Andrew

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/andrew.bsky.social

Things I like:
- #P2P / #opensource
- #History (Rome/Greece/Egypt)
- #Transit / #urbanplanning
- #Soccer

☦️💻⚽🏥📷📈💪☕️🇺🇸🇪🇬

📍NYC

Son of Coptic Orthodox immigrants from Egypt, and aiming to learn more and more about my ancestors history

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Last Notes

2026-04-15 09:50:26 UTC

Holy crap, if you plug in the following in Google:
site:fiverr-res.cloudinary.com form 1040
it's actually serving links (don't seem to work anymore) to people's personal tax returns. [@[email protected]](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:7mzoefbgqmdxtrle74chmiwn ) wtf?
[news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4776...](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47769796 )
[Tell HN: Fiverr left customer ...](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47769796 )

2026-04-07 21:29:40 UTC

it’s kind of poetic that one of the pivotal events that got Jesus arrested was whistleblowing on Forex price gouging
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2026-03-04 10:30:08 UTC

[@grapheneos.org](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:kym5w7pcv4v7xbz7lvbj24na ) Love to see it!
[grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/...](https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/116160393783585567 )
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2026-02-28 17:12:19 UTC

Today I learned that Egyptian-American Hany Farid developed PhotoDNA, which has become the gold standard that cloud services use to detect child abuse material being uploaded using encrypted hash matching, without a human needing to view the content.
[home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/11...](https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/11/hany-farid-receive-mcguire-prize-societal-impact )
[Hany Farid to Receive McGuire ...](https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/11/hany-farid-receive-mcguire-prize-societal-impact )

2026-02-16 10:08:36 UTC

Senators Introduce Bill to Spur Housing Construction Near Transportation Hubs
#TransitOrientedDevelopment #UrbanPlanning
[NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester...](https://www.bluntrochester.senate.gov/news/press-releases/news-senators-blunt-rochester-and-curtis-introduce-bill-to-spur-housing-construction-near-transportation-hubs/ )

2025-11-24 11:04:54 UTC

Friendly reminder: it’s time to take your turkeys out of the freezer! 🦃

2025-09-29 23:25:48 UTC

hey [@rauchg.blue](https://bsky.app/profile/rauchg.blue ) you’re cordially invited to eat shit. Moving all my projects off [@vercel.com](https://bsky.app/profile/vercel.com )
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2025-09-25 21:45:58 UTC

Official mascots of the 2026 FIFA World Cup unveiled!
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2025-08-20 12:43:30 UTC

Who else remembers Christmas Eve 2015 in NYC, when the city seemed to teleport to Florida with a high of 72°
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2025-08-11 19:01:02 UTC

“No Thanks” is an app that tells you if a product is made by an Israeli company, or a company that does business with Israel.
[apps.apple.com/app/id647620...](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6476206516 )
[‎No Thanks app](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6476206516 )

2025-06-17 09:55:55 UTC

If passed, it would ban or regulate use of three harmful chemicals – potassium bromate, propyl paraben and Red Dye No. 3 – from food manufactured, distributed or sold in NY
[ewg.org/news-insights/...](https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2025/06/new-york-food-chemical-safety-act-clears-state-senate )

2025-06-04 07:21:13 UTC

"Constellation and Meta have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s clean energy goals and operations in the region with 1,121 megawatts of emissions-free #nuclearenergy."
[Constellation, Meta Sign 20-Ye...](https://www.constellationenergy.com/newsroom/2025/constellation-meta-sign-20-year-deal-for-clean-reliable-nuclear-energy-in-illinois.html )

2025-05-30 12:12:43 UTC

#transit
MTA's Efficiency Drive: Projects Are Now Built Faster and Cheaper by limiting unnecessary customization, bringing more work in house, close oversight of construction contractors, and bundling work by geography and project type
Some examples of this in practice from [@mta.info](https://bsky.app/profile/mta.info ) Capital Plan:
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2025-05-16 08:25:19 UTC

[www.chop.edu/news/worlds-...](https://www.chop.edu/news/worlds-first-patient-treated-personalized-crispr-gene-editing-therapy-childrens-hospital )
[World's First Patient Treated ...](https://www.chop.edu/news/worlds-first-patient-treated-personalized-crispr-gene-editing-therapy-childrens-hospital )

2025-05-14 21:07:14 UTC

This is the kind of article a Middle Eastern dad would write
[The Best Free Table Bread In N...](https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/guides/best-free-table-bread-nyc?rss_source=new-york )

2025-05-06 15:48:05 UTC

#gtaVI
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2025-05-01 22:54:01 UTC

News like the [@polygon.com](https://bsky.app/profile/polygon.com ) acquisition + layoffs is a reminder: maybe it’s better to follow game devs and studios directly than feed ad money to media conglomerates rehashing/clickbait-ifying what they’re announcing.

2025-04-30 10:17:58 UTC

It’s called soccer now 🇺🇸 ⚽️
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2025-04-25 00:02:03 UTC

Fun fact: Kaplan, a common surname among Ashkenazi Jews, usually indicated descent from the priestly lineage. In the Russian empire, male Jews other than priests were required to join the army for 25 years, and many changed their surnames to Kaplan in hope of gaining exemption from military service.

2025-04-24 07:20:32 UTC

It's only romantic love if it comes from the Rome region of Italy, otherwise it's sparkling attraction

2025-04-21 08:56:47 UTC

[www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...](https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/pope-francis-dies-on-easter-monday-aged-88.html )
[Pope Francis has died on Easte...](https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/pope-francis-dies-on-easter-monday-aged-88.html )

2025-04-17 13:42:29 UTC

Fun fact: the CIA has a venture capital fund called IQT (formerly In-Q-Tel) whose stated mission is “to identify and invest in companies developing cutting-edge technologies that serve United States national security interests”
[www.iqt.org/portfolio#fu...](https://www.iqt.org/portfolio#full-portfolio )
[IQT | Portfolio](https://www.iqt.org/portfolio#full-portfolio )

2025-04-07 21:54:41 UTC

GenZ fashion? I think you mean Ed, Edd, n Eddy-core
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2025-04-04 08:09:28 UTC

[@beeper.com](https://bsky.app/profile/beeper.com ) 6GB of avatar cache?!
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2025-03-27 09:56:08 UTC

This is super cool, an Egyptian musician released a music video 2 years ago with lyric subtitles in hieroglyphics
[#neo-pharaonism](https://bsky.app/search?q=%23neo-pharaonism )
[Abu - Enty Helwa | Official Mu...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MVZ3T-sWwQ )

2025-03-26 10:10:43 UTC

Nissan and INFINITI outline "bold new products", including a new third-generation Nissan LEAF reimagined as a family-friendly crossover
[Nissan and INFINITI outline bo...](https://usa.nissannews.com/en-US/releases/nissan-and-infiniti-outline-bold-new-products-and-next-generation-technologies-to-excite-customers-in-the-us-and-canada )

2025-03-25 22:10:04 UTC

The takeaway i like to get from this is to find the career that has as many of those qualities that you can, and then use the time outside of work to fulfill the rest of those with service/hobbies/volunteering/family/etc
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2025-03-25 17:49:41 UTC

Fun fact, if you select text from a website before sharing it on iMessage, the text is added as a quote within the thumbnail. For example:
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2025-03-25 10:40:55 UTC

[www.gardenista.com/posts/shatta...](https://www.gardenista.com/posts/shatta-hot-sauce/ )
[Shatta: A Recipe for the Easte...](https://www.gardenista.com/posts/shatta-hot-sauce/ )

2025-03-09 09:38:39 UTC

Not a crossover I ever expected! [@alexisohanian.bsky.social](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:wraqgxzs5nujtplwb4msgv3b ) [@kevinrose.bsky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/kevinrose.bsky.social )
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2025-03-01 10:28:26 UTC

$390M to be invested in Bushwick to replace 3 miles of sewers and upgrade all storm drains in the surrounding area — expanding the local sewer system’s storm runoff capacity by more than 850%
[@mayor.nyc.gov](https://bsky.app/profile/mayor.nyc.gov ) [@nycwater.bsky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/nycwater.bsky.social )
[www.nyc.gov/office-of-th...](https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/110-25/mayor-adams-invests-390-million-revamp-infrastructure-reduce-flooding-replace-lead )
[Mayor Adams Invests $390 Milli...](https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/110-25/mayor-adams-invests-390-million-revamp-infrastructure-reduce-flooding-replace-lead )

2025-02-20 09:52:04 UTC

Fun fact: the Chief Justice of Egypt's Supreme Court is a Coptic Orthodox Christian, the first Christian to serve in that role and the highest ranking Copt in the Egyptian government!
[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulos_...](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulos_Fahmy )
[Boulos Fahmy - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulos_Fahmy )

2025-02-19 14:46:16 UTC

Presidential action to expand access to in-vitro fertilization announced. Thoughts?
[www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/expanding-access-to-in-vitro-fertilization/ )
[Expanding Access to In Vitro F...](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/expanding-access-to-in-vitro-fertilization/ )

2025-02-06 21:28:29 UTC

lol 1985 was 40 years ago

2025-02-02 13:33:34 UTC

[@mta.info](https://bsky.app/profile/mta.info )
[MTA 20-Year Needs Assessment](https://future.mta.info/ )

2025-01-30 15:01:31 UTC

“OpenAI has signed an agreement with the U.S. National Laboratories to supercharge their scientific research using our latest reasoning models.”
[Strengthening America’s AI lea...](https://openai.com/index/strengthening-americas-ai-leadership-with-the-us-national-laboratories )

2025-01-29 16:29:29 UTC

Glad we finally stopped beating around the bush and made it official!
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2025-01-28 22:02:32 UTC

Google Maps updated satellite imagery of the Pacific Palisades area. Almost everything left of the red line was destroyed, to the right of the red line is Santa Monica.
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2025-01-28 21:31:47 UTC

1st non-military American aircraft to reach supersonic speeds!
[www.youtube.com/live/-qisIVi...](https://www.youtube.com/live/-qisIViAHwI?si=n43lJ0EkP0UGOTdP&t=3668 )
[XB-1 First Supersonic Flight](https://www.youtube.com/live/-qisIViAHwI?si=n43lJ0EkP0UGOTdP&t=3668 )

2025-01-28 20:05:04 UTC

Never thought I'd say this, but the American EVs are at the top of the game in design and value right now.
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2025-01-27 23:12:53 UTC

[openai.com/global-affai...](https://openai.com/global-affairs/openais-economic-blueprint )
[OpenAI’s Economic Blueprint](https://openai.com/global-affairs/openais-economic-blueprint )

2025-01-25 10:23:34 UTC

"Caltrain announced that regenerative braking on the new trains is generating and sending back to the electric grid approximately 23% of the energy consumed by the system."
[Caltrain’s Electric Fleet More...](https://www.caltrain.com/news/caltrains-electric-fleet-more-efficient-expected )

2025-01-23 16:04:53 UTC

Egypt’s becoming quite the powerhouse of talent lately, stoked to see what Marmoush and Salah can do in 2026!
[City seal signing of Omar Marm...](https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/manchester-city-sign-omar-marmoush-63873209 )

2025-01-21 11:26:17 UTC

If you'd like to be kept up to date on White House Presidential Actions directly from the source, here's the RSS Feed:
[www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/feed/ )

2025-01-19 13:40:03 UTC

As much as I don’t want to give them credit, insurance companies may end up being the ones to push home builders to switch to ICF, rather than wood frame, which is garbage and outdated in comparison. There’s even a nursery rhyme about 3 little pigs that teaches that!
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2025-01-18 15:45:54 UTC

We’re way overdue to stop building with wood. It’s barely cheaper than Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) nowadays, takes longer than ICF to build with, and sucks ass at handling things like hurricanes. Wood is garbage, steel reinforced ICF is the future.
[www.fastcompany.com/91260499/no-...](https://www.fastcompany.com/91260499/no-shrubs-and-lots-of-concrete-this-is-what-a-fire-resistant-house-looks-like )
[No shrubs and lots of concrete...](https://www.fastcompany.com/91260499/no-shrubs-and-lots-of-concrete-this-is-what-a-fire-resistant-house-looks-like )

2025-01-17 18:19:44 UTC

"Yale scientists have developed a treatment approach that simultaneously targets multiple immune-suppressing genes and inhibits growth in four types of cancer."
[news.yale.edu/2025/01/16/m...](https://news.yale.edu/2025/01/16/multi-target-approach-counters-tumor-growth-several-cancers )
[Multi-target approach counters...](https://news.yale.edu/2025/01/16/multi-target-approach-counters-tumor-growth-several-cancers )

2025-01-16 19:24:31 UTC

When a school district has budget issues despite residents paying high property taxes, the cause almost always comes down to either/both of two things:
1) High cost of benefits like pensions or health insurance (that industry needs to burn in hell)
2) High administrative bloat

2025-01-16 10:16:34 UTC

Well done Blue Origin, another team of world class American engineers taking it to the stars with New Glenn safely reaching orbit!
[www.youtube.com/live/KXysNxb...](https://www.youtube.com/live/KXysNxbGdCg?si=qy4tEvue7vytDJ-U&t=6867 )
[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/live/KXysNxbGdCg?si=qy4tEvue7vytDJ-U&t=6867 )

2025-01-15 02:48:13 UTC

Toyota sucks
[electrek.co/2025/01/14/t...](https://electrek.co/2025/01/14/toyota-the-largest-auto-industry-funder-of-climate-deniers-in-us-report/ )
[Toyota the largest auto indust...](https://electrek.co/2025/01/14/toyota-the-largest-auto-industry-funder-of-climate-deniers-in-us-report/ )

2025-01-14 10:12:56 UTC

"permitting regimes" is a great term for these agencies that throw endless and worthless red tape in front of important things like building housing supply and infrastructure.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lvrepfl7dzqplsf2h4qkluwx/post/3lfkwjdn6g22k

2025-01-14 09:11:53 UTC

If you're looking to custom-add loyalty cards that Apple Wallet doesn't support, just came across Barcodes, solid privacy-friendly app.
[trybarcodes.com](https://trybarcodes.com/ )
[Barcodes - Loyalty Card Wallet...](https://trybarcodes.com/ )

2025-01-13 15:48:54 UTC

Great to see. Both the CEQA and Coastal Act are worthless in actually protecting the environment, and instead just slow down development of new housing. The key is to rebuild quickly and with higher quality-building standards.
[www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...](https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/newsom-issues-executive-order-suspending-environmental-regulations-to-help-l-a-rebuild-after-fires-229081157565 )
[Newsom issues executive order ...](https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/newsom-issues-executive-order-suspending-environmental-regulations-to-help-l-a-rebuild-after-fires-229081157565 )

2025-01-12 22:58:09 UTC

The best flight search tool I've used that also isn't owned by the "Booking Holdings" and "Trip.com" behemoths is [hopper.com](https://hopper.com )
[Hopper | Book Hotels, Flights,...](https://hopper.com )

2025-01-11 12:52:01 UTC

Every Chinese EV company to each other: “Hey, Can I Copy Your Homework?”
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2025-01-09 11:34:34 UTC

"A $70 million initiative will deploy 30,000 electric heat pumps to bring climate-friendly comfort to residents of NYC’s aging public-housing units."
[Window heat pumps will help el...](https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/window-heat-pumps-will-help-electrify-new-york-citys-public-housing )

2025-01-08 13:52:14 UTC

[@mcuban.bsky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/mcuban.bsky.social ) your next project in the healthcare space should be a non-profit health insurance carrier. Being un-encumbered by profit margin = you can undercut the incumbent health insurances while still negotiating fair reimbursement with providers.

2025-01-08 10:44:19 UTC

"The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will ban the inclusion of medical bills on credit reports.
Americans with medical debt on their credit reports could see their credit scores rise by an average of 20 points."
[www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/new...](https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-finalizes-rule-to-remove-medical-bills-from-credit-reports/ )
[CFPB Finalizes Rule to Remove ...](https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-finalizes-rule-to-remove-medical-bills-from-credit-reports/ )

2025-01-08 10:06:36 UTC

"Delta Air Lines announced plans to install new 4K HDR QLED screens and Bluetooth capabilities in all cabins so travelers can pair their personal wireless devices"
#CES
[Delta unveils onboard: YouTube...](https://news.delta.com/delta-unveils-onboard-youtube-partnership-cloud-based-seatback-experience-personalized-features )

2025-01-04 19:21:58 UTC

[www.caranddriver.com/news/g299943...](https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g29994375/future-electric-cars-trucks/ )
[Future EVs: Every Electric Veh...](https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g29994375/future-electric-cars-trucks/ )

2025-01-03 09:25:36 UTC

uBO Quick Filters list being stolen by team behind Honey browser extension (Pie Adblock extension)
[reddit.com/r/uBlockOrig...](https://reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1hr6xjc/ubo_quick_filters_list_being_stolen_by_team/ )
[From the uBlockOrigin communit...](https://reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1hr6xjc/ubo_quick_filters_list_being_stolen_by_team/ )

