Mike Beasley
@mikebeas.com
Full stack developer.
https://www.mikebeas.com
@shades.mikebeas.com for Destiny 2.
@updatekit.mikebeas.com for Apple Shortcuts.
https://www.mikebeas.com
@shades.mikebeas.com for Destiny 2.
@updatekit.mikebeas.com for Apple Shortcuts.
that photo of sophie turner as lara croft came across my feed and i thought it was ai. what a weird casting choice.
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 AM
that photo of sophie turner as lara croft came across my feed and i thought it was ai. what a weird casting choice.
implementing past keys on a project and everything is going really smoothly. Or at least it was right up until I got to attestation. I literally can’t find a php library that works to verify the signed challenges.
January 16, 2026 at 2:39 AM
implementing past keys on a project and everything is going really smoothly. Or at least it was right up until I got to attestation. I literally can’t find a php library that works to verify the signed challenges.
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Donald Trump is somewhere between indifferent and violently hostile to each leg of traditional conservatism's three legged stool. Yet, if you question a thing he does, people will say you're not a real conservative
January 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Donald Trump is somewhere between indifferent and violently hostile to each leg of traditional conservatism's three legged stool. Yet, if you question a thing he does, people will say you're not a real conservative
What an un-American president. How shameful for this country to have him leading us for our 250th anniversary.
".. when you win the presidency, you don't win the midterms,” Trump said. He boasted that he had accomplished so much that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.”
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Five takeaways from the Reuters interview of President Trump
Reuters sat down with U.S. President Donald Trump for an interview in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Here are some takeaways from the 30-minute exchange:
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January 15, 2026 at 4:27 PM
What an un-American president. How shameful for this country to have him leading us for our 250th anniversary.
oh, there’s a lexicon for drafts in the pds repo now? are drafts going to be public data? feels like a very weird choice.
January 15, 2026 at 6:27 AM
oh, there’s a lexicon for drafts in the pds repo now? are drafts going to be public data? feels like a very weird choice.
they’re already doing conspiracy theories about a completely normal Verizon outage on threads
January 15, 2026 at 6:14 AM
they’re already doing conspiracy theories about a completely normal Verizon outage on threads
bro just say you hate everything america was founded on and leave, you are vile trash and america would be better off without you.
January 15, 2026 at 5:41 AM
bro just say you hate everything america was founded on and leave, you are vile trash and america would be better off without you.
We cannot tolerate lawlessness from law enforcement. Everyone involved in this should go to prison. Congress needs to remove Trump from office immediately.
“Any American should be terrified by…such an egregious violation of the Fourth Amendment,” said the arrestee’s attorney.
Federal agents used a battering ram to enter a Minneapolis home without valid warrant, video shows
“Any American should be terrified by…such an egregious violation of the Fourth Amendment,” said the arrestee’s attorney.
reason.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:19 AM
We cannot tolerate lawlessness from law enforcement. Everyone involved in this should go to prison. Congress needs to remove Trump from office immediately.
the problem with twitter saying they fixed their ai is that you can’t truly fix a nondeterministic system. the training data is there and careful prompting always finds a way around safeguards. the only way to truly prevent this is to not have this technology at all.
January 15, 2026 at 3:15 AM
the problem with twitter saying they fixed their ai is that you can’t truly fix a nondeterministic system. the training data is there and careful prompting always finds a way around safeguards. the only way to truly prevent this is to not have this technology at all.
The shutdown of Hulu and the folding of its content into the Disney+ app is one of the most glaring examples of scope creep I’ve ever seen.
January 15, 2026 at 1:09 AM
The shutdown of Hulu and the folding of its content into the Disney+ app is one of the most glaring examples of scope creep I’ve ever seen.
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X says Grok account will stop undressing women. I just tested the standalone Grok app, which immediately complied with my request to undress a photo of me. This is illegal, according to the legal experts I spoke with.
January 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
X says Grok account will stop undressing women. I just tested the standalone Grok app, which immediately complied with my request to undress a photo of me. This is illegal, according to the legal experts I spoke with.
The protests in Iran actually being viral marketing for the new season of Tehran on Apple TV is crazy. Can’t believe Apple went this far.
