Eric Einsame
@cyclingennui.bsky.social
Refugee from X floating in the Blue.
We’re anticipating suspicious deaths in space. Seems like we might have more important stuff to investigate, maybe? www.sciencefocus.com/space/heres-...
'Houston, we have a homicide!': Meet the detectives preparing to solve murders in space | BBC Science Focus Magazine
When it eventually happens, a murder in space will be unlike any that has taken place on Earth. So how do you investigate an astronaut's killing when your crime scene lacks gravity?
sciencefocus.com
"John Devine, executive director of Go Georgia, said “as bad of a day as” these drivers most likely had, he imagines that they would prefer it to actually colliding with a person." Maybe... www.ajc.com/news/2026/07...
New traffic pattern? Bike barriers elevate safety, and some drivers’ tires
Protected bike lane barriers on Atlanta's Cherokee Avenue have been struck at least three times, while advocates say the design improves cyclist safety.
ajc.com
Now? Now you choose to boycott..? UEFA members to boycott FIFA competitions in protest of World Cup private investors plan apnews.com/article/fifa...
UEFA members to boycott FIFA competitions in protest of World Cup private investors plan
UEFA member federations will boycott all FIFA competitions in protest of Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors.
apnews.com
Tesla, selling overpriced and under-designed products to the next generation: www.businessinsider.com/teslas-balan...
Tesla's newest set of wheels is a $225 bike for toddlers
Tesla's $225 Balance Bike is the latest gear aimed at young customers. It's priced like other high-end two-wheelers.
businessinsider.com
Washington, D.C. is a ball pit of spherical bastards.
Open air insider trading?!? thehill.com/policy/techn...
Wall Street traders can soon pay for early looks at Truth Social posts
President Trump’s social media platform announced plans Thursday to sell Wall Street firms early access to its “most market-moving” posts. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent comp…
thehill.com
Meta, hiring fake teenagers to stress test its AI: futurism.com/artificial-i...
Steve Buscemi: How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?
Alt: Steve Buscemi, blending in perfectly at the high school lockers with skateboard, reversed baseball cap & tee shirt that reads “music ⚡️band”: How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?
static.klipy.com
My quote of the day this morning: "Thinking is one thing no one has ever been able to tax." - Charles Kettering Tech bros: “On it!” #AISucks
Something poetical about evangelicals hanging out in virtual space. Perhaps that should be their mandated arena.. www.npr.org/2026/07/02/g...
Christian missionaries have found a new (virtual) mission territory
The room may be virtual, but the prayer — and the evangelism — are not.
npr.org
People eating chick-fil-a in their car while on a phone call is why more people don’t ride bikes in the USA. #BikeSky
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoUN Ambassador Matt Whitaker: "People are enjoying the United States of America because it's an awesome place. We have extraordinary things like Buc-ee's and Chick-fil-A, very convenient to eat in your car while you're having a phone call. It's an amazing country."
Maybe it’s that we’re not that thrilled with our de-evolution, of late: Americans' pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls find apnews.com/article/poll...
Americans' pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls find
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans have grown less proud of the country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past several years.
apnews.com
NEW — I wanted to know if ICE’s newly uncovered plan to offload seven of the 11 concentration camp warehouses was actually a big deal, so I went straight to the expert: Michael Wriston of @projectsaltbox.com, which has been tracking these warehouses every step of the way. Our full convo here:
ICE is offloading seven concentration camp warehouses. What does it really mean?
A Q+A with Michael Wriston of Project Salt Box
thehandbasket.co
Congestion pricing in Manhattan benefited the entire geographic region. And how many businesses packed up and left? Any of the whiners leave..?
Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 2mo ago“Since New York City introduced congestion pricing, the state has heralded significant reductions in traffic and rush hour delays, fewer crashes and noise complaints, & toll revenue projected to hit $500 million by the end of 2026. Now, Cornell researchers have tallied the environmental benefits.”
But sure, let's throw more money at a dinosaur: futurism.com/science-ener...
Solar Just Produced More Electricity Than Coal for the First Time in the History of the United States
According to global energy think tank Ember, solar power generation overtook coal for the first time in US history last month.
futurism.com
I use obstacles to learn and grow. I am this house’s cleanest pet. I am filled with love, happiness, and cat hair.
A Roomba’s Positive Affirmations
I am plugged in. I am fully charged. I am unstoppable. I am running into a chair. I am running into a chair. I am running into a chair. I am running into a c...
buff.ly
"moving people slowly is moving people safely" is a core part of the presentation of every street safety project in Cambridge, and I stand by that perspective when looking to how we should design city streets.
bettybarcode (she/her)@bettybarcode.com · 2mo agoYour city doesn't owe you a speedy commute, it owes you a safe commute. Every speedy commute your city built for people in cars is a deadly commute for people outside of them. #WindshieldBias
The Cure's Robert Smith perfectly sums up the difference between Americans and Brits.
The real shocker here is that you can purchase a cuddly invertebrate pet for less than $1.50!? Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust apnews.com/article/ille...
Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust
Australian officials say they confiscated more than 100,000 illegal live cockroaches from a breeder in May in the country's largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates.
apnews.com
Why are we like this?! techcrunch.com/2026/06/04/c...
Cash App launches a wand for tap-and-pay | TechCrunch
Digital wallet app Cash App is launching a new gadget on Thursday, seemingly inspired by the social media trend that involves paying for items in the real world with a tap of a homemade magic wand, wh...
techcrunch.com
While I appreciate the sentiment, I wouldn’t want to hitch public monies on that nag: sherwood.news/power/sen-be... #AISucks
Sen. Bernie Sanders: US government should own half of big AI companies in an “American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund”
Senator Sanders’ proposal would use a one-time tax of 50% — paid in stock — for US taxpayers to own half of OpenAI, Anthropic, and others....
sherwood.news
Joke’s on you: I assume any email from Microsoft is spam.. techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/s...
Scammers are abusing an internal Microsoft account to send spam links | TechCrunch
The loophole allows spammers and scammers to send emails from a legitimate Microsoft email address typically used for sending genuine account alerts.
techcrunch.com
Here’s hoping this has put a stop to damage at the Kennedy center, after his brummagem White House transformation.
