How's the guy who couldn't cancel congestion pricing in Manhattan gonna cancel the elections?

Sad to say I hadn't been on the new @caltrain.com until today. Goddamn it's good. So fast getting into and out of stations. So quiet.

Opsec culture in activism legitimately needs to die

As an older engineer, I gotta apologize to the younger folks on how we've left the job market. What an absolute nightmare dealing with this nonsense must be to find a job.

I kind of like how people will get mad and delete their post in the middle of a discussion. It's like "what were we talking about again?" which is a very realistic way to wind down.

I love how AI boosters go from 0 to 60 in, like, no time at all. "AI Tools are the best thing you'll ever use!" I dunno, man. They seem pretty inaccurate and generated a lot of weird output when I tried them. "AI WILL CRUSH YOU AND ALL THAT YOU HOLD DEAR! GET ON BOARD OR DIE!!"

We should pick up on this in the US. I mean, sure, Philly has Gritty and New York has Eric Adams. But, ya know, more of that.

I'm just going to keep repeating: How is the chud who couldn't cancel Manhattan's congestion pricing program going to cancel the midterms?

The unalloyed arrogance of AI developers is annoying. Here I am in VSCode editing a control file of our own design. It's not standard. There are no examples on the web. The little starry AI tool can do nothing to help. But it's still there. Go away, AI tool. Go away.

Hey man, we didn't ban chemical weapons because just one side thought they were bad.

This is actually quite amazing. So maybe stop whining about democrats for half a second.

I'm still thinking about this. I work with big companies as a little company and there is so, so, so much legal wrangling with them. It's part of the deal. But when they get excited about something.... the legal part just goes out the window sometimes.

I dunno what to tell the journalists super mad about whatever they're mad about on BlueSky right now. I will say I've subscribed to two small indy news outlets based on their exposure on BlueSky: @404media.co, @coyotemedia.org. Three if you count the @theonion.com. So I dunno? It's working?

Wild.

I know there's a grift here, but no idea what it is. Crypto? Probably crypto.

MAGA is so goddamn creepy, even in SF. I'm walking down the street past a couple of signature gatherers and I hear "Voter ID." It takes me a few more steps but then I'm like "the fuck?" In California we have these voter propositions that get on the ballot with X number of signatures.

Here's a winter tip: You can just block Yglesias

Yup. Honestly I don't see the point of a deep reflection right now. We have an enemy to fight. The rank and file get it. Some leaders get it and that number increases every day. Just do that.

I don't know if I've ever seen such stupidity paired with such a belief in their own abilities. It's like Dunning Kreuger at scale.

I did see LCD Soundsystem once in concert and it was fine. But we were there because Peaches was opening and she's so far beyond cringe she'll never stop being cool.

Me at every party for the next year.

Goddamnit California, this is Woodstock all over again.

I've seen this with clients. The training problem is very real.

Remarked a mildly surprised public "Cory Booker's not gay? Huh."

Naw, too conflicted. Or fuck it, just John Cena that thing.

Dunno if this is an official account or what. It sort of acts like one. But anyway, it's pretty good messaging.

I'm going to pour myself a glass of something, light some candles and contemplate this gem: "prosecutors conceded that the draft of the operative two-count second indictment that the case has been proceeding based on was never presented to nor voted on by the grand jury"

If your defense of hanging out with Epstein was "I didn't know about the girls, he was a cool dude", ya sus. At best, at BEST the man was obviously a weird pervert.

Okay, I guess I just processed this one. The answer to 'Housing is expensive' is a 50 year mortgage? Are they trying to commit political suicide?

To me, Prop 50 means that both democratic leadership and the party's voters are on the same page. They proposed and we delivered. It won't be the last time.

I said "Whoa! Scary!" to a young child dressed as a cop and he seemed confused.

"We have statements from the 13 women." "And video." "In analyzing the video, we've identified 8 more."

Sometimes technology can still be good.

Someone I know described how they used an AI chatbot with a verbal interface during podcasts to look things up. That would drive me insane. To know that some percentage of what it told me was just nonsense. I couldn't listen to that.

He's been my SF supervisor and my State Senator. I'd love to see him in Congress.

I care more about policy than symbols so tearing down the White House is a 'meh' for me. But it's more disturbing the longer I think about it.

The replies are pretty interesting. What I'm getting is that we haven't caught up to this era yet. I think we'll get there, though.

notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”? anyway that’s why these events are important

It turns out my stupid hobby is the best way to train entrepreneurs. Please watch my TED talk and pay me $10k for an appearance.

It’s very hard to beat the Powell Hyde Cable Car line for this purpose! Not a bus, however. For buses: the 48, 44, 52, and 36 all go to the same corner of Portola and Woodside, and from there you can walk downhill in all cardinal directions through totally different and cool places.

This is so damn smart. It's just clever and useful on so many levels. [me devolving into handwaving and appreciated noises] www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

I see an inflatable Kenny in that article. And if ICE would like to do the funniest thing ever, I have a suggestion....

That's the best outcome for Drake, honestly. We're all too willing to start partying to 'Not Like Us' again during the trial.

For the 'but they'll just ignore it!' crowd, they don't seem to. We can see an order like this slowing down the administration in LA.

Such a clear example of why protesters should continue focusing on the peaceful. It's a huge advantage in setting the mood and winning public opinion.

My sympathy goes out to the journalists taking this so hard. The rest of us knew CBS News was doomed. The corporate news model doesn't work. Only independent media, yes, like the New York Times, can survive.

Are the Red Cross classes still considered good for civilians to learn first aid?

I guess Lyft is well on the road to enshitification. I use it sporadically, like once a month. Yesterday, it asked me twice to upgrade my trip then followed up with some gamification nonsense. Bitch, if I want to travel somewhere and I need you, I'll let you know.

We get lectured from the 'middle' about how being against gaming is going to ruin our chances with men under 30. Meanwhile, men under 30....