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Gavin Barron

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Geek, Skier, Dad, Software Developer. Opinions are my own.

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I'm really not a fan of how warm it is in that forecast.

Both for the fact that it means rain in the mountains and the kick on effect that we're so screwed this summer with our water reserves.

Fire season is going to suck so bad.

04.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

- this is beautiful, what the heck is going on, timing is everything.
- you must gather your party before venturing forth (again) (but not this time!)

26.02.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Python is a tool for masochists IMO

30.01.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Who had the bright idea that a Python should not follow SemVer and allow for minor version increments to be incompatible with prior versions?

Of all the choices, that was certainly one....

30.01.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The novels were awesome. I came to the games by way of the novels.

Fun fact, the novels were all that kept TSR afloat and the financial mismanagement of the debt that they incurred on that income led to D&D being sold to Wizards of the Coast.

23.01.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I only recently learned the two loop knot as a complete accident.

I really wish someone had taught me that as a kid.

16.01.2026 06:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Spotify didn't pay artists enough even before stooping to outright theft.

Happy I left that platform in 2013.

16.01.2026 06:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a little girl is hugging a blue monster from monsters inc Alt: a little girl is hugging a blue monster from monsters inc
10.10.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mx 11: Dad, the QQ there means quick question.

Me: Do not cite the deep magic to me child, I was there when it was written.

10.10.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

10.10.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yikes!

09.10.2025 18:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, my wife and I met as a consequence of spending time on a hyper specific phpBB site well before FB was a thing.

Plus, a great many friends from Twitter, before the enshitification.

09.10.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
MSN

Bahahaha! This is hilarious and shameful that someone would pass off unvetted workslop to a government in this way. I wish I was more surprised, but sadly it's expected.

www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

07.10.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's rad.
I was fortunate enough to be living in Christchurch in the late 90s and aughts so got to see them a lot. And Shapeshifter, plus we just had an amazing musical scene across all dance genress

07.10.2025 17:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember seeing them at orientation in my first year at uni and thinking, wow, these guys have such an awesome sound.

Their evolution over the years was impressive, Inside the dubplates was such a leap in sound, production and style.

07.10.2025 17:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As a kiwi I got frustrated with that trash house outfit called "The Shapeshifters" for being too close to Shapeshifter, the amazing DnB live act from Aotearoa, but hey, different niche, other side of the world.

But this is just wow.

07.10.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apparently, they are "The Groove Armada Band".

07.10.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There's a special "Treehouse of Horrors" section in the Halloween category on Disney+.

Time to start miseducating my kids I guess.

07.10.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean mechanically that's a red card, no doubt, but flavor wise it's weird to not have it be blue. There is a decent case for UR with the artifact aspect to it.

Cool card, weird flavor, kinda chewy.

02.10.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

New TypeScript typings for Microsoft Graph published (finally)

www.npmjs.com/package/@mic...
www.npmjs.com/package/@mic...

cc: @julieturner.net @andrewconnell.com

01.10.2025 23:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws | CNN On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed, New Z...

LMAO, why would you think that firearms are an appropriate gift for a foreign government official?

www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/w...

30.09.2025 16:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A long haired bearded man in glasses smiles while wearing a black T-shirt with the text "F*CK CANCER"

A long haired bearded man in glasses smiles while wearing a black T-shirt with the text "F*CK CANCER"

I'm so grateful for the sponsorship I've received for my Base to Space run up the Space Needle. You have pushed me well over my initial goal, let's see if we can push it over the 1K mark for Fred Hutch Cancer Center, because fuck cancer.

runsignup.com/gavinbarron

27.09.2025 17:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gavin Barron - Base 2 Space Cancer is a disease that has touched us all. I'm participating to help raise money for the Fred Hutch Cancer Center in their continued and dedicated research in this field.Β Please donate today to ...

I'm participating in Base To Space, a fundraiser for Fred Hutch Cancer Center. On Sunday I'll be running up the 832 stairs of the Space Needle, and would love it if you could sponsor me.

runsignup.com/gavinbarron

25.09.2025 01:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Rep. James Comer
@RepJamesComer
X.com
BREAKING
I'm calling on the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch,
& Reddit to testify at an Oversight Committee
hearing on October 8.
The hearing will examine the radicalization of
online forum users, including instances of open
incitement to commit politically motivated acts.
10:50 AM β€’ 9/17/25 β€’ 301K Views

Rep. James Comer @RepJamesComer X.com BREAKING I'm calling on the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, & Reddit to testify at an Oversight Committee hearing on October 8. The hearing will examine the radicalization of online forum users, including instances of open incitement to commit politically motivated acts. 10:50 AM β€’ 9/17/25 β€’ 301K Views

the Colorado school shooter from the same day that Charlie Kirk was killed posted himself holding his gun on Twitter / X where he followed multiple far right accounts

weird how you wouldn't call on Elon Musk too to testify at an online radicalization hearing

17.09.2025 17:23 πŸ‘ 5210 πŸ” 1369 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 57
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The Right Mocks Empathy, Until They Need It Charlie Kirk’s murder was a brutal, reprehensible, vile act.

The Right has long ridiculed the supposed bleeding heart Liberals across the aisle, with many Conservative preachers going so far as to declare empathy a sin even as Jesus’ entire life overflowed with it.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-right-...

11.09.2025 03:32 πŸ‘ 794 πŸ” 246 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 14

"we rarely acknowledge the invisible labor of thinking, integrating, and recalibrating, because it doesn’t fit neatly into a status update."

Wow, that line resonated with me.

20.08.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

yikes!

14.08.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Baked beans is great freedom food, nutritious, delicious, BBQ side.

29.07.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I fucking adore it when a developer has fixed a bug. 😍

And left zero tests to validated it or ensure that someone else doesn't break it again in the future 🀬

25.07.2025 18:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0