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TODAY IS TALK LIKE YOU’RE IN PULP FICTION DAY -
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the stupidity of the needy and the tyranny of the arrogant. Blessed is he who, in the name of duty and justice, shepherds the weak through the valley of ignorance, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost causes.
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who waste my precious time with their self-importance.
I got me a briefing to finish for one who thinks the sun shines out his own ass, and I’d rather have my damn leg mangled in a bear trap than cater to his delusions.
But yea, though my patience is tested, I shall walk the path of honor, because the righteous endure, and the petty fall by the wayside. (Ezekiel 25:17ish).
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In today's example of how Google's AI overviews are the worst form of AI-assisted search (previously, hallucinating Encanto 2), it turns out you can type in any made-up phrase you like and tag "meaning" on the end and Google will provide you with an entirely made-up justification for the phrase.
OpenAI 4.o (mini) disappointed me too yesterday, when performing a search on legal matters. Completely made up a regulation, creating even fake sources.
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Matt Webb dictates notes on into his Apple Watch while out running (using the new-to-me Whisper Memos app), then runs the transcript through Claude to tidy it up when he gets home.
I need to look into this.
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Fun fact: there's no rule that says you can't create a new blog today and backfill (and backdate) it with your writing from other platforms or sources, even going back many years.
I'd love to see more people do this!
I’ve done this every time I migrated my blog from Squarespace to Wordpress to Micro.blog. Rename it, “refound” it and backlog it with old posts. I didn’t know it was a thing.
J.D. Vance visited the Pope of the Catholic Church in Rome. Hours later, the Pope died. Reports are sketchy, but we know he was pretty much alive before and during the meeting. Just stating the facts here.
Post by @chrisgeidner@journa.host
Here is my full report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/judge-f…
I like filling up notebooks and starting new ones. Here’s the Moleskine notebook I just finished, stacked on top of the new one I just started.
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I assume the answer is that the Mastodon team has prioritized social features over microblogging features. It’s a trade-off, but it means that Mastodon is not suitable as a blog replacement anymore than Twitter / X is. Anyone who cares about their writing or photos should be publishing them at their own domain name.
I’m proud of Micro.blog’s comprehensive post import. As of 2025, I’ve coded custom importers for a dozen systems, all built-in: WordPress, Medium, Tumblr, Mastodon, Ghost, Markdown, Substack, Write.as, Pika, Foursquare, Instagram, and Twitter / X.
This is why I love micro.blog, too (and its tons of features). But, above all, that I can have my small corner in the world.
Using Micro Social is a pleasure. This new interface is awesome, its many options are very neatly and conveniently presented. Thanks @gregmorris
How can someone be as stupid as to call Chinese people “peasants”? What level of dumbness can that be?
I’m making a few changes to my digital home.
- english.umerez.eu will host my thoughts in English;
- esteban.umerez.eu will be my personal site in Spanish;
- legal.umerez.eu will be the place for stuff about the Law, in Spanish also;
- umerez.eu will be the a static page with links to all three.
Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’ | The Verge
A Microsoft employee disrupted the company’s 50th anniversary event to protest its use of AI.
“Shame on you,” said Microsoft employee Ibtihal Aboussad, speaking directly to Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman. “You are a war profiteer. Stop using AI for genocide. Stop using AI for genocide in our region. You have blood on your hands. All of Microsoft has blood on its hands. How dare you all celebrate when Microsoft is killing children. Shame on you all.”
This is making me think about pacifist activism and whether it is still a thing in times like this. Not that this woman represents pacifism. I don’t think she does. But I’m pondering a few ideas I want to write about. I have the title for the post: Si vis pacem, para bellum.
I wanted to try something. I joined Truth Social. I said Trump is Truth. I now have the honor to announce that I just been appointed US Ambassador to Spain. Party tomorrow. Exact location TBA. Invitations via Signal only.
Can someone tell the YouTube algorithm to stop force feeding me Will Smith’s comeback videos? He’s the one guy that I want to see forever cancelled. The guy who used violence on a comedian for a joke. He deserves no respect from me. I don’t want to see any of it.
I think some major political actors in these days (Trump’s MAGA, China, Russia) have one path in common: they see that the post IIWW world order might be ending and they want to win the battle for the new order, one they can have power over and benefit from. Right wing oligarchs everywhere and nostalgic fascists are more than willing to help. I see no other way forward but total war.
Some bug caught me yesterday and brought me down to my knees. I know, I like to sound dramatic. I’ve been in bed for the most part of the last 24 hours and now I feel pretty good.
I have to stop watching Swiss Army Knife videos on YouTube AND/OR ordering Swiss Army Knives in Amazon.
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The intake began with slaps. One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, “I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.” I believed him. But maybe it’s only because he didn’t look like what I had expected—he wasn’t a tattooed monster.
The men were pulled from the buses so fast the guards couldn’t keep pace. Chained at their ankles and wrists, they stumbled and fell, some guards falling to the ground with them. With each fall came a kick, a slap, a shove. The guards grabbed necks and pushed bodies into the sides of the buses as they forced the detainees forward. There was no blood, but the violence had rhythm, like a theater of fear.
It will happen to us soon. To you and me. Have no doubt about it. Unless you fight for democracy, rule of law and due process.
