Sam Swift
@swift.pw
CTO at Sealed. Always looking to build things worth building. Have found myself professionally interested in climate, energy, vertical agriculture, behavioral finance, wisdom of crowds. Brooklyn.
4 days into this wacky project, we've spotted _nearly_ 2% of the 2,059 Fisker Oceans in NYC.
New feature! Anyone can now submit a sighting by texting a photo to
+1 623 263 4638
that's
+1 OCEAN FIND 8
New feature! Anyone can now submit a sighting by texting a photo to
+1 623 263 4638
that's
+1 OCEAN FIND 8
We're now accepting submissions via SMS!
Add it to your contacts now, and text a photo next time you see an Ocean!
+1 623 263 4638
that's
+1 OCEAN FIND 8
Add it to your contacts now, and text a photo next time you see an Ocean!
+1 623 263 4638
that's
+1 OCEAN FIND 8
December 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
4 days into this wacky project, we've spotted _nearly_ 2% of the 2,059 Fisker Oceans in NYC.
New feature! Anyone can now submit a sighting by texting a photo to
+1 623 263 4638
that's
+1 OCEAN FIND 8
New feature! Anyone can now submit a sighting by texting a photo to
+1 623 263 4638
that's
+1 OCEAN FIND 8
we passed 1%, but then the account got flagged as spam. I guess I see it, but surely the humans of bsky will see the niche genius of this account upon appeal!
🌊 Fisker Ocean sighting!
🚗 Plate: T680260C
📈 21 out of 2053 Oceans collected
🔢 This is the 1st sighting of this vehicle
📅 December 04, 2025 at 04:22 PM
📍 Spotted in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
🚗 Plate: T680260C
📈 21 out of 2053 Oceans collected
🔢 This is the 1st sighting of this vehicle
📅 December 04, 2025 at 04:22 PM
📍 Spotted in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
December 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
we passed 1%, but then the account got flagged as spam. I guess I see it, but surely the humans of bsky will see the niche genius of this account upon appeal!
Reposted by Sam Swift
Want to be an intern at Microsoft Research in the Computational Social Science group in NYC (Jake Hofman, David Rothschild, Dan Goldstein)
Follow this link and do your thing! Deadline approaching soonish!
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Follow this link and do your thing! Deadline approaching soonish!
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Research Intern - Computational Social Science | Microsoft Careers
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December 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Want to be an intern at Microsoft Research in the Computational Social Science group in NYC (Jake Hofman, David Rothschild, Dan Goldstein)
Follow this link and do your thing! Deadline approaching soonish!
apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/...
Follow this link and do your thing! Deadline approaching soonish!
apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/...
Reposted by Sam Swift
🌊 Fisker Ocean sighting!
🚗 Plate: T687443C
📈 5 out of 2053 Oceans collected
🔢 This is the 1st sighting of this vehicle
📅 November 04, 2025 at 08:43 AM
📍 Spotted in Manhattan Community Board 3, Manhattan
🚗 Plate: T687443C
📈 5 out of 2053 Oceans collected
🔢 This is the 1st sighting of this vehicle
📅 November 04, 2025 at 08:43 AM
📍 Spotted in Manhattan Community Board 3, Manhattan
December 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🌊 Fisker Ocean sighting!
🚗 Plate: T687443C
📈 5 out of 2053 Oceans collected
🔢 This is the 1st sighting of this vehicle
📅 November 04, 2025 at 08:43 AM
📍 Spotted in Manhattan Community Board 3, Manhattan
🚗 Plate: T687443C
📈 5 out of 2053 Oceans collected
🔢 This is the 1st sighting of this vehicle
📅 November 04, 2025 at 08:43 AM
📍 Spotted in Manhattan Community Board 3, Manhattan
Ever since I heard that a ride-share leasing company bought all of the Fisker Ocean's, I've had fun spotting them constantly around the city.
Fisker went bankrupt in 2024, but a leasing company bought the entire inventory of Ocean EVs for use as ride-share cars in New York.
There are 2,054 registered with the TLC currently, and for some reason, I feel compelled to try to find them all!
