Nostr notes by Shannon Prickett

You don't actually want LLMs; you want public libraries & ...

2026-11-03T17:42:05Z

You don't actually want LLMs; you want public libraries & librarians.

You only think you want LLMs because you haven't been to the library recently enough or talked to a librarian.

Hopping up & down emitting a steady stream of consonants ...

2026-11-03T16:09:12Z

Hopping up & down emitting a steady stream of consonants & punctuation to show how sweary I am.

Measures to end daylight savings time don’t go far enough; ...

2026-10-31T17:42:39Z

Measures to end daylight savings time don’t go far enough; let’s just get rid of time, entirely. No changing, no checking, no knowing.

Imagine a gang of coworkers being so obnoxious as to lobby the ...

2026-10-30T22:20:21Z

Imagine a gang of coworkers being so obnoxious as to lobby the union to give out written reprimands for not being sufficiently sad when terrible coworkers die.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1436

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2026-10-30T13:36:51Z

Architectural themed JRPG, Finial Fantasy.

“No,” eyes narrowing. ...

2026-10-28T19:26:12Z

“No,” eyes narrowing.

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2026-10-27T03:31:31Z

A urologist named Richard Scissors.

The term 'rando' is an homage to Ayn Rand, the patron ...

2026-10-26T16:36:50Z

The term 'rando' is an homage to Ayn Rand, the patron saint of reply guys.

The only thing California drivers hate more than speed limits are ...

2026-10-25T21:44:11Z

The only thing California drivers hate more than speed limits are the people who obey those limits.

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2026-10-24T15:21:17Z

The Ronald Reagan Funding Terrorism Through Drug Sales Act.

Optimus Prime Leaves Earth in Disgrace Said to have badly ...

2026-10-21T15:56:06Z

Optimus Prime Leaves Earth in Disgrace

Said to have badly misunderstood a request to “jump my car” from a human who did not consent to what then ensued.

Looking at Proton recommending Brave & thinking of how that ...

2026-10-21T15:20:18Z

Looking at Proton recommending Brave & thinking of how that tracks, actually.

If you're wondering how good LinkedIn's LLM is, it just ...

2026-10-20T20:35:01Z

If you're wondering how good LinkedIn's LLM is, it just computed that I'm a 90+% match for a role posted by some place I worked years ago.

The difference between me & a threat actor is that I ...

2026-10-19T19:55:45Z

The difference between me & a threat actor is that I ain't acting.

Opening a computer consignment shop just so I can play w/ old ...

2026-10-14T22:21:31Z

Opening a computer consignment shop just so I can play w/ old computers until they sell.

Happy #CatUrDay from Omar ...

2026-10-10T17:09:17Z

Happy #CatUrDay from Omar

For those already intending to celebrate 2027 as the Year of ...

2026-10-03T17:24:50Z

For those already intending to celebrate 2027 as the Year of Being Gay & Doing Crime, my guidance would be:

DO be gay
DO commit crimes
DO toot about being gay
DO NOT toot about crimes.

Best of luck to all contestants.

https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/intro.html has ...

2026-10-02T17:23:39Z

https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/intro.html has exploded my v little brain. I can feel possibilities unfurling.

Cryptozoologists work to break the encryption which animals use ...

2026-10-01T17:31:17Z

Cryptozoologists work to break the encryption which animals use to conceal their communications from people.

I would gladly give my ears up to create space for the sockets of ...

2026-09-26T04:17:23Z

I would gladly give my ears up to create space for the sockets of ball joints for a second pair of arms, installed above the first.

Because once I’ve got four arms, I’m no longer obliged to listen to anything you humans have to say.

Centrist, the best known maker of I Can’t Believe It’s Not ...

2026-09-24T19:02:01Z

Centrist, the best known maker of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fascism ™️ products.

But if I don't bring my iced coffee into the interviewer, ...

2026-09-24T16:54:58Z

But if I don't bring my iced coffee into the interviewer, what am I supposed to throw in their face when they lowball me on salary?

A survey from HR/management is their way of saying "we have ...

2026-09-23T16:02:15Z

A survey from HR/management is their way of saying "we have no idea who you people are or why you work here".

I once submitted a patch for a not commonly installed Debian ...

