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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is really missing the point but google reverse image search says this ICE agent is wearing an $11k Breitling Bentley B05 Unitime wrist watch at a hiring fair. Luxury fascism meets luxury fashion.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ironic for them to invent Soul(less) music.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It’s appalling how fundamentally misrepresentative of the mechanics at work this is. If you want to claim it should alter our understanding of self we should be more appreciative of how much our original thoughts are shared with other humans - and how it can’t be attributed to a mechanical entity.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This is the least fun playground-slide-in-a-tech-office observed to date.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Congrats on your freedom. Once again posting on Bluesky. Don’t let Big Clifford, or Clifford the big, get you.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Those districts in Maryland where the parts are primarily made is a vital vote trading block. We can’t pretend to have a democratic contest to serve the will of the people if we don’t let 600 jobs sit as a political pawn to trade back-and-forth.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

You could do Bloodwork's first singalong episode. Carl Schmitt the Musical. Get jazzy with it.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Blood Work is a dialog. Consider this your invitation.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Never forget what they took from us. Bluetooth is for mice and powerpoint remotes.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

It's really awkward, worth getting one of the spacers with its own focusing screen and leaving the Graphic's screen and hood at home. I almost wish I could swap in a Lomograflok cam for the rangefinder.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Subskeeting like it is an art-form.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Even small problems are big problems to someone of Ben’s stature.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

They're out there telling him to "shut up and dribble" just to give him the layup to dunk on them in politics & PR. I'm not a sports understander so my metaphor is a bit mixed if not tortured.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I shudder to think of the generation who's formative voice was the TikTok text-to-speech gal.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I would vote for this on Lego Ideas.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Could have used “plusminus zero” for the ultimate hubris.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Both can be true: Donold is a funny dad joke and the administration as a whole is about extracting as much wealth as possible.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I love the idea and sketched a Stardew Valley meets NMS concept but I’m not a game studio. The indie game Starsector has a mod called “space truckin” that does something similar in a top down space RTS sim. AESOS is a game where you run a space yard and make ships for specific needs.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Alternately, and much funnier, he got a medium to consult Warren G Harding or Taft.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

And the pictures of said occurrence would all be captioned “Listen to @ bloodwork.”

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

> Be IRGC, Assembly of Experts, etc. > Trump says he is going to kill the next leader of Iran > name Pahlavi as next leader > ???!!!! > don’t have to put up with him anymore.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I was unclear in my first comment, SecDef doesn't have the legal authority, but is claiming it, and Anthropic will have to suffer until they can stop him in court. I should clarify that while the law doesn't say "SecDef can't commit corporate murder," he will very much do that.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Treating Section 3252 as a SecDef's ability to do corporate murder through sanctions would be a horrible abuse of power - which is why Hegseth is doing it. Sec 3252 is just a procurement authority the same way that ROTC and CE at Harvard is just an education allowance.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I would agree under normal conditions, Section 3252 would not give SecDef power to do this, but like this admin's treatment of Harvard and the law firms, threat now and boycott later. SecDef is using 3252 to designate the "covered system" (Claude) as risk in NSS and extend ban to connected sys.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Real "I learned from you, dad" energy.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The President (rec from SecDef) have the ability to do so. Under the designation as a "Supply Chain Risk" the government bars any private company that holds a government contract from doing business with Anthropic. This means companies that provide power, servers, etc. can't do business with both.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Any company that does business with the gov cannot do business with Anthropic. Potentially all the way down to contractors and sub-contractors. It's like saying you cannot use the roads or interstates for your business.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

About to find out if Big Dairy can get a podcast proscribed.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

It’s very similar how the demand for “peaceful protest” is only be leveled against civilians and not a paramilitary force.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I’m sorry, did you not get Will Stancil OPSEC expert to contribute?

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

*cotton gin. Like with Uber, the technology just intensified the imbalance of the power dynamic. It is a problem that human dignity is being weighed as contingent on the outcome of AI.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Absolutely. Chris Hayes’ post was strange. Imagine telling abolitionists they really need to consider how the cotton mill might change slavery. The problem isn’t how efficiently the slavery was run, the problem was the evil of slavery.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Slavery abolitionists didn’t need to change their values or goals because the cotton mill supercharged production in the South, slavery still needed abolishing. Leaving aside the argument that the technology might live up to the hype, the left still needs to seek human rights & dignity.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

*quickly* The video was good too.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I really loved the watch, what is it?

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Did you get the 52mm or 55mm trackball?

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Your move to Francis going well.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

It looks like the rules would apply to the members of the House even in joint sessions like the State of the Union, but still not the other branches.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

In the article you linked it clearly states the rules apply to statements made by members of the house about the president or other branches of government. The rules only apply to House members, officers, & proceedings. Even the other primary body of the legislative branch (Senate) are not bound.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Bluesky should have auto alt text for accessibility. Maybe start with the iOS app using Apple's OCR support for recognizing text in images with the Vision framework. I think auto-OCR should be a default feature in all new apps.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

He really went with "I can be a pedophile and play chess in my mind palace without any help." as his defense.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

This is really majoring in the minors but the fact that he is talking the wrong side of the microphone is really bothering me.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

This is facile. If the money isn't in question then you don't have leverage. This idea ignores the entire concept of a CR or why we have shutdowns. You are not a representative of the people.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Look, I might worry about your politics if you're a beef tallow boy, but it's totally okay to be more into animal-fat based shortening, just don't be problematic.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

It's shocking how little social acceptance there is for special interests. Sometimes you need a quick special interest, as a treat, and who's to say it isn't olive oil.

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J Xavier @jxdowd.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

*in best Montgomery "Scotty" Scott accent* "Ah, leave Scoot-Us alooon"

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