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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 19d

If you’re a California resident, be sure to vote in the upcoming special election! If you need a little bling to get you motivated, we’ve got you covered with both ready-to-go small pins and solder-it-yourself kits! Kits are 50% off and assembled pins are 25% off. Happy voting!

Two white pins with blue text that says I Voted are held up in front of the State of CA website that has Nov 4 special election and Prop 50 info on it.

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks to republicans and greedy for profit insurance schemes, my employer sponsors healthcare is going up 18%.. that’s a lot and it’s nothing compared to people with ACA coverage.. great job, you’re really making the wealthy great again…

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RustNL @rustnl.bsky.social · 28d

We're excited to announce a new initiative to support the Rust Project, our Rust Maintainers Fund!

We are setting out to employ 6 full-time maintainers and 6 interns in 2026 to make sure #rustlang is well maintained and bugs and contributions get the attention they need.

Read more: rustnl.org/fund

RustNL - Rust Maintainers Fund - Keeping the Rust Project maintained so you can focus on building reliable software

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Sep 16

Like Toy Soldiers *

Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Sep 16

In times like these, the song Toy Soldier by Eminem hits a little harder.

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Sep 16

Ya know, I was trying to pin down why attacking civilian vessels in the Caribbean sounded familiar, then I remembered that a particular 1940s German state did the same thing during WW2

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Sep 12

Not sure if we’re keeping her, she’s very sweet and we rescued her from living in a bush being covered by ants and slugs.

Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Sep 12

With everything going on, I’d like to break up your timeline with a sweet baby named Rune!

A Tortoiseshell kitten roughly 8 to 10 months old, sitting on gray carpet in front of a white door.

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Sep 8

As someone who is dealing with high cholesterol, it’s incredibly concerning the moves they’re making in regards to healthy fats and oils.

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Sep 5

Unfortunately we’re in a drought here in Utah so I can’t because I won’t be able to feel that rain on my skin

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Sep 3

A classic

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Sep 1

Still going on if you haven’t had a chance to grab anything

Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hi, I am having a sale on my remaining inventory on @tindie.com it’s running until everything is gone so head on over and grab some cool stuff like the RPGA Feather! #maker #electronics #tindie #rp2040 www.tindie.com/products/oak...

RPGA Feather - RP2040 + iCE40 by Oak Development Technologies on Tindie

Coming soon - RPGA Feather - The RP2040 + iCE40 Feather for Sensor Fusion Goodness

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Aug 25

Honestly, if I was sold out of everything I’d consider making even more things. I have some ideas I’m kicking around but need a little motivation to get them off the ground

Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Aug 25

This sale is still going on, everything is marked down 20% for like the next 3 weeks and longer.

Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hi, I am having a sale on my remaining inventory on @tindie.com it’s running until everything is gone so head on over and grab some cool stuff like the RPGA Feather! #maker #electronics #tindie #rp2040 www.tindie.com/products/oak...

RPGA Feather - RP2040 + iCE40 by Oak Development Technologies on Tindie

Coming soon - RPGA Feather - The RP2040 + iCE40 Feather for Sensor Fusion Goodness

www.tindie.com

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Aug 25

Honestly, it’s pretty lucky that I can draw down my retirement account to cover preventative medical expenses so I can work more years in the capitalism machine. Not sure what I’d do if I could actually retire before I die.

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Aug 21

I’m super glad I live in a country where my taxes go to painting border walls and not covering medical expenses acquired from my wife and I doing the very thing they claim they want married people to do, have kids. Hello $450/m for the next year to pay off a $4600 medical collection 🫠

Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Aug 21

Considering the whole country is a joke, it’s just a part of the role play

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hi, I am having a sale on my remaining inventory on @tindie.com it’s running until everything is gone so head on over and grab some cool stuff like the RPGA Feather! #maker #electronics #tindie #rp2040 www.tindie.com/products/oak...

RPGA Feather - RP2040 + iCE40 by Oak Development Technologies on Tindie

Coming soon - RPGA Feather - The RP2040 + iCE40 Feather for Sensor Fusion Goodness

www.tindie.com

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Aug 21

I see they’ve switched to infrared lasers to be more discrete when shooting off mouth laser beams

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Independent has identified Eric Lendrum as the DHS PR officer responsible for a relentless flood of social media posts on DHS pages using Nazis memes, slogans and images. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts

‘They are not migrants. They are not ‘undocumented.’ They are an invading army. The largest invasion in American history,’ DHS speechwriter writes on X

www.independent.co.uk

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 11

American corporations are on pace to spend $1.1 trillion on stock buybacks in 2025, an all-time high.

Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.

Nothing trickles down to workers.

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Jul 31

My pronouns are he/he because my life is a joke. (But seriously, support trans rights because trans rights are human rights).

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Jul 28

I like the idea of the TRON universe leaking into the real world and having to deal with the consequences of that. I am uncertain though if Ares would hold water given how hard it is to actually get decent movies made these days.

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Jul 28

Dang, and the tron movie looked good too 😕 why can’t people be decent humans and not do reckless and harmful things like hurting women and bombing literal starving children.. I hate this timeline…

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Oak Dev Tech @oakdevtech.bsky.social · Jul 28

Depression is so weird. Some people just doom scroll, some people lay in bed, others emotionally spend on little dopamine treats. Me? My brain says I need to go spend $520 on lumber to build the desk/bookshelf combo I dreamed up for the primary bedroom for my wife and I.

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