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Shay Elkin
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Old man. Yells at cloud (service providers), and lives with @adigi.bsky.social in an old house in Berkeley, California.

Signal: https://shayelk.in/dm/
fuck you to the eugenist serving as the us health secretary
INCREDIBLE CURVES
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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ICE is in #Oakland!

There is a request for a solidarity presence from schools during pick up hours.

Harriet Tubman preschool, 800 33rd street early dismissal
Picket 11am- 11:45

Hoover Elementary 890 Brockhurst street entrance
Picket 12:30 - 2pm

YMCA preschool 3265 market
Picket 2pm - 5pm
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The most significant change, imo, in programming language design over the last ~20 years is moving from "accept as much as possible" to "make good choices".

and all the hate to the boomers who consider that a bad idea.
“rust isn’t safe because it panics” shut da fuck up rust is safe BECAUSE it panics. instead of, you know. not doing that.
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Calendar Tetris is my git good game
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Doctor says, 'Dont worry, parser design is simple. Great programmer Kate Compton has written the parser you seek’
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
November 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Brother Gregor never spoke and often spooked the neophytes with his appearance, but he was a gentle soul and a phenomenal cook and knew more ways to prepare a fish than the abbot knew hymns
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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@cityofoakland.bsky.social has announced a full closure (including bike traffic) for repairs on Tunnel Road tomorrow (Saturday Nov 15) from 7am to 5pm, as well as multiple weekdays through the rest of November. Check out the closure extent & suggested detour here:

felt.com/map/Oakland-...
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A single caveat: I don’t think the decision to align such, in the US and abroad, was ever explicitly made, but rather all believed their actions were expected of them. Just like they did in 2018. I’d say we call them captains of industry and not admirals for a reason.
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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New t card dropped.
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
My license just renewed, so a good reminder to rec (again) this career saving software for those of you who like me, are both macOS users and are good at ignoring their notifications: a small program that blocks the whole screen when a meeting starts, making it harder to ignore it.
In Your Face - The meeting reminder app
An app for Apple macOS that helps you being on time for meetings. It interrupts your workflow by blocking your screen when it is time to go to the meeting.
www.inyourface.app
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
In the list of abysses I’ve stared too much into, sending an email such that it’d be accepted is surely one of deepest darkest ones.
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This used to be a civilization
November 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
לחתול יש קולר עם פעמון, לכלב יש תגיות מתכת מרשרשות, ולילד.ה יש מחזיקי מפתחות מרשרשים שתלויים על הטלפון, מה שמאפשר רק ל-@adigi.bsky.social להתגנב ולהפתיע אותי.
November 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is how you make sure I never step into a Target.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.

They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.

If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."

🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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וכן, אני הסטריאוטיפ הסמולני שלא יכול להגיד שום דבר טוב על אף נבחר.ת ציבור
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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I don't know NYC's demographics, but in San Francisco the Chinese population is approximately 1/3 of the vote. That means it can really make a difference for a local candidate to show the kind of respect and thoughtfulness it requires to design a powerful, not obvious Chinese name.

/end
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
עיתונאי שפותח חשבון סאבסטאק בנובמבר 2025, כשיש אלטרנטיבות שלא תומכות אקטיבית בנאו-נאצים, זה מדגים ניתוק מוחלט מהמציאות, או בחירה ערכית לא משהו. שני דברים שדי מורידים מהמוניטין.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
May he get the medical treatment he deserves (also, what happened to not taking notes of a criminal conspiracy?)
November 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We went to the beach
November 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM