Alexander Bell
@alexanderbell.info
Front-end web developer from Southern California with an interest in politics, crafts, science, climate, and just, like, being a good person
If you’re ever feeling really productive, just remember that Dolly Pardon wrote “I Will Always Love You” and “Jolene” on the same day
August 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
If you’re ever feeling really productive, just remember that Dolly Pardon wrote “I Will Always Love You” and “Jolene” on the same day
The difference between how I code a personal project vs a work project is a mile wide
August 16, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The difference between how I code a personal project vs a work project is a mile wide
Wow, Anthropic accidentally released their entire Claude codebase this morning, and someone was able to port it to Python and Rust before Anthropic’s team even woke up
April 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Wow, Anthropic accidentally released their entire Claude codebase this morning, and someone was able to port it to Python and Rust before Anthropic’s team even woke up
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OS level age verification is a Meta lobbying project
Pass it on
Pass it on
Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech
Meta funneled $2B through nonprofit shells to push age verification laws targeting Apple and Google while exempting its own platforms from surveillance requirements.
www.yahoo.com
March 23, 2026 at 2:31 PM
OS level age verification is a Meta lobbying project
Pass it on
Pass it on
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Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
February 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
This Spanish tortilla restaurant has such a cool logo. I absolutely love it: amatxi-tortillas.es
January 21, 2026 at 10:41 PM
This Spanish tortilla restaurant has such a cool logo. I absolutely love it: amatxi-tortillas.es
The EPA will stop calculating the value of lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead tally only the cost to businesses. Could it be any more transparent that this administration doesn’t care about the American people?
January 14, 2026 at 7:10 AM
The EPA will stop calculating the value of lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead tally only the cost to businesses. Could it be any more transparent that this administration doesn’t care about the American people?
Fox “News” did to our parents what our parents said video games and rap music would do to us
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Fox “News” did to our parents what our parents said video games and rap music would do to us
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Phreeli founder Nick Merrill “is somebody who is extremely principled and willing to take a stand for his principles,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn told @wired.com. “He's careful and thoughtful, but also, at a certain level, kind of fearless.”
A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Phreeli founder Nick Merrill “is somebody who is extremely principled and willing to take a stand for his principles,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn told @wired.com. “He's careful and thoughtful, but also, at a certain level, kind of fearless.”
If the Federal Minimum Wage had kept up with median home prices, it would be a lot higher. For 1980 parity, it would need to be $20.30. For 1970, $25.89. 1960? A whopping $35.12. And for 1940–1950 equivalence, it would need to be a staggering $42.52 per hour. It’s currently $7.25.
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If the Federal Minimum Wage had kept up with median home prices, it would be a lot higher. For 1980 parity, it would need to be $20.30. For 1970, $25.89. 1960? A whopping $35.12. And for 1940–1950 equivalence, it would need to be a staggering $42.52 per hour. It’s currently $7.25.
Old English used to have separate #words for “paternal uncle” (fædera) and “maternal uncle” (ēam), with the word “uncle” having come to us from #French “oncle” via #Latin “avunculus” and having completely displaced the native #English words. #etymology
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Old English used to have separate #words for “paternal uncle” (fædera) and “maternal uncle” (ēam), with the word “uncle” having come to us from #French “oncle” via #Latin “avunculus” and having completely displaced the native #English words. #etymology
You mean to tell me the guy that’s been credibly accused of rape and sexual assault, bragged about being best friends with a sex trafficker, and wrote lewd birthday cards to a sex trafficker about sex trafficking KNEW the sex trafficker was trafficking?
November 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
You mean to tell me the guy that’s been credibly accused of rape and sexual assault, bragged about being best friends with a sex trafficker, and wrote lewd birthday cards to a sex trafficker about sex trafficking KNEW the sex trafficker was trafficking?
So #Apple is rolling out digital IDs that can include drivers licenses and passports. Any experts out there know what sort of #security or #privacy issues this could create?
What to know about Apple's new Digital ID program
Apple launches Digital ID for passengers with iPhones and watches to be used while going through TSA on domestic flights.
www.usatoday.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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One person killed.
Every single minute.
We’re approaching 1.5C.
Try & imagine the 2, 3, 4C+ world rumbling towards our children.
Every single minute.
We’re approaching 1.5C.
Try & imagine the 2, 3, 4C+ world rumbling towards our children.
Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
One person killed.
Every single minute.
We’re approaching 1.5C.
Try & imagine the 2, 3, 4C+ world rumbling towards our children.
Every single minute.
We’re approaching 1.5C.
Try & imagine the 2, 3, 4C+ world rumbling towards our children.
This is going to lead to a huge loss for the country.
Critics say the move to axe Bill Clinton’s "roadless rule" that protected key old-growth forests will be devastating to the environment.
Outcry as Trump plots more roads and logging in US forests: ‘You can almost hear the chainsaws’
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This is going to lead to a huge loss for the country.
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Learn how ICE is getting data from our phones, license plates, even tax data, and why we have to work together to protect our communities, from @kqednews.kqed.org and EFF's @cooperq.com:
www.kqed.org/news/120556...
www.kqed.org/news/120556...
How ICE Is Using Your Data — and What You Can Do About It | KQED
ICE’s reach may get even wider due to a new partnership with a spyware company. But there have always been tools at the immigration agency’s disposal. KQED speaks to privacy advocates on what people should know about ICE’s access to their personal data.
www.kqed.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Learn how ICE is getting data from our phones, license plates, even tax data, and why we have to work together to protect our communities, from @kqednews.kqed.org and EFF's @cooperq.com:
www.kqed.org/news/120556...
www.kqed.org/news/120556...
I thought MAGA hated cancel culture. If so, why are they celebrating Jimmy Kimmel getting cancelled over something he said? Seems pretty hypocritical to me…
September 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I thought MAGA hated cancel culture. If so, why are they celebrating Jimmy Kimmel getting cancelled over something he said? Seems pretty hypocritical to me…
I’m watching a presentation by the ad department for a smart TV company, and they literally used a clip from Minority Report as an example of where they’d like to take advertising.
September 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I’m watching a presentation by the ad department for a smart TV company, and they literally used a clip from Minority Report as an example of where they’d like to take advertising.
Today, the president of the United States said that he “couldn’t care less” about fixing the country’s division, and that “radicals on the right” (who have committed 100% of recent political assassinations, btw) are fine, but “radicals on the left” are the problem.
youtu.be/IMabZ8an66E?...
youtu.be/IMabZ8an66E?...
'We have him': Trump says suspected Charlie Kirk assassin is in custody
YouTube video by Fox News
youtu.be
September 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today, the president of the United States said that he “couldn’t care less” about fixing the country’s division, and that “radicals on the right” (who have committed 100% of recent political assassinations, btw) are fine, but “radicals on the left” are the problem.
youtu.be/IMabZ8an66E?...
youtu.be/IMabZ8an66E?...
Wow, right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was just killed in a shooting at Utah Valley University
September 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Wow, right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was just killed in a shooting at Utah Valley University
Contrary to what you might hear on Fox News or from the White House, a new study found that out of the 50 largest cities in the U.S., Los Angeles is the 2nd safest!
America’s Safest Cities – 2025 Study
SmartAsset ranked 50 of the largest U.S. cities to determine the safest based on violent crime, property crime, vehicular deaths, drug
smartasset.com
September 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Contrary to what you might hear on Fox News or from the White House, a new study found that out of the 50 largest cities in the U.S., Los Angeles is the 2nd safest!
I really wish people understood that living in a society means that you must consider other people in the society and not just yourself
September 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I really wish people understood that living in a society means that you must consider other people in the society and not just yourself
It only takes 15% more time to get from my home to a major theme park via bicycle than it does via public transit. We’ve gotta do better!
September 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It only takes 15% more time to get from my home to a major theme park via bicycle than it does via public transit. We’ve gotta do better!
Key takeaways:
Google avoids the most severe penalty - no forced Chrome divestiture
Exclusive contracts (like the lucrative Apple default search deal) are now banned
Google must share search data with competitors
The company can still make payments for product placement, just not exclusively
Google avoids the most severe penalty - no forced Chrome divestiture
Exclusive contracts (like the lucrative Apple default search deal) are now banned
Google must share search data with competitors
The company can still make payments for product placement, just not exclusively
Google avoids break up, but has to give up exclusive search deals in antitrust trial | TechCrunch
U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta outlined remedies on Tuesday that would bar Google from entering or maintaining exclusive deals that tie the distribution of Search, Chrome, Google Assistant, o...
techcrunch.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Key takeaways:
Google avoids the most severe penalty - no forced Chrome divestiture
Exclusive contracts (like the lucrative Apple default search deal) are now banned
Google must share search data with competitors
The company can still make payments for product placement, just not exclusively
Google avoids the most severe penalty - no forced Chrome divestiture
Exclusive contracts (like the lucrative Apple default search deal) are now banned
Google must share search data with competitors
The company can still make payments for product placement, just not exclusively