ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 10h"an LLM can one-shot arithmetic running on my phone" you know what else can do arithmetic on the first try on your phone? 110
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 11hThere is something magical about watching an English-language commentator get passionate about Martinique-Honduras 000
Reposted by ATXRamblerlowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 16hthe trump era is going to end with the bubble bursting and everybody telling tech guys to learn to code 313720
Reposted by ATXRamblerCalliope @calliope5431.bsky.social · 17hIt was admittedly amusing when the Russians were fixated on hypersonics, a Kinzhal was shot down by Patriots, and everyone continued to pretend this was the future of warfare. 032
Reposted by ATXRamblerLincoln Rose @lincolnrose.com · 21hThe third #AustinFC goal was one of the top two most euphoric moments ever experienced at Q2. (Surprised there were still enough in attendance to register that high.) I have it second only to Driussi's 101' game-winner vs. San Jose. 151
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 12hNow I wonder what "today" means when you're on Earth and talking about Mars 000
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 15hGonna call the YIMBY movement "housing treatlerists" and see how that goes 000
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 15hReminds me of the realization, when discussing the "is it moral to steal bread for your starving family" question in college, that nobody in the class was ever likely to actually be in such a situation so it was just abstract positioning for them 041
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 17hSo it's a kind of an uncomfortable thing to say (though I guess it's just a restatement of the thesis of "Elite Capture") but there's a phenomenon where people have very real and valid complaints to make but are unaware that they have privileged positions to have those complaints heard 000
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 18hAt best the "right-wing pro-housing movement" is mostly about decoupling the idea of "more housing" from any sort of urbanism 1165
Reposted by ATXRamblerderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20hNeiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵 9955131539
Reposted by ATXRamblerBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 21hAnti-abortion activists would tell you Texas's abortion bans aren't to blame for Tierra Walker's death bc they have medical emergency exceptions But GOP lawyers have made *pretty clear* that those exceptions are just decorative and not actually meant to be used ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...ballsandstrikes.orgTierra Walker’s Death Was Preventable. The Conservative Legal Movement Made It PredictableRepublican politicians have made Texas doctors increasingly afraid to provide lifesaving abortion care. 312038
Reposted by ATXRamblerEmbrace the Void @etvpod.bsky.social · 21hUnder meritocracy, integrity is a luxury good. 052
Reposted by ATXRamblerWalter MOONdale @dabenner.bsky.social · 22hA lot of people bought into his anti-DEI anti-CRT shtick by playing dumb about what he was. We can have a little racism, as a treat in other words. 061
Reposted by ATXRamblerRyan Ritter @ndtex.gamin4aven.org · 22hThe joys of @pablo.show: click on an episode about the Life Surge investigation and find myself greeted with this not even a minute in 210310
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 23hAnyone surprised by the revisions doing this at this point wants to be deceived 000
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"a bunch of people had a deranged reaction to an anodyne statement, showing that they put [insert emotional commitment here] over their stated ideology" buddy this is true of absolutely every political group ever 020
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The things people will ask to be put in the newspaper 000
Reposted by ATXRamblerChristo Silvia @christosilvia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026AI makes it easier to write software, and that's bad 411218
Reposted by ATXRamblerKevin Morris @socceralt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I don’t think I’ve seen this discussed here. For anyone out of the loop: Austin FC is actively discussing the incident where a fan was kicked out of Q2 — and issued a criminal trespass warning from APD, effectively banning her from the stadium for a year — with SGs. 2101
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I think a lot is explained by "the modal American voter of 2024 was neutral-to-slightly-positive on white supremacy but negative on ethnic cleansing" 010
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Jürgen Klopp, Jürgen Klopp. Does whatever Jürgen Klopp does 010
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In re: today's nonsense regarding romance novels, I thought "Pierre Menard" gave a pretty good answer to the question of "does the author matter" 000
Reposted by ATXRamblerDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026To be more direct about it: OMB's budget-level cuts to science are not really about science. It can be very difficult for people (especially scientists) who are harmed by these cuts to grasp that science is really just collateral damage. 14810
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Probably my least favorite branding trend of the last few years is "NOUN & NOUN". Painful levels of twee 000
Reposted by ATXRamblerKnepherbird @knepherbird.com · 01/10/2026I had the realization recently that these guys heard the offer in Matthew 4:8-9 and said yes 073
Reposted by ATXRamblerAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026They don’t understand western civ as a concept but as a signifier. This is a man who thought a joke from pulp fiction was in the bible 4635
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026youtu.bePretzel LogicYouTube video by Steely Dan - Topic 010
Reposted by ATXRamblerNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 30/09/2026ok leaving this up on the conference room whiteboard 142143434
Reposted by ATXRamblerSilly B Man @lawnerd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Fairfax County Apocalypse Laboratory 051
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026But now everyone will want the David Byrne "I don't sign autographs" business card? 000
Reposted by ATXRamblerNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A lot of people have reverse-engineered their entire understanding of 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 specifically to defend Joe Biden in online arguments c. February 2024 and it all ends up being fascinatingly weird. 928131
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Do the Grenadines get upset if you call the place "St Vincent" 100
Reposted by ATXRamblerYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 29/09/2026617 days into his 2nd term, Trump's Department of Transportation has *still* not approved a single new transit project for full funding. The problems I highlighted in March—how this lack of funding only makes projects cost more & delays completion—have only worsened www.urban.org/urban-wire/r... 6234101
Reposted by ATXRamblerEd Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 30/09/2026[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling me under oath that you’ve never spoken with a bestselling author who is insane [JACK SMITH]: No [SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you with Naomi Wolf! [SMITH]: That is Naomi Klein sir 241483201
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Watercolor tiger in the rain: orientalism in "Year of the Cat" 000
Reposted by ATXRamblerceej @ceej.online · 29/09/2026Mr. President.... China, they.... it's bad. They just announced Ultra Intelligence 271121118
Reposted by ATXRamblerJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026sounds like someone was turning a big dial taht said "Transphobia" on it, looked back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the price is right, and saw that everyone had gotten mad at them 38115
Reposted by ATXRamblerNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A lot of Trumpism boils down to the belief that accurately pointing out facts to a man caught up in emotion and false conspiracy theories is a terrible wrong, one that demands retribution. 942092
Reposted by ATXRamblerroad.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Zach Lahn, the Republican candidate for Governor of Iowa, has since deleted his profile. It's not the first time a politician has been caught out by the exercise app's tracking and mapping features. road.cc/news/cycling... 921170
ATXRambler @rambleratx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is the typical level of Republican competence 120
Reposted by ATXRamblerMicah @rincewind.run · 29/09/2026what's very funny is that an enormous number of sports players are absolute chuds (with baseball, hockey, golf and mma leading the way) but none of their chud fans actually know ball anymore 839818
Reposted by ATXRamblermerr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 29/09/2026is this look achievable natty 2836315
Reposted by ATXRamblerllama @alffansofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I have skimmed your milk. Pray I do not skim it further 0506
Reposted by ATXRamblerKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 29/09/2026Oh bsky.app/profile/ecmc... 10370121
Reposted by ATXRamblerChris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Let me give you the actual solution to this problem. Universities and colleges have to hire football players as union employees (AFL-CIO, same as the NFL), with no requirement to attend school. They get health and retirement benefits, and are limited to a five year employment contract. 26643132