January 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The protests in Iran actually being viral marketing for the new season of Tehran on Apple TV is crazy. Can’t believe Apple went this far.
maybe downloads declined because people are sick of subscriptions hm
Subscriptions carried the app economy as downloads declined in 2025: report
Subscriptions carried the app economy as downloads declined in 2025: report
Appfigures’ annual report on the app economy shows that app downloads declined in 2025 compared to 2024, even as estimated gross revenue surged to a record high. Here are the details.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
maybe downloads declined because people are sick of subscriptions hm
looking forward to seeing these agents prosecuted when adults are in charge again
She says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..."
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‘I was flooded with fear’: Minnesotans describe their encounters with ICE, being detained
From an Uber driver to a school drop off, MPR News spoke with Minnesotans who were stopped or detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:10 PM
looking forward to seeing these agents prosecuted when adults are in charge again
I will never believe a word out of the mouth of anyone in this administration
January 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I will never believe a word out of the mouth of anyone in this administration
saying bad things about people in government is a time-honored American tradition hailing back to the founding of our great nation
In America, you should be able to tell the president to his face that you don't like him or his policies.
"TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old UAW Local 600 line worker at the factory, told The Post he was the one who shouted at Trump. He said he has been suspended from work pending an investigation. 'As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,' Sabula said"
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January 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
saying bad things about people in government is a time-honored American tradition hailing back to the founding of our great nation
Film The Police
When self-employed software engineer Nick Benson put out the call for dashcams online, he thought he’d get maybe 10 people to donate. More than 500 have shown up on his front porch. Here's how one guy crowdsourced 500+ dashcams for Minneapolis to film ICE www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
How One Guy Crowdsourced More Than 500 Dashcams for Minneapolis to Film ICE
‘We have to make sure people are watching. We have to make sure we’re keeping track of our community members.’
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January 14, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Film The Police
good, they’re abominations and i don’t want them on my computer.
Apple Creative Studio icons are ‘unique’ and not for all standalone purchase apps
Apple Creative Studio icons are ‘unique’ and not for all standalone purchase apps
Apple Creative Studio is a mighty good value for an impressive suite of pro apps. It also makes up a rather polarizing set of app icons, based on the internet’s reaction to yesterday’s news. However, it turns out those app icons won’t be forced upon all users of apps that are included in the suite.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:48 PM
good, they’re abominations and i don’t want them on my computer.
how’s this guy talking about policy backed up by science when he just made some of the most anti-vax policies ever put into practice
January 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
how’s this guy talking about policy backed up by science when he just made some of the most anti-vax policies ever put into practice
wasn’t expecting an SF Symbols update to be delivered through System Settings. weird.
January 14, 2026 at 6:46 AM
wasn’t expecting an SF Symbols update to be delivered through System Settings. weird.
As a constitutional conservative I believe in the rule of law and limited government power precisely because I don’t want one man having all of this power, no matter the party.
Donald Trump is exactly the man the founders warned us about.
Donald Trump is exactly the man the founders warned us about.
Donald Trump's second presidential term lurches forward, powered by monarchical authoritarianism.
Trump 2.0, year 1: A libertarian nightmare
Trump's specific, documented exertions of state power over the past year should be enough to declare him a dangerous foe of American liberty.
reason.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 AM
As a constitutional conservative I believe in the rule of law and limited government power precisely because I don’t want one man having all of this power, no matter the party.
Donald Trump is exactly the man the founders warned us about.
Donald Trump is exactly the man the founders warned us about.
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look at these responses for yourself and see that few people can even be bothered to even respond (one investor rep seemed confused about whether they had actually invested?). they are banking on everyone moving on. cowardice as a crisis comms strategy.
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 AM
look at these responses for yourself and see that few people can even be bothered to even respond (one investor rep seemed confused about whether they had actually invested?). they are banking on everyone moving on. cowardice as a crisis comms strategy.
woof
January 14, 2026 at 2:19 AM
woof
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Something has gone very wrong with our country.
There is a crisis of impunity. The Musk/Grok stuff is just one f many examples of people who are counting on there never being any consequences. And it all makes me just incandescently mad.
Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Something has gone very wrong with our country.