Someone was texting me about their layoff, and in the description was "HR came into the room, and her lipstick was the color of betrayal", and the intern they were keeping instead of the Staff Engineer, as having a git repo "containing nothing but print('hello, world')".
I laughed...and died a little inside.
@robpike fun(?) fact, we worked with this reporter several months ago but he got laid off from the TV station, apparently he just got permission to post it on his own youtube channel
Unix V4 tape recovered from a closet at the University of Utah. This was news a while back but here's a little news video about it.
This is the playlist my 10yo and I sing along to:
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/2025-wrap/pl.u-DgkaIA3dZb
My "new" forge shown in video! Blast from the past.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTecb7_7M8A
I once felt I could not be a lyricist
Luna chilling while Kaya safeguards the garden
We’re a little stalled on our fundraising to keep this child and her family alive. Could you help us out with a boost and/or a few bucks?
I missed my chance at being happy.
Goose valued at 29.99
#BostonWeekend We build community here - my project is noncommercial, no AI, no SEO, just me reading through the listings each week and whatever makes me say 'ooh' I research a little and write up. My perspective is subjective, lmk if there's somethin' you're hyped about I should include. Sometimes things get rescheduled, or I make typos, so double check before you go. Some sources:
https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1ugaklb/things_to_do_in_boston_this_weekend_june_26th_28th/
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/
https://www.bostonartreview.com/weekly-happenings
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/things-to-do/weekend/
https://www.bostoncompassnewspaper.com/happs
https://www.pleasurepie.org/bspn.html#current
https://www.bostonbikeevents.net
https://bostonshows.org
https://pvdeye.org/culture-calendar/#/
https://www.instagram.com/bostonimprovcalendar/
http://www.bradleysalmanac.com/
https://www.bostongroupienews.com/index.html
https://ra.co/guide/us/massachusetts
https://fan-listings.neocities.org
#boston #massachusetts #NewEngland
I am only halfway through this, but I had to stop twice thinking “I need to share this”. It is an enjoyable read, but also one where I pause constantly to think about each morsel.
So I am sharing now:
https://www.the-reframe.com/the-submerged-story/
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tzy4hibtkautrntsz5f3ns37/post/3mpe5kh7ckc23
Taking the Mac for a walk. Those wheels were a great investment.
Candace is the expert on kids and social media that politicians and the media pretend Jonathan Haidt is. And here she is debunking his whole schtick.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qmhnvv5pojdyxbdk4gy366p2/post/3moxsmop22c22
I found this post quite insightful
En Español, los programadores que usan IA se denominan “vibradores”
OMG new obsession just dropped.
An OS built on Swift, and it looks very tasteful.
The amount of “Just don’t use YouTube!” replies are really reinforcing the Mastodon vibe of ‘But actually!’ which isn’t exactly friendly to new users.
I could be off the grid with my own power source, only cooking homegrown food, weld together my own two cans for a telephone to my neighbour, and compile my own Linux kernel, but that isn’t helpful to the situation at hand and unrealistic for most folks, as annoying as you may find that.