┻━┻ ︵ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ︵ ┻━┻ "sam a"
@pfhlick.bsky.social
Rhode Island, bicycle stuff, bla bla bla
Pinned
Yo #bikesky I GOT MY OWN BICYCLE SNOW PLOW
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"as few as 2,000 automated vehicles could slow downtown San Francisco traffic to under two miles per hour – not through malice, but through the simple economic logic of avoiding parking fees by circling slowly"
Two mph is probably too slow, but this sounds like a powerful tool for slower speeds
Two mph is probably too slow, but this sounds like a powerful tool for slower speeds
Seems bad:
"Our current roadspace regime—free driving lanes here, metered parking there—is a patchwork that autonomous vehicles will arbitrage relentlessly."
From @reillybrennan.com, sharp thinking here about AVs' impact on streets of the future.
"Our current roadspace regime—free driving lanes here, metered parking there—is a patchwork that autonomous vehicles will arbitrage relentlessly."
From @reillybrennan.com, sharp thinking here about AVs' impact on streets of the future.
The Pauking Edition
On curb patience, slow-rolling Waymos, and the price of presence.
whyisthisinteresting.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"as few as 2,000 automated vehicles could slow downtown San Francisco traffic to under two miles per hour – not through malice, but through the simple economic logic of avoiding parking fees by circling slowly"
Two mph is probably too slow, but this sounds like a powerful tool for slower speeds
Two mph is probably too slow, but this sounds like a powerful tool for slower speeds
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They made Mamdani into a communist jihadist for being a Muslim democratic socialist. He could NEVER get away with something like that.
somehow I get the feeling that if Mamdani had a nazi tattoo we'd have simply never heard of him again about 15 min after it was revealed instead of having to read a new piece every 5 days about how he's just a smol bean
February 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
They made Mamdani into a communist jihadist for being a Muslim democratic socialist. He could NEVER get away with something like that.
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I’ve been wanting to write about William Gibson’s “Jackpot” books, and the concept of "slow disasters" in general, for a while… and now I have, for DOOMSDAY MACHINES: doomsdaymachines.net/p/hitting-th...
Hitting the jackpot
William Gibson's disturbingly plausible 21st-century slow disaster
doomsdaymachines.net
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I’ve been wanting to write about William Gibson’s “Jackpot” books, and the concept of "slow disasters" in general, for a while… and now I have, for DOOMSDAY MACHINES: doomsdaymachines.net/p/hitting-th...
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anyone notice how so-called "liberals" have turned their backs on Kamala Harris for gavin newsom? makes you wonder who really elected trump.........
February 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
anyone notice how so-called "liberals" have turned their backs on Kamala Harris for gavin newsom? makes you wonder who really elected trump.........
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the police union should pay that $29 million, not the city of Seattle. Maybe then *our* law enforcement will respect other lives. /rage
"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
Seattle to Pay $29 Million to Family of Woman Fatally Struck by Police S.U.V.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
the police union should pay that $29 million, not the city of Seattle. Maybe then *our* law enforcement will respect other lives. /rage
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The article is somehow even worse. The officer who killed her had previously driven recklessly and the officer who laughed sued for wrongful termination. You can't fix this. Get rid of it all and replace them with social workers.
February 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The article is somehow even worse. The officer who killed her had previously driven recklessly and the officer who laughed sued for wrongful termination. You can't fix this. Get rid of it all and replace them with social workers.
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Galaxy brain: What if defunding the police [sacking bad officers] results in more funding for the police [cities not having to regularly settle multi-billion civil lawsuits]
"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
Seattle to Pay $29 Million to Family of Woman Fatally Struck by Police S.U.V.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Galaxy brain: What if defunding the police [sacking bad officers] results in more funding for the police [cities not having to regularly settle multi-billion civil lawsuits]
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A United States Attorney General who misleads Congress can be charged with a crime and sentenced to prison. Case in point: Attorney General Richard Kleindienst.
“I believe you just lied under oath.”
— Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) to US Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Feb. 11, 2026. ...
“I believe you just lied under oath.”
— Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) to US Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Feb. 11, 2026. ...
February 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM
A United States Attorney General who misleads Congress can be charged with a crime and sentenced to prison. Case in point: Attorney General Richard Kleindienst.
“I believe you just lied under oath.”
— Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) to US Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Feb. 11, 2026. ...
“I believe you just lied under oath.”
— Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) to US Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Feb. 11, 2026. ...
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If you believe that AGI is a real thing that could happen you are very gullible
February 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM
If you believe that AGI is a real thing that could happen you are very gullible
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so he wasn't a bigot during professional appearances yet when he wasn't seeking more power, he said bigoted things. somehow I'm supposed to trust him????
February 13, 2026 at 5:23 AM
so he wasn't a bigot during professional appearances yet when he wasn't seeking more power, he said bigoted things. somehow I'm supposed to trust him????
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incredible how white men are given the benefit of the doubt when anything coming from marginalized groups are treated with utmost suspicion and distorted beyond recognition
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
incredible how white men are given the benefit of the doubt when anything coming from marginalized groups are treated with utmost suspicion and distorted beyond recognition
"nazi rocket didn't blow up this time"
"PRINT IT!!!"
"PRINT IT!!!"
WATCH: SpaceX launched a crew to the International Space Station Friday morning, and we were able to see the rocket outside our East Providence studio as it passed by!
If you have a video or photo of the launch, submit it here: https://www.wpri.com/reportit/
If you have a video or photo of the launch, submit it here: https://www.wpri.com/reportit/
February 13, 2026 at 11:57 AM
"nazi rocket didn't blow up this time"
"PRINT IT!!!"
"PRINT IT!!!"
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Land of the coward home of the slave where it takes 2 years of permits to open a low intensity small business and you have to rent out a small supply of commercial buildings far away from residences to do it.
