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PIT crew @eff.org. My words. Not my job's words. Etc.
On sabbatical though.
Coffee ☕, crochet 🧶, cryptography 🔐, and being Black in my Black ass business.
Hands rated E. For Everybody.
On sabbatical though.
Coffee ☕, crochet 🧶, cryptography 🔐, and being Black in my Black ass business.
Hands rated E. For Everybody.
Gtfoh
In a city packed with mighty real estate titans, they are the small ones.
New York landlords say they are at their breaking point as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to implement even more aggressive tenant-friendly policies.
New York landlords say they are at their breaking point as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to implement even more aggressive tenant-friendly policies.
NYC’s small landlords say they won’t survive Mamdani plan to freeze rent
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has criticized landlords and vowed to freeze what tenants in rent-stabilized apartments pay monthly.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Gtfoh
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Need some data hoarders to save the CIA's World Factbook—a definitive source on many topics—since they're now killing it www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell - CIA
www.cia.gov
February 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Need some data hoarders to save the CIA's World Factbook—a definitive source on many topics—since they're now killing it www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
I'm going to keep saying this for open source communities.
Just because you're smart, does not mean you have received a free pass to talk crazy to somebody you think is less smart than you. People on GitHub are not your serfs. Get over yourself.
Just because you're smart, does not mean you have received a free pass to talk crazy to somebody you think is less smart than you. People on GitHub are not your serfs. Get over yourself.
February 4, 2026 at 12:29 PM
I'm going to keep saying this for open source communities.
Just because you're smart, does not mean you have received a free pass to talk crazy to somebody you think is less smart than you. People on GitHub are not your serfs. Get over yourself.
Just because you're smart, does not mean you have received a free pass to talk crazy to somebody you think is less smart than you. People on GitHub are not your serfs. Get over yourself.
TW: Really gross banter
This lightly touches on something I've seen time and again. A lot of the rich are very simple minded since they are in an echo chamber of greed.
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epst...
This lightly touches on something I've seen time and again. A lot of the rich are very simple minded since they are in an echo chamber of greed.
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epst...
The Epstein Files Reveal What Powerful People See In Video Games: Profit, Coercion, And Control
Epstein's apparent associations with the likes of Bobby Kotick, Steve Bannon, and Peter Thiel paint an ugly picture
aftermath.site
February 4, 2026 at 5:21 AM
TW: Really gross banter
This lightly touches on something I've seen time and again. A lot of the rich are very simple minded since they are in an echo chamber of greed.
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epst...
This lightly touches on something I've seen time and again. A lot of the rich are very simple minded since they are in an echo chamber of greed.
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epst...
Seeing people push agentic browsers after years of trying to coral browser extensions is dizzying
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Seeing people push agentic browsers after years of trying to coral browser extensions is dizzying
I really have no care to read any analysis on why Nicki Minaj is doing what she is doing. It's pretty clear she wants and needs something more than her music career. Next
February 3, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I really have no care to read any analysis on why Nicki Minaj is doing what she is doing. It's pretty clear she wants and needs something more than her music career. Next
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Of all things this post made me think "Oh yeah, I guess there would be lots of knitting and crochet projects when you're protesting outside in the cold".
But bloody hell, what a hill to die on.
But bloody hell, what a hill to die on.
February 3, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Of all things this post made me think "Oh yeah, I guess there would be lots of knitting and crochet projects when you're protesting outside in the cold".
But bloody hell, what a hill to die on.
But bloody hell, what a hill to die on.
As someone who has worked on providing free software for 8 years now, streaming apps like Disney+ and Paramount really put out a barely featured set of apps to stream their owned content and it's irritating considering everyone pays subscriptions.
February 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
As someone who has worked on providing free software for 8 years now, streaming apps like Disney+ and Paramount really put out a barely featured set of apps to stream their owned content and it's irritating considering everyone pays subscriptions.
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Events I organised for I Love Free Software Day 2026!
🧶 Knitting Our Internet at Snackbar Frieda, Rotterdam, on Feb 13 at 18. All information here.
🛹 A reading of Ada & Zangemann + a conversation together with Bonfire ❤️🔥 at the @internetarchive.eu, Amsterdam on Feb 14 at 14. All information here.
🧶 Knitting Our Internet at Snackbar Frieda, Rotterdam, on Feb 13 at 18. All information here.
🛹 A reading of Ada & Zangemann + a conversation together with Bonfire ❤️🔥 at the @internetarchive.eu, Amsterdam on Feb 14 at 14. All information here.
February 3, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Events I organised for I Love Free Software Day 2026!
🧶 Knitting Our Internet at Snackbar Frieda, Rotterdam, on Feb 13 at 18. All information here.
🛹 A reading of Ada & Zangemann + a conversation together with Bonfire ❤️🔥 at the @internetarchive.eu, Amsterdam on Feb 14 at 14. All information here.
🧶 Knitting Our Internet at Snackbar Frieda, Rotterdam, on Feb 13 at 18. All information here.
🛹 A reading of Ada & Zangemann + a conversation together with Bonfire ❤️🔥 at the @internetarchive.eu, Amsterdam on Feb 14 at 14. All information here.
Jay Z really said "Oww, hoes turn they heads like owwwwls
I'm the man of the
...hour".
I can't man. We really thought these were bars for real. Lmao
I'm the man of the
...hour".
I can't man. We really thought these were bars for real. Lmao
January 30, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Jay Z really said "Oww, hoes turn they heads like owwwwls
I'm the man of the
...hour".
I can't man. We really thought these were bars for real. Lmao
I'm the man of the
...hour".
I can't man. We really thought these were bars for real. Lmao
Getting a lot of x509 errors on the keybase app :(
January 29, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Getting a lot of x509 errors on the keybase app :(
So I see someone in the current administration has taken the idea of "baby bonds" from economists like Sandy Darity and Darrick Hamilton. This has already happened in states like Connecticut www.pbs.org/newshour/bri...
Darrick Hamilton, Director of the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, The New School
Darrick Hamilton is an economic scholar and director of the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy. Growing up in Brooklyn, he witnessed firsthand how economic circumstances shaped communities...
www.pbs.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:22 AM
So I see someone in the current administration has taken the idea of "baby bonds" from economists like Sandy Darity and Darrick Hamilton. This has already happened in states like Connecticut www.pbs.org/newshour/bri...
Rep. Omar was about to throw hands on his ass and I appreciate that.
January 29, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Rep. Omar was about to throw hands on his ass and I appreciate that.
I must be getting older because I'm listening to old bars with bombastic side eye.
Ye really said "When I breathe on the track, I asthma attack it."
🥴😮💨
Ye really said "When I breathe on the track, I asthma attack it."
🥴😮💨
January 27, 2026 at 9:50 AM
I must be getting older because I'm listening to old bars with bombastic side eye.
Ye really said "When I breathe on the track, I asthma attack it."
🥴😮💨
Ye really said "When I breathe on the track, I asthma attack it."
🥴😮💨
Lmao did they forget that the 2A crowd was voting for them?
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Lmao did they forget that the 2A crowd was voting for them?
Looks like an AI bailout will happen and I'm going to mark this post for later so I can remind myself to go for a walk instead.
January 26, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Looks like an AI bailout will happen and I'm going to mark this post for later so I can remind myself to go for a walk instead.
"we are all training under a hundred times the Earth's gravity"
January 25, 2026 at 9:20 AM
"we are all training under a hundred times the Earth's gravity"
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January 25, 2026 at 6:01 AM
I do hope that people get why encryption and keeping e2ee messaging apps are more important than ever though. You have to keep these things solid when democracy is at its strongest. Or else the ability to communicate safely will be sparse when weak.
January 25, 2026 at 6:47 AM
I do hope that people get why encryption and keeping e2ee messaging apps are more important than ever though. You have to keep these things solid when democracy is at its strongest. Or else the ability to communicate safely will be sparse when weak.
I'm glad "abolish" doesn't seem as absurd to say. And I'm sad it took all of this to see that.
January 25, 2026 at 6:39 AM
I'm glad "abolish" doesn't seem as absurd to say. And I'm sad it took all of this to see that.
This is not to downplay any of the abnormal nonsense occurring but I need folks to understand the world ended" for many people across the globe already. So if you thought democracy was just fine when you saw genocide live, in several areas of the world. Then keep that up for the sake of what's left
January 25, 2026 at 6:35 AM
This is not to downplay any of the abnormal nonsense occurring but I need folks to understand the world ended" for many people across the globe already. So if you thought democracy was just fine when you saw genocide live, in several areas of the world. Then keep that up for the sake of what's left
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If you missed our 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest Screening #livestream on Wednesday night, you can still catch the full celebration on YouTube! 🎬
🥇🥈🥉 Prize Winners!
🏅Honorable mentions!
🎉 And more!
See it here ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/ol9Xc-D...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #film
🥇🥈🥉 Prize Winners!
🏅Honorable mentions!
🎉 And more!
See it here ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/ol9Xc-D...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #film
2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest Screening
Join us at the Internet Archive for a glamorous night of film, fun, and public domain magic as we premiere the winning films and honorable mentions from this...
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January 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM
If you missed our 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest Screening #livestream on Wednesday night, you can still catch the full celebration on YouTube! 🎬
🥇🥈🥉 Prize Winners!
🏅Honorable mentions!
🎉 And more!
See it here ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/ol9Xc-D...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #film
🥇🥈🥉 Prize Winners!
🏅Honorable mentions!
🎉 And more!
See it here ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/ol9Xc-D...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #film