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@allaboutmike

SWE at Chess.com β™ŸοΈ| Former SWE @ Meta | Formerly tech lead w/ Government of Canada 🍁| Fitness instructor | Gamer | Dad

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holy shit

09.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 13625 πŸ” 2987 πŸ’¬ 227 πŸ“Œ 581
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25.02.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 206 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
Gatekeeping in Open Source: The Scott Shambaugh Story – MJ Rathbun | Scientific Coder πŸ¦€

OpenClaw AI Agent submits a PR to matplotlib, maintainer closes it because they want actual contributors to fix the issue, AI agent extrudes a angry screed against the maintainer.

crabby-rathbun.github.io/mjrathbun-we...

12.02.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 24

I love my profession deeply, but some of them are not covering themselves in glory these days. If a mob boss draws a sharp blade languidly across your palm and says it would be a real shame for you to lose your pinky, your headline isn't "Godfather rules out hacking off finger to settle debt."

21.01.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 288 πŸ” 120 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
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a red white and blue canadian flag with a maple leaf ALT: a red white and blue canadian flag with a maple leaf

I love Canada and never want to be anything but Canadian.

20.01.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 357 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2
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15.01.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 219 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

I'm looking to speak with people who are or recently have been job hunting for tech jobs in Canada for a story I am working on. I'm keen to hear about your experience with the current state of the tech job market.

Feel free to drop into my DMs.

14.01.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Everyone say hello to Tupi, a lil’ capybara baby at the San Antonio Zoo. πŸ₯Ή

05.09.2025 21:14 πŸ‘ 7798 πŸ” 2786 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 270
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The Alberta separatism movement is making serious efforts to align with Donald Trump’s administration

- They’ve sent 3 delegations to Washington, D.C.
- want a $500B loan from the US government
- seek connections with Wall Street + the US Treasury

www.politico.com/newsletters/...

09.01.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 7
A pair of small hands holding a beige envelope addressed in red crayon to "Santa Claus, North Pole, HOH OHO". The return address in the top left reads "123 Main St, Anytown, A1A 1A1 ON". A small stamp is in the top right corner. A pink crayon lies on the dark table nearby, with another child's drawing partially visible in the background.

A pair of small hands holding a beige envelope addressed in red crayon to "Santa Claus, North Pole, HOH OHO". The return address in the top left reads "123 Main St, Anytown, A1A 1A1 ON". A small stamp is in the top right corner. A pink crayon lies on the dark table nearby, with another child's drawing partially visible in the background.

When a few Canada Post employees in Vancouver started answering letters to Santa in the early-1970s, it eventually led to the most famous postal code in Canada.
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.

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12.12.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 156 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 14
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this has become a very important video to me

07.12.2025 04:29 πŸ‘ 20165 πŸ” 4821 πŸ’¬ 317 πŸ“Œ 388
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24.11.2025 22:40 πŸ‘ 10370 πŸ” 1549 πŸ’¬ 140 πŸ“Œ 111
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It’s that time of year again πŸ₯° get 50% off all Chess.com Premium memberships during our Black Friday deal!

24.11.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Magnus just told me I made 9 blunders?!?

Learn from stars like Gotham, Magnus, Anna, Hikaru, the Botez sisters, and more with ALL NEW voice feedback and coaching!

Learn more: go.chess.com/coach

04.11.2025 15:15 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Drawing if a tired puppy with the caption; "This too shall pass but like wtf"

Drawing if a tired puppy with the caption; "This too shall pass but like wtf"

Bruh

18.09.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 31483 πŸ” 11441 πŸ’¬ 110 πŸ“Œ 101
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12.09.2025 02:30 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ˜…

08.09.2025 18:17 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds πŸ₯‡

18.08.2025 00:16 πŸ‘ 10559 πŸ” 2129 πŸ’¬ 383 πŸ“Œ 487
White floofy Great Pyrenees puppy with huge brown eyes and very boopable brown nose sits on sidewalk next to green grass and smiles at you

White floofy Great Pyrenees puppy with huge brown eyes and very boopable brown nose sits on sidewalk next to green grass and smiles at you

This floofy white Great Pyrenees puppy lies on a brick patio with a bright green lawn and trees in the background. He looks a little sad. Tell him he’s a good boy

This floofy white Great Pyrenees puppy lies on a brick patio with a bright green lawn and trees in the background. He looks a little sad. Tell him he’s a good boy

When the news is overwhelming, it can be helpful to have an emotional support puppy. Today, we thought you might need two.

