Tapani Otala
@otala.me
VP Engineering @ Tidepool. Formerly Samsung, Amazon (Lab126), Adobe, TiVo, Canon, ... Building a better world, one byte at a time.
My opinions are only mine.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjotala/
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My opinions are only mine.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjotala/
https://github.com/tjotala
Well, I suppose it’s good then that no one’s GAF when it gets chucked out by next admin as the cheap trash that it is.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Well, I suppose it’s good then that no one’s GAF when it gets chucked out by next admin as the cheap trash that it is.
I blame Project MMXXV!
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I blame Project MMXXV!
Dems be like Ben Kenobi shouting “you were supposed to bring balance to The Force!”
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Dems be like Ben Kenobi shouting “you were supposed to bring balance to The Force!”
Am I correct in believing that someone like Jeffrey Clark can no longer hide behind the 5th if someone were to ask him a few questions? Good times...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Election denier who Trump wanted to take over DOJ invokes the 5th in disbarment hearing
Jeffrey Clark, an environmental lawyer who nearly became acting attorney general days before the Jan. 6 attack, repeatedly asserted privilege during a disciplinary hearing.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Am I correct in believing that someone like Jeffrey Clark can no longer hide behind the 5th if someone were to ask him a few questions? Good times...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Sure, sure - trust the admin and majority party that has plastered this misinformation on every government web site for the past several weeks:
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Sure, sure - trust the admin and majority party that has plastered this misinformation on every government web site for the past several weeks:
I thought commemorative coins are only for people who are already dead.
Is the Times promising good times?
Is the Times promising good times?
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I thought commemorative coins are only for people who are already dead.
Is the Times promising good times?
Is the Times promising good times?
Kaliforniassa palaa 620 km^2 metsää?
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Kaliforniassa palaa 620 km^2 metsää?
“The code is more what you'd call suggestions than actual guidelines” - [Dread Pirate] Roberts
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“The code is more what you'd call suggestions than actual guidelines” - [Dread Pirate] Roberts
He’s relying on the general public having the attention span and memory retention of a fruit fly. Though that’s actually an insult to all the hard-working fruit flies out there.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
He’s relying on the general public having the attention span and memory retention of a fruit fly. Though that’s actually an insult to all the hard-working fruit flies out there.
Sure sounds like the classic “privatize profit, socialize loss” play. Heads I win, tails you lose.
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Sure sounds like the classic “privatize profit, socialize loss” play. Heads I win, tails you lose.
My concern is that the next person is going to suffer an unfortunate accident while “resisting arrest”, thus conveniently avoiding the need for a trial that might acquit them.
Like accidentally falling out of 5th floor window despite living on 1st floor.
Like accidentally falling out of 5th floor window despite living on 1st floor.
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
My concern is that the next person is going to suffer an unfortunate accident while “resisting arrest”, thus conveniently avoiding the need for a trial that might acquit them.
Like accidentally falling out of 5th floor window despite living on 1st floor.
Like accidentally falling out of 5th floor window despite living on 1st floor.
I’ve always considered it a sign of a weak leader whose direct reports only tell him good news or suck up to him. Guaranteed that the worst things are being swept under the rug.
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I’ve always considered it a sign of a weak leader whose direct reports only tell him good news or suck up to him. Guaranteed that the worst things are being swept under the rug.
From the party that has repeatedly made fun of participation trophies…
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
From the party that has repeatedly made fun of participation trophies…
And he’s not even a socialist, either
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
And he’s not even a socialist, either
“I’ve typed things you people wouldn’t believe. Essay paragraphs vanishing off the edge of Safari. I watched captcha boxes glitch in the dark near the Submit button. All those words will be lost in cache, like tears in rain. Time to refresh.”
I’m sure Roy Batty would have delivered it better tho.
I’m sure Roy Batty would have delivered it better tho.
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“I’ve typed things you people wouldn’t believe. Essay paragraphs vanishing off the edge of Safari. I watched captcha boxes glitch in the dark near the Submit button. All those words will be lost in cache, like tears in rain. Time to refresh.”
I’m sure Roy Batty would have delivered it better tho.
I’m sure Roy Batty would have delivered it better tho.
What a golden opportunity to play "Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)" from “Hamilton”
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What a golden opportunity to play "Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)" from “Hamilton”
My prediction: some will declare this fake woke news and re-double their target practice to “own the libs”.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My prediction: some will declare this fake woke news and re-double their target practice to “own the libs”.
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The Party hereby affirms that the verbiage contained herein has rendered said Party’s comprehension null and void, ab initio.
The provisions herein have exceeded this party’s cognitive threshold, resulting in acute legal befuddlement, remedy unclear pending explication.
The provisions herein have exceeded this party’s cognitive threshold, resulting in acute legal befuddlement, remedy unclear pending explication.
November 4, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The Party hereby affirms that the verbiage contained herein has rendered said Party’s comprehension null and void, ab initio.
The provisions herein have exceeded this party’s cognitive threshold, resulting in acute legal befuddlement, remedy unclear pending explication.
The provisions herein have exceeded this party’s cognitive threshold, resulting in acute legal befuddlement, remedy unclear pending explication.
His targets came apart at the seams?
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
His targets came apart at the seams?
For someone who is 3rd in line to the throne, he is rather ill-informed…
October 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
For someone who is 3rd in line to the throne, he is rather ill-informed…