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I wrote about why Zohran Mamdani's free bus fare policy is a good idea actually, and the difference between thinking about transit as a consultant versus as a voter and activist.
(public replies to this toot will appear as comments)
https://scott.mn/2025/06/11/consultant

Consultant's mindset, or why Jarrett Walker is wrong about free buses

YES!
GDP growth is effectively dead.The motor is broken.
Now it's time to face reality and share the wealth that is so evidently present.
An economy for life!
#degrowth
Blow to Chancellor as UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May

Blow to Chancellor as UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May
The UK economy contracted unexpectedly in May, marking the second month in a row of falling output and heaping further pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.1% in May, following a 0.3% drop in April. Most economists had expected the economy to rebound […]

My first #Canuckle, but it seems like a tasty little snack of a game.
#Canuckle1123 5/6
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City Council looked the other way for over 3 years while the Adams' Administration broke laws around the requirement to build protected bus & bike lanes. Why would Adams give a shit about Sanctuary City laws when City Council has proven to be toothless? https://www.

Council Leaders Seek Probe of Possible NYPD Sanctuary City Violations
In a letter sent Monday, Speaker Adrienne Adams and Oversight Chair Gale Brewer wrote that “recent episodes raise serious doubts that should be urgently addressed,” citing reporting from THE CITY.

"In 2016, a chemical called PFOA, which had been used in the making of Teflon at a fabric-coating plant in Hoosick Falls, was discovered in the village’s water supply. "
Hoosick Falls, DuPont settle water suit for $27M
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5396389-dupont-27m-settlement-hoosick-falls-new-york-pfoa-pfas-forever-chemicals-water-contamination-lawsuit/

Nintendo says it sold 3.5M Switch 2 consoles globally in its first four days, a record for any of its hardware; Nintendo aims to sell 15M units by March 2026 (Takashi Mochizuki/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Under a new cybersecurity blueprint, the European Union will work more closely with national militaries and the NATO defense alliance to respond to large-scale cyberattacks.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-arms-cyber-council-military-c…

Europe arms itself against cyber catastrophe
EU to train with militaries, industry and NATO to better fend off large-scale cyberattacks.

People keep wanting me to update ConsoleTables, so I have to do what the people ask. A new release of ConsoleTables (2.7.0) is out on NuGet.
Thanks to everyone who helped make the changes. Cheers.

Further tests reveal Grok 4 appears to consult Elon Musk's views on a range of sensitive topics, and its answers tend to align with Musk's personal opinions (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/grok

Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions | TechCrunch
Elon Musk's newly launched AI chatbot, Grok 4, seemed to reference Musk's posts on social media before answering controversial questions.

A profile of Twitch streamer and YouTuber Ross Minor, blind since age 8, who is an advocate and consultant for blind-accessible video games like Sea of Thieves (Dexter Thomas/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/ross-minor-the-blind-leading-the-gamers/

He’s Blind. He Plays Video Games. Here’s How That Works
Ross Minor lost his eyesight at 8 years old. Today, he’s a hardcore gamer who runs YouTube and Twitch channels and consults for big studios. This is not—necessarily—an inspirational story.