2026-09-23T13:59:38Z

I once submitted a patch for a not commonly installed Debian package & a Debian developer told me it would never be accepted because no one knew who I was; in retrospect, that's the best thing they could have done for me.

Hang on, why exactly are we rationing ipv6 blocks instead of ...

2026-09-14T04:20:14Z

Hang on, why exactly are we rationing ipv6 blocks instead of handing them out like candy?

The Fediverse is a form of networking, at that. I'm looking ...

2026-09-11T20:28:02Z

The Fediverse is a form of networking, at that. I'm looking for a paying gig.

If your hiring funnel intakes from LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonprickett/ is me

If it doesn't, my blog is a view in to the way I approach tasks: http://rites.vislae.town/

Physically, I'm in Northern California, USA. Remote work preferred but I do need shelter, food &m to survive; even in California.

An abbreviated resume can be seen at http://reinvention.vislae.town/resume.pdf

#FediHire

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2026-09-05T13:42:25Z

Dogmatic means “can be operated by canines”.

> That's not a millenial vs gen z/alpha thing. You are ...

2026-08-28T15:29:44Z

> That's not a millenial vs gen z/alpha thing. You are just refusing to understand something simple for some weird reason.

This is now my go to for beginning my explanations.

As w/ most things, I’m behind on #Caturday ...

2026-08-22T19:28:08Z

As w/ most things, I’m behind on #Caturday

You know what else I’m bad at? #cooking, that’s what. ...

2026-08-20T18:20:28Z

You know what else I’m bad at? #cooking, that’s what.

What kind of bullshit technology requires evangelists? "Let ...

2026-08-19T15:43:08Z

What kind of bullshit technology requires evangelists?

"Let us gather in fellowship & read from the good marketing collateral"

A programmer who won't read source code is a writer who ...

2026-08-14T18:36:18Z

A programmer who won't read source code is a writer who won't read prose.

By which I mean, in the wrong job.

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2026-08-09T18:59:54Z

Definitely Not a Cult, a Limited Liability Cult.

I think that if a person sees a guillotine & fears for their ...

2026-08-07T20:47:43Z

I think that if a person sees a guillotine & fears for their life, they know exactly what they’ve fucked up to deserve death.

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2026-08-07T14:08:58Z

Ernie is short for Earnest & Bert is short for Belligerent.

"Why am I having so much trouble thriving in this rigged game ...

2026-08-06T15:45:23Z

"Why am I having so much trouble thriving in this rigged game where the rules are changed any time I make progress towards success?"

Inexplicable. Git good at economics, newbie.

No, I don't proofread my toots. That's what you're ...

2026-08-06T15:38:12Z

No, I don't proofread my toots. That's what you're here for.

Opening a 'business' providing 'genuine' penpals. ...

2026-08-05T01:22:19Z

Opening a 'business' providing 'genuine' penpals. Wink.

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2026-08-02T17:35:50Z

The atheist urge to work on a Sunday.

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2026-07-31T18:41:53Z

Becoming more of a Systems Obdurator as time goes on.

Welp. Just turned down a job because the team has a mandate to ...

2026-07-31T17:18:51Z

Welp. Just turned down a job because the team has a mandate to use Claude w/e possible & not doing that could result in termination.

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2026-07-31T15:06:51Z

Ostracism is when someone is racist about ostriches.

It must feel so good for the writer when the pop up blocks me ...

2026-07-26T16:12:41Z

It must feel so good for the writer when the pop up blocks me reading their words & I close the tab rather than read w/e barrier text they've imposed.

Zombified a `find` process by asking it to resolve symbolic ...

2026-07-25T21:37:28Z

Zombified a `find` process by asking it to resolve symbolic links.

Call that a vampire lstat().

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2026-07-25T17:10:06Z

systemd is short for system don't

Thursday is named for the Norse god, Thirst, the god of awaiting ...

2026-07-23T20:51:27Z

Thursday is named for the Norse god, Thirst, the god of awaiting the weekend.

Jotting little sex scenes into man pages so nerds will read to ...

2026-07-23T16:32:46Z

Jotting little sex scenes into man pages so nerds will read to the ends.

Had a conversation where I said “I have not & will not use ...

2026-07-18T01:01:36Z

Had a conversation where I said “I have not & will not use LLMs” & they said “I hear what you’re saying, that’s v admirable, but do me a favor & just DL one of the newer models & try it. You might be surprised!”

& The exact same exchange happened in my next conversation.

This is like Amway levels of trying to get me ‘online’ their MLM / cult.

The difference between a miniature representing a knight & a ...

2026-07-17T17:13:50Z

The difference between a miniature representing a knight & a miniature representing a paladin is that the paladin miniature will have its mouth wide open because paladins can not shut up about their gods.

“Ad vandalized” No. Advertisements are vandalism. Obscuring ...

2026-07-16T14:20:52Z

“Ad vandalized”

No. Advertisements are vandalism. Obscuring ads is neighborhood beautification.

If hosting gay porn makes the Fediverse unpalatable to capital ...

2026-07-07T14:35:56Z

If hosting gay porn makes the Fediverse unpalatable to capital & media, I feel that it should be mandatory for all instances to so host.

If an instance doesn’t have gay porn in their public feeds, I’m requesting that they get a better user base.

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2026-07-05T04:06:10Z

Looming like a Luddite.

“A tree works like your brain” Poorly?

2026-07-02T14:53:02Z

“A tree works like your brain”

Poorly?

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2026-07-02T02:55:09Z

The friendship between photographers is cameraderie.

Your climate change cartoon would be funny if you hadn’t used ...

2026-07-02T01:37:41Z

Your climate change cartoon would be funny if you hadn’t used an LLM to generate it; best I can do is a Go Fuck Yourself w/ a Block chaser.

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2026-06-23T18:33:28Z

An anti-Internet screed, Unsafe at Any Baud.

“Draft your first email w/ Gemini” It’s cute how you think ...

2026-06-19T19:53:27Z

“Draft your first email w/ Gemini”

It’s cute how you think this is my first day online, $goog.

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2026-06-19T19:05:46Z

I’m so trendy, I run org-mod in emacs.

Quick gluten free loaf. ...

2026-06-07T16:44:57Z

Quick gluten free loaf.

A preamble is all the stuff which happens before one starts ...

2026-06-04T15:29:00Z

A preamble is all the stuff which happens before one starts wandering around.

Held back a year repeating fifth grade because my mathematics ...

2026-06-03T20:34:38Z

Held back a year repeating fifth grade because my mathematics skills were only developed to the level of a Wall Street Journal OpEd piece writer.

If they’d consulted me, we’d have only come down from the ...

2026-06-03T15:15:23Z

If they’d consulted me, we’d have only come down from the trees after we’d invented water beds.

A book called “The Men Who Stare at Produce,” adapted into ...

2026-06-01T21:56:14Z

A book called “The Men Who Stare at Produce,” adapted into war time comedy, “If Looks Could Chill”

Hey who likes #CaturDay #cats ...

2026-05-30T15:01:22Z

Hey who likes #CaturDay #cats

Money: What was it & Why won’t Boomers stop talking about ...

2026-05-28T20:57:43Z

Money: What was it & Why won’t Boomers stop talking about it?

W/ the Hundred Acre Woods being 100 years old, that means that ...

2026-05-26T21:53:58Z

W/ the Hundred Acre Woods being 100 years old, that means that Winnie the Pooh now controls 10k acre-years of imagination.

The worst implementation of the rand() function can be found in ...

2026-05-23T18:37:32Z

The worst implementation of the rand() function can be found in Objectivism Oriented Programming.

I don't like when a microwave beeps to 'remind' me ...

2026-05-23T16:55:05Z

I don't like when a microwave beeps to 'remind' me that I just used it. Fuck off, machine. I'll open your door when *I* decide.

Someone just explained BlueSky to me as being Instagram but ...

2026-05-22T19:18:50Z

Someone just explained BlueSky to me as being Instagram but boring.

I used to be a Power User, like you. Until I took a cursor to the ...

2026-05-22T16:37:35Z

I used to be a Power User, like you. Until I took a cursor to the knee.

It’s simple to stay awake: just throw yourself at the bed & ...

2026-05-22T16:30:26Z

It’s simple to stay awake: just throw yourself at the bed & miss.

