Manik

Manik

@manik.bsky.social

agentic creative technologist. building teams and products for Google. always seeking soccer, photography, design & engineering — 📌 prev: ux & engineering for Barack Obama, Nest Labs and Continu

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how might one disable the swipe-down-to-activate siri feature on the latest ios? Getting to the notification tray is too awkward.

if you generate some bullshit with ai, and send it to me without reading it, I will take offense and be very loud about it

go ahead, dogear the page, add a note to the margin, underline the part that made you pause for a few extra moments signs of life, an audience

Has anyone found a decent way to carry two cameras without giant cross straps or a bag? There must be a decent option by now, and yet, I am left struggling

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isgur’s argument rests on two obvious fictions: first, that trump’s assertions of executive authority are just a modest difference of degree (from the real villains, liberal democrats) and second, that SCOTUS has no particular ideological agenda of its own

Cristian Farias@cristianfarias.com

Not this take again. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/o...

the pedophile president is warning that he will commit more war crimes if they don’t capitulate to his earlier war crimes

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Twenty-five years ago, antitrust action made interoperable computing possible, and the web unlocked economic opportunity at the pace browsers improved. Today's regulators (and the press that cover them) are not building on that blockbuster success. A look at why: infrequently.org/2026/04/the-...

infrequently.orgThe Web Is An Antitrust Wedge - Infrequently NotedArmed with new powers to rein in the worst excesses of mobile's duopolists, regulators around the world are struggling to find their footing. The UK's CMA is only the latest to pose capitulation as…

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truly astonishing how many people refuse to see what is plainly in front of them

Greg Lipper@theglipper.bsky.social

Shut it down. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/w…

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SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors. My report:

thehandbasket.coPolice body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raidFootage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.