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Andrew
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Software Engineer by day

Things I like:
- #P2P/#opensource
- #History (esp Rome/Greece/Egypt)
- #Transit/#urbanplanning
- #EVs/#SolarPower
- #Space
- #VideoGames

Things I've Built:
- Agora: Follow your favorite topics across Mastodon, B…
Most of those store brands aren't actually produced by Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Target, etc. They contract private label foodmakers to produce it for them. Normally that list of foodmakers is a company secret, but some digging in FDA food recalls reveals […]

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October 25, 2024 at 5:05 PM
October 17, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Total rainfall dropped by Hurricane Milton on Florida
October 13, 2024 at 7:37 AM
Key members of PNAC like Wolfowitz, Perle, and Feith, known for strong pro-Israel stances, speculated in their 2000 report that a ‘new Pearl Harbor’ could galvanize US foreign policy. A year later, 9/11 became the catalyst to push regime change in Iraq. Incredibly convenient…
October 12, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Some epic announcements from @tesla last night.
Would love to see those RoboVans in the BRT Bus Lanes

#robotaxi #robovan #teslabot
October 11, 2024 at 9:50 AM
CGI of what different #hurricane storm surge heights look like, incredible.
October 9, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Not sure when iCloud on the web got this good, finally becoming a legit alternative to Google Drive or OneDrive

@apple_enthusiast
October 9, 2024 at 9:02 AM
October 8, 2024 at 9:45 AM
October 7, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Unprecedented drip
October 5, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Imagine telling someone in the ‘90s that:
- the best #evs would be made by the American and Korean carmakers
- Followed by mediocre or overpriced offerings by the Europeans
- and finally the Japanese, who try to pretend EVs don’t exist at all
October 3, 2024 at 12:15 PM
1910 vs 2023 - Corner of Main St. and Shore Road in Port Washington (Long Island, NY) looking east

@longisland
October 3, 2024 at 9:34 AM
I got your two state solution right here
September 28, 2024 at 2:56 PM
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati stepping down

@technology
September 25, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Fun fact, diamond mining company De Beers popularized the whole "___ months salary" trope for engagement rings with marketing campaigns like this one
September 25, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Props to @magicearthapp, super convenient way to handle selection of intermediate waypoints in maps!
September 18, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Hey @social might be a good idea to also make an announcement on Mastodon that your instance is shutting down
September 17, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Here comes the sequel

@historymemes
September 12, 2024 at 2:58 PM
PSA: Sabra hummus, which you've probably seen in grocery stores, is 50% owned by Strauss Group, an Israeli consumer foods group.

If you're not fond of how Israel is handling things in Gaza, a solid alternative is Massachusetts based @CedarsFoods, founded by Lebanese immigrants!
September 8, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Turns out, this romanticized idea that more people in the 50s/60s owned a house and “no one can afford a house now” is nonsense. Home ownership rates are higher now than back then!
September 5, 2024 at 2:36 PM
1st day of school pictures on social media lookin like
September 4, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Welcome #brazil! Oops who put that there
August 31, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Nah I ain’t calling it Türkiye, it’s Anatolia
August 7, 2024 at 9:59 PM
The French Olympic Committee really hit everyone with the gaslight-y “we’re sorry you were offended” fake apology 😂

The audacity of those “ineffectual, effete, debutantes” as Robert California would say
July 28, 2024 at 5:29 PM
July 27, 2024 at 9:30 AM