Jim Hong

I threw out a “ban guns” post on Threads today, and boy did that draw out a slew of logical fallacies, idiot takes, and “God given right” responses!

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Just read "Careless People". I've never worked at FB, but from what I know of it plus what I know of Tech companies in general, I can accept most of the book at face value. The book is both horrifying and hilarious, often at the same time. Put it on your reading list.

www.amazon.com/Careless-Peo...

Seattle's backlash to Musk is picking up steam. So many Teslas on Seattle streets purchased when people thought Musk was trying to reduce carbon emissions.

I wonder how many are now wanting to get rid of their swasticars?

Hilarious! Let's hope this leads to even slower new car sales and a booming secondary market. #tesla

People are selling devices with TikTok pre-loaded on it because you can't get TikTok from the app stores rn.

This is CRAZY. It's not worth it, people. It will become available again, but you're probably better off without it anyway.

More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, continuing claims highest in 3 years Jobless claims applications ticked up modestly last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in more than three years.

The Trump economy has resulted in lower egg prices and more jobs.... <checks notes> Sorry, that should read higher egg prices (when you can find them) and less jobs.

apnews.com/article/unem...

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

- H. L. Mencken

You Are Here ⬇️

Congress passed a law banning TikTok and the Supreme Court unanimously upheld it. For the purported good of Americans.

Now do gun control.

lol, naive Chinese citizens don’t understand the price of Freedom. Wait til they learn that we don’t have single payer health insurance either! 🤣

All this talk of Oligarchy like it just happened this week.

Folks, it’s been going on for many years now.

Why TikTok Users Are Downloading ‘Red Note,’ the Chinese App To show how little they care about TikTok’s ties to Beijing, people in the United States are downloading one of China’s most popular apps.

TikTok users going to Red Note because of U.S. govt concerns about CCP control of TikTok is The. Best. Unintended. Consequences. of all unintended consequences.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/b...

Ohio St. fans are absolutely apoplectic that Ryan Day will be the head coach next season.

Photographers: How do you pack your gear? Do you cram it all into as few bags as possible or keep it organized with separate bags for each type?

Trying to balance weight vs bag count. Body+lenses max out my PD pack, but I also have 3 drones, action cam, and 360 cam. What’s your system?

A year from now, there will probably be no need for anyone to write a 2025 retrospective. Just post this pic.

Agreed about the schadenfreude, but the piece was kinda written sympathetically. I suppose not unlike Brian Thompson, but these people are not the same as him.

Months After Hamptons Tragedy, Widow Contends With a Tangle of Debt On Instagram, Candice Miller showed the world glittering parties and vacations. When her husband, Brandon Miller, died, he had $33.6 million in debt and just $8,000 in the bank.

It's unclear what the NYT is trying to get us to think about the Millers. Is it a cautionary tale of social media fame? Did he die a tragic death that wasn't his fault? Is Candace a horrible person for driving this?

At this point, who is feeling bad for this lot?

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/n...

When you don't realize that being a neo-liberal tech bro isn't the same as being a MAGA republican 🤣

It can be really hard to tell the difference most of the time

Me enjoying the immigration corner Trump has backed himself into

And, yeah, full disclosure - that's my kid on the panel. :)

Washington State shifted right less than any state. Why?
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...

Have van. Will travel.

Elon Musk’s Mother Spills on His Bond With Barron Trump The two enjoyed a riveting conversation about interplanetary colonization at the Mar-a-Lago Thanksgiving dinner table, according to Maye Musk.

Daily Beast's next story to be a 3-part series on how Elon and Barron rank Froot Loops, Life, and Cap'n Crunch both dry and with milk

www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-m...

Killing of Brian Thompson Sets Off Fear Among Executives Already Worried About Safety (Gift Article) After Brian Thompson of UnitedHealthcare was killed in Manhattan, the phones at corporate security firms were “ringing off the hook.”

America's leaders have normalized political violence. Whether it's Jan 6 or every mass shooting that goes un-actioned because keeping one's position in Congress is more important than challenging the status quo.

This is only going to get worse.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b...

Man, many of the comments on the shooting of Brian Thompson the UHC CEO are brutal.

IMO, it's another symptom of where American are at these days, along with Trump being re-elected. People are wanting to burn down the institutions & people they feel are causing them to be left behind.

Yeah, that's exactly it. I had to do that with a book a few months ago where I bought the audiobook from another store since it was an deep discount. Kindof a pain and I ended up having to "re-read" a page or two every time I switched to audio after hunting around for the right spot.

OMG, how many audiobooks do you have? Thousands of CDs is crazy!

Yes, that's exactly it. I guess I can just take the 30 sec to manually sync where I am between devices or reading/audio, but it's hard to go backwards. 😂

It also requires that I precisely know where I'm at in a book at all times, which is probably the bigger barrier, tbh.

I don't like fragmentation, so I want to make 1 move & not have content in various places. Kobo feels good enough on the reading side, but I spend ~50-67% time on audiobooks and would like to jump between reading/listening. That's probably the killer feature I'd miss.