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Matthew Martin

@mistersql

DevOps Contractor for a large DC area GovTech organization. @mistersql on twitter. @mistersql@mastodon.social on mastodon I live in Herndon, VA https://github.com/matthewdeanmartin

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gimmie, shoot it in my veins

06.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Next is midrange glasses. Not reading glasses, not driving glasses but glasses for seeing things at monitor distance.

06.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE arrested an Oregon shop owner who had her green card in her pocket: β€˜They didn’t care’ Juanita Avila later helped expose ICE’s β€˜arrest first, justify later’ tactics in a lawsuit that won a major victory for immigrants’ rights

NEW: ICE tackled + arrested Juanita Avila, an Oregon shop owner who is a legal permanent resident and had her green card in her pocket.

When she asked through sobs why they didn't believe her, one masked agent replied: β€œBecause they lie all the time.”

Video + interview with her and her daughter:

06.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 1194 πŸ” 643 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 28

The Ghost in the Next Word

06.03.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Easy contractors all go 20 people to a windowless room. So much carbon dioxide. Hotel offices, 3 people to a room. If you close the door everyone is yawning in 10 minutes. This was at USPTO. I'd walk around the building and it was floor after floor of empty desolation. They know what they're doing.

06.03.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Vote YES: President Barack Obama
Vote YES: President Barack Obama YouTube video by Virginians for Fair Elections

President Barack Obama released a video message urging Virginians to vote YES in the April 21 referendum, calling the measure a β€œresponsible, temporary step” to protect fair representation at a moment when β€œfree and fair elections are under threat.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPp8...

05.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

$200 million less for concentration camps, so hurray?

05.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't understand why Noem was fired and Gonzales is being asked to end his reelection campaign. They're just copying the leader, this is what Republicans want, *hetero* sexual degeneracy is their brand.

05.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mainstream and non-mainstream and social media all are sending nonstop messages urging Americans to tear each other apart, so I guess the messaging is working.

05.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've never even heard of Thomas Jefferson beer.

04.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
what if humans forgot how to make CPUs?
what if humans forgot how to make CPUs? YouTube video by LaurieWired

It's bad news. CPUs don't last that long.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2OJ...

04.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A lawyer at $200 an hour is not a cost effective way to deliver art supplies. They're going to argue about money.

04.03.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, β€˜If it can happen to me, i...

UK pensioner on holiday detained by ICE for 6 weeks even though she had a valid visa.
Finally home, but minus her luggage.
DON'T TRAVEL TO THE US πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

21.02.2026 07:07 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Department of [War|Defense] is switching to ChatGPT 4o because Hegthseth et al are emotionally fragile and need constant reassurance they're the best, the smartest, America is the best and everyone else it out to get them.

04.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
What Do DJs Even DO?
What Do DJs Even DO? YouTube video by Sound Field

Well cross that off my list of alternative career paths. DJ's actually do work

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukku...

04.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
When You're Training the AI That's Replacing You
When You're Training the AI That's Replacing You YouTube video by Ryan Long

This is our future

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9On...

03.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For the set of 1 bad cop, ACAB

03.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

we've always been at war with eastasia

03.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Run AI Models Locally on Your PC β€” No Cloud Required (LM Studio Guide)
Run AI Models Locally on Your PC β€” No Cloud Required (LM Studio Guide) YouTube video by InfoWorld

It is starting to be possible to get a local model to use tools, possible as in, reasonably easy to setup with lmstudio

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UGl...

03.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Indeed.com

Playing around with this website

The run up in IT job listings and collapse is almost entirely ever-green posts that are left up for more than 7 days.

data.indeed.com#/postings

03.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, but it is polyamory with LLM nodes in the graph. From your comic I can tell your polycule looks like a dumbell.

03.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications

Well at least technology will never replace the tasks that can only be done by a human brain.

Uh-oh.

www.newscientist.com/article/2517...

02.03.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

20 + 32 blessing. They were all hiding in your jaw bones when you were born.

02.03.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NEWS: Trump will order the military to kill Dr. Evil. Just Dr. Evil. Frau Farbissina will be assuming the role afterwards.

01.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Speed Reading Experiment ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive.

Nope changed my mind. I can't even read two lines at the same time.

Speed reading (which I always thought was a bit dodgy) is in part based on the theory of being able to read blocks at a time, rather than word at a time. I can read blocks of unrelated text. :(

chatgpt.com/canvas/share...

01.03.2026 02:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This should work because translators can do this when the words and meaning don't match up and are separated by time lag.

Also reading subtitles at movies. Yeah, it's 90% the same, but still for 10% parallel different stuff.

Imma gonna vibe code an written example and try it.

01.03.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
What NASA Does for You
What NASA Does for You YouTube video by Kyplanet

Why NASA is important from the guy who does the best videos on exoplanets.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKN6...

01.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A highly complex website showing two betting accounts earning nearly $500,000 and $120,000 on a minimal number of positions.

A highly complex website showing two betting accounts earning nearly $500,000 and $120,000 on a minimal number of positions.

In case you were wondering, Polymarket had yet another spate of likely inside traders betting that the US would strike Iran by February 28.

Per the due diligence investigation service Bubblemaps, the wallets used were created 24 hours earlier.

The Pentagon Pizza Index has been replaced.

01.03.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 2626 πŸ” 970 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 83

This war was an elaborate furry joke?

28.02.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iranian supreme leader killed in airstrike, leaving power vacuum atop regime The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could dramatically affect power dynamics in the Middle East.

The guy was 86. Trump could have just waited a few years like we have to wait. Now that he's a martyr, whatever political camp he represented gets a boost in the game of thrones.

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

28.02.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0