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why do programming languages either write it as "function" or "fn" instead of "fun". do we hate fun
January 27, 2026 at 3:13 PM
why do programming languages either write it as "function" or "fn" instead of "fun". do we hate fun
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Watching season 5 of Stranger Things is like playing a board game in that the characters frequently pause to explain the rules so you'll understand that what happens next totally makes sense #strangerthings
January 19, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Watching season 5 of Stranger Things is like playing a board game in that the characters frequently pause to explain the rules so you'll understand that what happens next totally makes sense #strangerthings
A summary of Tim Berners-Lee's new memoir:
- Greatly disappointed in: Marc Andreessen, the![]()
tag, Microsoft, Meta
- Greatly appreciates: NeXT, Apple, Wikipedia, Mastodon, awards, board meetings
#webdev
- Greatly disappointed in: Marc Andreessen, the
- Greatly appreciates: NeXT, Apple, Wikipedia, Mastodon, awards, board meetings
#webdev
January 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM
A summary of Tim Berners-Lee's new memoir:
- Greatly disappointed in: Marc Andreessen, the![]()
tag, Microsoft, Meta
- Greatly appreciates: NeXT, Apple, Wikipedia, Mastodon, awards, board meetings
#webdev
- Greatly disappointed in: Marc Andreessen, the
- Greatly appreciates: NeXT, Apple, Wikipedia, Mastodon, awards, board meetings
#webdev
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In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps. n.pr/3XSG1Xy
It's Christmastime —– and if you live in the Alps, watch out! Krampus is coming
In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps.
n.pr
December 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps. n.pr/3XSG1Xy
When applying for a job in tech, it's important to consider the name of the company. Make sure you're okay with spending the next 3-5 years telling people you work at Boingsterix or SplootyHero or whatever.
November 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When applying for a job in tech, it's important to consider the name of the company. Make sure you're okay with spending the next 3-5 years telling people you work at Boingsterix or SplootyHero or whatever.
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Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
October 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
Since listening to Tom and Dominic’s French Revolution series on @theresthistory.bsky.social, I’ve been caught up in a Rousseauean fervour of reading. Just finished Schama’s "Citizens", now diving into Darnton’s "The Revolutionary Temper". Timothy Tackett is on deck.
May 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Since listening to Tom and Dominic’s French Revolution series on @theresthistory.bsky.social, I’ve been caught up in a Rousseauean fervour of reading. Just finished Schama’s "Citizens", now diving into Darnton’s "The Revolutionary Temper". Timothy Tackett is on deck.
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Vim is the original escape room
May 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Vim is the original escape room
Mostly happy with the result, but Canadian governments tend to become ineffective after about 10 years. This would have been a change election if not for the tariffs. Carney, like Kathleen Wynne in Ontario, might end up holding the bag for his predecessor.
April 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Mostly happy with the result, but Canadian governments tend to become ineffective after about 10 years. This would have been a change election if not for the tariffs. Carney, like Kathleen Wynne in Ontario, might end up holding the bag for his predecessor.
Being tough on crime sounds all badass until you realize it mostly means criminalizing poverty, addiction, and mental illness.
April 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Being tough on crime sounds all badass until you realize it mostly means criminalizing poverty, addiction, and mental illness.
Shoutout to the border agents searching my phone
April 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Shoutout to the border agents searching my phone
Watched Conclave: overall a good film, but I'm conflicted about the twist at the end. There isn't much logical setup, which risks making the preceding drama feel irrelevant. It could also be seen as exploitative: identity is used for a final shock without thinking through the consequences.
February 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Watched Conclave: overall a good film, but I'm conflicted about the twist at the end. There isn't much logical setup, which risks making the preceding drama feel irrelevant. It could also be seen as exploitative: identity is used for a final shock without thinking through the consequences.
In Jane Austen’s "Emma", upper-class characters socialize surprisingly often with people of different socioeconomic statuses. Maybe that’s why Emma herself seems so classist. When class boundaries become more fluid, the elite feel an even greater need to reaffirm them
February 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In Jane Austen’s "Emma", upper-class characters socialize surprisingly often with people of different socioeconomic statuses. Maybe that’s why Emma herself seems so classist. When class boundaries become more fluid, the elite feel an even greater need to reaffirm them
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I love all my friends saying things like, “I wish I could make a career off being petty and making diss tracks” after the halftime show, and I’m out here like, “Have you considered academia?”
February 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I love all my friends saying things like, “I wish I could make a career off being petty and making diss tracks” after the halftime show, and I’m out here like, “Have you considered academia?”
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I heard they're going to play football at this upcoming Kendrick show? Idk seems weird but okay.
February 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I heard they're going to play football at this upcoming Kendrick show? Idk seems weird but okay.
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I'm sorry, American friends, but we have to take back Superman, basketball, IMAX movies, egg cartons, and Keanu Reeves now. I wish it didn't have to be this way.
February 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I'm sorry, American friends, but we have to take back Superman, basketball, IMAX movies, egg cartons, and Keanu Reeves now. I wish it didn't have to be this way.
I add lots of JSDoc to my side projects to help others understand my code and because I will 100% forget how all this stuff works in like three days #webdev
February 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I add lots of JSDoc to my side projects to help others understand my code and because I will 100% forget how all this stuff works in like three days #webdev
Think history will judge tech leaders for their politics? How about the time Henry Ford published a four-volume work of antisemitic conspiracy theories and nobody ever mentioned it again?
January 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Think history will judge tech leaders for their politics? How about the time Henry Ford published a four-volume work of antisemitic conspiracy theories and nobody ever mentioned it again?