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· Nov 11
I'm a software engineer. I've been able to work on a lot of cool stuff. What motivates me the most is developing infrastructure and tools that enable others to be creative. I believe we have only scratched the surface on what can be created by assembling building blocks made from web technologies.
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It’s not a viable market product in a market where big tech platforms control distribution and tip the scales towards an endless supply of teenagers working free.
Every media company should be chasing the open social web to break that control wide open and reshape the market
Every media company should be chasing the open social web to break that control wide open and reshape the market
High-quality journalism is not a viable market product. If you want consistent high-quality journalism, you need some kind of subsidy.
ANY billionaire could set up the WaPo as a high-quality journalism outlet, accept that it's not going to make money, & simply subsidize it. Nothing stopping them.
ANY billionaire could set up the WaPo as a high-quality journalism outlet, accept that it's not going to make money, & simply subsidize it. Nothing stopping them.
February 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
It’s not a viable market product in a market where big tech platforms control distribution and tip the scales towards an endless supply of teenagers working free.
Every media company should be chasing the open social web to break that control wide open and reshape the market
Every media company should be chasing the open social web to break that control wide open and reshape the market
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Have Dems considered an amendment to reallocate the DHS funds to subsidize the ACA?
January 25, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Have Dems considered an amendment to reallocate the DHS funds to subsidize the ACA?
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Auto Browse's focus is on mundane, repetitive tasks; the "digital laundry", so to speak.
Your Google Chrome browser just got a useful autopilot feature - here's how it works
Google's new Auto Browse feature aims to handle your digital chores by taking actions on your behalf.
www.zdnet.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Auto Browse's focus is on mundane, repetitive tasks; the "digital laundry", so to speak.
Empower users to create their own personalized web based user experience using Gemini. Web components could serve double duty as Android wrappers. Chrome extensions could be gateways to integrated services. Radically simplify the cognitive model.
Android's full desktop interface leaks: New status bar, Chrome Extensions, more [Video]
A Google bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker today has inadvertently leaked the Android desktop interface for the first time.
9to5google.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Empower users to create their own personalized web based user experience using Gemini. Web components could serve double duty as Android wrappers. Chrome extensions could be gateways to integrated services. Radically simplify the cognitive model.
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There was an article doing the rounds a few days ago, with photos like this one showing the scale of China's wind and solar installations, which were already unbelievable. But somehow this SAR satellite image makes their progress in renewables even more surreal.
January 22, 2026 at 9:44 AM
There was an article doing the rounds a few days ago, with photos like this one showing the scale of China's wind and solar installations, which were already unbelievable. But somehow this SAR satellite image makes their progress in renewables even more surreal.
You don't want a 200 pound robot falling on your child.
Are humanoid robots the next smart home gadget?
YouTube video by The Verge
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January 13, 2026 at 10:12 PM
You don't want a 200 pound robot falling on your child.
"Just let me sit courtside and watch an NBA game. I don’t need a scoreboard, I can look up and see it. I don’t need a pre-game or post-game show, I can simply watch the players warm-up. I don’t need announcers, I’d rather listen to the crowd and the players on the court."
Apple: You (Still) Don’t Understand the Vision Pro
The first live sporting event was broadcast in the Vision Pro, and it’s a big disappointment. The experience could be amazing, but Apple actively ruins it.
stratechery.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
"Just let me sit courtside and watch an NBA game. I don’t need a scoreboard, I can look up and see it. I don’t need a pre-game or post-game show, I can simply watch the players warm-up. I don’t need announcers, I’d rather listen to the crowd and the players on the court."
The most effective political weapon the GOP currently has is painting Dems as protectors of those defrauding the government. Claiming fraud doesn't exist will not work. Dems can point to GOP protecting white caller criminals defrauding Americans but what they can't do is run away from this debate.
Are the Dems doing anything to confront and combat fraud and corruption in government? Party leaders say everyone knows that it is happening. Where are your scalpels? No large government sponsored development is going to be successful until there is a plan to end the out of control grifting.
January 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The most effective political weapon the GOP currently has is painting Dems as protectors of those defrauding the government. Claiming fraud doesn't exist will not work. Dems can point to GOP protecting white caller criminals defrauding Americans but what they can't do is run away from this debate.
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HP crammed an entire desktop computer into this keyboard
HP crammed an entire desktop computer into this keyboard
It’s a keyputer!
buff.ly
January 6, 2026 at 4:40 AM
HP crammed an entire desktop computer into this keyboard
I voted for this.
Meet the 28 people tasked to reshape San Francisco's constitution
To reform S.F.’s 548-page city charter, Mayor Daniel Lurie and Board President Rafael Mandelman formed a 28-member working group.
missionlocal.org
January 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I voted for this.
The big highlights are obviously the addition of Nano Banana and Veo support for creating AI videos and images directly on your TV. This can be anything from modifying your family photos for a laugh to creating “original” video clips on your TV.
Gemini on Google TV is getting Nano Banana and voice-controlled settings
Gemini on Google TV is getting Nano Banana and Veo support, plus natural language control over picture and audio settings.
www.theverge.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The big highlights are obviously the addition of Nano Banana and Veo support for creating AI videos and images directly on your TV. This can be anything from modifying your family photos for a laugh to creating “original” video clips on your TV.
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“There is often low trust in government because our processes are just too hard to navigate.”
NYC's socialist mayor has a radical proposal: making government do its job
Rent freezes and free buses can come later. But what if landlords obeyed the law and transit ran on time?
www.motherjones.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
“There is often low trust in government because our processes are just too hard to navigate.”
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As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left
As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left
In San Francisco, progressives are looking east with envy.
dlvr.it
January 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left
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Hello atmosphere ! Over the last few weeks, a bunch of us have been collaborating on a new set of lexicons for publishing, indexing, and building out social features across long-form reading and writing apps ! 🧵1/7
Standard.site - One schema. Every platform.
Standard.site provides shared lexicons for long-form publishing on AT Protocol. Making content easier to discover, index, and move across the ATmosphere.
standard.site
January 2, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Hello atmosphere ! Over the last few weeks, a bunch of us have been collaborating on a new set of lexicons for publishing, indexing, and building out social features across long-form reading and writing apps ! 🧵1/7
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To each, the healthcare they need, from each , an amount they can afford to pay
Have taxpayers guarantee, at Medicare rates, any amount a patient can’t afford. Allow the patient to repay on a means tested basis. No insurance premiums. No copay’s or coinsurance.
Have taxpayers guarantee, at Medicare rates, any amount a patient can’t afford. Allow the patient to repay on a means tested basis. No insurance premiums. No copay’s or coinsurance.
Let’s cut to the chase. Say you’re not a billionaire. What’s the best way to afford healthcare in the US right now? What would you do?
December 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
To each, the healthcare they need, from each , an amount they can afford to pay
Have taxpayers guarantee, at Medicare rates, any amount a patient can’t afford. Allow the patient to repay on a means tested basis. No insurance premiums. No copay’s or coinsurance.
Have taxpayers guarantee, at Medicare rates, any amount a patient can’t afford. Allow the patient to repay on a means tested basis. No insurance premiums. No copay’s or coinsurance.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
The government should invest in smart battery networks that promote competition between energy providers.
December 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The government should invest in smart battery networks that promote competition between energy providers.
San Francisco in the 1930s
A Glimpse of San Francisco 1930s in color [60fps,Remastered] w/sound design added
YouTube video by NASS
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December 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
San Francisco in the 1930s
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Interesting contrast- today's Times, Journal.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Interesting contrast- today's Times, Journal.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chin...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...
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Pointing to multiple apparent citation errors in a November ruling against him, Aaron Greenspan said the mistakes appeared to be the product of glitchy AI — faulty, machine-generated content sometimes referred to as “hallucinations.”
Man who lost key motion in Elon Musk suit alleges S.F. judge used faulty AI
A man who sued Elon Musk for defamation and securities fraud has alleged that a San Francisco judge allowed AI to introduce errors into an order that torpedoed a key motion in the lawsuit.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Pointing to multiple apparent citation errors in a November ruling against him, Aaron Greenspan said the mistakes appeared to be the product of glitchy AI — faulty, machine-generated content sometimes referred to as “hallucinations.”
"As AI companies move to secure journalism as an input, journalists move to reclaim journalism as a public act."
AI will reinvent local news
"As AI companies move to secure journalism as an input, journalists move to reclaim journalism as a public act."
www.niemanlab.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"As AI companies move to secure journalism as an input, journalists move to reclaim journalism as a public act."
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Skills are folders containing instructions, scripts, and resources that tell AI systems how to perform specific tasks consistently. They package that procedural knowledge into reusable modules for use by prompts and other clients.
Anthropic launches enterprise ‘Agent Skills’ and opens the standard, challenging OpenAI in workplace AI
Anthropic releases its Agent Skills framework as an open standard, with Microsoft, OpenAI, Atlassian, and Figma already adopting the technology that teaches AI assistants to do specialized work.
venturebeat.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Skills are folders containing instructions, scripts, and resources that tell AI systems how to perform specific tasks consistently. They package that procedural knowledge into reusable modules for use by prompts and other clients.