Nabil
@nadreck.me
Ex-game industry, ex-dbx, currently technical writer turned tools developer. Sucker for learning random things. My handle is also my blog.
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Stores treating customers as presumptive criminals is an example of a cancerous outgrowth of capitalism. it doesn’t make good economic sense.
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Stores treating customers as presumptive criminals is an example of a cancerous outgrowth of capitalism. it doesn’t make good economic sense.
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This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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David Lynch on artists suffering for art youtube.com/shorts/UljZm...
David Lynch On Suffering #davidlynch #art #cinema #motivation
YouTube video by Screenwriting In LA
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
David Lynch on artists suffering for art youtube.com/shorts/UljZm...
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Write code to make being human easier. Rip code out if it makes being human harder. Write code to make caring for each other easier. Rip it out if it makes caring for each other harder.
Empathy driven development has literally never failed me. It’s done me better than everything else combined
Empathy driven development has literally never failed me. It’s done me better than everything else combined
October 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Write code to make being human easier. Rip code out if it makes being human harder. Write code to make caring for each other easier. Rip it out if it makes caring for each other harder.
Empathy driven development has literally never failed me. It’s done me better than everything else combined
Empathy driven development has literally never failed me. It’s done me better than everything else combined
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I had forgotten how terrible Adobe is -- I still remember a time when they were "good"
I haven't used Adobe for ages, but had to get the free Reader for something
Old style installation that added 4 items that run in the background
It's just a program to read a PDF document, for whatever's sake!
I haven't used Adobe for ages, but had to get the free Reader for something
Old style installation that added 4 items that run in the background
It's just a program to read a PDF document, for whatever's sake!
November 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I had forgotten how terrible Adobe is -- I still remember a time when they were "good"
I haven't used Adobe for ages, but had to get the free Reader for something
Old style installation that added 4 items that run in the background
It's just a program to read a PDF document, for whatever's sake!
I haven't used Adobe for ages, but had to get the free Reader for something
Old style installation that added 4 items that run in the background
It's just a program to read a PDF document, for whatever's sake!
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42, windy, damp, feels closer to 35. To the kids out trick or treating, I salute you.
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
42, windy, damp, feels closer to 35. To the kids out trick or treating, I salute you.
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Let me be very clear. It is not enough that RFK Jr. was forced to admit today that no causal relationship between Tylenol and autism has been shown.
We know that while disinformation spreads like wildfire on social media, corrections most often die on the vine.
We know that while disinformation spreads like wildfire on social media, corrections most often die on the vine.
October 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Let me be very clear. It is not enough that RFK Jr. was forced to admit today that no causal relationship between Tylenol and autism has been shown.
We know that while disinformation spreads like wildfire on social media, corrections most often die on the vine.
We know that while disinformation spreads like wildfire on social media, corrections most often die on the vine.
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We have zero plans to put AI in LibreOffice, of course. Our focus is privacy and letting you control your data. Some users want AI features and they can get them via optional extensions made by the community – but we won't put it in the app itself.
October 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We have zero plans to put AI in LibreOffice, of course. Our focus is privacy and letting you control your data. Some users want AI features and they can get them via optional extensions made by the community – but we won't put it in the app itself.
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📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
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Fear of cringe is a fear of earnestness and that is actively making our society worse.
what's an opinion you have that's 100% correct but makes for uncomfortable silence?
July 24, 2023 at 12:51 PM
Fear of cringe is a fear of earnestness and that is actively making our society worse.
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This is horrifying, but I’m glad the Wikipedians are safe. It could have been far worse, given that the MAGA fascists have been trying to incite violence against Wikipedia editors, and trumpists are defenders of pedophiles like the gunman. gothamist.com/news/gunman-...
Gunman storms stage at Wikipedia conference in Manhattan, no injuries reported
The unidentified man was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
gothamist.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
This is horrifying, but I’m glad the Wikipedians are safe. It could have been far worse, given that the MAGA fascists have been trying to incite violence against Wikipedia editors, and trumpists are defenders of pedophiles like the gunman. gothamist.com/news/gunman-...
