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michael lai

@mtclai.bsky.social

abundant housing, education, nature, opportunity, memes bluesky og

3,370 Followers  |  203 Following  |  208 Posts  |  Joined: 30.11.2022  |  1.523

Latest posts by mtclai.bsky.social on Bluesky

brilliant branding @rose.bsky.team @emilyliu.me

07.03.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Digital billboard in Boston's subway station that reads: "Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof."

Digital billboard in Boston's subway station that reads: "Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof."

Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. ⚑

Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.

07.03.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 53633    πŸ” 4885    πŸ’¬ 746    πŸ“Œ 373
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tbt to simpler times (aug 2024)

06.03.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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i have not given up boba for lent

06.03.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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two of my favorite movie posters

05.03.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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sunday scaries

03.03.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was just demolished by Musk’s team. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 million.

A thread about 18F:

01.03.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2805    πŸ” 1070    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 28

just incredible. my grandfather died of pancreatic cancer and it is an incredibly painful disease. This is going to help so many ppl.

28.02.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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one part of me says this is the best sleep score. another part says β€œwhy not 100”

27.02.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

how do i get one of these @emilyliu.me

27.02.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Map showing the number of times a location has burned in SoCal and which kind of fire it was: one burning under Santa Ana winds, or one that was a summer, fuel-driven fire without Santa Ana winds. Malibu area had burned at least 8 times from 1900-2017, and has burned twice now since. Image from Kolden and Abatzoglou (2018): https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/1/2/19

Map showing the number of times a location has burned in SoCal and which kind of fire it was: one burning under Santa Ana winds, or one that was a summer, fuel-driven fire without Santa Ana winds. Malibu area had burned at least 8 times from 1900-2017, and has burned twice now since. Image from Kolden and Abatzoglou (2018): https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/1/2/19

Here's the reality about the #LAFires this week: this isn't the first time ANY of these places have burned. Not even close. In 2018, we mapped CA fire history to look at fire frequency across SoCal. Santa Monica Mtns area burns more than anywhere else -- up to once per decade in a given spot. 🧡

09.01.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1655    πŸ” 691    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 162
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ghost pepper is the fentanyl of peppers

07.01.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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awesome chatting with @audreyt.org today about what sf can learn from taiwan’s cutting edge digital democracy. we talked about bsky too!

24.12.2024 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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hello everyone! just got back on Bluesky. crazy year running for office twice this year in san francisco…just gave a talk on it. more soon.

03.12.2024 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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tea eggs in family mart - this is my kinda place (taipei)

15.07.2023 05:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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remember the old days when rap songs were only about weed

06.07.2023 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

congrats bsky team!!

05.07.2023 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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silver and crystal were SO GOOD

30.06.2023 06:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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zongzi making for dragon boat festival in chinatown sf πŸ‰

24.06.2023 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

do you get my reference…

for the og prompt: β€œi want to go to…italy”

24.06.2023 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

h to the izzle, v to the izzay

22.06.2023 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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was just there 16 hours ago!

05.06.2023 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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really enjoyed the train ride through the swiss apps. highly recommend

04.06.2023 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

weddings are a once in a lifetime opportunity to get to know the family of the bride & groom when they are at their happiest / most open

use the opportunity wisely

02.06.2023 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

me too!! it’s also helped me understand history much better. 5 generations back is much easier to understand than 120 years ago

01.06.2023 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

visited taipei a week ago.

little did i know it would change my story:

http://mtclai.com/writing/2023/5/31/yuan-fen-and-taiwan-in-my-family-story

01.06.2023 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@zain.bsky.social

27.05.2023 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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total net worth of the below visitors to raohe night market in taipei:

$34B

27.05.2023 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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