Reposted by DeirdreJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I've reported first-hand on steel mills in Korea, China, Japan, Illinois, and Mississippi. This is 100% not going to happen. Disagree? Bet me. (Though I'm against online betting. It's just not going to happen.) 2521782541
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 28/09/2026😱https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/association-news/bcbsa-analysis-ai-coding-tools-affects-healthcare-costs 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 11/09/2026we can still have nice things www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/10/b...mercurynews.comBay Area’s first ‘living levee’ opens to the publicMore than 2,000 plants hailing from 30 species are planted on a 500-foot-long slope of the Harbor Marsh shores in the Palo Alto Baylands 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 01/09/2026For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 28/07/2026"the anti-AI movement isn’t about rejecting technology altogether so much as it is about advocating for more control, agency, and freedom in how people use technology" techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/l...techcrunch.comLibrarians are hosting viral 'Avoiding AI' workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech | TechCrunchAt libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 24/07/2026"Call us optimists, call us dreamers. Just as we've always done, we're betting on people." —The voiceover from a new advert from Meta, which exhorts us to be more optimistic about AI. 010
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Even though the talking heads and the interwebs keep telling us everything is awful and everyone is hateful, stories like this remind me that people are awesome and I love them www.bbc.com/travel/artic...bbc.comThe US that World Cup fans didn't expect to loveFrom roadside convenience stores to lonely landscapes, travellers are discovering little-known slices of Americana away from the host cities. 010
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 25/06/2026 www.404media.co/bodycam-foot...404media.coBodycam Shows Moment Cops Arrested a Man for Speaking Too Long at Data Center MeetingWe spoke to Darren Blanchard, the man arrested while speaking out against data centers at a community meeting. He's sharing the bodycam footage of his arrest for the first time with 404 Media. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Yes, it is true! Ikeda's pies are the best and everyone knows it. www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...sfchronicle.comThis Bay Area-to-Tahoe road trip stop was just named America’s best pie shopA longtime I-80 stop for Bay Area travelers headed to Lake Tahoe was recently voted the best in the country for its pies. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 16/06/2026This gave me fits of gigggles www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/a...nytimes.comIn Its Tragic Finale, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Is Interrupted by a Cat 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 02/06/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/w...static.klipy.comConsequences: Keanu Reeves as John WickALT: Consequences: Keanu Reeves as John Wick 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 29/05/2026really cool discussion on how batteries are made and new ways to make them better in this podcast (hint: with additive manufacturing equipment, they can actually be printed -- just like laser-printing documents!) youtu.be/Oo5y4QE5D5Q?...youtu.bePrinting Batteries, how AM is changing Battery Manufacturing and PerformanceYouTube video by EOS 3D Printing 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I've said it before and I'll say it again: @drewmagary.bsky.social is a national treasure 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 28/05/2026fascinating 🤔 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comThe Astounding Discovery That Could Link Eastern and Western MedicineThe detection of another circulatory system in the human body could have enormous scientific implications. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 28/05/2026techcrunch.com/2026/05/26/d...techcrunch.comDuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search | TechCrunchGoogle overhauled Search at I/O 2026, replacing blue links with AI agents. The backlash has been swift. DuckDuckGo app installs spiked 30% as users seek a way out. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 07/05/2026"At his best, Attenborough reminds us that there are natural wonders beyond our comprehension and that, despite our collective self-absorption, we are not the center of the universe." www.theringer.com/2026/05/04/t...theringer.comDavid Attenborough and the Voice That Revealed a PlanetHe turned a whisper into one of the most powerful voices in history. At 100, it carries both wonder and warning. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 06/05/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...nytimes.comF.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Heartbreaking. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 08/04/2026The screens got cheap. The shared experiences got expensive. www.derekthompson.org/p/why-cost-d...derekthompson.orgWhy 'Cost Disease' Is the Secret Force Behind America's Toxic SolitudeThe screens got cheap. The shared experiences got expensive. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 02/04/2026www.wired.com/story/border...wired.comUnmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration CrackdownA WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 24/03/2026@gruber.foo Silly reader, the web is for bots daringfireball.net/2026/03/your...media.tenor.coma cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire and saying i 'm fine this is fine everything is fineALT: a cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire and saying i 'm fine this is fine everything is fine 001
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 05/03/2026I'll forever love this dude for his scene-stealing, bad-boyfriend King George. Watching Hamilton with the family on Disney was a profound and wonderful gift during the pandemic www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/t...nytimes.comHow Jonathan Groff Became Broadway’s Leading Man 000
Reposted by DeirdreThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Government tells broadcasters to air propaganda to celebrate freedomhollywoodreporter.comFCC Asks Broadcasters to Run “Patriotic, Pro-America Content” In America 250 PushFCC chairman Brendan Carr's Pledge America campaign suggests that TV and radio stations air PSAs or begin their days with the Pledge of Allegiance . 3017498