Every so often, I’m reminded of the speech at the end of Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator. Feels apropos these days.
The Greatest Speech Ever Made
YouTube video by The Psychedelic Assembly
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Every so often, I’m reminded of the speech at the end of Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator. Feels apropos these days.
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remote work is like birth control or UBI atp where there’s overwhelming research consensus they improve quality of life for people they apply to, yet access is impeded or blocked by the ruling class because the thought of marginalized ppl having rich full lives makes steam come out their ears
2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
October 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
remote work is like birth control or UBI atp where there’s overwhelming research consensus they improve quality of life for people they apply to, yet access is impeded or blocked by the ruling class because the thought of marginalized ppl having rich full lives makes steam come out their ears
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RIP to Drew Struzen, the greatest to ever do it. 🙌
October 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
RIP to Drew Struzen, the greatest to ever do it. 🙌
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Female First: 'Scientists create first accurate blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome'
'The test..showed 92% sensitivity and 98% specificity. The team examined 47 patients with severe ME/CFS and compared results to 61 healthy individuals.'
www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle/sc...
'The test..showed 92% sensitivity and 98% specificity. The team examined 47 patients with severe ME/CFS and compared results to 61 healthy individuals.'
www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle/sc...
Scientists create first accurate blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome
Scientists say they have developed the worlds first accurate blood test to diagnose myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome MECFS.
www.femalefirst.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Female First: 'Scientists create first accurate blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome'
'The test..showed 92% sensitivity and 98% specificity. The team examined 47 patients with severe ME/CFS and compared results to 61 healthy individuals.'
www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle/sc...
'The test..showed 92% sensitivity and 98% specificity. The team examined 47 patients with severe ME/CFS and compared results to 61 healthy individuals.'
www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle/sc...
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It feels like the internet‘s cooked us into presenting every position in the strongest moral terms and responding to every disagreement as an all-out attack that must be annihilated before it destroys everything and it seems not great
October 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
It feels like the internet‘s cooked us into presenting every position in the strongest moral terms and responding to every disagreement as an all-out attack that must be annihilated before it destroys everything and it seems not great
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if there is one sad truism about online it is despite any reassurances they may give u companies are simply unable to protect anything you give them
October 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
if there is one sad truism about online it is despite any reassurances they may give u companies are simply unable to protect anything you give them
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PSA: don't trust google docs with your grammar corrections without consulting a human. I am now at 5 instances of it trying to insert past tense verbs into present tense sentences in this document. And the dirty clothes in the corner are "rank" not "ranked".
September 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
PSA: don't trust google docs with your grammar corrections without consulting a human. I am now at 5 instances of it trying to insert past tense verbs into present tense sentences in this document. And the dirty clothes in the corner are "rank" not "ranked".
Sometimes I think about participating in The Discourse. Then I click into some threads and see the pile-ons and hot takes and axe grinding, and… nope. I’m good. I’ll stick to the occasional message and some re-posts.
September 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Sometimes I think about participating in The Discourse. Then I click into some threads and see the pile-ons and hot takes and axe grinding, and… nope. I’m good. I’ll stick to the occasional message and some re-posts.
If you see this, repost with a vampire that’s not Dracula.
September 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If you see this, repost with a vampire that’s not Dracula.
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The first Nazi book burnings were the biggest archive of trans research that existed at the time.
US government orders 46 states to destroy trans education materials
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
US government orders states to destroy trans education materials
The US government has ordered 46 states and territories to destroy education materials referencing trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The first Nazi book burnings were the biggest archive of trans research that existed at the time.
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I’ve spent the better part of two decades dealing with people trying to dox and harass the volunteers who make Wikipedia the incredible resource it is today.
I liked it better when they weren’t in Congress.
oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...
I liked it better when they weren’t in Congress.
oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...
oversight.house.gov
August 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I’ve spent the better part of two decades dealing with people trying to dox and harass the volunteers who make Wikipedia the incredible resource it is today.
I liked it better when they weren’t in Congress.
oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...
I liked it better when they weren’t in Congress.
oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...