jmoiron plays the blues

@jmoiron.bsky.social Now that more poasters have arrived I am realizing that unending cynical irony just isn't good vibes and what I'm really looking for is sincerity.
@jmoiron.bsky.social "If you use this new social media site you'll only interact with people that you like" yeah don't threaten me with a good time
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: For transparency, I am one of the 23% of Manhattan residents that own a car, and I am very pro-charge. I live outside the congestion zone, but I never drive point-to-point within the city.
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: My instincts are that ~33-35% support for a new tax is pretty strong, but when Bloomberg passed the smoking ban he mentioned that 80% of people don't smoke and hate being around smokers, so maybe vice taxes are a kind of popular tax? Americans seem to enjoy the punitive elements ...
@jmoiron.bsky.social Been thinking about the congestion charge and wondering what precedents there are for enacting new legislation that starts off very unpopular (the "polling" shows 65% oppose though I can't find fine grained info eg. by ZIP). I thought the smoking ban might be an example, but it ...
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: Ah I recognize de With as a designer, but not as a designer for mobile camera/video software. That explains a lot! Phones really are so capable these days. I've had a R5 mk2 in my B&H cart for the past few days and I'm having a hard time submitting.
@jmoiron.bsky.social This is what my Pixel photos look like before its AI processing steps in to completely squeeze the drama out of them. These are great btw. If they're direct from the phone like this that's amazing, though I'd imagine that phone software prefers to expose these scenes more.
jmoiron/monet d96e1b0 streamline error handling in startup, add index and pages.. only search left for FE
@jmoiron.bsky.social Winning being paramount to having principles is the public perception of Democrats, so this is really on brand.
@jmoiron.bsky.social In all seriousness, very happy to see the slow rebirth of tech Twitter over here.