Robert Howe
@rchowe.com
Engineer, travel aficionado, and public figure. But I'm really just here to meme.
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JetBlue releases some details on the #25for25 promotion: "2,370 participants from 43 states took on the challenge to fly to 25 JetBlue destinations, with 90 percent completing all 25. JetBlue awarded 811.5 million TrueBlue points..."
More than 2,000 folks now have 25years of Mosaic status.
#PaxEx
More than 2,000 folks now have 25years of Mosaic status.
#PaxEx
January 28, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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We're delighted to be hosting @richferro.com's NFL Playoffs custom feed in collaboration with @bsky.app today! This is a shining example of something only the open social web can do, and why open social will win 🧵
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
We're delighted to be hosting @richferro.com's NFL Playoffs custom feed in collaboration with @bsky.app today! This is a shining example of something only the open social web can do, and why open social will win 🧵
Europe has a different feel for skiing that the Colorado doesn’t.
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Europe has a different feel for skiing that the Colorado doesn’t.
Legitimately happened to me trying to download Office today.
January 13, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Legitimately happened to me trying to download Office today.
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The winds are hard enough that Gävlebocken fell.
December 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The winds are hard enough that Gävlebocken fell.
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Merry Christmas and I hope Jólaköttur the Yule cat didn’t visit last night 😆🎄🐈⬛
(The Yule cat of Icelandic folklore is supposed to eat people who do not receive new clothing before Christmas Eve)
(The Yule cat of Icelandic folklore is supposed to eat people who do not receive new clothing before Christmas Eve)
December 25, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Merry Christmas and I hope Jólaköttur the Yule cat didn’t visit last night 😆🎄🐈⬛
(The Yule cat of Icelandic folklore is supposed to eat people who do not receive new clothing before Christmas Eve)
(The Yule cat of Icelandic folklore is supposed to eat people who do not receive new clothing before Christmas Eve)
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Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
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We're cooking up a Freaky Holiday Project at Graze right now and I'm so thrilled lol
December 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
We're cooking up a Freaky Holiday Project at Graze right now and I'm so thrilled lol
I like that Tesla provides a summary of your supercharger use over the year. I’ve done a fair amount of driving but mostly MA to RI.
December 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I like that Tesla provides a summary of your supercharger use over the year. I’ve done a fair amount of driving but mostly MA to RI.
Having been caught in the Chicago snowstorm today and dealing with a cancelled flight, Twitter remains the gold standard for airline customer service.
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Having been caught in the Chicago snowstorm today and dealing with a cancelled flight, Twitter remains the gold standard for airline customer service.
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Medicaid Work Requirements Myth Vs. Fact https://theonion.com/medicaid-work-requirements-myth-vs-fact/
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Medicaid Work Requirements Myth Vs. Fact https://theonion.com/medicaid-work-requirements-myth-vs-fact/
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A note for sports: Bluesky’s engagement rate was x10 higher than X’s across a sampling of identical posts made on both platforms by @rapsheet.bsky.social (sharing with permission)
Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A note for sports: Bluesky’s engagement rate was x10 higher than X’s across a sampling of identical posts made on both platforms by @rapsheet.bsky.social (sharing with permission)
Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
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Us: We have this really cool new feature.
Them: We love this really cool new feature and want to be the first to use it!
Us: That’s awesome!
Them: It did not make the cut for 2026 development.
Them: We love this really cool new feature and want to be the first to use it!
Us: That’s awesome!
Them: It did not make the cut for 2026 development.
a man carrying a backpack is walking through a living room
Alt: George Michael from Arrested Development falling on the floor
media.tenor.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Us: We have this really cool new feature.
Them: We love this really cool new feature and want to be the first to use it!
Us: That’s awesome!
Them: It did not make the cut for 2026 development.
Them: We love this really cool new feature and want to be the first to use it!
Us: That’s awesome!
Them: It did not make the cut for 2026 development.
I’m going to hook an LLM up to a Jacquard loom and do some vibe-knitting.
October 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I’m going to hook an LLM up to a Jacquard loom and do some vibe-knitting.
Given how much YouTubers mention the algorithm being fickle, I wish someone would make an atproto-based long form video hosting site.
October 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Given how much YouTubers mention the algorithm being fickle, I wish someone would make an atproto-based long form video hosting site.
Honey Pot Hill Orchards in Stow made #3!
The 17 best cider doughnuts in Massachusetts, ranked
I scoured farm stores, country stores and orchards across the state to find the very best cider doughnuts in Massachusetts. Here are my findings.
www.masslive.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Honey Pot Hill Orchards in Stow made #3!
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Feeds thrive on context - and we just added a ton more. Graze now lets feed builders filter content based on quote posts, parent posts, author & mentioned user metadata, *and* text transcriptions from videos! More freedom to our feed builders, and way better feeds for the ecosystem! Lets see a few:
September 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Feeds thrive on context - and we just added a ton more. Graze now lets feed builders filter content based on quote posts, parent posts, author & mentioned user metadata, *and* text transcriptions from videos! More freedom to our feed builders, and way better feeds for the ecosystem! Lets see a few:
My 101 year old grandfather: “I’ve been investing in AI stock.”
September 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
My 101 year old grandfather: “I’ve been investing in AI stock.”
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Great news! @graze.social was hard at work today, and we've shipped our new core engine (OS release soon) - many many things to come soon, but as of *now*, posts are already traveling from jetstream to feeds *60%* faster! Stay tuned for some new features we'll be following up with!
September 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Great news! @graze.social was hard at work today, and we've shipped our new core engine (OS release soon) - many many things to come soon, but as of *now*, posts are already traveling from jetstream to feeds *60%* faster! Stay tuned for some new features we'll be following up with!
Tonight, I opened Claude and then proceeded to code everything myself. An AI literally watched me code.
September 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Tonight, I opened Claude and then proceeded to code everything myself. An AI literally watched me code.
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#B6190 — JetBlue is operating its final Embraer E190 flight and the last regularly scheduled E190 flight by a US airline. www.flightradar24.com/JBU190/3c20b...
September 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#B6190 — JetBlue is operating its final Embraer E190 flight and the last regularly scheduled E190 flight by a US airline. www.flightradar24.com/JBU190/3c20b...
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🚀 Launching QuickDID: Fast, open source handle resolution for ATProtocol! Available now as public infrastructure at quickdid.smokesignal.tools - a drop-in alternative to Bluesky's resolver with intelligent caching. #ATProtocol #OpenSource
Launching QuickDID - Fast, Open Handle Resolution for the AT Protocol - Nick's Blog
QuickDID is a high-performance, open source handle resolution service for the ATmosphere that serves as both public infrastructure at https://quickdid.smokesignal.tools and deployable software under M...
ngerakines.leaflet.pub
September 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
🚀 Launching QuickDID: Fast, open source handle resolution for ATProtocol! Available now as public infrastructure at quickdid.smokesignal.tools - a drop-in alternative to Bluesky's resolver with intelligent caching. #ATProtocol #OpenSource
Learning to vibe code: I have fallen into the pattern of "have the AI write the code and then I debug it" when I really should be having the AI debug its own code.
September 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Learning to vibe code: I have fallen into the pattern of "have the AI write the code and then I debug it" when I really should be having the AI debug its own code.
There's a lot to unpack in the submissions for a new Massachusetts flag, seal, and motto. My favorite so far:
"Help I'm trapped in a state motto factory. Lucky Numbers: 31
41 59 26 53 58"
"Help I'm trapped in a state motto factory. Lucky Numbers: 31
41 59 26 53 58"
August 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
There's a lot to unpack in the submissions for a new Massachusetts flag, seal, and motto. My favorite so far:
"Help I'm trapped in a state motto factory. Lucky Numbers: 31
41 59 26 53 58"
"Help I'm trapped in a state motto factory. Lucky Numbers: 31
41 59 26 53 58"