Elliott Schwartz
@eschwartz.org
GNC engineer at Starfish Space. Taking care of people is good, actually.
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Kudos to Krasner for this. Makes me want to live in Philly again.
Kudos to Krasner for this. Makes me want to live in Philly again.
Philly officials decry ICE activities, vow to hold agents accountable for abuses
On Wednesday, Philadelphia officials gathered to discuss public safety strategies concerning ICE activities in the city and beyond.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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Kudos to Krasner for this. Makes me want to live in Philly again.
Kudos to Krasner for this. Makes me want to live in Philly again.
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To quote @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, Nuremberg is the moderate position.
January 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
To quote @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, Nuremberg is the moderate position.
25 foot deep basement with a climbing wall on all four sides and the ceiling
if you could have one absolutely ridiculous thing in your house, money is no issue, what would you add?
January 3, 2026 at 3:29 AM
25 foot deep basement with a climbing wall on all four sides and the ceiling
lol try this in aerospace and see how it works out
More seriously: Training someone to be a good aerospace software engineer only takes a few years and it pays huge dividends. It feels good to be good at what you do. Best part of the job for me.
More seriously: Training someone to be a good aerospace software engineer only takes a few years and it pays huge dividends. It feels good to be good at what you do. Best part of the job for me.
Can't wait for the loosened up, non-perfect, but quickly shipped AI-enhanced updates to hit my banking and insurance services next year.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
December 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
lol try this in aerospace and see how it works out
More seriously: Training someone to be a good aerospace software engineer only takes a few years and it pays huge dividends. It feels good to be good at what you do. Best part of the job for me.
More seriously: Training someone to be a good aerospace software engineer only takes a few years and it pays huge dividends. It feels good to be good at what you do. Best part of the job for me.
Drivers in Seattle need to turn on their headlights when it’s dim and rainy. And use the left lane for passing, not for driving 55 in a 60.
Let’s air those grievances. I want to hear your pettiest gripes on this the holiest of days.
December 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Drivers in Seattle need to turn on their headlights when it’s dim and rainy. And use the left lane for passing, not for driving 55 in a 60.
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The Alpinist has consistently incredible longreads on our relationship to nature and culture; this is a great piece on mountaineering in the context of Leni Riefenstahnl and the weird Nazi fixation with the Alps.
Triumph Without Will
In this Full Value story from Alpinist 91, Christopher Elliott interrogates the history of climbing in the Brenta Dolomites, the Nazi preoccupation with mountains and the responsibility of individuals...
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December 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The Alpinist has consistently incredible longreads on our relationship to nature and culture; this is a great piece on mountaineering in the context of Leni Riefenstahnl and the weird Nazi fixation with the Alps.
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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I don't know, Aaron. I think we need to take this seriously. In fact, after surveying hundreds of years of history in the past few days, I've written an article assessing the originalist case here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 16, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I don't know, Aaron. I think we need to take this seriously. In fact, after surveying hundreds of years of history in the past few days, I've written an article assessing the originalist case here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I feel like I’m going insane with the boat strike discourse. The strikes have been absurdly illegal from the start! Sure a double strike to kill survivors is even worse, but that’s the red line? And the initial strikes weren’t?
I’m glad at least that Congress is finally doing something.
I’m glad at least that Congress is finally doing something.
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I feel like I’m going insane with the boat strike discourse. The strikes have been absurdly illegal from the start! Sure a double strike to kill survivors is even worse, but that’s the red line? And the initial strikes weren’t?
I’m glad at least that Congress is finally doing something.
I’m glad at least that Congress is finally doing something.
turning a big dial taht says "mental Health" on it and constantly looking back at the parents of depressed children for approval like a contestant on the price is right
"It sounds like science fiction: A company turns a dial on a product used by hundreds of millions of people and inadvertently destabilizes some of their minds. But that is essentially what happened at OpenAI this year." [gift link]
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
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November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
turning a big dial taht says "mental Health" on it and constantly looking back at the parents of depressed children for approval like a contestant on the price is right
“Users love the App Store model. With Apple in particular, users, by and large, like the idea that the platforms have stringent guardrails.”
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@gruber.foo this would feel more true to me if the App Store weren’t full of junk apps and outright scams.
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@gruber.foo this would feel more true to me if the App Store weren’t full of junk apps and outright scams.
Exploring, in Detail, Apple’s Compliance With the EU’s DMA Mandate Regarding Apple Watch, Third-Party Accessories, and the Syncing of Saved Wi-Fi Networks From iPhones to Which They’re Paired
The bottom line is that users setting up new Apple Watches in the EU will now get a somewhat slightly worse experience in the name of parity with accessories made by third-party companies. It remains ...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
“Users love the App Store model. With Apple in particular, users, by and large, like the idea that the platforms have stringent guardrails.”
daringfireball.net/2025/11/appl...
@gruber.foo this would feel more true to me if the App Store weren’t full of junk apps and outright scams.
daringfireball.net/2025/11/appl...
@gruber.foo this would feel more true to me if the App Store weren’t full of junk apps and outright scams.
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![Nilay Patel interviewing Tim Berners-Lee:
Nilay: What do you think of that move?
Tim: [Laughs] I’m not the person who invented the web, sir. Again, I see that tension. Most of my conversations on Decoder about the web and the future of the web land on this tension. There are some people with power and some people without, and the web is supposed to democratize power.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fkz42ofursnmh3vnflbuofey/bafkreihvtwbzdi6i6p5v5xecqw37ewxba4qgztzvorx4snfjkchenr6rhq@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Sub Slinger Saved from Sentence
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Sub Slinger Saved from Sentence
The view from part way up Ben Lomond yesterday
October 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The view from part way up Ben Lomond yesterday
Designated free spech zone is so grim
ISP declares unlawful assembly again via loudspeaker now.
Unsure why since all people are doing right now is standing on the sidewalk where they've been ordered to be.
They're telling people they have to either disperse or return to designated free speech zone.
Unsure why since all people are doing right now is standing on the sidewalk where they've been ordered to be.
They're telling people they have to either disperse or return to designated free speech zone.
October 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Designated free spech zone is so grim
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ProPublica was founded in 2008 with a clear mission: uncover the truth and help spur change.
This year, with your help, our journalism led to meaningful real-world impact. Here’s some of what we accomplished together: 🧵
This year, with your help, our journalism led to meaningful real-world impact. Here’s some of what we accomplished together: 🧵
September 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
ProPublica was founded in 2008 with a clear mission: uncover the truth and help spur change.
This year, with your help, our journalism led to meaningful real-world impact. Here’s some of what we accomplished together: 🧵
This year, with your help, our journalism led to meaningful real-world impact. Here’s some of what we accomplished together: 🧵
@governorferguson.bsky.social this is outrageous. Can you share a plan for fighting back?
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Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@governorferguson.bsky.social this is outrageous. Can you share a plan for fighting back?
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lol Ed Zitron blocked me for this
Jay has done a ton of good writing on how the media’s default framing of politics is wrong (and harmful) which is why I respect him. And since I respect a lot of what you write too, I’ll respectfully ask you to reconsider this unfairly harsh take. You read a lot into a single skeet. Take a breath.
September 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
lol Ed Zitron blocked me for this
Kudos for this, @repkimschrier.bsky.social
Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.
June 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Kudos for this, @repkimschrier.bsky.social
I’m at the Rep. Schrier town hall in Duvall. She is very concerned. She is talking to her “Republican friends” in congress who are also concerned. Nothing yet about how to actually fix things.
June 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I’m at the Rep. Schrier town hall in Duvall. She is very concerned. She is talking to her “Republican friends” in congress who are also concerned. Nothing yet about how to actually fix things.