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@cdir.bsky.social

Mountain bikes, history, family, and product management. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦in πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ He / him, and trans rights are human rights.

742 Followers  |  1,063 Following  |  116 Posts  |  Joined: 19.09.2023  |  2.1971

Latest posts by cdir.bsky.social on Bluesky

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True: @zohranmamdani lives in 1 unit of rent-stabilized housing.

Also true: Andrew Cuomo oversaw the loss of 96,064 units of rent-stabilized housing. And killed NYC’s program helping people move out of shelter.

Leaders must show moral clarity. Andrew, time to move out. 🧡
x.com/andrewcuomo/...

09.08.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8967    πŸ” 2350    πŸ’¬ 160    πŸ“Œ 227

Awww, more, more!

17.07.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Murderbot β€” The Cast Plays Bitter/Sweet | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV Murderbot β€” The Cast Plays Bitter/Sweet | Apple TV+

The Murderbot cast plays Bitter/Sweet www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqH4...

17.07.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 422    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 0

Buy them all, you’re testing the edge cases.

09.07.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
10 Things I Wish I Knew About Product Management Sooner Think product management is all strategy and shipping features? Think again. This brutally honest, laugh-out-loud guide dives into the real lessons PMs learn the hard wayβ€”like saying 'no' without becoming the office villain, surviving roadmap chaos, and fixing the feature no one asked for but everyone hates. Written by someone who’s been through the fire (and the Slack threads), it’s part therapy, part war journal, and all heart. If you've ever found yourself explaining why nothing shipped this sprint while silently questioning your career choicesβ€”this one’s for you. Expect awkward user interviews, polite panic, and very real truths about being the calm in the storm.

10 Things I Wish I Knew About Product Management
Sooner

Think product management is all strategy and shipping features? Think again. This brutally honest, laugh-out-loud guide dives into the real lessons PMs learn the hard wayβ€”like saying 'no' without becoming the office villain…

#hackernews #news

03.07.2025 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unfortunately not, but I wanted to provide a link to also verify that the headlines is the same as the top level tweet. There's enough misdirection in news these days...

30.06.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid ***

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

29.06.2025 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In 2012, I met Jasinta in Kenya. Her son is was born HIV-negative because of the support/meds provided by the American Centre for Disease Control. Devastating to think so many now don’t have access to this assistance because of this drug-addled prick

www.saltandcaramel.com/living-hiv-p...

31.05.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation, at least not without devoting the bulk of his fortune to easing the misery he's engendered. Musk's sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character - a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how he's seen for the rest of his public life

If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation, at least not without devoting the bulk of his fortune to easing the misery he's engendered. Musk's sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character - a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how he's seen for the rest of his public life

Phenomenal piece by @michellegoldberg.bsky.social here.

(Gift link)

30.05.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4020    πŸ” 991    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 59

Yeah, I can’t do mornings, but can manage evenings more often.

14.05.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh, that really is horrific. Those initiatives were one of the things that made that place β€œdifferent” from the competition for me. A sense that the emphasis on people was a little more than lip service. So far, the new company is staying the course, fingers crossed.

10.05.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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92 years ago today, the Nazis raided the Magnus Hirschfeld Institute for Sexuality, where the first study of trans people was conducted, and burned all of its contents.

Fitting that today is also the day SCOTUS greenlights the project of the eradication of trans people from society in the US.

06.05.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3131    πŸ” 1409    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 51
AAP Statement on HHS Report Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is deeply alarmed by the report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today on medical care for transgender and gender-diverse ind...

AAP immediately rejects the HHS report:

www.aap.org/en/news-room...

01.05.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3179    πŸ” 778    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 38

Cool, and that also looks awesome! Will look for the profile later, we got an A1 recently, so much less mechanical engineering involved…

28.04.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sad but true?

24.04.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep

24.04.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting the difference to BW, are we that much less rural?

23.04.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Bring back *everyone* who was sent from the U.S. to CECOT in El Salvador. *No one* should be sent there. ALL their rights were violated. ALL of them should come home.

13.04.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 27768    πŸ” 7028    πŸ’¬ 106    πŸ“Œ 317

One of the reasons the manosphere has been so successful is because they are able to sell their version of masculinity as an answer to insecurity. They sell the idea that you become safe by dominating, even oppressing, others. They neg boys and men and then sell them on violence to feel secure.

10.04.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 909    πŸ” 171    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 14

Origins or Odyssey would be my vote. Fun, accessible, and amazing worlds to explore.

06.04.2025 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Curzon, my beloved old friend.
I'm Jadzia now.
Jadzia, my beloved old friend.

Curzon, my beloved old friend. I'm Jadzia now. Jadzia, my beloved old friend.

I see you I hug you bring it in trans πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ homies

31.03.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 827    πŸ” 207    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

A reminder that this entire Trans Panic thing is just another shitty step in a long history of fake panics completely invented by political hacks.

Trans people are very likely not affecting your lives at all and they certainly are not the cause of any problems on a national level. It's BULLSHIT.

10.03.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6280    πŸ” 1699    πŸ’¬ 106    πŸ“Œ 74

Post a meme made by you

10.03.2025 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 28

Also, sounds like both the brother and the kids both need therapy. Grief is hard.

08.03.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote section 230 to protect the little guys and the upstarts like Bluesky. Repealing section 230 only helps Meta, Musk, and Donald Trump.

07.03.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 16383    πŸ” 3605    πŸ’¬ 455    πŸ“Œ 223

Three of my Witches of Portland novels are part of this terrific cross-fantasy StoryBundle. 28 ebooks from several authors, for only $30!

Money goes directly the authors and to World Central Kitchen.

06.03.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Great opportunity from a trusted expert and entertaining speaker on the power of continuous product discovery!

05.03.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The far right rising Ahead of a historic German election, the AfD is courting the global right – and threatening to upend European politics.

So much is at stake when Germany goes to the polls tomorrow. My take on Friedrich Merz and a huge mistake he made during the campaign.
While Germany can't be seen as that borderline-boring bastion of stability anymore, the centre might get its act together after all, ironically thanks to JD Vance. πŸ‘‡

22.02.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 392    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 17

Yup! I usually try to use the formulation β€œCan I ask a naive question?” for those. Started a new job recently, so asking lots of naive questions!

14.02.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting framing! I’d love that to be the case, but my initial take was the inverse, that the Goldman reference was about normalizing her.

13.01.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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