Screenshot Lucavi @lucavi_ftw good news everyone SPACE com Potatoes are better than human blood for making space concrete bricks, scientists say.

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Were those the only two options

I didn’t know this, did you? Amazing!

Happy 413 Day! There’s no place like Western Massachusetts, and I am grateful to partner with the people and institutions that make it special.

to me the pitt is a love letter to new york city – a town it lovingly accepts, warts and all. in a sense, new york is almost the show's main character

Na na na na na na bat dog

Publishers may be two-faced when it comes to their support for libraries, but in my experience authors have our backs with their full chests. 📚

This house in Boston had a fire two years ago and just went on the market for $776,000 in case anyone is wondering what real estate is like here...

Ahem

Jonathan the Tortoise, who did NOT die

SECRETARY RUBIO: Imagine if instead of spending billions of dollars supporting terrorists or weapons, Irans had spent that money helping the people of Iran. They would have had a much different country.

objectively the funniest critique an american could level at another country

Philadelphia is the greatest city in the world (sound on).

The thing about the rent control ballot question in Mass...and one reason why you're going to see a lot of people support it, despite some concerns...is because it's pretty much the only reachable option for relief that Mass. has right now. After over a decade of failed efforts to upzone and build.

screenshot of text reading Why It Matters for Residents Data isn't just a buzzword in Cambridge—it's shaping everyday life. Take the Cambridge Preschool Program, launched in 2024. After reviewing national research showing universal pre-K boosts literacy, narrows achievement gaps, and drives long-term success, the City acted. Today, more than 1,450 children have enrolled in free, high-quality preschool-giving families peace of mind and kids a stronger start. The first sentence is highlighted.

Screenshot of text reading Why This Matters CALEA Accreditation isn't just a plaque on the wall-it's the gold standard in law enforcement. Out of roughly 18,000 police agencies in the U.S., just 1 in 18 hold any level of CALEA accreditation, and even fewer achieve the advanced level. Cambridge now joins that elite advanced level group, becoming the largest municipal police department in Massachusetts to earn this distinction and one of only four municipal departments statewide to do so. The first sentence is highlighted

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Screenshot of text reading What does a future shaped by artificial intelligence look like—and who gets to decide? In December 2025, nearly 150 artists, scientists, policymakers, students, and community members gathered at the Cambridge Public Library to answer that question together. The event, Al and Us Town Hall, wasn't just a discussion—it was a movement toward building a more humane and equitable Al future. The last sentence is highlighted

if you really hate someone, teach them to recognize LLM-generated text

Really bleak stuff here. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/w...

I am against capital punishment in all circumstances except...

look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly

(@ wildheartrescue on TT)

The Imperfect Homework Machine Shel Silverstein’s Homework Machine was one of my kids’ favorite poems of his when they were little. First published in 1981, the short poem turned out to be rather prescient about AI, especially the earlier LLMs, whic

Shel Silverstein’s short poem Homework Machine (1981) was prescient about the limitations of LLMs. “I guess it’s not as perfect / As I thought it would be.” [kottke.org]

Deer enjoying cherry blossoms in Nara, Japan: #AGoodPlace

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if you need a new computer, any time soon, maybe no you don't

They’re free now, no longer tethered to this horror plane.

laminated flyer pushpinned to a community board. we see a photo of a coyote, and the text reads: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS DOG? [photo of a coyote] DUMMY THAT'S A COYOTE. OH MY GOD WHAT DO I DO???: —NO ACTION REQUIRED —IT IS WILDLIFE IN THE WILD (!) -HERE TO EAT DELICIOUS RODENT -LET HER COOK —NOT INTERESTED IN YOU, LOL GET OVER YOURSELF BABE;) —KEEP DOGS ON LEASH AND CATS INDOORS -(LIKE YOU SHOULD BE DOING ANYWAY) —YOTE IS A RESPECTED NEIGHBOR AND CRITTER CONTROL PROFESSIONAL

Seen tacked to a community board on my walk

Man holding penguin in flower bouquet behind back and surprising gf

You see a cute gesture. We see a man with a concealed weapon.

The poster for NO 1 IN HEAVEN STARRING TRAVELS WITH BRINDLE

Very excited to share that I will be appearing at Boston Fringe this May!

NO 1 IN HEAVEN
STARRING TRAVELS WITH BRINDLE

Rockwell Theatre
Somerville MA

May 11 7:05 pm
May 14 6 pm
May 15 8:10 pm

Admission $15

BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI Three years after its pivot to AI, the writing is on the wall for BuzzFeed. The company said there's "substantial doubt" it can keep going.

This is the destination of every company that tries to replace creative human workers with AI slop.
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Today I Will Look The Burrito Man In The Eye and other stories of manifesting success

Man claimed he was digging for gold while high in East Oakland when he found severed human legs, police say Mystery deepens with Oakland’s second discovery of human remains in February.

This is one of the wildest headlines I have ever read.

For what it’s worth, I don’t have any tattoos.