Reposted by Romit Mehta👨🏻💻☕️ @hunterwalk.com · 11/10/2026I know what I’m missing and I’m ok with it 1412
Reposted by Romit MehtaJohn Gruber @gruber.foo · 11/10/2026I'm sure this one won't make anyone angry.daringfireball.netX Once Again Marks the SpotIf you returned from exile on a desert island and took a look at X today for first time in a year, you might reasonably guess that Elon Musk got bored and sold it while you were away. 110419622
Reposted by Romit MehtaMike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just saw someone say their AI runs their fantasy football team and I can’t stop laughing. Like, I’m sure everyone’s doing it or something but it’s very funny to me that pretending to be a team manager was so hard that you needed to pretend to pretend to be a team manager 214104711655
Reposted by Romit MehtaBob Herman @bobjherman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Health insurance premiums are hammering workers and their employers. It all comes back to the high, inscrutable prices that hospitals, pharma companies, and other entities charge — and that health insurers willingly pay. www.statnews.com/2026/10/05/h...statnews.comHospital and pharmaceutical prices are smothering America’s businessesWorkers and employers are drowning in their health insurance premiums. The reason for that deluge: the health care industry’s high and inscrutable prices. 174
Reposted by Romit MehtaDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026talked to my teenage son about the cornell case the other day and told him he'll never be cool for stepping in and stopping guys from doing awful things, but that it's his responsibility to do so. he seemed to understand. i hope he did. 1957233
Reposted by Romit MehtaMax Read @maxread.info · 04/10/2026for the new york times magazine, I wrote about why everything is "gambling" now (the short answer: actually everything is the statistical style now, and gambling is just how most of us understand that)nytimes.comHow Everything Became GamblingIt’s not just DraftKings and Polymarket — the logic of gambling undergirds everything coming out of Silicon Valley. 1017544
Reposted by Romit MehtaJohn Byrne @byronchenko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Listening to the Watson Glaze on AmazonPrime pushing this even further in my mind. 011
Reposted by Romit MehtaMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Straight up: As a woman in football, this sucks to listen to. This week in particular. 2246633684
Reposted by Romit MehtaMediagazer @mediagazer.com · 01/10/2026An interview with NPR's new chief content officer, Nadine Zylstra, on expanding into video podcasts, such as Machine Gods from Casey Newton and Kevin Roose (Sarah Scire/Nieman Lab) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink 031
Reposted by Romit Mehtadeck.blue @deck.blue · 01/09/2026in case you didn't know, deck.blue is currently my main source of income while i'm also getting into photography work here in são paulo, so i really appreciate everyone that's currently subscribed to the patreon; making all this possible if you can't subscribe but want to help, there's a ko-fi too!patreon.comdeck.blue — Get the most out of Bluesky.Get more from deck.blue on Patreon. Get the most out of Bluesky.. Support deck.blue and get exclusive access to their work. 5261147
Reposted by Romit MehtaThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026X2, the beleaguered roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain near Los Angeles that has been at the center of numerous lawsuits, including at least two wrongful death cases, is permanently closing, the theme park’s operator said.nyti.msX2, the Troubled California Six Flags Roller Coaster, Reaches Its EndThe ride at Magic Mountain near Los Angeles has fueled lawsuits claiming that it had caused brain injuries, including two that were fatal. 5377
Reposted by Romit MehtaDaniel @crabmusket.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026Per @anildash.com "being able to say, 'wherever you get your podcasts' is a radical statement." AT Protocol and ActivityPub allows you to say 'wherever you get your posts'. 0608
Romit Mehta @romitmehta.com · 26/09/2026I haven’t live the AI native life but even then, I tend to agree with this situation Dare sees himself in. 020
Reposted by Romit MehtaGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 22/09/2026In the 20 years since California's carbon emission peak in 2004, we've both slashed those emissions by 28% and nearly doubled our economy. The Golden State’s economy is growing BECAUSE of our climate action, not despite it. #ClimateWeekNYC 2763600987
Romit Mehta @romitmehta.com · 20/09/2026The crapware on iOS keeps going up. This year: Numbers Keynote Pages GarageBand iMovie and Sports app (I consider them crapware because I did a device transfer and had uninstalled them on previous device. Why install afresh?) 000
Romit Mehta @romitmehta.com · 20/09/2026There are only so many games #USC can win by out-talenting their opponents. They need to clean up so much before the upcoming crazy schedule. Sigh. 000
Reposted by Romit MehtaCharlie Loyd 🎃 @vruba.bsky.social · 17/09/2026My plan to move public opinion on matters important to me is to spend a portion of my day reposting every article and zinger I see go by that agrees with me to an audience of people who follow me because they find this behavior tolerable. I’m pretty sure this will work eventually. 5323
Reposted by Romit MehtaMike McCue @mmccue.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The latest @Surf.social beta let's you add super powerful include and exclude filters for your feeds and sources. Want to see just climate change posts from the Congress Bluesky list? World news beyond Trump? Tech news other than AI? Hashtags without spammers? You're in charge. 1148
Romit Mehta @romitmehta.com · 13/09/2026Texas really looking bad on offense today. Play calls, drops, bad QB decisions, etc. Their D is keeping them from a blow out. 000
Romit Mehta @romitmehta.com · 13/09/2026Someone needs to tell Arch he is allowed to throw the ball away when receivers are not open. 001
Reposted by Romit MehtaRedditCFB @redditcfb.com · 06/09/2026Husky Stadium remains one of the most beautiful settings in college football. We'll be reporting from this afternoon's Apple Cup with the full report on /r/CFB. 0452
Romit Mehta @romitmehta.com · 06/09/2026Hey Netflix, create an in-season Drive To Survive, you cowards. Call it a preview of the next season, if you must. 000
Romit Mehta @romitmehta.com · 05/09/2026a) it’s weird to see Fresno State vs USC and Boise State vs Oregon as Pac-12 games where USC and Oregon are B1G. b) Boise came to play! Oregon looking tentative early. 000
Reposted by Romit MehtaDavid Ingram @davidingram.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Tesla has told first responders that they might need to “push” the new Cybercab out of the way in an emergency 1071198399
Romit Mehta @romitmehta.com · 05/09/2026What a drive by #USC to start the game. Fresno State came prepared to kill the run (and did a great job at it!) ... Maiava and those young receivers, wow! 100
Reposted by Romit MehtaDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Codex + Sol is much better at instruction following and seem to be actually intelligent. Claude Code + Opus has gotten dumber in recent releases where it jumps to the wrong conclusions, makes silly mistakes when you ask it to perform tasks and is also quite argumentative. 172
Reposted by Romit MehtaAaron Schatz @aaronschatz.com · 30/08/2026How the Rams were last year WITHOUT Garrett and Donald... 59517
Reposted by Romit MehtaZachary Krueger @zkffb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I have no dog in the race in the Browns' QB battle. I'm not a fan of either, and I think Cleveland will draft a rookie QB in 2027. But that Deshaun Watson post-game presser could (should?) be the nail in the coffin for him. No need to play the guy crying victim who won't be under contract next year. 2101
Reposted by Romit MehtaEsther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Someone's just thrown a bottle of Omega 3 tablets at me. I only received super fish oil injuries, but still. 1322835
Reposted by Romit MehtaThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/08/2026The FDA and the CDC are investigating an outbreak of E. coli and salmonella tied to alfalfa sprouts. Investigators linked the cases to Everything Sprouts, and the company issued a voluntary recall of some products.nyti.msAlfalfa Sprouts Linked to Illnesses in 15 States, F.D.A. SaysOfficials are investigating after multiple strains of E. coli and a type of salmonella sickened dozens of people across the United States. Two people were infected with both salmonella and E. coli. 228241
Romit Mehta @romitmehta.com · 16/08/2026@gruber.foo I am sure you have heard from enough of your readers about this Apple ad for iPhone focusing on scratch resistance. I have had a habit of putting my phone face down so notifications don’t pop up inadvertently, besides that way it keeps the phone flat. youtu.be/PBrYMBacnyMyoutu.beiPhone 17: 3x More Scratch ResistantYouTube video by Apple 000
Reposted by Romit MehtaSarah Perez @sarahp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026X open sources its ranking algorithm, letting users see if they’ve been ‘shadowbanned’techcrunch.comX open sources its ranking algorithm, letting users see if they've been 'shadowbanned' | TechCrunchX is expanding the open source code behind its 'For You' feed and launching new transparency tools that show users when its ranking systems have affected their accounts or posts. 084
Reposted by Romit MehtaDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I wonder what percentage of coding interviews have permanently shifted from questions like “reverse a linked list” to “how do you verify Claude correctly reversed a linked list?” 1917011
Reposted by Romit Mehtalauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 09/08/2026i'm tired of restaurants treating fries and tots as equally valid choices for a side. tots are an iterative improvement over fries by any metric we can measure. fries are a fully outdated technology. if you're still playing the fry meta in 2026 you're already behind the competition 116102864
Reposted by Romit MehtaDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Half the World Cup was guys writhing on the ground for no reason. Should’ve been booted from the tournament. 5411
Reposted by Romit MehtaTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 25/07/2026How must you feel if you’re Brad Stevens with the Boston Celtics right now, knowing you more or less traded Finals MVPs Jaylen Brown and LeBron James (whom you didn’t even have) for Paul George and Paul George’s contract. To a playoff team in your own division who just beat you, no less 181
Reposted by Romit MehtaCasey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Assumed this could not be real but it is: Meta's new "AI optimism" ad is soundtracked by a David Bowie song about the apocalypse. Nice catch, @amanda.omg.lol techcrunch.com/2026/07/23/m...techcrunch.comMeta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction | TechCrunchDavid Bowie's song "Five Years," which Meta used in a supposedly inspiring advertisement, is about humans learning that they have five years left to live before the apocalypse. 517544