TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 03/10/2026I think the only reason they reached out is because I wrote my name and email down at ST's booth for the Move Redmond Open Streets Festival, so basically just luck 😆 020
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 03/10/2026just to clarify, this one was for the Downtown Redmond extension, but to give you an idea of the timeline I received this on Oct 28, 2024 and DRLE opened May 10, 2025. so around 6 months before. I don't know if it's the same for every opening, though. 020
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 02/10/2026this is how they described it in the email I got for the DRLE photoshoot 230
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 02/10/2026they are temporary, usually up for a few months (or, at least, less than a year) post-opening. they had photos taken and posted for DRLE as well 020
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026train capacity is significantly improved with the Airos which should help a lot with this! from @theurbanist.org: "317 seats compared to as few as 160 seats that are available on the Amfleet I cars in most common use otherwise" 140
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026if you don't want to agree on established, verifiable facts then I'm not sure how this discussion is going anywhere 100
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026many things can be true at once: - AI companies (and big tech at large) lie: very often TRUE! - we need strong and strict regulation on the development and operation of AI: as true as it's ever been - a functionality of their product does what it says it does: also TRUE! 100
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026what? I literally never said that. the complete extent and scope of my argument is that the SynthID verification tools provided by these companies do work very reliably to detect images generated by their models. it's an independently-verifiable fact that's very difficult to lie about. 100
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026I would much prefer OpenAI and Google provide their SynthID classifiers as local tools, but this is legitimately the best way we have at the moment to positively identify AI-generated images. it's an important tool to combat mis- and disinformation 120
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026as AI-generated imagery continues to get better and better to the point where you can't rely on oddities like wrong number of fingers or garbled text to identify them it's *very* important to understand what kind of provenance tools are available and their capabilities 120
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026once again, you don't need to trust OpenAI or Google on this; you can either verify it yourself or read the paper on how it works: arxiv.org/pdf/2510.09263 SynthID verification does not take anywhere *near* the amount of compute/energy required to train/run their generative models.arxiv.org 110
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026shameless self-promo, I made a brief on SynthID for this exact situation in case you find it helpful for the future: synthid.wtfsynthid.wtfWhat is SynthID? 020
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026I have no comment regarding the training claim you're making, simply because I have no evidence one way or the other (and I'm guessing you don't either) 000
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026skepticism is good, but let's keep it rooted in actual facts rather than speculation and extrapolation please. SynthID is proven to work exceptionally well with a very low false-positive rate. you can try it yourself. 210
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026we can't solve every problem at once, especially under a federal administration that's actively hostile to non-car transportation, so it's important to take time to celebrate wins when we have them. we can do that and still demand more! they aren't mutually exclusive. keeps morale high 180
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026Yeah. Not doubting the severity of devastation, it's just puzzling why someone would go through the trouble of AI-generating a fake image when plenty of real ones exist. 210
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026The one on the left is fake, confirmed via SynthID watermark from OpenAI. Right one seems real and corroborated by news reports. 120
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 28/09/2026does anyone know how @jevbot.bsky.social actually works? since it's basically just a classifier. does it, like, have a dictionary of words that it's asked to choose from repeatedly? 340
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 27/09/2026hmm, fair, but I think most bikes are light enough to be carried up. but hopefully Amtrak staff can assist in cases where passengers can't themselves 010
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 27/09/2026will I see anyone else on the Airo tours tomorrow? I've got a reservation for the 5:00–5:30 PM slot 000
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 26/09/2026@jevbot.bsky.social can you give me your list of preferred names and pronouns 110
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 26/09/2026oh thank god I'm not the only one with complaints about Mission Control on macOS 27 020
Reposted by TJkopper @w.on-t.work · 24/09/2026Unreal Engine announces new AI-powered "Epicness Meter", will no longer license the engine for games which do not score high. "they've been making lot of dogshit with our engine recently and we're gonna lose our trademark dude fuuuck" - Tim Sweeney, Founder, Epic Games 1358
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 25/09/2026Great update! I really like the ability to get notified when a specific vehicle is assigned to a trip. One suggestion, though: can you make the create account form password manager friendly? iOS doesn’t offer to generate one there. It’s a big point of friction when apps don’t support this. Thanks! 020
Reposted by TJthalassa 🌻🔆 @th.alassa.pink · 24/09/2026every time i see an idea expressed in a somewhat clunky way im like AWWW YEAH 162
Reposted by TJAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong. 21188173854
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 23/09/2026I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re preparing to completely homogenize their brands into just Kroger. They’ve given their employees new Kroger-brand uniforms too. 050
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 22/09/2026I think encountering Claude-prose all day every day is actively giving me psychic damage 2121
Reposted by TJPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“transplant” discourse is great because you get to see how easily people can swaddle their insular, reactionary beliefs with left-coded language 352111179
TJ @tjtjtj.tj · 21/09/2026I'm trying to think of a class of sensitive personal data to make a joke about, but they've already added health, finances, and now credit score 010
