Aaron Swartz deserves more justice and reconsideration than almost anybody in this century

Shannon Mattern@shannonmattern.bsky.social · 2h ago

"In 2022, Wiley removed over 1,300 ebooks from academic library collections; [they said] perpetual access is not an option for subscribed content. In 2025, Clarivate,... announced they would stop offering libraries perpetual access licenses for ebooks and primary-source digital collections."

never ship your game. worst thing you can do

Insider Gaming@insider-gaming.com · 7h ago

Halo Studios Hit by Layoffs After Campaign Evolved Launch insider-gaming.com/halo-studios...

my five year old and her little sister are sleeping in the same room for the first time ever on vacation. just walked in there and the little one was making fart noises while her sister threw up her arms in exasperation. it’s probably not good for their sleep schedules but it is extremely funny

They stole ALL the Flock cameras in Winona.

"Cool dude, see you in discovery!" is the obvious UNO Reverse card to Trump's attempts to bully organizations by suing them for a trillion dollars. It's a massive indictment of the US system that one after another institutions and major organizations settled and paid bribes rather than play it.

Graham Lanktree@glanktree.bsky.social · 7h ago

President Donald Trump is seeking to stave off a court order that requires him to begin giving the BBC financial details on his business empire by Thursday in connection with a defamation lawsuit he is pressing against the network. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

My 4-year/old just learned about the concept of infinity and is now throwing a tantrum over it. “It’s weird! I don’t like it. I just want numbers to stop!”

if your government software looks like this, it will never break, never need replacement, and will work on every computer since we landed on the moon

onekade@onekade.bsky.social · 14h ago

This is not a joke. This is a screenshot of the actual case management software used by Massachusetts' 11 District Attorneys. Must-read work here by @nasser.wiki nasser.blog/dial-up-just...

Is it good when the secretary of defense is so fixated on making sure everyone is white and has tv ready abs that he forgets about munitions bsky.app/profile/carl...

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h ago

Oof. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

[movie trailer narrator voice] In A World Where There Are Metal Concerts Full Of Black Outfits.... One Bold Woman Dares To Wear A Brightly Colored T-Shirt.... And Also Because She Didn't Feel Like Changing.

Appealing to our better angels just isn't enough, apparently.

kanchan@kayehm.bsky.social · 9h ago

A UK study found that telling potential SUV buyers that those vehicles directly result in higher fatalities for pedestrians, cyclists and children had zero effect on their decision to buy them. What does work? Financial penalties: Increased fees, taxes, parking. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

To my knowledge, this is the first case to rule on an important but underappreciated component of CA state housing law: Within 30 days, cities must provide the reasons a project does not comply with zoning/standards. Otherwise, it is deemed compliant and can't be denied.

Benjamin Schneider@benschneider.bsky.social · 12h ago

Last month, an SF Superior Court judge ruled that this 7-unit project at 1736 Filbert St. in the Marina District must be approved. The ruling overturned the city's determination that the project was not eligible for the State Density Bonus. No word yet on the timing of groundbreaking.

sometimes there is absolutely nothing more fun than understanding works of art through people's varied professional perspectives

Deidre Lynch@drbibliomane.bsky.social · yesterday

You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.

Outlook search can't find an email with a direct word search for a URL received yesteday and puts emails from two weeks ago as the top results for the sender of what I need. Unbelievably worthless product

It's hard to read this and not think that this is Meta not wanting to be left out of the super-dangerous / super-powerful AI club.

Alex Hanna@alexhanna.bsky.social · 6h ago

It keeps happening... It'd be great if these companies could spend a little bit more time on network security and a little less time vibe coding.

Ever think about how the bar for “crazy online trannies” is like being noisy about our mistreatment and having vulnerable crash outs about our struggles, but cis people are out here doing like whatever the fuck lookmaxxing is and that’s apparently at the very least equivalent?

Is YOUR Child Secretly Texting About the Second Run of Columbo Episodes (89-03)? Look For These Acronyms: LOL: Looking Old, Lieutenant OMG: Oh…McGoohan’s Geriatric FFS: Featuring Fisher Stevens NSA: No!! Shatner Again?!

Me buying a house and not having to do coin laundry anymore: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!! Me having to replace the washing machine when it breaks: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.

BTW ken jennings? Mormon. 10% of any money he gets goes straight into the pocket of the mormon church!! same as brandon sanderson, orson scott card, etc. He has no issues giving money to the NYT because he's already giving way more to the MORMON CHURCH, a deeply genocidal and bigoted church

Rav@rvbdrm.com · 12h ago

Gwen deactivated 😔

sometimes i'll talk to a cis person and they'll say something like "yeah most trans people are normal like you but sometimes online i see weird ones who-" and i have to stop them and explain that i, too, am one of the weird ones from online

getting into menswear TikTok

with apologies to the young man who left his extremely well-curated spotify account logged in on the hotel tv: if my daughter didn’t hear elmo’s alphabet rap we were all going to die

media when maga wins an election: we must travel the country and speak to these voters and extend empathy to them and give credence to their bigotry and false beliefs media when the left wins an election: is this the end of the american experiment

Titanium Court

That girl with the posts@roodypatooti.bsky.social · 3mo ago

this is a good friend of mine who is heavily struggling right now because SSA is screwing her over. if you could spare her a few bucks so she can get back on her feet while she appeals, i would really appreciate it!!!!! thank you kindly

sabrina's dilemma@unwisewoman.bsky.social · 2w ago

disabled trans woman who was denied her disability claim, need help w bills food sundries. filed appeals but i need help while i dispute this. ive been through so much these past few yrs, pls don't let me hit rock bottom. anything helps 🖤💜 ca: $dyadicsapphic pp/vn: @dyadicsapphic

i fucking hate bike thieves. while i was leaving a place i was watching a guy obviously case the bike racks and start trying to take one when he thought no one was looking. i shouted at him and he quickly ran off, but a conveniently located person is not exactly reliable crime deterrent.

nothing better than a tourist town that resents the tourists. thank you for coming to my ten-seat microbrewery and vintage ice cream shoppe. you son of a bitch

I feel like it might have been a bad idea to hand the world over to sociopaths

Django Wexler@djangowexler.bsky.social · 9h ago

Somehow things that would have been a background gag in a Verhoeven movie are now just real

in climbing news i absolutely crushed the v1s i tried tonight to the point where i was starting work the rest of the evening on a v2 that seems tricky but doable, which is a huge step up from impossible. yay, progress! great confidence booster that i felt the difference in my stability and approach.