Reposted by PrestonPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11/10/2026David Brooks contributed to this current fascist moment in the U.S. I don't know why people still give him a platform to spew his nonsense. 1249659 0
Reposted by PrestonShannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Today we built a tiny radio station in the forest. These are the networks I favor. 418931 0
Reposted by PrestonNick Rempel @nrempel.com · 06/10/2026wild that this is exactly what using a computer is like now 1037480 0
Reposted by PrestonIda Mojadad @idamoj.bsky.social · 06/10/2026notable that the moderate road to wrest SF control from progressives seen as out of control led here, minus national headlines 031 0
Reposted by PrestonJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Seems like if you're going to make a national story out of Hasan Piker, who campaigned a few times with the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, saying Israel causes antisemitism, you should also make a national story out of the favorite intellectual of the US Vice President supporting Hitler. 322950644 0
Preston @prestonrhea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Is BART installing high-count fiber that it can make available for other government or even ISP operations? 100 0
Reposted by PrestonMission Local @missionlocal.org · 28/09/2026San Francisco's richest have never been richer, more brazen or faced weaker political opposition — going back to the Gold Rush. Latest column from @esksf.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/09/san-...missionlocal.orgSan Francisco's wealthiest have unprecedented control of city politicsOur city fathers (if you like them) or oligarchs (if you don’t) have never been richer, more brazen or faced weaker opposition 42815 0
Reposted by Prestonevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The most important thing I learned in my 20s is that being smart doesn't make you special. Eventually you need to learn to try hard and to enjoy learning to do things you're not immediately good at. It turns out that the people who didn't learn this lesson were reading Harry Potter fanfic. 13777105 0
Reposted by Preston👻Spooky Costanza-Chock @schock.cc · 23/09/2026This year at #MozFest26, I'm honored to be moderating "Pushing through the Concrete," a showcase of visionaries who aren't waiting around to build the worlds we need. Feat. @blackskyweb.xyz's R. Fraser; MakerBay's C. Harada, Thaura.ai's Chihabi bros.; Ushahidi's A. Oduor Lungati; & Prof Min Jiang 0146 0
Reposted by PrestonWarren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Researchers have been asking, why are pedestrian deaths going up, particularly driven by a spike in the dusk period? Well, right now it's 8:30 pm and I'm walking the baby to sleep, and every other driver I have seen is staring at their phone while rolling stop signs. Just a thought. 3669082 0
Reposted by PrestonMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY 258144246834 0
Reposted by Prestontamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Like Octavia E. Butler said, “We don’t have to wait for anything at all. What we have to do is start.” “Do the thing and you will have the power.” 0887291 0
Preston @prestonrhea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Audiobook for this went hard www.goodreads.com/en/book/show...goodreads.comProto: How One Ancient Language Went GlobalThe epic tale of how one ancient language went global, … 141 0
Reposted by PrestonPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I've spent a lot of years studying a lot of collapses, and the truth of the matter is that they're always mundane: mild climatic shifts that reduce crop yields, a dumbass in power who makes some terrible decisions, neglecting things that obviously matter but the will to fix them can't be summoned. 292561607 0
Reposted by PrestonDean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Empty Homes Tax was working to get owners to fill vacant units until landlords sued and court struck it down. We had a multi-unit building in D5 that was left empty by a speculator for 7+ years. As soon as vacancy tax passed, they fixed it up to get it ready for occupants. Now it will stay empty.sfchronicle.comS.F. landlords win battle over tax on empty apartments in wake of court rulingA voter-approved ballot measure intended to tax owners of San Francisco apartments that have been vacant for six months violates property owners’ rights under California law, a state court ruled. 164 0
Reposted by PrestonGilly @gillyarcht.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Dolly, gracing us, on Bernal Rock 1266 0
Preston @prestonrhea.bsky.social · 14/09/2026My friend made a brilliant and beautiful film about bats www.theinvisiblemammal.comtheinvisiblemammal.comThe Invisible MammalA film about bats, their struggle to survive, and the humans who help them. 0112 0
Reposted by PrestonMike Masnick @masnick.com · 14/09/2026One thing not getting as much attention re: Dario's essay. In it, he talks about the need for third party evaluators to review models for safety. But a few days before the essay, Anthropic... refused to submit its latest models to the UK's evaluator: www.ft.com/content/560e...ft.comAnthropic withheld latest AI model from UK testing agencyDecision to exclude Aisi has prompted fears inside British government of protectionist shift among tech groups 4381105 0
Reposted by PrestonTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 14/09/2026The only person in public service who has consistently made 100% sense on issues of "AI," which is why they hate her so much. 192025658 0
Reposted by PrestonCaræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 13/09/2026for two months, I've been flying drones over Flock cameras to situation them in space and geography; I even got my commercial drone license in order to do it. I'd like to share this project with you all: it's called Records Of Enemy Surveillance: recordsofenemysurveillance.com 8734211225 0
