Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's the best day of the year: the day the new edition of "Accidents in North American Climbing" comes out! Required reading for anyone whose favorite meeting is the incident postmortem. 000
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Kid #1: Why do they call them nuts anyway? Kid #2: Yeah! You don't even eat them! 000
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I'll be honest, I didn't predict Rabbi Yirmeya becoming today's Bluesky main character. 010
Reposted by MaayanRecurse Center @recurse.com · 17/07/202615 years + 3,000 alums later, what started as a 6-person experiment is now a community of curious, kind programmers: engineers, artists, scientists, hobbyists, all united by a love of programming. If 6 or 12 weeks to focus on what truly interests you sounds appealing, apply! www.recurse.com/apply 14918
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I'm spending the summer at Recurse Center, and today I hosted the first meeting of a new Learning Cultures reading group that I organized. We read "It's Like Coding In The Dark" by @grimalkina.bsky.social. Notes and reflections here: www.maayanroth.com/blog/posts/c...maayanroth.comLearning Cultures reading group: “Like Coding In the Dark” · Maayan Roth 010
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026"The best engineering is always borne of constraints, and the constraint of our time places limits on the cognitive load of the system that we’re willing to accept." bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/04/12/t... by @bcantrill.bsky.social is a great reflection on the craft of coding in the age of LLMs.bcantrill.dtrace.org 010
Reposted by MaayanCamille Fournier @skamille.themanagerswrath.com · 31/05/2026Boring but functional post on something I think more leaders need to address: guidelines for respectful use of AI medium.com/@skamille/gu...medium.comGuidelines for Respectful Use of AIAs companies adopt AI tools, a lot of time is spent on thinking about AI policies from a security, compliance, or even cost-focused angle… 25022
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I was a guest on the Best Manager Ever podcast! We talked about asking questions as a manager superpower, when to speak up vs. hold back, and how to stretch your team without burning them out. 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/40CClVR... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...open.spotify.comUnblock Your Team with Powerful Questions 041
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 09/03/2026When you leave the em-dash in so they _know_ it was written by AI... 010
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 21/02/2026I've been thinking a lot lately about Pascal's wager vis a vis the escalating AI rhetoric in certain circles. 010
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 18/01/2026The analogy to plastic just keeps getting more and more apt. 000
Reposted by MaayanPopular Science @popsci.com · 18/12/2025The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...popsci.comFirst-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transitionNinety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare. 142176726711
Reposted by MaayanCat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 02/12/2025I have a December gift for you all 🎁 I am finally able to open up a general call for ADVANCE READERS for my book: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SOFTWARE TEAMS (coming 2026). I cannot tell you how much it means to me to share this! Indicate your interest here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comRequest to be an advance reader of The Psychology of Software Teams by Cat HicksThank you for your interest in being an advance reader for The Psychology of Software Teams (working title) by Cat Hicks. I am selecting some interested readers to receive a free advance copy of this ... 37235
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Stuffing waffle with a fried egg on top. Serve with cranberry sauce. That is all. 010
Reposted by MaayanSecond Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 12/11/2025You can’t just point to Brooklyn and call it all Park Slope. 25946
Reposted by MaayanColin McMillen @mcmillen.dev · 27/08/2025oh hey, turns out my academic publications were pirated by Anthropic. honestly had not occurred to me that i would have standing to join the class action. 42712
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Trying to read about the impact of AI coding assistants on DORA metrics and (maybe unsurprisingly) absolutely everything I'm finding is unreadable slop. 000
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 20/05/2025"Did your boss ever have to send you a memo demanding that you use a smartphone? Was there a performance review requiring you to use Slack?" Consistently trying to just be normal about technology. FFS. www.anildash.com//2025/04/19/...anildash.com"AI-first" is the new Return To Office - Anil DashA blog about making culture. Since 1999. 120
Reposted by MaayanGersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 14/05/2025So good. This is exactly every conversation I have with older people when I tell them I bike. 16818
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 13/05/2025I've been so inspired by @skwinnicki.bsky.social and #TenMinuteMerlin but didn't expect to get more than maybe 5 birds in my Brooklyn backyard. How many of these birds are actually just the Northern Mockingbird running through his repertoire? 4453
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 02/05/2025youtu.be/W7NL03zncD0?...youtu.beJill Sobule - Don't Let Us Get Sick (Audio)YouTube video by Jill Sobule 020
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Aside from everything else that is extremely fucked up about this, I wonder what it means for those of us drinking chalav stam according to the heter of R. Moshe Feinstein. #jewsky 210
Reposted by MaayanMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025New York AG Tish James ends with a mic drop: 191560314
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 26/01/2025I like how the sgraffito came out. Sadly doofed the handle, like I always doof handles. 140
Reposted by MaayanRep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Trump's war on immigrants isn’t about public safety. This unconstitutional effort to deny citizenship to millions is because he supports the Great Replacement conspiracy and wants to deport non-white Christians. Attorney General Letitia James is standing up for New York and our Constitution.ag.ny.govAttorney General James Challenges Unconstitutional Executive Order on Birthright CitizenshipNEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that she and a coalition of 18 states, as well as the City of San Francisco, are challenging 1125568
Reposted by MaayanSecond Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 20/01/2025Murphy is another all-time loser in a Democratic party currently filled with them. This makes me furious. 318719
Reposted by MaayanJehiah @jehiah.cz · 19/01/2025As a family of 6, our primary mode of transportation in NYC is a pair of cargo bikes. Protected Bike Lanes are synonymous with my family’s safety, so I’m furious that our Mayor failed to meet legal requirements to build Protected Bike Lanes for a 3rd year. 21458
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Got my kids started learning programming on hourofcode.com/us/learn and let me tell you, there is no nachas like the nachas of watching your kids debugging code.hourofcode.comOne Hour: Ignite. Inspire. Code.Bring what your children love to life! Start the fun with an activity. 240
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Been bingeing Project Runway on Netflix and it's wild watching seasons 18 (2019) and 19 (2021) back to back. Everyone is so broken by the pandemic. Can't work with other people or even around other people. Can't take feedback. Can't even make small talk. Unhelpful. Uncooperative. Rude. Wild. 240
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 28/12/2024H thinks it's boring that we and everyone we know lights our chanukia the same way. She wishes we knew at least one family that rocks with beit Shammai. #jewsky 030
Reposted by MaayanFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Cities are currently discussing the "problem of ebikes". 392205343
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 08/12/2024I saw a Northern Harrier in Central Park today and that was great. 020
Reposted by MaayanMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 04/12/2024It’s genuinely shocking if you’re remotely familiar with the basic facts of trans care and youth medicine. It is *profoundly* difficult to access gender-affirming care as a minor and the Times has printed more than a dozen articles implying that it is too easy. 6783241775
Reposted by MaayanMiser @misernyc.bsky.social · 18/11/2024One thing a lot of people don't realize about the Barcelona Superblocks is that all of them allow cars. Look at the number of garages. The key is making the street not lead anywhere useful so people don't constantly drive through. 725828
Reposted by MaayanHannah Who @notablyuncool.bsky.social · 17/11/2024How about a brief distraction from the world today? Time for a good stupid joke thread. Please feel free to jump on board. The stupider the better. 🧵 429102773
Maayan @maayanroth.bsky.social · 17/11/2024So far my feed is full of owls and herons and embroidery and books and memes All I need is some Tumblr-caliber shitposting and I will consider my social media needs met. 130
