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design researcher, ritual technologist, neuroatypical in unsatisfactory ways. i sense and work towards emergent futures. let’s make the world a place of flourishing for all life.
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We’re hiring a product design manager to manage a small team at Tailscale. job-boards.greenhouse.io/tailscale/jo... DM if you want to chat about it.

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The most unexpected thing this year has been the revelation that playing Cyberpunk 2077 produces skills relevant to the moment.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Oh great there are bots on Strava now

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I appreciate Marina speaking very openly about what a lot of us have felt (absolutely including myself) https://reason.com/2025/02/13/i-tried-to-fix-government-tech-for-years-im-fed-up/

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

This long thread about what it takes to survive a disaster as a community is a gift to those of who are lucky to not yet have experienced this… and an inspiration in showing how small actions over time can create immense strength. gofundme at the end.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Timeline cleanser. (Upthread: horror, horror, do not scroll up.)

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

One big flashing thought is that every showy corporate/institutional crisis donation that requires fussy need matching or onerous documentation needs to come bundled with seconded free labor to make up for the labor it's extracting from core volunteers. I'm serious and this is a reasonable request.

submitted 19 days ago • 5 comments

omg this clip is great. this is Cerulean belt levels of "do artifacts have politics" great

submitted 42 days ago • 7 comments

For the love of sanity, BlueSky team, when one taps “more” on a shortened post please just expand it in place instead of starting a new pane and re-centering that post. The current behaviour is slow, disorienting, and adds a long return sequence to go back to your position in the feed.

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I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012. Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place. A thread.

submitted 43 days ago • 379 comments

to the plane, the pilot is tiny to the reservoir, the plane is tiny to the fire, the reservoir is tiny and still— the pilot brings the plane to the reservoir the reservoir to the fire and the fire turns we were born shouting our petitions to the bigness only one demand: let me stay a little longer

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Here’s the donation page for the LA mutual aid network (the organization whose affiliated mask bloc was asked by the LA government to donate masks, in case you needed to understand why ableism is bad). Anyway, help each other out. hcb.hackclub.com/donations/st...

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🧵Rapid Response: Air Filters for LA We are providing fans and filters to help LA residents breathe cleaner air during these devastating fires. Follow this thread for updates and how to get involved. Donate to support: paypal.com/donate?campa...

submitted 48 days ago • 5 comments

boil water notice with alt text www.ladwpnews.com/boil-water-n... 👆🏻 link on page to english and spanish instructions

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

If you're a birder in the region and you have a birdbath, fill it with water. Birds will be fleeing affected areas and fresh water can help keep them alive 🪶

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SoCal & LA peeps, if you need help:

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

Do not apologize to fix other people. That is not in your control. Apologise because that’s how •you• become whole. 🧵

submitted 49 days ago • 2 comments

Planet Fitness locations in Los Angeles are “offering anyone impacted by the fires—first responders and residents—free access to shower, recharge, and relax” No membership is required to take advantage of locker rooms, WiFi, charging stations at any LA County location not impacted by the fires.

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