New server, new #introduction #introductions

Hey folks, I'm a #SoftwareEngineer and #founder from #Dublin, living in #NYC after a decade in #SF.

I work on @darklang@devtools.social, trying to fix everything that's wrong with #coding (and keep everything that's right!). See https://hachyderm.io/@paulbiggar/109383110124404403 for updates.

Previously I made #CircleCI, was at #RecurseCenter, and did a #phd in #Compilers and #StaticAnalysis. Big fan of pastries, chocolate and ice cream, also history.

Satire: Job application to be Zohran Mamdani's assistant speechwriter.

"For too long, I have not had this job...

No longer will I need to scan the listings on not just Idealist and LinkedIn but, frankly, also, Craigslist...."

https://harihareswara.net/posts/2026/satire-application-mamdani-speechwriter-job/

#NYC #NYCpol

Alt...

[hyperlink]: posted at cityjobs.nyc.gov April 17, 2026: [italics] Associate Speechwriter, Office of the Mayor Key Responsibilities: .... Speechwriting: - Write remarks in Mayor Mamdani’s voice. [end of italics] Dear Director of Communications: For too long, I have not had this job. Fiorello LaGuardia said th [cut off]

UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE

New Jersey Transit “lowered” from $150 to $105 the price of public transit tickets to the Meadowlands (MetLife Stadium) for #FIFA2026.

it usually costs $13-$15 to get there from #NYC.

https://gothamist.com/news/nj-transit-reduces-world-cup-fares-will-still-charge-105-for-trains-to-games

#NJTransit #USpol #worldcup2026

🗣THIS IS #NYC, THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF #MAMDANISTAN

ganked from the Xitterlite site. hat tip to Andrés: https://social.ridetrans.it/@Andres4NY/116530914573235322

#BikeTooter #NYCMayor #Mamdani #BikeNYC

On my way to the @HellGate #HellGateNYC launch party for "Courts of Contempt" https://courtsofcontempt.hellgatenyc.com/ - a magnificent multifaceted exposé of judicial corruption in #NYC.

I made a quick handout to distribute to attendees who live in Queens, about sketchy judge & District Leader candidates on the primary ballot. Find me to get one!

New #NYC tree plan shines light on need for more shade https://gothamist.com/news/new-nyc-tree-plan-shines-light-on-need-for-more-shade

As upstate #NewYork looks to #nuclear power, #NYC remains dependent on fossil fuels https://gothamist.com/news/as-upstate-new-york-looks-to-nuclear-power-nyc-remains-dependent-on-fossil-fuels

With a New Tax Break, #NYC Developers Suddenly All Want Buildings With 99 Units https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/why-developers-in-nyc-are-suddenly-obsessed-with-the-number-99-a7088ea7

"Every dot is a real subway train. Eight hundred of them, give or take, form a small jazz combo (walking bass, piano, sax, vibes, brushes) that has been playing without pause for over a hundred years. On the platforms they are hot, screaming, full of complaint. This is the music inside the noise."

https://www.trainjazz.com

#music #jazz #NYC #subway #data #dataviz #DataVisualization

RE: https://mastodon.social/@luckytran/116416641736235253

i voted for this memeing, Mario Kart-loving, socialist mofo and i cannot express how well i sleep at night because of it

#Mamdanistan #nyc #VotingDoesMatter

#nyc https://youtu.be/jAGd9FOOc6Y

This 1:34 video from the New York City mayor's office is ....

the blending of historical and contemporary, grounding modern arguments in past successes

the assertions about what makes a city successful and exemplary

the valorization of blue-collar *and white-collar* public service

the celebration of the subway not just as a transit method but as a public space

the sentimentality and aspiration