Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialEddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 10/10/202611 very good to excellent debut fantasies in this thread that I read as part of my 3rd & final year as a Crawford Award judge (no necessary relationship with what ends up on the shortlist - still more to read, and other judges don't necessarily have the same tastes). 1146
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I'm taking my "Norway's wealth tax didn't reduce tax revenue" victory lap. 181614365
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Giving in to car brain never improves anything, volume MMCCXXII 021
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026Honestly live streaming an execution for the clicks feels like a natural consequence of not regulating the tech industry 321796321
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 09/10/2026But we know more than enough to say this: We, the people of NYC refuse to accept authoritarianism at our doorsteps. We will always defend the humanity of our immigrant neighbors. ICE's operations in New York City — and everywhere else — must come to a permanent end. #AbolishICE #ICEOutNow 325728
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I enjoyed Emily St. John Mandel's new novel, Exit Party. She deploys her excellent world building skills and complex characters to reflect on what we might become in different circumstances, which might have felt tired in other hands. The common thread of state brutality provides urgency and gravity 000
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialButlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026Harvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf 10165902566
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialPlume rouillée @plumerouille.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I know I have a few international followers, and I'd like you to know what's currently happening in France High-school children are protestinf fir better studiying conditions : enough teacher, enough table and chair, fonctionning toilets, toilets paper, heating in winter. Really, basics needs. 520299
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Froggle is now Bryan got me, but wombi really captured the affect for me www.instagram.com/reel/Dba3VMi...instagram.comtheharrisalterman on Instagram: "Come to our fake tech art pop-up Aug 8th. Link in bio.View all 813 comments"Come to our fake tech art pop-up Aug 8th. Link in bio. 000
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 30/09/2026stop vibe coding your core products. 0262
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialKatie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 29/09/2026absolutely fucking incredible news for public health in canada that a safer supply organization successfully fought the constitutionality of drug possession trafficking laws for not providing any legal way to operate. selfless life-saving work that is actually being identified and respected as such. 12819191
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And I, of ladies most deject and wretched, That sucked the honey of his musicked vows, Now see that noble and most sovereign reason, Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and fucking harsh 020
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialemily lipstein @emilylip.bsky.social · 20/09/2026rainy sunday on bedford avenue. the sukkah setup on the sidewalk means that NYPD made a temporary sidewalk in the bike lane ... so the "bike lane" is now in the median.... being blocked by the traffic cops. this can't be the situation for the next week+ @mayor.nyc.gov 0324
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The Hadestown streaming performance is moving. I would love to see it serve as a clarion call to building a better future through solidarity, win or lose, sing it again 001
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Can't wait to tell my kids that we're all going to see a documentary about concrete 000
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialMicah Lee @micahflee.com · 16/09/2026You can read all the details in my write-up, which also shows exactly where in this public dataset you can find all of this micahflee.com/flock-camera...micahflee.comFlock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hard-coded credentialsThis morning, DDoSecrets published an exciting new dataset: Filesystem images of the partitions from an in-use Flock ALPR camera. 404 Media and Wired published a joint investigation into it. I downloa... 81019281
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 16/09/2026study: updated Covid vaccines provide a large reduction in the risk of infection, severe illness, and hospitalization, particularly for pregnant women and young children jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comCOVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory SeasonThis Special Communication aims to identify and summarize the most recently published evidence evaluating the effectiveness and safety of US-licensed COVID-19 vaccines and report on the epidemiology o... 4287100
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Reading about all these biglaw firms going all in on AI and thinking about all the litigation over how many hours can be billed for AI-generated documents and the ensuing malpractice cases 000
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialKea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Hi friends: I haven't written an article in three months. Here's why, and how my experience as a caregiver to a person I love with a disabling, terminal illness upended most of what I think about car dependency and transportation reform.usa.streetsblog.orgWhere I've Been — Streetsblog USAHow becoming a caregiver for a person with terminal illness changed the way I think about transportation reform. 95013
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialStreetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 12/09/2026Becoming a dad inspired Greenpointer Chris Roberti to push for street changes to make the area around his home and his kids' school safer.buff.lyOPINION: A Brooklyn Dad Reflects on Five Years of Safe Streets Advocacy - Streetsblog New York CityBecoming a dad inspired Greenpointer Chris Roberti to push for street changes to make the area around his home and his kids' school safer. 1183
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026we tracked months of rent payments to an estimated 13,000 families. the expected cost of rehousing those families, had they entered eviction, would be north of $218 million dollars. keeping them housed cost around $38-40 million 7881239
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialKelly Clancy @kellyclancy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I'm a mother of three who studies the impact of artificial intelligence: here's what this guy needs to know about parenting with AI: --bring your kids to a bookstore or a library instead of letting ChatGPT write stories for them; --kids are being coached to die by suicide by these bots;theguardian.comI’m a father of three who studies the impact of artificial intelligence: this is what parents need to know about AIA Dr Seuss-style story written in seconds alerted me to the power – and perils – of the technology. But how can children embrace it without forgetting core skills? 110627
