Dan Clark
@bruisedthumb.bsky.social
A guy from NJ who is a dad, husband, and tinkers with code.
I am also on mastodon: https://mas.to/@bruisedthumb
Step up or get stepped up.
I am also on mastodon: https://mas.to/@bruisedthumb
Step up or get stepped up.
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I finished "The City We Became" by N. K. Jemisin. It was different than the usual books I read. The story is about a handful of New Yorkers who find out they have become something much bigger than themselves, and that a great enemy is after the city they call home.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I finished "The City We Became" by N. K. Jemisin. It was different than the usual books I read. The story is about a handful of New Yorkers who find out they have become something much bigger than themselves, and that a great enemy is after the city they call home.
www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
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Going fast usually means sacrificing quality, and it's really obvious quality is being chucked into a volcano.
August 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Going fast usually means sacrificing quality, and it's really obvious quality is being chucked into a volcano.
The low battery chirp in one of my smoke detectors is going off, and I am now my dog's emotional support human.
August 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The low battery chirp in one of my smoke detectors is going off, and I am now my dog's emotional support human.
Some see role models in wealthy business magnates. In a way, so do I. I see what happens when greed corrupts in such a way that lets them see others are undeserving of basic needs.
It's impossible, without sacrificing one's humanity, to be disportionately rich while there is so much insecurity.
It's impossible, without sacrificing one's humanity, to be disportionately rich while there is so much insecurity.
August 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Some see role models in wealthy business magnates. In a way, so do I. I see what happens when greed corrupts in such a way that lets them see others are undeserving of basic needs.
It's impossible, without sacrificing one's humanity, to be disportionately rich while there is so much insecurity.
It's impossible, without sacrificing one's humanity, to be disportionately rich while there is so much insecurity.
I finished Solito. A memoir by Javier Zamora that describes his journey to America as a 9 year old.
I could not put this book down at times. The book shows how resilient people can be. It also opened my eyes to how treacherous the journey to America can be and how unfair fate can be.
#book #read
I could not put this book down at times. The book shows how resilient people can be. It also opened my eyes to how treacherous the journey to America can be and how unfair fate can be.
#book #read
August 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Bouncer: "I'm going to have to ask you to leave."
Me: “Why?”
Bouncer: “I don’t know who you are and this is my trampoline.”
Me: “Why?”
Bouncer: “I don’t know who you are and this is my trampoline.”
July 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Bouncer: "I'm going to have to ask you to leave."
Me: “Why?”
Bouncer: “I don’t know who you are and this is my trampoline.”
Me: “Why?”
Bouncer: “I don’t know who you are and this is my trampoline.”
Almost done with Asimov's Foundation's Edge, and I am left wondering if it would have been a NY Times best seller if it was written by someone less notable.
June 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Almost done with Asimov's Foundation's Edge, and I am left wondering if it would have been a NY Times best seller if it was written by someone less notable.
As I wake up at 5am to take my kid to a swim meet where she will swim for about 4 to 8 minutes total over a 4 hour period, I wonder where I went wrong in life.
June 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
As I wake up at 5am to take my kid to a swim meet where she will swim for about 4 to 8 minutes total over a 4 hour period, I wonder where I went wrong in life.
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conservatives are gathered today on Good Friday to celebrate that special day, 2000 years ago, when the state legally executed a leftist
April 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
conservatives are gathered today on Good Friday to celebrate that special day, 2000 years ago, when the state legally executed a leftist
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This is a beginner typing mistake in Python:
Setting the type of function arguments to `list` when all you need is to be able to iterate over that value.
That's bad because it prevents you from using tuples, or generators, or other iterables.
Instead, use `Iterable`.
Setting the type of function arguments to `list` when all you need is to be able to iterate over that value.
That's bad because it prevents you from using tuples, or generators, or other iterables.
Instead, use `Iterable`.
![Diagram showing that using the type Iterable is better than hardcoding a list.
Example with the wrong type:
# ❌
def create_files(files: list[Path]) -> None:
for file in files:
...
Correct syntax for Python 3.9+:
from collections.abc import Iterable
def create_files(files: Iterable[Path]) -> None: ...
Correct syntax for Python 3.8:
from typing import Iterable
def create_files(files: Iterable[Path]) -> None: ...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4642ovs4svxe3k3echdm4rks/bafkreich4ajwgfw7jkyatwd4vqvim2zwvytnmrc67vy3mmygjhsnjtg64u@jpeg)
April 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This is a beginner typing mistake in Python:
Setting the type of function arguments to `list` when all you need is to be able to iterate over that value.
