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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 02/10/2026

Stacey Abrams asking me for a donation from a phone number with a 666 exchange.

Text message from Stacey Abram’s, phone number is 404-666-4505

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 17/09/2026

I was like 90 seconds down the rabbit hole and came across the worst thing ever written.

AI Superforecasting Should Transform The FDA
A guest post by Josh Morrison
SCOTT ALEXANDER
SEP 16, 2026
This is a guest post by ACX grantee Josh Morrison of 1DaySooner.

AI superforecasters are coming. Within a few years, the average person will have the equivalent of a Nate Silver in their pocket, ready to predict whatever question they can think to ask it.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 14/09/2026

"Stop recursively improving yourself!"

Still from The Simpsons: Nelson (the bully) is videotaping Milhouse (the nerd) while Nelson pushes Milhouse's fist into his own face.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 09/09/2026

One-handed iPhone crew: Are we back?

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 07/09/2026

I knew it reminded me of something...

We're just normal men video still. A woman and a dog puppet stare intently at each other.

Still from the trailer for "You can see everything". Elizabeth Holmes stares intently at Nathan Fielder.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 07/09/2026

Print journalism is alive and well

Costco Connection Magazine - September 2026

Artful architecture - A look at some unique Costco warehouses

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 11/08/2026

The perfect website doesn't exi.... cougarcheese.wsu.edu/DirectionsWE...

Washington State University e-commerce website of cheese for sale

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 10/08/2026

A fun thing about Savannah, Georgia: the "New York Style" Chinese food.

Storefront: PEKING HOUSE - Chinese Restaurant - New York Style

Storefront: New York Style Ming Garden Chinese Food

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 31/07/2026

The AI labs emphasizing the need for AI safety, citing examples of their AI doing unsafe things.

We're all trying to find the guy who did this. Tim Robinson in hot dog costume meme.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 28/07/2026

In this 1990 film adaptation of The Odyssey, we see Odysseus listening to the song of the Sirens.

Still from Home Alone (1990). Kevin's mom (Catherine O'Hara) listens to John Candy's polka band in the back of a moving van.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 21/07/2026

That's the good stuff commodore.net/callback/

Commodore Flip Phone with wired headphones

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 30/06/2026

I can't stop thinking about Robin Thicke's free Fourth of July concert in a very diverse Atlanta suburb.

4th of July Celebration - Chamblee Summer Concert Series - Robin Thicke - Downtown Chamblee

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 26/06/2026

Busted britmonkey.com/2020s-politi...

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 12/06/2026

That the “GAMBLING PROBLEM?” message takes up most of the screen is some dark stuff.

ESPN app showing the one upcoming NBA game and then a long message for those with a gambling problem

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 11/06/2026

I confess to have enjoyed HATCHING TWITTER by Nick Bilton because it depicts the founders of Twitter as a bunch of whiny babies.

HATCHING
TWITTER

A TRUE STORY OF
POWER,
MONEY,
FRIENDSHIP AND BETRAYAL
NICK BILTON
COLUMNIST AND REPORTER FOR
THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 24/05/2026

In my best George W Bush voice: “And may God continue to bless America”

Can of Mountain Dew Mango Rush. The can features a tent with Little Caesar next to it. The tent has PIZZA! PIZZA! written on it.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 24/05/2026

Jon Ossoff subscribed me to his Substack.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 06/05/2026

"Young Lincoln" is on display at the US Courthouse in Los Angeles. art.gsa.gov/artworks/500...

Young Lincoln sculpture, where Young Lincoln is shirtless and holding a book

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 05/04/2026

I find it very funny that this too was sent at 5:00 am on Easter Sunday morning.

Email from Claude about a one-time credit offer and pre-purchasing bundles of extra usage.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 03/04/2026

I love how perspective-altering this photo is. It's at night. The sun is behind the earth. The South Pole and its borealis are at the top. The Sahara, on the left, is wider than the Atlantic Ocean, with South America on the right. The Iberian Peninsula is at the bottom left.

Picture of Earth taken by Artemis II crew

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 01/04/2026

The rocket looks slightly crooked?

Screenshot of Artemis II live feed from NASA

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 25/02/2026

Targeting Millenial Dads like this should be illegal.

Shaky Knees 2026 lineup with The Strokes, Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Wu-Tang Clan, Coheed and Cambria

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 19/02/2026

Ever wonder in what ways this map is misleading because of the maester's projection?

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 07/02/2026

Me: "Oh wow, Georgia finally modernized their public benefits portal, which previously looked like it was stuck in 2002!" *clicks around to check things out* Website: "Oh no! Don't use the browser back button!" gateway.ga.gov/access/

Please don't use the Forward, Back, or Refresh buttons at the top of your browser as they may cause an error. To move within Georgia Gateway, select a link, button, or picture on the web page.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 26/01/2026

Genuine question: why do people talk to LLMs like this? via github.com/clawdbot/cla...

