if you're in san francisco early for GDC, saturday and sunday will be the last two days of this interactive art showcase!

Community meme: I CAN EXCUSE FASCISM. BUTI DRAW THE LINE AT MERCANTILISM.

The Supreme Court:

Large television showing the boonta eve classic

They got the big game on at the bar

Dr Kareem Carr man: i wish to publish @kareem_carr Jan 21 reviewer 2: your paper is no good man: i'll do anything to improve reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini Andre Pagliarini @apagliar Jan 21 a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini Jan 21, 2026 • 3:47 PM UTC

I just thought everyone should see this

it's equal parts great and bizarre to see someone in office who seems genuinely proud to be a public servant

Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.

1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.

2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.

Fireworks over Grand Army Plaza

BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…

* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M

So YES this has been a huge success.

The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."

MainGaucheGames - Twitch ADVENT OF CODE 2025

Time for Day 10 of Advent of Code! We're a day behind due to plans (and we've got to return to Day 9 part 2 soon...) but come watch us code!
www.twitch.tv/maingauchega...

MainGaucheGames - Twitch A game studio. ADVENT OF CODE 2025: Next stream Dec 7, 3-6PM Pacific. Also: Dec 8-12, 7-9PM.

Day 8 of Advent of Code about to go down at www.twitch.tv/maingauchega...

And now we're getting started! A friend told that part 2 of Day 6 was annoying, so I'm excited to see what's coming our way www.twitch.tv/maingauchega...

We had a busy weekend with conflicting plans, but Jeff and I are going to be streaming more advent of code today - Friday, Saturday and Sunday’s problems back-to-back! Starting at 3pm PT/6pm ET 🧑‍💻

maingauche.games/aoc2025

MainGaucheGames - Twitch A game studio. ADVENT OF CODE 2025: Dec 1-Dec 12, 7-9pm Pacific, except Dec 5 & 6

Day 3, more Advent of Code! And after we finish I'm going to spoil all of Blue Prince for @jeffomatic.com (as much as I've seen of it at least)

MainGaucheGames - Twitch A game studio. ADVENT OF CODE 2025: Dec 1-Dec 12, 7-9pm Pacific, except Dec 5 & 6

Advent of Code 2025 day 2 - we're programming live now! (And probably talking about the Ghost of Yotei/Assassins Creed Shadows after we finish coding 🗻) www.twitch.tv/maingauchega...

Jeff and I are going to be live-streaming Advent of Code problems for the next two weeks, starting tonight!

Our rules:
- No AI
- Go fast
- Have fun

Starting at 7pm PT/10pm ET!

maingauche.games/aoc2025

Again, to every videogame writer who wrote funny emails to read in an immersive sim/etc. where I rolled my eyes and said out loud, "lol like anyone would ever email something this on the nose", again, sorry, I was wrong, life sucks, you nailed it

Two tweets from David Lynch. One saying "This weekend I'm going to try to find out of I'm connected to the moon" followed by one 3 days later saying "I'm pretty sure I'm connected to the moon"

us @ the moon tonight

this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028

F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale

The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby

_same_ it was actually stressful background noise. glad to know I was just being gaslit by this keyboard instead

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

I don’t see them walking it back, so at this point I’m just trying to get used to it 😭

I find it fine-to-usable on iOS, but on macOS hoooboy it’s such a nightmare of inconsistent properties and inappropriate transparency

Please just develop the literacies and dispositions to play old games just like you can watch old movies.

Bundler belongs to the Ruby community

andre.arko.net/2025/09/25/b...

Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again

too many different things are going into that baby at too big a number

Rails Needs New Governance Ages ago, when I was still a student, I taught myself Ruby on Rails for my senior thesis and fell in love. Fifteen years later, and I’ve used Rails at every job I’ve ever held in the tech industry. Fifteen years, and I still love Rails! But there’s something rotten at its core, and we share a name.

Ages ago, when I was still a student, I taught myself Ruby on Rails for my senior thesis and fell in love. Fifteen years later, and I’ve used Rails at every job I’ve ever held in the tech industry. Fifteen years, and I still love Rails! But there’s something rotten at its core, and we share a name.

On June 24, I began my Election Night speech by quoting Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” That's the spirit of this campaign, and our city.

This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.