Jeremiah Darais
jdarais.bsky.social
Jeremiah Darais
@jdarais.bsky.social
Software engineer in the bay area. Mostly here for the art. Also on Mastodon.

Mastodon: https://sfba.social/@jdarais (bridged to bsky on @jdarais.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy‬)
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This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
October 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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"why people are mad about Abundance" in meme form to save me time in the future
September 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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It's incredible how accurately Shel Silverstein predicted AI decades ago
December 7, 2023 at 3:00 AM
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By the brilliant cartoonist Paul Fell.
August 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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“The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body drew them in violation of voters’ rights” […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
August 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Lol, I recently (before the occupation) visited DC and met up with a friend for lunch at Union Station. It was totally fine.
REPORTER: Why are troops stationed here at Union Station and at the National Mall instead of areas where crime is higher?

JD VANCE: Crime is actually extremely high here at Union Station. You have vagrants.
August 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Anyone know where I could rent a road bike near Raleigh or Asheville in North Carolina? I'm looking into joining my brother in the Assault on the Carolinas 100k, but shipping my bike seems way too complicated and expensive. It looks like there are a few places that rent gravel bikes, but a road […]
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sfba.social
August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
For a moment, I thought Ben Horowitz was a (relatively) more progressive side of a16z, but apparently I thought wrong. Both of their brains are melted.
I listened to Ben Horowitz being interviewed on a podcast and again I am wondering what reality he lives in. He claims that (1) the Biden administration was fascist (2) that Elizabeth Warren really ran things and deliberately sought to debank political rivals to punish them and...
August 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Looks like Pam Bondi's Brother was defeated in his bid to lead the DC Bar. People got the word out and bar members turned out and voted overwhelmingly against him.

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/09/g-s1-71568/pam-bondi-brother-race-election-dc-bar

#uspol
June 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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🇬🇷 **Greece is turning its back on coal and replacing it with solar and wind**

Hannah Ritchie & Pablo Rosado

“_The chart shows that just over a decade ago, almost half of the country’s power came from coal. This has now fallen to 6%._

_Solar and wind have […]

[Original post on qoto.org]
June 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM