Shy Aberman (he/him)
@shy.bsky.social
More pastries, empathy, coffee, gender + reproductive liberty, punk rock, board games, TTRPGs, kick-ass people, chill, enjoying life, and choco. Did I mention pastries?
If you think it is too hot in Seattle, just remember how humid it is everywhere else.
If you think it is too hot in Seattle, just remember how humid it is everywhere else.
Highly recommended!
In addition to the usual topics, this edition also recommended a really great article: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
It was maddening, entertaining, and crystallized my issues with the NYT.
In addition to the usual topics, this edition also recommended a really great article: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
It was maddening, entertaining, and crystallized my issues with the NYT.
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Highly recommended!
In addition to the usual topics, this edition also recommended a really great article: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
It was maddening, entertaining, and crystallized my issues with the NYT.
In addition to the usual topics, this edition also recommended a really great article: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
It was maddening, entertaining, and crystallized my issues with the NYT.
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🇨🇦Signaling a new chapter in her career, pop star Katy Perry released a new single Monday about the superiority of Canadian manufacturing. “When I learned about the strength of Canadian automotive and aerospace manufacturing, I knew I had to put it in a song,” 😉 theonion.com/katy-perry-r...
Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
MONTECITO, CA—Signaling a new chapter in her career, pop star Katy Perry released a new single Monday about the superiority of Canadian manufacturing. “When I learned about the strength of Canadian au...
theonion.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🇨🇦Signaling a new chapter in her career, pop star Katy Perry released a new single Monday about the superiority of Canadian manufacturing. “When I learned about the strength of Canadian automotive and aerospace manufacturing, I knew I had to put it in a song,” 😉 theonion.com/katy-perry-r...
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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#Murderbot as a trans journey:
🤖💗🤍💙🏳️⚧️
"Life Lessons From a Murderbot"
By Anya Johanna DeNiro
Published on June 26, 2023, about the #books
🪐📚
reactormag.com/life-lessons...
🤖💗🤍💙🏳️⚧️
"Life Lessons From a Murderbot"
By Anya Johanna DeNiro
Published on June 26, 2023, about the #books
🪐📚
reactormag.com/life-lessons...
Life Lessons From a Murderbot - Reactor
I was tearing up at the end of All Systems Red, and I wasn’t sure why. Yes, it was sad that Murderbot was leaving its friends and colleagues, and a promised life of safety, behind. But there was somet...
reactormag.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
#Murderbot as a trans journey:
🤖💗🤍💙🏳️⚧️
"Life Lessons From a Murderbot"
By Anya Johanna DeNiro
Published on June 26, 2023, about the #books
🪐📚
reactormag.com/life-lessons...
🤖💗🤍💙🏳️⚧️
"Life Lessons From a Murderbot"
By Anya Johanna DeNiro
Published on June 26, 2023, about the #books
🪐📚
reactormag.com/life-lessons...
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The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America
A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
It only took me a decade or three to notice that Benicio del Toro and Guillermo del Toro share the same last name (but are not related).
October 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It only took me a decade or three to notice that Benicio del Toro and Guillermo del Toro share the same last name (but are not related).
Absolutely fascinating!
What happens if you ask men to shave their body hair as part of a university course in sexuality studies?
www.breannefahs.com/uploads/1/0/...
A long read, but a fascinating one.
www.breannefahs.com/uploads/1/0/...
A long read, but a fascinating one.
www.breannefahs.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Absolutely fascinating!
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[writing the constitution]
Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"
Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that
Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"
Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that
Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
August 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
[writing the constitution]
Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"
Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that
Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"
Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that
Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
No worries! All good here!
www.theregister.com/2025/07/22/w...
The researchers call the technique “privacy preserving”, but it seems more like it will add more signal to identification processes, reducing privacy measures more.
www.theregister.com/2025/07/22/w...
The researchers call the technique “privacy preserving”, but it seems more like it will add more signal to identification processes, reducing privacy measures more.
WhoFi: Unique 'fingerprint' based on Wi-Fi interactions
: Wi-Fi spy with my little eye that same guy I saw at another hotspot
www.theregister.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
No worries! All good here!
www.theregister.com/2025/07/22/w...
The researchers call the technique “privacy preserving”, but it seems more like it will add more signal to identification processes, reducing privacy measures more.
www.theregister.com/2025/07/22/w...
The researchers call the technique “privacy preserving”, but it seems more like it will add more signal to identification processes, reducing privacy measures more.
Agreed!!
> The real takeaway is that Thiel desperately needs to stop besmirching Tolkien’s legacy by naming all of his nefarious projects after stuff from The Lord of the Rings.
1/2
> The real takeaway is that Thiel desperately needs to stop besmirching Tolkien’s legacy by naming all of his nefarious projects after stuff from The Lord of the Rings.
1/2
Peter Thiel and His Goons Are Launching Their Own Bank (Yes, It has a Tolkien-Inspired Name) https://gizmodo.com/peter-thiel-and-his-goons-are-launching-their-own-bank-yes-it-has-a-tolkien-inspired-name-2000623443
Peter Thiel and His Goons Are Launching Their Own Bank (Yes, It has a Tolkien-Inspired Name)
They're trolling us, right?
gizmodo.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Agreed!!
> The real takeaway is that Thiel desperately needs to stop besmirching Tolkien’s legacy by naming all of his nefarious projects after stuff from The Lord of the Rings.
1/2
> The real takeaway is that Thiel desperately needs to stop besmirching Tolkien’s legacy by naming all of his nefarious projects after stuff from The Lord of the Rings.
1/2
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I reshare this essay once in a while because it’s just that good
The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
July 16, 2019 – Ten days after calling off her engagement, CJ Hauser travels to the Gulf Coast to live among scientists and whooping cranes.
www.theparisreview.org
June 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I reshare this essay once in a while because it’s just that good
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EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
June 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
I try not to be judgy, but these noisy people sat down near me in a slightly removed grassy area of the park I’m lying down in, AND one of them is SOOOOO idiotic. Thankfully, the other is quieter and maybe more thoughtful, because the first seems to be describing Catholics as an alien-loving cult. 😩
June 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I try not to be judgy, but these noisy people sat down near me in a slightly removed grassy area of the park I’m lying down in, AND one of them is SOOOOO idiotic. Thankfully, the other is quieter and maybe more thoughtful, because the first seems to be describing Catholics as an alien-loving cult. 😩
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Has your boss ever tried to boost morale only to have it fail spectacularly?
Here's my story. What's yours?
shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/06...
Here's my story. What's yours?
shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/06...
The worst morale boosting gesture I've experienced
I promise you this story is true. Many years ago, when I was very young and you were even younger... Work was not going well. Our recently launched product was a flop. Rumours of job cuts were sw...
shkspr.mobi
June 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Has your boss ever tried to boost morale only to have it fail spectacularly?
Here's my story. What's yours?
shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/06...
Here's my story. What's yours?
shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/06...
I need to find my Romeo + Juliet soundtrack CD, because a couple tracks I remember fondly can’t be streamed, apparently.
Oh, wait, I don’t have a CD player! 🤦🏻♂️
Oh, wait, I don’t have a CD player! 🤦🏻♂️
April 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I need to find my Romeo + Juliet soundtrack CD, because a couple tracks I remember fondly can’t be streamed, apparently.
Oh, wait, I don’t have a CD player! 🤦🏻♂️
Oh, wait, I don’t have a CD player! 🤦🏻♂️
Very concerning: prospect.org/power/2025-0...
Two sad (but darkly funny?) things:
* with all that’s happened since this was published, it feels like I “forgot” about the AI bubble.
(Cont’d)
Two sad (but darkly funny?) things:
* with all that’s happened since this was published, it feels like I “forgot” about the AI bubble.
(Cont’d)
Bubble Trouble
An AI bubble threatens Silicon Valley, and all of us.
prospect.org
April 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Very concerning: prospect.org/power/2025-0...
Two sad (but darkly funny?) things:
* with all that’s happened since this was published, it feels like I “forgot” about the AI bubble.
(Cont’d)
Two sad (but darkly funny?) things:
* with all that’s happened since this was published, it feels like I “forgot” about the AI bubble.
(Cont’d)
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Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender
Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender
NEW YORK—Stressing that the memory seemed so fresh and vivid in their minds, the confused nation announced Monday that they could have sworn British entertainer Russell Brand was already a convicted s...
theonion.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender
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Remarkable. A whole article that might be titled how all us super powerful people turned out to be Donald Trump bitches www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Remarkable. A whole article that might be titled how all us super powerful people turned out to be Donald Trump bitches www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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🧵In the late-90s I got obsessed with cars. Not Ferraris and Porsches, ALL cars currently in production in Britain. I'd buy What Car magazine and I used to carry around a copy of Parkers guide. I dreamed of presenting Top Gear.
March 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🧵In the late-90s I got obsessed with cars. Not Ferraris and Porsches, ALL cars currently in production in Britain. I'd buy What Car magazine and I used to carry around a copy of Parkers guide. I dreamed of presenting Top Gear.
I need the “I hate this” button so I can Like this post.
March 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I need the “I hate this” button so I can Like this post.
This is horrible behavior!
March 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
This is horrible behavior!
Everything is heartbreaking now, but societal measles vulnerability is especially bad: arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
US measles outlook is so bad health experts call for updating vaccine guidance
Babies 6-11 months should get extra MMR dose for some domestic travel, experts say.
arstechnica.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Everything is heartbreaking now, but societal measles vulnerability is especially bad: arstechnica.com/health/2025/...