Christina Warren

It's film_girl, but on Mastodon. I'm a Senior Developer Advocate at GitHub, a podcaster, a journalist turned developer and someone obsessed with tech, OSS, and pop culture.

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2024-11-12 16:10:40

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@npub197h…5wpp xoxoxoxo!!!

2024-10-29 15:55:51

Happy #GitHubUniverse everyone! The keynote is about to start and it’s going to be SO GOOD!! Tune in online for so much cool news — you’ll see me and @damovisa and friends after the keynote and throughout the day on stream! https://www.youtube.com/live/5ov2NYBdGSw?si=73gjck633Fe2EIi6
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2024-10-27 03:20:06

My Waymo is celebrating Halloween. We got in and the Exorcist theme started playing. Iconic. So cool.
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2024-09-29 20:56:27

It happened. The one rose gold item I don’t covet. In fact, you couldn’t pay me $100,000 to wear this.
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2024-09-20 17:29:54

My childhood in two photos.
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2024-09-19 00:27:36

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@npub1na9…nagt sigh. Yes.

2024-09-18 16:23:02

Battery life on iOS 18 on my 15 Pro Max is noticeably worse than iOS 17.6.1. After two days I can confidently say that. Anyone else?

2024-09-13 13:05:27

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@npub1tgt…68dp this is why I need to see it in person!

2024-09-13 12:25:35

Waiting on ordering my watch until I can see the colors in person (and still seriously considering the Hermes option, I’m sorry I’m the worst) but I got my phone and AirPods Max. And a $50 clear case I’ll despise and use twice before going naked and a 2m MagSafe.
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2024-09-10 05:36:22

OK, I was out during the #AppleEvent but now that I’ve digested all the announcements (even tho I’m buying most of them, don’t @ me) I can’t help but feel really underwhelmed. I’m buying a new Apple Watch b/c it’s been two years and I want to use the TinyPod. I am buying AirPods Max b/c I’m a fucking moron with more money than sense. And I’m getting the iPhone 16 Pro Max because I always get the new iPhone and am on the upgrade plan. But aside from the watch (the watch!) nothing excites me

2024-09-10 01:48:54

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@npub15ml…2w4s I hate that you made me look this up because now I want a $1900 watch

2024-08-29 19:49:48

This story is so insane. I can sort of understand how someone could get mistakenly separated from a group (but also, you’re on a mountain. Count better!) but to wait like 8 hours before calling search and rescue (after abandoning your own search) is just really terrible. https://www.npr.org/2024/08/29/nx-s1-5093882/colorado-hiker-left-behind-office-retreat-mountain

2024-08-15 13:27:43

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@npub1qd4…rhzc fully agree!

2024-08-15 13:17:52

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@npub1qd4…rhzc yay! So happy! I bought iDOS 3 the other day!

2024-08-15 12:47:40

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@npub1gz6…nyex ok well that’s a skill issue. The whole joke is using Elon's AI to make fun of him.

2024-08-15 11:51:56

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@npub1gz6…nyex well yes that’s the whole joke

2024-08-15 04:45:46

Thanks @npub1lsl…9c2x for the push to make this art
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2024-08-15 04:44:48

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@npub1rcl…f6wl yes. They are doing a cocaine snowball even tho as brothers that is very inappropriate

2024-08-15 00:58:34

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@npub1eda…2lkn yeah this is my prompt
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2024-08-15 00:53:43

Ngl, this is the greatest image I’ve ever seen created from an AI prompt.
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2024-08-13 23:21:40

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@npub1gv0…kwg8 I think there are fair reasons to criticize Patreon. I don’t think Apple has any high ground in this case at all, however. Bad policy is bad policy.

2024-08-13 23:16:59

So I just checked out of curiosity — and forgive me if this has already been litigated like 24 hours ago — but Patreon doesn’t even use Apple’s IAP as the payment processor. If you sign-up for a creator inside the app it defaults to whatever your existing payment method is. So for me, that’s PayPal. So that makes the 30% commission even less defensible. Like I’m genuinely laughing at this now.

2024-08-13 21:49:35

Complaining to the press works! Congrats iDOS 3! Bought this yesterday!
From: @npub1su4…a0dw
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/112956721667940897

2024-08-13 20:02:42

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@npub16xj…etam fully agree

2024-08-13 19:55:26

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@npub1em8…g250 fully agree

2024-08-13 19:45:53

I think the only way Apple or any App Store should take a cut from these types of apps are if they are professing the payments and then you can charge your 5% or whatever. I feel the same way about Apple trying to take a cut of people who buy ads on Facebook in the Facebook app. But the real solution, I think, is for Patreon and Substack to just leave the App Store. Fuck it. Leaving is the only way to maybe win. Yes, that might make it worse for your users. Fuck it.
https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/112956211367383557

2024-08-13 19:11:45

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@npub1sfh…zcch I mean it’s 1/1000 of their services revenue, however that is expressed.

2024-08-13 16:37:48

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@npub18pr…ygmk the slug is my favorite part for sure but all of this is art!

2024-08-13 16:36:13

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@npub1hxv…nek2 absolutely. When they let the lunatics at McDonnell Douglas take over and moved the corporate HQ, a lot of the company died. It took us years and years to see the rot but it happened nonetheless.

2024-08-13 16:23:37

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@npub1neq…ge9p absolutely! Kids grow up on Chromebooks and Google accounts and web browsers. Way harder to instill brand loyalty when most of what you use is a web browser.

2024-08-13 15:40:07

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Already we see how these sorts of policies play out poorly for Apple: the Apple Vision Pro is so far, an expensive flop that has very few apps and has made its devs very little money (I’ve talked to many. Only a few have done “well”) and most are wholly unwilling to even build an app for it. These policies and decisions have downstream effects. There are consequences. Apple might not “see” them b/c they still print money, but they exist.

2024-08-13 15:36:11

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@npub1m8f…th2s I already do. It’s a symptom, not a specific action. It’s an aggregation of dozens of bad actions that will catch up in sentiment, even if it takes time for it to impact profits.

2024-08-13 15:31:27

People like me are too deep into the Apple ecosystem to ever reasonably leave. Until/unless they fully neuter macOS, I’m here for life. And I’ll realistically never use Android. But the next generation of users might use an iPhone, but they also rely on the web and services from other companies. They use Chromebooks. They don’t have a reason to “root” for Apple the same way I did as a kid. And that’s how platforms change and ecosystems fall off. https://mastodon.social/@film_girl/112955398796903001

2024-08-13 15:23:23

The richest company in the world (congrats guys, you’re back on top) being fucking rent-seeking pieces of shit isn’t going to earn your precious services more $$$, it’s just going to convince a whole new generation of users to avoid the App Store for all payments and have a distaste towards your brand. https://mastodon.social/@caseyliss/112949682879529175

2024-08-10 04:09:42

I agree with all of this. I was away for the last 2 days on a video shoot so I missed this dust-up until now but Jason is absolutely right. 17 years ago, Apple rightfully skewered Vista foe this same sort of behavior. I actually think the Sequoia stuff is worse. https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell/112922329846385002

2024-08-09 23:08:50

Meanwhile, while Apple enshittifes macOS and tries to force everyone to use the absolute ghetto that is the piece of shit Mac App Store, they also approve fake apps. So miss me with this “annoying and bad notifications are b/c Apple cares about user safety.” No. You cannot have it both ways. You cannot claim the only way to release safe and reliable apps is through a terrible App Store and also approve predatory fake apps through said App Store. https://appdot.net/@jgordon/112895103651131419

2024-08-09 22:40:52

Bffr Apple, this is so anti-user for absolutely no reason. MacOS is still the best desktop operating system but Apple seems content on trying to change that every year as they make decisions that are bad and also diametrically opposed to anything a pro user would actually want. https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/06/macos-sequoia-screen-recording-privacy-prompt/

2024-08-05 16:33:43

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@npub1326…laan yes, I’d love that!

2024-08-03 23:52:24

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@npub19fw…743t thanks for listening!

2024-08-01 22:16:31

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@npub1w9a…04m0 the fuck? what trash, indeed!

2024-08-01 22:01:04

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@npub100x…tadk yes! yes I do! I was SO hot at 19. Nineteen was a great year for me, so yes, take me back!

2024-07-30 17:52:20

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@npub1qrj…wkxm Natalie Portman will never be a grandmother, shut your mouth!
(That said, a movie about the MPDGs who are now mom’s to manic pixie dream girls is a funny/clever idea)

2024-07-29 03:43:22

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@npub139l…d5ux that’s horrifying

2024-07-29 03:23:47

Garden State hit theaters 20 years ago today
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/867/634/277/587/813/original/f2fdb82db8bb993d.mp4

2024-07-23 18:37:11

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@npub1gqp…twzr didn’t see some of those shorter sw flights so thanks for that.

2024-07-23 18:37:00

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@npub1gqp…twzr those are 15+ hour travel times. This isn’t even about money.

2024-07-23 18:15:57

OK, I was already incensed by the CrowdStrike scenario but now I’m trying to fly to Atlanta for a family emergency and I can’t get on a flight to save my life that won’t take under 17 hours because Delta is completely screwed and every other airline is SOL.

2024-07-23 01:04:27

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@npub18hq…h3gu the book is one of my all-time favorites. David Simon's The Corner and the hbo mini-series are great too

2024-07-22 19:45:05

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@npub1rc7…njkl genuinely one of the best ever

2024-07-22 18:37:22

When you ask me what is the greatest TV show of all-time, the easy response is to say, "The Wire." And I mostly agree with that. But I always add the caveat of "Homicide: Life on the Street" because to me, you don't get "The Wire" without Homicide. You just don't. Anyway, after many years of delays and music license stuff, Homicide is coming to Peacock next month and in HD and 4K! This is fantastic news for all of us who have wanted to show our friends top tier television https://deadline.com/2024/07/homicide-life-on-the-street-stream-peacock-1236016316/

2024-07-22 04:10:01

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@npub1vay…arep yes! By timeline I meant tiktok as much as Twitter! TikTok has had the memes earlier for sure which has been reassuring tbh

2024-07-22 03:57:21

I posted this to Twitter and it doesn’t really apply to Mastodon b/c Mastodon (also true of Threads) but the sentiment remains true:
The most reassuring thing about all of this for me is that finally FINALLY I’m seeing good memes on the timeline about the presumptive dem nominee! The Kamala memes have been getting good for a few weeks but are excellent today. I am serious when I say we need people to be inspired to shitpost if we want anyone to show up and vote.

2024-07-21 20:10:33

Lmao. The Morning Show is already filming season 4. You know they are so mad to have missed this week.

2024-07-19 18:52:26

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@npub198l…e5jx yes working on this!

2024-07-19 18:43:06

My favorite part of CrowdStrike’s “statement” about the damage they’ve caused is that there is still a free trial signup thing at the bottom of the blog post. I’ve rarely seen a company so bad at reading the room. Never change, CrowdStrike, never change! https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/statement-on-falcon-content-update-for-windows-hosts/

2024-07-19 18:39:49

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@npub1l20…0c0w oof! Stay cool/safe!

2024-07-19 14:50:55

My shoes for today are def on point
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2024-07-18 04:50:36

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@npub1nd8…2zkd ok but I argued in my 2010 review that it was The Social Network. 14 years later, I am even more sure of that

2024-07-17 23:40:31

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@npub1xs3…dlha same!
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2024-07-17 22:52:30

This is so bogus. UTM SE gets into the App Store after it was accepted into @npub1tgn…s68h’s Alt Store but iDOS 3 is still not allowed. Just bogus. https://litchie.com/2024/04/new-hope?updated

2024-07-17 20:47:50

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@npub1f7q…w93g I made the joke to my coworker who showed it to me and I was like “that’s good enough for the feeds”

2024-07-17 20:21:33

A wonderful coworker found the most “me” toilet seat of all time. I think it’s too expensive for me to buy but I dream of shitting on old tech this way. https://www.baileyhikawa.com/products/2gtrash-phones-toilet-seat
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/803/688/586/569/828/original/6054c421bf2868a8.jpeg

2024-07-17 20:21:14

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@npub1xpu…vvfy I’ll just keep it unlocked. This will be a secondary Apple Watch I just use for music and other stupidity.

2024-07-17 20:20:39

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@npub15l9…vn87 yeah but like he’ll be a secondary Apple Watch that I use as an iPod. I don’t really care.

2024-07-17 19:35:30

I was successfully bullied into buying the Tiny Pod. Honestly, this seems like a great thing to do with my Series 8 watch when I buy a new one in September. I won't get this until Fall (which they say is October/November) b/c I have baby hands and they are shipping the big one first, but I'm ngl, I'm sorta excited about this! I've long argued the Apple Watch is the new iPod (and so are AirPods tbh) and this just makes it official) https://thetinypod.com/

2024-07-16 20:27:34

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@npub1zth…rm9u I mean sure! I like sales but sure, no one has to buy anything from anywhere.

2024-07-16 17:29:59

It’s #PrimeDay so I’ll do my annual tradition of posting the best deals I find of stuff I’ve actually used. (Affiliate links are used throughout). First is the Stream Deck. The Mk2 in atomic purple is $125, which is a great price. But the white model is $110 which might be even better. https://amzn.to/3Wq6trB

2024-07-15 17:56:16

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@npub1f4d…42zv it is like maybe the best movie soundtrack of all time. Like, the graduate obv is on that list too. And vanilla sky. But garden state as a true mixed tape sort of soundtrack is perfect in every way.

2024-07-15 17:21:14

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@npub1saf…9aud that’s very cool!

2024-07-15 17:03:20

I regret to inform you all that we are 13 days away from the 20th anniversary of Garden State’s US release. This is one of those anniversaries that makes me feel old. And I generally don’t feel old. But this one is going to get me.

2024-07-14 19:55:57

Brenda and Dylan both being in Peach Pit heaven is truly sad.

2024-07-14 03:07:25

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@npub14l9…85sh follow wherever you want to see things the best. I don’t always post identical content but I do sometimes. But just follow whatever content/service you like most

2024-07-14 02:58:34

I took a 3.5 year old to see Despicable Me 4 and came out to about 40 texts and was very confused about what what happening. No comment on the rest of it but DM4 is pretty cute.

2024-07-13 01:41:35

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@npub1ccp…n4p5 yeah, I mean, I can’t do anything about the size of my eyes

2024-07-12 18:36:13

I changed my profile photo. I couldn't last with the AI stuff. Changed the photo tho -- LMK if I should go back to the sunglasses photo

2024-07-11 02:26:28

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@npub1p5l…tqn2 and she’s just doing pure early 2010s aesthetics with zero awareness. I’m stunned. I’m impressed. She really thinks she can just recreate Witness, which was a flop the first time!

2024-07-10 22:08:11

Great post from @npub1w9a…04m0 on what we shouldn't have to do, but given what happened to The Hairpin and TUAW and whatnot, we probably should https://tedium.co/2024/07/10/websites-domains-spam-prevention/

2024-07-10 21:38:57

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@npub1ezl…22vy truly -- I do love to wear my Ray-Bans tho.

2024-07-10 21:09:54

I love to shitpost so I changed my Slack avatar at work. A colleague encouraged me to do it across my socials. So here we are! This is only for the week, provided I don't forget. Remind me if I forget lol

2024-07-09 07:47:10

Fantastic reporting from @npub17mh…66w8 on this whole sordid saga! https://sfba.social/@jank0/112751133885459712

2024-06-27 21:38:15

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@npub1kce…n98d genuinely

2024-06-27 21:38:02

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@npub1tmj…xsg8 oh, I’m confident this was not intended to be shown to the public yet. Don’t care. YOLO. The crowd loved it. Ask for forgiveness and all that

2024-06-27 20:54:47

Just had a genuinely amazing demo experience where my colleague and I discovered a brand-new alpha feature WHILE WE WERE DOING OUR DEMO and the audience got to see our genuine reaction and how it works. So cool.

2024-06-24 16:54:03

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@npub1afm…5yz4 find a friend who works at Sonos!

2024-06-24 16:48:25

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@npub1f2x…x4rc this is what I aim to find out! Stay tuned!

2024-06-24 16:38:14

I was able to get a pair of Sonos Ace headphones for 50% off so I bought them and got them a few days ago -- have spent almost no time with them. I'm flying to SF this afternoon and will be there until Friday for an event so this is going to be how I do my "review" -- I'm going to take them instead of my AirPods Max so that I can evaluate them as normal Bluetooth headphones in a very real scenario for me for these types of cans: travel. LMK what questions you have and I'll try to answer them.

2024-06-21 20:18:36

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@npub1j0x…z2w9 I imagine you could go to basic duo and then you’d have the option to go to basic family. But that’s just a guess

2024-06-21 20:17:53

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@npub1j0x…z2w9 oh you’re not on a family plan now? I don’t know how that works then. I just know that for existing premium people there is an option to downgrade.

2024-06-21 20:13:09

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@npub1j0x…z2w9 no — it was in account settings. Let me get a screenshot

2024-06-21 20:10:56

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@npub1hek…kwju yeah just go to the billing section and select your new cheaper subscription.

2024-06-21 20:10:23

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@npub1gfy…4qhf yeah — they mentioned that in the blog post but not the family basic plan. I have several people mooching off my family plan so I can’t use Duo, sadly.

2024-06-21 20:07:20

PSA: Spotify doesn’t make it super clear, but you can downgrade from your Family Premium plan to Family Basic, which removes the audiobook stuff and saves $3 a month. I just did that since I pay for Audible. If Spotify actually offers hi-fi music, I might re-upgrade to the premium plan but I won’t pay $3 a month for audiobooks I didn’t listen to. https://newsroom.spotify.com/2024-06-21/more-choice-for-us-subscribers/

2024-06-20 22:54:03

My friend Karissa wrote a terrific piece for Engadget looking into the unlikely way people actually get customer service from Facebook: they sue in small claims court https://www.engadget.com/how-small-claims-court-became-metas-customer-service-hotline-160224479.html?guccounter=1

2024-06-20 17:55:22

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The kids on Letterboxd don’t understand noir films, let alone 70s neo-noir. Let alone Pakula. So don’t let the rating deter you. It’s one of the better adult suspense films in the genre, truly.

2024-06-20 17:50:47

In honor of Donald Sutherland, I encourage you all to watch the fantastic 1971 neo-noir film, “Klute.” It features an Oscar-winning performance from Jane Fonda (that she totally earned) and is the first of Pakula’s “paranoia trilogy” - but Sutherland’s understated performance is one of my favorites of his. https://letterboxd.com/film/klute/

2024-06-20 05:05:15

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@npub1v5a…cd7v damn! We really did, didn’t we! Guess we have to insert AI into it now to get people excited 😒

2024-06-19 04:30:41

This piece of shit has been terrorizing the outside of my building for months. The Times, somehow, deemed to write about it. Judgment or not, I expect nothing to change because Seattle is a terrible city run by incompetent people. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/us/seattle-belltown-hellcat-judgment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.000.Qz2U.YcNnC_1baSxe&smid=url-share

2024-06-13 23:26:13

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@npub1eee…e209 where is your second polo shirt? You know the rules. You are only allowed here if you wear two layered polos!

2024-06-13 03:34:25

I have missed #wwdc so much. So glad I came to hang this year with folks. Not to get overly sappy, but you nerds are my people.

2024-06-12 09:12:00

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@npub1r79…fhmz hey congrats!!