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Richard Tallent
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Software engineering lead, fine art photographer, sci fi geek, techie, VueJS enthusiast, husband, dad, 409 Texan from TN, liberal AF. Burning Man camp lead (https://campjustahead.art). Opinions mine. he/him.

My art (NSFW): @richardtallent.bsky.social
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Oxfmt reached 500,000 weekly downloads within a month. 🚀

Oxfmt is a high-performance formatter for the JavaScript ecosystem.

Check it out at oxc.rs/docs/guide/...
January 25, 2026 at 6:51 AM
I have *not* seen Starfleet Academy yet. Waiting for a few more episodes to have a proper binge. Sounds promising!

In my head canon, it’s gonna be like Space Academy (the movie) or the Discovery episode “All is Possible” with Tilly and the cadets. Maybe I’m wrong on that, time will tell!
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
@slashdot.org just started aggressively blocking visitors using ad blockers.

So, after being a user for 25+ years, I've removed it from my bookmarks bar.

Problem solved for both of us, I guess.
January 13, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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Idea for Tony Gilroy's next Star Wars TV series that bridges the gap between RotJ and Force Awakens. It's basically the story of how the rebel alliance fails to prosecute or punish the Empire for anything they did during the original series, including blowing up planets.
January 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I’ve been a superhost for years, and now #Airbnb is giving me the runaround on them getting into compliance with a new city hotel occupancy tax. Nothing but ChatGPT responses and links to their generic FAQs.

Even VRBO has been better at dealing with this change, which is shocking.
January 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
No one can deny Mayor Mamdani is a gifted orator.

Really hope his skill in pulling and pushing the slow levers of government beaurocracy matches his vibes.
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 AM
I knew #StrangerThings had to end, but I didn’t know it had to rip out my heart multiple times along the way.

What an incredible show.

And no I don’t GAF that the actors got older, I was raised on 90210, I can suspend disbelief.
January 2, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Being a middle-aged, neurodivergent, basically-sober, liberal man in a super-red area sucks.

Happily married, two great little kids, but no social life.
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
There should be a Star Trek show for a ship other than the Enterprise, where nothing ever tries to destroy the ship, they just explore and play on the holodeck and deal with minor inconveniences of living with 1000 strangers on a tin can in deep space.
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Even if the Epstein files are released, we’ll never know if they have *all* been released. Has someone checked the bathroom at Mar a Lago?
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Once this Administration is over, we need to have a *serious* conversation about new Constitutional amendments to ensure future Presidents can't play God based on questionable legal technicalities and the cowardice and calloused hand-washing of a partisan Congress and Court.
October 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Bulldoze the People’s entrance and visitor center, replace it with a an exclusive club for your rich buddies. On brand.
October 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Went to the Beaumont Comic Con with the fam.

Better than expected: Trek sets, local booths, some cosplayers’ garb

Room for improvement: not just promoting on Meta, less 3D print slop sales, more food, contests too late in the day

If you don’t support local events, they won’t survive!
October 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: the *first* thing you notice about the people you meet today — their age, gender, disability, race, etc. — is the *least* interesting thing about them.

Engage openly and dig deep!
October 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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October 12, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Being neurodivergent means you over-explain EVERYTHING in hopes of clear communication, then get anxious that your over-explanation was irritating and actually made things more confusing 🫤
October 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I just finished my full rewatch of Star Trek #DS9 and I’m sad. What a show!

I probably missed half of the episodes when they originally aired due to college/life and lack of a good UHF antenna in my dorm, so for many episodes it was a first watch.

Onward to Voyager!
#startrek
September 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Thank goodness the Lord has tarried, I haven’t even started the latest version of #OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding
September 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Disney+ is no longer served in my house.

I don't even like Kimmel.

But Bob Iger is a coward. Corporations are free to air what they like, but I'm also free to spend my money with companies that fight censorship rather than those that crumple at the first threat of it.
September 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Can we talk about just how good James Darren’s character Vic Fontaine was in Star Trek #DS9?

It’s nice to have a self-aware recurring holodeck character who isn’t a supervillain.
September 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Tonight, The Man burns! I skipped this year, but have many friends there who survived and thrived despite the weather.

To bring @campjustahead.art back next year, I’m looking for a core group between Houston and Lake Charles! Interested? DM! #burningman #brc #burningman2026 #burningman2025
August 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Tonight, The Man burns! I skipped this year, but have many friends there who survived and thrived despite the weather.

To bring @campjustahead.art back next year, I’m looking for a core group between Houston and Lake Charles! Interested? DM! #burningman #brc #burningman2026 #burningman2025
August 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM