Ian Brown :verified:

XML apologist. Erlang enthusiast. Currently JVMs & Performance stuff at Netflix. Previously JVMs & performative stuff at Twitter. He/him.

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2024-08-12 15:19:47

If you buy a #Tesla, use #Twitter, subscribe to #Starlink, or, I dunno, put your satellites into orbit with #SpaceX rockets (¯\_(ツ)_/¯)you are funding right-wing fascists and #Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/inside-elon-musks-hands-on-push-to-win-800-000-voters-for-trump-0a7d55b3?st=35criuw7511ofha&reflink=article_copyURL_share

2024-08-11 19:08:27

Stoked for this new Han Solo & Chewbacca miniseries. #StarWars #SFGiants
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2024-08-11 15:21:03

A spokesman for Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations said in a statement: “Calling it a 'hack' is unfair. Vance’s password, 'cU$h10nPu$h1n', was so easy to figure out that our cyber teams didn’t even have to spearphish him with fake emails from furniture stores.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/10/trump-hack-iran-vance-report/

2024-08-11 05:33:56

Look, there are a lot of legit reasons that folks might still be working at #Twitter. But there is absolutely a line.
Need a paycheck? Ok. I get it.
Have a visa situation? Totally makes sense.
I (and most ex-Tweeps, I hope) give the folks who are still there the benefit of the doubt.
But if you are still there *and* you are gonna testify in court against former Tweeps who are just trying to get the compensation they are rightfully due then you can fuck off forever.
It is a small valley.

2024-08-10 05:20:51

I ♡ 280.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.mastodon.hccp.org/media_attachments/files/112/936/042/208/705/347/original/635c28cf842fa77b.jpeg

2024-08-08 23:16:12

Wasn’t yesterday (8/8) the day Elon Musk & #Tesla were gonna make a big announcement of some kind?

2024-08-08 01:42:35

Turns out Tim #Walz is a Husker Dü fan.
If he comes out in support of The Replacements then this election is a lock

2024-08-06 13:21:09

Harris’s choice for a VP will likely, and unfortunately, be a candidate who is even more centrist and conservative than she is.
The belief that you can fight right-wing extremism with a moderate-left platform is, in the long run, mistaken. Even if Harris wins (and I hope she does as Trump truly is an existential threat to democracy) our laws and institutions will continue shifting rightward as a moderate Democratic administration compromises with a fascist opposition party in order to govern.

2024-08-04 15:45:52

gm
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2024-08-02 22:17:07

Tired: "code generation"
Wired: "software-defined software"

2024-07-25 00:50:19

Should I post some of these business insights on main^H^H^H^H LinkedIn™?
https://mastodon.hccp.org/@igb/112842934063470713

2024-07-21 22:03:40

A chill Sunday hanging out with the #PenPlotter and the #USGS #GIS.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.mastodon.hccp.org/media_attachments/files/112/826/738/826/630/041/original/4b53694aa3dad531.jpeg
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2024-07-21 20:01:13

Hear me out: what if we ran a cephalopod for President? We have a legit chance here to make OCTOPOTUS happen!

2024-07-13 23:56:01

Here’s some more timeline chill for you.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.mastodon.hccp.org/media_attachments/files/112/781/882/544/430/543/original/53aec99a33211ffa.jpeg

2024-07-12 14:47:49

Just gonna go on record and admit that @npub1350…tu6e & I are colluding to not advertise on X (formerly Twitter).
Anyone else want to join our conspiracy to not buy ads on X (formerly Twitter)?
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/elon-musk-calls-for-criminal-prosecution-of-x-ad-boycott-perpetrators/

2024-07-05 14:17:23

I was so excited to learn that abbreviations like "a11y" or "c14n" are called "numeronyms" that I wrote an #Emacs^H^H^H^H^H^H #E3s extension to make it easier to use them.
https://github.com/igb/numeronymize

2024-07-01 02:29:36

I ♡ the Internet.
Not because it connects billions of computers, devices, machines.
No, I ♡ the Internet because it connects billions of people.

2024-06-28 02:23:54

Fucking hell. #debate

2024-06-16 04:59:31

The family watched "Nimona" this evening. 5 stars, would strongly recommend. Not a dry eye in the house.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81444554

2024-06-13 15:39:51

We are making progress.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.mastodon.hccp.org/media_attachments/files/112/610/062/103/142/753/original/1dcf3b00fdc26006.jpeg

2024-06-11 16:47:04

If billionaires want to fund public services they should pay their share of taxes. Also IANAL but directly donating $$$ to the police is usually called a bribe.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sfpd-donation-nonprofit-chris-larsen-19492898.php

2024-05-23 13:54:10

Current #Microsoft #Copilot pulsating oriface status:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.mastodon.hccp.org/media_attachments/files/112/490/738/252/549/658/original/990565ea51c0ce2d.mp4

2024-05-17 03:31:38

Something something Plato’s cave.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.mastodon.hccp.org/media_attachments/files/112/454/316/404/777/524/original/236d9fa2e07421f4.mp4

2024-05-16 03:52:10

One has to assume that @npub1vx0…ku9p’s failure to adopt full #activitypub support and meaningfully integrate with #Mastodon et al is intentional and not a technical or execution problem.

2024-05-11 05:04:14

Closing every JIRA ticket I get assigned tomorrow with “Will Not Fix - probably a solar storm-induced bitflip"

2024-05-09 02:15:40

The greatest album Steve Albini ever sort-of-almost produced was #Jawbreaker’s "24-Hour Revenge Therapy".
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2024-05-07 18:49:42

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@npub13vv…0sze my favorite thing about Winter’s apocalypse series is the disruption of supply chains leading to a shortage of coffee beans. It has inspired me to become a coffee bean prepper.

2024-05-07 17:54:42

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@npub13vv…0sze Vinge!!!!

2023-08-15 11:04:03

For a super shy bird the Asian koel can be loud AF. Anyway, super hard to get a clear shot of them because they seem to like to hang out deep in the tree.
#birdphotography #birdwatching #chandigarh
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2023-08-06 18:35:42

My favorite part of a long flight is watching the movies the people around me are playing on the in-flight entertainment systems.
Afterwards I look up the plots on Wikipedia to fill in any narrative gaps.

2023-05-19 03:30:04

Hell yes. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/s-f-opening-new-twitter-investigation-ex-workers-18107633.php