John Wilson

@crazybutable
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An unlikely quantum superposition of the best dad in the universe and the worst dad in the universe, according to my children anyway.

Terminally online since 1996. Interests include DIY #synthesizers, #photography, #cooking and #woodcarving. He/him.

Websitehttps://www.crazybutable.com
Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@crazybutable
GET IN LOSERS WE'RE DOING BOTH YOU JUST HAVE TO BE WILLING TO READ TWO OR MORE PIECES OF WORK
A thing about psychology that you have to decide to find endearing rather than exhausting is that when you work on social and structural and cultural factors people will say yes but you haven't helped me as an individual and then when you work on individual factors people will say what's wrong with you don't you think about systems?????!!!!!!
Reposting this XKCD#3233 because the bots over here have horribly wrong alt text. #xkcd

@crazybutable https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXCr_oEiTr6/?igsh=MTVuZnp2YzhxYmpvcg==

And don’t say I never did anything good for you.

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I saw this and instantly thought of you. This looks sooo good! I tried smoked Gouda a couple weeks ago got my Mac and cheese, and my people (family) lost their minds. They loved it! I want to try cave aged Gruyère. You *know* that’ll be some good eatin’. Ciao for now!

LeShaey Bickham on Instagram: "You’re making grits wrong… and I’m not even trying to be mean 😭 It’s not about a secret ingredient, it’s about how you cook them. Low heat. Stir. Add your cheese the right way. That’s it. That’s the post 🤷🏽‍♀️ Tell me… your grits smooth or lumpy? 👀"

22K likes, 639 comments - shaeybickham on April 12, 2026: "You’re making grits wrong… and I’m not even trying to be mean 😭 It’s not about a secret ingredient, it’s about how you cook them. Low heat. Stir. Add your cheese the right way. That’s it. That’s the post 🤷🏽‍♀️ Tell me… your grits smooth or lumpy? 👀".

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California's new Snitch-OS age verification law requires that all children be identified as such to literally any app or website that requests it. It also ensures that these requests will be provided with detailed age-cohort information about each child. It can't possibly work the way they want, but here's what it does do: California wants us to paint a corporate marketing and crime victim target on every child's back on line.

If you live in TX, AK, FL, IN, KS, LA, MO, MT, or SD:

"It is easy to feel that a single email cannot change the course of a federal lawsuit. But that thinking misunderstands how political and legal pressure actually works."

https://blindaccessjournal.com/2026/03/fifty-years-of-hard-won-rights-are-on-the-line-the-fight-to-save-section-504/

#news #TexasVKennedy #Section504 #disability #DisabilityRights #disabled

Fifty Years of Hard-Won Rights Are on the Line: The Fight to Save Section 504

Published in support of the National Federation of the Blind’s March 2026 call to action. There is a lawsuit moving quietly through the American legal system right now that could undo five d…

RE: https://sunbeam.city/@joeyh/116330438011685503

Anthropic’s behavior here is really gross

The Fediverse is where the friendly and civil conversations happen, unlike every other platform where the stinky bad people hang out.

RE: https://glammr.us/@overholt/116374498392182721

We ran a cypherpunks relay out of our house back in the day and now I'm remembering how sore my back got turning and turning that giant crank on the email machine to send out each typewriter-font message.

It is remarkable to see something like this explained as though it was the technique for casting bronze in Ancient Greece. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/business/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-identity-adam-back.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZlA.OETP.MPLF9R5oa0F1&smid=url-share