Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I love St. Louis but it is run by small-minded well-meaning idiots. 010
Reposted by Ken M. HaggertyTrobs @trobs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I swear to god this is a replacement of the original meme, but a quick search doesn't show that one up. 2332
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Omg is the St*ve R*berts poster finally gone‽ (Did his firm leave the building?) 🙌 010
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A big contributor is that at most US schools being part of a frat/sorority is seen as a status symbol, which then gives permission to misbehave. At MIT our fraternities were literally just additional housing where our friends lived. (The MIT name is prestigious enough for future job prospects.) 020
Reposted by Ken M. HaggertyAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 08/10/2026This is right. The issue is that LLMs are at best a $50 billion/year revenue type business and they've invested in it like it's going to be $500 billion/year in revenue or more. The mismatch is potentially trillions in capex overspend which is enough to cause a deep recession when the bubble pops. 1439568
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Agreed—also, any male-only space is ripe for corruption and misogyny. (Look at high school sports teams!) I think the two best actions (not full solutions) are, ironically, lowering the drink age to 18 + making it illegal to hire based on affiliation or to list your frat/sorority on your résumé. 130
Reposted by Ken M. HaggertyAaron van Dorn @aaronvandorn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"I watched a bunch of snuff films and now I am filled with the urge to kill others" is a serial killer origin story 27110
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It's also an extension of Congressional rules and protocol: 061
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I think the issue is that Dems both respect and are more pressured to abide by conventions and decorum while Republicans are "expected" to be bullies and not follow rules. ("Man bites dog" vs. "Dog bites man") 100
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Correct, during Lincoln-Douglas debate competitions in high school, you are always supposed to refer to the other side as "my opponent." (at least how we were told) 221
Reposted by Ken M. Haggerty🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 08/10/2026“i should be able to type extreme homicidal threats and slurs at the machine if i want to” is psychopath behavior 1323016
Reposted by Ken M. Haggerty🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 08/10/2026like, if gaddafi had declared that all apples are now oranges and that all libyans calling them apples were internal enemies, it’d be covered in the press as a wacky but dangerous move from an unserious and dangerous clown dictator 17707122
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I think it depends what model you're using... for my own projects Claude has been great, but the model my workplace just set up is pretty trash (though a step above what some junior devs are producing, because at least the code it produces "works"). 110
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 08/10/2026To be fair, most kids I knew growing up also did not have a job, but I also grew up in a fairly wealthy town. I think more and more towns are becoming like this. 020
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A fair number don't seem to be earning money outside of allowances. A lot of them are incredibly busy with hobbies and extracurriculars. They seem to spend way more time with family than kids did when I was growing up. Parents pay for things. (This is all anecdotal though.) 120
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 08/10/2026And yes, people don't understand that deflation w/o productivity gains is BADDDDD—which is why TVs can fall in price, but manual labor goods and services aren't getting any cheaper. 130
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I thought that we already established that the post-COVID prices people are most upset about are "fun" going-out things like movie/music/sports tickets, fast food (w/o app discounts), and cocktails—all of which are also more costly due to lifestyle creep—while "staying in" is cheaper than ever. 120
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We had square dancing (or something similar) randomly during elementary school PE in NJ in the late 90s. 010
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I know it's only been a year but is there any visible progress on the redevelopment? (article from July 31 2025)bizjournals.com$26M Marquette Homes project breaks ground, bringing 52 affordable units to south St. Louis - St. Louis Business JournalThe project will renovate six buildings and include three new buildings. 110
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026A non-cynical answer I hear a lot is that a lot of people would rather live in car-centric suburbs but the suburbs often lack the liberal politics, laissez-faire attitudes, and job opportunities of cities. 130
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I also find the younger generations don't have side jobs like these nearly as much anymore either. (I am a college counselor.) When they do have paying side jobs it's usually something like "lifeguard" or "tutor." 140
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I think 1-3 are correct but another that I hear a lot is "babysitting doesn't get me into college." 130
