John Wolthuis
@thuddwhirr.bsky.social
Climate, housing, abundance, obscure 70’s computing hardware. Co-founder, Twilio. Board, Niskanen Center. Working on my next thing.
Thinking about how YIMBY/Abudance is getting smeared as a conspiracy by Big Tech while remembering the last decade of trying to get *anyone* in FAANG leadership to take runaway bay area housing costs seriously.
November 29, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Thinking about how YIMBY/Abudance is getting smeared as a conspiracy by Big Tech while remembering the last decade of trying to get *anyone* in FAANG leadership to take runaway bay area housing costs seriously.
Green MAGA and the crank realignment -or- how can we save the world in a low trust society? t.co/eIxqwbY7mC
https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-rise-of-green-maga/
t.co
November 21, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Green MAGA and the crank realignment -or- how can we save the world in a low trust society? t.co/eIxqwbY7mC
Wait, are we here again?
November 17, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Wait, are we here again?
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TIRED: Killing your service’s third-party apps
WIRED: Killing your service’s first-party apps
WIRED: Killing your service’s first-party apps
July 1, 2023 at 10:10 PM
TIRED: Killing your service’s third-party apps
WIRED: Killing your service’s first-party apps
WIRED: Killing your service’s first-party apps
Pour one out for the Bluesky SREs this holiday weekend.
Our systems are currently experiencing some degraded performance as a result of record-high traffic. You may notice some slowness in-app as a result. Our team is working to resolve this issue.
You can view our system performance status here: https://status.bsky.app/
You can view our system performance status here: https://status.bsky.app/
July 1, 2023 at 8:22 PM
Pour one out for the Bluesky SREs this holiday weekend.
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most cutting thing you can say is "who's this clown?" because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns
April 27, 2023 at 7:19 PM
most cutting thing you can say is "who's this clown?" because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns
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Can we talk about how triggering it is to see “https://staging.bsky.app/“ clearly being used for production? Hits me right in the old pager hip.
May 17, 2023 at 7:53 PM
Can we talk about how triggering it is to see “https://staging.bsky.app/“ clearly being used for production? Hits me right in the old pager hip.
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is this a safe space to ask if everyone’s just pretending to like succession
May 8, 2023 at 6:36 PM
is this a safe space to ask if everyone’s just pretending to like succession
I had the best eggs benedict I’ve ever had in Kyoto last week and it haunts me. Egg yokes the color of tobacco.
May 3, 2023 at 2:57 AM
I had the best eggs benedict I’ve ever had in Kyoto last week and it haunts me. Egg yokes the color of tobacco.
One reason this place feels different to me is that I slowly unfollowed all the early super-posters on Twitter, treating my feed as more of a professional resource.
But here, all the old super-posters set up shop early and its all cat pictures and shit posting, just like the old days.
But here, all the old super-posters set up shop early and its all cat pictures and shit posting, just like the old days.
May 2, 2023 at 4:56 PM
One reason this place feels different to me is that I slowly unfollowed all the early super-posters on Twitter, treating my feed as more of a professional resource.
But here, all the old super-posters set up shop early and its all cat pictures and shit posting, just like the old days.
But here, all the old super-posters set up shop early and its all cat pictures and shit posting, just like the old days.
Checking to make sure dog photo posts work.
April 29, 2023 at 8:42 PM
Checking to make sure dog photo posts work.
Are there good anchor accounts for climate, energy & yimby here yet?
April 29, 2023 at 8:24 PM
Are there good anchor accounts for climate, energy & yimby here yet?
What’s everyone’s strategy for rebuilding your social graph here? I’m currently just trawling followed lists of people I recognize from the other place.
April 29, 2023 at 8:13 PM
What’s everyone’s strategy for rebuilding your social graph here? I’m currently just trawling followed lists of people I recognize from the other place.
Hello fellow kids
April 28, 2023 at 11:19 PM
Hello fellow kids
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Dearest mutuals,
How are things back home? We hear that the king’s actions grow more vile, and the new aristocracy he has empowered are cruel.
It is a wild but hopeful land here. Many have made the trip over. We still cannot block, which engenders much unpleasantness, but also opportunity.
How are things back home? We hear that the king’s actions grow more vile, and the new aristocracy he has empowered are cruel.
It is a wild but hopeful land here. Many have made the trip over. We still cannot block, which engenders much unpleasantness, but also opportunity.
April 28, 2023 at 8:29 PM
Dearest mutuals,
How are things back home? We hear that the king’s actions grow more vile, and the new aristocracy he has empowered are cruel.
It is a wild but hopeful land here. Many have made the trip over. We still cannot block, which engenders much unpleasantness, but also opportunity.
How are things back home? We hear that the king’s actions grow more vile, and the new aristocracy he has empowered are cruel.
It is a wild but hopeful land here. Many have made the trip over. We still cannot block, which engenders much unpleasantness, but also opportunity.