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Jon
@jmalkin.bsky.social
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Dad, contributor to Apache Datasketches, dabbler in martial arts. Cephalopod fan.

Any opinions are my own and not reflective of my employer or the open source project to which I contribute.
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Only last year, actually!
A salamander on a wall a night. Its bulbous eyes cast an obvious shadow.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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The same guy who sent this mailer when running against Mike Honda? Never!
Ro Khanna mailer from his 2014 Congressional primary race in English and Chinese touting his opposition to a proposed state measure that would have overturned CA Prop 209. His role in the US House did not give him a vote to oppose the measure in the state legislature.
October 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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I appreciate the attempt at accessibility but this design seems insufficient considered
A button for an audible street crossing signal separated from the crossing area by a permanent physical barrier. Outside the San Francisco ferry building.
July 21, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Receipt. This was May 2014. SCA 5 was an amendment to the state constitution to overturn Prop 209, which had banned Affirmative Action at public colleges and universities.

He was running for federal office and this was a state issue, so it was purely signaling his position.
A Ro Khanna mailer from May 2014 talking about his opposition to SCA 5, in both English and Chinese, an amendment to overturn California's Prop 209 banning Affirmative Action at public colleges and universities.
December 6, 2024 at 11:20 PM
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This little cutie was on my wall when I took out trash one night
A salamander on wood siding at night.
November 5, 2024 at 7:14 AM
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Ooh, closest I've found to my number!
Card showing Jon was account #618,923 on Bluesky.
September 20, 2024 at 4:04 AM
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@tomtomorrow.bsky.social Look what I saw at the airport when leaving Seattle today!
A concert poster for a Pearl Jam and Social Distortion show in Philadelphia from 2009. The poster artwork is by Tom Tomorrow in his signature style.
June 26, 2024 at 12:24 AM
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One of my favorite lines:
A tweet from Titus Winters in June 2019: It's Programming if "clever" is a compliment. It's Software Engineering if "clever" is an accusation.
February 2, 2024 at 7:15 AM