Andrew Styer
@styer.bsky.social
Welp, this again. Ex-Google product leader in privacy, product strategy, & UX design.
Early Internet human who keeps on internet-ing about burnout, propaganda, politics, and sci-fi jokes.
See also:
Covert stuttering, exertion interfaces, & Land Rovers
Early Internet human who keeps on internet-ing about burnout, propaganda, politics, and sci-fi jokes.
See also:
Covert stuttering, exertion interfaces, & Land Rovers
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Andrew Styer
@styer.bsky.social
· Feb 18
I do not believe in any tech product where the devs want us to view it with some form of religious awe, a divine gift redefining human experience and bequeathing knowledge unto us humble land apes. I believe in a tech product where the devs are like “this is handy for planning breakfasts”
“Build tools, not platforms” is the biggest lesson I learned from a career spent building both.
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I shouldn’t have to share this article as much as I do. Sending condolences to all friends and family and loved ones from the Brown Shooting today.
www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
Why Flavor Flav says the US must ban firearms now | Opinion
The lack of U.S. gun laws has created a violence epidemic unlike anywhere else on Earth. This is domestic errorism
www.newsweek.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I shouldn’t have to share this article as much as I do. Sending condolences to all friends and family and loved ones from the Brown Shooting today.
www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
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25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
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This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
Those were some good days
There was a time where eating at Fette Sau, going across the street for a beer at Spuyten Duyvil then catching a show at the Knitting Factory put you firmly in the zeitgeist.
Wow, Fette Sau, the Williamsburg barbecue place that was the subject of one of the worst headline/photo combinations in the history of online media, is closing www.instagram.com/p/DR7xa9zkdG...
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Those were some good days
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
Chattanooga’s Municipal Fiber Network Has Delivered $5.3 Billion in Community Benefits, New Study Finds | Welcome to Community Networks
Since 2011, a new study finds that Chattanooga's city-owned fiber network has generated $5.3 billion in net community benefits for Hamilton County. Conducted by researchers at the University of Tennes...
communitynets.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
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This seems like a good time to remind folks, for no particular reason whatsoever, that #TheTechHumanistShow has a fantastic episode about #Netflix that's an interview (by me) of Dr. Joel Mier*
*we are both "Netflix Originals" (i.e. first 100 employees)
www.thetechhumanist.com/2024/09/17/b...
*we are both "Netflix Originals" (i.e. first 100 employees)
www.thetechhumanist.com/2024/09/17/b...
Binging Netflix with Dr. Joel Mier – The Tech Humanist Show
www.thetechhumanist.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This seems like a good time to remind folks, for no particular reason whatsoever, that #TheTechHumanistShow has a fantastic episode about #Netflix that's an interview (by me) of Dr. Joel Mier*
*we are both "Netflix Originals" (i.e. first 100 employees)
www.thetechhumanist.com/2024/09/17/b...
*we are both "Netflix Originals" (i.e. first 100 employees)
www.thetechhumanist.com/2024/09/17/b...
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In Alex Karp’s case, his hair looks the way that it does because he is Black and trying to pass for white, which is to say he does not get the Black hair care his hair needs and has refused to care for his Black hair like it is Black hair. His hair is not shitty. He is shitty.
why do so many shitty fascist tech bros have fucked up hair
'“The truly progressive position on immigration” is “extreme skepticism,” says Alex Karp'
Who is a Black Jew whose family came here via open immigration policies and slavery
While he advocates for closed immigration policies and technologies designed to enslave
fuck you Alex
fuck you
Who is a Black Jew whose family came here via open immigration policies and slavery
While he advocates for closed immigration policies and technologies designed to enslave
fuck you Alex
fuck you
December 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
In Alex Karp’s case, his hair looks the way that it does because he is Black and trying to pass for white, which is to say he does not get the Black hair care his hair needs and has refused to care for his Black hair like it is Black hair. His hair is not shitty. He is shitty.
So deeply excited to watch this show — it is so awesome to see friends getting another wave of career success
On What's Alan Watching?, a special guest review by @moryan.bsky.social about one of her passions, the Starz gladiator drama Spartacus, which returns this week with spinoff Spartacus: House of Ashur:
Review: 'Spartacus' lives again with 'House of Ashur'
The Starz gladiator drama returns, still hornier — and more thoughtful — than you'd expect
www.whatsalanwatching.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
So deeply excited to watch this show — it is so awesome to see friends getting another wave of career success
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That's right... Harrison Ford
You know who was also a carpenter and spoke truth to power 🤔
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
That's right... Harrison Ford
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What few people seem to appreciate that in the wake of WW2 we collectively created these international institutions for a pretty fucking good reason
That goes for the EU too, you dingbats
That goes for the EU too, you dingbats
yes, of course international law is massively imperfect and flawed: it is still a hell of a lot better than the prior situation, which was “you can do literally anything you want in warfare and nobody can really say boo about it beyond evoking religion”
December 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
What few people seem to appreciate that in the wake of WW2 we collectively created these international institutions for a pretty fucking good reason
That goes for the EU too, you dingbats
That goes for the EU too, you dingbats
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yes, of course international law is massively imperfect and flawed: it is still a hell of a lot better than the prior situation, which was “you can do literally anything you want in warfare and nobody can really say boo about it beyond evoking religion”
December 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
yes, of course international law is massively imperfect and flawed: it is still a hell of a lot better than the prior situation, which was “you can do literally anything you want in warfare and nobody can really say boo about it beyond evoking religion”
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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This is my yearly reminder that
A) The Pilgrims never turned on the Wampanoags. The Puritans who did were a whole different group of people.
B) Thanksgiving became a holiday to celebrate whooping the Confederates.
Sometimes we can just enjoy traditions without guilt!
A) The Pilgrims never turned on the Wampanoags. The Puritans who did were a whole different group of people.
B) Thanksgiving became a holiday to celebrate whooping the Confederates.
Sometimes we can just enjoy traditions without guilt!
Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is my yearly reminder that
A) The Pilgrims never turned on the Wampanoags. The Puritans who did were a whole different group of people.
B) Thanksgiving became a holiday to celebrate whooping the Confederates.
Sometimes we can just enjoy traditions without guilt!
A) The Pilgrims never turned on the Wampanoags. The Puritans who did were a whole different group of people.
B) Thanksgiving became a holiday to celebrate whooping the Confederates.
Sometimes we can just enjoy traditions without guilt!
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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And always loves a winner
trump is, first and foremost, a starfucker
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
And always loves a winner
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It was very annoying in the moment but 25 years later I'm coming around to the socialists with kazoos being correct in their attempts to deplatform Larry Summers.
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It was very annoying in the moment but 25 years later I'm coming around to the socialists with kazoos being correct in their attempts to deplatform Larry Summers.
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Hear me out: Senate minority leader Elizabeth Warren (to finish out Chuck Schumer’s term)
"If he had so little ability to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein even after all that was publicly known about Epstein's sex offenses involving underage girls, then Summers cannot… teach a generation of students at Harvard or anywhere else." - @warren.senate.gov
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/p...
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Hear me out: Senate minority leader Elizabeth Warren (to finish out Chuck Schumer’s term)
Pretty sure this actually a pay-to-opt-out situation
Silicon Valley, 1990s: Free and open access to all the world’s knowledge will usher a new utopian age of information!
Silicon Valley, 2025:
Silicon Valley, 2025:
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November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Pretty sure this actually a pay-to-opt-out situation
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This is the best money I’ve spent all year
Today, we're launching SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search.
Join our collective defense against AI-generated spam and content farms:
blog.kagi.com/slopstop
Join our collective defense against AI-generated spam and content farms:
blog.kagi.com/slopstop
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This is the best money I’ve spent all year
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it's so funny that alex jones was totally right about everything, the government is a bunch of drug-addled pedophiles and masked regime thugs are grabbing people off the streets, and now he has to pretend it's all a hoax
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
it's so funny that alex jones was totally right about everything, the government is a bunch of drug-addled pedophiles and masked regime thugs are grabbing people off the streets, and now he has to pretend it's all a hoax
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Release the jobs report. Release the Epstein files. Stop hiding the truth.
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Release the jobs report. Release the Epstein files. Stop hiding the truth.
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In December 2018, Epstein wrote about Trump: “I am the one able to take him down.”
Eight months later, Epstein was found dead in a prison run by the Trump administration.
Weird coincidence.
Eight months later, Epstein was found dead in a prison run by the Trump administration.
Weird coincidence.
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In December 2018, Epstein wrote about Trump: “I am the one able to take him down.”
Eight months later, Epstein was found dead in a prison run by the Trump administration.
Weird coincidence.
Eight months later, Epstein was found dead in a prison run by the Trump administration.
Weird coincidence.