When one completely revises their dissertation, that’s the Ship ...

2026-05-20T16:01:24Z

When one completely revises their dissertation, that’s the Ship of Thesis paradox.

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2026-05-20T00:56:27Z

Unparalleled means crooked.

I solve most of my problems using ChatTCP (I complain on the ...

2026-05-19T19:36:33Z

I solve most of my problems using ChatTCP (I complain on the internet & someone else gives me an answer to shut me up for a minute)

Watergate taught the USA that political accountability was bad, ...

2026-05-18T18:42:48Z

Watergate taught the USA that political accountability was bad, actually. We've rightly moved away from that dangerous transparency.

The triumph of the nerds is marked by CEOs no longer pretending ...

2026-05-12T14:52:32Z

The triumph of the nerds is marked by CEOs no longer pretending to be tournament winning coaches as they began pretending to be engineers.

Management didn’t get nerdier, they just targeted fooling nerds instead of jocks.

“We are xping a high volume of under hiring & underpaying ...

2026-05-11T16:45:04Z

“We are xping a high volume of under hiring & underpaying so please stay on the line so you can take it out on our one (1) human rep”

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2026-05-09T17:27:12Z

Geode is short for Geodosia.

The people rejecting the notion that sex work is work are ...

2026-05-08T15:58:55Z

The people rejecting the notion that sex work is work are convinced that stealing work is work.

Why don’t you make like a tree & shelter a valuable ...

2026-05-07T21:32:14Z

Why don’t you make like a tree & shelter a valuable ecosystem?

Ugh, it's my worst nightmare. The AI Job Apocalypse has ...

2026-05-06T15:51:56Z

Ugh, it's my worst nightmare. The AI Job Apocalypse has resulted in MORE work.

> Your trial is ending. Can't wait to find out if I was ...

2026-05-04T23:02:53Z

> Your trial is ending.

Can't wait to find out if I was guilty.

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2026-05-02T19:15:29Z

Confection.

Trump is a false flag op to convince USA voters that an LLM, any ...

2026-05-02T13:26:18Z

Trump is a false flag op to convince USA voters that an LLM, any LLM, would be a better President.

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2026-04-29T00:48:47Z

The cheeks of justice twerk slowly.

@nprofile…txsa maybe the bill IS the prize. Everyone's a ...

2026-04-28T17:17:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…7l0j
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nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq0fmsw3ukhmqnnsjmalfekl6j4cucxvfl50he9dmqcna36a99nf6sdttxsa (nprofile…txsa) maybe the bill IS the prize. Everyone's a winner

The Aphantastic Four (they all gain the power of invisibility ...

2026-04-27T22:22:25Z

The Aphantastic Four (they all gain the power of invisibility & never lose it because the artist can’t imagine what they look like)

A good way to not sell something to me is to point out how ...

2026-04-27T21:43:00Z

A good way to not sell something to me is to point out how massively popular it is w/ e/o but me.

"The threat of the virus has clearly subsided" has strong ...

2026-04-27T15:06:17Z

"The threat of the virus has clearly subsided" has strong "it's irrefutable that AI is incredibly powerful" energy.

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2026-04-25T21:23:50Z

Fancy brawling, Sophisticuffs.

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2026-04-25T14:07:15Z

The last time I had any kinda Geo stationary, it was a Metro.

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2026-04-24T17:50:36Z

Laughing all the wave to the bonk.

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2026-04-24T15:40:51Z

A party for monsters? Do they mean conservatives?

A white dude can never be held accountable Therefore a white dude ...

2026-04-24T11:54:35Z

A white dude can never be held accountable

Therefore a white dude must never make a management decision.

Met a nice plant today, it’s got a lot going on. ...

2026-04-22T14:36:23Z

Met a nice plant today, it’s got a lot going on. #FrondScrolling

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2026-04-21T14:56:34Z

Conscientiously objecting to working.

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2026-04-17T02:03:41Z

The Nine Billion LLMs of God.

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2026-04-15T18:06:04Z

Vibe code reviewing w/ [yes to all] to improve release velocity.

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2026-04-13T15:44:37Z

Less MAGA, more ‘zine.

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2026-04-11T05:17:33Z

Hardcoding is when a computer problem isn’t easy.