Taylor Barnett-Torabi
@taylorbar.net
I really just want to touch grass. 🏳️🌈 y’all means all. wears many hats, literally and figuratively at developer-focused startups. sometimes I write code. Tu lucha es mi lucha. all my own opinions.
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📍Austin, TX
🌐 https://taylorbar.net
👩💻 Product @netlify.com
📍Austin, TX
🌐 https://taylorbar.net
took less than 24 hours for someone to ask me directions in spanish because somehow I look like I know what I am doing everywhere I go.
meanwhile, I was just proud of myself for handling breakfast order fully in spanish.
meanwhile, I was just proud of myself for handling breakfast order fully in spanish.
January 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
took less than 24 hours for someone to ask me directions in spanish because somehow I look like I know what I am doing everywhere I go.
meanwhile, I was just proud of myself for handling breakfast order fully in spanish.
meanwhile, I was just proud of myself for handling breakfast order fully in spanish.
I love all the fitness women on insta making fun of hegseth not knowing how to do a proper kettlebell swing when he had people videoing him doing one at a workout while they do the same thing with even more weight 😂 💪
January 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I love all the fitness women on insta making fun of hegseth not knowing how to do a proper kettlebell swing when he had people videoing him doing one at a workout while they do the same thing with even more weight 😂 💪
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If only the founders had written down their thoughts on whether or not America should be a "Christian nation" if only
January 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM
If only the founders had written down their thoughts on whether or not America should be a "Christian nation" if only
if you live in Austin and want to know something to do, pressure your city council member on this because this is not okay: www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
Austin police turned a woman over to ICE without being required to. It’s not a o
Austin police called ICE after an administrative warrant; a Honduran mother and US-born child were detained, raising questions about APD policy.
www.statesman.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
if you live in Austin and want to know something to do, pressure your city council member on this because this is not okay: www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
flying to CDMX today for the first time and my bad high school spanish is not ready for this, but I’ll try!
January 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
flying to CDMX today for the first time and my bad high school spanish is not ready for this, but I’ll try!
listening to stuff like this reminds me that not everything has gone to shit.
This afternoon, retired Army general Stanley McChrystal spoke at the retirement ceremony hosted by HRC for six trans service members who were forced out under Trump’s ban.
“I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.”
Full remarks:
“I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.”
Full remarks:
January 9, 2026 at 11:48 PM
listening to stuff like this reminds me that not everything has gone to shit.
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I've been testing Grok vs. ChatGPT and how they compare when generating deepfakes.
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
January 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I've been testing Grok vs. ChatGPT and how they compare when generating deepfakes.
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
aeromexico might be one of the first airlines to not do weird things with my last name. obvious reasons why but nice to see.
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 PM
aeromexico might be one of the first airlines to not do weird things with my last name. obvious reasons why but nice to see.
easily one of my favorite Netlify features released last year. it is a huge improvement on the previous Analytics feature that I used to use years ago. 📊
If you want the 5-minute tour: Quick Actions, filters, grouping, charts.
developers.netlify.com/videos/intro...
developers.netlify.com/videos/intro...
Introducing Observability: your project insights on Netlify | Netlify Developers
Learn how Netlify’s Observability feature helps you understand how your site behaves under real traffic.
developers.netlify.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
easily one of my favorite Netlify features released last year. it is a huge improvement on the previous Analytics feature that I used to use years ago. 📊
I wrote many words today 😅 hopefully they make sense next week!
January 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I wrote many words today 😅 hopefully they make sense next week!
I think someone I know from like 18 years ago is now a barista at the brewery I work from, but I’m too scared to ask if it is her lol (or if she will remember me)
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I think someone I know from like 18 years ago is now a barista at the brewery I work from, but I’m too scared to ask if it is her lol (or if she will remember me)
“A situation where many people actually agree became polarized not because of deep-seated differences but because of how people imagined others feel.”
Been reading a lot about wolves lately and this is fascinating.
Been reading a lot about wolves lately and this is fascinating.
Recent studies found that attitudes toward wolves became more polarized when people's political identities were activated.
Americans generally like wolves − except when reminded of politics - High Country News
Recent studies found that attitudes toward wolves became more polarized when people's political identies were activated.
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 1:09 AM
“A situation where many people actually agree became polarized not because of deep-seated differences but because of how people imagined others feel.”
Been reading a lot about wolves lately and this is fascinating.
Been reading a lot about wolves lately and this is fascinating.
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Any one of us could be shot or kidnapped because an ICE agent doesn’t like the look of us. Are you prepared to be murdered in cold blood while “news” sources repeat the claim you were “weaponizing your vehicle” trying to leave your driveway? They want you to accept that. They want to make it normal
January 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Any one of us could be shot or kidnapped because an ICE agent doesn’t like the look of us. Are you prepared to be murdered in cold blood while “news” sources repeat the claim you were “weaponizing your vehicle” trying to leave your driveway? They want you to accept that. They want to make it normal
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Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Houston in this list. The thing keeping the Texas economy alive is Blue Texas cities with progressive housing policies.
A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.
January 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Houston in this list. The thing keeping the Texas economy alive is Blue Texas cities with progressive housing policies.
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there's no perfect version of this idea: bsky & mastodon & twitter & forums & any town-square-style platform...it would be great if there was a magic combination of moderation tools would make people normal, but as ever:
logging off & practicing being normal IRL makes us better at being normal URL
logging off & practicing being normal IRL makes us better at being normal URL
my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
January 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
there's no perfect version of this idea: bsky & mastodon & twitter & forums & any town-square-style platform...it would be great if there was a magic combination of moderation tools would make people normal, but as ever:
logging off & practicing being normal IRL makes us better at being normal URL
logging off & practicing being normal IRL makes us better at being normal URL
my spouse and I were talking about this on our park trip last week and honestly, I doubt many rangers should do shit about it.
also, half the time you put the pass on the car front dash with the front side down. no one will know.
also, half the time you put the pass on the car front dash with the front side down. no one will know.
Department of Interior says if you put a sticker over Trump's face on your national park entrance pass, the pass will be invalidated.
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes
Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
my spouse and I were talking about this on our park trip last week and honestly, I doubt many rangers should do shit about it.
also, half the time you put the pass on the car front dash with the front side down. no one will know.
also, half the time you put the pass on the car front dash with the front side down. no one will know.
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A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
brought home my first subaru today. feels like some queer right of passage. *and* I asked a question about the car that stumped the dude who was supposed to know all of the things about the car. 😂
January 6, 2026 at 5:44 AM
brought home my first subaru today. feels like some queer right of passage. *and* I asked a question about the car that stumped the dude who was supposed to know all of the things about the car. 😂
the greater Palm Springs area has over 100 golf courses in a desert with perfectly green grass.
please be equally mad and doing something about that too.
please be equally mad and doing something about that too.
It’s weird that water became THE issue for why many people (publicly) dislike AI. Of all the concerns about AI use, even just limiting it to environmental concerns, water use is generally one of the least important.
But when I speak with people, especially younger ones, water usually comes up first
But when I speak with people, especially younger ones, water usually comes up first
January 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
the greater Palm Springs area has over 100 golf courses in a desert with perfectly green grass.
please be equally mad and doing something about that too.
please be equally mad and doing something about that too.
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Reposted by Taylor Barnett-Torabi
tomorrow's not real it can't hurt us
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 AM
tomorrow's not real it can't hurt us
i’m going to lose my mind listening to this shit
January 5, 2026 at 12:22 AM
i’m going to lose my mind listening to this shit
final tally: one week on I-10: three border patrol checkpoints, and probably like half a dozen or more license plate readers.
2/3 people working the stops had masks on, don’t love it! one guy said it was because it was cold. 😒 had to keep my mouth shut after he said that.
2/3 people working the stops had masks on, don’t love it! one guy said it was because it was cold. 😒 had to keep my mouth shut after he said that.
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 AM
final tally: one week on I-10: three border patrol checkpoints, and probably like half a dozen or more license plate readers.
2/3 people working the stops had masks on, don’t love it! one guy said it was because it was cold. 😒 had to keep my mouth shut after he said that.
2/3 people working the stops had masks on, don’t love it! one guy said it was because it was cold. 😒 had to keep my mouth shut after he said that.
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the administration wants to frame this (bizarrely) as law enforcement. but if law enforcement conducted a raid for a suspect and killed 40 people, including an unknown number of unarmed civilians, it would be treated as a clear disaster like Waco.
NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
the administration wants to frame this (bizarrely) as law enforcement. but if law enforcement conducted a raid for a suspect and killed 40 people, including an unknown number of unarmed civilians, it would be treated as a clear disaster like Waco.