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Keyboard for Hire
A brief announcement and some thoughts about work
cyberb.space
I've started to take on freelance software work again. Here's some context: cyberb.space/notes/2025/k...
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This explains a lot
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This explains a lot
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Having a normal one (i.e. blasting The Hives’ “The Path of Most Resistance” and crafting bespoke queries for a select group of literary agents.)
thehives.bandcamp.com/album/the-hi...
thehives.bandcamp.com/album/the-hi...
The Hives Forever Forever The Hives, by The Hives
13 track album
thehives.bandcamp.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Having a normal one (i.e. blasting The Hives’ “The Path of Most Resistance” and crafting bespoke queries for a select group of literary agents.)
thehives.bandcamp.com/album/the-hi...
thehives.bandcamp.com/album/the-hi...
My least consequential English usage bugbear? “from whence” is redundant and it’s incredibly annoying more writers don’t realize this.
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My least consequential English usage bugbear? “from whence” is redundant and it’s incredibly annoying more writers don’t realize this.
The most pressing issue of our time is that horrible situations are developing faster than the creative class can provide new metaphors to understand them.
As evidence, I present the fact that people are saying “circular economy” and “bubble” rather than “malignant tumor on the market economy.”
As evidence, I present the fact that people are saying “circular economy” and “bubble” rather than “malignant tumor on the market economy.”
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The most pressing issue of our time is that horrible situations are developing faster than the creative class can provide new metaphors to understand them.
As evidence, I present the fact that people are saying “circular economy” and “bubble” rather than “malignant tumor on the market economy.”
As evidence, I present the fact that people are saying “circular economy” and “bubble” rather than “malignant tumor on the market economy.”
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work on the creative project that pays me money and that i am under contract for and that people like????? no thanks, im busy thinking about my creative project that im kind of bad at and somehow costs me money and that nobody asked for
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
work on the creative project that pays me money and that i am under contract for and that people like????? no thanks, im busy thinking about my creative project that im kind of bad at and somehow costs me money and that nobody asked for
I've started to take on freelance software work again. Here's some context: cyberb.space/notes/2025/k...
Keyboard for Hire
A brief announcement and some thoughts about work
cyberb.space
November 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I've started to take on freelance software work again. Here's some context: cyberb.space/notes/2025/k...
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy…
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy…
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your last saved meme is your moral philosophy…
November 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy…
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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When I was an organizer talking with folks about forming a union, a common refrain was people wanted management to respect them and their work. I would explain that we can’t change the bosses heart, but we could build enough power to force them to pretend.
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
When I was an organizer talking with folks about forming a union, a common refrain was people wanted management to respect them and their work. I would explain that we can’t change the bosses heart, but we could build enough power to force them to pretend.
wake up after a bad night of sleep: 🙁
add a little reading progress popover to my site: 🙂
add a little reading progress popover to my site: 🙂
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
wake up after a bad night of sleep: 🙁
add a little reading progress popover to my site: 🙂
add a little reading progress popover to my site: 🙂
I am increasingly convinced that one of the core functions celebrities serve in today’s society is to be highly visible indicators of the effectiveness of different propaganda campaigns.
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I am increasingly convinced that one of the core functions celebrities serve in today’s society is to be highly visible indicators of the effectiveness of different propaganda campaigns.
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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📢 Register for TWC 101: @techworkerscoalition.org
Onboarding & Overview.
📅 October 28, Tuesday, 5pm PST · 8pm EST
🇪🇺 October 29 1am CET (daylight saving differences)
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Onboarding & Overview.
📅 October 28, Tuesday, 5pm PST · 8pm EST
🇪🇺 October 29 1am CET (daylight saving differences)
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
📢 Register for TWC 101: @techworkerscoalition.org
Onboarding & Overview.
📅 October 28, Tuesday, 5pm PST · 8pm EST
🇪🇺 October 29 1am CET (daylight saving differences)
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Onboarding & Overview.
📅 October 28, Tuesday, 5pm PST · 8pm EST
🇪🇺 October 29 1am CET (daylight saving differences)
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Pulled together some recent thoughts after a trip to Oman.
cyberb.space/notes/2025/w...
cyberb.space/notes/2025/w...
When East Becomes West
Some jumbled thoughts after a week in Oman
cyberb.space
October 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Pulled together some recent thoughts after a trip to Oman.
cyberb.space/notes/2025/w...
cyberb.space/notes/2025/w...
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y’all I’m going to be real, the workers at the biggest music venues in DC are trying to unionize
we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily
that won’t happen without noise
please, bluesky, do what u do best
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily
that won’t happen without noise
please, bluesky, do what u do best
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
y’all I’m going to be real, the workers at the biggest music venues in DC are trying to unionize
we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily
that won’t happen without noise
please, bluesky, do what u do best
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily
that won’t happen without noise
please, bluesky, do what u do best
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
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With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.
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✨I’m on the academic job market ✨
I’m a PhD candidate at @hcii.cmu.edu studying tech, labor, and resistance 👩🏻💻💪🏽💥
I research how workers and communities contest harmful sociotechnical systems and shape alternative futures through everyday resistance and collective action
More info: cella.io
I’m a PhD candidate at @hcii.cmu.edu studying tech, labor, and resistance 👩🏻💻💪🏽💥
I research how workers and communities contest harmful sociotechnical systems and shape alternative futures through everyday resistance and collective action
More info: cella.io
Cella M. Sum –
cella.io
October 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
✨I’m on the academic job market ✨
I’m a PhD candidate at @hcii.cmu.edu studying tech, labor, and resistance 👩🏻💻💪🏽💥
I research how workers and communities contest harmful sociotechnical systems and shape alternative futures through everyday resistance and collective action
More info: cella.io
I’m a PhD candidate at @hcii.cmu.edu studying tech, labor, and resistance 👩🏻💻💪🏽💥
I research how workers and communities contest harmful sociotechnical systems and shape alternative futures through everyday resistance and collective action
More info: cella.io
Just encountered this incredible web form design in the wild. Top tier.
October 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Just encountered this incredible web form design in the wild. Top tier.
The game's got new rules! The Blitz is starting to figure it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdHk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdHk...
Bookstore Blitz, Episode 19: Jen Hatmaker
YouTube video by SimonBooks
www.youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The game's got new rules! The Blitz is starting to figure it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdHk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdHk...
Only Monday and I’ve already peaked.
October 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Only Monday and I’ve already peaked.
Pretty pleased with this WhatsApp group I started for going to the movies this weekend.
October 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Pretty pleased with this WhatsApp group I started for going to the movies this weekend.