Cara Rocket
@cara.remix.io
be gay, ride fast
we must dissent
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NYC → Berlin expat
we must dissent
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Cara Rocket
@cara.remix.io
· Feb 3
Letting myself feel a tiny sliver of hope as a treat.
Ok. I managed to both break and then “repair” my laptop at xhain tonight. 😂 Good thing it happened somewhere I had tools available.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Ok. I managed to both break and then “repair” my laptop at xhain tonight. 😂 Good thing it happened somewhere I had tools available.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
I was pondering the Stolpersteine around me on my way home last night.
How did the world confuse “never again” to mean apply to anything other than all people?
How did the world confuse “never again” to mean apply to anything other than all people?
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I was pondering the Stolpersteine around me on my way home last night.
How did the world confuse “never again” to mean apply to anything other than all people?
How did the world confuse “never again” to mean apply to anything other than all people?
Schumer sucks. We all know this. Even he does. He is driven by the same kind of delusional self importance that Trump is. The only difference is he doesn’t have the P2025 people whispering in his ear.
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Schumer sucks. We all know this. Even he does. He is driven by the same kind of delusional self importance that Trump is. The only difference is he doesn’t have the P2025 people whispering in his ear.
Ok. This is good merch. 😂 great performance at SO36
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ok. This is good merch. 😂 great performance at SO36
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here, take this
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
here, take this
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
US friends should check this out. Potentially a better alternative to dropping GrapheneOS on a Pixel with all the associated caveats. Personal devices need to support privacy out of the box.
They're finally launching fairphone in the us
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
US friends should check this out. Potentially a better alternative to dropping GrapheneOS on a Pixel with all the associated caveats. Personal devices need to support privacy out of the box.
I joined the Gleam (programming language) discord which is great but I was entirely unprepared for the immediate discussion on bikes. Such a welcome surprise from the community. 👋
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I joined the Gleam (programming language) discord which is great but I was entirely unprepared for the immediate discussion on bikes. Such a welcome surprise from the community. 👋
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
39C3 time .. probably won’t be lucky but I will try. 🤞
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
39C3 time .. probably won’t be lucky but I will try. 🤞
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am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
This is like the VC version of the one more lane bro transit meme crossed with south park logic.
1) just invest 10% of the gdp one more time
2) ???
3) profit
1) just invest 10% of the gdp one more time
2) ???
3) profit
ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is like the VC version of the one more lane bro transit meme crossed with south park logic.
1) just invest 10% of the gdp one more time
2) ???
3) profit
1) just invest 10% of the gdp one more time
2) ???
3) profit
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November 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I’m so deflated by something I knew was coming. Honestly this is why I chose to go somewhere where I had friends and community because that is how we get through things. Sometimes things are too hard to do alone. I refuse to give up truth for a despot.
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I’m so deflated by something I knew was coming. Honestly this is why I chose to go somewhere where I had friends and community because that is how we get through things. Sometimes things are too hard to do alone. I refuse to give up truth for a despot.
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Gender markers shouldn't even be on passports at all in the first place. They are unnecessary and I'm glad Justice Jackson hints at this. They weren't even added until 1972 when women started to be able to travel independently of their husbands and fathers.
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Gender markers shouldn't even be on passports at all in the first place. They are unnecessary and I'm glad Justice Jackson hints at this. They weren't even added until 1972 when women started to be able to travel independently of their husbands and fathers.
And here is why I moved early rather than later.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy during litigation.
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A319
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, ET AL. v. ASHTON ORR, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[November 6, 2025]
This case concerns an Executive Branch policy requiring
all new passports to display an individual’s biological sex at
birth. The United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Government
from enforcing the policy, and the First Circuit declined to
stay the injunction pending appeal. The Government then
filed this stay application. Applying our familiar stay fac-
tors at this preliminary stage, we grant the application.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreievxyvqikl7wmrg5jkqhsrta5l5xfq272x7caunvxka7vtuzp7hoa@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
And here is why I moved early rather than later.
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This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
I’m crying. Such a beautiful moment for NYC.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I’m crying. Such a beautiful moment for NYC.
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Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
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The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout
The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
I want to remind my engineering minded friends that AI skepticism isn’t limited to the question “Do LLMs work?” It undoubtedly can do things and even get some tasks done correctly. Maybe that’s interesting to some but more so, it doesn’t address other issues people have.
November 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I want to remind my engineering minded friends that AI skepticism isn’t limited to the question “Do LLMs work?” It undoubtedly can do things and even get some tasks done correctly. Maybe that’s interesting to some but more so, it doesn’t address other issues people have.
Kicking myself that I forgot my field recorder at home. I love rain capturing various kinds of soundscapes in the rain. Each has its own magical qualities. Fortunately (or not for the hydrophobic), it rains a lot here.
It’s so nice to have nature right outside my doorstep yet still be 20 minutes from all my favorite spots in Berlin.
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Kicking myself that I forgot my field recorder at home. I love rain capturing various kinds of soundscapes in the rain. Each has its own magical qualities. Fortunately (or not for the hydrophobic), it rains a lot here.
It’s so nice to have nature right outside my doorstep yet still be 20 minutes from all my favorite spots in Berlin.
October 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
It’s so nice to have nature right outside my doorstep yet still be 20 minutes from all my favorite spots in Berlin.
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Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same