Zach B
@zbeastly1.bsky.social
Avocados don’t like my 30 something yo stomach, assistant birder, owner of an orange cat (buff actually), software engineer, RPGs and horror and sometimes both at the same time, learning rustlang and game development (he/him)
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It's not great that a student can turn in a bad essay but vaguely point to the Bible and religious beliefs as an excuse for not following the actual assignment and terrible writing. That's not what college is supposed to be.
The professor did nothing wrong but she was pulled off the course anyways.
The professor did nothing wrong but she was pulled off the course anyways.
November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It's not great that a student can turn in a bad essay but vaguely point to the Bible and religious beliefs as an excuse for not following the actual assignment and terrible writing. That's not what college is supposed to be.
The professor did nothing wrong but she was pulled off the course anyways.
The professor did nothing wrong but she was pulled off the course anyways.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
This is cool, and doesn’t require an expensive NYT sub.
Check out this relaxing daily color puzzle game that I made. It took way too long to design and build. But hey I'm just a ui/ux designer trying to get a hang this web coding thing. #indiegame #gamedev #javascript #webdesign
Chromatic - A Colorful Daily Puzzle Game
Sort colors, create gradients, find your daily calm.
feyder.co
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
This is cool, and doesn’t require an expensive NYT sub.
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Unpopular opinion apparently but I want my taxes to go to helping people buy food. We’re all in this thing together, man.
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Unpopular opinion apparently but I want my taxes to go to helping people buy food. We’re all in this thing together, man.
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Invasive mosquitoes with avian malaria threaten Hawaiʻi's native honeycreepers. Conservationists are using drones and helicopters to release lab-reared male mosquitoes carrying a Wolbachia bacterium strain that causes non-viable eggs when they mate with wild females to control mosquito populations.
Thousands of mosquitoes are being dropped by drone over islands in Hawaii. Here’s why | CNN
Native Hawaiian honeycreeper birds are being wiped out by avian malaria. Scientists think they can battle the problem by releasing more mosquitoes.
www.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Invasive mosquitoes with avian malaria threaten Hawaiʻi's native honeycreepers. Conservationists are using drones and helicopters to release lab-reared male mosquitoes carrying a Wolbachia bacterium strain that causes non-viable eggs when they mate with wild females to control mosquito populations.
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Policy Chair Keun Lee dropping millions of dollars in economic loss if Irving withdraws from DART. Sent via Instagram
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Policy Chair Keun Lee dropping millions of dollars in economic loss if Irving withdraws from DART. Sent via Instagram
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Some really big news dropped in animal rights world last week that was made possible only by extremely competent activism—a top breeder of dogs for lab experimentation will shut down. So I wrote about it and what it means and says about science, etc.
gift link: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
gift link: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The secretive dog experimentation industry is crumbling
The US experiments on tens of thousands of beagles. After a shocking case, will it come to an end?
www.vox.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Some really big news dropped in animal rights world last week that was made possible only by extremely competent activism—a top breeder of dogs for lab experimentation will shut down. So I wrote about it and what it means and says about science, etc.
gift link: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
gift link: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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A Facebook post about an Oak Cliff man selling potatoes out of a trailer went viral this week. So I spent Wednesday with The Potato Man and his many, MANY customers, including a SNAP recipient who told me, "It’s always about the wealthy and to hell with the poor.”
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
Wilonsky: On a busy Oak Cliff corner, where The Potato Man’s business is suddenly booming
“I’m The Potato Man,” said the 75-year-old sitting in the folding chair in the shadow of the white pick-up. “Just The Potato Man.” So, no. The man tucked into...
www.dallasnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A Facebook post about an Oak Cliff man selling potatoes out of a trailer went viral this week. So I spent Wednesday with The Potato Man and his many, MANY customers, including a SNAP recipient who told me, "It’s always about the wealthy and to hell with the poor.”
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
Totally insane that Plano would vote to pullout less than two weeks after getting a direct line to the airport.
Dallas Area Transit Alliance Opposes Pullout Election Efforts
Dallas Area Transit Alliance Opposes Pullout Election Efforts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
l.ridewithdata.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Totally insane that Plano would vote to pullout less than two weeks after getting a direct line to the airport.
I think I got an ear infection from the rain but it was worth it
October 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I think I got an ear infection from the rain but it was worth it
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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. 🧵
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
October 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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. 🧵
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
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Your smartphone manufacturer doesn't think you deserve 1st or 4th amendment rights.
www.404media.co/apple-banned...
www.404media.co/apple-banned...
Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses
Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.
www.404media.co
October 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Your smartphone manufacturer doesn't think you deserve 1st or 4th amendment rights.
www.404media.co/apple-banned...
www.404media.co/apple-banned...
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Thank you to @goodmoine.bsky.social at @labreportdallas.bsky.social for this excellent article profiling us and our fight for our fellow riders of DART!
DART’s Big Problem and the Little Group That Wants to Solve It
The Dallas Area Transit Alliance launched right as some of the public transportation agency’s suburban partners began pushing to defund it.
labreportdallas.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thank you to @goodmoine.bsky.social at @labreportdallas.bsky.social for this excellent article profiling us and our fight for our fellow riders of DART!
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The #3 app in Apple’s US App Store is one that allows anonymous reports of ICE agent sightings.
techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/i...
techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/i...
July 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The #3 app in Apple’s US App Store is one that allows anonymous reports of ICE agent sightings.
techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/i...
techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/i...
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There is zero value in the existence of an entirely AI generated video social network. Literally only bad things will come of this.
October 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
There is zero value in the existence of an entirely AI generated video social network. Literally only bad things will come of this.
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(bluesky user bursts into Waffle House) OH SO YOU HATE PANCAKES??
September 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
(bluesky user bursts into Waffle House) OH SO YOU HATE PANCAKES??
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*Does it* go without saying that "whoever is nicest to me most recently" is insane foreign policy?
September 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
*Does it* go without saying that "whoever is nicest to me most recently" is insane foreign policy?
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HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED
September 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED
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Third annual #dallasweekwithoutdriving starts soon on September 29!! Watch this video on what is #weekwithoutdriving, why you should join, and how to prepare!
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Introducing Week Without Driving 2025 Dallas Edition + New Video Series on How To Go Car-Free
YouTube video by Dallas Urbanists STLC
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September 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Third annual #dallasweekwithoutdriving starts soon on September 29!! Watch this video on what is #weekwithoutdriving, why you should join, and how to prepare!
youtu.be/Ld6J2BmdHck?...
youtu.be/Ld6J2BmdHck?...
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UX fact number one: users don't want to use your product. Every button you force them to click is like a hook digging into their soul. Give them what they came for and release them from the suffering.
October 25, 2024 at 12:13 AM
UX fact number one: users don't want to use your product. Every button you force them to click is like a hook digging into their soul. Give them what they came for and release them from the suffering.
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A lot of video-game publishers spend hundreds of millions of dollars chasing after "realistic graphics" and "massive open-worlds" when what players really want is just a shitload of weird little guys
September 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A lot of video-game publishers spend hundreds of millions of dollars chasing after "realistic graphics" and "massive open-worlds" when what players really want is just a shitload of weird little guys
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Strange, I was told congestion pricing would turn Manhattan into a ghost town
'Call it a comeback': Manhattan foot traffic finally tops pre-pandemic times
Visits to office buildings in the city’s commercial districts were up 1.3% last month compared to July 2019, data shows.
gothamist.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Strange, I was told congestion pricing would turn Manhattan into a ghost town
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July 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Out here to say no caps and no cuts!
July 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Out here to say no caps and no cuts!