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@aconstellation.bsky.social
Civil engineer by training. I think a lot about systems and the rules that govern them. Union organizing is peer support. They/them.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
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Also, PPB must have money to burn rn, because in each case there appeared to be no fewer than three squad cars with two occupants each.
So many city bureaus facing budget deficits while PPB continues to operate as inefficiently as ever, at least by the looks of things.
So many city bureaus facing budget deficits while PPB continues to operate as inefficiently as ever, at least by the looks of things.
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Also, PPB must have money to burn rn, because in each case there appeared to be no fewer than three squad cars with two occupants each.
So many city bureaus facing budget deficits while PPB continues to operate as inefficiently as ever, at least by the looks of things.
So many city bureaus facing budget deficits while PPB continues to operate as inefficiently as ever, at least by the looks of things.
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if I ever hold a panel on audio editing you know this image is gonna be part of the slideshow
October 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
if I ever hold a panel on audio editing you know this image is gonna be part of the slideshow
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you'd think nine months in reality would have set in but i still can't believe people fucking voted for this
October 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
you'd think nine months in reality would have set in but i still can't believe people fucking voted for this
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brother it *is* the trap
Can AI Avoid the Enshittification Trap?
Cory Doctorow’s theory of “enshittification” explains how tech platforms rot from within. As AI grows more profitable—and powerful—it risks the same fate.
www.wired.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
brother it *is* the trap
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Massive crowd at Portland’s No Kings protest today. Will be posting updates here as the march continues. @portlandmercury.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Massive crowd at Portland’s No Kings protest today. Will be posting updates here as the march continues. @portlandmercury.com
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“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
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FINISHED MY SCARF
As usual my phone struggles to show the correct colours so :^)
It is more like the first photo irl, but I kinda want it to be more like the second one 😔 maybe I can dye it
As usual my phone struggles to show the correct colours so :^)
It is more like the first photo irl, but I kinda want it to be more like the second one 😔 maybe I can dye it
October 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
FINISHED MY SCARF
As usual my phone struggles to show the correct colours so :^)
It is more like the first photo irl, but I kinda want it to be more like the second one 😔 maybe I can dye it
As usual my phone struggles to show the correct colours so :^)
It is more like the first photo irl, but I kinda want it to be more like the second one 😔 maybe I can dye it
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guys guys guys guys guys
September 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
guys guys guys guys guys
Pumpkin spice spider, new seasonal mascot
September 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Pumpkin spice spider, new seasonal mascot
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"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
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did you know if you took a person's bones and laid them end to end in a straight line that'd fucking kill them
don't do that
bones are for INSIDE
don't do that
bones are for INSIDE
August 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
did you know if you took a person's bones and laid them end to end in a straight line that'd fucking kill them
don't do that
bones are for INSIDE
don't do that
bones are for INSIDE
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We've officially reached the "show me your papers" phase of Trump's fascist takeover.
August 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
We've officially reached the "show me your papers" phase of Trump's fascist takeover.
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NEW—Earlier this evening agents from ICE/other fed agencies were outside Rhode Island Ave metro in DC asking people exiting the station for their IDs, per someone who experienced it. When the person presented their Real ID license, an agent said that wasn't sufficient. Luckily they had secondary ID.
August 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NEW—Earlier this evening agents from ICE/other fed agencies were outside Rhode Island Ave metro in DC asking people exiting the station for their IDs, per someone who experienced it. When the person presented their Real ID license, an agent said that wasn't sufficient. Luckily they had secondary ID.
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Shazam but for who people are subtweeting
August 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Shazam but for who people are subtweeting
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push to standardize RPG classification
August 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
push to standardize RPG classification
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when i have to do something i dont want to i imagine a little hand clicking on me from the sky like in a real time strategy game then i say "yes milord" and go do it
August 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
when i have to do something i dont want to i imagine a little hand clicking on me from the sky like in a real time strategy game then i say "yes milord" and go do it
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usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”
August 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”
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We need to invent new curse words. Stronger ones. Obscenities that rend time and space
I am simply not going to make it through this historical period with just the curse words currently available
I am simply not going to make it through this historical period with just the curse words currently available
February 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We need to invent new curse words. Stronger ones. Obscenities that rend time and space
I am simply not going to make it through this historical period with just the curse words currently available
I am simply not going to make it through this historical period with just the curse words currently available
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