Steve Riggins
@steveriggins.net
iOS engineer at eBay. He/Him. Started my career in the 80s at The Voyager Company working on laserdisc and CD-ROM interfaced HyperCard stacks. Shipped QuickTime video at launch. Bad puns are the best. All posts are mine and do not represent my employer.
Warby Parker gaslighting me with super tiny font on mobile when unsubscribing.
December 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Warby Parker gaslighting me with super tiny font on mobile when unsubscribing.
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Our infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.
The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.
December 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Our infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.
Good lord this 4th grader got an education yikes.
This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Good lord this 4th grader got an education yikes.
Linux on the Desktop this year!
Valve told Ars that, while the hardware itself actually supports HDMI 2.1, the company is struggling to offer full support for that standard due to Linux drivers that are “still a work-in-progress on the software side.”
Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama.
Valve tells Ars its “trying to unblock” limits caused by open source driver issues.
arstechnica.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Linux on the Desktop this year!
The only thing Trump is over-qualified for is the 25th amendment.
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The only thing Trump is over-qualified for is the 25th amendment.
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"The ink remains trapped in the lymph nodes, which leads to a continuous cycle of uptake and cell death and gradually impairs the immune system’s ability to defend itself. Tattoo ink also changes how the body reacts to vaccinations."
Swiss study shows effect of tattoo ink on mouse defence system
Swiss mouse study shows how tattoo ink alters how the body reacts to vaccinations.
www.swissinfo.ch
December 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"The ink remains trapped in the lymph nodes, which leads to a continuous cycle of uptake and cell death and gradually impairs the immune system’s ability to defend itself. Tattoo ink also changes how the body reacts to vaccinations."
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Unsure if you've collected all the Artifact appearances for your characters in Legion Remix? WoWthing has you covered with tracking your entire collection and much more.
#warcraft
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#warcraft
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Track Your Legion Remix Artifact Appearances With WoWthing Character Manager
Unsure if you've collected all the Artifact appearances for your characters in Legion Remix? WoWthing has you covered with tracking your entire collection and much more.
www.wowhead.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Unsure if you've collected all the Artifact appearances for your characters in Legion Remix? WoWthing has you covered with tracking your entire collection and much more.
#warcraft
www.wowhead.com/news/track-y...
#warcraft
www.wowhead.com/news/track-y...
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Who’s gonna tell ‘em
November 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Who’s gonna tell ‘em
This should be the end of ToS’
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This should be the end of ToS’
The reason that the rich want to control media and AI and all sources of information is because they did shit when they deemed themselves too big to get caught and now they want it all to disappear.
Elect people that are not rich. They will get shit done.
Elect people that are not rich. They will get shit done.
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The reason that the rich want to control media and AI and all sources of information is because they did shit when they deemed themselves too big to get caught and now they want it all to disappear.
Elect people that are not rich. They will get shit done.
Elect people that are not rich. They will get shit done.
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What in the actual fuck
The normalization of pure, unadulterated Nazism continues.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
November 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
What in the actual fuck
I think an adult government would require labels on AI apps and tools, and Grok would be labeled a meme-bot, which are not trustworthy.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I think an adult government would require labels on AI apps and tools, and Grok would be labeled a meme-bot, which are not trustworthy.
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Hyundai wants to cut EV charging time to 3 minutes, as fast as filling up a gas car
Hyundai wants to cut EV charging time to 3 minutes, as fast as filling up a gas car
Hyundai’s electric vehicles, like the IONIQ 5, are among the fastest charging EVs, but the company says it’s still not quick enough. To match a typical gas fill-up, Hyundai believes 3 minutes is the magic number for EV charging times.
more…
electrek.co
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Hyundai wants to cut EV charging time to 3 minutes, as fast as filling up a gas car
I swear they must receive monthly MAGA vitamin supplements that contain a poison that turns them all into ghouls or something.
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I swear they must receive monthly MAGA vitamin supplements that contain a poison that turns them all into ghouls or something.
@gruber.foo I think that they are trying to time the files with his cognitive decline so either won’t have much impact and they can replace him with Vance, and not piss off the MAGA base. If they snag some other people with the files, even better for them.
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
@gruber.foo I think that they are trying to time the files with his cognitive decline so either won’t have much impact and they can replace him with Vance, and not piss off the MAGA base. If they snag some other people with the files, even better for them.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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apnews.com/article/todd... circumstances so damn tragic.
Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59
A beloved figure in American roots music, Todd Snider has died at 59. His record label announced Saturday that Snider died Friday.
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
apnews.com/article/todd... circumstances so damn tragic.
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Battery Conditioning Guide For Hyundai Ioniq & Kia EVs
youtu.be/nhdniOCVAao
youtu.be/nhdniOCVAao
Battery Conditioning Guide For Hyundai Ioniq & Kia EVs
YouTube video by The Ioniq Guy
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Battery Conditioning Guide For Hyundai Ioniq & Kia EVs
youtu.be/nhdniOCVAao
youtu.be/nhdniOCVAao
It's almost as if tariffs don't work.
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It's almost as if tariffs don't work.
Hahahaahahah fucking hypocrites
"California's redistricting scheme is a brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an emailed statement. "Governor Newsom's attempt to entrench one-party rule and silence millions of Californi
"California's redistricting scheme is a brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an emailed statement. "Governor Newsom's attempt to entrench one-party rule and silence millions of Californi
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Hahahaahahah fucking hypocrites
"California's redistricting scheme is a brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an emailed statement. "Governor Newsom's attempt to entrench one-party rule and silence millions of Californi
"California's redistricting scheme is a brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an emailed statement. "Governor Newsom's attempt to entrench one-party rule and silence millions of Californi
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Today’s web is fragmented, paywalled & dominated by a few powerful platforms. Some of the internet’s founders & current leaders discuss how it can still be saved: “a game with many winners.”
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#Wayback1T
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#Wayback1T
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Today’s web is fragmented, paywalled & dominated by a few powerful platforms. Some of the internet’s founders & current leaders discuss how it can still be saved: “a game with many winners.”
More ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/10/i...
#Wayback1T
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#Wayback1T
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Pardoned for forging Electoral College votes!
Truly anything goes with this crime boss!
Truly anything goes with this crime boss!
Trump just celebrated Schumer's cave by pardoning 75+ co-conspirators including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Pardoned for forging Electoral College votes!
Truly anything goes with this crime boss!
Truly anything goes with this crime boss!
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage