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Robert
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CS Master Student and passionate React Native developer
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In dieser Spielzeit werden auch wieder ursprüngliche Generationen bedacht. Aber lasst Udo Lindenberg da raus!!1!
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
eggl.dev
Today I released a small (beta) package to speed up local Expo builds using GitHub Releases as a remote cache. It makes switching branches much faster.
No need to recompile everything or write your own cache setup.

npm install @eggl-js/expo-github-cache

#expo @expo.dev #eas
May 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
eggl.dev
Just added this little empty plate animation in @reactnative.dev using @swmansion.com Reanimated – it responds to taps and feels so smooth!
It’s part of our university canteen app.

I love how these tiny details can make an #expo app feel truly magical. ✨
April 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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February 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference, a letter from an alleged X whistleblower.

"What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations."

theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
I'm writing this with a heavy heart and no small amount of fear. As a former X (formerly Twitter) employee on an H1B visa, I can't reveal my identity without risking everything, but I can't stay silent any longer about what I saw and was made to do. When Elon Musk took over, everything changed. What started as a social media company became something much darker. I was part of a team that was directly ordered to manipulate Twitter's systems to influence the 2024 US presidential election. It wasn't subtle, and it wasn't ethical. We completely changed how the algorithm worked, pushing pro-Trump and right-wing posts to the top of people's feeds. To make it look balanced, we also boosted some left-wing critics of Democrats, but it was all carefully calculated. These changes didn't just affect Americans - they impacted users worldwide. One of the most disturbing things we did was create thousands of fake accounts using advanced AI systems called Grok and Eliza. These accounts looked completely real and pushed political messages that spread like wildfire. Havn't you noticed they all disappeared? Like magic. We also knowingly allowed foreign governments to manipulate the platform. State-backed groups from Israel, Iran, and Russia were running their own influence campaigns, and because their goals aligned with ours, we looked the other way. Even when they clearly broke the rules, we didn't stop them. Perhaps the most unethical part was how we manufactured news stories. One team would write completely fake articles, while another team would artificially boost their engagement metrics to make them go viral. We specifically targeted certain groups of people, knowing exactly how to manipulate their views and emotions. The moderation team became a tool for our agenda. We systematically silenced anyone who got in our way, enforcing the rules when it suited us and ignoring them when it didn't. Elon Musk himself was deeply involved in these decisions, often joking about being "Black Hat MAGA." What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations. The damage we've done is immeasurable, and I don't know if it can ever be fixed. People don't know what's real anymore, and that's exactly what we wanted. The pilot program for the Eliza AI Agent, was election interference. Eliza was release officially in October of 2024, but we had access to it before then thanks to Marc Andreessen. I'm terrified to be writing this, but I had to speak up. I just hope that someone with the power to do something about this sees this letter. You'll know what i’m saying is the truth by Elon's actions to the news someone spoke out. For more evidence look at the docs of Eliza AI Agent software. We left bread crumbs. Yours sincerely, A former employee who can't sleep at night.
January 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
eggl.dev
When you finally meet your twin but one of you is made of #lego bricks.
A black-and-white cat sits next to a LEGO model resembling itself. The LEGO cat has similar black and white markings, blue eyes, and a pink nose, mimicking the real cat's appearance. Both are positioned on a wooden floor, with the real cat looking slightly unimpressed.
January 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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expo.dev
🥳 Today we're announcing the release of 𝝠 Expo SDK 52!

This is our biggest release ever, so grab a coffee and check out the release notes ⤵️

expo.dev/changelog/20...
Expo SDK 52 - Expo Changelog
Learn about the changes and how to upgrade
expo.dev
November 12, 2024 at 8:36 PM
eggl.dev
Today I completed the migration of our @expo.dev RN app to Unistyles. Previously we used Stylesheet and theming from React Navigation. The change has extremely improved and simplified the code quality, and incidentally fixed some problems.

Sorry to those who have to review the pull request. 😂
3882 lines of code added 5303 lines of code deleted
November 14, 2024 at 12:55 AM