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Z(achary) Yaro

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Game & software designer/dev who enjoys geeking out over sci-fi and science that is no longer fictional · My views ≠ employers' · Follow ≠ endorsement · More active on mastodon.social/@ZMYaro · xe/xem 🔗 https://zmyaro.com · https://bio.link/ZMYaro

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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · Jun 27

Greetings! I am not sure how much I will use this platform alongside others, but I am excited to get to explore it!

I design and program software and games, enjoy sci-fi, and do some political activism.

You can also find me at @ZMYaro on most other socials (especially mastodon.social).

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 15h

(www.threads.com/@natalie.the... // twitter.com/natalie_then...)

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 15h

RT @nataliethenerd.com

So I added USB C to all my handhelds

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 15h

(twitter.com/JenosonTwit/...)

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 15h

RT @jenosonbsky.bsky.social

AO3 is made for the freaks by the freaks. Kinktober is an annual tradition in fandom. If either of those things offend you, cool, don't use AO3 and don't do Kinktober.

We got enough problems rn than 20yrs writing a Dead Dove fic of their imaginary blorbos; go outside.

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 15h

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Natalie @nataliethenerd.com · 16d

Bluesky exclusive

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Natalie @nataliethenerd.com · 13d

blog.nataliethenerd.com/i-turned-the...

Natalie the Nerd's blog

Sharing my thoughts and current projects.

blog.nataliethenerd.com

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 15d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

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petey @peteypayless.bsky.social · 21d

the US if Tylenol actually caused autism

A map titled United States High Speed Rail System showing a theoretical high speed rail system in the United States. Some lines also connect north to Vancouver or the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, or south to Tijuana or Monterrey. The map is credited to First Cultural Industries AKA Alfred Twu, dated from February 2013, and is downloadable at www.californiarailmap.com

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 16h

(twitter.com/forgebitz/st...)

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 16h

RT @forgebits.bsky.social

I changed all our “loading...” states to “thinking...”

We are an agentic AI startup now.

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 16h

(twitter.com/rosalindmar1...)

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 16h

RT @[email protected]

Kurt Vonnegut on buying an envelope

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Order your groceries. Saves an extra 1-2 hours a week. Compounded, thats 50-100 hours a year. A whole week work of work you gain. I promise that time is more important then the $10 delivery fee.

“Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is—we're here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And it's like we're not supposed to dance anymore.”

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 16h

(twitter.com/ImDerBatman/...)

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Why are we just fucking lying?

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Does the Left understand how lucky they are that the Right doesn't riot?

A crowd of people on January sixth, 2021 climb and stand on the U S Capitol building.

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Cambridge Bicycle Safety @cambbikesafety.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you to @cambridgeday.com for covering tomorrow's Streetwise event:
www.cambridgeday.com/.../alliance...

Hope to see folks at 6 pm tomorrow at Aeronaut Brewing Company!

Alliance plans a check-in on its safety work preventing bridge crashes and biker deaths - Cambridge Day

An informal project review on the work of The BU Bridge Safety Alliance is set as the topic for the upcoming edition of the monthly speaker series Streetwise.

www.cambridgeday.com

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 17h

As in they disregarded what I marked on the form (which would match my state ID) and assigned me a different one.

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 1d

In case anyone was hoping to get a corrected passport after the @aclu.org Orr v. Trump order, don't get your hopes up. Despite my following the attestation instructions on the State department website, they just sent me another passport with an overridden gender marker 🙄😑

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Davis Square Neighborhood Council @davissquarenc.org · 1d

Join neighbors TONIGHT, October 13th, at 6 PM at the Cummings Center room 270 for a proactive conversation about development in Davis Square! Talk with fellow square residents and workers about what we want out of Davis Square development projects. Hosted by and only by the DSNC.

What Should Development Look Like in Davis Square?

Monday, October thirteenth, 6 P M.

177 College Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts, Tufts JCC, Room 270.

Join your neighbors for a community conversation about development, zoning, and the future of Davis Square. Learn how projects get approved, hear different perspectives without the noise, and help shape how the Davis Square Neighborhood Council represents the community in negotiations with developers.

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Cambridge Bicycle Safety @cambbikesafety.bsky.social · 3d

The BU Bridge Safety Alliance will be giving the October Streetwise talk, titled "Keeping People Safe on the BU Bridge Corridor: Positive Positive Changes, Next Steps," on Wednesday, October 15 at 6 PM at Aeronaut Brewing in Somerville.

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 2d

Take the MBTA, for example—Bostonians now love “Train Daddy Eng”, but it was @transitmatters.bsky.social who put a spotlight on the state of the MBTA before Eng came on the scene, let alone kicked off the surge of repairs!

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 2d

I really need Some People to stop acting as though your air and water got cleaner, streets got safer, trains got faster, etc. by magic. Activists fought so long and hard to make those happen, and it would be less exhausting if you helped!!

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 2d

I really need Some People to stop acting as though your air and water got cleaner, streets got safer, trains got faster, etc. by magic. Activists fought so long and hard to make those happen, and it would be less exhausting if you helped!!

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 4d

> Oh, neat, they have a Tron: Ares popcorn bucket?

*Looks it up*

> Seventy-five dollars‽‽‽‽‽‽

store.regmovies.com/products/tro...

TRON: Ares Lightcycle Light-up Popcorn Bucket

Race through the Grid with the limited edition TRON: Ares Lightcycle Light-Up Popcorn Bucket! Featuring red illumination, sleek design, and dynamic details, this bucket captures the true power of Team...

store.regmovies.com

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 27d

Obviously I talk a lot about bike/ped safety.

But something that is really crazy is how much less safe you *in a car* since 2010.

In spite of all the additional safety technology, vehicle occupants are less safe today than they were 15 years ago.

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Shoshana 🏳️‍⚧️ @shoshana.bsky.social · 5d

Every year, I say goodbye to friends who get priced out.

Every year, more friends talk about how much longer they can afford to stick around.

Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Why do I want the city to build more housing? Is it because I'm in the pocket of big developers*? Is it because I want to displace longtime residents?

No, it's because I very selfishly want my friends to be able to find places to live near me. I want friends who are a walk/bike/bus away and not […]

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