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Buzz Andersen
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Tech veteran (Apple, Square, Tumblr), old school indie Mac/iOS developer, Eagle Scout. Kind of also trying to be a screenwriter? @buzz on Twitter. Mail: buzz at http://andersen.buzz
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Silicon Valley, 1990s: Free and open access to all the world’s knowledge will usher a new utopian age of information!

Silicon Valley, 2025:
November 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
That just made think of all the feckless elites in America today who theoretically want the power to change things, but never want it to cost them anything.
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
(Disclaimer: I have yet to see a message from anyone else. Still trying to figure out why with the people on the SoCalMesh Discord.)
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I got kind of interested in it after the fires and decided to dip a toe in. The device in the photo is like $50 so I figured I’d get one to experiment with it.
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It’s kinda like HAM radio, but for data. Creates a giant mesh network using unregulated radio frequency bands. You can connect one of these devices to your phone via Bluetooth and communicate with people. Theoretically.
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Anyway, just wanted to get that hot take out there before the inevitable essays on the topic.
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Spoiler alert I guess, but…

When Carol talks to representatives of the hive mind, it reminds me of the way conversing with an LLM has the uncanny quality of talking to everyone and no one at the same time. Also, the weirdly familiar, overly solicitous, customer service-y tone.
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Yep, they might not have thought this through bsky.app/profile/elec...
The big county I was waiting for in New Jersey, Passaic County, which is 42% Hispanic. We have 95% of the vote in and this is what it will end up:

2020 President: D+16
2024 President: R+3
2025 Governor: D+15

There is a ton of evidence that Hispanics in 2025 shifted hard back to Democrats.
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM