Freddie Carthy
@freddiecarthy.bsky.social
Software Engineer @Netflix. PDX. Lover of aphorisms, drinker of coffee. Prev @Spotify @Twitter v1.
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Freddie Carthy
@freddiecarthy.bsky.social
· Dec 13
Coffee black, bourbon neat.
Took the plunge with a Switch 2. Never owned a switch before. Got the Mario Kart bundle and TotK.
What other games should I get? I’m a very passive gamer.
What other games should I get? I’m a very passive gamer.
June 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Took the plunge with a Switch 2. Never owned a switch before. Got the Mario Kart bundle and TotK.
What other games should I get? I’m a very passive gamer.
What other games should I get? I’m a very passive gamer.
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Elections calendar
Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics
ballotpedia.org
April 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
“The university’s subversive mission to empower the public with knowledge and to encourage our students to think for themselves has been suspended indefinitely.”
Effective immediately after this sentence, the university will no longer use the word “trans” since that’s not really a thing.
(The history department has informed us that [REDACTED] people do exist and always have.)
The history department has been dissolved.
(The history department has informed us that [REDACTED] people do exist and always have.)
The history department has been dissolved.
Changes Our University Is Making to Pre-Comply with Possible Future Regulations
“[T]he University of North Texas administration recently censored the content of more than two hundred academic courses, including by mandating the...
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“The university’s subversive mission to empower the public with knowledge and to encourage our students to think for themselves has been suspended indefinitely.”
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The book bans should have been among the first signs we were in trouble
February 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The book bans should have been among the first signs we were in trouble
Flashbacks to my time at Twitter when everyone was laid off then they scrambled to rehire so many engineers when they realized they made zero plans and impacted every core service.
February 16, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Flashbacks to my time at Twitter when everyone was laid off then they scrambled to rehire so many engineers when they realized they made zero plans and impacted every core service.
Heading to LA for a few days ✈️
February 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Heading to LA for a few days ✈️
February 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The world is a lot right now. Can we talk about what’s good for a min?
What’s something you’re pumped about??
What’s something you’re pumped about??
February 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The world is a lot right now. Can we talk about what’s good for a min?
What’s something you’re pumped about??
What’s something you’re pumped about??
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Yearly reminder to create your Brag Book to increase your chances of getting promoted, having more meaningful review cycles, or just lifting your spirits any time you feel "I haven't done anything!".
When you have an impactful win, add it to your Brag Book.
When you have an impactful win, add it to your Brag Book.
February 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Yearly reminder to create your Brag Book to increase your chances of getting promoted, having more meaningful review cycles, or just lifting your spirits any time you feel "I haven't done anything!".
When you have an impactful win, add it to your Brag Book.
When you have an impactful win, add it to your Brag Book.
Recently upgraded my desktop speakers to the Kanto YU6. This was me all day..
a skeleton is sitting in a chair with a lamp on top of his head
ALT: a skeleton is sitting in a chair with a lamp on top of his head
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Recently upgraded my desktop speakers to the Kanto YU6. This was me all day..
I’d be hard pressed to think of a piece of software that induces as much frustration as Workday.
February 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I’d be hard pressed to think of a piece of software that induces as much frustration as Workday.
Reposted by Freddie Carthy
First rule of Thesaurus Club: You don't talk, converse, discuss, speak, chat, deliberate, confer, gab, gossip or natter about Thesaurus Club.
January 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
First rule of Thesaurus Club: You don't talk, converse, discuss, speak, chat, deliberate, confer, gab, gossip or natter about Thesaurus Club.
So many good ones here. For me, the feeling of using a stick shift and pressing play on a cassette Walkman.
What’s yours?
What’s yours?
what’s your favorite instance of haptic nostalgia—the poignant memory of the physicality of an obsolete thing—like dialing a rotary phone, shifting gears in a manual transmission, opening a soda can with a pull ring?
January 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
So many good ones here. For me, the feeling of using a stick shift and pressing play on a cassette Walkman.
What’s yours?
What’s yours?
I’ve started going down the hifi audio rabbit hole. Someone help.
January 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I’ve started going down the hifi audio rabbit hole. Someone help.
January 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Farewell NY. Catch you on the flip side.
January 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Farewell NY. Catch you on the flip side.
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Ya gotta love street art…
January 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Ya gotta love street art…
Dunkin’ Donuts black coffee is much better than I expected it to be 👏
The donuts? Mediocre.
The donuts? Mediocre.
January 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Dunkin’ Donuts black coffee is much better than I expected it to be 👏
The donuts? Mediocre.
The donuts? Mediocre.
Spent the week in NY for work. Didn’t get to really see much this time around, but man… what a city!
January 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Spent the week in NY for work. Didn’t get to really see much this time around, but man… what a city!