Tim Marinin
@timmarinin.net
Trying to understand the world, thinking about software and privacy, also love coffee. He/him. At my own website: https://timmarinin.net.
Obviously, not the most pressing issue of the times, but still quite depressing: marketing dialogues with options yes/later.
It indicates power imbalance between corporations producing software and users of that software, and I dislike it, and those who approved it; designed it and developed it.
It indicates power imbalance between corporations producing software and users of that software, and I dislike it, and those who approved it; designed it and developed it.
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Obviously, not the most pressing issue of the times, but still quite depressing: marketing dialogues with options yes/later.
It indicates power imbalance between corporations producing software and users of that software, and I dislike it, and those who approved it; designed it and developed it.
It indicates power imbalance between corporations producing software and users of that software, and I dislike it, and those who approved it; designed it and developed it.
adhd coded
there should be a way to work for 20 companies at once and rotate them like once a month so you don’t get bored
October 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
adhd coded
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I accidentally glitched out an animation I was working on and created a perfect example of what the passage of time feels like to someone with ADHD
October 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I accidentally glitched out an animation I was working on and created a perfect example of what the passage of time feels like to someone with ADHD
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the most authoritarian of King Arthur's knights was Sir Veillance
October 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
the most authoritarian of King Arthur's knights was Sir Veillance
[naïve time traveler who has a penchant for being right for wrong reasons] being a medieval doctor would be so sick
August 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
[naïve time traveler who has a penchant for being right for wrong reasons] being a medieval doctor would be so sick
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Grim reaper: well, we meet again
Me: is it my time to die?
Grim reaper: what? No, it’s time for you to become ape again
Me: is it my time to die?
Grim reaper: what? No, it’s time for you to become ape again
August 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Grim reaper: well, we meet again
Me: is it my time to die?
Grim reaper: what? No, it’s time for you to become ape again
Me: is it my time to die?
Grim reaper: what? No, it’s time for you to become ape again
British navy at some point in history:
If you persist, then notch the following fact upon your very soul: you can absolutely use lime and lemon interchangeably in recipes, it's *fine*
July 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
British navy at some point in history:
Ocean’s 11 is a story that concurrency is con + currency
July 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Ocean’s 11 is a story that concurrency is con + currency
Bullet journal?
Perry the Bullet journal?!
Perry the Bullet journal?!
July 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Bullet journal?
Perry the Bullet journal?!
Perry the Bullet journal?!
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Descartes gave us all the tools we need to survive in an era of misinformation. Simply begin with the understanding that you are real but everything else is fairly likely to be the cruel games of a demon sent to torment you specifically.
June 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Descartes gave us all the tools we need to survive in an era of misinformation. Simply begin with the understanding that you are real but everything else is fairly likely to be the cruel games of a demon sent to torment you specifically.
Is humanity mostly done with food and the kinds of food we have is all the kinds we’ll ever have?
June 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Is humanity mostly done with food and the kinds of food we have is all the kinds we’ll ever have?
Draft heuristic: I want “client” and “the network” to be provided separately, to ensure that the client is working in my interests
For trivial example, I use mailmate+iOS mail+fastmail instead of their own app.
Time to investigate some alternative Bluesky clients (or try to prototype my own, hmm)
For trivial example, I use mailmate+iOS mail+fastmail instead of their own app.
Time to investigate some alternative Bluesky clients (or try to prototype my own, hmm)
June 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Draft heuristic: I want “client” and “the network” to be provided separately, to ensure that the client is working in my interests
For trivial example, I use mailmate+iOS mail+fastmail instead of their own app.
Time to investigate some alternative Bluesky clients (or try to prototype my own, hmm)
For trivial example, I use mailmate+iOS mail+fastmail instead of their own app.
Time to investigate some alternative Bluesky clients (or try to prototype my own, hmm)
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I usually get where big tech is coming from but this is just malicious tracking. If you're an engineer and you're asked to implement something like this, it's time to whistleblow.
I hope the IE DPA will look into it.
Anyway, Local Network Access (github.com/explainers-b...) can't come soon enough.
I hope the IE DPA will look into it.
Anyway, Local Network Access (github.com/explainers-b...) can't come soon enough.
Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android
We disclose a novel tracking method by Meta and Yandex potentially affecting billions of Android users. We found that native Android apps—including Facebook, Instagram, and several Yandex apps…
localmess.github.io
June 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I usually get where big tech is coming from but this is just malicious tracking. If you're an engineer and you're asked to implement something like this, it's time to whistleblow.
I hope the IE DPA will look into it.
Anyway, Local Network Access (github.com/explainers-b...) can't come soon enough.
I hope the IE DPA will look into it.
Anyway, Local Network Access (github.com/explainers-b...) can't come soon enough.
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Now THIS is what a customer-centric app is.
Most banks keep sending out warning emails about impersonation and scams.
Any app can implement this capability with a little coding + backend work (assuming their BE sensible enough): and yet Monzo is the first one I’ve heard do it.
Most banks keep sending out warning emails about impersonation and scams.
Any app can implement this capability with a little coding + backend work (assuming their BE sensible enough): and yet Monzo is the first one I’ve heard do it.
June 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Now THIS is what a customer-centric app is.
Most banks keep sending out warning emails about impersonation and scams.
Any app can implement this capability with a little coding + backend work (assuming their BE sensible enough): and yet Monzo is the first one I’ve heard do it.
Most banks keep sending out warning emails about impersonation and scams.
Any app can implement this capability with a little coding + backend work (assuming their BE sensible enough): and yet Monzo is the first one I’ve heard do it.
What would be non-capitalist phrasing for “for fun and profit”?
June 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What would be non-capitalist phrasing for “for fun and profit”?
Omega as shown in classic doctor who was much scarier (and therefore good) than this cgi thingy
May 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Omega as shown in classic doctor who was much scarier (and therefore good) than this cgi thingy
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(awake for 90 whole minutes) i've seen enough. it's time for bed
May 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
(awake for 90 whole minutes) i've seen enough. it's time for bed
enjoying “Because Internet” by @gretchenmcc.bsky.social in audio form
May 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
enjoying “Because Internet” by @gretchenmcc.bsky.social in audio form
[Int. Drafts folder]
brain without ai is just brn
brain without ai is just brn
May 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
[Int. Drafts folder]
brain without ai is just brn
brain without ai is just brn
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Wow: after 15 years, YouTube has taken down the original 'Rick Roll' video due to a "licensing issue," likely due to the acquisition of Astley's record lable.
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Rick Astley
www.youtube.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Wow: after 15 years, YouTube has taken down the original 'Rick Roll' video due to a "licensing issue," likely due to the acquisition of Astley's record lable.
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
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anything that at any point you loved but then became too cool for, know that someday you will turn back to that thing and say "oh. no. you were fine, you were more than fine. it is I who was cringe"
May 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
anything that at any point you loved but then became too cool for, know that someday you will turn back to that thing and say "oh. no. you were fine, you were more than fine. it is I who was cringe"
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that post never existed. you made it up.
April 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
that post never existed. you made it up.
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huh! firefox migrated to github
github.com/mozilla-firefo…
github.com/mozilla-firefo…
GitHub - mozilla-firefox/firefox: The official repository of Mozilla's Firefox web browser.
The official repository of Mozilla's Firefox web browser. - mozilla-firefox/firefox
github.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
huh! firefox migrated to github
github.com/mozilla-firefo…
github.com/mozilla-firefo…