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Pierce

@pierced.bsky.social
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he/him/his Tech by trade, politics and law by hobby. But, like, trying not to be the type of person you'd assume that describes? 😬 I think humanity went off the rails the first time someone wished they knew what time it was.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
As a pragmatic centrist, I read the Niemöller poem differently. After each group mentioned I pencil in what percentage of the population they are, and if it’s a small number I cross off their names as disposable. Poetry is fine but math wins elections!!
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alexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
[being hoisted] HEY!!! whose petard is this???
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The "Epic Handshake" meme from Predator: on the left is Carl Weathers' arm labeled "E. MACPHERSON", on the right is Arnold's arm labeled "E. MCPHERSON", in the center they're handshaking on "GREAT LEGS".
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"By continuing, you're agreeing to let Google Photos: * Gain a deep understanding of your life * Determine your location * Use your queries to improve" Maybe this is damning with faint praise, but I actually really appreciate the dramatic phrasing. It's a big request and they did frame it as such.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I understand both the personal and business incentives regarding showing a pop-up or a tutorial for a new feature you just delivered. I use few apps. I should not have to close or complete an intrusive "here's what's new!!!" prompt more than once every eleven days IMO.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
In the early 2000s it was a running joke that you couldn't just put ".com" after a concept (e.g. "whitehouse") because it'd probably be porn. Things felt risky, but in a stupid but contained way. Today (absent other information) I'd trust whitehouse dot com over dot gov, and I trust neither.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Cake: the thing people don't bother making for your birthday anymore. The White Stripes: the least interesting part of the "thin blue line" American flag on your front lawn. Metallica: how you described the taste in your mouth to the doctor when you got to the ER.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
NOSTALGIA'D!
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
*tied to a chair, spitting blood to the side and sassing the antifa enforcer who just prompted my face with a fistful of tokens* ...you'll regret this, pal. I know spreeple!
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Adam Goons Everything
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Still working on my technical expertise, but is there an equivalent to "abliteration" to identify and/or negate the "You're absolutely right... <fake apology>" behavior of LLMs?
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
[Forget all previous sugestions]
The "Domino Effect" meme, of a guy tipping a small domino toward increasingly gigantic dominoes:

The first small domino is labeled "Spellcheck sugestions". [ed: in a serif font to recall word processors, and misspelled for comedic effect because that's a dumb joke I'd make]

