Cassidy
@cassidy.social
militant pedestrian • web software worker • chicago by way of nyc • she/her
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My fellow leftist AI skeptics would do better by moving on from dated arguments (tool calling has practically solved hallucinations since about two years ago) and move toward the current very real ones (coding agents make good enough things that your boss is going to work you to death)
Token Anxiety
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
February 15, 2026 at 8:11 PM
My fellow leftist AI skeptics would do better by moving on from dated arguments (tool calling has practically solved hallucinations since about two years ago) and move toward the current very real ones (coding agents make good enough things that your boss is going to work you to death)
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People are nervous about watching video, but this one is not of the murder, it's of the lead up, and people need to see it before the spin takes over.
Video before it happens is showing this guy they shot in the head in Minneapolis was just standing there videoing them before and they got out to push him back and then murder him.
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
People are nervous about watching video, but this one is not of the murder, it's of the lead up, and people need to see it before the spin takes over.
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People are being executed in the street over a problem that straight up does not exist and both parties are complicit in the lie
January 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
People are being executed in the street over a problem that straight up does not exist and both parties are complicit in the lie
I’ve been working on a daily web game for the last few months, and I just published it: setfury.com!
The goal is to find sets of 3 to 5 tiles. For the best score, go for those 5-tile sets! Everyone gets the same game board each day, so you can share and compare your score with your friends.
The goal is to find sets of 3 to 5 tiles. For the best score, go for those 5-tile sets! Everyone gets the same game board each day, so you can share and compare your score with your friends.
Set Fury - A daily game of set recognition and high scores
Scour for hidden sets to gain points. Check back each day for a new puzzle!
setfury.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I’ve been working on a daily web game for the last few months, and I just published it: setfury.com!
The goal is to find sets of 3 to 5 tiles. For the best score, go for those 5-tile sets! Everyone gets the same game board each day, so you can share and compare your score with your friends.
The goal is to find sets of 3 to 5 tiles. For the best score, go for those 5-tile sets! Everyone gets the same game board each day, so you can share and compare your score with your friends.
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I feel like such a fucking freak cooking oatmeal with oatmilk. Like putting piss back in the balls
January 10, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I feel like such a fucking freak cooking oatmeal with oatmilk. Like putting piss back in the balls
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10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder
at the site of her murder
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder
at the site of her murder
“You can’t kill us all, nazis!”
ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.
January 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
“You can’t kill us all, nazis!”
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CDOT just installed a round of new bike racks outside of schools and businesses around Hyde Park, Kenwood, and Woodlawn. Here are some of the highlights!
January 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
CDOT just installed a round of new bike racks outside of schools and businesses around Hyde Park, Kenwood, and Woodlawn. Here are some of the highlights!
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Meanwhile, Chicago’s approach to active transportation:
January 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Meanwhile, Chicago’s approach to active transportation:
I almost ate shit so many times biking over this bump
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I almost ate shit so many times biking over this bump
The people are crying out for trains!!
An astonishing percentage of Americans are open to car-free living.
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
Many Americans Are Open to Car-Free Living — Human Transit
Is Americans a “car culture” or are they “car dependent”? Do they drive because they love driving, or are they in an unhealthy relationship with a substance it would be happy to do without? Obviousl...
humantransit.org
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The people are crying out for trains!!
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An astonishing percentage of Americans are open to car-free living.
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
Many Americans Are Open to Car-Free Living — Human Transit
Is Americans a “car culture” or are they “car dependent”? Do they drive because they love driving, or are they in an unhealthy relationship with a substance it would be happy to do without? Obviousl...
humantransit.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
An astonishing percentage of Americans are open to car-free living.
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
They did, but they ran out and forgot how to make new ones.
they should invent a year that's better than the one before it
December 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
They did, but they ran out and forgot how to make new ones.
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The point of my statement is that congestion pricing was successful (and being popular is a big component to success in policy) because it was implemented where there’s already viable alternatives in place but yeah sure accuse me of not having imagination or whatever
I find "America isn't really set up for it" to be an annoying rebuttal to any sort of proposal to reduce car dependency. Our leaders used policy to create a system of car dependency and we can sure as hell use policy to undo that. There are absolutely barriers, but do nothing is not a solution.