2025-01-01 11:25:00 UTC

The GTA III port for the Sega Dreamcast has been released!
[dca3.net](https://dca3.net/ )
[DCA3 - Experience Liberty City...](https://dca3.net/ )

2024-12-31 10:44:08 UTC

"Expands the U.S.-flag international fleet by 250 ships in 10 years by creating the Strategic Commercial Fleet Program, facilitating the development of a fleet of commercially operated, U.S.-flagged, American crewed, domestically built merchant vessels."
[garamendi.house.gov/media/press-...](https://garamendi.house.gov/media/press-releases/garamendi-kelly-senators-young-and-kelly-introduce-ships-america-act )
[Garamendi, Kelly, Senators You...](https://garamendi.house.gov/media/press-releases/garamendi-kelly-senators-young-and-kelly-introduce-ships-america-act )

2024-12-30 22:10:59 UTC

[@mta.info](https://bsky.app/profile/mta.info ) What’s up with this? Incredibly unsafe to have commuters essentially walking on the edge of a cliff. Do better.
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2024-12-27 14:36:04 UTC

Super handy tool for planning/researching electrifying your home's heating/cooling/etc
[homes.rewiringamerica.org/personal-ele...](https://homes.rewiringamerica.org/personal-electrification-planner )
[Plan your next electric upgrad...](https://homes.rewiringamerica.org/personal-electrification-planner )

2024-12-22 10:17:49 UTC

[@deanpreston.bsky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/deanpreston.bsky.social ) YIMBY was never allowed to happen in SF because of what this opinion piece details. What a shocker then that [@bilalmahmood.bsky.social](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:bv4g557mx52rwvmjz7x6zuvr ), the author of this piece defeated you in the District 5 election, huh?
[www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...](https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/sf-housing-development-red-tape-17815725.php )
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6pxvyz7okz5kwp56fztr6j7q/post/3ldmmxyfuwk2p
[87 permits and 1,000 days of m...](https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/sf-housing-development-red-tape-17815725.php )

2024-12-20 13:59:40 UTC

“A team of researchers from the U. S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory developed a magnetocaloric heat pump that matches current vapor-compression heat pumps for weight, cost, and performance.”
[www.ameslab.gov/news/the-fut...](https://www.ameslab.gov/news/the-future-of-more-sustainable-cooling-and-heating-technology-could-be-just-around-the-corner )
[@iea.org](https://bsky.app/profile/iea.org )
[The future of more sustainable...](https://www.ameslab.gov/news/the-future-of-more-sustainable-cooling-and-heating-technology-could-be-just-around-the-corner )

2024-12-20 09:57:57 UTC

"Let’s make open, local, and private voice assistants a reality"
[www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/12...](https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/12/19/voice-preview-edition-the-era-of-open-voice/ )
[The era of open voice assistan...](https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/12/19/voice-preview-edition-the-era-of-open-voice/ )

2024-12-19 18:23:24 UTC

Has anyone built a tool that allows you to type in a topic category you want muted from your bluesky feed, and then generates a list of words related to that topic and adds them all to your mute list automatically?
If not, i’m gonna build it myself!

2024-12-18 23:26:22 UTC

This is awesome, if you want my [andrew.bsky.social](https://andrew.bsky.social ) handle you’ll have to come and take it from me! 👊
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vjug55kidv6sye7ykr5faxxn/post/3ldjbkebpgs2g

2024-12-18 19:59:10 UTC

The still got it
[open.spotify.com/track/4YcXfN...](https://open.spotify.com/track/4YcXfN9Ja7OtzWyA8tdH9h )

2024-12-16 20:55:39 UTC

How I imagine gun control in the age of 3D printed guns
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2024-12-16 01:06:03 UTC

Clean energy home starter pack:
- Cold weather electric heat pump for heating/cooling/hot water
- Electric induction stove
- Solar panels + battery backup
- Insulated concrete form frame + roof

2024-12-14 09:10:04 UTC

Here's a feed I built that filters for posts about history up to the end of the 1700s!
[bsky.app/profile/did:...](https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l7gqjn6bcl7mlqddhs6ovhw4/feed/aaamixxbobtj2 )
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l7gqjn6bcl7mlqddhs6ovhw4/feed/aaamixxbobtj2