Screenshot of Clawdbot conversation as found on the project's README

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 15/01/2026

Where my mind goes whenever I see anything about "Hamnet"

Screenshot of a Netscape Navigator web browser in a circa 2000 Windows desktop. The web browser contains a clip art illustration of a pig. Generated by Gemini.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 18/12/2025

They're building a data center here.

Map from Wikipedia showing the unincorporated community of Ai, Alabama, which is near the eastern border of the state.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 22/11/2025

My most treasured Sickos college football ritual is to look for the cheapest resale tickets for the day's slate. Today, $4 gets you into the Kansas @ Iowa State game.

Screenshot of the ESPN.com college football schedule, which lists "Tickets as low as $X" for each game. The lowest is $4 for Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, IA.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 30/09/2025

When someone you know obviously used AI and wasn't upfront about it.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 07/09/2025

There is still good in this world.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 13/08/2025

Best enjoyed as KoRn’s “Got The Life” blasts on the Jambox.

Container of Country Club Nut Mix at Costco

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 03/08/2025

If Sorkin's new Facebook movie is set 5-10 years ago, then this guy should definitely play Zuck.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 08/07/2025

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: When he was in the first grade, Mamdani took 74 seconds to complete the Mad Minute.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 26/06/2025

HAL 9000 was an AI agent.

HAL 9000 (camera emitting red light like an eye) from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 24/06/2025

Reminded of another failed attempt at a ceasefire.

Page spread from the children's book, "Dragons Love Tacos".

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 21/05/2025

I think a lot about how, according to the USPS, there should not be a separate line for street address 2. pe.usps.com/text/pub28/2...

102 MAIN ST APT 101
1356 EXECUTIVE DR STE 202
1600 CENTRAL PL BLDG 14
55 SYLVAN BLVD RM 108

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 01/05/2025

The last name of the family in The Berenstain Bears is not Berenstain, it's... Bear.

Image of a book page. It reads: The Bear family who lived down a sunny dirt road deep in Bear Country was a happy family-and a busy family.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 22/04/2025

My thoughts on Abundance, with a civic tech lens. I found it refreshing that the authors start by plainly stating their audience, which civic tech folks fall squarely into. Their argument: demand side government programs are good (e.g. public benefits), but supply side needs to be more of a focus.

Book cover of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. The cover depicts an urban, green utopia sitting on top of planet earth.

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 07/04/2025

I just read the @civictechallies.bsky.social newsletter and saw this list of upcoming events and it gave me tremendous hope.

Network Events
Here are some events happening in the network, in the next month!
04/07 - Open Austin’s Online introduction (for newcomers)
04/08 - Chi Hack Night: Chicago Neighborhoods Project
04/08 - Code for Boston’s Virtual Weekly Hack Night
04/08 - Code for Philly April Hack Night
04/08 - Open Eugene’s Tech Tuesday
04/09 - Code for BTV’s Action Night (formerly Hack Night)
04/09 - SF Civic Tech’s Virtual Civic Hack Night
04/09 - Open Sacramento’s Virtual: Community Action Night
04/10 - Open Austin’s Design in Civic Tech: Community of Practice
04/10 - Talking bikes and maps at Open Cleveland's hack night
04/14 - Civic Tech Atlanta’s Civic Hack Night at Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club
04/15 - Code for Boston’s In-Person Weekly Hack Night
04/15 - Open Eugene’s Tech Tuesday
04/16 - Open Sacramento’s Virtual: Community Action Night
04/16 - SF Civic Tech’s Virtual Civic Hack Night
04/22 - Code for Boston’s Virtual Weekly Hack Night
04/22 - Open Eugene’s Tech Tuesday
04/23 - Code for BTV’s Action Night (formerly Hack Night)
04/23 - SF Civic Tech’s Virtual Civic Hack Night
04/29 - Code for Boston’s In-Person Weekly Hack Night
04/29 - Open Eugene’s Tech Tuesday
04/30 - Open Sacramento’s Virtual: Community Action Night
04/30 - SF Civic Tech’s Virtual Civic Hack Night

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 29/03/2025

We're at nearly 10X the "extremely high" threshold of 1500.

Metro Atlanta Pollen Count: 14801

Extremely High

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 07/02/2025

My analogy for LLMs is the enteric nervous system. If your GI tract can sometimes feel like it has a mind of its own... well, it does. And the enteric system is a genuine marvel, great at producing one output (shit) from varied inputs (food). And, and... shit can be useful if properly processed.

Diagram of human enteric system, showing innervation of the gastrointestinal tract

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Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land · 21/12/2024

The M&Ms from these tasted so good…

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