Jay.
@meangrape.com
I stopped studying the cello. I started studying Arabic. I grew up on the other side of the middle of nowhere and am an inveterate urban dweller now. I like mathematics, fountain pens, and TTRPGs. https://sidewalks.meangrape.com
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Jay.
@meangrape.com
· Oct 18
My 17yo daughter just asked me “is AD the same as CE?” The yiddishkeit is strong in this one
An HP brand set of 4 color toner cartridges for my laserjet is $440
November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
An HP brand set of 4 color toner cartridges for my laserjet is $440
Got all my protein (6g over). Most definitely did not get all my calories (1300 under).
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Got all my protein (6g over). Most definitely did not get all my calories (1300 under).
11 year old Izzie whipping egg whites for a chocolate soufflé with green chartreuse
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
11 year old Izzie whipping egg whites for a chocolate soufflé with green chartreuse
One piece of cheesecake in 29 minutes
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
One piece of cheesecake in 29 minutes
I'm going to write a genetic algorithm framework for tuning rocksdb. This thing has too many knobs and dials.
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I'm going to write a genetic algorithm framework for tuning rocksdb. This thing has too many knobs and dials.
Music by Men
Florence Welch's new album is fantastic. I haven't listened to it with intent yet so I don't have any favorites
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Music by Men
Florence Welch's new album is fantastic. I haven't listened to it with intent yet so I don't have any favorites
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Florence Welch's new album is fantastic. I haven't listened to it with intent yet so I don't have any favorites
A downside to long eyelashes is you have to clean your glasses ALL THE FUCKING TIME
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A downside to long eyelashes is you have to clean your glasses ALL THE FUCKING TIME
Refrigerator has been cleaned
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Refrigerator has been cleaned
@ellearmageddon.bsky.social The Phony mezcal Negroni is excellent. I bought a case
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
@ellearmageddon.bsky.social The Phony mezcal Negroni is excellent. I bought a case
Miss Gen Z knows her technology
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Miss Gen Z knows her technology
I walked into my office. The laptop fan was quiet. I knew something was wrong. I was right.
ulimit -n 65536 and start again
ulimit -n 65536 and start again
Inserting 200 billion keys into a database. It’s going to take a while
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I walked into my office. The laptop fan was quiet. I knew something was wrong. I was right.
ulimit -n 65536 and start again
ulimit -n 65536 and start again
Inserting 200 billion keys into a database. It’s going to take a while
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Inserting 200 billion keys into a database. It’s going to take a while
Izzie has decided there are three hours of class tomorrow she doesn't want to pay attention to so she's going to do sewing and calculus instead
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Izzie has decided there are three hours of class tomorrow she doesn't want to pay attention to so she's going to do sewing and calculus instead
Reposted by Jay.
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Data Engineer - ITHAKA
ITHAKA’s mission is to expand access to knowledge and education around the world. Our services — Artstor, JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S+R — enable people everywhere to learn, to grow, and to overcome b...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Do you like data pipelines?👩🔧 💻 Want to help people complete their college degrees? 🎓 Fancy working on a creative, diverse, awesome technology team with me? 👋 heyyyyyyyy you're in luck: we're hiring a data engineer www.ithaka.org/job/46016050...
Inside an elevator seems an odd place for this sign. Wouldn’t you want to know before you got in? And from when is it locked?
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Inside an elevator seems an odd place for this sign. Wouldn’t you want to know before you got in? And from when is it locked?
For the last 12 years, Izzie and I have finished our FaceTimes by blowing kisses at one another. Now I am incapable of blowing kisses at anyone else because it feels bizarre.
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
For the last 12 years, Izzie and I have finished our FaceTimes by blowing kisses at one another. Now I am incapable of blowing kisses at anyone else because it feels bizarre.
Discussions with my daughter: “[yehsiva bochur gesture]”
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Discussions with my daughter: “[yehsiva bochur gesture]”
8,847 lines of source code. 9,830 lines of tests (not counting comments or blanks)
November 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
8,847 lines of source code. 9,830 lines of tests (not counting comments or blanks)
You can get a plastic one for about $7 that's really very nice. www.jetpens.com/search?q=Pla...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
You can get a plastic one for about $7 that's really very nice. www.jetpens.com/search?q=Pla...
I'm feeling bold. Using sed to make changes to 30 files at once
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'm feeling bold. Using sed to make changes to 30 files at once
I thought, "This hwæt is very British," before I even looked at the flag
"Indeed"
Beowulf, 1978
Michael Swanton 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 1978
Michael Swanton 🇬🇧
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I thought, "This hwæt is very British," before I even looked at the flag
Hell, yeah. Sumerian Cannabis
Manifest #092 from FalconSAT-8 (Q CLEARANCE)
1. Source of Owls
2. Sumerian Cannabis
3. Astral Smoke
1. Source of Owls
2. Sumerian Cannabis
3. Astral Smoke
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Hell, yeah. Sumerian Cannabis
A damming indictment of the Times.
“Trans people claim to be real, though critics say…”
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
“Trans people claim to be real, though critics say…”
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 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A damming indictment of the Times.
“Trans people claim to be real, though critics say…”
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
“Trans people claim to be real, though critics say…”
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...