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Loving this new publication, Charting NYC, using open data to fill in the gaps from our receding local press. Great work from @nigel !!
https://www.charting.nyc/map-when-was-your-street-last-cleaned/

Map: when was your street last cleaned?

Parking rules have been suspended since January's snow storm, meaning some streets haven't been swept in almost a month.

Charting NYC

Evan Engel 1d ago

"scammers will simply work around this issue by buying up already verified developer accounts. At the same time, it’ll cripple third-party app stores and indie developers who had intended to distribute their Android app by simply providing an APK download."

https://hackaday.com/2026/03/20/google-unveils-new-process-for-installing-unverified-android-apps/

Google Unveils New Process For Installing Unverified Android Apps

It’s no secret that Google really doesn’t like it that people are installing Android applications from any other source than the Play Store. Last year they proposed locking everyone int…

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Evan Engel Mar 10

Or after The Onion nailed it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO0TUI9r-So

What Is The Biggest Rock? - Onion Talks - Ep. 4

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Evan Engel Mar 10

Honestly shocked they didn't pack it up after Benjamin Bratton's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo5cKRmJaf0

New Perspectives - What's Wrong with TED Talks? Benjamin Bratton at TEDxSanDiego 2013 - Re:Think

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Evan Engel Feb 20

The war on general computing is coming for the world's most popular operating system. Important info here on the push to keep Android open:

https://keepandroidopen.org/

Keep Android Open

Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.

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Evan Engel Oct 24

@ryanroberts Ok, just removed it from Find My! Now, *hopefully* it connects to Wifi and removes itself from Activation Lock

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Evan Engel Oct 24

@ryanroberts oh NM, PassFab doesn't support this phone lol

Evan Engel Oct 24

@ryanroberts I *think* so but will check again. Now looking into tools like PassFab but those feel decidedly sketchy

Evan Engel Oct 24

@ryanroberts iPhone 12. I reset it, but when I turn it on it still says "iPhone Locked To Owner." I've removed it from my wife's iCloud Devices. But, making this more complicated: the mobile antenna is broken, so it's Wifi-only, and somehow I still can't get it to activate via Wifi OR by connecting it to a laptop. Genuinely lost here

Evan Engel Sep 5, 2025

Google quietly vanishes its net zero carbon commitment
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/05/google-quietly-vanishes-its-net-zero-carbon-commitment/

Google quietly vanishes its net zero carbon pledge

In 2020, Google CEO Sundar Pichai proudly committed Google to fighting climate change as a matter of urgency: [YouTube] The science is clear. We have until 2030 to chart a sustainable course for ou…

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