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Wake me up when the DEFCON levels have changed. They/them.

https://malstrom.me
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I figured I’d make an #introduction post since this is really my first time actively using Bluesky. Do y’all do that over here? 🧵 1/
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you might think I'm crazy but I can't explain how quickly you can build an #atproto app with quickslice and graphql. no codegen, no custom indexes, no view defs, just join and ship!
December 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Nuxt UI v4.3 is out! ✨

✏️ New Editor components powered by @tiptap.dev with toolbars, slash commands, mentions, emojis, and drag & drop
📜 New ScrollArea component with virtualization using @tanstack.com virtual

…and tons more, check it out: github.com/nuxt/ui/rele...
December 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Gonna be a long episode of The Vergecast this week
LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?

CARR: I think th---

L: Yes or no

C: There's a test for this in the la---

L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question

C: The FCC is not

L: So is your website lying?

C: Possibly
December 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I will celebrate any holiday that gives me an excuse to make and/or eat food
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Natalists and white supremacists disgust me
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 5:29 AM
The shadcn support in the new React Aria docs is killer!
Introducing the new React Aria docs! 🎉

All-new content and search experience. Interactive CSS and Tailwind examples to get you started quickly – just install with shadcn. New guides and full example apps. MCP server and AI integrations.

Check it out! react-aria.adobe.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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so pumped for the ty beta to finally be here, we did so much great work it rules! astral.sh/blog/ty
ty: An extremely fast Python type checker and language server
ty is an extremely fast Python type checker and language server, written in Rust, and designed as an alternative to mypy, Pyright, and Pylance.
astral.sh
December 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
My kingdom for an OLED iPad Mini
December 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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And our last free daily article is from @jp2e.bsky.social:

Posha uses AI and a motorized arm to cook your dinner autonomously. It’s impressive but expensive, and raises all the usual concerns about connected kitchen appliances.
This $1,500 robot cooks dinner while I work
And does it better than I can
www.theverge.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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It's a new day, and that means a new batch of Verge articles are completely free to read (until tomorow).

First up, from @joshdzieza.bsky.social: The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack.
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
December 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The Bluesky iOS app crashes about 30% of the time I open it now 🙃
December 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just gonna leave this here. The Internet Archive is amazing.
A guide to modern cookery : Escoffier, A. (Auguste), 1846-1935 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the All Files: HTTP link in the View the book box to the left to find XML files that contain more...
archive.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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My Ubuntu Summit talk is up! Where I talk about:
1. How Desktop UX is effectively dead
2. Why I hate the term UX/UI with the heat of 1000 suns
3. How OSS can actually innovate in #ux

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? | Ubuntu Summit 25.10
YouTube video by Canonical Ubuntu
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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🌸 Introducing AT Garden Club - CSS Zen Garden meets decentralized data ownership

Your stylesheets, your PDS, your data. OAuth auth, firehose integration, custom lexicons - all working together.

Designers & CSS devs: same HTML, infinite possibilities. Build your own theme, own your work 💅✨
Home | AT Garden Club
AT Garden Club - A decentralized CSS showcase where contributors own their data. Inspired by CSS Zen Garden, powered by the AT Protocol. Submit your stylesheet today!
atgarden.club
December 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If Jim Gaffigan ran for office, do you think the media would talk about his gaffes again?
December 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Announcing eurosky.social accounts - launching January 2026.

✅ Managed by Eurosky, a European non-profit initiative
✅ Hosted on European cloud
✅ Governed by European law

www.eurosky.social/register
Register for a eurosky.social account - one web identity, dozens of apps — eurosky
www.eurosky.social
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I keep finding more reasons to learn more about the Proto-Indo-European language and culture. Root languages are fascinating.
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Ugh I love a leftover turkey sandwich
December 15, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Quickslice is the Convex of the AT Protocol ecosystem
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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hi here's a Statusphere demo written using atcute, Tap, and SvelteKit
tangled.org/mary.my.id/atc…
December 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Anti-migration will be the core issue of our lifetime, as the climate gets worse and ecofascism takes hold
bill c12 is canada's worst anti-migrant bill in DECADES has been passed in the house of commons and is now in the senate (final stages before becoming law) please email senators!

migrantrights.ca/actionslist/...

sc from link and from @harshawalia.bsky.social

#stopbillc12
December 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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today i rewrote status.zzstoatzz.io to use quickslice!

nate.leaflet.pub/3m7vxq3ktqk2a
quicksliced my status - n8
look ma, no backend
nate.leaflet.pub
December 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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It will have to be a different party to do this, not the Democratic party.
It is important to promise, now, that whatever Trump builds at the White House will be torn down as soon as he leaves.

www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
If He Builds It, Tear It Down
Pendulums must swing.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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People are scoffing at this, but do they realize it doubles as a cup holder?
December 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM