Tim
@snowgoons.ro
Software engineering nerd, Citizen of Nowhere™, immigrant in beautiful România...
https://snowgoons.ro/
https://snowgoons.ro/
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Tim
@snowgoons.ro
· Nov 13
You're probably wondering why I've blocked you... Please identify appropriate reasons from the following list:
[ ] You have idiotic opinions (e.g. "Fahrenheit is useful")
[ ] You have idiotic political opinions:
[ ] Tankie
[ ] Fascist
[ ] MAGA
[ ] Brexiteer
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[ ] You have idiotic opinions (e.g. "Fahrenheit is useful")
[ ] You have idiotic political opinions:
[ ] Tankie
[ ] Fascist
[ ] MAGA
[ ] Brexiteer
(continued overleaf)
Oh fuck. LinkedIn have found BlueSky.
This is what happens when you say "Dubai" three times in front of the mirror...
This is what happens when you say "Dubai" three times in front of the mirror...
October 13, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Oh fuck. LinkedIn have found BlueSky.
This is what happens when you say "Dubai" three times in front of the mirror...
This is what happens when you say "Dubai" three times in front of the mirror...
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People keep telling me the UK is so over and they're going to move to Dubai and, like, fine. Go on then. Would you like directions to the airport?
You definitely shouldn't move to Dubai, writes V&A director Tristram Hunt on.ft.com/46MfW1t
Don’t move to Dubai — this is still the place to be
[FREE TO READ] Better to buy the dip and celebrate the UK as an enduring cultural behemoth
on.ft.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
People keep telling me the UK is so over and they're going to move to Dubai and, like, fine. Go on then. Would you like directions to the airport?
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I am here to shill for `just` instead. OK, it's not a replacement for what `make` was designed to be good for (but who is using plain make for that these days...,) but it's a much better replacement for what everyone *actually* uses it for.
I really, really like it:
github.com/casey/just
I really, really like it:
github.com/casey/just
GitHub - casey/just: 🤖 Just a command runner
🤖 Just a command runner. Contribute to casey/just development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I am here to shill for `just` instead. OK, it's not a replacement for what `make` was designed to be good for (but who is using plain make for that these days...,) but it's a much better replacement for what everyone *actually* uses it for.
I really, really like it:
github.com/casey/just
I really, really like it:
github.com/casey/just
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WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE MOON?
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a thread, because everyone is confused about Mid-Autumn Festival...
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a thread, because everyone is confused about Mid-Autumn Festival...
October 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE MOON?
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a thread, because everyone is confused about Mid-Autumn Festival...
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a thread, because everyone is confused about Mid-Autumn Festival...
Behold the replies to this; I have been witness to an actual murder...
Disclaimer: not a swifty by any stretch, except perhaps for her standing up against trump.
Sorry to hear you have opinions on things you shouldn't comment about. Could you please put them on threads and not spoil your timeline here? Asking for a friend.
Sorry to hear you have opinions on things you shouldn't comment about. Could you please put them on threads and not spoil your timeline here? Asking for a friend.
October 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Behold the replies to this; I have been witness to an actual murder...
Got to say, I'm loving my seat for this season's CSM București Handball...
#csm #București #Bucharest #Romania #ehfcl #ehf
#csm #București #Bucharest #Romania #ehfcl #ehf
October 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Got to say, I'm loving my seat for this season's CSM București Handball...
#csm #București #Bucharest #Romania #ehfcl #ehf
#csm #București #Bucharest #Romania #ehfcl #ehf
Really enjoying "Everything Must Go" @dorianlynskey.bsky.social, it's made my last couple of long fights fly by (ouch...) One thought crossed my mind though, especially in the Androids bit - it feels to me like you're missing gaming! "Detroit: Become Human" has as much original to say as any...
October 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Really enjoying "Everything Must Go" @dorianlynskey.bsky.social, it's made my last couple of long fights fly by (ouch...) One thought crossed my mind though, especially in the Androids bit - it feels to me like you're missing gaming! "Detroit: Become Human" has as much original to say as any...
But what did it teach you about B2B sales, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social?
It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity | George Monbiot
It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity | George Monbiot
Fixing that hole could have cost under £100; the cost of not doing so is limitless. My prang highlights the neoliberal folly of false economies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
But what did it teach you about B2B sales, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social?
This shit is going to be enough to make me cancel my Jetbrains subscription.
Goddammit. I like RustRover, but I am sick to back teeth of having to turn off shitty autocomplete features that magically turn back on, I have zero faith the new "steal your code" button won't do the same. @jetbrains.com
Goddammit. I like RustRover, but I am sick to back teeth of having to turn off shitty autocomplete features that magically turn back on, I have zero faith the new "steal your code" button won't do the same. @jetbrains.com
Better AI Depends on Better Data: We Need Your Help | The JetBrains Blog
TL;DR Over the past few years, AI has made remarkable progress, but it doesn’t always deliver what professional developers need. One key reason is that most models are trained on public datasets th
blog.jetbrains.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This shit is going to be enough to make me cancel my Jetbrains subscription.