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This thread raises great points. I will add that the tell in the screenshot exchange is the scope shift-- if you don't find AI useful, you hate software engineering-- which ignores how it's harming other professions with actual ethical obligations to their clients and society 000
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialTuta @tuta.com · 31/08/20261. The Main Switch This is the main setting Google shows you, but it's not the only one. Gmail (Desktop): ⚙️ Settings → See all settings → Smart features and personalization → Uncheck "Turn on smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet" → Save Changes. 81465367
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialMichael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Another London dispatch: If any of you know any Broadway producers or investors, I am begging you to convince them to transfer "My Neighbor Totoro" to NYC when it closes in London in January. It is one of most enchanting, moving, heartwarming shows I've seen & I want audiences here to experience it🙏 19644115
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Probably just my age demographic, but I feel like everything going completely off the rails coincided with the marketing of game shows as "reality tv" 010
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 17/08/2026So in English we mainly "instill" fear, hope, or eye drops, right 010
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I loved this, and it's such a taut little entry that I don't want to ruin it with my dumb musings. @vajra.me doesn't miss 041
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialWagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026limiting our rhetoric (and imaginations!) to what most voters want *in the moment* would prevent any positive change from happening 419357
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I wish I were surprised to learn that UPS not only left a door tag saying they "missed me" when I was home, but that they also did not deliver it to the pickup location on the slip, but everything sucks and is a scam, so why wouldn't that be the case 000
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialJack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comOne Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE DetentionMy husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare. 11835262210
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialAndy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Two security researchers shipped me a pink plastic kid's smartwatch from Amazon. When I wore it, they tracked my movements, surreptitiously took photos of me, even listened to my conversations. The same backend they hacked is used by 30+ watch brands for kids. 🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/hacker...wired.comHackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for KidsSecurity researchers tracked and eavesdropped on a WIRED reporter using vulnerabilities in a pink plastic smartwatch. It’s just one piece of a deeply insecure supply chain of GPS-enabled gadgets. 11732478
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I should be less surprised at how flamboyantly and consistently Randi Weingarten has failed the challenges of leading one of the teachers' union in the US in age of gAI. Deeply uncritical, incredibly short-sighted, but most of all, pusillanimous. 77426
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 05/08/2026My husband once rode around looking for our kid's bike, found the guy, and convinced him to give it back. Only YOU etc etc (because the cops laugh if you report a stolen bike) 020
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialCity Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · 04/08/2026“This line of argument can appear sound—why shouldn’t the poorest New Yorkers get sole access to rent-stabilized apartments?—but it is ultimately a distraction from the real dynamics at play in the rental housing market.” citylimits.org/opinion-rent...citylimits.orgOpinion: Rent Stabilization Isn't Means Tested—And It Shouldn't Be - City Limits"This line of argument can appear sound—why shouldn’t the poorest New Yorkers get sole access to rent-stabilized apartments?—but it is ultimately a distraction from the real dynamics at play in the re... 111
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Our kids love both these songs, so after I shared the quote post with @jinglesboiler.bsky.social, he made a mashup of "Washington" by @bradneely.bsky.social and "Get Him Back" as performed by Olivia: theinfringements.bandcamp.com/track/georgi... Hope you like it, @kellylink.bsky.social!theinfringements.bandcamp.comGeorgie Got Back, by The Infringementstrack by The Infringements 1157
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 02/08/2026The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.futurism.comThe Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced LaborThe lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak. 380112446085
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 01/08/2026My picky eater also loves pesto! I thought this was a hard earned compliment to my cooking (that child would sooner die than intentionally compliment me). We toss in some frozen peas at the end since that is an approved veg and it goes surprisingly well with the pesto. Every safe food is a win. 000
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Chicago teen shares his experience in ICE detention centers: I am 18 years old and I just graduated from high school in Chicago. I was in ICE detention for 2 months and 10 days. They kept me in solitary for 2 days for no reason, alone in a room with just a toilet. They never let us go outside. 251325659
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/07/2026At our municipal grocery stores, New Yorkers will get a 30% discount on eggs, milk, chicken, produce and other everyday essentials. In the wealthiest city in the richest country in the world, no one should have to wonder how they’ll afford the food they need to feed themselves or their families. 390189033845
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Today Zohran is announcing that the New York City-owned grocery stores his administration is piloting will discount staple items 30%. Core groceries like produce, meat, seafood, pasta, bread, yogurt, butter, nuts, rice and beans will all receive this price cut. 293244578
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Totally got me, but I understood that this was not that story (no matter how much we would all LOVE to read about the Ooioiaa's water bureaucrats and hydrologists bumping heads) 010
pigly.bsky.social @pigly.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Google reset my phone's time zone, affecting my alarms and emails and chats. It won't budge, even after resetting my phone's clock and turning on location services and making sure I have the correct time zone selected. Apparently this was happening to others a few months ago, too, but no word on why 000
Reposted by @pigly.bsky.socialTransportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 22/07/2026"Advocates said the deaths were unacceptable, and called on the city to act quickly to improve pedestrian safety." "All three incidents occurred on roads designated as Vision Zero Priority Corridors due to high rates of pedestrian fatalities" www.brooklynpaper.com/drivers-kill...brooklynpaper.comDrivers kill three Brooklyn pedestrians over the course of two days • Brooklyn PaperBrooklyn drivers killed three pedestrians in separate crashes over the course of just two days last week, in the midst of a historically-safe year for traffic 12411