Ava's Space: Self Surveilance

PyMySkySpy shows a map of your flightpath so far. It also shows your current flight metrics and how these metrics have changed over the course of your flight. It does this for all data available from the in-flight wi-fi, even data that isn’t usually displayed on the website or headrest screen. I love this project, I’ve long wanted to build...

Platforms like Facebook and Twitter stopped promoting posts with links a few years ago. This forced users on those platforms to post content directly there instead of directing followers to external sites. I detest this behavior in social media platforms. Instagram in particular is the most frustrating of these platforms, since you functionally...

A stream of bright green chemicals leaked from Tesla’s Palo Alto campus and flowed into a storm drain and creek, prompting a hazardous cleanup response. Tesla doesn’t have a permit to store this type of chemical, officials said, and the electric car company could be fined. Seems bad maybe?...

American Airlines is piloting a new system aimed at curbing the phenomenon known as “gate lice,” an industry term used to describe passengers who crowd the boarding area ahead of their assigned group. Today I learned the term “gate lice” exists. What a disgusting term to be adopted by an industry. A 2005 forum post claims to be the inventor of...

To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records: Any and all available audio recordings of announcements - i.e. RE schedules, health notices, schedule interruptions, promotions, emergencies - and other audio material created to be broadcast to transport patrons on trains, buses, light...