Goddammit. I like RustRover, but I am sick to back teeth of having to turn off shitty autocomplete features that magically turn back on, I have zero faith the new "steal your code" button won't do the same. @jetbrains.com
Goddammit. I like RustRover, but I am sick to back teeth of having to turn off shitty autocomplete features that magically turn back on, I have zero faith the new "steal your code" button won't do the same. @jetbrains.com
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beautiful
we can just do things - underreacted
underreacted.leaflet.pub
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
beautiful
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No-one clutches their pearls harder than a racist being called a racist.
September 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
No-one clutches their pearls harder than a racist being called a racist.
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US war crimes are back, baby!
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
US war crimes are back, baby!
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I don’t know about you, but I’m still sort of processing that the US president stood up in the UN and declared that London is about to be under Sharia law, and the response has been “actually, that won’t happen” rather than “Jesus, that is insane.”
September 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I don’t know about you, but I’m still sort of processing that the US president stood up in the UN and declared that London is about to be under Sharia law, and the response has been “actually, that won’t happen” rather than “Jesus, that is insane.”
God, seriously? You visit the authoritarian west for one day, and it's already "papers please"...
![A Bluesky popup which says [translated] "The legislation in your region requires age verification to access some features. Touch to find out more"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qog3juejzw6lqlx5skknm3sd/bafkreicyk2wjjprcrodxqhdm7oq4ndspusrs3q7al3bra2ck5eot6qpsca@jpeg)
September 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
God, seriously? You visit the authoritarian west for one day, and it's already "papers please"...
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On anti-Faragism, the point of the Lib Dems and Ed Davey finding himself unmarked in front of an open goal www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Resisting Faragism offers the Lib Dems a rare clarity of purpose | Rafael Behr
Ed Davey’s rallying cry in defence of moderate, liberal Britain might give some coherence to a party with a reputation for opportunism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM
On anti-Faragism, the point of the Lib Dems and Ed Davey finding himself unmarked in front of an open goal www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
PSA for everyone currently cancelling their Disney+ subscriptions:
Remember, a 1:1 seeding ratio is the minimum required by good etiquette. 2:1 and you're making the world a better place.
Remember, a 1:1 seeding ratio is the minimum required by good etiquette. 2:1 and you're making the world a better place.
September 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
PSA for everyone currently cancelling their Disney+ subscriptions:
Remember, a 1:1 seeding ratio is the minimum required by good etiquette. 2:1 and you're making the world a better place.
Remember, a 1:1 seeding ratio is the minimum required by good etiquette. 2:1 and you're making the world a better place.
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ah. bluesky.
September 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
ah. bluesky.
And I thought nobody read my blog
I'm not sure who linked this to me, but your post gives me this vibe and I love it:
anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-...
anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-...
How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner - annie's blog
“Hello! I am a developer. Here is my relevant experience: I code in Hoobijag and sometimes jabbernocks and of course ABCDE++++ (but never ABCDE+/^+ are you kidding? ha!) and I like working with ...
anniemueller.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
And I thought nobody read my blog
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We know that Putin and other dictators try to build a new world order. Soft power plays a crucial role in this.
Today, Russia hosts the Intervision 2025 – a competitor event to the Eurovision Song Contest.
Which regimes participate in this contest?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervi...
Today, Russia hosts the Intervision 2025 – a competitor event to the Eurovision Song Contest.
Which regimes participate in this contest?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervi...
Intervision 2025 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We know that Putin and other dictators try to build a new world order. Soft power plays a crucial role in this.
Today, Russia hosts the Intervision 2025 – a competitor event to the Eurovision Song Contest.
Which regimes participate in this contest?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervi...
Today, Russia hosts the Intervision 2025 – a competitor event to the Eurovision Song Contest.
Which regimes participate in this contest?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervi...
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i knew one day i’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down i just didn’t expect them to be such losers youtu.be/5NfyIpE4zaw?...
Paris Paloma - Good Boy (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Paris Paloma
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
i knew one day i’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down i just didn’t expect them to be such losers youtu.be/5NfyIpE4zaw?...
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[sigh]
it's nice on the internet before the americans wake up.
Let's see what shitstorm they dump on us today.
it's nice on the internet before the americans wake up.
Let's see what shitstorm they dump on us today.
September 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
[sigh]
it's nice on the internet before the americans wake up.
Let's see what shitstorm they dump on us today.
it's nice on the internet before the americans wake up.
Let's see what shitstorm they dump on us today.
I feel like this headline was deliberate, Bangkok Post. #dong
Vietnam is guiding the dong lower as US tariffs threaten exports
Vietnam is using the age-old tactic of currency depreciation to gain a competitive advantage over its Southeast Asian peers as nations look for ways to ease the burden from US President Donald Trump&r...
www.bangkokpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I feel like this headline was deliberate, Bangkok Post. #dong
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if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved
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Facebook needs to die.
September 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Facebook needs to die.
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This is some of the hardest shit I've seen in my life
August 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
This is some of the hardest shit I've seen in my life