vc
@vcbrannen.bsky.social
they/them. nonprofiteer, rectangle manipulator, plant grower, maker and fixer of stuff.
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it's a new season for technology & for technologists, and our labor and its impact to the world are both more greater and more dangerous than ever.
how do we make sense of work in an industry many of us no longer recognize?
how do we make sense of work in an industry many of us no longer recognize?
Dark Forestry
henry.codes
October 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
it's a new season for technology & for technologists, and our labor and its impact to the world are both more greater and more dangerous than ever.
how do we make sense of work in an industry many of us no longer recognize?
how do we make sense of work in an industry many of us no longer recognize?
got my new plants in the ground about ten minutes before it started raining, which is a personal best
October 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
got my new plants in the ground about ten minutes before it started raining, which is a personal best
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experiencing a new platform’s theming setup which is so bad it has literally given me a migraine
October 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM
experiencing a new platform’s theming setup which is so bad it has literally given me a migraine
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I’m sorry could you repeat that? Phil Collins was doing his drum solo
October 2, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I’m sorry could you repeat that? Phil Collins was doing his drum solo
sorted through my dead brother's art supplies and found the exact moment when he realized that when a print has words, you have to mirror them before you carve it
September 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
sorted through my dead brother's art supplies and found the exact moment when he realized that when a print has words, you have to mirror them before you carve it
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As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it.
Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...
Listen to a breakdown here:
Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...
Listen to a breakdown here:
September 25, 2026 at 11:23 PM
As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it.
Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...
Listen to a breakdown here:
Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...
Listen to a breakdown here:
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U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is calling for federal guardrails around the use of automatic license plate readers, citing multiple cases of law enforcement misusing the cameras to stalk and harass U.S. citizens.
New from @mayahoman.bsky.social.
New from @mayahoman.bsky.social.
Warnock urges greater federal oversight of ALPRs • Georgia Recorder
Warnock, a Democrat, is teaming up with U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, an Alabama Republican, to urge the Department of Justice to issue guidance.
georgiarecorder.com
September 23, 2026 at 8:58 PM
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is calling for federal guardrails around the use of automatic license plate readers, citing multiple cases of law enforcement misusing the cameras to stalk and harass U.S. citizens.
New from @mayahoman.bsky.social.
New from @mayahoman.bsky.social.
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Journalists! @accessiblejournalism.org is running a survey to understand the state of accessibility in news. The survey is meant to identify both how much journalists know and what journalists don’t know so we can create programming. Fill it out below! accessiblejournalism.surveymars.com/q/y2hGhFumV
OAJ 2026 Disability and Accessibility Survey | Organization for Accessible Journalism
I have posted a survey titled 'OAJ 2026 Disability and Accessibility Survey' on Organization for Accessible Journalism. Please help me by filling it out. Thank you very much!
accessiblejournalism.surveymars.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Journalists! @accessiblejournalism.org is running a survey to understand the state of accessibility in news. The survey is meant to identify both how much journalists know and what journalists don’t know so we can create programming. Fill it out below! accessiblejournalism.surveymars.com/q/y2hGhFumV
the founder of Fiber Parts (the cute lil yarn shop previous to Pink Tiger, in Avondale Estates) is kicking up a nonprofit that could use a boost: givebutter.com/qfTQfA?gba_d...
Peach State Fibershed: Donate Today
By Peach State Fiber
givebutter.com
September 20, 2026 at 9:57 PM
the founder of Fiber Parts (the cute lil yarn shop previous to Pink Tiger, in Avondale Estates) is kicking up a nonprofit that could use a boost: givebutter.com/qfTQfA?gba_d...
tried using @mapquest.com for turn-by-turn nav instead of GoogleMaps. works reasonably well! it had some trouble pinpointing where exactly I was (which all GPS do to some degree), but OTOH I got to be a tiny wizard on the map instead of a car
September 20, 2026 at 5:34 PM
tried using @mapquest.com for turn-by-turn nav instead of GoogleMaps. works reasonably well! it had some trouble pinpointing where exactly I was (which all GPS do to some degree), but OTOH I got to be a tiny wizard on the map instead of a car
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Imagine you sign up for a rideshare gig app after you get laid off.
Imagine it starts offering gigs that break the law in exchange for thousands of dollars for a night of work.
What happens when it starts blackmailing you into killing your best friend?
Check out Happy Traveler now!
Imagine it starts offering gigs that break the law in exchange for thousands of dollars for a night of work.
What happens when it starts blackmailing you into killing your best friend?
Check out Happy Traveler now!
Happy Traveler
YouTube video by Kevin Fox
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July 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Imagine you sign up for a rideshare gig app after you get laid off.
Imagine it starts offering gigs that break the law in exchange for thousands of dollars for a night of work.
What happens when it starts blackmailing you into killing your best friend?
Check out Happy Traveler now!
Imagine it starts offering gigs that break the law in exchange for thousands of dollars for a night of work.
What happens when it starts blackmailing you into killing your best friend?
Check out Happy Traveler now!
does anyone else think Tilly Norwood is going to end up "starring" in some godawful Christian movie?
September 19, 2026 at 8:36 PM
does anyone else think Tilly Norwood is going to end up "starring" in some godawful Christian movie?
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You startle awake. It is 1969, you are a grant writer for ARPANET, and you have come to the inescapable conclusion that Al Gore must die before his Internet can infect the human mind.
*Some clown has built an entire "glass jar" full of fruitfly brains; the flies speculate in blockchain crypto, generate bad drum-n-bass music, etc
*I'll be pleasantly surprised if this flybrain fad has any practical application whatsoever
flyrooms.net
*I'll be pleasantly surprised if this flybrain fad has any practical application whatsoever
flyrooms.net
Flyrooms
flyrooms.net
September 19, 2026 at 4:15 AM
You startle awake. It is 1969, you are a grant writer for ARPANET, and you have come to the inescapable conclusion that Al Gore must die before his Internet can infect the human mind.
made four different freezer meals and then proceeded to eat a bowl of yogurt for dinner, why am i like this
September 18, 2026 at 3:06 AM
made four different freezer meals and then proceeded to eat a bowl of yogurt for dinner, why am i like this
RIP Pallookaville, purveyor of fancy corndogs and boozy milkshakes
September 15, 2026 at 9:40 PM
RIP Pallookaville, purveyor of fancy corndogs and boozy milkshakes
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I'm old enough to remember when the Christian right fear-mongered that marriage equality would lead to bestiality and now it qualifies you to be an FBI agent.
September 15, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I'm old enough to remember when the Christian right fear-mongered that marriage equality would lead to bestiality and now it qualifies you to be an FBI agent.
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When Democrats attempt to triangulate on trans rights, it's my sense that many liberals and people in politics don't understand why many trans people are so upset. I wrote about the differences between then and now, what trans people have lost, and what we still stand to lose
This Is Not A Love Song
Explaining the “maximalism” of trans rights
autonomy.substack.com
September 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
When Democrats attempt to triangulate on trans rights, it's my sense that many liberals and people in politics don't understand why many trans people are so upset. I wrote about the differences between then and now, what trans people have lost, and what we still stand to lose
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Sometimes I think UX designers must just be really hungry based on how they name stuff.
I mean, Snackbar?? Bread crumbs??? BURGER Menu????? Like buddy go have lunch jeez
I mean, Snackbar?? Bread crumbs??? BURGER Menu????? Like buddy go have lunch jeez
September 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Sometimes I think UX designers must just be really hungry based on how they name stuff.
I mean, Snackbar?? Bread crumbs??? BURGER Menu????? Like buddy go have lunch jeez
I mean, Snackbar?? Bread crumbs??? BURGER Menu????? Like buddy go have lunch jeez
"Do we block certain technologies because we are ruled by a cabal of primitivists stalking the halls of power, or because everything we develop is not an unalloyed good which can and should be spread far and wide?" www.thetechbubble.info/p/the-future...
The Future Is Not Tech-Forward
On artificial intelligence, data centers, technological politics, and who gets to build the future.
www.thetechbubble.info
September 9, 2026 at 11:33 PM
"Do we block certain technologies because we are ruled by a cabal of primitivists stalking the halls of power, or because everything we develop is not an unalloyed good which can and should be spread far and wide?" www.thetechbubble.info/p/the-future...
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Absolutely astouding statistic about the #Dragoncon blood drive - it is the third largest blood drive in the WORLD.
We had over 4k individual donors this year.
The dent that makes in the US blood supply is AMAZING.
Thank you all!!!
We had over 4k individual donors this year.
The dent that makes in the US blood supply is AMAZING.
Thank you all!!!
September 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Absolutely astouding statistic about the #Dragoncon blood drive - it is the third largest blood drive in the WORLD.
We had over 4k individual donors this year.
The dent that makes in the US blood supply is AMAZING.
Thank you all!!!
We had over 4k individual donors this year.
The dent that makes in the US blood supply is AMAZING.
Thank you all!!!
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"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
September 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
achievement: packed up the DragonCon room by checkout time, left with fewer bags than we arrived with and nothing is visible in the packed car
September 7, 2026 at 3:14 PM
achievement: packed up the DragonCon room by checkout time, left with fewer bags than we arrived with and nothing is visible in the packed car
update: there is a plane circling around nearby our hotel towing a banner that says “C U IN HELL,” which I think means either someone downtown just got VERY DIVORCED, or the Dragoncon street preachers are trying something new this year
September 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
update: there is a plane circling around nearby our hotel towing a banner that says “C U IN HELL,” which I think means either someone downtown just got VERY DIVORCED, or the Dragoncon street preachers are trying something new this year
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It's time to grow up: defector.com/its-time-to-...
It’s Time To Grow Up | Defector
HBO’s new Harry Potter TV series is premiering this Christmas Day. Under current plans, it will last at least a decade. The trailer looks like the original films were run through an AI generator, but…
defector.com
September 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
It's time to grow up: defector.com/its-time-to-...