Dark Rober (shandrew)
@shandrew.bsky.social
Andrew Shieh, curious optimistic pessimist, operations are forever. :this-is-fine: :success-kid: :1000-RPCs-in-a-trenchcoat:
If you use cmd-2/3/4 to select browser tabs and have found that Google Sheets has started to steal those keyboard commands to apply formatting changes to cells, here’s how to fix it:
Turn off this setting: Help->Keyboard Shortcuts->“Enable compatible spreadsheet shortcuts”
Turn off this setting: Help->Keyboard Shortcuts->“Enable compatible spreadsheet shortcuts”
January 29, 2026 at 6:23 PM
If you use cmd-2/3/4 to select browser tabs and have found that Google Sheets has started to steal those keyboard commands to apply formatting changes to cells, here’s how to fix it:
Turn off this setting: Help->Keyboard Shortcuts->“Enable compatible spreadsheet shortcuts”
Turn off this setting: Help->Keyboard Shortcuts->“Enable compatible spreadsheet shortcuts”
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Flickr is still around, and family-owned! A classic.
January 28, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Flickr is still around, and family-owned! A classic.
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You are living in a "dual state." Acting morally begins with understanding that.
My latest for @vox.com:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
My latest for @vox.com:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Your friends are still acting like everything is normal in America. What do you do?
All Americans live in a “dual state.” Here’s what that means — and how to help others see it.
www.vox.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:06 PM
You are living in a "dual state." Acting morally begins with understanding that.
My latest for @vox.com:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
My latest for @vox.com:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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just what we need in maine: one less nurse.
to the ”they’re just deporting criminals” people: go fuck yourselves. you’re every bit the monster that ICE is.
to my friends helping to protect the targeted populations: i am so very proud of you.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/s...
to the ”they’re just deporting criminals” people: go fuck yourselves. you’re every bit the monster that ICE is.
to my friends helping to protect the targeted populations: i am so very proud of you.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/s...
‘We’re not safe right now’: Woman’s dramatic ICE arrest ignites fear in Maine’s immigrant communities - The Boston Globe
When ICE arrested Fátima Lucas Henrique, the video of her screaming as agents pulled her from her vehicle resonated across the state.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
just what we need in maine: one less nurse.
to the ”they’re just deporting criminals” people: go fuck yourselves. you’re every bit the monster that ICE is.
to my friends helping to protect the targeted populations: i am so very proud of you.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/s...
to the ”they’re just deporting criminals” people: go fuck yourselves. you’re every bit the monster that ICE is.
to my friends helping to protect the targeted populations: i am so very proud of you.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/s...
SF: City of predators
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 AM
SF: City of predators
Christmas just dropped early
for me
Time to figure out how to maximize packing those ornaments into a box!
for me
Time to figure out how to maximize packing those ornaments into a box!
December 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Christmas just dropped early
for me
Time to figure out how to maximize packing those ornaments into a box!
for me
Time to figure out how to maximize packing those ornaments into a box!
6 trains within a 20 minute window to make the 113 mile journey from Osaka to Nagoya in about 50 minutes (avg 130 mph).
This is normal. On a holiday.
This is normal. On a holiday.
December 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
6 trains within a 20 minute window to make the 113 mile journey from Osaka to Nagoya in about 50 minutes (avg 130 mph).
This is normal. On a holiday.
This is normal. On a holiday.
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I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!
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Over this Thanksgiving one of my friends discussed this with me and said, "how can you handle the fact that it costs nothing to regurgitate misinformation and costs you endless hours to review and refute it?"
But to me it's not new, with AI, it's the same problems
But to me it's not new, with AI, it's the same problems
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Over this Thanksgiving one of my friends discussed this with me and said, "how can you handle the fact that it costs nothing to regurgitate misinformation and costs you endless hours to review and refute it?"
But to me it's not new, with AI, it's the same problems
But to me it's not new, with AI, it's the same problems
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"We talk a lot about the “male loneliness crisis” but in my estimation we don’t talk enough about the “male suckerfication crisis""
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November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"We talk a lot about the “male loneliness crisis” but in my estimation we don’t talk enough about the “male suckerfication crisis""
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Abduction of Proserpina, by Giambologna, 1579 (from the @NortonSimon Museum in Pasadena), 📸 by @nturchiarophoto
November 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Abduction of Proserpina, by Giambologna, 1579 (from the @NortonSimon Museum in Pasadena), 📸 by @nturchiarophoto
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The single most annoying part of owning a left-handed Canon dSLR is the price of canon L lenses to go with it.
October 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The single most annoying part of owning a left-handed Canon dSLR is the price of canon L lenses to go with it.
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Folks, the official 2025 Mehlinger Voting Guide is finally here! If you live in California, vote YES on 50, and if you live in Santa Clara County, vote Neysa Fligor for county assessor and YES on Measure A! medium.com/@rmehlinger/...
The 2025 Mehlinger Voting Guide
Hello and welcome to a quite unexpected odd year edition of the Official Mehlinger Voting Guide! As always, opinions expressed herein…
medium.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Folks, the official 2025 Mehlinger Voting Guide is finally here! If you live in California, vote YES on 50, and if you live in Santa Clara County, vote Neysa Fligor for county assessor and YES on Measure A! medium.com/@rmehlinger/...
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OH: "Why are all my industry incident-friends utterly destroyed today?"
October 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
OH: "Why are all my industry incident-friends utterly destroyed today?"
It's live now! Help raise money for the best aquarium in the world, Swifties and non-Swifties.
tiltify.com/monterey-bay...
tiltify.com/monterey-bay...
October 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It's live now! Help raise money for the best aquarium in the world, Swifties and non-Swifties.
tiltify.com/monterey-bay...
tiltify.com/monterey-bay...
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New blog post: The illegible nature of software development talent
surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/10/08/t...
surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/10/08/t...
The illegible nature of software development talent
Here’s another blog post on gathering some common threads from reading recent posts. Today’s topic is about the unassuming nature of talented software engineers. The first thread was a …
surfingcomplexity.blog
October 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
New blog post: The illegible nature of software development talent
surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/10/08/t...
surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/10/08/t...
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I am biased and think you should consume all my work (😘), but this one really is important.
This regulation is going to have vast ripple effects across our ecosystems. Please give the interview a listen and learn more about what's coming.
redmonk.com/blog/2025/10...
This regulation is going to have vast ripple effects across our ecosystems. Please give the interview a listen and learn more about what's coming.
redmonk.com/blog/2025/10...
A RedMonk Conversation: CRA – The First Horizontal Regulation of the Software Industry
In this conversation, Rachel Stephens (Research Director at RedMonk) and Mike Milinkovich (Executive Director, Eclipse Foundation) discuss the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Mike explains the law, its...
redmonk.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I am biased and think you should consume all my work (😘), but this one really is important.
This regulation is going to have vast ripple effects across our ecosystems. Please give the interview a listen and learn more about what's coming.
redmonk.com/blog/2025/10...
This regulation is going to have vast ripple effects across our ecosystems. Please give the interview a listen and learn more about what's coming.
redmonk.com/blog/2025/10...
“Linux, we had such a great relationship until a minute ago” — @bcantrill.bsky.social at #monktoberfest
October 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“Linux, we had such a great relationship until a minute ago” — @bcantrill.bsky.social at #monktoberfest
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Metrics are increasingly employed as trust deteriorates. Recommended reading ⬇️
#monktoberfest
a.co/d/im8AStV
#monktoberfest
a.co/d/im8AStV
The Tyranny of Metrics: Muller, Jerry Z.: 9780691191911: Amazon.com: Books
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a.co
October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Metrics are increasingly employed as trust deteriorates. Recommended reading ⬇️
#monktoberfest
a.co/d/im8AStV
#monktoberfest
a.co/d/im8AStV
How do I get my jira board into this format #monktoberfest
October 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
How do I get my jira board into this format #monktoberfest
It's remarkable how much bot attention anything referencing letter-after-G - number-after-zero letter-after-A gets. I wonder if the program would be more typical of government-operated visa programs (read--non-attention-gathering) if it were not so googleable? Naming matters today, more than ever.
September 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
It's remarkable how much bot attention anything referencing letter-after-G - number-after-zero letter-after-A gets. I wonder if the program would be more typical of government-operated visa programs (read--non-attention-gathering) if it were not so googleable? Naming matters today, more than ever.
I was watching the last 20 minutes of Shogun during the quake and assumed it was part of the show.
September 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I was watching the last 20 minutes of Shogun during the quake and assumed it was part of the show.