@ryanidious.bsky.social
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Claims that Waymo is making roads safer are questionabble. And it depends on whether we divide fatalities by vehicle miles traveled, which are likely to explode as the hassle of driving is removed. @davidzipper.bsky.social dives deep in this Bloomberg piece. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers
And even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes.
www.bloomberg.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Claims that Waymo is making roads safer are questionabble. And it depends on whether we divide fatalities by vehicle miles traveled, which are likely to explode as the hassle of driving is removed. @davidzipper.bsky.social dives deep in this Bloomberg piece. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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This is not self defense. Nor is it where you aim your gun if you are trying to disable a moving vehicle before providing someone with due process. This is a federal agent choosing to murder.
Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
January 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This is not self defense. Nor is it where you aim your gun if you are trying to disable a moving vehicle before providing someone with due process. This is a federal agent choosing to murder.
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abolish ice is the moderate position to be honest. whichever candidate promises to nuremberg the ice agents has my vote at this point
January 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
abolish ice is the moderate position to be honest. whichever candidate promises to nuremberg the ice agents has my vote at this point
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Today is very bad and we should all be very angry but I am here to remind us that the birthday we are celebrating this year is not for the Constitution but for our rebellion against monarchy. The sincerest form of flattery is imitation.
January 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Today is very bad and we should all be very angry but I am here to remind us that the birthday we are celebrating this year is not for the Constitution but for our rebellion against monarchy. The sincerest form of flattery is imitation.
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Sorry, but triumphant claims about autonomous vehicle safety are wildly exaggerated.
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers
And even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes.
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Sorry, but triumphant claims about autonomous vehicle safety are wildly exaggerated.
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
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Please DO NOT repost this on another platform. There is a reason why I left that platform. Please tell anyone who did to take it down ESPECIALLY on X. Yall seriously really make me not want to make anymore KPDH art.
January 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Please DO NOT repost this on another platform. There is a reason why I left that platform. Please tell anyone who did to take it down ESPECIALLY on X. Yall seriously really make me not want to make anymore KPDH art.
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I’m testing the beta of a new ANTI-AI social art platform, Purely Human… but the site totally glitched when I tried to upload this so anyway I’ll post them here :p #miraculousladybug
January 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I’m testing the beta of a new ANTI-AI social art platform, Purely Human… but the site totally glitched when I tried to upload this so anyway I’ll post them here :p #miraculousladybug
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I'm pretty fucking cranky about people shadowboxing against imaginary "liberals" who somehow aren't concerned or frightened by what's going on
January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I'm pretty fucking cranky about people shadowboxing against imaginary "liberals" who somehow aren't concerned or frightened by what's going on
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Chatbots are creating a human drone underclass bred to be fully dependent on the bots to perceive reality.
It’s a technocrat’s dream.
It’s a technocrat’s dream.
New from @garymarcus.bsky.social and me—
Chatbots are:
1. Bad at providing info during breaking news events
2. Used by many people to find that info anyway
3. Making it harder for journalists to get their material seen online
4. Great vectors for manipulated media and propaganda
Not great!
Chatbots are:
1. Bad at providing info during breaking news events
2. Used by many people to find that info anyway
3. Making it harder for journalists to get their material seen online
4. Great vectors for manipulated media and propaganda
Not great!
@Grok, Did Venezuela ‘Deserve It’?
The information war will be fought through chatbots.
www.theatlantic.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Chatbots are creating a human drone underclass bred to be fully dependent on the bots to perceive reality.
It’s a technocrat’s dream.
It’s a technocrat’s dream.
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On my annual winter e-break I came to the conclusion that basically every facet of our lives has gotten worse because a majority of people now primarily "live" online and thus only experience the world in the abstract. The loudest voices online/in culture aren't actually living real lives anymore.
There should be a sort of 24 hr soft ban on this site that, when logged in, asks for your location and then indicates the distance and directions to the nearest park or outdoor public place
January 5, 2026 at 8:19 PM
On my annual winter e-break I came to the conclusion that basically every facet of our lives has gotten worse because a majority of people now primarily "live" online and thus only experience the world in the abstract. The loudest voices online/in culture aren't actually living real lives anymore.
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Among the explanations for the timing of the invasion of Venezuela, I don't see much mention of an important 5th anniversary coming up on Tuesday.
It's hard to keep track of all the things we need to be distracted from.
It's hard to keep track of all the things we need to be distracted from.
January 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Among the explanations for the timing of the invasion of Venezuela, I don't see much mention of an important 5th anniversary coming up on Tuesday.
It's hard to keep track of all the things we need to be distracted from.
It's hard to keep track of all the things we need to be distracted from.
