Christopher
@twopoint718.bsky.social
On the World Wide Web since the late 1900’s. I appreciate a good groove. Trans rights are human rights. 📷 https://www.flickr.com/photos/twopoint718/
Got this funny double (triple?) exposure when I guess I wasn't quite winding the film or maybe the sprocket failed to engage the film. The rest of the roll was fine. Lucky SHD400 (at ISO 200), Canonet G-III QL17 #filmphotography
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Got this funny double (triple?) exposure when I guess I wasn't quite winding the film or maybe the sprocket failed to engage the film. The rest of the roll was fine. Lucky SHD400 (at ISO 200), Canonet G-III QL17 #filmphotography
New year new C-41 color photo chemistry! #filmphotography
January 1, 2026 at 5:55 PM
New year new C-41 color photo chemistry! #filmphotography
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The most under-reported story of the year, IMO, is about the national implications of the extreme and wildly popular success of congestion pricing in New York City.
When you remove cars from cities, you not only make money for things the city needs; you make people in the city much, much happier.
When you remove cars from cities, you not only make money for things the city needs; you make people in the city much, much happier.
It's hard to think of another policy that is so fundamentally a free lunch as congestion pricing is
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The most under-reported story of the year, IMO, is about the national implications of the extreme and wildly popular success of congestion pricing in New York City.
When you remove cars from cities, you not only make money for things the city needs; you make people in the city much, much happier.
When you remove cars from cities, you not only make money for things the city needs; you make people in the city much, much happier.
I move to measure everything (energy wise) in kilowatt-hours now youtu.be/OOK5xkFijPc
Power is not energy: why the difference matters
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I move to measure everything (energy wise) in kilowatt-hours now youtu.be/OOK5xkFijPc
This evokes such good memories of cruising around with friends with no destination in mind. Timeless dusk of an endless autumn. youtu.be/4aeETEoNfOg
December 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This evokes such good memories of cruising around with friends with no destination in mind. Timeless dusk of an endless autumn. youtu.be/4aeETEoNfOg
Maybe 2026 is time to once again dust off the RSS reader. Ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
December 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Maybe 2026 is time to once again dust off the RSS reader. Ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Canceled a lingering Microsoft 360 subscription due to all the AI junk. It's impossible to use anything in the Office suite without having to come in contact with some sort of LLM-powered feature. Better to just walk away.
December 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Canceled a lingering Microsoft 360 subscription due to all the AI junk. It's impossible to use anything in the Office suite without having to come in contact with some sort of LLM-powered feature. Better to just walk away.
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Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
They sell a “New Model M” 👀
The original IBM factory is still in operation, more or less: www.pckeyboard.com/page/ABUS
Unicomp GA LLC: About Us
www.pckeyboard.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
They sell a “New Model M” 👀
An explanation for why Debate Bro content feels so pointless to me. That stuff will never change any minds. This is so good: www.volts.wtf/p/the-cure-f...
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
www.volts.wtf
December 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
An explanation for why Debate Bro content feels so pointless to me. That stuff will never change any minds. This is so good: www.volts.wtf/p/the-cure-f...
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read CHIPWRECKED here www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
December 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
read CHIPWRECKED here www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Ignoring it’s a bad faith pretense, this is just so depressing. Offshore wind makes so much sense. Better winds and larger turbines maximize the resource.
Burgum: "Today we're sending notifications to the 5 large offshore wind projects that are under construction that their leases will be suspended due to national security concerns ... the Dept of War has come back conclusively that these large offshore wind programs create radar interference"
December 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Ignoring it’s a bad faith pretense, this is just so depressing. Offshore wind makes so much sense. Better winds and larger turbines maximize the resource.
I’ve been doing this today and it feels like a nice way to spend the shortest day of the year.
Sending letters & cards to friends feels really nice! 💌
December 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’ve been doing this today and it feels like a nice way to spend the shortest day of the year.
My new microwave finishes with a jaunty tune like “I have triumphed over the forces of cold!”
December 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My new microwave finishes with a jaunty tune like “I have triumphed over the forces of cold!”
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Hell yeah: @science.org's official Breakthrough of the Year for 2025 is ... [drumroll] ...
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hell yeah: @science.org's official Breakthrough of the Year for 2025 is ... [drumroll] ...
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
Working on a thing: mailyourfriends.com There’s really not much more to it than that.
Mail Your Friends!
mailyourfriends.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Working on a thing: mailyourfriends.com There’s really not much more to it than that.
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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It's wild to me how comfortable everyone got with giving away their code and performing free training labor for these LLM companies. Like, the thought actually physically disgusts me that I'm just enriching them further with no compensation if I use their products, but I guess nobody cares?
December 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It's wild to me how comfortable everyone got with giving away their code and performing free training labor for these LLM companies. Like, the thought actually physically disgusts me that I'm just enriching them further with no compensation if I use their products, but I guess nobody cares?
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Truly an iconic scene.
🎶Windows96 - Visions I
🎶Windows96 - Visions I
December 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Truly an iconic scene.
🎶Windows96 - Visions I
🎶Windows96 - Visions I
Using this thing is like someone made a hardware version of UNIX’s ed. You type a line (and can correct/rewrite) then hit return and it prints it out. It’s actually really nice as a ~modern(?)~ typewriter.
December 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Using this thing is like someone made a hardware version of UNIX’s ed. You type a line (and can correct/rewrite) then hit return and it prints it out. It’s actually really nice as a ~modern(?)~ typewriter.
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Drafting on paper and then typing it up/editing it rules.
December 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Drafting on paper and then typing it up/editing it rules.