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Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · 1d

Margaret Calvert

Dropout CEO Talks Doubling CollegeHumor Successor’s Streaming Subs and Content Output, Price Increase Plans and First Profit Sharing

Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · 5d

It might be a little out of date, but Sam did an interview with Variety in 2023 that covered some broad strokes: variety.com/2023/streami...

Company is profitable, does profit sharing, subscriber count is mid six figures and doubled in 2023, 17 employees with plans to hire more

This year, the company formerly known as CollegeHumor nearly doubled its streaming subscribers to reach the mid-six figures and doubled its development output with a lineup of seven new shows set to d...

variety.com

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Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · 9d

I got to visit a dear friend on Friday, we walked around a forest near her house and got to catch up

(And then I accidentally got on the wrong train home and ended up in Brighton, which undermines my credibility as a transport nerd but makes for a funny story)

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Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · 13d

You are correct

I regret that I retain as much Harry Potter knowledge as I do; I do recall that’s the name of the quill shop

Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · 15d

Creating a personal wrapper around yt-dlp: alexwlchan.net/2025/yt-dlp-...

I’ve written a new script which calls yt-dlp with my preferred options, so I don’t have to copy my configuration across different projects.

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Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · 19d

@jonnelledge.bsky.social Spotted in St Pancras Waterstones 👀

Starmer shouldn't give a conference speech – he should give an Apple-style keynote

Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · 19d

@anildash.com I thought of you as I read this article; it’s a UK version of an idea I know you’ve had: takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/starmer-co...

(Unless I’m misremembering, in which case sorry!)

The format is tired and it is time to think different.

takes.jamesomalley.co.uk

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Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · 23d

were it not out of stock, I was genuinely consider ordering this and shipping it to you and just never saying anything

Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · Sep 21

treat it like garlic

when the recipe says “one craft store container” replace it with “one industrial oil barrel“

Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · Sep 15

Linking to text fragments with a bookmarklet: alexwlchan.net/2025/text-fr...

I’ve written a bookmarklet that lets me link to specific text on a web page.

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Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · Sep 12

as opposed to their Swiss neighbours, who have been careless enough to invade Liechtenstein on three separate occasions

Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · Sep 10

@garius.bsky.social I vaguely remember reading one of your threads where you said somebody like “so-and-so had no experience, and by the end of the night, nobody who witnessed their actions would believe it” – but I’m struggling to find it.

Any chance you remember what I’m talking about?

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Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · Sep 10

is it white and “gold” or black and “blue”

Resizing images in Rust – now with EXIF orientation support

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Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · Sep 8

Resizing images in Rust – now with EXIF orientation support: alexwlchan.net/2025/create-...

I wrote about a new version of Rust’s image crate, which adds support for EXIF orientation. Now I can resize images without mangling their rotation. 🥳

A new version of Rust's image crate has support for EXIF orientation, which allows me to resize images without mangling their rotation.

Resizing images in Rust – now with EXIF orientation support

Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · Sep 8

Resizing images in Rust – now with EXIF orientation support: alexwlchan.net/2025/create-...

I wrote about a new version of Rust’s image crate, which adds support for EXIF orientation. Now I can resize images without mangling their rotation. 🥳

A new version of Rust's image crate has support for EXIF orientation, which allows me to resize images without mangling their rotation.

Using vcrpy to test HTTP interactions in Python

Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · Sep 4

maybe someone thinks you’ll be the reason for the emergency alert /lh

Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · Aug 28

On a lighter note, I did some digging around the history of Morse code: alexwlchan.net/til/2025/aro...

* The @ symbol was added in 2004
* It’s probably the first symbol since WWII
* It has a delightful name in French
* Punctuation in Morse code has some surprising other omissions

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Alex Chan @alexwlchan.net · Aug 28

Using vcrpy to test HTTP interactions in Python: alexwlchan.net/2025/testing...

How I record HTTP requests to get fast, reliable, and consistent tests, and the patterns I use in a production codebase. 📼

How I record HTTP requests to get fast, reliable, and consistent tests, and the patterns I use in a production codebase.