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Dan Crosta
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Python Guy | Staff Software Engineer | Beacon, NY & NYC | he/him/his | https://hachyderm.io/@dcrosta
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maskofmichael.bsky.social
Please be called "Spaceballs 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2"
June 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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officialmelbrooks.bsky.social
I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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stevewozniak.bsky.social
new york city is finally taking trash disposal seriously
a road sign instructing residents to dispose of dog waste into cybertrucks
May 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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browndragongames.bsky.social
What is NO DED?

An eldritch memory game.

Lit inspo includes: Charles Stross' Laundry Files, DeltaGreen, Cthulhu, the SCP wiki, & manymany more.
Game inspo includes spot the difference puzzles & I'm on Observation Duty.

It's currently out to friends-and-family (alpha TBD).

#gamedev #godot #noded
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April 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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assignedmale.bsky.social
Savor the beauty of the moment.
ko-fi.com/sophielabell...
March 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
dcrosta.bsky.social
“Congestion pricing is putting my small biz out of business. Do you know what having even a single onion delivered costs now??”
January 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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nyc.streetsblog.org
The first week of congestion pricing bucked the years-long trend of increased bridge and tunnel traffic into Manhattan's Central Business District, initial crossing data show.
IT'S WORKING: Initial Data Show Congestion Pricing Has Stemmed The Tide of Years of Increasing Traffic - Streetsblog New York City
Congestion pricing has led to a 7.5-percent drop in traffic in the Central Business District below 60th Street, the MTA said on Monday.
buff.ly
January 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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esqueer.net
This policy change makes sense when you remember that Project 2025 architect, Dustin Carmack, is in charge of policy at Meta. When I uncovered this, he deactivated his LinkedIn.

Project 2025 wants to classify trans people as pornographic and ban us from public.
A portrait of a bald man with a thick beard wearing a suit and tie. He has a serious expression and is photographed against a plain white background.
January 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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questauthority.bsky.social
The person that this house was designed for is an extremely divorced male influencer. No doubt whatsoever in my mind.
January 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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edzitron.com
I cannot express how bad this story is for generative AI. OpenAI is burning hundreds of millions of dollars to try and make GPT-5 a meaningful upgrade, and it isn't working. Where does all of this go? How does this result in anything?
OpenAI’s new artificial-intelligence project is behind schedule and running up huge bills. It isn’t clear when —or if—it’ll work. There may not be enough data in the world to make it smart enough. The project, officially called GPT-5 and code-named Orion, has been in the works for more than 18 months and is intended to be a major advancement in the technology that powers ChatGPT. OpenAI’s closest partner and largest investor, Microsoft, had expected to see the new model around mid-2024, say people with knowledge of the matter. OpenAI has conducted at least two large training runs, each of which entails months of crunching huge amounts of data, with the goal of making Orion smarter. Each time, new problems arose and the software fell short of the results researchers were hoping for, people close to the project say. At best, they say, Orion performs better than OpenAI’s current offerings, but hasn’t advanced enough to justify the enormous cost of keeping the new model running. A six-month training run can cost around half a billion dollars in computing costs alone, based on public and private estimates of various aspects of the training.
December 21, 2024 at 11:56 AM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
I think the primary thing I found myself really moved by while in south korea was how the opposition party actually wanted to win at stuff
December 17, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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camw.ing
In 2025 (less than 30 days away), PayPal will start selling your transaction history for targeted advertising.

I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping.

If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.
A screenshot of PayPal's terms of service. Big wall of legalese text, which I will be pasting in below. You don't need to read it, here's the important part: "The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop." Here's the whole paragraph: We are updating our Privacy Statement to explain how, starting early Summer 2025, we will share information to help improve your shopping experience and make it more personalized for you. The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop, unless you live in California, North Dakota, or Vermont. For PayPal customers in California, North Dakota, or Vermont, we’ll only share your information with those merchants if you tell us to do so. No matter where you live, you’ll always be able to exercise your right to opt out of this data sharing by updating your preference settings in your account under “Data and Privacy.”
December 5, 2024 at 9:12 PM
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ndhapple.bsky.social
Pat Kiernan’s on the site, guys!! Follow Pat!!
patkiernan.bsky.social Pat Kiernan @patkiernan.bsky.social · Nov 30
“Lugging suitcases into the subway will quickly make you realize how many sets of stairs you need to tackle.” A Thanksgiving weekend read from #nytimes on New York’s inability to get people to and from airports.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/n...
Escape From New York? For Thanksgiving, You Have to Have a Plan.
Getting to any of the airports that serve New York City can take too long or cost too much. Devising a way to ease the journey is its own holiday ritual.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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goobertownhobbies.bsky.social
Congratulations to the staff of Acrylicos Vallejo for standing up together! The art and hobby communities see you, and we value the work that you do. I'm rooting for you, and wishing for a quick and successful outcome. :-) #solidarity
November 26, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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markharris.bsky.social
The problem with pieces like this, which are countless, is the prevailing media assumption that left-of-center Americans need constant corrective instruction about how to be in and engage with the world, whereas right-of-center Americans are simply to be observed in awe, like rainbows or mountains.
theglobeandmail.com The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · Nov 22
Opinion - The problem with Bluesky: It won’t broaden our horizons: In the wake of Donald Trump’s election win, the social-media platform has enjoyed a surge of new users looking for an alternative to Elon Musk’s X. But will it be useful, if it just creates an echo chamber for the left?
The problem with Bluesky: It won’t broaden our horizons
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election win, the social-media platform has enjoyed a surge of new users looking for an alternative to Elon Musk’s X. But will it be useful, if it just creates an echo chamber for the left?
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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clevelannah.bsky.social
Mini story:

When I came out to my boss at work, one of the first questions I got was about the bathroom. Which one would I use, would the company need a gender neutral one, etc. I was able to firmly say to him "I will use the bathroom I am supposed to, the women's room." (1/x)
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Nov 20
1. Transgender Congresswoman Sarah McBride has announced that she will comply with Speaker Johnson's policy declaring her a man and banning trans people from bathrooms.

She is receiving sharp critiques from those with trans friends who work in the capitol.

Subscribe to support my journalism.
Congresswoman McBride Announces She Will Comply With Rules Declaring Her a Man
The decision comes after Mike Johnson declared that transgender people are not allowed in bathrooms of their gender identity under the provision that he "controls the facilities."
www.erininthemorning.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:37 AM
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clevelannah.bsky.social
Now I was able to say that to him because he knew me and I had a good relationship and support. He was able to advocate, when discussion of the availability of a gender neutral bathroom was brought up, he was able to also say that "I would use the bathroom of my gender." (2/x)
November 21, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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clevelannah.bsky.social
I would not be segregated, but if anyone had an issue with me in the restroom, they were welcome to use the gender neutral one at their inconvenience. I was the first transgender woman at the workplace and the key was I had support from upper management. (3/x)
November 21, 2024 at 11:42 AM
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clevelannah.bsky.social
This silence from Democratic leadership is endemic to why their brand is toxic. My boss was not the greatest ally to trans people, but he knew what support actually was, especially in a work place. The proper response to this seems simple, especially in light of my experience (4/x)
November 21, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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cerberusxt.bsky.social
This is my son favourite mini for some reason.
Skibidi Toilet Space Marine
November 15, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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notdred.bsky.social
It seems like a no-brainer for payers to cover GLP-1s and yet it’s still an uphill battle sometimes. So many health problems stem from obesity, surely this has got to be cost-effective
sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social Sarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · Nov 13
NC HHS Sec Kody Kinsley: I’m very bullish about GLP-1s. NC Medicaid program one of first in country to choose to cover the drugs. why: I think about long-term care costs that are out of control and growing rapidly as people age, he said.
November 13, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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eizebasa.baby
There's a lot of money in the board game hobby. I should know...I put it there.
November 12, 2024 at 7:50 PM
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hushuo.bsky.social
It's important that you look through the gallery for this listing until you get to the top floor bathroom.

Important.

www.cbmaritimerealty.com/listing/2024...
5642 Morris Street, Halifax Property Listing: MLS® #202425868
Situated in the historic Schmidtville district, 5642 Morris St / 1290 Wright Avenue. is a Scottish Georgian townhouse built in 1859. While the exterior presents classic Victorian charm, the interior r...
www.cbmaritimerealty.com
November 12, 2024 at 1:30 AM
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moregamesplease.com
Share this if you like board games. 👋🎲

With over 700,000 new users on Bluesky, let's all find more wonderful tabletop fans to follow!
November 12, 2024 at 11:51 AM
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rachelholliday.bsky.social
November 6, 2024 at 4:36 PM