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Eng @ Teads. Former Square eng. Moved from SF to πŸ‡«πŸ‡·.

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"Success takes you where character cannot sustain you" - Dave Chappelle

05.03.2026 10:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Opens the Pandora’s Box of Assassination Killing anyone without a trial, let alone a foreign leader, involves a moral choice.

yes. Certainly does.

Good piece today from the Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

03.03.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
List of assassinations by the United States - Wikipedia

It's not a good precedent but also the precedent was already set. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

01.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How a time bomb in Trump's signature tax law fueled mass tech layoffs Understanding the Trump-era tax tweak that quietly turned research and development into a liability β€” and rewrote the economics of tech employment

qz.com/tech-layoffs...

01.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Dow isn't above 50,000 anymore. Can we complain now, Pam?

12.02.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why do so many people seem to be unsatisfied with the ending to Stranger Things? I thought it was awesome.

08.01.2026 09:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I really don’t understand the people who say they β€œcan’t find anything to watch on Netflix”. I’ve heard it so many times. The catalog is so freaking large and changes often. Are they only looking at the home screen and don’t know how to dig deeper?

17.11.2025 21:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are 0 jobs/chores/activities where having a 3 year old as a helper, makes the work go faster rather than slower.

05.11.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A happy book says:
I'm so proud you chose me as your holiday read! I can't wait to start entertaining you! 

A smiling drink says:
And I'm right here! Ready to keep you cool and refreshed while you read! 

A gleeful phone adds:
Yay! So great! How about we kick things off with a load of the same old rubbish you always look at, plus some gloomy news and mavbe a few emails from work!! 

Hours later...

The drink and book lie untouched. 

The phone is out of view but a bubble reads:
Scroll Scroll Scroll Scroll Scroll 

The book says
β€œI hate that guy.”

A happy book says: I'm so proud you chose me as your holiday read! I can't wait to start entertaining you! A smiling drink says: And I'm right here! Ready to keep you cool and refreshed while you read! A gleeful phone adds: Yay! So great! How about we kick things off with a load of the same old rubbish you always look at, plus some gloomy news and mavbe a few emails from work!! Hours later... The drink and book lie untouched. The phone is out of view but a bubble reads: Scroll Scroll Scroll Scroll Scroll The book says β€œI hate that guy.”

My cartoons for this week’s @theguardian.com books
#holiday #vacation #reading

10.08.2025 10:40 πŸ‘ 2032 πŸ” 766 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 39

dang. $274 is steep for 11 km/h over the limit.

11.08.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine being so snobbish that Air Force One wasn’t good enough for you.

12.05.2025 10:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Being a tourist means standing in a series of lines. Day after day.

26.04.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ted Lasso S3 EP6 β€œSunflowers” is my new favorite Ted Lasso episode. Such a delight. This is the episode where they go to Amsterdam. I thought about stopping watching after S2 but I’m glad I didn’t, simply because this episode exists.

23.04.2025 23:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Re-reading Coders At Work this morning.

This book would never be published today in 2025. It, 100%, would have been released as a podcast instead.

29.03.2025 06:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

what’s wild is I enjoy solving the β€œI just upgraded and it broke something” problem. The problem is it just gets me back to square 1 when it’s over.

02.02.2025 09:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am someone who compulsively feels like I need to be using the latest versions of everything, but it does me more harm than good. So much time lost to yack shaving for little or no gain.

02.02.2025 09:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Bad Religion - Los Angeles Is Burning
Bad Religion - Los Angeles Is Burning YouTube video by Epitaph Records

Anyone else playing "Los Angeles Is Burning" today? #PalisadesFire
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxoD...

08.01.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Movie reviews are absolutely infuriating. Half the reviews inevitably say the film was "terrible" while the other half claim the film was "excellent", "a good time", their "new favorite X". It's wild.

18.12.2024 10:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello lovely residents of Bluesky 🌐

18.12.2024 10:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0