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
There are 2,054 registered with the TLC currently, and for some reason, I feel compelled to try to find them all!
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Why New York City Has a Fleet of New EVs From a Dead Carmaker
After EV startup Fisker went under, a leasing company bought $45 million worth of Ocean SUVs to rent them out to NYC ride-hailing drivers. What could go wrong?
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Ever since I heard that a ride-share leasing company bought all of the Fisker Ocean's, I've had fun spotting them constantly around the city.
My friend Jack Neary became a dad and realized the parent blog world is like 90% mom-oriented, so he started DadMag.
If you're a dad (or just appreciate dad-perspective discourse), check it out. The most recent guest-dad interview was a real get
dadmag.substack.com/p/what-a-cto...
If you're a dad (or just appreciate dad-perspective discourse), check it out. The most recent guest-dad interview was a real get
dadmag.substack.com/p/what-a-cto...
What a CTO wants his daughters to know about the Sirens' Call of technology
An interview with Sam Swift
dadmag.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My friend Jack Neary became a dad and realized the parent blog world is like 90% mom-oriented, so he started DadMag.
If you're a dad (or just appreciate dad-perspective discourse), check it out. The most recent guest-dad interview was a real get
dadmag.substack.com/p/what-a-cto...
If you're a dad (or just appreciate dad-perspective discourse), check it out. The most recent guest-dad interview was a real get
dadmag.substack.com/p/what-a-cto...
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May 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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$202 of those were my dollars over the last 2.5 years! Hellgate is the least hellish media I consume, and I'm so glad it's thriving
Yes, the financial situation out there is bleak, especially for local news.
At @hellgatenyc.com, we've found something that works—and everyone who subscribes is a part of that.
Thank you for our first million that goes to local journalism, and here's to the next.
hellgatenyc.com/millionth-su...
At @hellgatenyc.com, we've found something that works—and everyone who subscribes is a part of that.
Thank you for our first million that goes to local journalism, and here's to the next.
hellgatenyc.com/millionth-su...
We Just Got Our Millionth Dollar From Subscribers
This whole Hell Gate idea might just work.
hellgatenyc.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
$202 of those were my dollars over the last 2.5 years! Hellgate is the least hellish media I consume, and I'm so glad it's thriving
March 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This job seems so fun.
Come work at @propublica.org! We're hiring an Engagement and Tips Coordinator to help triage, vet, and distribute tips to journalists across our newsroom. Full time, two-year role, with benefits. NYC-based. boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
March 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This job seems so fun.
I'm really enjoying Volts branching out aggressively beyond climate guests with this and the Cory Doctorow episode.
Climate problems are society problems are human problems
Climate problems are society problems are human problems
Today on Volts: @chrislhayes.bsky.social has a new book out on the corrosive effects of the modern attention economy. We dig deep into what attention is, how it works, why it's so easy to steal, where industry is looking for new supplies, & whether democratic deliberation can survive. Great stuff.
Chris Hayes on the attention economy
A conversation about how attention was commodified, why it's so easy to steal, where industry is looking for new supplies, and whether democracy can survive this.
www.volts.wtf
February 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I'm really enjoying Volts branching out aggressively beyond climate guests with this and the Cory Doctorow episode.
Climate problems are society problems are human problems
Climate problems are society problems are human problems
David is just speaking for himself, but I think this detachment is extremely common, and I'm very curious how that plays out
I've been thinking a lot about this @anandwrites.bsky.social post. In the first Trump term, I cared, a lot, constantly. I was extremely invested. And it was *excruciating*. I just don't think I can do that for another four years -- it would kill me. I've got to detach, dissociate a little bit.
How to live under Trump II
What will be your posture in a second Trump era? Resistance? Retreating into the local? Returning to your craft?
the.ink
January 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
David is just speaking for himself, but I think this detachment is extremely common, and I'm very curious how that plays out
I just bought the set with the intention of gifting one to each person on my team. Curious to see which ones will be most sought after.
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November 29, 2024 at 8:11 PM
I just bought the set with the intention of gifting one to each person on my team. Curious to see which ones will be most sought after.