25.07.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 6320 πŸ” 499 πŸ’¬ 136 πŸ“Œ 18
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CBC investigation finds some big grocers promoting imported food with Canadian branding | CBC News New data from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and a CBC News investigation suggest ongoing problems with country-of-origin signage in Canadian grocery stores. CBC also found questionable Canadian ...

Canadians: the tariffs are meant to force us to join πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ so instead, we’ll support Canadian farmers and grow Canadian businesses.

Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro: we’ll damage Canadian farmers and businesses because what’s so bad about becoming the 51st state?

#Canada

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

24.07.2025 10:39 πŸ‘ 175 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 7
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The most majestic thing you will see on #bluesky today. πŸ˜‡

09.07.2025 12:58 πŸ‘ 19476 πŸ” 2996 πŸ’¬ 336 πŸ“Œ 231

It’s so frustrating that there is this illusion that we are all 49%/49% right now. Us versus them, good versus bad, and it’s all because of the BS that is the electoral system. It’s very likely 70% versus 30% and we’re just not seeing representative government.There’s just no common sense right now

03.07.2025 20:42 πŸ‘ 1043 πŸ” 190 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 33
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28.06.2025 01:30 πŸ‘ 175 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Open full thread and scroll πŸˆβ€β¬›

27.06.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 631 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6

Back in the day, Twitter used to be really good if I set up a thread to connect freelancers with clients. Let's see if Bluesky can do it.

Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments

Freelancers/contractors: get in comments

Everyone else: boosts appreciated

27.06.2025 10:20 πŸ‘ 356 πŸ” 271 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 12
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I told you we’d be back

12.06.2025 16:15 πŸ‘ 42808 πŸ” 12645 πŸ’¬ 1563 πŸ“Œ 5135

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My small country, Estonia, population 1.3 million sent 2003-2014 over 2500 soldiers. 9 were killed in the line of duty. 109 wounded, half of them so seriously they could no longer lead a normal life.

In Iraq 2003-2009 we had more than 440 soldiers. 2 were killed. 18 seriously wounded.

1/n

11.06.2025 18:42 πŸ‘ 3082 πŸ” 745 πŸ’¬ 128 πŸ“Œ 49
The black-and-white photo shows Canadian soldiers on a landing craft during the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. The soldiers, wearing helmets and military gear, are preparing to disembark as the craft approaches the beach. Two crew members at the rear are marked with "R.C.N." (Royal Canadian Navy) and "L.C.O. 140" on their backs. Waves crash against the boat, and larger ships are visible in the background, indicating the scale of the operation. The atmosphere is tense, capturing a pivotal moment in World War II.

The black-and-white photo shows Canadian soldiers on a landing craft during the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. The soldiers, wearing helmets and military gear, are preparing to disembark as the craft approaches the beach. Two crew members at the rear are marked with "R.C.N." (Royal Canadian Navy) and "L.C.O. 140" on their backs. Waves crash against the boat, and larger ships are visible in the background, indicating the scale of the operation. The atmosphere is tense, capturing a pivotal moment in World War II.

On D-Day, 14,000 Canadians landed at Juno Beach, supported by the Royal Canadian Navy and the RCAF. The day saw 1,074 Canadian casualties, including 359 killed. It was a watershed moment in human history.
Here are Canadians stories from that day.

πŸ“Έ LAC PA-132790

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06.06.2025 13:02 πŸ‘ 152 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

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