Web developer, movie buff, and pretty much the best guy you know.https://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mltoma5mlk2fThere is no magic. It's just us and what we decide to do together. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltoma5mlk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mltnbd2wis2fThey literally stole as much copyrighted material as they could get their hands on to make these things. Whatever you worry they might be doing? They're definitely doing it. The only real questions are these. Will they get caught? And if they do, will there be any consequences? [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltnbd2wis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mlqpbgvuk227This makes sense [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqpbgvuk227https://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mlexxmi6vs2iVintage. From a bygone era.09 May 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlexxmi6vs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mlemsi2osk2i [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlemsi2osk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mlehiemkt22zThat part [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlehiemkt22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mlebqdjeds27It's a euphemism for "this is close enough to what the professionals do. It'll probably be fine to take it to the pro league." It's like if you win every streetball tournament in your neighborhood and you start thinking what Lebron does can't be that special. https://bsky.app/profile/sam-rivera.bsky.social/post/3mle7jcpoba2y [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlebqdjeds27https://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mle4sxh2ts27It's so disheartening to watch this play out. "The end result is that organizations are actually leaking private data through vibe-coding applications" https://www.wired.com/story/thousands-of-vibe-coded-apps-expose-corporate-and-personal-data-on-the-open-web/08 May 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle4sxh2ts27https://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mle3j5lj4k27Recently I feel I've seen a strong sentiment that Republicans are on the back foot. Trump is unpopular and some people are withdrawing their overt support. But make no mistake, this fight is still ongoing. Their goal is to seize power in perpetuity. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle3j5lj4k27https://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mknbzfrpec2pThe SPLC has been one of the few orgs actually documenting this shit and trying to tell everybody. Since way before Trump. Telling y'all what white people do. Providing the data. But people rarely took any action. Don't act like you trying to save them just so you can not listen some more. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknbzfrpec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mklcxqy2w22qYikes. "The company... has amassed 'one of the largest mental health data banks in the world,' containing 140 million message exchanges. The end goal: training a soon-to-be-released AI therapy companion bot, according to reports the company released to investors." https://www.proofnews.org/womans-talkspace-therapy-app-sessions-exposed-in-court/28 Apr 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklcxqy2w22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mkdigad4ks2vThe things that people like this never consider when actively trying to have us all surveilled is that the problem they hope will be solved by giving up our rights will not actually be solved. They will give away our freedoms and people will still die in car crashes in droves. Great job. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdigad4ks2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mk6kcqfbmc2y"Interest payments on the U.S. national debt are set to surpass $1 trillion in 2026, some $88 billion a month—equal to spending on defense and education combined." https://fortune.com/2026/04/23/national-debt-interest-military-spend-ferguson-law-geopolitical-power/23 Apr 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6kcqfbmc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mjzgowhq7s2kWelp! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzgowhq7s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mjwzlwlnx227This is a reminder that you can still ask real people for advice and recommendations. You don't have to ask the robot for everything. In fact there are some things you definitely should not be asking the robot about.20 Apr 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwzlwlnx227https://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mjuko5qra22jOkay but who IS talking about the racial superiority subtext? Cause that seems kind of important. We like to ignore that part when it actually explains all the rest of it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Apr 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuko5qra22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mjkhpc6l222u"The gun had been purchased by Reynolds, but was given to the Kollmans in exchange for a PS5." America. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkhpc6l222uhttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mjkflwrq6k2xI was trying to be nice. I think I need more practice.15 Apr 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkflwrq6k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mjizetnjgc2uThis is a good thread. I used to tell people that we need more nuance in these discussions. But honestly I don't ever expect that to happen. It's not that people don't understand nuance. It's that they don't wanna be responsible for figuring it out. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjizetnjgc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mji3zi7xss2mDamn. They even ran Rob off the internet. The nicest and most uncontroversial person you can imagine. Literally all he does is read comic books and explain them to people. But he followed the wrong person on twitter and now we get the "taking a break" video. Makes me sad. https://youtu.be/xJcxuqCxfqw?si=IreZxeaefRcM7VHV14 Apr 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji3zi7xss2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/polotek.bsky.social/post/3mj3k6upwq22jI'm trying to find where i predicted that they would eventually surface ads in ai chatbots. Anyway that's still gonna happen, but it turns out they're starting with shopping. https://www.modernretail.co/technology/shopify-says-purchases-are-coming-inside-chatgpt-through-agentic-storefronts-as-openai-retreats-on-instant-checkout/09 Apr 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:vbntvdbjetcgp5i4i64euyvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3k6upwq22j