That's bad because it prevents you from using tuples, or generators, or other iterables.
Instead, use `Iterable`.
Setting the type of function arguments to `list` when all you need is to be able to iterate over that value.
That's bad because it prevents you from using tuples, or generators, or other iterables.
Instead, use `Iterable`.
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I’ve never regretted writing documentation but I’ve regretted not writing it.
April 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I’ve never regretted writing documentation but I’ve regretted not writing it.
These headlines feel like obvious signs the economy is going to crash.
April 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
These headlines feel like obvious signs the economy is going to crash.
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People with empathy are deeply impacted by harm being done to real people.
We feel it in our gut-- our very souls. To feel this strongly puts a heavier requirement on us to create justice.
It's called moral responsibility.
Trump has called activists expressing moral responsibility terrorists.
We feel it in our gut-- our very souls. To feel this strongly puts a heavier requirement on us to create justice.
It's called moral responsibility.
Trump has called activists expressing moral responsibility terrorists.
April 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
People with empathy are deeply impacted by harm being done to real people.
We feel it in our gut-- our very souls. To feel this strongly puts a heavier requirement on us to create justice.
It's called moral responsibility.
Trump has called activists expressing moral responsibility terrorists.
We feel it in our gut-- our very souls. To feel this strongly puts a heavier requirement on us to create justice.
It's called moral responsibility.
Trump has called activists expressing moral responsibility terrorists.
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Real tech geniuses, DOGE
How are we supposed to pay tax if the IRS website is down?
April 16, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Real tech geniuses, DOGE
It's clear that a significant portion of Americans were tricked into thinking that they knew better than the experts or that the experts couldn't be trusted. So instead of figuring things out through logic or sound reasoning, we are resorting to learning things the hard way, by trial and error.
April 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
It's clear that a significant portion of Americans were tricked into thinking that they knew better than the experts or that the experts couldn't be trusted. So instead of figuring things out through logic or sound reasoning, we are resorting to learning things the hard way, by trial and error.
Salesforce's CEO: www.itpro.com/software/dev...
Annnnd now slack (owned by salesforce) is down for a significant amount of time.
Annnnd now slack (owned by salesforce) is down for a significant amount of time.
‘Maybe we aren't going to hire anybody this year’: Marc Benioff says Salesforce might not hire any software engineers in 2025 as the firm reaps the benefits of AI agents
It’s not looking good for software engineers as big tech CEOs look to AI to drive productivity
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February 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Salesforce's CEO: www.itpro.com/software/dev...
Annnnd now slack (owned by salesforce) is down for a significant amount of time.
Annnnd now slack (owned by salesforce) is down for a significant amount of time.
So many questions. What does "to build 0-1" mean, and why am I a match if my resume is so bad, which i did not submit, btw 😬
February 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
So many questions. What does "to build 0-1" mean, and why am I a match if my resume is so bad, which i did not submit, btw 😬
We can do better. We need to get in front of the average American and show them how Democrats are going to help THEM now.
This is just lip service.
This is just lip service.
Stand up, keep fighting. Here's what
@thedemocraticparty.bsky.social did today:
@thedemocraticparty.bsky.social did today:
February 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We can do better. We need to get in front of the average American and show them how Democrats are going to help THEM now.
This is just lip service.
This is just lip service.
My daughter placed 12th in backstroke in the bronze meet out of at least 100 kids. I'm so proud, she worked her butt off.
February 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
My daughter placed 12th in backstroke in the bronze meet out of at least 100 kids. I'm so proud, she worked her butt off.
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“A dark day… today we all lose….”
Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy.
More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...
Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy.
More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...
February 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“A dark day… today we all lose….”
Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy.
More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...
Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy.
More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...
The Project 2025 architect was just confirmed to lead the WH budget office.
Complaining does nothing. If you hate what is going on, then do more. Calling your reps is a start, but go to your town, county, or state democratic meetings. Step up to run for office. Everything else is just lip service.
Complaining does nothing. If you hate what is going on, then do more. Calling your reps is a start, but go to your town, county, or state democratic meetings. Step up to run for office. Everything else is just lip service.
February 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Project 2025 architect was just confirmed to lead the WH budget office.
Complaining does nothing. If you hate what is going on, then do more. Calling your reps is a start, but go to your town, county, or state democratic meetings. Step up to run for office. Everything else is just lip service.
Complaining does nothing. If you hate what is going on, then do more. Calling your reps is a start, but go to your town, county, or state democratic meetings. Step up to run for office. Everything else is just lip service.