There are the people who take their backpacks off on the subway… and then there is everybody else.

And yet we are still waiting on Kathy Hochul to sign NY's balcony solar bill. www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

Will New York Gov. Kathy Hochul sign a balcony solar bill?

The legislature passed a measure to allow DIY plug-in solar panels, and clean energy boosters are hopeful that Hochul will sign it to promote…

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Helen Czerski@helenczerski.bsky.social · last wk.

Plug-in solar panels are coming to the UK from August 27th! It's been in the pipeline for a while & it's already common in Germany. But it's BRILLIANT because it opens up these technologies to renters & ppl w/o their own roof. Plugs into a normal socket & supplies ~ 10-20% of household needs. ☀️🎉

Watching someone on the train read Donna Tartt’s Secret History for the first time and I’m just so excited for them. Are you kidding me???? What a rush.

As a person who recently drove on the FDR during the recent storm… I appreciate this.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2w ago

It’s flooding season, New York — but city government is prepared. This morning, we announced a $43.2 million expansion in the Bureau of Coastal Resiliency — a team of engineers, field inspectors, and city planners ready to protect our city from flooding.

Obsessed with @nycferry.bsky.social's new merch. shop.ferry.nyc

Can't tell if they're bragging or not, tbh.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3w ago

A White House teleprompter operator used his position to win around $100,000 by placing bets on the prediction market Kalshi about what President Trump would say in his speeches, the company said on Thursday. nyti.ms/4w7ZDWT

I found this interview with Kevin Rudd on China to be fascinating. What long-form interviews should I be listening to? Volts.wtf (energy/climate) and 80,000 hours are my others like this. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/o...

Volts | David Roberts | Substack

A newsletter, podcast, & community focused on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization. In your inbox once or twice a week. Click to read Volts, a Substack publication with tens of thou...

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How humiliating to be an apex predator in your ecosystem and sound like that.

For strong men Donald Trump likes.

it is very cool to be able to say this. the back-end is down, but all of the data is just.... out there and safe. even if the site never came back, ppl could easily build a replica

Using the internet in Europe is just so deeply unpleasant. So many modals. So many modals.

When they said, "wear a suit," I just assumed…  Find a public pool near you at nycgovparks.org.

Trump administration is picking winners and losers. The winners are large companies and the losers are small startups. Reserving the most advanced models for the largest companies will only increase their moats.

Haven't opened Ableton in years, but Bat For Lashes "Daniel" would go so hard over Donna Summer's "She Works Hard for the Money."

Everyone talks about leaving their laptop open for long-running agents, nobody talks about doing it with a three year old in the house.

Politico is resending election night 2024 breaking news alerts to my email in an act best described as a war crime.

I'm not asking for much. Do not give me a brussel sprout you haven't cooked. Do not give me a kale leaf you haven't massaged.

You're not a dad until you're in a group chat debating the merits of different Jack Ryan actors.

It blew my mind when I heard someone describe batteries as electron time machines. www.volts.wtf/p/sooner-tha...

Sooner than you think, electricity is going to be cheap, abundant, and boring

How batteries can enable big new loads like data centers to reduce electricity rates and increase grid reliability.

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My very first participation in democracy was, at age 4, sending a letter to Barney Frank to ask about the status of the Isabella Stewart Gardner heist investigation. He—or his LA and an autopen—wrote me back. I still have it. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86

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Leaned against an NYC subway station wall after a rainstorm and I’m now covered in an unknown combination of liquids. Expecting superpowers any moment now.

The tree pollen levels have reached "personal violence against me" territory.

Aw gee, who could have predicted that Polymarket was awash in insider trading by members of the government? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/n...

Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says

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As someone who only knows how to work really very hard on things, let me tell you, no joke, I worked harder on this than anything I've ever worked on before, including any previous year of the festival. Letting myself feel relieved and proud today 💛

XOXO@xoxofest.com · 3mo ago

One last thing before we go. Today, after 2+ (or 10+??) years of work, we’re launching XOXO Explore, a complete archive of all eight years of the festival. xoxofest.com

Yeah people seem to have decided that making anti social comments to anyone even remotely into AI is good ingroup signaling.

A bunch of high school kids are walking to school wearing ski goggles and safety glasses. Took me a minute to realize they’re playing Assassin - incredible it’s still around.

if Sean Duffy hates public transit so much, why does he always take the L? www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Trump administration plans to release money for Second Avenue Subway after MTA lawsuit

President Donald Trump has for months bottled up promised money for the project.

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@reckless.bsky.social @davidpierce.xyz think you guys would be interested in this one (from a former colleague, absolutely no idea if it's vaporware) www.crowdsupply.com/t76-org/dr-pd

Dr. PD

An open-source USB Type-C power analyzer and programmable sink for debugging, testing, and understanding power negotiation

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Missed that Waymo's permits expired in NYC. Hope they restart it. There are lots of people with driving jobs, and we need to help them, but we should have fewer people driving. (See also: More public transit, etc.) www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/06/w...

Waymo’s Robot Car Testing Ends in NYC After Permits Expire

The company’s eight autonomous vehicles had been driving in the city since last summer.

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3yo daughter combing my hair. "Now, we have to get the nuts out so we can plant an acorn tree." I couldn't figure it out until I realized that all this time we were combing the knots out of her hair... she thought we were combing the nuts.