Taylor Barnett-Torabi
@taylorbar.net
I really just want to touch grass. 🏳️🌈 y’all means all. wears many hats, literally and figuratively at developer-focused startups. sometimes I write code. Tu lucha es mi lucha. all my own opinions.
👩💻 Product @netlify.com
📍Austin, TX
🌐 https://taylorbar.net
👩💻 Product @netlify.com
📍Austin, TX
🌐 https://taylorbar.net
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"We found that 75% of executives believe their company is already employee-centric--but only 23% of individual contributors agree." Yow! https://hbr.org/2025/11/leaders-assume-employees-are-excited-about-ai-theyre-wrong
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
"We found that 75% of executives believe their company is already employee-centric--but only 23% of individual contributors agree." Yow! https://hbr.org/2025/11/leaders-assume-employees-are-excited-about-ai-theyre-wrong
a little help needed: epinephrine havers and users, if I was getting my first auto injectable ever, would you recommend having the name brand for ease of use or would I be fine with the generic? key point: I hate needles.
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
a little help needed: epinephrine havers and users, if I was getting my first auto injectable ever, would you recommend having the name brand for ease of use or would I be fine with the generic? key point: I hate needles.
Immigrants are fucking great. We are worse off both socially and economically without them.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I honestly don't talk about it enough. I feel so lucky to be surrounded by them as members of my family, friends, coworkers, and community.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I honestly don't talk about it enough. I feel so lucky to be surrounded by them as members of my family, friends, coworkers, and community.
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Immigrants are fucking great. We are worse off both socially and economically without them.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I honestly don't talk about it enough. I feel so lucky to be surrounded by them as members of my family, friends, coworkers, and community.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I honestly don't talk about it enough. I feel so lucky to be surrounded by them as members of my family, friends, coworkers, and community.
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cool neighborhood-specific campaign graphics for @zoforaustin.bsky.social's district 9 city council re-election campaign
election info and more graphics: zoforaustin.com
election info and more graphics: zoforaustin.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
cool neighborhood-specific campaign graphics for @zoforaustin.bsky.social's district 9 city council re-election campaign
election info and more graphics: zoforaustin.com
election info and more graphics: zoforaustin.com
I’m not coping with the cold weather well in Austin, but the first tortilla soup of the season helps
December 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I’m not coping with the cold weather well in Austin, but the first tortilla soup of the season helps
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I’m sure this won’t have any negative consequences in 5 to 10 years.
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I’m sure this won’t have any negative consequences in 5 to 10 years.
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Good piece here. Similar thoughts in ways to what @harrisalexc.bsky.social reported on earlier in hurricane season. AI/ML in weather forecasting is not the AI slop that’s taking over everything else. These tools under care of a human will play big and important roles in science going forward.
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting. n.pr/49MFa1M
As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends, the future of forecasting is AI
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Good piece here. Similar thoughts in ways to what @harrisalexc.bsky.social reported on earlier in hurricane season. AI/ML in weather forecasting is not the AI slop that’s taking over everything else. These tools under care of a human will play big and important roles in science going forward.
and I’m glad we won’t have to find out
Y’all don’t realize just how insufferable the Aggies will be if they win this game
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
and I’m glad we won’t have to find out
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Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
I'm sure people will handle this information properly and not say that ChatGPT had a breach. people will read the details and not say stuff like, you shouldn't be paying for ChatGPT.
(it wasn't ChatGPT, it was the OpenAI API frontend)
(it wasn't ChatGPT, it was the OpenAI API frontend)
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I'm sure people will handle this information properly and not say that ChatGPT had a breach. people will read the details and not say stuff like, you shouldn't be paying for ChatGPT.
(it wasn't ChatGPT, it was the OpenAI API frontend)
(it wasn't ChatGPT, it was the OpenAI API frontend)
such an incredible show. always in awe of david byrne’s brain. 10/10 would see again. my only photo since they asked to limit photos.
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
such an incredible show. always in awe of david byrne’s brain. 10/10 would see again. my only photo since they asked to limit photos.
I hung out with a bot while touching grass! and went to a nursery to buy plants, baked a pie, and trimmed pottery. and now going to see David Byrne.
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I hung out with a bot while touching grass! and went to a nursery to buy plants, baked a pie, and trimmed pottery. and now going to see David Byrne.
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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i got tired of "how to read more" advice from people who are book critics and don't own tvs and live in monasteries with no wifi, so here is some advice from someone with a terminal case of internet brain www.shesabeast.co/how-to-read-...
how to read more
from someone who actually struggles
www.shesabeast.co
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
i got tired of "how to read more" advice from people who are book critics and don't own tvs and live in monasteries with no wifi, so here is some advice from someone with a terminal case of internet brain www.shesabeast.co/how-to-read-...
new Catholic childhood guilt just dropped
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
new Catholic childhood guilt just dropped
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These are just zombie statistics. Tech is rife with it. Every industry focused "research report" acts like its sample is a census, and it creates wild estimates with no regard for generalizability, representation, or context for claims. And honestly unfortunately a lot of researchers participate
I keep seeing some version of this when it comes to AI-generated code related stats being shared and I am just begging people to dig deeper. I saw folks on here share a stat that says, "AI-generated code contains 322% more security vulnerabilities." And I'm like okay, what's the source on this? 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
These are just zombie statistics. Tech is rife with it. Every industry focused "research report" acts like its sample is a census, and it creates wild estimates with no regard for generalizability, representation, or context for claims. And honestly unfortunately a lot of researchers participate
I really hope everyone gets to touch some grass today because this site is already too much before 10am today lol
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I really hope everyone gets to touch some grass today because this site is already too much before 10am today lol
this is some grade A bullshit: www.doi.gov/pressrelease...
annual park pass was already $80! you didn’t invent this! and if Trump is on my pass, I swear I will lose my shit. in a video they quote Teddy Roosevelt a bunch and honestly, he’d be rolling in his grave for what they’ve done to the parks.
annual park pass was already $80! you didn’t invent this! and if Trump is on my pass, I swear I will lose my shit. in a video they quote Teddy Roosevelt a bunch and honestly, he’d be rolling in his grave for what they’ve done to the parks.
Department of the Interior Announces Modernized, More Affordable National Park Access | U.S. Department of the Interior
The Department of the Interior today announced the most significant modernization of national park access in decades, delivering new digital America the Beautiful passes, updated annual pass artwork, ...
www.doi.gov
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
this is some grade A bullshit: www.doi.gov/pressrelease...
annual park pass was already $80! you didn’t invent this! and if Trump is on my pass, I swear I will lose my shit. in a video they quote Teddy Roosevelt a bunch and honestly, he’d be rolling in his grave for what they’ve done to the parks.
annual park pass was already $80! you didn’t invent this! and if Trump is on my pass, I swear I will lose my shit. in a video they quote Teddy Roosevelt a bunch and honestly, he’d be rolling in his grave for what they’ve done to the parks.
I keep seeing some version of this when it comes to AI-generated code related stats being shared and I am just begging people to dig deeper. I saw folks on here share a stat that says, "AI-generated code contains 322% more security vulnerabilities." And I'm like okay, what's the source on this? 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I keep seeing some version of this when it comes to AI-generated code related stats being shared and I am just begging people to dig deeper. I saw folks on here share a stat that says, "AI-generated code contains 322% more security vulnerabilities." And I'm like okay, what's the source on this? 🧵
what I really need AI to do is go give my 20+ snowflake sql file names proper names that aren't just the data/time. 🫣
I'm on day one of requiring myself to name them on creation. please send thoughts and prayers.
I'm on day one of requiring myself to name them on creation. please send thoughts and prayers.
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
what I really need AI to do is go give my 20+ snowflake sql file names proper names that aren't just the data/time. 🫣
I'm on day one of requiring myself to name them on creation. please send thoughts and prayers.
I'm on day one of requiring myself to name them on creation. please send thoughts and prayers.
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A Muslim activist tried to tell Texas education leaders about a growing wave of Islamophobia. Some of them called her a terrorist.
A dispatch from the front line of the battle to Christianize public schools:
A dispatch from the front line of the battle to Christianize public schools:
She Wanted to Speak on Anti-Muslim Bigotry. She Was Labeled a Terrorist Leader.
Shaimaa Zayan, who works for the Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, urged the Texas State Board of Education to reconsider its curriculum changes.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A Muslim activist tried to tell Texas education leaders about a growing wave of Islamophobia. Some of them called her a terrorist.
A dispatch from the front line of the battle to Christianize public schools:
A dispatch from the front line of the battle to Christianize public schools:
was literally researching which Brother printer to buy yesterday. a month ago when my realized inkjet printer of over a decade was out of ink (again), I did the math and pretty sure I printed like five things on the last set of cartridges. 💸💸💸
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
was literally researching which Brother printer to buy yesterday. a month ago when my realized inkjet printer of over a decade was out of ink (again), I did the math and pretty sure I printed like five things on the last set of cartridges. 💸💸💸
finally watched One Battle After Another and while I knew it was going to be timely, I didn't expect Leo's character to be so goofy
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
finally watched One Battle After Another and while I knew it was going to be timely, I didn't expect Leo's character to be so goofy
lol this photo is even more funny after he cast a spell on trump
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
lol this photo is even more funny after he cast a spell on trump
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Not only has he never looked at Don Jr. or Eric like this, he’s never been so happy to bask in JD Vance’s presence either.
He looks giddy. JOYFUL even.
Is Zohran a witch
He looks giddy. JOYFUL even.
Is Zohran a witch
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Not only has he never looked at Don Jr. or Eric like this, he’s never been so happy to bask in JD Vance’s presence either.
He looks giddy. JOYFUL even.
Is Zohran a witch
He looks giddy. JOYFUL even.
Is Zohran a witch