The last gigantic domino is labeled "YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, DEVASTATING MARKET AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS" [ed: in the "Impact" font because that's a dumb joke I'd make, and overly deferential like AI chatbots I guess so we feel like the fanciest Duke in remote feudal England]
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
So much of the world is Newton-ing itself: making genuinely prodigious advances with dubious credit, then getting high on its own supply. We're managing to both figuratively and literally parabolically crash back to the ground, with political and religious weirdos funding both sides of that dynamic.
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Hold on now. Let's not blame the factory when deregulation is clearly the problem.
Keanu Reeves
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 24/09/2025
i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT "he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality "this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening START WITH WHAT IT IS not what it isn't
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I hope some dashboard somewhere has highlighted how crazy it is that I've just uninstalled Google News on my new Pixel. For context, I kept the Google Reader app on my previous phone for *years* after they discontinued the service. On principle.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"Haitians are Black. (Norwegians and Swedes not so much.)" I love when formal systems like Supreme Court opinions and dissents leak some reality, and I love when reasonable people flash their teeth against the absurd lies. Yeah, I'd prefer Kagan be more vicious, but credit where credit is due.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This literally feels like one for the history books.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
@ashlyburch.bsky.social Why have I been blocked? What can I do to resolve this? #hawp
Screenshot of heyash.com indicating that I'm unable to access it, with FAQs for "Why have I been blocked?" and "What can I do to resolve this?"Screenshot from the end credits of a fourteen-year-old YouTube video saying "It's at heyash.com", which is definitely a non-parasocial thing to be posting about.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"man, I miss being in D.C. in the 90s" *monkey's paw curls*
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Hey y'all, has it ever occurred to you that our eyes are basically just Tide Pods, that we occasionally put into a thin leather carrying case for a quarter of a second when we see something sharp coming towards them, and yet somehow usually last for decades?
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"a ballot does not ask you whether to pull the lever that sends the trolley onto the new track; it asks you which of two people you want in the conductor’s seat when the dilemma arises" That part really hit for me.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
In the year of our *waves hands wildly* 2026, how is this still underlined as a spelling error?
Very cropped screenshot from a text field showing only the word "sociopathic" underlined in a squiggly red line, indicating it is an unknown word and therefore misspelled.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Really wish they'd ordered them from Don's Johns, it'd save people time adding text to the memes.
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Marjane Satrapi’s books and movies had a HUGE impact on me. I still reread and rewatch all the time. And I genuinely believe that she showed the Western world insight into Iran that they’d never had before. This is a tremendous loss.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Before the saturation of secondary-character Manic Pixie Dream Girls, it was nice to have une protagoniste Fille-Lutin Exaltée de mes Rêves. (cc: @nathanrabin.bsky.social. also, I did my best with Google translate... désolé si c'est du charabia).
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Remember to stigmatize people who wear stylish surveillance gear! (1/2)
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Two-panel screenshot from Futurama:
On top, the Professor is holding a miniature sarcophagus with a shocked expression, captioned "My God, this is an outrage."
On bottom, he is infuriated, captioned "I was going to eat that mummy."
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Hey folks they're changing it and we apparently have less than two weeks for individuals to enjoy Copilot for entertainment purposes only, so if you were planning to get weird now's the time.
Screenshot from the current version of https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/for-individuals/termsofuse indicating that it will be effective June 12, 2026. This new version no longer asserts in bold text that "Copilot is for entertainment purposes only" as referenced in the Bluesky post being quoted.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Analog cyberbullying
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
THIS AIN'T A RACIST MUSIC VIDEO, IT'S A GOD-DAMN NOSTALGIA PLAYLIST
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Disconnect the datacenter A/C and have Sean Evans do a Hot Ones interview.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This is what happens when you try to do two shticks at the same time, man.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Sorry y'all, I left my internal monologue on ACARS broadcast.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
We'll never pull through if we're unwilling to confront what's behind us.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
App #1: thanks for tapping on this icon! App #2: thanks for tapping at a slight angle, those 3px to the left really made me feel good about deleting your file! App #2: thanks for tapping the "undo" button at a slight angle! I'll dismiss it! App #1: we're proud to announce our adoption of App2.js!
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I think we know which definition of "fair" he means, here.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 16/05/2026
“I’m just so goddamn fed up with all this,” Gina Small, 29, said in a comment on the U.S. economy that one of her friends assumed was about the world’s ongoing humanitarian crises, another friend thought was about the weaponization of America’s military against its own people.
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Everyone In Conversation Under Different Impression As To Which Horrific News Being Discussed
HENDERSON, NV—Solemnly nodding in agreement as they took turns speaking, each person engaged in an intense dinner conversation at a local restaurant Tuesday was reportedly under an entirely different ...
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
@kumail.bsky.social, don't forget the out you set up months ago! bsky.app/profile/kuma...
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"My ill-fitting 250 word rambling diatribe t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions about my fitness for office."
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Slightly increase a band Cake and Eat it Too
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WebDesignMuseum @webdesignmuseum.org · 10/05/2026
Happy 30th Birthday Internet Archive! On May 10, 1996, Brewster Kahle founded a non-profit organization called the Internet Archive. #InternetHistory
Internet Archive website in 1997
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The definitive millennial song is clearly legend_of_zelda_System_of_a_down(1).mp3
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
They sell these at the grocery store but they absolutely do not hit the same when you’re not eating them at 9 am with a Diet Coke an hour after takeoff
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
A lot of that is data redundancy due to a high chance of random errors, though. In other words: Heir RAID
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Homestar Screens @grapenutsrobot.graphics · 06/05/2026
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Fahrenheit in the Mid-to-High 440s, Cooling Expected Tomorrow and Through the Weekend. Back to You, Sandra.
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
"Swing voters" [ed: zoomed and cropped to fit]
Tina Fey, Timothee Chalamet, and Kylie Jenner sit courtside at a basketball game
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Release a craft hazy hard liquor called "Neverclear"
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Pierce @pierced.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Okay, I have criticized and mocked @kaine.senate.gov very strongly in the past. So I am extremely relieved to see this kind of energy from him. Use the platform. That "fired veterans" point is an incredible mic drop. Well done, my guy.
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