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Union software engineer building games for a newspaper. This sentence expresses my love of self-reference. ABD for life. (he/him) hof.fm

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solidarity with all the children out there throwing tantrums. stay strong. you WILL get what you want

06.03.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 1248 πŸ” 167 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 11

Oh no! I hope they don’t resort to fighting to the death for the public’s entertainment!

Although…that _would_ be one white hot betting market!

06.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no! I hope they don’t resort to fighting to the death for the public’s entertainment!

Although…that _would_ be one white hot betting market!

06.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

1. billy woods: so good
2. more hans zimmer BWAHHHHS in rap beats please

28.02.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(I also have ADHD.)

15.01.2025 11:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They called him Louis Cans because he had prodigious jugs.

02.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Purple, yellow, and blue vertically color blocked warehouse. Red lettering reads:

MAX FUN LAND
TRAMPOLINE PARK & ARCADE 

Blue sky above.

Purple, yellow, and blue vertically color blocked warehouse. Red lettering reads: MAX FUN LAND TRAMPOLINE PARK & ARCADE Blue sky above.

@maximumfun.org Have we talked about Max Fun Land in Sunset Park, Brooklyn?

01.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh shit I just discovered that the top-billed artist on this song (and its producer), Isabella Summers, was The Machine in Florence + The Machine!

01.03.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
IsabellaΒ Summers (Ft.Β billyΒ woods) – Chinatown [billy woods] / Cover of dark, City of Quartz / Cynar, falernum, and simpleβ€”everything in equal parts / I start the car like, β€œGentlemen, on your marks…” / Made so many deals you’d

I’m so taken with this song that I transcribed it.

28.02.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

1. billy woods: so good
2. more hans zimmer BWAHHHHS in rap beats please

28.02.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chinatown
Chinatown YouTube video by Isabella Summers - Topic

"Ten thousand Ubers moving in unison.
The computer's confused who's Turning Testing who again."

27.02.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Getting opposite-day’d by my first grader. She just barked at me: β€œI hate the world as it isn’t.”

I’ve been intellectually overpowered.

28.02.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chinatown
Chinatown YouTube video by Isabella Summers - Topic

"Ten thousand Ubers moving in unison.
The computer's confused who's Turning Testing who again."

27.02.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Video thumbnail

"Warner Brothers used 2 b a friend of mine, now they're just a monumental waste of time..."

27.02.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 151 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Going to bed because I like myself.

25.02.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We finally get to take these fuckin helmets off yayyyy!

22.02.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it’s nice that everyone watching Olympic hockey is wondering who’s fuckin.

07.02.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why did they call it Lilith Fair and not The McLachlan Group?

17.02.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unsurprising: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Terrible Point

21.02.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Top-down photo of yellow cappuccino cup. The milk foam looks like two ghosts.

Top-down photo of yellow cappuccino cup. The milk foam looks like two ghosts.

Kid took the heart on her hot chocolate and made it spooooooky.

21.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bluesky iOS post composer interface. Draft post reads:


β€œThis text editor discriminates against P!
nk.”

There is a line break after the exclamation point.

Bluesky iOS post composer interface. Draft post reads: β€œThis text editor discriminates against P! nk.” There is a line break after the exclamation point.

Filing a bug report for @bsky.app on iOS: Don’t break lines in the middle of the names of beloved recording artists.

19.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bluesky iOS post composer interface. Draft post reads:


β€œThis text editor discriminates against P!
nk.”

There is a line break after the exclamation point.

Bluesky iOS post composer interface. Draft post reads: β€œThis text editor discriminates against P! nk.” There is a line break after the exclamation point.

Filing a bug report for @bsky.app on iOS: Don’t break lines in the middle of the names of beloved recording artists.

19.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You know the double time hi-hat in the chorus of β€œGet the Party Started” by P!nk? Fuckin cowbell too. Yeah, that shit rules.

19.02.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Podcast description:

THE DAILY
Can A.l. Already Do Your Job?
β€’ FEB 18, 2026 β€’ 30:49

"Vibecoding," or using artificial-intelligence tools such as Claude Code to generate code for websites or apps, is the newest A.l. trend, and it could transform the software-development industry.
Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times, takes us inside the process.
Guest: Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times in the San Francisco Bay Area and a host of the Times tech podcast, "Hard Fork."

Podcast description: THE DAILY Can A.l. Already Do Your Job? β€’ FEB 18, 2026 β€’ 30:49 "Vibecoding," or using artificial-intelligence tools such as Claude Code to generate code for websites or apps, is the newest A.l. trend, and it could transform the software-development industry. Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times, takes us inside the process. Guest: Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times in the San Francisco Bay Area and a host of the Times tech podcast, "Hard Fork."

Today on The Daily!

18.02.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Resonates so hard it rattles:

β€œAll of the people I love hate this stuff, and all the people I hate love it.”

18.02.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
LP cover: Gonna take a miracle by Laura nyro and Labelle

LP cover: Gonna take a miracle by Laura nyro and Labelle

I mean, I got this.

18.02.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An old LP cover of Harvest by Neil Young held by a left hand in front of a dark blue background. In the top right corner, two small stickers read 1 and 17.

An old LP cover of Harvest by Neil Young held by a left hand in front of a dark blue background. In the top right corner, two small stickers read 1 and 17.

My dad’s been bringing me records he has doubles of. This was the 117th record in his collection.

18.02.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Why did they call it Lilith Fair and not The McLachlan Group?

17.02.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This β€œif you think AI helps, you’re doing coding wrong” perspective is a refreshing counterpoint to the ubiquitous β€œif you don’t think AI helps, you’re doing AI wrong” cope.

15.02.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s fair to point out that corporations’ understanding of β€œvalue” and β€œgrowth” likely differ from my own.

I have a killer rejoinder here: I don’t give a shit.

16.02.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0