David Wheeler

Intersectional humanist. Profane Iconoclast. Staff Engineer @ NYTimes.

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2024-08-10 16:46:58

Joy is in the details

2024-07-26 19:53:44

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@npub12ez…uyf6 I just see the image embedded?

2024-07-26 19:12:27

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@npub12ez…uyf6 do you have the link to this PR handy?

2024-07-21 19:10:25

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@npub1ftd…4cve I hadn't heard!

2024-07-21 18:22:07

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@npub1psd…9sr7 Aaand Biden has endorsed Harris.
https://x.com/JoeBiden/status/1815087772216303933

2024-07-21 18:01:35

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@npub1psd…9sr7 I'm optimistic. Harris can bring a log of excitement that was lacking and reinvigorate things. Plus, the GOP has built their entire campaign around Biden. Now they need a new plan.
Shit's gonna be wild, though

2024-07-20 22:21:37

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@npub1c0m…xqjl Boxes

2024-07-20 11:48:48

Why does every single piece of produce have a shitty little sticker on it these days?

2024-07-14 18:43:30

«We live in a time of disillusionment with both democracy and technology. Disillusionment is a time for hope and renewal.»
Great piece by @npub1ftd…4cve
The Public Interest Internet
https://berjon.com/public-interest-internet/

2024-06-28 12:12:20

«So, skip the freakout. Accept the terrible conditions. Donate money or do anything you can think of to help the campaign. Freaking out serves no one but the right’s favorite rapist.»
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/your-reactions-5

2024-06-22 22:56:46

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@npub1xxt…f2tp you clearly haven’t spent enough time with Bonerama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GkUKVSnoug

2024-06-19 20:00:32

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@npub1xxt…f2tp oh shit, or. Two dozen????

2024-06-12 21:34:53

I rented a U-Haul the other day. They insisted they needed a photo of my license uploaded to some random web site. Only after I did it did I notice a sign saying they could scan it on their equipment…presumably to the same web site.
Why is scanning and uploading IDs a thing at all? Seems like a truly bad idea…

2024-06-12 20:59:22

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@npub1c0m…xqjl But I love children and cats. This is just…depressing

2024-06-12 20:53:46

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@npub1c0m…xqjl In fairness it's the only story they know 😭

2024-06-12 12:25:16

The Misfit Who Built the IBM PC
Great story, with so many other hints at other stories buried within
https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-misfit-who-built-the-ibm-pc

2024-05-22 11:10:37

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@npub1yyt…t6x9 one of the very few technical books I’ve read cover to cover.

2023-11-03 17:32:06

More like degenerative AI

2023-09-17 03:12:53

Isn’t it funny how “television” was shortened to TV but “telephone” was never shortened to TP?

2023-09-16 13:39:18

The #Caturday sprawl
https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/075/101/798/758/790/original/80cb807cdd8506e4.jpeg

2023-09-04 22:02:53

Has anyone wrapped the multimarkdownn C library in Perl yet? @npub1k2r…0z7w
https://fletcherpenney.net/multimarkdown/ports/

2023-08-06 03:23:01

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@npub1c0m…xqjl Yeah, but as plain text. Thought it would be fine to convert photos in the .text files on the blog. Fooled with it a bit years ago, but have often wondered whether there might be some Unicode code points set aside to mimic it.
https://justatheory.com/2018/06/plain-text-figures/

2023-08-05 23:01:20

Anyone tried automating turning an image (like a photo) into Unicode code points that mimic the photo like old newspaper halftoning? https://drewish.com/projects/unicoder/ looks interesting, the photo I uploaded translated to super long lines, or else looked best when the font size was tiny.

2023-07-15 16:24:58

Scaffolding can be amazing!
https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/110/719/027/903/380/620/original/bb561307229ac705.jpeg