2024-12-14 07:53:49 UTC

"US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove TikTok from app stores Jan. 19"
[Letters to CEOs of TikTok, App...](https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/letters/letters-ceos-tiktok-apple-google-following-dc-circuit-court-decision )

2024-12-12 10:55:39 UTC

The migration routes that formed the Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and Mizrahi Jewish groups
#maps
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2024-12-12 10:00:18 UTC

Both the goal and assist by Americans, AND against Man City? Spectacular.
[streamff.live/v/19af0c9a](https://streamff.live/v/19af0c9a )
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2024-12-11 17:33:50 UTC

It's amusing that the Mastodon creator is German, as the user experience feels strikingly similar to labyrinthine European bureaucracy.
Both present as an open and decentralized structure, promising freedom and community-led participation, yet are riddled with complexities that bewilder newcomers.

2024-12-10 22:31:02 UTC

Fun fact: One of [@vox.com](https://bsky.app/profile/vox.com ) ‘s funders is The National Institute of Health Care Management, which has a board made almost entirely of Health Insurance executives. Think about that the next time you read a Vox article blaming doctors for health costs
[www.vox.com/pages/funding](https://www.vox.com/pages/funding )
[nihcm.org/about-us/boa...](https://nihcm.org/about-us/board-of-directors )
[How we make money | Vox](https://www.vox.com/pages/funding )

2024-12-10 17:25:11 UTC

Why i'm not expecting to see an AI-run federal gov anytime soon :P
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wbmw5r5a2j7txv72ggne2uoe/post/3lcw4ugon5k2a

2024-12-10 09:17:37 UTC

"Florida has installed the second most solar power capacity in the country in 2024, only trailing Texas."
[The Sunshine State Projected t...](https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/09/the-sunshine-state-projected-to-take-over-as-the-top-ranked-residential-solar-state-in-2028/ )

2024-12-09 23:38:13 UTC

"First, Willow can reduce errors exponentially as we scale up using more qubits.Second, Willow performed a standard benchmark computation in under five minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion. years
[blog.google/technology/r...](https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/ )
[Meet Willow, our state-of-the-...](https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/ )

2024-12-09 22:43:26 UTC

Looks like someone forgot to use their TrueCar company wellness stipend!
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2024-12-09 22:24:06 UTC

Every [@nytimes.com](https://bsky.app/profile/nytimes.com ) and [@washingtonpost.com](https://bsky.app/profile/washingtonpost.com ) opinion piece ever :)
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:odorpt64riib36f4koqxe7eb/post/3lcvjgsf6gy25

2024-12-09 09:29:48 UTC

If [@leezeldin.bsky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/leezeldin.bsky.social ) is serious when he says he prioritizes "ensuring access to clean air and water", then he needs to tackle this as upcoming head of the EPA.
[gizmodo.com/formaldehyde...](https://gizmodo.com/formaldehyde-causes-more-cancer-than-any-other-toxic-air-pollutant-little-is-being-done-to-curb-the-risk-2000535569 )
[Formaldehyde Causes More Cance...](https://gizmodo.com/formaldehyde-causes-more-cancer-than-any-other-toxic-air-pollutant-little-is-being-done-to-curb-the-risk-2000535569 )

2024-12-06 09:30:08 UTC

#NYC Council passes historic citywide #zoning reforms estimated to create over 82,000 new homes, together with an agreement to invest $5 billion to support home ownership and #infrastructure improvements.
[council.nyc.gov/press/2024/1...](https://council.nyc.gov/press/2024/12/05/2761/ )
[New York City Council Passes H...](https://council.nyc.gov/press/2024/12/05/2761/ )

2024-12-06 08:28:51 UTC

Believe it or not, physician pay makes up only ~8% of total healthcare costs. These are the more substantial causes:
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2024-12-05 15:51:38 UTC

I just know someone’s working on a “health insurance hit” Liberty City mod for GTA IV

2024-12-04 09:29:10 UTC

House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic concludes that the coronavirus most likely emerged from a laboratory related accident in Wuhan, China.
[oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...](https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/12.04.2024-SSCP-FINAL-REPORT.pdf )

