Rob Dodson
@robdodson.me
Mostly here to press the like button. Working on climate @ Voltus
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Mozilla, or someone like them, should come out with an open source model trained on actual public domain and voluntary data, to compete against OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/xAI. There is a huge prevailing sense of malaise at the concentration of power in a handful of private AI companies.
July 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Mozilla, or someone like them, should come out with an open source model trained on actual public domain and voluntary data, to compete against OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/xAI. There is a huge prevailing sense of malaise at the concentration of power in a handful of private AI companies.
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“That’s what I love about these enigmas, man. I get older, they stay the same age.”
July 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“That’s what I love about these enigmas, man. I get older, they stay the same age.”
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The Senate version of GOP's budget bill dropped in the middle of the night. Astonishingly, it got EVEN WORSE. It raises energy costs, kills $100s of billions of investment in manufacturing, makes grids less reliable, increases pollution & constrains our ability to compete w/China on AI. Loser stuff.
June 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Senate version of GOP's budget bill dropped in the middle of the night. Astonishingly, it got EVEN WORSE. It raises energy costs, kills $100s of billions of investment in manufacturing, makes grids less reliable, increases pollution & constrains our ability to compete w/China on AI. Loser stuff.
The best part of having a large dog is that you don’t have to clean your toddler’s booster seat
April 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The best part of having a large dog is that you don’t have to clean your toddler’s booster seat
I may have just had the best on call experience.
Someone signed our Twilio number up for a bakery's rewards point system and we were alerting because an unknown number was texting us every time someone bought a croissant.
Someone signed our Twilio number up for a bakery's rewards point system and we were alerting because an unknown number was texting us every time someone bought a croissant.
March 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I may have just had the best on call experience.
Someone signed our Twilio number up for a bakery's rewards point system and we were alerting because an unknown number was texting us every time someone bought a croissant.
Someone signed our Twilio number up for a bakery's rewards point system and we were alerting because an unknown number was texting us every time someone bought a croissant.
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this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.
February 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.
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introducing atcute, a collection of lightweight TypeScript packages for AT Protocol
API client, OAuth client, utility packages for various data formats, Bluesky-specific utility packages for rich text and posting
they're all covered!
API client, OAuth client, utility packages for various data formats, Bluesky-specific utility packages for rich text and posting
they're all covered!
October 19, 2024 at 2:13 PM
introducing atcute, a collection of lightweight TypeScript packages for AT Protocol
API client, OAuth client, utility packages for various data formats, Bluesky-specific utility packages for rich text and posting
they're all covered!
API client, OAuth client, utility packages for various data formats, Bluesky-specific utility packages for rich text and posting
they're all covered!
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Intent to ship for the upgraded customizable select element in Blink!
It's happening!
I2S: groups.google.com/a/chromium.o...
Learn more: una.im/select-updat...
It's happening!
I2S: groups.google.com/a/chromium.o...
Learn more: una.im/select-updat...
Intent to ship: Customizable select
groups.google.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Intent to ship for the upgraded customizable select element in Blink!
It's happening!
I2S: groups.google.com/a/chromium.o...
Learn more: una.im/select-updat...
It's happening!
I2S: groups.google.com/a/chromium.o...
Learn more: una.im/select-updat...
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Found some unnecessary twitter metadata still sitting around on my web site and it’s always a good time to delete code (*especially* now).
Might be worth checking your web sites to see if you can delete it too?
Might be worth checking your web sites to see if you can delete it too?
January 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Found some unnecessary twitter metadata still sitting around on my web site and it’s always a good time to delete code (*especially* now).
Might be worth checking your web sites to see if you can delete it too?
Might be worth checking your web sites to see if you can delete it too?
@anthonyvslater.bsky.social YES! Slater's on bsky! Let's GOOOOOOOO
November 15, 2024 at 11:00 PM
@anthonyvslater.bsky.social YES! Slater's on bsky! Let's GOOOOOOOO
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Also sharing what is probably my favorite blog post of all time today (authored by @apenwarr.bsky.social) because it's something I constantly find myself referring back to and is a great read for anyone who builds systems for a living.
apenwarr.ca/log/20201227
apenwarr.ca/log/20201227
Systems design explains the world: volume 1
"Systems design" is a branch of study that tries to find universal
architectural patterns that are valid across disciplines.
You might thin...
apenwarr.ca
November 14, 2024 at 5:20 AM
Also sharing what is probably my favorite blog post of all time today (authored by @apenwarr.bsky.social) because it's something I constantly find myself referring back to and is a great read for anyone who builds systems for a living.
apenwarr.ca/log/20201227
apenwarr.ca/log/20201227
@addyosmani.bsky.social where’s my follow at???
November 13, 2024 at 2:12 AM
@addyosmani.bsky.social where’s my follow at???
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
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Turns out, it wasn’t Twitter/X we loved, it was each other.
I can’t wait to see that platform collapse.
I can’t wait to see that platform collapse.
November 10, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Turns out, it wasn’t Twitter/X we loved, it was each other.
I can’t wait to see that platform collapse.
I can’t wait to see that platform collapse.
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Always 💖
Don't make me tap the sign
Don't make me tap the sign
November 6, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Always 💖
Don't make me tap the sign
Don't make me tap the sign
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y'know astro is better than next.js because it doesn't dump a cargo plane's worth of js on every page
netlify is far better too
netlify is far better too
Trump has relentlessly attacked trans people throughout his campaign. Will Vercel and Next.js distance themselves from his repugnant comments?
November 6, 2024 at 5:50 PM
y'know astro is better than next.js because it doesn't dump a cargo plane's worth of js on every page
netlify is far better too
netlify is far better too
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good morning to the start of a completely normal 48 hours on this website
November 4, 2024 at 12:51 PM
good morning to the start of a completely normal 48 hours on this website
Is it just me or have images completely stopped loading on bsky? On mobile (Android) and web I just get blank squares.
August 8, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Is it just me or have images completely stopped loading on bsky? On mobile (Android) and web I just get blank squares.
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If anyone's wondering how things are going on the hellsite: This setting was just turned on by default for everyone. if you still have an account with content, go log in and disable this so Grok can't use your tweets as training data.
Direct link:
twitter.com/settings/gro...
Direct link:
twitter.com/settings/gro...
July 26, 2024 at 2:17 AM
If anyone's wondering how things are going on the hellsite: This setting was just turned on by default for everyone. if you still have an account with content, go log in and disable this so Grok can't use your tweets as training data.
Direct link:
twitter.com/settings/gro...
Direct link:
twitter.com/settings/gro...
Cuz everyone's stuck and can't fly anywhere
Crowdstrike? More like Crowdstuck! amirite?!
July 20, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Cuz everyone's stuck and can't fly anywhere
Crowdstrike? More like Crowdstuck! amirite?!
July 20, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Crowdstrike? More like Crowdstuck! amirite?!
The climate news this week has been pretty scary and disheartening. If you're feeling anxious, set aside an hour or two to take a look at https://climatebase.org It's how I found my current job, and let me tell you, it feels good to take action.
July 12, 2023 at 7:03 PM
The climate news this week has been pretty scary and disheartening. If you're feeling anxious, set aside an hour or two to take a look at https://climatebase.org It's how I found my current job, and let me tell you, it feels good to take action.