December 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The point of my statement is that congestion pricing was successful (and being popular is a big component to success in policy) because it was implemented where there’s already viable alternatives in place but yeah sure accuse me of not having imagination or whatever
NYC is the only place in the country where more than half of households don't own a car. People take transit in NYC not because they're all transit nerds, but because it's more convenient. That was true before congestion pricing in Manhattan.
December 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
NYC is the only place in the country where more than half of households don't own a car. People take transit in NYC not because they're all transit nerds, but because it's more convenient. That was true before congestion pricing in Manhattan.
Reducing car dependency is enacting a right to travel by means other than a car. It's the opposite of infringing on a right to travel. It's giving people more options. This is good for everyone, but specifically it's good for drivers because it means fewer other cars on the road.
You didn't say that in as many words. I admit misinterpreting because I'm toggling to a different "fuck rural America" tab of skeets. However, you are talking about "reducing car dependency", which will inevitably infringe on the right to travel. Congestion pricing on public roads is exactly that.
December 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Reducing car dependency is enacting a right to travel by means other than a car. It's the opposite of infringing on a right to travel. It's giving people more options. This is good for everyone, but specifically it's good for drivers because it means fewer other cars on the road.
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i too have begun watching the straight man hockey podcasts discuss heated rivalry. this is the forum of athens to me
December 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
i too have begun watching the straight man hockey podcasts discuss heated rivalry. this is the forum of athens to me
“The neighborhood is so peaceful and quiet because all the transplants went back to Ohio.”
No they didn’t. It’s Christmas, they’re inside with their family/friends, and all the stores are closed.
No they didn’t. It’s Christmas, they’re inside with their family/friends, and all the stores are closed.
December 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“The neighborhood is so peaceful and quiet because all the transplants went back to Ohio.”
No they didn’t. It’s Christmas, they’re inside with their family/friends, and all the stores are closed.
No they didn’t. It’s Christmas, they’re inside with their family/friends, and all the stores are closed.
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The point I wish got emphasized more is that the big winners from congestion pricing are *people who urgently need to drive*. Because they are ones that travel times really matter for. I always thought that instead of congestion pricing it should be called "free streets" - free from other cars.
this is incredible stuff. most state DOTs would spend tens of billions on highway expansions to try and see numbers like this (that wouldn’t even pan out anyway thanks to induced demand lol)
December 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The point I wish got emphasized more is that the big winners from congestion pricing are *people who urgently need to drive*. Because they are ones that travel times really matter for. I always thought that instead of congestion pricing it should be called "free streets" - free from other cars.
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A YouTuber visualized a redesign of Elston & Ashland, and this looks like a dream - protected bike lane, shorter cross walks, and clearer no more chaotic intersection
youtube.com/shorts/YWQyz...
youtube.com/shorts/YWQyz...
Before & After of Busy Chicago Intersection
YouTube video by Streetcraft Shorts
youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A YouTuber visualized a redesign of Elston & Ashland, and this looks like a dream - protected bike lane, shorter cross walks, and clearer no more chaotic intersection
youtube.com/shorts/YWQyz...
youtube.com/shorts/YWQyz...
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I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
December 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
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when i eat too much tylenol
December 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
when i eat too much tylenol
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Protecting the prairie means a stop to sprawl, which also means sustainable growth needs to come from the areas we’ve already built out: infill and density.
And making the urban core *more* auto-dependent blows a hole in the simple geometry of making more space for more people.
And making the urban core *more* auto-dependent blows a hole in the simple geometry of making more space for more people.
December 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Protecting the prairie means a stop to sprawl, which also means sustainable growth needs to come from the areas we’ve already built out: infill and density.
And making the urban core *more* auto-dependent blows a hole in the simple geometry of making more space for more people.
And making the urban core *more* auto-dependent blows a hole in the simple geometry of making more space for more people.
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A master and commander movie where the entire runtime is just the crew showing Aubrey around the ship and explaining the names and purposes of the individual sails and riggings.
December 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A master and commander movie where the entire runtime is just the crew showing Aubrey around the ship and explaining the names and purposes of the individual sails and riggings.
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