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“sorry about the fascism you’re dealing with; here’s a $10 coupon that expires next week.” via @marisakabas.bsky.social

Despite significant federal headwinds, US renewables just had a record year.

Notably, 93% of new generation capacity expected to be added to the US grid this year is projected to come from wind, solar and batteries.

glad more people are calling out the evil people at a16z

Substack Policy I quit tech to stop helping bad guys. As Substack gains traction, it's important to me that I have no part in the making of their monopoly.

My Substack policy is working. At least 20 publishers have left since I instituted it and at least 15 more were prevented from starting there, including some well-funded projects.

2026 is the year their scam is up.

Take the subway from #BeverlyHills to #DTLA in 20 minutes, starting Friday May 8!! 4 new miles, 3 new stations!

The humble PDF is becoming a problem for AI Researchers and developers working with large language models say these structural quirks introduce subtle but significant errors. An AI that reads lines strictly from left to right...

The humble PDF is becoming a problem for AI

PDFs are structurally hostile to large language models
flip.it/r6t5Ii bless their hearts:)

Also lol if Adobe, of all companies, breaks the eugenics plagiarism machine with their “structurally hostile” file format

Fun start of the day. Three hour drive to record these sugarcane trains. It’s quite a peaceful area. The trains sounded amazing. #Taiwan #FieldRecording

In the criminal justice system, snowball-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Snowball Unit. These are their stories.

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new Rock Island DMUs look great

I like that Metra went with S-Bahn red

This is Wiley. He has never seen snow before and wants to make sure he gets a real good look at it. For science. 12/10 (IG: smileywileydog)

A "Beautify this slide" notification, with an icon of a sparkling banana for some reason, and an "x" to close it.

This goddamned notification : 2026 :: "Punch the monkey and win $20" : 2000

Claim: My uncle says Mamdani will abolish the entire NYPD. True: Your uncle does say that.

Fact-Checking Claims About Zohran Mamdani https://theonion.com/fact-checking-claims-about-zohran-mamdani/

KQED article The MTC originally estimated that it would take eight to 12 weeks to upgrade all Clipper users’ accounts to the new version, but as that date draws near, less than 10%of the estimated 15 million cards have been upgraded. Initially, the MTC planned to migrate Clipper users’ accounts in large batches, but the intensity of the glitches has meant that Cubic has only been able to do the upgrades “on demand,” when customers contact customer service.

Clipper 2 was delayed 3 years, and it could take years to complete implementation.

Unacceptable that <10% of cards have been upgraded. And folks with upgraded cards are experiencing major problems.

MTC must hold Cubic accountable. And ultimately may need to pull out of this disastrous contract.

I’m sorry please correct me if I’m insane and wrong…

but is this newsom saying he “fell prey” to not being “culturally normal” because he was supportive of same sex marriage?

This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to ...

NEW: A hobbyist has created Nearby Glasses, an app that warns you if someone close by is wearing smart glasses. 404 Media spoke to the creator who said he was inspired by our coverage that uncovers how men are wearing Meta's Ray-Bans to covertly film massage parlor workers.

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Photo of a Flock camera post near an entrance of a state park. Headline placed below reads “Flock License Plate Readers Spark Privacy Concerns at L.A. State Historic Park in Chinatown”

In recent months police across the country have faced increased pushback from members of the public who fear that federal authorities will get their hands on Flock data collected by local law enforcement agencies.

The full story: lataco.com/flock-la-sta...

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Tacos Luca in Xindian is fantastic. Homemade masa/ tacos. maps.app.goo.gl/eDbjEcroKRi5...

excuse me while I do some quick searching....

The advisory group consists of Nancy Sutley, Rita Kampalath, David McNeill, Christine Whitcraft, Lily Bui, Mark Stanley, Stephanie Medina, and Kelly Turner.

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

LA’s Bankrupt ‘Graffiti Towers’ Finds Buyer for $470 Million The bankrupt Los Angeles project dubbed the “Graffiti Towers” is being acquired by a joint venture of KPC Group and Lendlease Corp. for total consideration of $470 million, according to a court filing...

I REPEAT WE HAVE AN OCEANSIDE PLAZA CREDITOR BUYOUT

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I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.

Costco on fire now. #PV #PuertoVallarta #Mexico #cartel

Ex Pats and foreigners are unable to leave Mexico because of emergency lockdown in Puerto #Vallarta #Mexico

Air Canada, Porter and WestJet have cancelled flights into the Puerto Vallarta airport after the federal government told Canadians to shelter in place as violence escalates in the region of Jalisco, Mexico.

My hometown woke up in fire, bullets and fear... Please, take care.

shady DTLA bus stop

On weekdays this is a crowded bus stop. Almost unbelievably quiet this Sunday morning. If only there was a bench or two I'd sit awhile with my book.

ah found my notes I remembered incorrectly, CNRA purchases parcel data from a vendor. I have the name of the person who does the purchasing but not the name of the vendor. cc @louismirante.bsky.social

have not played with this lab.data.ca.gov/dataset/cali...

I support parking minimums, for example, 188 bike parking spots for a 188 unit building

National Zoning Atlas The National Zoning Atlas is digitizing, demystifying, and democratizing information about zoning conditions in more than 33,000 jurisdictions in the U.S. — empowering advocates, revealing insights, a...

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