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Flo Ion

@ohthatflo.bsky.social

Freelance tech journalist based in the SF Bay Area. Sign up for my newsletter! Listen to my podcasts! www.florenceion.com Ask me about my Tamagotchi πŸ’œ

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Around the World by Daft Punk is so good. Nothing compares.

07.03.2026 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Outdoor fruit stand with huge pyramid of oranges and tall round banana display.

Outdoor fruit stand with huge pyramid of oranges and tall round banana display.

they’re just begging for a car chase

06.03.2026 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3791    πŸ” 658    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 58

Whenever we get these they're gone within a day

03.03.2026 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't give myself enough credit for living a very cool life despite everything I went through lol

02.03.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you ever need to talk shit about someone else, you can use AI for that. The chatbot you trust is up to your discretion tho.

01.03.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had so much with Cyrus that night!!

27.02.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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San Francisco’s Bay Bridge becomes a glowing network of Ethernet-enabled LEDs 25,000 LEDs will blaze along 1.8-mile-long section every night for 2 years.

If you're excited about Bay Lights' return, here's my 2013 coverage for @arstechnica.com with @ohthatflo.bsky.social !

arstechnica.com/information-...

arstechnica.com/information-...

27.02.2026 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

yes please! florence.ion at gmail :)

27.02.2026 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

last year I was like "lol next year i will build a pc" and now i'm like "lol let's keep pushing this 2021 dell xps to see how far it goes"

27.02.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so sad I missed this! I'm so bad about seeing stuff on Bluesky 😩

27.02.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Listening to music and writing. These are the two things that keep me moving forward.

24.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Miles, a white, bearded man in his early 30s poses for a selfie infront of City Hall in Los Angeles. He wears a n-95 mask, white shirt, and bolo tie. It’s a sunny, Southern California day.

Miles, a white, bearded man in his early 30s poses for a selfie infront of City Hall in Los Angeles. He wears a n-95 mask, white shirt, and bolo tie. It’s a sunny, Southern California day.

Three supporters of the Long COVID Awareness Day motion stand outside city hall. They all wear high quality black masks and pose for a photo infront of colorful tile.

Three supporters of the Long COVID Awareness Day motion stand outside city hall. They all wear high quality black masks and pose for a photo infront of colorful tile.

BREAKING: the city of Los Angeles just officially recognized Long COVID Awareness Day, and will light City Hall teal in observation of the day on March 15.

I was at the City Hall meeting and just spoke with the advocates that made it happen. Story to come in @thesicktimes.org!

24.02.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 405    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 10

I think there are a couple of live MTA/LIRR feeds on YouTube! I was tuning in earlier

23.02.2026 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A very "unc" person thing I do is I go into rave forums and tell kids to have a good time and be safe, doing what I'm way too tired to try to do

23.02.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still learning ENGLISH ffs

21.02.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't have time to learn Dutch guys. I barely have a handle on the three other languages I tell people I speak

21.02.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Costco is an important litmus test

20.02.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Currently listening to audio of a live show I scraped off of YouTube on my offline MP3 player

17.02.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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manifest it, baby

16.02.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When @soleilho.com invited me to join COYOTE, I asked whether writers would be free to call a genocide a genocide. This article we published by them today does so and then some. It's an outstanding work of cultural reporting that I hope you find time to read. www.coyotemedia.org/pass-the-ric...

16.02.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions - The Sick Times Despite a lack of COVID-19 precautions implemented by the 2026 Winter Olympics organizers in Italy, some athletes, teams, and their loved ones are protecting themselves from airborne pathogens by mask...

The risks of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens can be severe, but the media continues to stigmatize Olympians taking precautions as "worried" and "extreme". We know #LongCOVID can affect anyone, even elite athletes.

In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠

thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...

10.02.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 733    πŸ” 304    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 15

i feel that

09.02.2026 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

very curious about the outcome!

07.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.

Tow truck driver offering free service returning abandoned vehicles to families of those abducted by ICE: "For the last three weeks, we have been getting nothing but death threats."
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

06.02.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1327    πŸ” 490    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 36

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06.02.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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anti-fash wooper everyone's favorite little axolotl saying, "ABOLISH ICE" Two versions: homemade on holo sticker paper (ready for shipping) glitter...

hi all! i officially have my anti-fash wooper up for sale with 30% of the proceeds going to thoroughly-vetted Minnesota orgs (thanks to my Mpls GOAT @britculpsapp.bsky.social) corrinscrafts.bigcartel.com/product/anti...

04.02.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue β€˜If the maintainers of small projects give up, who will produce the next Linux?’

Vibe coding is working as expected: it'll kill the open-source, secure, and ideologically maintained alternatives to make sure you have to pay the oligarchs to do anything at all, and they can control what you're allowed to make.

www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...

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