Dan Lyke (he/him)
@danlyke.bsky.social
Software developer, woodworker, pedestrian & cyclist, former whitewater guide, urbanism activist. Blogger since 1998, software I've written has touched your life.
Torn between my own desire to wear a sports camera to document drivers who attempt to run me over on my walk to and from work, and cheering the anonymous woman on.
In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Torn between my own desire to wear a sports camera to document drivers who attempt to run me over on my walk to and from work, and cheering the anonymous woman on.
Your regular reminder that businesses run loyalty programs because they make more money with them, consumers use loyalty programs because they're willing to trade privacy for being made more money from.
So privacy has negative market value.
So privacy has negative market value.
December 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Your regular reminder that businesses run loyalty programs because they make more money with them, consumers use loyalty programs because they're willing to trade privacy for being made more money from.
So privacy has negative market value.
So privacy has negative market value.
Do I know any developers who have the resources to do the funniest thing right now?
Someone dare me to buy a tiny corner parcel in central Berkeley and build the SB-79-max pencil tower on it.
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Do I know any developers who have the resources to do the funniest thing right now?
. @werd.io had a link to newpublic.org/local which led to the announcement of "Roundabout", a non-profit attempt to do something better than Nextdoor, newpublic.substack.com/p/introducin...
Copied my notes sent to them about bringing it to Petaluma at www.flutterby.com/archives/com...
Copied my notes sent to them about bringing it to Petaluma at www.flutterby.com/archives/com...
Local Lab | New_ Public
Helping local communities create flourishing digital spaces
newpublic.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
. @werd.io had a link to newpublic.org/local which led to the announcement of "Roundabout", a non-profit attempt to do something better than Nextdoor, newpublic.substack.com/p/introducin...
Copied my notes sent to them about bringing it to Petaluma at www.flutterby.com/archives/com...
Copied my notes sent to them about bringing it to Petaluma at www.flutterby.com/archives/com...
I am getting more and more pissed off at Apple: Wi-Fi settings "Copy Password" does not appear to be working, and I can't find another way to see it.
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am getting more and more pissed off at Apple: Wi-Fi settings "Copy Password" does not appear to be working, and I can't find another way to see it.
If you're still using generative AI for search, read this.
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
And then fucking stop it.
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
And then fucking stop it.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If you're still using generative AI for search, read this.
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
And then fucking stop it.
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
And then fucking stop it.
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If you've been harboring a grudge against a non-NYT journalist who wrote something bad this year, this is your time to ensure they get the shaming they deserve.
I am also interested in hearing your nominations for the worst journalism on trans issues this year - with the caveat that I already have enough examples from the New York Times and am trying to balance out the list with other outlets bad work.
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If you've been harboring a grudge against a non-NYT journalist who wrote something bad this year, this is your time to ensure they get the shaming they deserve.
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Red Lobster never released a commercial with a jingle that went “Shrimply having a wonderful Fishmastime.” That’s why they went bankrupt.
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Red Lobster never released a commercial with a jingle that went “Shrimply having a wonderful Fishmastime.” That’s why they went bankrupt.
Darkness fell, like a cliche in a room full of poetry majors.
December 4, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Darkness fell, like a cliche in a room full of poetry majors.
I wonder if the AI boom impact on RAM prices will make people give a shit about being resource conscious in their programming again.
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I wonder if the AI boom impact on RAM prices will make people give a shit about being resource conscious in their programming again.
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I mean, as we're seeing with the metal-in-cheese recall, the same product on the same assembly line is being sold for dramatically different prices.
And the veggies in Whole Foods likely come from the same farms as the cheaper ones at Sprouts across the street...
And the veggies in Whole Foods likely come from the same farms as the cheaper ones at Sprouts across the street...
December 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I mean, as we're seeing with the metal-in-cheese recall, the same product on the same assembly line is being sold for dramatically different prices.
And the veggies in Whole Foods likely come from the same farms as the cheaper ones at Sprouts across the street...
And the veggies in Whole Foods likely come from the same farms as the cheaper ones at Sprouts across the street...
My VLC wrapped for 2026: Top artist was "Unknown Artist", top album was "Unknown Album".
Single top track was "Vocal Warmup 2.mp3".
Single top track was "Vocal Warmup 2.mp3".
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
My VLC wrapped for 2026: Top artist was "Unknown Artist", top album was "Unknown Album".
Single top track was "Vocal Warmup 2.mp3".
Single top track was "Vocal Warmup 2.mp3".
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As dumb as that is, I miss the days where the Next Big Thing actually did something as earth-shattering as "move a person around slightly faster than they could walk themselves."
Now it's "the NBT is an update to the predictive text your flip-phone used to have, only it's planet-killing."
Now it's "the NBT is an update to the predictive text your flip-phone used to have, only it's planet-killing."
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
As dumb as that is, I miss the days where the Next Big Thing actually did something as earth-shattering as "move a person around slightly faster than they could walk themselves."
Now it's "the NBT is an update to the predictive text your flip-phone used to have, only it's planet-killing."
Now it's "the NBT is an update to the predictive text your flip-phone used to have, only it's planet-killing."
The thing that most impressed me is how shortly after all the hype about accelerometers and fancy processing, "hoverboards" with basically mercury switches became a thing, until battery safety issues shut that craze down prematurely. Now it's hard to imagine a time before them...
Younger people who didn't witness it cannot fathom the hype around the Segway. Every news station agreed it would revolutionize the entire social fabric of the Earth. That all future humans would divide history between the savage days of the past, and the soon to be new era of zoom zoom scoot scoot.
December 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The thing that most impressed me is how shortly after all the hype about accelerometers and fancy processing, "hoverboards" with basically mercury switches became a thing, until battery safety issues shut that craze down prematurely. Now it's hard to imagine a time before them...
Among the things that surprised me in today's Timdle, the Suez Canal opening, and the US crossing 300M residents.
www.timdle.com/daily
www.timdle.com/daily
Timdle - Play Now!
Sort 8 historic events chronologically. Daily game.
www.timdle.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Among the things that surprised me in today's Timdle, the Suez Canal opening, and the US crossing 300M residents.
www.timdle.com/daily
www.timdle.com/daily
What the L?
What are we landmarking this month in Berkeley, a city with 3 designated landmarks for every 1000 residents? A 1964 apartment building. Why are we landmarking it? It is L-shaped.
December 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What the L?
Assuming that the "API costs" aren't a loss leader (hahaha) and fully amortize the training costs, and as they note the data they're looking at is 2020 to 2025, and their example is a 6% gain, so does this mean Anthropic is looking at roughly 1%/year ROI for AI?
red.anthropic.com/2025/smart-c...
red.anthropic.com/2025/smart-c...
Smart Contracts \ red.anthropic.com
red.anthropic.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Assuming that the "API costs" aren't a loss leader (hahaha) and fully amortize the training costs, and as they note the data they're looking at is 2020 to 2025, and their example is a 6% gain, so does this mean Anthropic is looking at roughly 1%/year ROI for AI?
red.anthropic.com/2025/smart-c...
red.anthropic.com/2025/smart-c...
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this doesn't mean we sit back and watch 'em spin; it means we have to be ever more mindful of anti-democracy efforts to silence and disenfranchise folks
... because we are in fact winning
... because we are in fact winning
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 AM
this doesn't mean we sit back and watch 'em spin; it means we have to be ever more mindful of anti-democracy efforts to silence and disenfranchise folks
... because we are in fact winning
... because we are in fact winning
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the tl;dr is
anti-abortion and right-wing funders, including some of the richest mf's on earth, are absolutely burning cash in US elections right now because even with gaming the system, they can't get the results they want
anti-abortion and right-wing funders, including some of the richest mf's on earth, are absolutely burning cash in US elections right now because even with gaming the system, they can't get the results they want
December 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
the tl;dr is
anti-abortion and right-wing funders, including some of the richest mf's on earth, are absolutely burning cash in US elections right now because even with gaming the system, they can't get the results they want
anti-abortion and right-wing funders, including some of the richest mf's on earth, are absolutely burning cash in US elections right now because even with gaming the system, they can't get the results they want
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I now know what I'm going to use as an excuse for anything.
Fog of war, as in: Officer, I ran the red light because I was surrounded by the fog of war.
I did not eat that last cookie. It was consumed by the fog of war.
Fog of war, as in: Officer, I ran the red light because I was surrounded by the fog of war.
I did not eat that last cookie. It was consumed by the fog of war.
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I now know what I'm going to use as an excuse for anything.
Fog of war, as in: Officer, I ran the red light because I was surrounded by the fog of war.
I did not eat that last cookie. It was consumed by the fog of war.
Fog of war, as in: Officer, I ran the red light because I was surrounded by the fog of war.
I did not eat that last cookie. It was consumed by the fog of war.
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Tony's a hero. Give some money if you can.
I built @parkingreform.org from an idea at a conference in 2019 to an organization with national impact, 5 staff members, and more than 1200 supporters. It’s my full time job and I’d be honored if you supported the work with a donation today.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Tony's a hero. Give some money if you can.
Since it's December, I can note this: I don't want a lot for Christmas...
Abolish parking minimums and upzone those brownfields, let's get some shit built!
Abolish parking minimums and upzone those brownfields, let's get some shit built!
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Since it's December, I can note this: I don't want a lot for Christmas...
Abolish parking minimums and upzone those brownfields, let's get some shit built!
Abolish parking minimums and upzone those brownfields, let's get some shit built!
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Learning that why California is Like That is because they spent ~2 decades more or less creating a landed aristocracy
And if you're not a Californian, you're probably wondering: "Huh? Inherit property taxes? Why would a $2M home pay just $1,300 per yr?"
You don't understand what makes us special:
-Prop 13 1978: Freeze-ish property taxes
-Prop 58 1986: Inherit from parents
-Prop 193 1996: Inherit from grandparents
You don't understand what makes us special:
-Prop 13 1978: Freeze-ish property taxes
-Prop 58 1986: Inherit from parents
-Prop 193 1996: Inherit from grandparents
December 2, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Learning that why California is Like That is because they spent ~2 decades more or less creating a landed aristocracy
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
December 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
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... the process of calculation. It's like "we didn't have computers, so we made up all of this complexity" rather than just letting them be as conceptually clean as they are.
December 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
... the process of calculation. It's like "we didn't have computers, so we made up all of this complexity" rather than just letting them be as conceptually clean as they are.