Reposted by Ken M. HaggertyThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 187111391867
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026They're pretending to be a Kardashian! (not joking) 190
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Isn't this because a lot of US zoning *forbids* higher-density housing from being built next to roads that aren't "large enough"? I feel like the closest we get to this are apartments built above stores in outdoor malls like the Americana because the promenade is pedestrian-only. 170
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The thing is, Trump could shit on Nebraska and the press still wouldn't make it an issue because "Dog Bites Man" or "Trump Deranged" aren't news. Only Democrats are expected to have decorum. 010
Reposted by Ken M. HaggertyRegime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢 @regimecpa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026While I’m making people mad by claiming consumers get what they want, a lot of consumers really do like big houses with no lot lines in the exurbs. Good urban form exists in lower quantities than demand for it but I think exurban housing has a very high demand and that’s why there’s so much of it. 3127416
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The issue is that it's not a black "highlighter," it's a black marker for illustration and sketching. I wonder if they could use AI to detect when it's being used above text or PII and add a prompt before saving alerting the user that it's not a proper redaction? 000
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The most important part of any query to AI is at the end! 000
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026People (at least in this article) aren't going "Durrrr, who should I vote for Grok?" They are using AI tools bc Google Search is utter crap nowadays. As long as you CHECK YOUR SOURCES(!) and see where the AI is pulling its info, this willingness to make an informed vote is a good thing! 100
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Yeah, this is ragebait and actually a good thing! Unfortunately search engines only present a list of websites based on keywords you enter, and the titles displayed are often drawn from self-reported metadata. Chatbots can be shockingly good at finding obscure but relevant articles and info. 100
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Yeah she is IIRC a Frank Seddio protégé who has been a problem since at least 2016 or 2017. 070
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"None Of The Above" of course wouldn't actually be meaningfully different from not voting, but I suspect a lot of people vote stupidly because they feel pressured to vote in the first place, and for others it would be a form of expressing displeasure with "the system." 010
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ignoring that this voter apparently lied to the reporter about not being pro-Trump until 2024... I would be interested to see how adding an explicit "None Of The Above" option on ballots can allow people to say they voted w/o actually voting for a candidate they dislike or know nothing about. 140
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026*closed 2021 but reopened 2023businessinsider.comFormer Google engineer and Trump pardonee Anthony Levandowski relaunches his AI churchAnthony Levandowski's church first came under the spotlight in 2017 when he became embroiled in a high-profile court case after he was accused of stealing trade secrets. 000
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Does Way Of The Future (2017) already count?wired.comInside the First Church of Artificial Intelligence | BackchannelThe engineer at the heart of the Uber/Waymo lawsuit is serious about his AI religion. Welcome to Anthony Levandowski's Way of the Future. 100
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Also, because I now realize it might not be clear — that is perfectly acceptable!! Not great, but it is what it is, and most people like this aren't doing it out of malice. The key is, you know... DON'T MAKE SOMEONE LIKE THIS PRESIDENT OF THE USA!!! 010
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I think what people who never live outside of NYC / LA / SF / DC / etc. don't understand is that a non-zero number of Americans are like this and it's not because of "cognitive impairment." 110
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026StopDonationSpam! Seems to have mixed results, but for me it has cut down political fundraising spam to zero. 121
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yeah I'm confused too. The article says, "Court documents show the charges stemmed from a civil lawsuit," and then goes on to describe the civil suit re: not paying for the warehouse. Did due diligence in that lawsuit reveal that items for sale at ReFab were stolen? (genuine question) 120
Ken M. Haggerty @kenmhaggerty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If only the electoral college actually operated like a parliament of qualified electors who picked our president rather than being a weird proxy designed to overweigh the voting power of rich white slaveowners in the 18th century! 000
Reposted by Ken M. HaggertyThe Space Pope @popecrocodylus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It is actually Not Good to expose yourself as directly as possible to the atrocities that turn people into suicide bombers. 21817