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 23/02/2026anyone else think that the existence of PreCheck is some true BS anyway? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/u...nytimes.comT.S.A. Says PreCheck Will Remain Operational at Airports 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 20/02/2026pure California gold😊 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVmC...youtube.comAlysa Liu wins the Olympic gold medal for the United StatesYouTube video by Olympics 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Oh sorry, he's already running the FDA www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/f...statnews.comFDA refuses to review Moderna’s influenza vaccineFDA refuses to review Moderna’s influenza vaccine, which could raise concerns about the agency’s posture toward vaccines and drug approvals more generally. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 10/02/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...media.tenor.coma cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire and saying i 'm fine this is fine everything is fineALT: a cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire and saying i 'm fine this is fine everything is fine 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 10/02/2026🤔 Slaves to the machine? techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/t...techcrunch.comThe first signs of burnout are coming from the people who embrace AI the most | TechCrunchBecause employees could do more, work began bleeding into lunch breaks and late evenings. The employees' to-do lists expanded to fill every hour that AI freed up, and then kept going. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 07/02/2026At this point, I think we'd be better off with Georgio Tsoukalos running HHS www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u... 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Life Unplugged. www.wsj.com/style/design...wsj.comEveryone Wants a Room Where They Can Escape Their ScreensWeary of ‘smart’ everything, Americans are craving stylish ‘analog rooms’ free of digital distractions—and designers are making them a growing trend 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 13/01/202620 minutes well spent www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/m...nytimes.comGeorge Saunders Says Ditching These Three Delusions Can Save You 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 12/01/2026🥰 if you like food and need a little joy in your day, listen to this delightful Splendid Table podcast episode with Francis Lam interviewing Irish raconteur and culinary legend Darina Allen 👩🍳https://www.splendidtable.org/episode/2025/01/10/irelands-national-culinary-treasure-darina-allensplendidtable.orgIreland’s National Culinary Treasure, Darina AllenThis week, we spend an energetic hour with Ireland’s Darina Allen, founder of the Ballymaloe Cookery School and author of multiple bestselling cookbooks, including her classic, The Forgotten Skills of... 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 17/12/2025This classic is tops in my 2025 holiday playlist youtu.be/Ssd3U_zicAI?...youtu.beElvis Costello & The Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And UnderstandingYouTube video by ElvisCostelloVEVO 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Real American holiday cheer 😂 The 2025 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog - defector.com/the-2025-hat...defector.comThe 2025 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog | Defector[Opens front door while holding a toy corgi in one arm] Merry Christmas! Oh my God, you made it! I thought you might be stuck at the airport for weeks! Well, because it’s such madness out there. Piper... 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Another day, another interesting publication probably destined for the AI-powered content marketing trash heap. www.semafor.com/article/12/0...semafor.comExclusive: Staff cuts and strategy squabbles split Atlas Obscura leadershipThe relationship between the company’s founders and some of its investors appears to have soured. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Gee, perhaps the city of Portland should file a billion dollar lawsuit against Fox News www.propublica.org/article/port...propublica.org“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent TroopsAfter reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa... 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Mysteries of the algorithm: I subscribe to the @404media.co newsletter. This morning it was sent to spam in my gmail inbox for some unknown reason 🤔 www.404media.co/google-has-c...404media.coGoogle Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation EffortGoogle is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr... 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 13/11/2025this could eat hours of my life 😆 floor796.com?mc_cid=cdbde...floor796.comFloor796A huge animation scene with many references to memes, games, films, series, anime, music groups 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 31/10/2025:) www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/30/s...mercurynews.comSan Jose’s iconic House of Pizza celebrating its 75th anniversaryThe downtown restaurant, opened by George Kukar in 1950, has become a San Jose institution with its square-cut, cheese-on-top pizzas. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 30/10/2025😂 I think we can all agree that Australians supply the best quotes: “They realized that I’m legitimately just a drunk Aussie guy going to see his family at Area 51 who happens to have custody of the world's oldest burger” www.sfgate.com/food/article...sfgate.com'Eerily intact': A disturbing fast food relic is continuing to haunt McDonald's"It's no longer food." 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 10/10/2025😆 silly 🤖 -- Google's AI thinks my #Athleta email promotions are written Greek 🇬🇷 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 25/09/2025😢 Sad news: This fella served up a lot of joy and special memories for me and my family. Joe Betz, owner of House of Prime Rib, dies at 86 sfstandard.com/2025/09/24/s...sfstandard.comHouse of Prime Rib owner Joe Betz dies at 86The House of Prime Rib owner is lauded for his generosity and commitment to old-school dining in San Francisco. 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Cool stuff. 3dprintingindustry.com/news/intervi...3dprintingindustry.comInterview: Is 3D Printing Battery Components a Reality? Inside Sakuu’s Dry Electrode Printing Technology - 3D Printing IndustryAs global electrification gains momentum, the battery industry is under growing pressure to boost production efficiency, minimize environmental impact, and build more resilient supply chains. To addre... 000
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Delightful (AND the Cliff Stoll reference sent me down a memory-lane rabbit hole to a quirky old NOVA episode about hacking and the KGB :>) ratfactor.com/cards/fitted...ratfactor.comRatfactor's Illustrated Guide to Folding Fitted Sheets - ratfactor 010
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 15/09/2025❤️ @jenniferwilson.bsky.social "someone had waded through swamps, deciphered Latin, and gained the trust of egomaniacal horticulturalists, all for my passing delight" www.newyorker.com/magazine/tak...newyorker.comJennifer Wilson on Susan Orlean’s “Orchid Fever”The writer worried that the story was “too niche, too odd,” the crime of flower theft “too minor.” To think, I had loved it for precisely those qualities. 011
Deirdre @pingyourbrain.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Sharing good eats and spreading joy www.sfgate.com/warriors/art...sfgate.comWhy you may recognize the Bay Area's new 7-foot food influencerHere's why you're likely to see Festus Ezeli at Bay Area food staples. 000