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The Government of Canada having foreign travel advisories for "exercise high degree of caution" for most of Western Europe, but still keeping the USA in full green, is insane.
travel.gc.ca/travelling/a...
travel.gc.ca/travelling/a...
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The Government of Canada having foreign travel advisories for "exercise high degree of caution" for most of Western Europe, but still keeping the USA in full green, is insane.
travel.gc.ca/travelling/a...
travel.gc.ca/travelling/a...
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So much of American history is just impulsive and extremely stupid elites, who don't believe in consequences because they have never personally experienced them, doing highly consequential stuff because they're bored or believe it might make them richer. I guess a lot of our culture, too.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
So much of American history is just impulsive and extremely stupid elites, who don't believe in consequences because they have never personally experienced them, doing highly consequential stuff because they're bored or believe it might make them richer. I guess a lot of our culture, too.
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Allow me to connect some dots for you:
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Allow me to connect some dots for you:
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
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This was once Park Avenue. Bring it back:
January 2, 2026 at 10:50 PM
This was once Park Avenue. Bring it back:
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…even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business *by fossil fuel interest"
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:07 PM
…even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business *by fossil fuel interest"
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I know I’ve said this many times before, but it’s my contention that buses have benefited *far* more from the advent of digital rider tools than trains have.
One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
January 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I know I’ve said this many times before, but it’s my contention that buses have benefited *far* more from the advent of digital rider tools than trains have.
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"It is worth remembering that possessing Canada is not an idea Mr. Trump invented; it has been a strand of American thought since the birth of the U.S., periodically re-emerging over the last 250 years."
Gift article:
Canada must remember its defeat of the Americans in 1775
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/148a188...
Canada must remember its defeat of the Americans in 1775
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/148a188...
Canada must remember its defeat of the Americans in 1775
If we remembered this foundational event better, we would be better equipped to respond to our current moment
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:33 AM
"It is worth remembering that possessing Canada is not an idea Mr. Trump invented; it has been a strand of American thought since the birth of the U.S., periodically re-emerging over the last 250 years."
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In addition to All the Other Problems, this article is making me think of the difficulty large building/facility maintenance managers are going to face finding parts for chillers and stuff with these projects gobbling up so much of that manufacturing capacity
Silicon Valley and the Trump administration are betting the entire American economy on the continued growth of AI, a mission that’ll require spending billions of dollars on datacenters and new energy infrastructure.
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
Researchers Are Hunting America for Hidden Datacenters
The nonprofit research group Epoch AI is tracking the physical imprint of the technology that’s changing the world.
www.404media.co
January 2, 2026 at 1:47 AM
In addition to All the Other Problems, this article is making me think of the difficulty large building/facility maintenance managers are going to face finding parts for chillers and stuff with these projects gobbling up so much of that manufacturing capacity
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It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
January 1, 2026 at 10:52 PM
It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
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so much of the bike infrastructure debate is shaped by the presupposition that people who drive cars need their cars, whereas people who ride bikes don’t really need them
December 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
so much of the bike infrastructure debate is shaped by the presupposition that people who drive cars need their cars, whereas people who ride bikes don’t really need them
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Waterloo Region is about to shoot itself in the foot with a new hospital decision, so I wrote a blog post on why locating hospitals is so important, and the *many* better places they could put this one.
open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...
open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...
An Urgent and Avoidable Transit Mistake in Waterloo Region.
A Transit-Forward Town Takes A Step Back.
open.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Waterloo Region is about to shoot itself in the foot with a new hospital decision, so I wrote a blog post on why locating hospitals is so important, and the *many* better places they could put this one.
open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...
open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...
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For better or worse being able to build infrastructure at European/Asian costs is a pipe dream at this point, but if we can’t even stay competitive with Southern California construction costs, RLE will be the final extension of the ‘L’ network.
And personally, I think that would be a bad thing.
And personally, I think that would be a bad thing.
January 1, 2026 at 12:59 PM
For better or worse being able to build infrastructure at European/Asian costs is a pipe dream at this point, but if we can’t even stay competitive with Southern California construction costs, RLE will be the final extension of the ‘L’ network.
And personally, I think that would be a bad thing.
And personally, I think that would be a bad thing.
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Reposting my old Miraculous mini fancomic back in 2020😂🐞🐾🐍🌸 still find it hilarious! #ArtSky #comic #fanart #MiraculousLadybug #Miraculous #kawaii #funny #LukaCouffaine #AdrienAgreste
December 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Reposting my old Miraculous mini fancomic back in 2020😂🐞🐾🐍🌸 still find it hilarious! #ArtSky #comic #fanart #MiraculousLadybug #Miraculous #kawaii #funny #LukaCouffaine #AdrienAgreste