NickKauf
@nickkauf.bsky.social
XR Cities, Music, Gamedev, CivicTech, History of immersive media. NYC <> Maine . inCitu.us: AR for Planning Engagement, Community Manager. Charitable Mechanic, Temporary Institute, founding member https://temporary-institute.glitch.me//
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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And Maine rejects Voter ID and Restricted Vote By Mail.
The attempt to change Maine’s voting policies came as the state is poised to host one of the most significant Senate contests of next year’s midterms.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/voters-...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/voters-...
Voters Reject Republican Push for Voter ID and Restricted Vote by Mail in Maine
On Tuesday, Maine voters rejected Question 1, a Republican-backed measure primarily about...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
And Maine rejects Voter ID and Restricted Vote By Mail.
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At several locations across the city where bike bus routes cross busy intersections, the Portland Bureau of Transportation has programmed traffic signals with a custom, bike bus-friendly timing plan that is activated by a longer push of the beg button.
(!!!)
bikeportland.org/2025/10/21/p...
(!!!)
bikeportland.org/2025/10/21/p...
PBOT gives bike bus leaders traffic signal superpowers
You could think of this as bike bus signal priority.
bikeportland.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
At several locations across the city where bike bus routes cross busy intersections, the Portland Bureau of Transportation has programmed traffic signals with a custom, bike bus-friendly timing plan that is activated by a longer push of the beg button.
(!!!)
bikeportland.org/2025/10/21/p...
(!!!)
bikeportland.org/2025/10/21/p...
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“You have this narrative that data centers are needed and will make us rich and thriving, but this is a real crisis.” 🧵
From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“You have this narrative that data centers are needed and will make us rich and thriving, but this is a real crisis.” 🧵
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Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to let Facebook and Instagram users set a chronological feed by default, a first test of the EU’s Digital Services Act in civil court. Tech Policy Press spoke with Bits of Freedom’s Rejo Zenger on the ruling’s significance.
What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.
buff.ly
October 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to let Facebook and Instagram users set a chronological feed by default, a first test of the EU’s Digital Services Act in civil court. Tech Policy Press spoke with Bits of Freedom’s Rejo Zenger on the ruling’s significance.
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This is like those turtles in the Super Mario World castle
Thinking about that one peanuts special where charlie brown climbs over a wire fence like a bug lmao
a cartoon character named charlie brown stands behind a chain link fence
ALT: a cartoon character named charlie brown stands behind a chain link fence
media.tenor.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This is like those turtles in the Super Mario World castle
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Chris Cornell, astrophysics pioneer
Well don't I feel stupid
September 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Chris Cornell, astrophysics pioneer
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Discovered something fun: If you combine cylindrical gravity with gaining speed from bunny hopping, you can literally go into orbit!
Wishlist KOOK if you think this looks fun! store.steampowered.com/app/2329690/...
#ScreenshotSaturday #GodotEngine
Wishlist KOOK if you think this looks fun! store.steampowered.com/app/2329690/...
#ScreenshotSaturday #GodotEngine
September 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Discovered something fun: If you combine cylindrical gravity with gaining speed from bunny hopping, you can literally go into orbit!
Wishlist KOOK if you think this looks fun! store.steampowered.com/app/2329690/...
#ScreenshotSaturday #GodotEngine
Wishlist KOOK if you think this looks fun! store.steampowered.com/app/2329690/...
#ScreenshotSaturday #GodotEngine
Rabbit hole about the cgi machine used for the dire straits money for nothing music video in the 80s (videos creator pops in the thread halfway down) forum.vcfed.org/index.php?th...
Bosch FGS 4000
This is a stretch, but does anyone have any specs (especially CPU- curious) on this machines or pictures if they own one? The information on Google is lacking, and there's rather few pictures that are...
forum.vcfed.org
September 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Rabbit hole about the cgi machine used for the dire straits money for nothing music video in the 80s (videos creator pops in the thread halfway down) forum.vcfed.org/index.php?th...
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There seems to be a lot to learn here and I don’t want to learn any of it.
September 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
There seems to be a lot to learn here and I don’t want to learn any of it.
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When Turkey purged their universities, "The 'to be expelled' lists were prepared by the university administrations. The few universities where massive dismissals did not take place were the ones who did not submit any 'to be expelled” lists."
merip.org/2018/12/turk...
merip.org/2018/12/turk...
September 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
When Turkey purged their universities, "The 'to be expelled' lists were prepared by the university administrations. The few universities where massive dismissals did not take place were the ones who did not submit any 'to be expelled” lists."
merip.org/2018/12/turk...
merip.org/2018/12/turk...
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💥Ash & Adam's Existential Treads now has a pre-release demo!💥
Top down Action! Settlement-building! Explosions!
We've been working on this all year and can't wait for you to play.🍻
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/...
Itch: ashadamsgames.itch.io/existential-...
#indiegame
Top down Action! Settlement-building! Explosions!
We've been working on this all year and can't wait for you to play.🍻
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/...
Itch: ashadamsgames.itch.io/existential-...
#indiegame
August 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
💥Ash & Adam's Existential Treads now has a pre-release demo!💥
Top down Action! Settlement-building! Explosions!
We've been working on this all year and can't wait for you to play.🍻
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/...
Itch: ashadamsgames.itch.io/existential-...
#indiegame
Top down Action! Settlement-building! Explosions!
We've been working on this all year and can't wait for you to play.🍻
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/...
Itch: ashadamsgames.itch.io/existential-...
#indiegame
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I've talked a lot about seemingly immortal mod scenes like Doom, Tomb Raider, Quake or X-Com. But I'm sure there's countless others that I'm barely aware of.
So, creators (or just mod-likers) of Bluesky: Tell me about a cool niche mod scene that YOU love and is alive and kicking to this day!
So, creators (or just mod-likers) of Bluesky: Tell me about a cool niche mod scene that YOU love and is alive and kicking to this day!
July 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I've talked a lot about seemingly immortal mod scenes like Doom, Tomb Raider, Quake or X-Com. But I'm sure there's countless others that I'm barely aware of.
So, creators (or just mod-likers) of Bluesky: Tell me about a cool niche mod scene that YOU love and is alive and kicking to this day!
So, creators (or just mod-likers) of Bluesky: Tell me about a cool niche mod scene that YOU love and is alive and kicking to this day!
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Never forget today, when, on this day in 1988, Zero Cool crashed 1,507 systems in one day.
August 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Never forget today, when, on this day in 1988, Zero Cool crashed 1,507 systems in one day.
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Meanwhile, here in Maine, AI crawlers have rendered the server that manages our statewide interlibrary loan unreachable by legitimate attempts to pass through requests/information
Again, but louder: the server can’t be reached by libraries and the folks trying to use them BECAUSE OF AI CRAWLERS.
Again, but louder: the server can’t be reached by libraries and the folks trying to use them BECAUSE OF AI CRAWLERS.
Gavin, you massive disappointment, what are you doing??
(I mean, I know what you're doing, but I need you to stop)
How many educators did you talk to when you made this decision? Oh, none, you say? Ohhhh this is for presidential donations, you say?
www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/07/n...
(I mean, I know what you're doing, but I need you to stop)
How many educators did you talk to when you made this decision? Oh, none, you say? Ohhhh this is for presidential donations, you say?
www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/07/n...
Newsom announces agreements to embed AI products from Big Tech into state colleges, high schools
The announcement comes amid massive hype and significant concerns over the “generative AI” technology that can produce text, video, sound and computer code in response to prompts from u…
www.mercurynews.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Meanwhile, here in Maine, AI crawlers have rendered the server that manages our statewide interlibrary loan unreachable by legitimate attempts to pass through requests/information
Again, but louder: the server can’t be reached by libraries and the folks trying to use them BECAUSE OF AI CRAWLERS.
Again, but louder: the server can’t be reached by libraries and the folks trying to use them BECAUSE OF AI CRAWLERS.
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NEW: A Peruvian immigrant filed a potential class-action lawsuit against ICE over conditions at 26 Federal Plaza.
The suit said migrants sleep on the floor, lack access to legal counsel and are subjected to a “horrific stench” emanating from toilets.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/n...
The suit said migrants sleep on the floor, lack access to legal counsel and are subjected to a “horrific stench” emanating from toilets.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/n...
ICE Is Holding Migrants in Crowded and Unsanitary Cells, Suit Claims
www.nytimes.com
August 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
NEW: A Peruvian immigrant filed a potential class-action lawsuit against ICE over conditions at 26 Federal Plaza.
The suit said migrants sleep on the floor, lack access to legal counsel and are subjected to a “horrific stench” emanating from toilets.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/n...
The suit said migrants sleep on the floor, lack access to legal counsel and are subjected to a “horrific stench” emanating from toilets.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/n...
Reading about spatial AI and navigating space via language/llms.. someone was questioning the efficiency of translating maps to language for an interfact and then back to maps again and im wondering could conversational ux cut us off from spatial thinking like haptic ux is stunting fine motor skills
August 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Reading about spatial AI and navigating space via language/llms.. someone was questioning the efficiency of translating maps to language for an interfact and then back to maps again and im wondering could conversational ux cut us off from spatial thinking like haptic ux is stunting fine motor skills
Why do these terms "pro social" and "alignment" seem so singular in the assumption of one set of ethics and social values to calibrate technology to? Can anyone explain this to me? I know pro/anti social is common phrasing in UK/EU and alignment in AI stuff seems to treat humanity as a whole..
August 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Why do these terms "pro social" and "alignment" seem so singular in the assumption of one set of ethics and social values to calibrate technology to? Can anyone explain this to me? I know pro/anti social is common phrasing in UK/EU and alignment in AI stuff seems to treat humanity as a whole..
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New doc releases today!
- Ultrasonic recording of a starling that can record and playback virtually any sound
- Analyzing incredible slowed-down bird songs
- Showing you how to do this (and way more) on the cheap
youtu.be/hCQCP-5g5bo
- Ultrasonic recording of a starling that can record and playback virtually any sound
- Analyzing incredible slowed-down bird songs
- Showing you how to do this (and way more) on the cheap
youtu.be/hCQCP-5g5bo
I Saved a PNG Image To A Bird
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
youtu.be
July 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New doc releases today!
- Ultrasonic recording of a starling that can record and playback virtually any sound
- Analyzing incredible slowed-down bird songs
- Showing you how to do this (and way more) on the cheap
youtu.be/hCQCP-5g5bo
- Ultrasonic recording of a starling that can record and playback virtually any sound
- Analyzing incredible slowed-down bird songs
- Showing you how to do this (and way more) on the cheap
youtu.be/hCQCP-5g5bo
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"A fundraising efficiency rate of just 1.6%...
The financial waste, staggering as it is, pales beside the deeper damage. Every fabricated deadline, every manipulative text, every email screaming that democracy will end without your $15... burns through something more valuable than money: trust."
The financial waste, staggering as it is, pales beside the deeper damage. Every fabricated deadline, every manipulative text, every email screaming that democracy will end without your $15... burns through something more valuable than money: trust."
I don't have words for how infuriating this is data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mother...
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
data4democracy.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
"A fundraising efficiency rate of just 1.6%...
The financial waste, staggering as it is, pales beside the deeper damage. Every fabricated deadline, every manipulative text, every email screaming that democracy will end without your $15... burns through something more valuable than money: trust."
The financial waste, staggering as it is, pales beside the deeper damage. Every fabricated deadline, every manipulative text, every email screaming that democracy will end without your $15... burns through something more valuable than money: trust."
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If you're talking about lack of media messaging WITHOUT taking into account the crisis in journalism, especially local journalists in smaller areas, then you're not really looking at the whole picture. www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-...
New report maps a “severe” shortage of local journalists in the U.S.
The report from Rebuild Local News and Muck Rack finds that more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist.
www.niemanlab.org
July 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If you're talking about lack of media messaging WITHOUT taking into account the crisis in journalism, especially local journalists in smaller areas, then you're not really looking at the whole picture. www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-...
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My new book A Natural History of Empty Lots is released today. I hope you like it—it distills 20 years of exploring the edgelands, working on rewilding projects, and trying to understand what such places teach us about our lives, history and future: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/chris...
September 17, 2024 at 11:09 AM
My new book A Natural History of Empty Lots is released today. I hope you like it—it distills 20 years of exploring the edgelands, working on rewilding projects, and trying to understand what such places teach us about our lives, history and future: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/chris...