A.R.
@arowla.bsky.social
creator of tech, preferably for good. eastcoast to midwest transplant. interested in many things including music, urban planning and languages.
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‘End of SNAP Benefits Could Be Good for Business,’ Says Owner of Torch & Pitchfork Emporium: tinyurl.com/48mw8sr6
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
‘End of SNAP Benefits Could Be Good for Business,’ Says Owner of Torch & Pitchfork Emporium: tinyurl.com/48mw8sr6
Careful with this if you’re still on your morning coffee.
I was on my third watch through so I thought I was safe but now I have to go change my shirt.
#fourseasonstotallandscaping
I was on my third watch through so I thought I was safe but now I have to go change my shirt.
#fourseasonstotallandscaping
November 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Careful with this if you’re still on your morning coffee.
I was on my third watch through so I thought I was safe but now I have to go change my shirt.
#fourseasonstotallandscaping
I was on my third watch through so I thought I was safe but now I have to go change my shirt.
#fourseasonstotallandscaping
Ahhh, simpler times.
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Ahhh, simpler times.
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Call me controversial, but technology that leads vulnerable people into crisis and even holds their hand as they die by suicide should not be endorsed by schools and universities, we should not be giving discounted subscriptions to this monstrous tech to young people AT ALL
The boyfriend of a friend of my son's has spent several weeks in a psych ward due to Chat GPT induced psychosis. He isn't suicidal but AI encouraged him down a toxic and paranoid wormhole until he became completely delusional. Evil stuff.
1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Call me controversial, but technology that leads vulnerable people into crisis and even holds their hand as they die by suicide should not be endorsed by schools and universities, we should not be giving discounted subscriptions to this monstrous tech to young people AT ALL
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The boyfriend of a friend of my son's has spent several weeks in a psych ward due to Chat GPT induced psychosis. He isn't suicidal but AI encouraged him down a toxic and paranoid wormhole until he became completely delusional. Evil stuff.
1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The boyfriend of a friend of my son's has spent several weeks in a psych ward due to Chat GPT induced psychosis. He isn't suicidal but AI encouraged him down a toxic and paranoid wormhole until he became completely delusional. Evil stuff.
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“It’s hard for me to imagine a more heartwarming family moment than bringing home a new puppy while simultaneously leveraging M&A announcements via omnichannel synergies to pump your biotech investment. I think we can all relate.” defector.com/tom-brady-cl...
Tom Brady Cloned His Dead Dog As A Brand Activation | Defector
Tom Brady’s post-playing career transition to “Weird Rich Guy” appears nearly complete. He announced on Tuesday that he had his old dead dog cloned. Lua, a pit bull mix, died in 2023. Brady’s new dog ...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“It’s hard for me to imagine a more heartwarming family moment than bringing home a new puppy while simultaneously leveraging M&A announcements via omnichannel synergies to pump your biotech investment. I think we can all relate.” defector.com/tom-brady-cl...
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Looking for an amazing tech writer to join my org and write for Cash App. 100% remote. Spread the word!
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
Careers - Senior/Staff Technical Writer
Made up of Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto, Block, Inc. builds technology to increase access to the global economy.
block.xyz
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Looking for an amazing tech writer to join my org and write for Cash App. 100% remote. Spread the word!
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
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The most spectacular costume of 2025? That honor belongs to…
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The most spectacular costume of 2025? That honor belongs to…
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Thank you for this. I've been saying to people I know that the average American has absolutely no idea how much higher education contributes to the quality of their life in the country whether they work in it or not...economically intellectually medically scientifically humanistically...
October 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Thank you for this. I've been saying to people I know that the average American has absolutely no idea how much higher education contributes to the quality of their life in the country whether they work in it or not...economically intellectually medically scientifically humanistically...
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This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.
October 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.
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SNAP is probably the most effective federal dollar we spend in terms of long term domestic economic outcomes.
that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.
but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.
but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
SNAP is probably the most effective federal dollar we spend in terms of long term domestic economic outcomes.
that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.
but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.
but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
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Houston, we have a problem.
And probably plenty of other American cities.
And this is before SNAP payments end.
And probably plenty of other American cities.
And this is before SNAP payments end.
October 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Houston, we have a problem.
And probably plenty of other American cities.
And this is before SNAP payments end.
And probably plenty of other American cities.
And this is before SNAP payments end.
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Shouting this thread from the rooftops. There are so many white Chicagoans whose impressions of the neighborhoods that house the geographic and demographic majority of the city are just an accumulation of assumptions and other people's stories. That has consequences.
Most ppl know that Chicago (home of modern urban segregation) is a very segregated place but I don't think most outside Chicago (+many Chicagoans!) understand how the *distances* involved and *depth* of segregation mean most white ppl have ZERO visibility into many Black and Latine neighborhoods
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October 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Shouting this thread from the rooftops. There are so many white Chicagoans whose impressions of the neighborhoods that house the geographic and demographic majority of the city are just an accumulation of assumptions and other people's stories. That has consequences.
Mr. President, this is a Wendy’s.
October 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Mr. President, this is a Wendy’s.
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Once I had a boss who actively made fun of me for being a weirdo. It was upsetting but then his wife had a second son. Their eldest was named Carson & they called the baby Carter & I understood that my boss was a complete moron
October 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Once I had a boss who actively made fun of me for being a weirdo. It was upsetting but then his wife had a second son. Their eldest was named Carson & they called the baby Carter & I understood that my boss was a complete moron
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AI lets you replace your gross human developers for the low, low price of *checks bills* $15k a month. Oh.
October 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
AI lets you replace your gross human developers for the low, low price of *checks bills* $15k a month. Oh.
Diane Keaton in Baby Boom was one of my role models.
Realizing now that I loved her more than I knew, because I’m crying over the news. R.I.P.
Realizing now that I loved her more than I knew, because I’m crying over the news. R.I.P.
Diane Keaton has died and it feels like a theft. A luminous talent and an inspiration to all the quirky girls. I beg you to watch the magnificent “Baby Boom” (1987) in her honour and indulge the joy of the truly standout “horse scene”.
October 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Diane Keaton in Baby Boom was one of my role models.
Realizing now that I loved her more than I knew, because I’m crying over the news. R.I.P.
Realizing now that I loved her more than I knew, because I’m crying over the news. R.I.P.
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RIP Renato Casaro, an Italian artist known for his film posters.
He passed away yesterday at the age of 89.
He passed away yesterday at the age of 89.
October 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
RIP Renato Casaro, an Italian artist known for his film posters.
He passed away yesterday at the age of 89.
He passed away yesterday at the age of 89.
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If they were really worried about people “taking our jobs,” they would start deporting AI engineers.
October 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If they were really worried about people “taking our jobs,” they would start deporting AI engineers.
I’ve been reverting to DVDs and watching things I can get at my library but not on streaming, and it has been glorious. The physicality of it—I had to flip a disc from side A to side B tonight!
I looked for a Robert Redford film on Canadian Netflix. It had one. And that says everything about streaming platforms and the need for physical media that I think is necessary.
September 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I’ve been reverting to DVDs and watching things I can get at my library but not on streaming, and it has been glorious. The physicality of it—I had to flip a disc from side A to side B tonight!
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Fly-By. Chicago in September.
September 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Fly-By. Chicago in September.
Reminds me of the time I was behind a car at a stoplight, when the driver opened their door, stuck their arm out to place a bag of fast food garbage on the road, closed their door, and drove away. This was over 20 years ago and I still can’t believe it.
Once while driving I saw another motorist dumping a load of empty takeaway boxes outside someone's else house. I followed him and saw where he lived so ever since I've been throwing rubbish outside his house for the last 8 plus years. Extremely satisfying.
September 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Reminds me of the time I was behind a car at a stoplight, when the driver opened their door, stuck their arm out to place a bag of fast food garbage on the road, closed their door, and drove away. This was over 20 years ago and I still can’t believe it.