Brian Jones

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NCSU Computer Science ‘98, network management, digital publishing, digital advertising, site reliability, security, all things barbecue
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Amazon BUSTED for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy

California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleged Amazon led a price-fixing conspiracy of online retailers to inflate prices across the entire economy. And he's demanding an immediate halt.

BIG by Matt Stoller
To distract from bad jobs numbers, inflation, and the lack of serious repercussions for almost anyone involved with Epstein except at least two or three likely hits, seems like more military action is queued up.
Minneapolis

Regime violence in Minnesota is moving fast. DHS' deployment of ICE to the Twin Cities was aimed, it claimed, at capturing and removing Somali criminals. There's no evidence of widespread criminality, no apparent success in arresting and imprisoning and deporting genuine bad guys. You can be sure that, if ICE

Not a Tech Bro

TIL that major US banks silently got billions in bailouts over the last few months, AND a self-imposed short squeeze by JP Morgan, which

is on the hook to deliver more than 5,900 tons of silver it doesn’t have. Tradeable silver is relatively scarce right now, government data shows.

and

A big problem [ed: for JP Morgan] is that there’s not enough actual silver available for trading to get JP Morgan out of the squeeze it got into through unbridled greed. The more silver prices rise the more JP Morgan gets hurt.

yup sure sounds like the US economic pieces are doing just fine right now!  

[edit to add: thanks to @glnfld for linking to this https://mastodon.social/@glnfld/115806677076653923 which shows that, while the silver market might be a real pain for JP Morgan, the other claim the article makes about the bank bailouts being extreme is not supported by the only specific evidence they cite, NYFed repo rates, a value I don't understand in the first place]

https://www.dcreport.org/2025/12/29/ny-fed-unlimited-cash-infusions-bank-crisis/

#politics #bank #banking #JPMorgan #ShortSqueeze #short #shorts #investing #USPoli

Big Banks Enjoy Stealth Bailouts - A DCReport Exclusive

The NYFed has quietly injected tens of billions into major banks—now with no limit. Unreported policy changes raise fears of another Wall Street bailout.

DCReport.org

MAGA: Giving foreigners the same benefits as native-born citizens is immoral. This is why we need a government based on the Bible.

LEVITICUS 19:34 : "The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God"

MAGA: Not that part of the Bible

Relatedly, I will never not be in awe that the #fediverse exists. An open source, free social media with no profit incentive or direct method of monetization. Built and maintained primarily by volunteers. It’s precious and wildly under appreciated

Scientists have been studying remote work for 4 years and have reached a very clear conclusion: “Working from home makes us thrive”

"The four-year lens shows a real shift: flexible schedules raise well-being, protect focus, and support steady results. People sleep longer, commute less, eat better, and give more time to family. Because managers reward outcomes, trust grows and meetings get sharper. That is how remote work changes daily life without lowering standards."

Source: https://archive.li/URhbv

I tried to make sense of spec-driven development by looking at 3 tools: Amazon's Kiro, GitHub's spec-kit, and the Tessl Framework
https://martinfowler.com/articles/exploring-gen-ai/sdd-3-tools.html
Understanding Spec-Driven-Development: Kiro, spec-kit, and Tessl

Notes from my Thoughtworks colleagues on AI-assisted software delivery

martinfowler.com

Republicans: We don't think masked police shooting Christian pastors is excessive. Also due process is overrated. Also we'll bomb Venezuelan ships because we want to.

Young Republicans: We love H*tler, we should gas everyone who doesn't support us

Democrats: No Kings, No H*tler

Corporate Media: Why are Democrats escalating the political rhetoric??🧐

Discovery of cells that keep immune responses in check wins medicine Nobel Prize
Their work revealed a peripheral mechanism that keeps immune system from causing harm.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/10/discovery-of-cells-that-keep-immune-responses-in-check-wins-medicine-nobel-prize/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social