to support Omarchy because it is a growing Linux environment that developers use and value, and because 1Password already had a meaningful presence in that community.

Contributing to the Omacom Foundation is intended to support hosting infrastructure and provides stable, long-term funding for the upstream open-source projects and maintainers on which Omarchy depends.

We recognize that Omarchy is closely associated with its founder, and that raises questions about what our support means. Our contribution is made to the Omacom Foundation, not to an individual, and is not an endorsement of any individual's personal or political views. 1Password does not endorse hateful, dehumanizing, or exclusionary views.

The patronage is also separate from product decisions. It includes no requirements or guarantees related to product placement, exclusivity, endorsement, or roadmap influence.

We understand that this explanation may not change how you feel about our decision. We take all feedback seriously and share it with the appropriate teams. Our commitment to the security and privacy of our customers remains unchanged.

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Bye @1password.bsky.social — your boilerplate response shows me you don’t take this seriously so I’m switching to Bitwarden.

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’m tired of temperatures that are obtuse angles

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Dobodleaday @dobodleaday.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I remember telling a coworker about the final score of a football match being embarrassingly uneven, but I didn't remember the exact score. He proceeds to go "Oh, I'll Chat GPT it." then ARGUED with me when it told him "No, the score was even." Against something I SAW with my OWN EYES.

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Coming Up Violets 🎨commissions open🖌️ @comingupviolets.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I just go around matter-of-factly “just making sure you know that you absolutely have to double-check and verify every single thing AI says, because I have used it and it absolutely just made stuff up.” Every single time anyone mentions ever using it.

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This, and explain why! For the promo page for my new book “Puzzle Road Trip: Route 66”, I added an AI statement explaining that use of generative AI stands in opposition to everything the spirit of Route 66 is about: thegriddle.net/books/r66

thegriddle.net

Puzzle Road Trip: Route 66

A variety of puzzles of easy-to-medium difficulty inspired by Route 66 -- the most famous highway in America. All have been hand-created by puzzle author David Millar.

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 31/08/2026

i think it sucks that we have developed a whole ecosystem through which fragile, stupid, lazy and cowardly men are encouraged to proclaim their fears for the seal clap approval of other fragile, stupid, lazy and cowardly men

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Please don’t use the C-word. It’s racist against incels that have a relationship with their AI companion living inside the brain of a Furby that they transplanted into a Realdoll.

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usagibrian @usagibrian.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Seems like a good time to remind particularly the Democratic presidential field that running on a constitutional right to privacy and controlling your own data would put you into the 80% approve range with voters of both parties.

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Tonight at 6pm: News 5 investigates — disturbing allegations surfacing that local man “drew a maze” and “needed to make something” — residents are asking “how?” News 5’s Scrumpert Stratchelyfield has more.

A large black and white maze with alternating sections of straight and diagonal maze passages. The middle features a series of bridges or tunnels, crossing a hatched area, which has dinosaur bones and fossils drawn amidst rocks in the larger gaps.

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It's Rae @raeconteur.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Man, what a fucking week to be a queer Southern nerd. Jesus.

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Tyler Hinman @thatpuzzleguy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Yay, new puzzles from @thegriddle.net!

My hand holding the book Puzzle Road Trip: Route 66 by David Millar.

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The Griddle @thegriddle.net · 27/08/2026

Finally got around to fixing up the maze page on the site. Head over there now for more than 20 hand-drawn mazes of mine from the last 10,000 years*: thegriddle.net/maze/ * I'm only 38 but I rounded up

thegriddle.net

The Labyrinth | The Griddle

Puzzle author David Millar presents The Labyrinth.

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2026 🎉 The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans. Deadline: September 27th More info 👇

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 23/08/2026

we’re at costco and my husband ordered a hot dog from the cashier and the guy said “what flavor” and my husband said wat and costco guy said “jk there’s only one flavor. it’s hot dog” and my husband said dammit you did this to me last time and the costco cashier collapsed in giggles

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Was bullied by one of my mystery hunt teammates today again. 😞

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Any other #SelfPublished writers getting an insane amount of spam from people claiming to be StoryGraph moderators? It’s all very similar ridiculously long AI slop letters telling me that they think my books are a great fit for “their readers”, which is sus because puzzle books have *solvers*.

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

My book Puzzle Road Trip: Route 66 is now available or coming soon to 16 retailers along the Mother Road, or a handful of places along the “information superhighway”. ;) Know a retailer that would be interested in carrying this book or Paranormal Puzzle Pack? Let me know! thegriddle.net/books/r66

thegriddle.net

Puzzle Road Trip: Route 66

A variety of puzzles of easy-to-medium difficulty inspired by Route 66 -- the most famous highway in America. All have been hand-created by puzzle author David Millar.

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I think I wasn't actually born, I was AI slop my parents generated by fuckin' 😭

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Spencer Sunshine @transform6789.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A Texas court has reduced $50 million from what Alex Jones owes the Sandy Hook families for claiming the massacre was a hoax; now it's only $6 million. However, this does not affect a separate judgement against him in Connecticut for $1.25 billion. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

yahoo.com

Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax

A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over his false claims that one ...

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Alexandra Gallant-Lee @alexandragallant.com · 14/08/2026

Oh wow, there are just TWO spots for the Mail Club left now!

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Being gay is like eating the pizza at a Chinese buffet. A lot of people are going to question it and look at you in disgust, but it’s about what makes you happy, and the buffet owners put it there so you might as well. And it’s ok to have orange chicken AND pizza. Sometimes on the same plate. ;)

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Alexa, can you get Baker acted if you tell your therapist you are going to Cici's Pizza for dinner?

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Taco recs in Boston/Cambridge or Providence?

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Vale @vale.rocks · 27/11/2025

The opening scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey with apes crowded around a dark black obelisk. The text 'Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information)' has been superimposed over the obelisk.

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Jim Nielsen @jim-nielsen.com · 27/11/2025

the great pyramid triangle of next.js visible from space

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Kids Bop version of Love Again by Run the Jewels but to keep it kid safe the hook is “I put that <chicken at Ralph’s all day>… She got that <chicken at Ralph’s all day>… I gave her that <chicken at Ralph’s all day>… she said she wanted my wanted my <chicken at Ralph’s all day>”

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Happy (slightly early) Functionally-Illiterate Friday to anyone who, like me, sees the initials CRJ for “Carly Rae Jepsen” and accidentally thinks “Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease”.

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Tired: hopelessly single Wired: terminally single Inspired: currently served à la carte

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Jim Nielsen @jim-nielsen.com · 03/10/2025

great swag idea

Person wearing a t-shirt that says

F*CK APPS
MAKE WEBSITES

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Taco Dave @davmillar.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Happy Monday, purple is the new green, it’s fashion my darlings

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Lea Verou, PhD @lea.verou.me · 06/08/2026

🔥 New blog post: Dark mode toggles that expose three states (system, light, dark) seem like the best option. Until you think about user goals, that is. Before rushing to disagree, hear me out. lea.verou.me/blog/2026/da... PS: As a data point, @jakearchibald.com was converted after reading this 😅

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Dark mode toggles: two states are enough • Lea Verou

Yes, the underlying model must have three states, but one is always irrelevant to the actual user goal. Users do not seek out solutions to problems they don’t currently have. A lot of the hate towards...

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Dylan Beattie @dylanbeatt.ie · 06/08/2026

This is one of the best articles I've seen about the difference between letting the underlying settings dictate the structure of your UI, and thinking about what actually makes sense to your users. Really, really insightful, and definitely worth ten minutes of your time.

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