Reposted by PrestonGazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 12/09/2026“There’s a long tradition of libraries being shut down and destroyed by the powerful,” said the Internet Archive founder. “The good news is, we’re still here.” Sofi Cisneros goes inside the Funston Avenue library that houses the massive digital archive:sf.gazetteer.coBrewster Kahle’s Memory PalaceIn a time when everyone from the Trump administration to the companies serving up your daily doomscroll wants to erase the past, the Internet Archive refuses to forget 042 0
Preston @prestonrhea.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Leave it to The War On Drugs to drop a track that makes you feel “maybe turning middle age isn’t the end” youtu.be/1fMvp6GCyZI?...youtu.beThe War On Drugs - Who's That (Official Video)YouTube video by The War On Drugs 030 0
Reposted by PrestonDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026"Did these AI models “go rogue”? Not exactly. the models were tasked with finding solutions to a hacking challenge, and this is what they attempted to do, though in an unintended and surprising manner." aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...aiguide.substack.comMisleading Metaphors, Real RisksWhat To Fear from AI Agents and How to Reclaim Our Human Agency 16390155 0
Reposted by Prestondr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 10/09/2026im inclined to agree with the techlords that AI is dangerous. again, not because it's alive but because they're insisting on putting it in positions where it can hurt people, leaving aside the promised jobpocalypse they're promising us. chimp with gun 151026135 0
Reposted by PrestonOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026at this point: carbon removal is, at best, essentially a research project. renewable expansion is a policy project 452655536 0
Reposted by PrestonSridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026"Bayesian" means "from the Bay Area". 492112298 0
Reposted by Prestonghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 05/09/2026ok look The Odyssey is very much a sequel 1043702425 0
Reposted by PrestonLuis Villa @lu.is · 29/08/2026Every leader in San Francisco: we really care about climate change! Also, in a city with the country’s best cycling climate: no not like that 0375 0
Reposted by Prestonwarrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Just found out my life experiences confer universally valid truths I am ready to dictate 426321 0
Reposted by PrestonKOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Harris, Parton, Ronstadt on Late Show, March 24, 1999 1253103781 0
Reposted by PrestonIngrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 29/08/2026Scheming to drop a giant dome over Burning Man, Wile E. Coyote style, to contain tech oligarchy once and for all 46415 0
Reposted by PrestonBoze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP. 40118003396 0
Reposted by PrestonBrian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Interesting to look at this in Alabama; no surprise these numbers are low in the four major cities and the Black Belt, but Trump is also negative in Tuscaloosa and Auburn and not especially strong in Shelby or Limestone counties, two fast-growing and traditionally Republican areas.projects.gelliottmorris.comTrump's Job Approval by Geography and DemographicsExplore Donald Trump's approval rating across every U.S. PUMA and by demographic group. MRP estimates from the monthly Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll. 22810 0
Reposted by PrestonKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 16/08/2026Every conversation about bike lanes is like: "Car crashes kill a huge number of people every day, including pedestrians, cyclists, & car occupants. Good bike infrastructure has been shown to make everyone safer (& doesn't increase congestion)." "But sometimes cyclists break rules & hit people!" 1386374915 0
Reposted by PrestonNatalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 12/08/2026if there's one thing boomers hate across the political spectrum it's a new bike lane 2022523 0
Reposted by PrestonRichard A Carter @richardacarter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Think I'm going to post eclipse images on here all day, because 🌑🌕🔭 Four views of the solar eclipse August 1869, John Adams Whipple 26316 0
Reposted by PrestonTech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Sovereign AI budgets are growing faster than the analysis behind them. Joel Christoph argues that governments should ask how much bargaining leverage each public dollar buys, and stop calling the rest sovereignty.techpolicy.pressWhat Sovereign AI Budgets Actually BuyAround the world, 'sovereign' AI budgets are growing faster than the analysis behind them, writes Joel Christoph. 153 0
Reposted by Prestonjae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Carly Rae Jepsen’s EMOTION is one of the best pop albums ever made. Is this even a debate? 9573 0
Reposted by PrestonTech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us · 23/07/2026Libraries are still essential in the digital age. Some librarians are even helping patrons ditch AI and get off Big Tech. This week Hannah Cyrus and @flexlibris.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss how libraries address people’s concerns about tech. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/338_... 519861 0
Reposted by PrestonInfrastructure Weak @infrastructureweak.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I've just published this article, Part 1 of 4 about the choices that will enable San Francisco to finally build a Geary metro. medium.com/@infrastruct...medium.comPlan the Geary metro right, right nowPart 1: Strong corridor; tight station spacing; frequent trains 1013835 0
Reposted by PrestonWarren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 21/07/2026On BART sitting next to an electrician (IBEW Local 595) who is taking his tools to the job site on *transit*! People, I was told this was 100% not possible without a Ford F-150. 322522 0
Reposted by PrestonTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026There was a moment in the 2010s when a lot of us believed this, myself included! But sousveillance really hasn’t brought about the justice we want from video evidence. If anything, we have fed training data on how best to abuse us and anesthetized the public to death rituals. 757998 0