Erin L Ptáček

@bobotjones.bsky.social

Code mechanic. Red Team. σημεῖόν ἐστιν οὗ μέροσ οὐθέν https://bobotjones.com/

PAUL: What’s in the box? REVEREND MOTHER: Pain. [PAUL hesitantly puts his hand in the BOX, then FROWNS IN CONFUSION. He pulls out A BAGUETTE.] REVEREND MOHER: Hōn hōn,

"Areas with stronger historical Inquisition activity have lower incomes, lower educational attainment, and lower generalized trust today. The authors find evidence that persecution damaged social trust and human capital, with effects persisting for centuries." pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

The long-run effects of religious persecution: Evidence from the Spanish Inquisition

From Imperial Rome to North Korea, religious persecution entwined with various degrees of totalitarian control has caused conflict and bloodshed for millennia. In this paper, we ask the following: Can...

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ChiSec is this Thursday, 20 August at Kaiser Tiger. The forecast shows NO RAIN because the universe loves ChiSec. See you at 1415 W Randolph around 18:30.

It's really easy to 💩 on people for using AI to do their job, but have you considered that it might be welcome relief in contrast to the training, support and guidance they DON'T get from their employers?

Modal dialogs are bad UX. Modal dialogs are bad UX. Modal dialogs are bad UX. Modal dialogs are bad UX. Modal dialogs are bad UX. Modal dialogs are bad UX. Modal dialogs are bad UX. Modal dialogs are bad UX. Modal dialogs are bad UX. Modal dialogs are bad UX. Modal dialogs are bad UX.

"If the Democrats win the midterms, they will impeach Trump." Isn't this just a tacit admission that Republicans are failing in their duty to their country to uphold the norms that keep democracy intact?

while i know that the intensity of my irritation at ios 26 is a sign that my life is otherwise pretty good, golly i'd like to punch a bunch of ux designers in their collective metaphorical nutsacks.