Richard Zack
@rzack.bsky.social
Techie making your digital afterlife smoother. Dad. Husband. Music lover -- find me at concerts like #DMB, on adventures with my kids, building next-gen estate planning software, and doing the dishes. Ex-VP @Canonical/Ubuntu Linux.
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This guy consistently posts songs with incredible lyrics mere hours after events unfurl. This was a good one.
June 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This guy consistently posts songs with incredible lyrics mere hours after events unfurl. This was a good one.
Our trail camera in Brunswick, NY caught some interesting visitors! The image date is wrong its sometime Oct 2025.
February 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Our trail camera in Brunswick, NY caught some interesting visitors! The image date is wrong its sometime Oct 2025.
Shockingly, the Epstein files still haven't been released.
January 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Shockingly, the Epstein files still haven't been released.
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So the reason I warn everyone away from TikTok is that their IP provisions are *really* bad. Not only do their license rights to your content never expire, not even if you delete it, but they *explicitly claim mechanical reproduction rights*. They can print CDs of the music you post and not pay you!
January 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
So the reason I warn everyone away from TikTok is that their IP provisions are *really* bad. Not only do their license rights to your content never expire, not even if you delete it, but they *explicitly claim mechanical reproduction rights*. They can print CDs of the music you post and not pay you!
So true, and yet, sooo simple to fix:
1) Stop buying Teslas
2) Stop shopping at Amazon
3) Delete all Meta profiles
1) Stop buying Teslas
2) Stop shopping at Amazon
3) Delete all Meta profiles
The mainstream media may not discuss it, but here's the fact:
Three people —Musk, Bezos & Zuckerberg — now own more wealth than the bottom half of American society.
A handful of corporations control what is produced & the prices we pay.
Capitalism is broken.
Three people —Musk, Bezos & Zuckerberg — now own more wealth than the bottom half of American society.
A handful of corporations control what is produced & the prices we pay.
Capitalism is broken.
January 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
So true, and yet, sooo simple to fix:
1) Stop buying Teslas
2) Stop shopping at Amazon
3) Delete all Meta profiles
1) Stop buying Teslas
2) Stop shopping at Amazon
3) Delete all Meta profiles
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This is social engineering.
The 80-year project to make this country completely car-dependent is complete, and now that you're trapped, you need to spend an average of $737 a month for your own economic and social mobility.
January 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is social engineering.
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Any death over an arbitrary line on a map is a disgrace.
And yet, so many people die for this.
There is no justifiable logic in it.
It's just pure brainwash.
And yet, so many people die for this.
There is no justifiable logic in it.
It's just pure brainwash.
January 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Any death over an arbitrary line on a map is a disgrace.
And yet, so many people die for this.
There is no justifiable logic in it.
It's just pure brainwash.
And yet, so many people die for this.
There is no justifiable logic in it.
It's just pure brainwash.
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Bernie woke up, went on X, and chose violence.
January 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Bernie woke up, went on X, and chose violence.
Most of the problem with social media isn't technological.
PEBKAC
PEBKAC
January 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Most of the problem with social media isn't technological.
PEBKAC
PEBKAC
I mean, adding Canada means 2 more left-leaning senators... 😱
January 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I mean, adding Canada means 2 more left-leaning senators... 😱
I too just deleted all Meta platforms.
I am considering deleting all Meta platforms. Zuckerberg is out of control and he seems to have no checks at all.
I can't want to see how Bezos tops this.👀
January 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I too just deleted all Meta platforms.
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1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...
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January 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
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75 minutes before sunrise this morning.
January 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
75 minutes before sunrise this morning.
But first, coffee. Then, action. ☕
Open your project everyday and try and write a sentence. That's all you have to do that day.
That's my rule. Even on days where the ADHD just won't let me sit down and crunch the words for a long time, I've followed that rule and always managed at least a couple of paragraphs. It all adds up.
That's my rule. Even on days where the ADHD just won't let me sit down and crunch the words for a long time, I've followed that rule and always managed at least a couple of paragraphs. It all adds up.
This is the single most important advice any creative person needs to hear.
There are of course factors such as financial insecurity or mental and physical impediments (spoons ≠ motivation even though people will tell you they are the same) but when you can, do, whether you feel inspired or not.
There are of course factors such as financial insecurity or mental and physical impediments (spoons ≠ motivation even though people will tell you they are the same) but when you can, do, whether you feel inspired or not.
January 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
But first, coffee. Then, action. ☕
being polite generally gets higher quality answers
What are some of the things you've learned about how LLMs (and LLM-powered systems like ChatGPT) work that were non-obvious but most helped you build a more effective mental model of how to use them?
January 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
being polite generally gets higher quality answers
Pineapple, Bacon, Green Peppers. 🍍🥓🫑
Pineapple is a good pizza topping and you won't convince me otherwise.
January 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Pineapple, Bacon, Green Peppers. 🍍🥓🫑
January 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Regardless of your politics, you have to admit that this cartoon fairly, if unflatteringly, depicts what has happened after the election. Kudos to @anntelnaes.bsky.social.
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Regardless of your politics, you have to admit that this cartoon fairly, if unflatteringly, depicts what has happened after the election. Kudos to @anntelnaes.bsky.social.
Their best day of the year
Guys, C-SPAN is momentarily in a state of lawless anarchy.
January 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Their best day of the year
I like cars that don't spy on my every move.
This is all very concerning and are huge red flags.
January 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I like cars that don't spy on my every move.
Digital estate planning isn’t just about your assets;
it’s ensuring your kids don’t accidentally rm -rf your legacy.
#linux #developer #oops
it’s ensuring your kids don’t accidentally rm -rf your legacy.
#linux #developer #oops
January 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Digital estate planning isn’t just about your assets;
it’s ensuring your kids don’t accidentally rm -rf your legacy.
#linux #developer #oops
it’s ensuring your kids don’t accidentally rm -rf your legacy.
#linux #developer #oops
Open source parenting: when bedtime is a pull request that keeps getting rejected.
January 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Open source parenting: when bedtime is a pull request that keeps getting rejected.
Linux admins plan for uptime, digital estate planners plan for downtime. Both pray there’s no unexpected reboot.
January 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Linux admins plan for uptime, digital estate planners plan for downtime. Both pray there’s no unexpected reboot.
I'm wired on caffeine and have an hour to grow.
What's your biggest, deepest lesson of #2024?
Here's mine.
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What's your biggest, deepest lesson of #2024?
Here's mine.
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January 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I'm wired on caffeine and have an hour to grow.
What's your biggest, deepest lesson of #2024?
Here's mine.
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What's your biggest, deepest lesson of #2024?
Here's mine.
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