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Nicholas Nelson
@nelsonni.bsky.social
Software Engineering Researcher/Consultant • PhD from Oregon State University • Previously Microsoft, Intel, HPE. Reach out: nomatic.dev • Opinions are my own.
18-year old Estêvão Willian fires in a late goal (90+5 min) for Chelsea to see off Liverpool 2-1. But even better, this result throws open the title race and puts @arsenalfc.bsky.social at top of the tables with a 1-point lead over Liverpool. Woot!

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Estevao First Goal For Chelsea Vs Liverpool | Enzo Maresca Red Card | Chelsea Vs Liverpool Ft 2-1
YouTube video by Highlights Hub
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October 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Trying to keep ahead of my son's Mandarin is hard work; I'm not in an immersion school, and I don't get regular prescribe outside of Duolingo. Join me and try to stay sharp too: invite.duolingo.com/BDHTZTB5CWWK...
September 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Reposted by Nicholas Nelson
"The AI Engineer Roadmap" dropping soon.

Covering everything you need to enter the AI world:

- What LLM's are used for
- The AI engineer mindset
- Evals
- 17 techniques for improving your LLM-powered apps
March 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
@arsenalfc.bsky.social ARSENAL!!! Forget the US economic collapse for the moment, I'm beaming to see my team 3-0 up against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals.
April 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Day 2,781 of living with my Chinese wife:
We're talking about Mark Zuckerberg and his recent fashion choices. "Mark Zuckerberg is a wannabe raptor. Wait, I mean a rapper!"
January 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Heads up, Portland! Fred Mills and the @theb1m.bsky.social just put a video praising the new mass timber roofs at PDX airport (calling it a world-class architectural design): youtu.be/MRAkjoUdN_I?...
America Has Finally Built a Beautiful Airport
YouTube video by The B1M
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December 4, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Look what I learned on Duolingo in 2024! #Duolingo365 #Mandarin #ChineseLanguage
December 4, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Reposted by Nicholas Nelson
So many amazing things coming to CSS these days, but I have a feeling anchor positioning is going to be one that gains traction pretty quickly because it solves such a big pain point and is pretty easy to use.

https://buff.ly/3AStTxE
CSS Popover + Anchor Positioning is Magical
If you’ve ever needed the positioning of an element to be connected (or anchored) to the position of another element, then you’ll be very excited about ancho...
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November 21, 2024 at 4:35 PM
My latest "weekend project" has arrived. Convert a Xiaomi Mi Smart Clock (X04G) to run LineageOS and Home Assistant so that my 4-year-old can control his WLED bedroom lights and wake up to his own alarm! ⏰

#MiSmartClock
#HomeAssistant
#LineageOS
#FullyKioskBrowser
November 21, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Reposted by Nicholas Nelson
Do people know I’m building an alternative to Electron and Tauri?

Where you write typescript for the main and browser code and it just works.

Has building, packaging, code signing, and update management built in. Bundles as small as 12MB and ship updates as small as 4KB?

electrobun.dev
October 21, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Alright, can someone ELI5 the primary use case for WebAssembly/WASM in the mobile apps space? Would it compete with something like React Native?
November 15, 2024 at 2:56 AM
A real game-change for Thunderbird users is the Auto Profile Picture add-on: astucesweb.fr/projets/auto...

It replaces the default gray profile icons with company logos, Gravatars, and properly supports the Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) standard. Go get it!
Auto Profile Picture
Enhance your Thunderbird inbox with automated profile images, adding company logos or avatars to emails and contacts while supporting BIMI
astucesweb.fr
November 5, 2024 at 10:27 PM