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Cyd Harrell

@cydharrell.bsky.social

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cyberpunk is a warning, not a manual she/her. dayjob & usual location: City & County of San Francisco (this is a personal account) ex-18F; on the board @ Technologists for the Public Good; wrote a small book about doing this: https://cydharrell.com/book/

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anne gibson @kirabug.com · 1h

A request: please repost.
If there are poems out of copyright you would like to hear me read angrily on YouTube or in a podcast, send me the titles. I have a lot of anger available and we’re going to bring a lot of poetry to life.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 2h

I really wouldn’t be shining lasers at helicopters if I were you. It’s illegal and could cause an aircraft to crash - and that could kill a LOT of people, in the air and on the ground.

And the ICE goons appear to be *salivating* at the chance to claim people that they arrest were doing this:

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 3h

yeaahhhh then there's the whole way those ones support an expectation of parents monitoring their child constantly, as well!

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 3h

no, you didn't! I'm always interested to know & I also hope writers with mainstream platforms will talk about it more, because it's a current huge burden making life worse for a lot of people) (& of course intersects with other factors like scam culture)

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 3h

that's good to hear, thank you! I don't follow enough academics clearly - I'll go look for "digital shift" resources

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 3h

This is a great explainer of Calif SB 79, @scottwiener.bsky.social's landmark bill to legalize housing around transit

M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 4h

By popular demand, @aceckhouse.bsky.social and I have put together a deep-in-the-weeds explainer on SB 79. Enjoy!
substack.com/home/post/p-...

Everything You Need To Know About SB 79

…but were too afraid to read about in the actual bill.

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 4h

jfc, hulk smash!!

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 4h

2FA, more often than not! & logs you out regularly for security reasons

& health charts send you an email notification that you have a message, which you then have to 2FA to see, & half the time it's some stupid "tip" & nothing to do with your actual care

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 4h

😬

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 4h

oh ffs the "Bari Weiss elevation is feminist actually" piece is by Caitlin Flanagan? let me go find my eyeballs, they just rolled onto the floor

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 4h

it is so bananas - aside from @jessicacalarco.com I don't see anyone talking about the *level* of bureaucratic capacity necessary to navigate a job & family responsibilities these days

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 6h

Kani Bucho, an office boss with an entire crab for a head, is the mascot for Yokobiki, a company that makes metal roller shutters for store windows.

A mascot in a blue suit with a red crab for a head enters a building.

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 7h

literally got this one in a committee meeting a month ago...

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HAL David 9000 @lubes.bsky.social · 7h

We’ll add accessibility later

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 7h

PDFs into the depths

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 7h

#UglyDogs * look at this sweet boy!!

*before you say anything, reminder that Duke & all dogs are beautiful - the Ugly Dogs are a community of fans of the mushers Blair Braverman & Quince Mountain, so named after some jerk told Blair to "go back to your ugly dogs, Karen"

Christina Reynolds @creynoldsnc.bsky.social · 7h

Do you need a sweet story? Meet Duke, a dog who has some interesting comfort items.

www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

This dog’s hilarious thieving habit stumps even the experts

Duke, an 11-year-old golden retriever, has gained Instagram fame for the bizarre items he diligently gathers and hoards.

www.washingtonpost.com

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 7h

PDFs into the depths

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 22h

still charmed by the first half & hope they're quickly helpful with the second!

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 22h

um, you guys ok?

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 1d

Genuinely one of the smartest things I’ve read about the curdled politics of 2025.
archive.is/gGS6V

sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 1d

I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 1d

beat that alt-text

Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 1d

Shimanekko, the mascot of Shimane Prefecture, made an appearance on stage yesterday at the raucous Shimane Jett Fest, alongside various punk acts.

A yellow cat mascot with a shrine roof atop its head stands on a stage under a pair of inflatable legs wearing fishnet stockings.

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 1d

I got here from your 2025 thread & thank you for these! this is traditional Yi or Nuosu attire (Chinese minority from the southwest - my dad studied their culture before retiring). it looks from this man's instagram like he's a member of that culture or from nearby www.instagram.com/p/DAvhxYSv-A...

Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

www.instagram.com

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 1d

fun, thoroughly alt-texted thread of Mister Global pageant costumes! in case you could use a break from ~~gestures weakly at everything~~

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 1d

You know what, let's do the Annual Mister Global National Costume thread tonight after all. Usual rules apply - this is all in fun, this isn't about the contestants looks or making fun of them, it's about the costumes and appreciating them (or, you know, making fun of them...)

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 1d

the part of The Expanse on Ganymede is a warning, not a manual

Michael Brown @mjibrown.bsky.social · 1d

A bizarre tech project requiring an implausible number (and area) of satellites.

To produce “full noon” light at one site with flat mirrors in space would require satellites with a surface area of over 24 square kilometres at 600km.

theconversation.com/a-us-startup...

Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 1d

stg does anyone even remember the 2000s? & this is more abstract

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 1d

oh this is going to be painful

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

The crash is going to be brutal when it comes.

Robinhood says "it might offer "tokenized" equity in OpenAI. By "tokenized," Business Insider reports, Robinhood means "blockchain-enabled representations of securities like stocks." In reality, they have no connection to OpenAI equity whatsoever."