Tracy Chou

new op-ed on fortune: as an early diversity in tech activist, i reflect on dei in an era where doing dei work or merely voicing support for equity and inclusion can be cause for being fired, harassed, and doxxed. fortune.com/2025/02/06/d...

extremely overused words in the sf lexicon right now legible load bearing agency taste permanent underclass generational wealth

In this ETL episode, @triketora.com - CEO of @blockpartyapp.com, acquired by @joindeleteme.bsky.social, shares how early experiences inspired her to found a mission-driven company & balance mission and profitability. 🎧 Listen where you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube! https://bit.ly/3PaNaBK

if you have founded, led, and/or worked for a mission-driven startup: what did you experience as the pros and cons?

Elon tried to kill Blockparty, and it came back even stronger. Or at least strong in a new way. Also: Hell yes we cited them in that brief!

Spent most of the morning on @blockpartyapp.com clearing out previous social media. Plan is to delete everything except for a shell Facebook to use for Marketplace and @bsky.app. I can feel my mental health improving by the hour…

went for a run without my fitbit and it’s like it never happened

brett, kindly fuck off ty

my impressions of google as a consumer vs as a vendor are diametrically opposed

Alysa Liu: "THAT'S WHAT I'M FUCKING TALKING ABOUT" 🗣️

journalism is not dead www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...

how bad is the traffic in the bay area going to be tomorrow

Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

apparently epstein was on quora so the quora weekly digest emails are in his inbox… if you were a big contributor to quora way back when you might find your name in the files

does anyone still use onemedical? is the service completely shit now or am i just unlucky? my pcp never follows up on things she’s supposed to, never responds to messages, i can’t get a response from admin team either, etc. i kinda need healthcare over here and it’s just impossible ☹️

the air quality in sf has been crappy for a week now, finally it’s dropped into the green and i am exuberantly house burping

failed ai outbounding 💀

is there a bluesky labeler for misinformation yet? this is one of the canonical examples of where middleware (as enabled by a protocol such as the one bluesky is built on) should be helpful…

The author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...

Thinking idly about how there was a time in the past where the Grok CSAM scandal would lead to a huge exodus off X to Bluesky and elsewhere but how now everyone who cared about such things has already left

I’m receiving an increasing number of messages from some of you who are concerned about me. Please don’t be. I’m not going to stop speaking out. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/please-dont-worry-about-me

Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software. Just fuck you. Fuck you all. I can't remember the last time I was this angry.

for all the promise of ai it comes with a lot of slop being forced upon people and wasting everyone’s time simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/26/...

joining the "cybertruck owners only" group on fb is one of the best decisions i've ever made. every so often when i'm scrolling through fb getting pissed off, i get to see a little treat like this

at safeway on christmas day and these are the times i am filled with wonder at capitalism and american supermarket abundance

i have a new level of loathing for vcs for not only ghost you after a pitch but also still add you to their newsletter so you get all their marketing shit. unprofessional cowards

what is the secret to getting candle wax out of the menorah every night

he also kind of gets everyone's asses again in this follow up with the washington post

where is the bluesky commentary on this vanity fair photoshoot genius

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story. Holy. Shit. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot