🎄 Ray Ryan 🎄
@rjrjr.com
Proud dad. Loving and perfectly adequate husband. Core http://github.com/square/workflow hacker. Retired!?
Former: Distinguished Senior Software Citizen at Square. Instigator at Google. Chief Pedant at Lighthouse Design.
https://mastodon.social/@rjrjr
Former: Distinguished Senior Software Citizen at Square. Instigator at Google. Chief Pedant at Lighthouse Design.
https://mastodon.social/@rjrjr
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· Aug 8
So I'll be retiring on Friday, and people ask me what my plans are. I mainly say I don't know, the plan is to see what the plan is. But this is a strong possibility.
Actually seems to be more about napping so far.
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Welcome to the Public Domain, ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) 🎭
😂 Nothing to do with soup. The Marx Brothers return in this 1930 adaptation of their stage musical. Laughs abound in the public domain.
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#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
😂 Nothing to do with soup. The Marx Brothers return in this 1930 adaptation of their stage musical. Laughs abound in the public domain.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
January 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Welcome to the Public Domain, ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) 🎭
😂 Nothing to do with soup. The Marx Brothers return in this 1930 adaptation of their stage musical. Laughs abound in the public domain.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
😂 Nothing to do with soup. The Marx Brothers return in this 1930 adaptation of their stage musical. Laughs abound in the public domain.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
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Welcome to the public domain, THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK (1930), the first appearance of Nancy Drew 🔎🕰️
👧 It’s no mystery why people are excited — the first four Nancy Drew Mystery Stories are now in the public domain!
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#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
👧 It’s no mystery why people are excited — the first four Nancy Drew Mystery Stories are now in the public domain!
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Welcome to the public domain, THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK (1930), the first appearance of Nancy Drew 🔎🕰️
👧 It’s no mystery why people are excited — the first four Nancy Drew Mystery Stories are now in the public domain!
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
👧 It’s no mystery why people are excited — the first four Nancy Drew Mystery Stories are now in the public domain!
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
Pizza dough looks plausible. And apparently our new New Year's Eve tradition is watching The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
Served the margaritas before starting tomorrow's pizza dough. May have miscalculated.
January 1, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Pizza dough looks plausible. And apparently our new New Year's Eve tradition is watching The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
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❝You know how I always dread the whole year? Well, this time I'm only going to dread one day at a time.❞ —Charlie Brown
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
ᴀʀᴛ ʙʏ ʙᴀɴᴋꜱʏ
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
ᴀʀᴛ ʙʏ ʙᴀɴᴋꜱʏ
January 1, 2026 at 1:44 AM
❝You know how I always dread the whole year? Well, this time I'm only going to dread one day at a time.❞ —Charlie Brown
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
ᴀʀᴛ ʙʏ ʙᴀɴᴋꜱʏ
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
ᴀʀᴛ ʙʏ ʙᴀɴᴋꜱʏ
Served the margaritas before starting tomorrow's pizza dough. May have miscalculated.
January 1, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Served the margaritas before starting tomorrow's pizza dough. May have miscalculated.
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Wow wonderful new year show in Pattaya Thailand.
December 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Wow wonderful new year show in Pattaya Thailand.
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don’t forget tonight to set your calendars ahead a year
December 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
don’t forget tonight to set your calendars ahead a year
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I hate arcs.
I hate redemption.
It's formulaic bullshit that has less to do with observation of the human condition and more to do with conformity to a storytelling orthodoxy.
I hate redemption.
It's formulaic bullshit that has less to do with observation of the human condition and more to do with conformity to a storytelling orthodoxy.
This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
December 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I hate arcs.
I hate redemption.
It's formulaic bullshit that has less to do with observation of the human condition and more to do with conformity to a storytelling orthodoxy.
I hate redemption.
It's formulaic bullshit that has less to do with observation of the human condition and more to do with conformity to a storytelling orthodoxy.
"It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk."
Okay! (Gift link.)
Okay! (Gift link.)
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk."
Okay! (Gift link.)
Okay! (Gift link.)
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“Hurry!” said Frog. “We will run and catch it.”
“No!” shouted Toad. “I cannot do that.”
“Why not?” asked Frog.
“Because,” wailed Toad, “running after my list in not one of the things that I wrote on my list of things to do!”
“No!” shouted Toad. “I cannot do that.”
“Why not?” asked Frog.
“Because,” wailed Toad, “running after my list in not one of the things that I wrote on my list of things to do!”
December 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“Hurry!” said Frog. “We will run and catch it.”
“No!” shouted Toad. “I cannot do that.”
“Why not?” asked Frog.
“Because,” wailed Toad, “running after my list in not one of the things that I wrote on my list of things to do!”
“No!” shouted Toad. “I cannot do that.”
“Why not?” asked Frog.
“Because,” wailed Toad, “running after my list in not one of the things that I wrote on my list of things to do!”
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TOP TEN TOP TEN LISTS OF 2025:
Top Ten Things I Wish I Had Worn To This Party Instead
Top Ten Times I Thought I Had Gingko Berries On My Shoe
Top Ten Starbucks Restroom Codes
Top Ten Times I Tried To Typw wHull i wss drviing
Top Ten Things I Should Have Said When I Saw
Leslie
Top Ten Things I Wish I Had Worn To This Party Instead
Top Ten Times I Thought I Had Gingko Berries On My Shoe
Top Ten Starbucks Restroom Codes
Top Ten Times I Tried To Typw wHull i wss drviing
Top Ten Things I Should Have Said When I Saw
Leslie
December 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
TOP TEN TOP TEN LISTS OF 2025:
Top Ten Things I Wish I Had Worn To This Party Instead
Top Ten Times I Thought I Had Gingko Berries On My Shoe
Top Ten Starbucks Restroom Codes
Top Ten Times I Tried To Typw wHull i wss drviing
Top Ten Things I Should Have Said When I Saw
Leslie
Top Ten Things I Wish I Had Worn To This Party Instead
Top Ten Times I Thought I Had Gingko Berries On My Shoe
Top Ten Starbucks Restroom Codes
Top Ten Times I Tried To Typw wHull i wss drviing
Top Ten Things I Should Have Said When I Saw
Leslie
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was released 100 years ago today, on Dec. 30, 1925. It would go on to be one of the highest-grossing movies of the silent era
December 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was released 100 years ago today, on Dec. 30, 1925. It would go on to be one of the highest-grossing movies of the silent era
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Peeking inside the process of how raw camera sensor data gets turned into an image that looks something like what you see: https://maurycyz.com/misc/raw_photo/
h/t @nelson
#photography
h/t @nelson
#photography
What an unprocessed photo looks like
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maurycyz.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Peeking inside the process of how raw camera sensor data gets turned into an image that looks something like what you see: https://maurycyz.com/misc/raw_photo/
h/t @nelson
#photography
h/t @nelson
#photography
Same, but me, Robin Williams, The Exploratoriun.
My wife spotted Kobe Bryant at Disneyland once and gave him a head nod and he nodded back
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Same, but me, Robin Williams, The Exploratoriun.
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Humanity’s use of AI, visualized
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Humanity’s use of AI, visualized
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Android phones have a wicked feature: Wi‑Fi sharing. iPhones still can’t do this.
Your phone joins a Wi‑Fi network, re-shares that same network as a hotspot. Perfect for captive portals and "one device" plans.
UniFi’s new Travel Router finally pushed me to write this up: kau.sh/blog/wifi-sh...
Your phone joins a Wi‑Fi network, re-shares that same network as a hotspot. Perfect for captive portals and "one device" plans.
UniFi’s new Travel Router finally pushed me to write this up: kau.sh/blog/wifi-sh...
Wi-Fi sharing is a killer Android feature - Kaushik Gopal's Website
Android phones can share Wi-Fi: join a network, then re-share it as a hotspot. It sidesteps captive portals, one-device plans, guest-network isolation, and can route everything through Tailscale. Ofte...
kau.sh
December 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Android phones have a wicked feature: Wi‑Fi sharing. iPhones still can’t do this.
Your phone joins a Wi‑Fi network, re-shares that same network as a hotspot. Perfect for captive portals and "one device" plans.
UniFi’s new Travel Router finally pushed me to write this up: kau.sh/blog/wifi-sh...
Your phone joins a Wi‑Fi network, re-shares that same network as a hotspot. Perfect for captive portals and "one device" plans.
UniFi’s new Travel Router finally pushed me to write this up: kau.sh/blog/wifi-sh...
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Yeah, I'd be pretty furious if I got spam email from some "AI agent" thanking me for my contributions too
I dug into what happened here, turns out it's an experiment called "AI Village" which unleashes all sorts of other junk emails on the world: simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/26/...
I dug into what happened here, turns out it's an experiment called "AI Village" which unleashes all sorts of other junk emails on the world: simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/26/...
December 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Yeah, I'd be pretty furious if I got spam email from some "AI agent" thanking me for my contributions too
I dug into what happened here, turns out it's an experiment called "AI Village" which unleashes all sorts of other junk emails on the world: simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/26/...
I dug into what happened here, turns out it's an experiment called "AI Village" which unleashes all sorts of other junk emails on the world: simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/26/...
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Okay, scenes from Kung Fu films that inspired me.
1. Police Story 3, Jackie Chan vs. Trainee cop.
1. Police Story 3, Jackie Chan vs. Trainee cop.
Jackie Chan's Legendary FLYING KNEE VS Super Chinese drill sergeant | Supercop Fight Scene
YouTube video by Boxoffice FIGHTING
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December 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Okay, scenes from Kung Fu films that inspired me.
1. Police Story 3, Jackie Chan vs. Trainee cop.
1. Police Story 3, Jackie Chan vs. Trainee cop.
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Hohoho! I drew this year's holiday card for my art rep, Felix Comic Art. I wanted the recipients to get something that looked like a piece of vintage original art, but also couldn't help poking some fun at Felix's love for Dark Knight Returns.
December 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hohoho! I drew this year's holiday card for my art rep, Felix Comic Art. I wanted the recipients to get something that looked like a piece of vintage original art, but also couldn't help poking some fun at Felix's love for Dark Knight Returns.
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Betty Swanwick is best remembered as an illustrator and painter, but her three novelettes will remind many of the black humor of Edward Gorey.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Betty Swanwick is best remembered as an illustrator and painter, but her three novelettes will remind many of the black humor of Edward Gorey.
neglectedbooks.com/?...
neglectedbooks.com/?...
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Look, I'm sure that Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be fun, but I highly doubt it will be as good as the original.
December 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Look, I'm sure that Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be fun, but I highly doubt it will be as good as the original.
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You can play it online here: www.myabandonware.com/game/xmas-le...
Xmas Lemmings
Remember Xmas Lemmings, an old video game from 1992? Play again in your browser on MyAbandonware.
www.myabandonware.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
You can play it online here: www.myabandonware.com/game/xmas-le...
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The Ghost of Christmas Future Perfect: “You will have been visited by me.”
December 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The Ghost of Christmas Future Perfect: “You will have been visited by me.”
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