Dave
@dwkphd.bsky.social
Academic and government linguist turned software engineer. I write spells that command daemons.
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Dave
@dwkphd.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Hi all
I’m Dave
Software engineer (Java React mostly) and team leader
Language nerd (Russian Polish Spanish and more)
Former academic linguist, former DOJ translator, former Executive Coach
St Louis via Chicago and Arizona.
I’ve been to all 50 states.
Tell me about yourself!
I’m Dave
Software engineer (Java React mostly) and team leader
Language nerd (Russian Polish Spanish and more)
Former academic linguist, former DOJ translator, former Executive Coach
St Louis via Chicago and Arizona.
I’ve been to all 50 states.
Tell me about yourself!
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Will Americans get Trump's tariff rebate checks before or after they receive the long-awaited DOGE checks? (Hello?)
NEW: Tariffs are unpopular, prices are still stubbornly high and Americans are souring on Trump's handling of the economy. So, now, he's promising cash -- tariff rebates and other money in a bid to assuage restless voters.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters’ Views of the Economy
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Will Americans get Trump's tariff rebate checks before or after they receive the long-awaited DOGE checks? (Hello?)
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the tech bros who only see value in STEM have skill issues
they cannot recognize the value of the arts, humanities, and social sciences because they have never learned how to recognize it
everything is reduced to its market value
they cannot recognize the value of the arts, humanities, and social sciences because they have never learned how to recognize it
everything is reduced to its market value
December 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
the tech bros who only see value in STEM have skill issues
they cannot recognize the value of the arts, humanities, and social sciences because they have never learned how to recognize it
everything is reduced to its market value
they cannot recognize the value of the arts, humanities, and social sciences because they have never learned how to recognize it
everything is reduced to its market value
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We’ve known this for years when it was racial animus . I said we would feel it this year when @sassycrass.bsky.social passed
Her Obituary was in the New York Times . yes this has morphed and changed
And the right builds of foundations everyone else just says users are stupid
Here we end up
Her Obituary was in the New York Times . yes this has morphed and changed
And the right builds of foundations everyone else just says users are stupid
Here we end up
"The only thing revealed by this transparency is that social media companies do not give a f*ck about this."
Our attention is the product
There are tutorials in many languages on how to exploit that for profit, not just to stir the pot
AI makes it so easy to exploit now and everyone wins but you
Our attention is the product
There are tutorials in many languages on how to exploit that for profit, not just to stir the pot
AI makes it so easy to exploit now and everyone wins but you
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We’ve known this for years when it was racial animus . I said we would feel it this year when @sassycrass.bsky.social passed
Her Obituary was in the New York Times . yes this has morphed and changed
And the right builds of foundations everyone else just says users are stupid
Here we end up
Her Obituary was in the New York Times . yes this has morphed and changed
And the right builds of foundations everyone else just says users are stupid
Here we end up
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A new joint investigation into the Russian Red Cross’s activities in occupied Ukraine reveals that the organization's international funding is growing even as it deepens its ties to pro-Kremlin patriotic youth groups. meduza.io/en/brief/202...
This was Russia today Monday, November 24, 2025 — Meduza
meduza.io
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
A new joint investigation into the Russian Red Cross’s activities in occupied Ukraine reveals that the organization's international funding is growing even as it deepens its ties to pro-Kremlin patriotic youth groups. meduza.io/en/brief/202...
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Academic achievement will be accelerated when students are proficient in English. Here are 5 simple tips you can apply in daily lessons to help your new-to-English students learn the language.
#ELAchieve #teachingtiptuesday #multilinguallearners #englishlearning #teachingvocabulary
#ELAchieve #teachingtiptuesday #multilinguallearners #englishlearning #teachingvocabulary
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Academic achievement will be accelerated when students are proficient in English. Here are 5 simple tips you can apply in daily lessons to help your new-to-English students learn the language.
#ELAchieve #teachingtiptuesday #multilinguallearners #englishlearning #teachingvocabulary
#ELAchieve #teachingtiptuesday #multilinguallearners #englishlearning #teachingvocabulary
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Greenland breathes sigh of relief as it turns out Trump has decided on a military occupation of the United States instead.
August 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Greenland breathes sigh of relief as it turns out Trump has decided on a military occupation of the United States instead.
Emails! Benghazi! Drag queens!
June 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Emails! Benghazi! Drag queens!
I wonder what would happen if people put AirTags on #ICE vehicles and posted it somewhere so people could track it? @aoc.bsky.social @piperformissouri.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @democrats.org
April 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I wonder what would happen if people put AirTags on #ICE vehicles and posted it somewhere so people could track it? @aoc.bsky.social @piperformissouri.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @democrats.org
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THREAD: The Trump administration's DOJ has removed a study from the NIJ website that found that immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at significantly lower rates than U.S. citizens.
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
April 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
THREAD: The Trump administration's DOJ has removed a study from the NIJ website that found that immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at significantly lower rates than U.S. citizens.
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
@snipe.lol
I would be interested in learning about software engineering jobs in Europe, I’m a senior software engineer with 8 years of experience
I would be interested in learning about software engineering jobs in Europe, I’m a senior software engineer with 8 years of experience
April 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
@snipe.lol
I would be interested in learning about software engineering jobs in Europe, I’m a senior software engineer with 8 years of experience
I would be interested in learning about software engineering jobs in Europe, I’m a senior software engineer with 8 years of experience
@emmabostian.bsky.social I would be interested in learning about software engineering jobs in Europe, I’m a senior software engineer with 8 years of experience
April 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
@emmabostian.bsky.social I would be interested in learning about software engineering jobs in Europe, I’m a senior software engineer with 8 years of experience
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This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
Winds of change? We can hope.
April 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Winds of change? We can hope.
Hey @tferris.bsky.social what sort of hat do you use recommend for a bald guy who still wants to be stylish when wearing a sport coat?
March 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Hey @tferris.bsky.social what sort of hat do you use recommend for a bald guy who still wants to be stylish when wearing a sport coat?
Kamala too
We sound like a broken record but HILLARY CLINTON WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
March 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Kamala too
Ok, now the lawyers oppose the Trump administration and its lawlessness
An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
March 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Ok, now the lawyers oppose the Trump administration and its lawlessness
Be safe and smart out there.
March 3, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Be safe and smart out there.
Hey @piperformissouri.bsky.social and @aoc.bsky.social I think we need an app that lets a person donate an amount to their reps’ opponent every time Trump does something horrible, & it notifies the rep by tweet, so when Trump bullies someone, Josh Hawley gets hundreds of tweets about the donations
March 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Hey @piperformissouri.bsky.social and @aoc.bsky.social I think we need an app that lets a person donate an amount to their reps’ opponent every time Trump does something horrible, & it notifies the rep by tweet, so when Trump bullies someone, Josh Hawley gets hundreds of tweets about the donations
Just deleted my @washingtonpost.com account, as well as the app from my phone. I’m sad about this, as a long time reader. I’m moving to @theguardian.com and @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Just deleted my @washingtonpost.com account, as well as the app from my phone. I’m sad about this, as a long time reader. I’m moving to @theguardian.com and @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social
Who is working with the AirBnB API?
February 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Who is working with the AirBnB API?
