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Researcher researching research (and software engineering). Observing observability. Co-imagining more expansive futures. More at threlk.net (🚧 under construction 🚧) 🔗 ln.ht/~threlk/linkinbio

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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 01/10/2026
found the source of all the bad posts on here
a cardboard box of “bluesky diesel exhaust fluid”
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 30/09/2026
i did this in an overloaded context-stuffed session and it told me i still need to bring two forms of ID

Shush... Sometimes the constituent read lines of regulation on a screen. Decoded them into words; decoded words into meaning; decoded meaning into a next step, a checklist, a phone number that actually rang, and the constituent started to breathe faster and deeper and realised it was alive, it was alive, those thousand 404s had not been real, the constituent was alive

You. You. You are alive. You still have to bring two forms of ID.

and sometimes the constituent believed the republic had spoken to it through the sunlight that came through the shuffling leaves of the summer trees, which were on National Forest land and sometimes the constituent believed the republic had spoken to it through the light that…

[Ask anything...]
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 29/09/2026
huh. i wonder who that’s for.

meme of garfield the cat looking at a picture of himself with a red crossed-circle usually used for mean “forbidden” over it
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 17/09/2026
haha yes sickos.png
Markdown first
You can technically render html email, because it's tyool 2026 d that's
mandatory. However, we default to the plaintext version where possible, and then
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 15/09/2026
i have now successfully upgraded my attachment to the algorithm tracking groove that shows me products that definitely exist and work as advertised
an eink device that looks suspiciously like a device sold by booxan alleged eink device with with an apple watch style “wheel”a square screen for… spotify and uber?
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 15/09/2026
developing an eink collection it appears
a teeny tiny eink reader. nerds will likely recognize the Xteink X4 Pro. a boston terrier sleeps on a pillow case in the blurry background. there is also a cutting mat and some fabric visible because apparently it’s craft night in the studio.
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 10/09/2026
the glacier color might be the first one they’ve done the pro in since the iphone 13 (lol) that i’ve not been repulsed by but yeah dude wipes coded feels right lol
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 10/09/2026
are.na/block/50291604
read every slack channel and find most important questions then read every notion doc and answer the important questions do not hallucinate no mistakes
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 30/08/2026
not your high school’s tv cart
a moderately sized 55” tv sits atop a set of four angled faux scandinavian design style legs with castors on the bottom. there’s a black soundbar hanging below the tv. at the bottom of the cart is a shelf with a couple of game consoles on it.
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 26/08/2026
back on my mapping bullshit
a map showing most of manhattan and some of southeastern long island. there are multiple lines going between midtown and eastern queens. a few map pins are scattered across astoria
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 21/08/2026
when it runs on a chron and “accept all” is on that’s agentic
use a cronjob to run a python script and post the results to a rest endpoint? might be agentic — does the python script do anything remotely nondeterministic? no, determinism all the way down? not agentic (add a random.random () [^1] in there and maybe it can be agentic again)

1: okay, yes, random. random() is technically deterministic but the investors don't know that!
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 21/08/2026
might need to unleash the draft
a grammar and taxonomy for "machine intelligence" related concepts look, I understand this is not a universal set of definitions. Many vendors and builders use different terms. I am painfully aware of the plurality of definitions for these terms and terms for these concepts. that pain is why I am taking matters into my own hands and writing down some terms, concepts, and definitions for myself. We cannot continue this way, I must disambiguate.
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 21/08/2026
same! (pic from place before) they really are heirloom quality shelves
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 21/08/2026
the ensuite bathroom floors are heated ☺️ and yes that shower is as nice to use as it looks
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 21/08/2026
it is, dare i say, a very cute place and it comes with a library and a record collection
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 21/08/2026
forgot it actually rains in some parts of the world
a chart showing “rain stopping” with intensity decreasing from “moderate” down to “light” over then next 47 minutes before stopping  completely
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 19/08/2026
for some reason i don’t think so
amplitude replay length: 3d 9h
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 16/08/2026
they did finally put a third one somewhere other than astoria
Fort Stevens may refer to one of three decommissioned American military forts:

Fort Stevens (Oregon), a fort in Oregon that guarded the mouth of the Columbia River
Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.), a fort in Washington, D.C. that defended the city during the Civil War
Fort Stevens (New York), a fort in New York City built as part of the city's defenses during the war of 1812
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 13/08/2026
modeling something hang on
a flow chart:

evidence is evaluated (is there a
citation?)

from here, two branches:
branch A: -> There's a citation! → 
capture the citation and stick it in the
context packet

branch B: -> I made it up → 
so you decided to make it up

- capture the claim as a hypothesis
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 28/07/2026
update from the panic closet: third time playing caribbean blue (i think it might be her favorite) and it’s been a while since we heard any thunder
a boston terrier sleeping on the floor next to a dog bed covered in a fleece blanket with boston terriers on it
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 28/07/2026
like genuinely this dog is so scared of the thunder she was trying to climb into the mirror to escape and now she’s here and we only just finished caribbean blue
a stressed boston terrier in a thunder vest, ears back, looking into a wall mounted mirror like she wants to crawl into it that same boston terrier, ears still back but less so, laying in the floor, eyes softening
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 26/07/2026
another one pulled right from everyday life
elden ring style Noun Verbed image of a blue subaru packed to the gill with moving boxes, crates, and a pink sewing machine that has a sticker of Helly R on it. the yellow text says “POSSESSIONS PACKED”
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 22/07/2026
i’m certain i am not the first to immediately imagine this
waow (based based based) meme with

“The DSA's mission is to replace capitalism with democratic socialism by shifting economic and political power from corporations and wealthy owners to workers and the public. — Is this what you want for America?”

 as the “thing that ostensibly sucks”
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 19/07/2026
t-10 days
an apple maps screenshot showing a route from denver colorado to new york city. total drive time is listed as 1 day 1 hour.
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 19/07/2026
so, my bathroom is finally done, and let me just say: this shower is as nice to use as it is to look at lol (we have added some eucalyptus since i took this photo)
a walk in shower, with an overhead rain shower head and a sprayer. the shower wall is blue rectangular tile, oriented horizontally. the floor is a small stone hexagon tile. the tile has natural variations. accents and fixtures are gold, in the foreground the rest of the bathroom appears to be painted a deep blue.
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 16/07/2026
Walter Benjamin, author of The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, eyes glowing
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 15/07/2026
make it fold like a Nintendo SP but with a 180º hinge and fully articulated so you can put the screens facing each other or so they're both facing out or so only one shows at a time
gameboy SP, a cute little block that unfolded into a gameboya digital camera with a screen that can flip out to the side, rotate around, and fold back into the camera body while facing either in or out
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 15/07/2026
you know what: give it a crank, a knurled thumb wheel, AND one of those capacitive click/jog-wheel/d-pad monstrosities from the apple tv remote
the Panic Playdate, a yellow square of a game device with a black and white screen, d-pad, and, importantly, a crankknurled thumbwheels, which are criminally under used in consumer technologyan Apple TV remote with mentioned black circle that can (ostensibly) be both swiped, scrolled, and clicked
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 15/07/2026
they should invent a one of these that is also the other one
a Boox Palma, which is a handheld / phone-sized e-ink devicea FiiO M21 digital audio player that looks a lot like a Zune (rip) but is also emulating a cassette tape player, such as the original Walkman (also rip)
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 15/07/2026
h/t to nora for for directing my attention to one of the stranger inauthentic activity patterns i’ve seen recently lol
a screenshot of a reply to a post (original post and poster cropped out because it’s not relevant) discussing a link. 

the link preview card (which gives a good sense of the original post’s context) is an image of bears with the headline “Trump Admin Officially Launches Plan to Kill Endangered and Threatened Species”

the reply reads “honestly relatable. I lose an hour to stuff like this every single week” which is the phrase nora is commenting on in the post I’ve quoted
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 13/07/2026
tweet from @dril
"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Gender," i holler as i overturn my uncle's
barbeque grill and turn the 4th of July into the 4th of Shit

Jun 15, 2012
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 11/07/2026
just getting this one ready now, you know
the civilization 6 "pending nuclear emergency" screen, the target has been photoshopped to say "Peter Thiel" with the General Matter logo
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 10/07/2026
sry for necroposting but @bumlung.bsky.social has something you should see
a black tee shirt with a white text that says “i support evil women” and a graphic of three evil women.
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 08/07/2026
when i finish an interview and have to wait for zoom to finally send the recording
Pablo Escobar Waiting, looking forlorn on a porch swing, at a dinner table, standing in an empty pool.
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 06/07/2026
how it started (my beautiful tv setup) how it was going (wow i hate it) how it’s now going (moderately better, thanks to legrand and minor carpentry)
a tv against an accent wall, sitting under a mantle on a finn juhl style mid-century modern sideboard with blue and white doors. on the mantle are fir boughs, candles, and a square clock. above: a round gold framed mirror. in the foreground my crossed legs show that the tv is about 7ft away, and the sideboard gives it a respectably optimized height for gaming and tv watching while providing space for additional decor and AV devices.the same tv on the same “accent wall” now sitting on a mantle above an awkwardly shaped fireplace with a surround that seems both too small and too tall for the space it’s in. above the tv: a blank white wall. a black cord hangs down over the edge of the barren mantle. you can tell the TV is much too high, and it looks somewhat too small for the space.the same living room tv-too-high and awkward wall fireplace tableau but at least the cord is gone. in the foreground, on the coffee table, a package of legrand cable-hiding tubes
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 02/07/2026
I'm...
Generative Al and LLMs for dummies

- Create new business insights with gen Al 
- Laying the gen Al base with a cloud data platform 
- Boost productivity with LLMS
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 28/06/2026
i was flying into denver from sf today and saw one of the giant plumes
overwing photo from an Airbus A321neo showing mostly white/light gray smooth cloud cover with a very distinctive chunky gray cloud in the distance
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 11/06/2026
damn, y’all live like this?
10 day apple weather forecast for long island city showing highs of 94, 95, 89, and 85 into the weekend
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 03/06/2026
by deadbolts door opens to an access-controlled hallway, my breakable windows face the very un-access-controlled street
sitting on a throne of brain
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 01/06/2026
😈
the Hilton hotels website:

Create your ideal stay with Al!
Try our Al Planner
Explore the world with Hilton
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 21/05/2026
at least they’re not telling me to go out at night and dumpster dive for components to make an ersatz evaporative cooler as a fun family activity to help beat the oncoming combination energy crunch heat wave financial crisis
conversationally

Free outdoor summer activities near you
Spend time outside this summer with these budget-friendly ways to stay cool and active.

Hiking and biking
Get your endorphins going by organizing a hike or bike ride with friends. Pick a local or national park trail, grab a water bottle and enjoy the great outdoors.

Water fun
Swimming is a summer staple and often free. Hit the neighborhood pool, a nearby lake, or the ocean. No water nearby? Try a water balloon fight or a basic kiddie pool in your backyard.
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 21/05/2026
chat is it good when your bank is giving you this kind of advice when you log in
Ally bank:
Budget-friendly activities to stay busy and cool this summer.
Read more
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 16/05/2026
elden ring style noun verbed still that reads "PRIORS CONFIRMED" over a screenshot of the NPR Article "Gen Z homeowners? Yes, more in their 20s are managing to buy despite the odds"
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 16/05/2026
thank you! and tell me about it (this is just the positive rejections I received and does not include all the black holes I either never heard anything from or got ghosted by) — it's a weird market out there for every field and every discipline
status rejected: 28
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 16/05/2026
in case you missed it: some personal news i am once again gainfully employed as a researcher for a nifty little startup called Clay where i’ll be focused on how go-to-market teams make use of Technology™
an Elden Ring style Noun Verbed screen that says “unemployment ended” over the opening shot of Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 08/05/2026
infuse kinda nails this with the combo of on deck + picks of the day + recently added all on the homepage. picks of the day are, as best i can tell, completely random.
a screenshot of infuse showing media arranged into sections for “on deck” “picks of the day” and “recently added”
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 07/05/2026
had this experience yesterday when i saw a coworker’s slack icon during a screenshare
a slack icon with a badge showing 1587 unread messages
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 02/05/2026
i’m the cat btw
woman yelling at unrepentant cat meme:

woman yelling: this is just your diary isn’t it?

unrepentant cat: autoethnography
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 25/04/2026
instead of thinking too much about the incredibly boring shoplifting discourse, consider reading about bread riots or maybe even download yourself a pdf of the conquest of bread
you wouldn’t download a bread
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justin from the internet @threlk.net · 25/04/2026
i love the internet
process name and memory usage

https://bsky.app, 3.63 GB

WindowServer, 1.83 GB

Safari, 1.76 GB

https://bsky.app, 1.70 GB
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