After housing, this is the next big zoning reform: the right to do business. Always found it odd that the USA, supposedly the land of the free market, makes it the hard if not outright illegal to open a business in most places.
Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.
Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.
The al pastor taco truck at sleepy North Berkeley BART is booming every night with neighbors, cyclists and families. Imagine what we could do with fully legalized street vending citywide.
February 13, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Land of the coward home of the slave where it takes 2 years of permits to open a low intensity small business and you have to rent out a small supply of commercial buildings far away from residences to do it.
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The funny thing about residential zoning though is, put that business in a car and suddenly it's OK!
Services that go to someone's house, gig work food delivery and ride apps, etc are all businesses operating in residential zones, but since they're on wheels, it gets around local zoning.
Services that go to someone's house, gig work food delivery and ride apps, etc are all businesses operating in residential zones, but since they're on wheels, it gets around local zoning.
February 13, 2026 at 2:59 AM
The funny thing about residential zoning though is, put that business in a car and suddenly it's OK!
Services that go to someone's house, gig work food delivery and ride apps, etc are all businesses operating in residential zones, but since they're on wheels, it gets around local zoning.
Services that go to someone's house, gig work food delivery and ride apps, etc are all businesses operating in residential zones, but since they're on wheels, it gets around local zoning.
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After housing, this is the next big zoning reform: the right to do business. Always found it odd that the USA, supposedly the land of the free market, makes it the hard if not outright illegal to open a business in most places.
Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.
Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.
The al pastor taco truck at sleepy North Berkeley BART is booming every night with neighbors, cyclists and families. Imagine what we could do with fully legalized street vending citywide.
February 13, 2026 at 2:52 AM
After housing, this is the next big zoning reform: the right to do business. Always found it odd that the USA, supposedly the land of the free market, makes it the hard if not outright illegal to open a business in most places.
Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.
Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.
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BREAKING: DOJ moves to drop criminal charges in alleged shovel/broom attack in Minneapolis that led ICE to open fire. "Newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations in the Complaint Affidavit," prosecutors say. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 12, 2026 at 11:47 PM
BREAKING: DOJ moves to drop criminal charges in alleged shovel/broom attack in Minneapolis that led ICE to open fire. "Newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations in the Complaint Affidavit," prosecutors say. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Let's gooooooo
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
n.pr
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Let's gooooooo
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I wrote about ICE's concentration camps and the tech bros' data centers as key elements of the economic infrastructure of fascism.
And how politicians need to take the public's lead in opposing both.
And how politicians need to take the public's lead in opposing both.
Americans Don't Want a Fascist Economy
Pushback on prison camps and data centers is growing
nobody-wants-this.ghost.io
February 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
I wrote about ICE's concentration camps and the tech bros' data centers as key elements of the economic infrastructure of fascism.
And how politicians need to take the public's lead in opposing both.
And how politicians need to take the public's lead in opposing both.
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People on the left have had solutions for nearly a century, including a federal jobs guarantee
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 11:10 PM
People on the left have had solutions for nearly a century, including a federal jobs guarantee
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That's the landscape the residents of Quilicura are working in, trying to raise awareness and protect their water.
Cut to a few weeks ago, where a handful of residents invited people to send prompts to them, rather than to an AI chatbot. Behold: Quili.ai.
abcnews.com/Business/wir...
Cut to a few weeks ago, where a handful of residents invited people to send prompts to them, rather than to an AI chatbot. Behold: Quili.ai.
abcnews.com/Business/wir...
February 11, 2026 at 2:12 AM
That's the landscape the residents of Quilicura are working in, trying to raise awareness and protect their water.
Cut to a few weeks ago, where a handful of residents invited people to send prompts to them, rather than to an AI chatbot. Behold: Quili.ai.
abcnews.com/Business/wir...
Cut to a few weeks ago, where a handful of residents invited people to send prompts to them, rather than to an AI chatbot. Behold: Quili.ai.
abcnews.com/Business/wir...
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The Verge podcast interviewed Ring’s CEO and asked him about his fantasy of entire neighborhoods covered in Rings. It’s a truly oppressive vision.
bsky.app/profile/hype...
bsky.app/profile/hype...
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The Verge podcast interviewed Ring’s CEO and asked him about his fantasy of entire neighborhoods covered in Rings. It’s a truly oppressive vision.
bsky.app/profile/hype...
bsky.app/profile/hype...
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In Dublin last year, an annoying interviewer demanded of me: “Your country has been overtaken by fascists. Why are you smiling?” I was too jetlagged to have a sensible answer so I said, “I’m smiling because I have a knife between my teeth.” The knife might look like this:
Auspicious Omens and Excellent Insubordination
I started this out as a letter to a friend who's feeling down about where we as a nation are at in this moment, and I am still learning how this newsletter thing works so thought I could use the newsl...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 AM
In Dublin last year, an annoying interviewer demanded of me: “Your country has been overtaken by fascists. Why are you smiling?” I was too jetlagged to have a sensible answer so I said, “I’m smiling because I have a knife between my teeth.” The knife might look like this:
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THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO DEMAND THAT DHS STOP THROWING MONEY AWAY INCARCERATING PEOPLE AND ICE SELLS ALL ITS WAREHOUSES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIES
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO DEMAND THAT DHS STOP THROWING MONEY AWAY INCARCERATING PEOPLE AND ICE SELLS ALL ITS WAREHOUSES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIES
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
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“But without Leon Botstein, Bard won’t exist anymore.” Oh no, then where would the protagonist teach in a Brooklyn millennial’s realist divorce novel?
February 10, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“But without Leon Botstein, Bard won’t exist anymore.” Oh no, then where would the protagonist teach in a Brooklyn millennial’s realist divorce novel?