Cyd Harrell
@cydharrell.bsky.social
cyberpunk is a warning, not a manual
she/her. dayjob & usual location: City & County of San Francisco (this is a personal account)
ex-18F; on the board @publicgood.tech ; wrote a small book about doing this: https://cydharrell.com/book/
she/her. dayjob & usual location: City & County of San Francisco (this is a personal account)
ex-18F; on the board @publicgood.tech ; wrote a small book about doing this: https://cydharrell.com/book/
Pinned
Cyd Harrell
@cydharrell.bsky.social
· Nov 22
hi friends, I’m so thrilled @publicgood.tech is on BlueSky! I've been a board member since 2021 & I care deeply about this org: the only one dedicated to supporting the people who do the very hard work of civic tech
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
Reposted by Cyd Harrell
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Reposted by Cyd Harrell
an orange cat
December 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
an orange cat
thoughts for the week
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
thoughts for the week
good news is out there
Still a few days to go, but as of right now the Baltimore homicide page shows 133 homicides for the year.
It was consistently around 330/year until four years ago, when it started its steep decline. It is now well under HALF of what it was.
This is a miracle.
It was consistently around 330/year until four years ago, when it started its steep decline. It is now well under HALF of what it was.
This is a miracle.
Baltimore City Homicides
Database of homicides in Baltimore from 2007 to 2025, searchable by district, date and cause of death
homicides.news.baltimoresun.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
good news is out there
Reposted by Cyd Harrell
Silicon Valley is, in fact, Mirkwood.
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Silicon Valley is, in fact, Mirkwood.
what the actual fuck, I stg
I was gonna say don’t let the fascists claim Tolkien, they’re wrong, but then you see something like this and realize, no, they do understand it, they get that they’re the baddies
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
December 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
what the actual fuck, I stg
Reposted by Cyd Harrell
Entering the US public domain in 2026: Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon.
More info behind window 28 of our advent-style countdown calendar for works entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1st: https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2026/ #PDin2026
More info behind window 28 of our advent-style countdown calendar for works entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1st: https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2026/ #PDin2026
December 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Entering the US public domain in 2026: Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon.
More info behind window 28 of our advent-style countdown calendar for works entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1st: https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2026/ #PDin2026
More info behind window 28 of our advent-style countdown calendar for works entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1st: https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2026/ #PDin2026
oh hallo it is me again - anyone need a year-end tax deductible donation? want to support the people who make government tech better? please see below!
hi friends, I’m so thrilled @publicgood.tech is on BlueSky! I've been a board member since 2021 & I care deeply about this org: the only one dedicated to supporting the people who do the very hard work of civic tech
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
Heads-up: I’m asking for donations give.socialgoodfund.org/t4pg-fund?re...
December 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
oh hallo it is me again - anyone need a year-end tax deductible donation? want to support the people who make government tech better? please see below!
Reposted by Cyd Harrell
Now he can judge you with increased efficiency.
December 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Now he can judge you with increased efficiency.
what the entire hell has been going on while I've been offline
December 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
what the entire hell has been going on while I've been offline
December 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Reposted by Cyd Harrell
Once again, Blair finds the beauty, the mystery, the magic, and the humanity in ordinary places. The lesson? All of it is all around you all the time if you take the time to look and listen.
Last month, @outsidemag.bsky.social sent me to spend 14 hours in a suburban ice rink, learning the stories of everyone I met. Why do they skate? I asked. To feel free, they told me. To feel God. To forget, for a minute, what they've done.
What I Learned After Spending 14 Hours at a Suburban Ice Rink
A full day inside a suburban rink revealed how one place can hold ambition, grief, faith, and escape—sometimes all at once.
www.outsideonline.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Once again, Blair finds the beauty, the mystery, the magic, and the humanity in ordinary places. The lesson? All of it is all around you all the time if you take the time to look and listen.
Reposted by Cyd Harrell
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
Reposted by Cyd Harrell
⚠️ UPDATE about City facilities closures: Due to ongoing power outage impacts, the following City facilities will remain closed for in-person services on Tuesday, December 23.
