Ok
@SusanDReynolds
and I have done a deep dive related to the two individuals involved in the deadly crash at Paul Ave. in SF on Saturday. We now know their names and here is where it gets bizarre. Marcellus Gayden, 26 (deceased), and Michael Humphery, 27, were according to
At this point anyone living here does not hate SF. Population shrinkage tells a story.
We need a city to exist in without calculating every single normal activity’s extreme risk/pain factor.
Consider that we are documenting what’s wrong because we have been ignored way too
ok everyone get ready to pop the champagne because today marks 1 year in 🪩🍾
over the last 12 months, we shipped 100+ features in total, most of which we’ve built in public and with a tight feedback loop, giving you all the chance to weigh in, suggest ideas and help us
I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!
@LindaYacc
will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology.
Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app.
Obey the X Commandments
Thou shalt not be boring
Thou shalt have no other platforms before me
Honor thy elder posters
Thou shalt not steal posts without credit
Thou shalt not make engagement bait threads
Thou shalt not overuse gifs
Thou shalt laugh
Thou shalt engage
Thou shalt
I’m gonna let my former employer WIRED finish but
@micsolana
already published the best Grimes interview 3 months ago.
If you somehow haven’t subscribed to
@piratewires
yet I respectfully question your commitment to forwarding civilization!
Kindness is an important value but “friendliness” is not a North Star nor a raison d’etre. People will disagree vehemently and we need a place for that.
Getting on
@SFMTA_Muni
to go to jury duty
Looking for a seat but realize I’m interrupting a fentanyl deal in progress and don’t want get too close to the openly displayed wares
Can’t wait to do my civic duty!!
Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks!
My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO, overseeing product, software & sysops.
Step 1: be lucky enough to visit your mother and grandmother on Mother’s Day weekend
Step 2: savagely beat them in rummy and make them regret what they spawned
One time I had a date planned with a guy who works at Netflix but he cancelled after I told him I share my account with my sister. They are not joking around.
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@kane
Correct. We often hear people screaming as we work. We see people who could be dead on the sidewalk every day. One of my friends was ambushed from behind and hit hard with a glass bottle in the head. The local businesses that are open are not doing well and we order our meals in