Conor
@potatoboss.bsky.social
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in love
December 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
in love
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The citoyennes of Place D'Artmeaut are going to be really annoyed.
And no way will such a thing be allowed to disrupt Avenue D'un Ville.
And no way will such a thing be allowed to disrupt Avenue D'un Ville.
Perhaps the smartest #ClimateAction investment in cities is in public transit. While others make excuses, Paris is building a WHOLE NEW METRO NETWORK CONNECTING SUBURBS.
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
Paris is getting a whole new Metro network. And it’s huge | CNN
The Grand Paris Express will add four lines, 68 stations and 200 kilometers of track to the French capital’s 120-year-old Metro system, providing vital suburban links – just not quite in time for the ...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The citoyennes of Place D'Artmeaut are going to be really annoyed.
And no way will such a thing be allowed to disrupt Avenue D'un Ville.
And no way will such a thing be allowed to disrupt Avenue D'un Ville.
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The reason why platform companies do make it hard to find account location information is not because they believe in privacy, it's so that advertisers do not know how much is lost to low-tier engagement.
Growth, at all costs, means avoiding publishing basic metadata so that advertisers don't sue.
Growth, at all costs, means avoiding publishing basic metadata so that advertisers don't sue.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The reason why platform companies do make it hard to find account location information is not because they believe in privacy, it's so that advertisers do not know how much is lost to low-tier engagement.
Growth, at all costs, means avoiding publishing basic metadata so that advertisers don't sue.
Growth, at all costs, means avoiding publishing basic metadata so that advertisers don't sue.
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"You guys all got the shoe memo, I see."
November 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"You guys all got the shoe memo, I see."
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This is what you say when it’s obvious that something is real and there’s productivity coming out of it
GOLDMAN SACHS CEO: INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY IS REAL, THERE'S REAL PRODUCTIVITY COMING OUT OF IT
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is what you say when it’s obvious that something is real and there’s productivity coming out of it
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It has been a, uh, difficult week but I have not laughed louder and harder at something in a very long time than at this.
December 15, 2024 at 11:58 PM
It has been a, uh, difficult week but I have not laughed louder and harder at something in a very long time than at this.
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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“He was responsible for Siri” is one of the most devastating personal attacks imaginable.
Sources: Robby Walker, one of Apple's most senior AI executives who was in charge of Siri until earlier this year, is leaving the company next month (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
September 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
“He was responsible for Siri” is one of the most devastating personal attacks imaginable.
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Read to the end of this one. Trust me.
Cyclist Friend Explains Necessity Of $35 Socks
Cyclist Friend Explains Necessity Of $35 Socks
MONESSEN, PA—Recreational cyclist Ethan Coseglia, 38, thoroughly explained the benefits of wearing $35 bike-riding socks to his friend Kevin Washburn Friday, saying that his specially designed socks a...
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September 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Read to the end of this one. Trust me.
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important context for headlines like this: Altman also runs a company (Worldcoin) that he claims will solve this problem he also created
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the world may be on the precipice of a "fraud crisis" because of how artificial intelligence could enable bad actors to impersonate other people.
Read more: cnn.it/3GVwPg7
Read more: cnn.it/3GVwPg7
July 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
important context for headlines like this: Altman also runs a company (Worldcoin) that he claims will solve this problem he also created
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Fascinating. Microsoft emailed me to say it was raising the price of Microsoft 365, but when i went to cancel it offered me me the old price — without all the AI bullshit.
It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.
It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.
July 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Fascinating. Microsoft emailed me to say it was raising the price of Microsoft 365, but when i went to cancel it offered me me the old price — without all the AI bullshit.
It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.
It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
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when the nice indie software begins telling you to "supercharge your productivity" and a sparkle icon appears
July 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
when the nice indie software begins telling you to "supercharge your productivity" and a sparkle icon appears
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This is Business Idiot Ragnarok
July 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This is Business Idiot Ragnarok
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this is such a good representation of American Christianity
June 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
this is such a good representation of American Christianity
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i always took it on relative faith that a diffuse collection of ruthless corporate interests more or less ran the world according to a certain understood ruleset but the fact that trump and these other dipshits haven't been michael claytoned yet is making me wonder
April 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
i always took it on relative faith that a diffuse collection of ruthless corporate interests more or less ran the world according to a certain understood ruleset but the fact that trump and these other dipshits haven't been michael claytoned yet is making me wonder
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this video has the most incredible, emotional acting. we watch it like every month still youtu.be/kKKg5fzIKeE?...
French Guy destroys life with Orbeez
YouTube video by Bepske Kaatje
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March 29, 2025 at 4:18 AM
this video has the most incredible, emotional acting. we watch it like every month still youtu.be/kKKg5fzIKeE?...
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saying "I've got to go update my neovim config" the same way patrick bateman says he's got to return some video tapes
February 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
saying "I've got to go update my neovim config" the same way patrick bateman says he's got to return some video tapes
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I would like to be a fly on the wall as a pack of thiel bloodboys, groypers and neo-nazi interns try to figure out several million lines of cobol running on IBM mainframes
February 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I would like to be a fly on the wall as a pack of thiel bloodboys, groypers and neo-nazi interns try to figure out several million lines of cobol running on IBM mainframes