▶ Civic Center Garage
▶ SFMTA Customer Service (11 South Van Ness)
▶ 1 South Van Ness
▶ 101 Grove
▶ 525 Golden Gate
▶ Civic Center Garage
▶ SFMTA Customer Service (11 South Van Ness)
▶ 1 South Van Ness
▶ 101 Grove
▶ 525 Golden Gate
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
⚠️ UPDATE about City facilities closures: Due to ongoing power outage impacts, the following City facilities will remain closed for in-person services on Tuesday, December 23.
▶ Civic Center Garage
▶ SFMTA Customer Service (11 South Van Ness)
▶ 1 South Van Ness
▶ 101 Grove
▶ 525 Golden Gate
▶ Civic Center Garage
▶ SFMTA Customer Service (11 South Van Ness)
▶ 1 South Van Ness
▶ 101 Grove
▶ 525 Golden Gate
Reposted by Cyd Harrell
🗣️UPDATE: The War Memorial’s Veterans Building (not Opera House or Davies Symphony Hall) and the Asian Art Museum will also NOT open to the public without restoration of power.
⚠️ Important facility closures notice for Monday, 12/22: Due to power outage impacts in the @sfgov.sf.gov Civic Center area, several City facilities will be closed for in-person services.
Please refer to the graphic for details.
Please refer to the graphic for details.
December 22, 2025 at 5:07 AM
🗣️UPDATE: The War Memorial’s Veterans Building (not Opera House or Davies Symphony Hall) and the Asian Art Museum will also NOT open to the public without restoration of power.
respect to this reporter
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
respect to this reporter
Reposted by Cyd Harrell
⚠️ Important facility closures notice for Monday, 12/22: Due to power outage impacts in the @sfgov.sf.gov Civic Center area, several City facilities will be closed for in-person services.
Please refer to the graphic for details.
Please refer to the graphic for details.
December 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
⚠️ Important facility closures notice for Monday, 12/22: Due to power outage impacts in the @sfgov.sf.gov Civic Center area, several City facilities will be closed for in-person services.
Please refer to the graphic for details.
Please refer to the graphic for details.
"we fought feminism tooth & nail & would now like women to consider whether feminism failed them" lol lmao
has feminism lost some battles? yes. are women full humans with primary rights over our own bodies, minds, money & time? yes, & that principle (ie feminism) does not fail.
has feminism lost some battles? yes. are women full humans with primary rights over our own bodies, minds, money & time? yes, & that principle (ie feminism) does not fail.
December 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"we fought feminism tooth & nail & would now like women to consider whether feminism failed them" lol lmao
has feminism lost some battles? yes. are women full humans with primary rights over our own bodies, minds, money & time? yes, & that principle (ie feminism) does not fail.
has feminism lost some battles? yes. are women full humans with primary rights over our own bodies, minds, money & time? yes, & that principle (ie feminism) does not fail.
wth is going on?
Time to curl up and read a book, SF!
Power out in much of the city. 🌧️
Power out in much of the city. 🌧️
December 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
wth is going on?
😬
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
😬
Reposted by Cyd Harrell
Systems thinking is, practically, about tracing connections between diffuse effects and obscured causes. Anyway, two items for your consideration:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/private-e…
warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-r…
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/private-e…
warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-r…
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Systems thinking is, practically, about tracing connections between diffuse effects and obscured causes. Anyway, two items for your consideration:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/private-e…
warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-r…
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/private-e…
warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-r…
cyberpunk is a warning not a manual (this is actually pretty funny though)
We have a British Parliament-themed AI bot that constantly replies to our Mississippi Free Press news stories talking about what "MPs" would think and it's kinda funny.
Who (other than ex-Gov. Phil Bryant) really thinks MPs' opinions about Mississippi news matters at all? 😂
Who (other than ex-Gov. Phil Bryant) really thinks MPs' opinions about Mississippi news matters at all? 😂
MPs would approve: sustainability has become quite trendy.
December 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
cyberpunk is a warning not a manual (this is actually pretty funny though)
I absolutely love this whole trilogy & have read it three times! someone please put Mishima's crow in my stocking this year!
If you're looking for a quick present for someone, ebooks are always great, and I've got a great one for the poli-sci, cyberpunk, big data nerd, and/or sci fi political thriller fan in your life.
www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/...
www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/...
December 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I absolutely love this whole trilogy & have read it three times! someone please put Mishima's crow in my stocking this year!