Aryeh Zax
@azax.bsky.social
Mostly a BlueSky lurker. Semi-retired medium-good Magic player. I like prediction markets.
📍 Oakland, CA
📍 Oakland, CA
The question is a reference to a specific proposal from his campaign website, which frames a sensible, facially race-neutral policy in a deliberately racial way. I think the framing is dumb and the question is dumb but Mamdani opened the door to it.
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The question is a reference to a specific proposal from his campaign website, which frames a sensible, facially race-neutral policy in a deliberately racial way. I think the framing is dumb and the question is dumb but Mamdani opened the door to it.
mfw I give my children language to facilitate communication but they don't use it that way
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
mfw I give my children language to facilitate communication but they don't use it that way
An eco business where the product isn't "helping the environment" but "making the customer feel like they helped the environment"?
November 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
An eco business where the product isn't "helping the environment" but "making the customer feel like they helped the environment"?
Ah it's the governor page that has the view I remember liking so much
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October 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Ah it's the governor page that has the view I remember liking so much
(acting) (acting) (contested) (acting)
(acting) (acting) (contested) (acting)
NY has had a nice run of lieutenant governors lately
October 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
NY has had a nice run of lieutenant governors lately
(he appears to have been one of many victims of the American Independent Party scam)
September 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
(he appears to have been one of many victims of the American Independent Party scam)
He had a pretty fascinating platform combination of cops in schools to prevent shootings + reparations for black people (but exclusively for non-slavery reasons, to avoid appearing woke)
There is also the ontological headscratcher of establishing a new *historically* black college
There is also the ontological headscratcher of establishing a new *historically* black college
September 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
He had a pretty fascinating platform combination of cops in schools to prevent shootings + reparations for black people (but exclusively for non-slavery reasons, to avoid appearing woke)
There is also the ontological headscratcher of establishing a new *historically* black college
There is also the ontological headscratcher of establishing a new *historically* black college
Don't worry, that rule sometimes isn't applied (we had a general election in this race, surprisingly the attorney general's wife won)
September 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Don't worry, that rule sometimes isn't applied (we had a general election in this race, surprisingly the attorney general's wife won)
You did not, but in defense of people lying about him it's very annoying to have to cross-check fantasy with reality
July 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You did not, but in defense of people lying about him it's very annoying to have to cross-check fantasy with reality
My Storm guide is ready ahead of the weekend's RCs in Canada and Europe. 2700 words on why I build the deck the way I do and sideboarding / game plans for 6.5 of the most common matchups. I'll probably add some more decks before the weekend.
Price is $10 or 12 tix, DMs open.
Price is $10 or 12 tix, DMs open.
January 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
My Storm guide is ready ahead of the weekend's RCs in Canada and Europe. 2700 words on why I build the deck the way I do and sideboarding / game plans for 6.5 of the most common matchups. I'll probably add some more decks before the weekend.
Price is $10 or 12 tix, DMs open.
Price is $10 or 12 tix, DMs open.
@kavi.bsky.social how have you never mentioned that the T lines are just randomly named for algebraic structures
December 13, 2024 at 9:32 PM
@kavi.bsky.social how have you never mentioned that the T lines are just randomly named for algebraic structures
Not a bad take per se but it doesn't precisely line up with the facts of this specific case
December 13, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Not a bad take per se but it doesn't precisely line up with the facts of this specific case
I thought it seemed a bit high even accounting for that but my guess is a sizable chunk of people just interact with the healthcare system very infrequently
(this is almost what I wanted but who gets three *checkups* in a year?)
(this is almost what I wanted but who gets three *checkups* in a year?)
December 8, 2024 at 2:05 PM
I thought it seemed a bit high even accounting for that but my guess is a sizable chunk of people just interact with the healthcare system very infrequently
(this is almost what I wanted but who gets three *checkups* in a year?)
(this is almost what I wanted but who gets three *checkups* in a year?)
This will not be true forever
November 17, 2024 at 5:11 AM
This will not be true forever