Avi Bryant
@avibryant.com
Oceans rise, empires fall · We have seen each other through it all…
Has anyone ever combined something like Wikipedia with something like McMaster-Carr? A community-edited catalog and taxonomy of materials and parts?
October 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Has anyone ever combined something like Wikipedia with something like McMaster-Carr? A community-edited catalog and taxonomy of materials and parts?
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This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
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it's so good, i just devoured the whole thing, it's 68 pages of competence porn
media.defense.gov
October 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
it's so good, i just devoured the whole thing, it's 68 pages of competence porn
For my bsky peeps: Catalyst had her first sea trial today! Went swimmingly. (Which is to say, nobody had to swim).
October 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
For my bsky peeps: Catalyst had her first sea trial today! Went swimmingly. (Which is to say, nobody had to swim).
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For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent.
Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.
We can’t afford to NOT do it.
Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.
We can’t afford to NOT do it.
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent.
Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.
We can’t afford to NOT do it.
Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.
We can’t afford to NOT do it.
Cool, I’m being flamed by the right wing financial press! financialpost.com/opinion/tere...
Terence Corcoran: Help! I’m rich, so tax me more. Pretty please…
Here’s a message for socialist millionaires: send in the money voluntarily, or shut up. Read more from Terence Corcoran
financialpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Cool, I’m being flamed by the right wing financial press! financialpost.com/opinion/tere...
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🚄 new train map from planemad alert: api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/pl...
Rail World
A map made by planemad
api.mapbox.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🚄 new train map from planemad alert: api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/pl...
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It's that time again: ✨we’re hiring✨
We're looking for a @godotengine.org IDE Engineer to help us build the next generation of collaboration tools inside the engine itself! More detail here: inkandswitch.com/jobs/godot-ide-engineer
(Remote role 🌍🌎🌏)
We're looking for a @godotengine.org IDE Engineer to help us build the next generation of collaboration tools inside the engine itself! More detail here: inkandswitch.com/jobs/godot-ide-engineer
(Remote role 🌍🌎🌏)
Godot IDE Engineer
Help build native, visual version control for collaborative game development in Godot
inkandswitch.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It's that time again: ✨we’re hiring✨
We're looking for a @godotengine.org IDE Engineer to help us build the next generation of collaboration tools inside the engine itself! More detail here: inkandswitch.com/jobs/godot-ide-engineer
(Remote role 🌍🌎🌏)
We're looking for a @godotengine.org IDE Engineer to help us build the next generation of collaboration tools inside the engine itself! More detail here: inkandswitch.com/jobs/godot-ide-engineer
(Remote role 🌍🌎🌏)
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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social
If anyone wants to see some random in-progress photos of the boat photos.app.goo.gl/7csRvGWWy7CW...
9/25/25 catalyst · Thursday, Sep 25 📸
Shared album · Tap to view!
photos.app.goo.gl
September 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
If anyone wants to see some random in-progress photos of the boat photos.app.goo.gl/7csRvGWWy7CW...
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been a blast so far working on this with @inkandswitch.com, @toposinstitute.bsky.social + others
It's pretty cool that Ink & Switch is contributing to this big ARIA programme now. We get two big things out of it: funding (obviously) but also a community of fascinating creators and problems to connect with. I'm learning all about the UK power grid this week.
www.inkandswitch.com/newsletter/d...
www.inkandswitch.com/newsletter/d...
ARIA Safeguarded AI Programme, new faces, and a splattering of ink lab notes
Peter, our lab director, will announce a major new initiative. You’ll hear about two researchers who have recently joined our staff. Finally, we’ve got a collection of lab notes about Programmable Ink...
www.inkandswitch.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
been a blast so far working on this with @inkandswitch.com, @toposinstitute.bsky.social + others
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I have a friend who was a designer at an engineering firm who got laid off during covid. He took the time to get really good at backcountry skiing thanks to CERB and rejoined the labour force when the jobs came back.
September 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I have a friend who was a designer at an engineering firm who got laid off during covid. He took the time to get really good at backcountry skiing thanks to CERB and rejoined the labour force when the jobs came back.
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Techbros couldn’t have invented GPS because to have it work at all requires the use of distant black holes; basic research that gov’t needs to fund over decades that tech never will.
They don’t realize yet that they’ve turned off the faucet of the tech hose by defunding science.
They don’t realize yet that they’ve turned off the faucet of the tech hose by defunding science.
I mean, GPS only exists because the government (ok, the military) needed it. If these techbros had invented GPS they would be charging $50 to get a route that doesn’t send you up an old logging road that 4WD isn’t enough for
July 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Techbros couldn’t have invented GPS because to have it work at all requires the use of distant black holes; basic research that gov’t needs to fund over decades that tech never will.
They don’t realize yet that they’ve turned off the faucet of the tech hose by defunding science.
They don’t realize yet that they’ve turned off the faucet of the tech hose by defunding science.
I’ve just had a fantastic electronics designer drop off my electric boat projects for personal reasons, and another EE/robotics hire who had to withdraw before starting.
Would really love to get some more help in that area! Let me know of any leads.
Would really love to get some more help in that area! Let me know of any leads.
July 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I’ve just had a fantastic electronics designer drop off my electric boat projects for personal reasons, and another EE/robotics hire who had to withdraw before starting.
Would really love to get some more help in that area! Let me know of any leads.
Would really love to get some more help in that area! Let me know of any leads.
Thanks @mcfunley.com. I guess I should post this here!
June 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thanks @mcfunley.com. I guess I should post this here!
announcing Rising Tide Boat Works avibryant.com/2025
2025 - Avi Bryant
A mid-year update… I’ve been working since January on a pair of projects that are starting to become more real. Both of them are about providing
avibryant.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
announcing Rising Tide Boat Works avibryant.com/2025
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Here it is — very happy to officially release the book that @marianoguerra.org and I have been working on for the past 2½ years.
If you bought it in early access, thanks for your support! 🙏
If you haven't bought it yet, please check it out!!
If you bought it in early access, thanks for your support! 🙏
If you haven't bought it yet, please check it out!!
Excited to announce the official launch of our online book, WebAssembly from the Ground Up! 🎉
It's the book we wish we'd had 3 years ago.
No messing with tools and frameworks. It's a hands-on guide to the core of Wasm: the instruction set and module format.
Link below. 👇
It's the book we wish we'd had 3 years ago.
No messing with tools and frameworks. It's a hands-on guide to the core of Wasm: the instruction set and module format.
Link below. 👇
March 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Here it is — very happy to officially release the book that @marianoguerra.org and I have been working on for the past 2½ years.
If you bought it in early access, thanks for your support! 🙏
If you haven't bought it yet, please check it out!!
If you bought it in early access, thanks for your support! 🙏
If you haven't bought it yet, please check it out!!
My assumption, but only assumption is: it’s now impossible to sell to the US because the tariffs (as designed) make it more expensive than US domestic supply. Leading to a glut in Canada without enough demand.
This is fascinating to me! Is it because the buyer(s) were selling it to the USA and are now having to pay shipping costs elsewhere? Is it because they're still selling to the USA and building in the cost of tariffs? Something else? 🤔
February 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
My assumption, but only assumption is: it’s now impossible to sell to the US because the tariffs (as designed) make it more expensive than US domestic supply. Leading to a glut in Canada without enough demand.
I’m on the board of the island’s recycling org. We ship scrap metal off island. We used to get $175/ton for it. Post US tariffs on metal, we now get…
$25/ton.
$25/ton.
February 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I’m on the board of the island’s recycling org. We ship scrap metal off island. We used to get $175/ton for it. Post US tariffs on metal, we now get…
$25/ton.
$25/ton.
Sure, so the movie version about the Stripe lads will star Mo Chara as John, right?
December 31, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Sure, so the movie version about the Stripe lads will star Mo Chara as John, right?
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Local-first hack weekend coming up in YVR! I'll do an intro to local-first dev, show off some unreleased Ink & Switch work, and maybe release a new version of the React hooks for Automerge that work better with React 19. Come hang out and make stuff! lu.ma/2ul5uwdl
DWeb Local First Weekend · Luma
Welcome the first DWeb Local First weekend, a weekend of shared learning and coding!
Local first software
What if we could build collaborative applications…
lu.ma
December 30, 2024 at 2:44 AM
Local-first hack weekend coming up in YVR! I'll do an intro to local-first dev, show off some unreleased Ink & Switch work, and maybe release a new version of the React hooks for Automerge that work better with React 19. Come hang out and make stuff! lu.ma/2ul5uwdl
Continuing a tradition I started last year, I posted an annual update about what I’ve been working on at avibryant.com.
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December 28, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Continuing a tradition I started last year, I posted an annual update about what I’ve been working on at avibryant.com.