Jed Davis 🏳️🌈🇺🇸😱
@xlerb.bsky.social
[he/him] [📍 San Francisco] [sad about computer, sad about politics, FIXME more topics go here]
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If you aren't familiar with autism groups, this like the Abundance Democrats and the PSL put out a joint statement
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page
As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...
autisticadvocacy.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
If you aren't familiar with autism groups, this like the Abundance Democrats and the PSL put out a joint statement
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Living in the US in 2025: The government that hates green tech says your e-bike battery might explode if it gets wet, but the company says, nuh uh, only if it gets REALLY wet. And now you, a person who needs their e-bike and also doesn't want their house to burn down, has to figure out what to do.
Not trying to stan Rad here, but should we be a little skeptical of a CPSC that was gutted this year by an administration that hates green tech?
www.13abc.com/2025/05/14/d...
www.13abc.com/2025/05/14/d...
DOGE dismantles Consumer Product Safety Commission
When a product turns out to be dangerous, or even deadly, it’s recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
It’s a watchdog group that’s now being dismantled by DOGE.
www.13abc.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Living in the US in 2025: The government that hates green tech says your e-bike battery might explode if it gets wet, but the company says, nuh uh, only if it gets REALLY wet. And now you, a person who needs their e-bike and also doesn't want their house to burn down, has to figure out what to do.
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Our full story, including Rad's statement in response: www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/11/24/c...
CPSC issues safety warning for Rad Power batteries, beleaguered company refuses to issue a recall or offer refunds
Photo of an affected battery label, from the CPSC. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) has issued a “product safety warning” urging anyone with a Rad Power …
www.seattlebikeblog.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Our full story, including Rad's statement in response: www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/11/24/c...
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one of my uncles is banned from thanksgiving after he brought a giant spread of artisanal cheese, engaged in a planned confrontation with my cousins who were hosting and called them assholes, and then left and TOOK THE CHEESE AWAY
the Murray's Confrontation has never been forgiven
the Murray's Confrontation has never been forgiven
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
one of my uncles is banned from thanksgiving after he brought a giant spread of artisanal cheese, engaged in a planned confrontation with my cousins who were hosting and called them assholes, and then left and TOOK THE CHEESE AWAY
the Murray's Confrontation has never been forgiven
the Murray's Confrontation has never been forgiven
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San Francisco has over 1,100 EV charging ports, but zero electric wheelchair charging stations, a 2024 report found.
Advocates are frustrated by the contrast, and say the city’s slow progress has left many wheelchair users behind.
by @junyaoyang.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-w...
Advocates are frustrated by the contrast, and say the city’s slow progress has left many wheelchair users behind.
by @junyaoyang.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-w...
S.F. has zero electric-wheelchair charging stations. Users are frustrated.
Electric wheelchair users are used to keeping a mental map of where to charge their chairs. The city hasn't done enough to help, they say.
missionlocal.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
San Francisco has over 1,100 EV charging ports, but zero electric wheelchair charging stations, a 2024 report found.
Advocates are frustrated by the contrast, and say the city’s slow progress has left many wheelchair users behind.
by @junyaoyang.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-w...
Advocates are frustrated by the contrast, and say the city’s slow progress has left many wheelchair users behind.
by @junyaoyang.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-w...
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FFS 😡
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
FFS 😡
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
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Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
Seems to be only some battery models? But: ”Given its financial situation, Rad Power Bikes has indicated to CPSC that it is unable to offer replacement batteries or refunds to all consumers.”
That… does not sound good.
That… does not sound good.
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Seems to be only some battery models? But: ”Given its financial situation, Rad Power Bikes has indicated to CPSC that it is unable to offer replacement batteries or refunds to all consumers.”
That… does not sound good.
That… does not sound good.
usb 5-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 5-1: Device not responding to setup address.
usb 5-1: device not accepting address 115, error -71
usb 5-1: WARN: invalid context state for evaluate context command.
This is fine.
usb 5-1: Device not responding to setup address.
usb 5-1: device not accepting address 115, error -71
usb 5-1: WARN: invalid context state for evaluate context command.
This is fine.
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
usb 5-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 5-1: Device not responding to setup address.
usb 5-1: device not accepting address 115, error -71
usb 5-1: WARN: invalid context state for evaluate context command.
This is fine.
usb 5-1: Device not responding to setup address.
usb 5-1: device not accepting address 115, error -71
usb 5-1: WARN: invalid context state for evaluate context command.
This is fine.
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wolves have no coffee in the wild
July 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
wolves have no coffee in the wild
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🇺🇦 Suspilne has released the 15-act longlist for Vidbir 2026.
