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Darren White

@whitedarrenj.bsky.social

Software Engineer CU Class of 07 && 17 Drums, hiking, dogs, programming, etc etc

31 Followers  |  56 Following  |  19 Posts  |  Joined: 13.11.2024  |  1.9061

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Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."

21.11.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 16950    πŸ” 4702    πŸ’¬ 966    πŸ“Œ 581

I was born with glass bones and paper skin. Every morning I break my legs, and every afternoon I break my arms, at night I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep.

21.11.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our 249-year-old system -- two-party presidentialism -- has sometimes worked in spite of itself due to favorable conditions, un-codified norms, & a few periodic fixes.

That run is clearly over. I argue below that we need a multiparty democracy with the legislature supreme and a limited executive.

01.11.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 275    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 3

1. The commercial was done by Ontario, not Canada itself, which is run by someone in the opposing party to Carney. He had nothing to do with it.
2. Commercial was not "false." It was entirely accurate.
3. Reagan hated tariffs.

Stop just letting him lie constantly.

31.10.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3242    πŸ” 773    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 34

The capital gains tax needs far more elevated tiers than we currently have. That you and I would pay comparable % if we both sold our Netflix stock - at vastly different quantities - is crooked.

24.10.2025 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed, I only want 1000 pillows.

16.10.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Empathy has never started a war, never sought to take the dignity of others, and empathy teaches you that power is interchangeable with another word: responsibility.”

-Jacinda Ardern

28.09.2025 04:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Got mine delivered a couple days ago. They look beautiful on my shelf.

26.08.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A 67 year old man listing his bloodline as his only qualification is really gross.

09.08.2025 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just learned that one of my faculty colleagues is leaving the US for Europe, due to scientific funding cuts and other changes here. The first I know of but not the last, I suspect.

03.08.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 366    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 2

We need to make it illegal for AI models to offer advertising. And, we need to really examine referral fees as well.

The last thing we need is to have algorithms designed to maximize revenue driving LLM output and interactions.

We need to have learned our lessons from algos in social media

26.07.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7466    πŸ” 1314    πŸ’¬ 457    πŸ“Œ 105

This country needs to do a better job making it affordable to be a student. I was living in the negatives when I was in school. Sent.

23.07.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

20.07.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I have 2 of your pieces so far. I’m excited for your future too!

12.07.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

James McCann the lone holdout?

29.06.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Someone IRL who doesn't follow me on here sent this to me, and I had to do a double take. Anna going viral again!

08.06.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So this is 40.

F.

19.05.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hiking in Colorado with my dog Buck.

Hiking in Colorado with my dog Buck.

Great weekend, why does it have to end?

03.03.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After today's elections, Germans send their greetings to Elon Musk. βœ¨πŸ˜Žβœ¨πŸ˜‚βœ¨πŸ‘βœ¨ πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ✨

24.02.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 253    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4

Big day for weird assholes who can't even stop being weird assholes on their big day.

20.01.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Birthday!

I turn 40 this year ... the dread is real.

08.01.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Keith Wasserman: Does anyone have access to private firefighters to protect our home in Pacific Palisades? Need to act fast here. All neighbors houses burning. Will pay any amount. Thank you.

Keith Wasserman: Does anyone have access to private firefighters to protect our home in Pacific Palisades? Need to act fast here. All neighbors houses burning. Will pay any amount. Thank you.

β€œWill pay any amount.”

Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.

08.01.2025 06:16 β€” πŸ‘ 37771    πŸ” 6307    πŸ’¬ 2417    πŸ“Œ 1500
Hugh Laurie on not waiting for the right time to do things, but to do them now because there's no such thing as being ready.

Hugh Laurie on not waiting for the right time to do things, but to do them now because there's no such thing as being ready.

Good morning

08.01.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 193    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.

He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.

Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.

04.01.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 65010    πŸ” 31029    πŸ’¬ 1041    πŸ“Œ 1122

He endorsed Hillary, Biden, and Kamala when they ran against Trump.

25.11.2024 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s ironic this was started by a billionaire who is no longer involved. It’s like the opposite of twitter.

20.11.2024 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FORREST IS BACK!

I made a comment during one of your shows you hadn't posted here in 13 months. Glad to see you back!

18.11.2024 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm just a lowly software engineer who works in a devops environment, I genuinely don't understand how Netflix of all places is dealing with this. What a fumble.

16.11.2024 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And watch how often the American media describes #RFKJr with the strangely legitimizing description "vaccine skeptic" instead of the more accurate term, "anti-vax and anti-science crank."

15.11.2024 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

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