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Z(achary) Yaro
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Game & software designer/dev who enjoys geeking out over sci-fi and science that is no longer fictional · My views ≠ employers' · Follow ≠ endorsement · More active on mastodon.social/@ZMYaro · xe/xem

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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · Jun 27
Greetings! I am not sure how much I will use this platform alongside others, but I am excited to get to explore it!

I design and program software and games, enjoy sci-fi, and do some political activism.

You can also find me at @ZMYaro on most other socials (especially mastodon.social).
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mayawalkwith.me
nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
February 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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cambridgemass.bsky.social
🚲 The 2025 Biking in Cambridge Data Report is here, and the numbers show record biking and imaproved safety across the city. Explore the full report to dive deeper into the data and see what it means for the future of transportation in Cambridge: https://camb.ma/3ZxX8P8
February 11, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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thebostonlol.bsky.social
This was Mass Av last night (westbound to the bridge) right at Columbus. See if you can find the bike lane! @wutrain.bsky.social @streets.boston.gov #BikingInBoston #ArriveAlive

Here's the @311.boston.gov boston2-production.spotmobile.net/public/BOS%3...
February 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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allston.bsky.social
Truly a bummer that the city,

1. Contracted street plows that rammed the bike lane bollards over on Western Ave in Brighton
2. Didn’t even fully clear the bike lanes of the snow anyway
3. Didn’t use small plows to correctly clear the bike lanes leaving them safe and usable
Bike lane bollards lay in a giant pile of snow on Western Ave in Brighton
February 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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legendofnerd.bsky.social
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks – I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults. And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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allisteranim.bsky.social
Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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wario64.bsky.social
Posted in October - "Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users" arstechnica.com/security/202...
Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users
As more sites require IDs for user age verification, expect more such breaches to come.
arstechnica.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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edwardodell.bsky.social
Don’t anyone show this to Susan or I’m never gonna be allowed to get an outdoor wok burner
February 7, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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universalhub.com
City wouldn't clear a Comm Ave. bike lane, so some bicyclists showed up today with shovels
www.universalhub.com/2026/city-wo...

#Boston #snow
Bicyclists clear snow and ice off Comm. Ave. bike path, photo by Mandy Wilkens
February 7, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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bikeboston.bsky.social
Comm Ave now has a bike lane again thanks to the effort of this volunteer crew!

This is just one street, and we don't have the plows that the city has. Let's get this done city-wide!
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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trainsbikesbus.bsky.social
While car ppl fight over spots they cleared threatening to beat ppl up if they move a space saver, bike ppl are coming together to help one another and make a positive difference.
February 7, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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bostonaruban.bsky.social
Boston did not clear snow from the bike lanes after the storm two weeks ago, so our community came together to do so. "We just want to get home safe and alive!" @bikeboston.bsky.social @streets.boston.gov @mayorwu.boston.gov @universalhub.com @wcvb5.bsky.social @mass.streetsblog.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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necromatador.bsky.social
Is there a man among you here?
Is there no one who will stand up and try to fight?

#artpost #theprotomen #artsky #protoman #megaman
A drawing of Protoman from The Protomen Act 1, standing and confronting the crowd during The Stand (Man or Machine). He is a bit ragged and rough looking, half of his face and his right arm stripped of synthetic skin to reveal robotics beneath. He is flinging his scarf/poncho in a dramatic wind as he addresses the crowd, glaring with one aperture eye as he brandishes his beaten and dented shield with the words "Hope Rides Alone" graffiti'd angrily on it. His outfit resembles a vintage flight suit mixed with a bib-front western shirt.
January 20, 2026 at 5:33 AM
zmyaro.com
Listening through all 3 acts of #TheProtomen again like
Hermes in Hadestown says, But we sing it anyway, As if it might turn out this time.
February 6, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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bostonaruban.bsky.social
It's now been well over a week since Boston's snowstorm, most bike lanes are unusable because of the snow accumulation.
Help clear snow from bike lanes that the City has failed to do: Friday Feb 6 @3pm at Comm Ave & Backcock street.
@bikeboston.bsky.social
RSVP Here:

🔗 bcu.bike/shovel
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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allisteranim.bsky.social
sludge you feel good about 🍽️
kylereardon.bsky.social Kyle Reardon @kylereardon.bsky.social · 15d
Don’t worry guys, everything is very cool and normal at the Wegman’s parking lot!
February 2, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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gravelinfluencer.bsky.social
Driver: "Use the bike lane!"

The bike lane:
bostonbikeblockers.bsky.social Boston Bike Blockers @bostonbikeblockers.bsky.social · 13d
Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge.

By popular demand, jumping some photos from last week's snowstorm to the front of the queue.
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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RT @_Ymanie.twitter.com

Y'all keep saying “eventually ICE will…….” and in every single scenario I've seen so far, a U.S. institution has already done that to a Black person.
January 31, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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spavel.bsky.social
Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
IWW IU 520 (Railroad Workers) PRESENTS: TROLLEY PROBLEM SOLUTION "Slip the switch" by flipping it while the trolley's front wheels have passed through, but before the back wheels do. This will cause a controlled derailment bringing the trolley to a safe halt.
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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ealmquist.bsky.social
In case anyone needs to know where Boston stood today--our high temp was 18°F/-8°C with whipping winds. #ICEOUT
January 30, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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fourleafisland.art
thank you everyone who still makes art despite everything
August 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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RT @RegionalThicko.twitter.com

Call yourself a cinema and you're only showing one film, deary me
The Screen On The Green lists, Marty Supreme. No Other Choice.
January 30, 2026 at 11:12 PM
zmyaro.com
New tech war crime: People always complain that the clock on my microwave never shows the right time beacuse I can't be asked to set it manually. So now I have an unfuck-microwave.sh cron job, which briefly kills its power every day at midnight.
January 30, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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RT @primediscussion.bsky.social

One of the most common thought framings of right wing politics is to discuss state violence and interpersonal violence in the same context and act confused about why public reactions are different.
January 30, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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rvbdrm.com
With alt text.
A bold, blue-toned poster promotes a group bike ride in Boston in support of Alex Pretti. The design features a high-contrast, black-and-white illustration of a smiling person (Alex Pretti) wearing a bicycle helmet. The text on the image reads as: “WE RIDE IN UNITY” “SAT 1.31.2026” “2:00 meet 2:30 ROLL” “BOSTON - COPLEY SQUARE” “RIDE TOGETHER STAND TOGETHER”
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM