Aaron Kraemer
@aaronkraemer.bsky.social
Landscape Architect and an anti-car transportation dork. I pick things up and put them down. Upper Midwest transplant. 🏳️🌈 (he/him)
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From mastodon: two stories side by side in NY Times
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
From mastodon: two stories side by side in NY Times
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Exactly $0 of our tax revenue should be spent on this.
"AI assistants could be used ... to help state workers answer questions from citizens by finding relevant information scattered across many web sites and documents. The assistants could also help write emails and presentations or organize data into spreadsheets."
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/b...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/b...
Healey rolls out ChatGPT-powered AI assistant for state workers - The Boston Globe
Massachusetts plans to make the digital tool available to all 40,000 employees in the state's executive branch.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Exactly $0 of our tax revenue should be spent on this.
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Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
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James Van Der Beek, who starred in the teen drama series "Dawson’s Creek," has died at 48
February 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
James Van Der Beek, who starred in the teen drama series "Dawson’s Creek," has died at 48
I remember that damn helicopter. It was honesty a little unnerving at the time.
At the protests in Boston on Jan 10, a state police helicopter hovered low enough over the crowd that it was hard to hear the speakers. None of the usual news helicopters were overhead.
I filed a public records request with @massstatepolice.bsky.social asking why.
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I filed a public records request with @massstatepolice.bsky.social asking why.
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The loud helicopter is state police.
It’s oppressive. Intimidating. Making it hard to hear the speakers.
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It’s oppressive. Intimidating. Making it hard to hear the speakers.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I remember that damn helicopter. It was honesty a little unnerving at the time.
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What is the City of Boston going to do about sharing a plaza with ICE? Will we move resident-facing operations to satellite locations? Will we somehow restrict other operations on the plaza? How will we act if ICE is next door to City Hall?
This article lists the JFK Federal in Boston as the planned site for more ICE in Massachusetts @universalhub.com
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
February 11, 2026 at 12:10 PM
What is the City of Boston going to do about sharing a plaza with ICE? Will we move resident-facing operations to satellite locations? Will we somehow restrict other operations on the plaza? How will we act if ICE is next door to City Hall?
I took my bass clarinet instead of my sax to a small group jazz ensemble/rehearsal last night. 11/10 inky cool notes.
February 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM
I took my bass clarinet instead of my sax to a small group jazz ensemble/rehearsal last night. 11/10 inky cool notes.
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I don't like how often I am compelled to use this meme when comparing Massachusetts to NY on housing policy
February 11, 2026 at 11:16 AM
I don't like how often I am compelled to use this meme when comparing Massachusetts to NY on housing policy
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Grand jury refuses to indict lawmakers in probe over video telling military to refuse illegal orders, AP source says.
February 11, 2026 at 2:39 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Grand jury refuses to indict lawmakers in probe over video telling military to refuse illegal orders, AP source says.
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have never seen popular public opinion shift so fast about a surveillance product than the fallout from ring's super bowl "search party" ad. they'll teach this in advertising courses one day. chef's kiss baby www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
have never seen popular public opinion shift so fast about a surveillance product than the fallout from ring's super bowl "search party" ad. they'll teach this in advertising courses one day. chef's kiss baby www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
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This sparks joy.
February 10, 2026 at 12:38 AM
This sparks joy.
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This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.
February 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.
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So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
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after enduring all of these commercials I am no longer purchasing goods or services ever again
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
after enduring all of these commercials I am no longer purchasing goods or services ever again
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10,000 views.
Congrats, I guess?
Congrats, I guess?
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
10,000 views.
Congrats, I guess?
Congrats, I guess?
Please let it be the thing that causes it to happen.
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Please let it be the thing that causes it to happen.
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Even the tech-bubble Super Bowl ads were better in my day
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Even the tech-bubble Super Bowl ads were better in my day
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heads up to the american news media: I do not care what racists thought of the super bowl halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
heads up to the american news media: I do not care what racists thought of the super bowl halftime show
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
Well that was a breath of fresh air.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Well that was a breath of fresh air.
We’re in the bad place.
February 9, 2026 at 1:08 AM
We’re in the bad place.
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"The sheer saturation of new A.I. gambits, added to the mismatch with consumer priorities, gives this year’s NFL showcase the sector-specific recession-indicator vibes that have defined Super Bowls of the past." slate.com/technology/2...
An Annoying Trend Is Taking Over This Year’s Super Bowl Commercials—and It’s a Sign of Bleak Times Ahead
We’ve seen this game before, and it doesn’t end well for anyone.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
"The sheer saturation of new A.I. gambits, added to the mismatch with consumer priorities, gives this year’s NFL showcase the sector-specific recession-indicator vibes that have defined Super Bowls of the past." slate.com/technology/2...
If this is the bar for ads someone give me a million dollars and I’ll come up with something. At least mine would be human.
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
If this is the bar for ads someone give me a million dollars and I’ll come up with something. At least mine would be human.