2024-12-02 08:29:44 UTC

"Stellantis N.V. announces that the Company’s Board of Directors, under the Chairmanship of John Elkann, accepted Carlos Tavares’ resignation today from his role as CEO"
#cars #jeep #dodge #fiat #alfaromeo #ram #maserati
[www.stellantis.com/en/news/pres...](https://www.stellantis.com/en/news/press-releases/2024/december/board-accepts-carlos-tavares-resignation-as-chief-executive-officer )
[Board Accepts Carlos Tavares’ ...](https://www.stellantis.com/en/news/press-releases/2024/december/board-accepts-carlos-tavares-resignation-as-chief-executive-officer )

2024-12-01 17:28:44 UTC

trying to figure out which team I’m supposed to root for in this Syrian Rebels vs Syrian gov thing
[a man in a blue shirt and tie ...](https://media.tenor.com/4LvAD8hD5tcAAAAC/charlie-day.gif?hh=315&ww=498 )

2024-11-28 12:24:09 UTC

Some notable official government accounts that recently joined:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams: [@mayor.nyc.gov](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:nx7znvoex7ev3wcxn3tipovm )
CA Governor Gavin Newsom: [@governor.ca.gov](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:mojhr33bx3rw4dxxpehd32qz )
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: [@mayorwu.boston.gov](https://bsky.app/profile/mayorwu.boston.gov )
BART: [@bart.gov](https://bsky.app/profile/bart.gov )
FDA: [@fda.gov](https://bsky.app/profile/fda.gov )

2024-11-26 13:06:47 UTC

The DOE announced a conditional loan to Rivian of up to $6.57 billion to finance the development and construction of Project Horizon, an EV manufacturing facility located in Stanton Springs North, Georgia.
[www.energy.gov/lpo/articles...](https://www.energy.gov/lpo/articles/lpo-announces-conditional-commitment-rivian-support-construction-ev-manufacturing )
[LPO Announces Conditional Comm...](https://www.energy.gov/lpo/articles/lpo-announces-conditional-commitment-rivian-support-construction-ev-manufacturing )

2024-11-26 10:49:54 UTC

Boston's MBTA announces the Red Line is Now Slow Zone-Free for the First Time in At Least 20 Years
[www.mbta.com/news/2024-11...](https://www.mbta.com/news/2024-11-25/red-line-now-slow-zone-free-the-first-time-least-20-years )
[Red Line Now Slow Zone-Free fo...](https://www.mbta.com/news/2024-11-25/red-line-now-slow-zone-free-the-first-time-least-20-years )

2024-11-26 10:33:40 UTC

😂 for those curious, this is the actual reconstruction of her face. It's super cool that this looks like so many Egyptian women you'd see on the streets of Cairo today.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g62tajye723r3fa4gqw7l7ql/post/3lbt3zpadik2a
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2024-11-25 10:31:00 UTC

Some topic-related feeds I made recently:
Green Energy: [bsky.app/profile/andr...](https://bsky.app/profile/andrew.bsky.social/feed/aaaf3mctomutm )
Infrastructure/Transit: [bsky.app/profile/andr...](https://bsky.app/profile/andrew.bsky.social/feed/aaagfucyupcaq )
Soccer/Football: [bsky.app/profile/andr...](https://bsky.app/profile/andrew.bsky.social/feed/aaagfwmduo3ps )

2024-11-25 10:01:58 UTC

#cleanenergy #solar #solarpower #windpower
[www.canarymedia.com/articles/can...](https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/canary-media/this-chart-will-cheer-you-up )
[This chart will cheer you up](https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/canary-media/this-chart-will-cheer-you-up )

2024-11-24 11:35:41 UTC

Here are the members/departments of the US government using the official .gov so you know they're legit
[bsky.app/starter-pack...](https://bsky.app/starter-pack/andrew.bsky.social/3laqmhxovcs2c )
RE: https://bsky.brid.gy/convert/ap/at://did:plc:l7gqjn6bcl7mlqddhs6ovhw4/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3laqmhxovcs2c

2024-11-24 11:32:44 UTC

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5c5nexgaj5lldoz5fj35q5vu/post/3jzsoojnu3b2e
[a man in a suit and tie is sta...](https://media.tenor.com/z1NToU5JoJsAAAAC/i-dont-believe-you-whatever.gif?hh=240&ww=320 )

2024-11-23 12:04:07 UTC

Mastodon users shouldn't talk. Their Instances are fiefdoms where admins have full control over which other instances their users can see content from, and they can shut down the instance at any point and their users posts/follows/etc are gone just like that.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4hawmtgzjx3vclfyphbhfn7v/post/3lbmaexafep2f
#note1z5w…59qs