The list includes former Eurovision representatives Jerry Heil (2024) and Monokate, the solo project of Go_A soloist Kateryna Pavlenko (2021), as well as former Vidbir runners-up MOLODI (2025) and KHAYAT (2020).
The list includes former Eurovision representatives Jerry Heil (2024) and Monokate, the solo project of Go_A soloist Kateryna Pavlenko (2021), as well as former Vidbir runners-up MOLODI (2025) and KHAYAT (2020).
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🇺🇦 Suspilne has released the 15-act longlist for Vidbir 2026.
The list includes former Eurovision representatives Jerry Heil (2024) and Monokate, the solo project of Go_A soloist Kateryna Pavlenko (2021), as well as former Vidbir runners-up MOLODI (2025) and KHAYAT (2020).
The list includes former Eurovision representatives Jerry Heil (2024) and Monokate, the solo project of Go_A soloist Kateryna Pavlenko (2021), as well as former Vidbir runners-up MOLODI (2025) and KHAYAT (2020).
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This was such a fun photo to set up, taken by Thomas Reiter through a sleep station window on Mir. The sun was so bright we were all squinting like crazy. But I love how it shows the texture of the Shuttle's rough, protective hide, and the glimpse of humanity (and my moustache) against the universe.
November 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This was such a fun photo to set up, taken by Thomas Reiter through a sleep station window on Mir. The sun was so bright we were all squinting like crazy. But I love how it shows the texture of the Shuttle's rough, protective hide, and the glimpse of humanity (and my moustache) against the universe.
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Oh DOGE is gone? We should forget it ever existed? Let bygones be bygones?
Guess what motherfuckers. We're never going to forget. Did you work there? Did you do crimes? We'll find out, and we'll put you in prison. Do you think you covered your tracks? A hundred thousand technerds say otherwise.
Guess what motherfuckers. We're never going to forget. Did you work there? Did you do crimes? We'll find out, and we'll put you in prison. Do you think you covered your tracks? A hundred thousand technerds say otherwise.
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Oh DOGE is gone? We should forget it ever existed? Let bygones be bygones?
Guess what motherfuckers. We're never going to forget. Did you work there? Did you do crimes? We'll find out, and we'll put you in prison. Do you think you covered your tracks? A hundred thousand technerds say otherwise.
Guess what motherfuckers. We're never going to forget. Did you work there? Did you do crimes? We'll find out, and we'll put you in prison. Do you think you covered your tracks? A hundred thousand technerds say otherwise.
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You might not like it, but this is what peak male performance looks like
Additionally, hippos - despite being massive - have almost no fat on them. All of that impressive bulk is muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
You might not like it, but this is what peak male performance looks like
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do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
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It is the time of year when you can eat several leaves at a time and nobody can stop you. I am a bear.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It is the time of year when you can eat several leaves at a time and nobody can stop you. I am a bear.
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Oopsie
This is a worse case scenario for a security product meant as an isolation boundary.
Azure Bastion CVE-2025-49752: Brief Summary of Critical Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - ZeroPath Blog
This post provides a brief summary of CVE-2025-49752, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Azure Bastion. It covers technical details, affected versions, and vendor security history based...
zeropath.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oopsie
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Human unfamiliar face recognition—which is the asymptote for this kind of system—is legit terrible. This paper shows 14% error rate at face matching for _passport control officers_: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Passport Officers’ Errors in Face Matching
Photo-ID is widely used in security settings, despite research showing that viewers find it very difficult to match unfamiliar faces. Here we test participants with specialist experience and training ...
journals.plos.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Human unfamiliar face recognition—which is the asymptote for this kind of system—is legit terrible. This paper shows 14% error rate at face matching for _passport control officers_: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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On one side of my family we have zero knowledge of our lineage before my grandpa. There was just nobody left to ask. He wasn’t even sure if his last name was real or made up. And there’s a story like this in almost every Ukrainian household.
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day
🕯 Eternal memory to all victims of Holodomor. A moment of silence.
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
On one side of my family we have zero knowledge of our lineage before my grandpa. There was just nobody left to ask. He wasn’t even sure if his last name was real or made up. And there’s a story like this in almost every Ukrainian household.
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day
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Cheetahs continue to be scary predators.
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Cheetahs continue to be scary predators.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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Like, they very publicly set goals for it! They gloated about how they were smashing the rules to get stuff done! It was by *far* the highest profile policy story of Trump’s first few months! And it was just a complete failure and nobody in the press cares
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Like, they very publicly set goals for it! They gloated about how they were smashing the rules to get stuff done! It was by *far* the highest profile policy story of Trump’s first few months! And it was just a complete failure and nobody in the press cares
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It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own