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It is surprising to me that none of the major platforms have actual _parental control_ features so that we can limit the amount of time that our parents can spend online, and which apps they’re allowed to use. I don’t worry about my teenager’s use of the internet at all, just my octogenarian dad’s.
December 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A friend's dog (chihuahua / Norfolk terrier) with his Christmas cupcake in his mouth and a toy reindeer. Bertie is a gorgeous boy
December 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Holy shit.

Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Thought for the day. Iteration in vibe coding should not be about trying to modify what it gives you, but modifying what you give it. The code is the product. If it isn't right, bin it, respec, rerun
10 years old and maybe never more relevant than in contemporary software development

www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Looking for an invitation to lobste.rs , would anyone be happy to sponsor?
Lobsters
lobste.rs
November 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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PSA from @packbenpack.bsky.social and @techsev.bsky.social (from Web Dev Challenge S2.E5 on @codetv.dev)

watch the full episode: codetv.link/wdc/s2e5
July 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Are there any blog posts/books about how compulsively checking the time was the first social media addiction?
July 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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If you leave the US, don't expect elevators
June 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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"root for your friends?" I don't think so. sudoers maybe... and even then. josephthacker.com/personal/202...
Root for Your Friends
Discover the power of rooting for your friends and how it can amplify success for everyone involved.
josephthacker.com
May 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
What about a tariff on foreign investment in the US, say if any profits made or assets newly purchased of Foreign index funds, or shares in Nestlé etc be taxed equally to everything else.

Surely if you want to prevent your citizens spending money in other countries, that's the biggest slice
April 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Well what kind of restaurant is it then?! 🙄
April 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
What's your favourite song that was originally published as a poem? I'll go first:

I Wanna Be Yours - Arctic Monkeys
March 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
TIL
The Hokey Cokey is more commonly known as the Hokey Pokey in every country other than the UK (it's originator)
March 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Business Login for Instagram
Facebook Login for Business

Really?
It's like Windows Subsystem for Linux all over again
March 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
@rustnationuk.bsky.social the little lady in my profile picture is eyeing up a new rust nation plushie, any chance this year?
February 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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“Somebody once told me that in basketball you can’t hold the ball and run. I got a basketball and tried it and it worked just fine. He obviously didn’t understand basketball.”

My new go-to explanation for UB.

blog.regehr.org/archives/213
A Guide to Undefined Behavior in C and C++, Part 1 – Embedded in Academia
blog.regehr.org
February 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I hate to say it, but the half time show is pretty similar to a competition a cappella set in length, song choice and (I'm biased) pazzazz

Kendrick baby 🎶
February 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
There is no modification. Only creation and destruction
February 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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January 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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January 16, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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every day we stray from the light of the critical path
January 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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If you don’t want to read Edgar Allan Poe together by lantern light in a lighthouse on the Irish coast during a full moon, then please don’t classify yourself as “marriage material.”
December 10, 2024 at 2:10 AM