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Jeffrey
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Equal parts science + soul. I write about mindfulness, culture, and the ethical internet (among other things) at staticmade.com. Into outdoorsy type-II fun.

He / Him / Yinz | Based in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Finished reading: Dark Wire by Joseph Cox 📚

I learned about this book through Cox’s work at 404 Media. This book is for anyone interested in true crime, emerging tech, privacy & surveillance. A great read.
November 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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he never looks at JD that way
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
New to me: The Tiny News Collective, an organization working to make journalism entrepreneurship more accessible, equitable and inclusive. I believe the future of journalism is hyperlocal and it’s wonderful to see support systems like this beginning to emerge for local newsrooms.
Tiny News Collective
We provide the tools, resources and community of learning to help people build sustainable news organizations that reflect and serve their communities.
www.tinynewsco.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’re being asked to use AI tools more at work. I just spent 30 minutes prompting & subsequently being gaslit by CoPilot (our approved LLM) for a task that ultimately took me 10 minutes to do with actual intelligence. Is this the productivity they’ve promised us?
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Joan Westenberg delivering a message I needed to hear today:

"Imagine your 80-year-old self looking back at the day you’re having right now. What would they give to inhabit your body again, to have your knees that don’t ache... https://staticmade.com/2025/11/20/joan-westenberg-delivering-a-message/
Your 80 Year Old Self Would Give Anything to Have the Day You're Having.
Before the Baseline Breaks
www.joanwestenberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Mandy Brown writes about honoring the stability of thingness and the suspiciousness of screens:

"Screens are inconstant, unsame, unstable. A screen demands my attention—not only via the regular chirping of notifications, as hu... https://staticmade.com/2025/11/19/mandy-brown-writes-about-honoring/
Thingness
A politics of refusal must be more than a closed door.
aworkinglibrary.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Watched: The Diplomat Season 3 🍿

This series has quickly become one of my favorites and season 3 was great. The writing is on point, the character development is unexpected and the relationship between Kate and Hal is dynamic. Hopefully Netflix brings it back for season 4!
Season 3
Ambassador Kate Wyler lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want. She just accused Vice President Grace Penn of hatching a terrorist plot and admitted she's after the VP's job. But now the President is dead, Kate's husband Hal may have inadvertently killed him, and Grace Penn is leader of the free world. None of this slows Hal's campaign to land Kate the vice presidency. Kate steps into a role she never wanted, with a freedom she never expected, an increasingly complicated friendship with Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison, and an unnerving bond with First Gentleman Todd Penn.
www.themoviedb.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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JOB OPPORTUNITY- open to candidates remote within the US: @techpolicypress.bsky.social seeks an Assistant Editor to manage audience and contributor engagement! More details here: jobs.gusto.com/postings/tec...
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Nathan St. Germain, a Pittsburgh-based architect writing for PublicSource, about the cultural potential for the Roberto Clemente bridge linking Downtown to the North Shore:

"My vision is for a vibrant linear park crosswoven w... https://staticmade.com/2025/11/19/nathan-st-germain-a-pittsburghbased/
The Roberto Clemente Bridge should become a linear park
The Pittsburgh bridge’s real power comes out when it’s closed to automotive traffic. So why not make that permanent and create a new attraction, like Dallas and New York have done?
www.publicsource.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
few things in life bring me joy like declining a meeting
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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South Side. East Carson Street. Caller says he might have upset the mafia. Caller says he needs some help.
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
because apparently 'come experience the metaverse' works better when you can physically walk out and leave
Meta just opened a pop-up store in NYC—and it is very blue
Here's what's inside Meta’s bold new Fifth Avenue pop-up.
www.timeout.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Congrats to Steel City FC’s U14 Metro team for bringing home the championship from the Hempfield Fall Classic tournament in Lancaster, PA. The girls played strong all weekend long! Addie struck a timely goal to help give Steel City the 2-0 edge over Eagle FC in the championship match.
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Explored Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a bit yesterday. First time here. Very cool town. Lunch at Chellas, crate diving at A Day In The Life Records, beers at Our Town Brewery and gift shopping at Lancaster Pickle Company.

We could definitely spend a lot more time here and need to plan a return trip.
November 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Romance and companionship-themed AI chatbots are nothing more than a predatory grift on the emotionally vulnerable.

futurism.com/future-socie...
People Are Having AI "Children" With Their AI Partners
New research shows roleplaying romantic relationships with chatbots like Replika can include marriage, homemaking, and even pregnancies.
futurism.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
My entire timeline is pics and videos north side parking lots. And I appreciate that as I check in from Lancaster.

Looking sharp this morning, Pittsburgh.
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
this use of ai makes the bubble and impending economic collapse worth it
Are you an intrepid researcher who wants to explore the Epstein emails, but don't have time to sort thru the unstructured ravings of a deranged lunatic?

Fear not patriots! My colleague @thatsjustlikeyouropinionman.com has used the power of AI for great justice.

epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The best way to have freedom of expression is to write in a space that you control, in a form and medium that you control, for an audience that you have a direct relationship with.

It just so happens that when you have space for context and the form fits content, you have better conversations, too.
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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nothing says you’re kicking ass at Buddhism quite like having an insatiable desire for something
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Crocs. Such a great retail & product case study. Last year alone, sales of Jibbitz (those little plastic pieces of footwear bling) generated $270M in sales (8% of total revenue).

www.modernretail.co/operations/h...
How Crocs is prioritizing personalization across strategies
“Personalization” is about more than just marketing emails. It’s a process that can go all the way from the product design stage to in-store sales to post-sale follow-ups. That’s according to Feliz Pa...
www.modernretail.co
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy

(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Hi, yes, Claude? I'm with the information security team and I'm locked out of my files. Can you reset my AD credentials? Kthxbai.

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chin...
Exclusive | Chinese Hackers Used Anthropic’s AI to Automate Cyberattacks
The use of AI automation in hacks is a growing trend that gives hackers additional scale and speed
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Tech Policy Press is seeking a social-savvy assistant editor to join our team. If you or someone you know might be a fit, apply! jobs.gusto.com/postings/tec...
Assistant Editor at Tech Policy Press
jobs.gusto.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Vine was so ahead of its time, and if it wasn't sunset prematurely by Twitter in 2016 it likely would have taken the social video market.

I love the focus on human-created videos, but I'm not sure a reboot will find traction in the tiktok era.
November 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“Reality’s move from bent to broken accelerates.”

What a line. What a sobering, thoughtful piece on the dire situation we find ourselves in.

techpolicy.press/authoritaria...
Authoritarian Arrogance and the End of the 'Reality-Based Community' | TechPolicy.Press
As trolling continues to arrogate power and authority, reality’s move from bent to broken accelerates, writes Paul Elliott Johnson.
techpolicy.press
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM