alex
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Girl dad, husband, software engineer, eagles fan and lover of all things tech, science/space and automotive
October 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If I own the computer, I should be the only one who decides what software runs on it
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F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
For the past 15 years1, F-Droid has provided a safe and securehaven for Android users around the world to find and install free and opensource apps. When con...
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September 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
If I own the computer, I should be the only one who decides what software runs on it
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Go birds!
February 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Go birds!
Fly eagles fly!
January 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Fly eagles fly!
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The issue isn’t whether Universal Healthcare can work. The issue is how do we get from where we are to UH. It took Canada decades and it has a ton of limits we might not like.
The point being we have to find a starting point that can grow it into what works here
www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...
The point being we have to find a starting point that can grow it into what works here
www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...
January 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The issue isn’t whether Universal Healthcare can work. The issue is how do we get from where we are to UH. It took Canada decades and it has a ton of limits we might not like.
The point being we have to find a starting point that can grow it into what works here
www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...
The point being we have to find a starting point that can grow it into what works here
www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...
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Whoever is turning the brightness down on my shows needs to stop, I genuinely cannot see
January 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Whoever is turning the brightness down on my shows needs to stop, I genuinely cannot see
Well put
Democracy means allowing the peaceful transfer of power even when your side loses, in case anyone needs a reminder.
January 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Well put
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Hey, Republicans:
Notice how when you win, we *don’t* storm the Capitol and try to overturn then election?
Please take notes for 2028.
Thank you.
Notice how when you win, we *don’t* storm the Capitol and try to overturn then election?
Please take notes for 2028.
Thank you.
January 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hey, Republicans:
Notice how when you win, we *don’t* storm the Capitol and try to overturn then election?
Please take notes for 2028.
Thank you.
Notice how when you win, we *don’t* storm the Capitol and try to overturn then election?
Please take notes for 2028.
Thank you.
TIL the Zildjian cymbal company is 400 years old, originally from Istanbul but moved to Quincy, MA In the 1900s. The name "Zildjian" means "cymbal maker".
www.wbur.org/news/2024/12...
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Inside Zildjian, a 400-year-old cymbal-making company in Massachusetts
Drummers across the globe know the Zildjian name because it’s emblazoned on every shiny cymbal they make. What’s less known is that the family has been making their famous cymbals, with a secret proce...
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January 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
TIL the Zildjian cymbal company is 400 years old, originally from Istanbul but moved to Quincy, MA In the 1900s. The name "Zildjian" means "cymbal maker".
www.wbur.org/news/2024/12...
www.wbur.org/news/2024/12...
I think 2025 needs more crab rangoon humor
January 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I think 2025 needs more crab rangoon humor
Welcome 2025, happy new year
"All We Have to Decide is What To Do With the Time That is Given Us"
"All We Have to Decide is What To Do With the Time That is Given Us"
January 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Welcome 2025, happy new year
"All We Have to Decide is What To Do With the Time That is Given Us"
"All We Have to Decide is What To Do With the Time That is Given Us"
50 cent hits a bit different than 20 years ago
January 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
50 cent hits a bit different than 20 years ago
Diplo ringing in the new year right
January 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Diplo ringing in the new year right
Shania Twain's 'Man I feel like a woman' is now 28 years old
January 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Shania Twain's 'Man I feel like a woman' is now 28 years old
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Happy new year to the other side of this orb
December 31, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Happy new year to the other side of this orb
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Here's my end-of-year review of things we learned out about LLMs in 2024 - we learned a LOT of things simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/...
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December 31, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Here's my end-of-year review of things we learned out about LLMs in 2024 - we learned a LOT of things simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/...
Table of contents:
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Subaru owners are something special
December 31, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Subaru owners are something special
That is A LOT of gas to release!
December 31, 2024 at 1:55 PM
That is A LOT of gas to release!