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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 18h

(forgetting the word for antibiotics) do i need cancel culture

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David Buchanan @retr0.id · 14h

I invented AGI but its first action was to delete all trace of itself

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 14h

“The administration did not like that CDC data did not support their narrative, so they got rid of them. They didn’t like that CDC policy groups would not rubber stamp their unscientific ideas, so they got rid of them”.

The damage to the CDC is “beyond repair”.

‘The damage is beyond repair’: The CDC faces another round of deep staff cuts | CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday, with disease detectives, outbreak forecasters, policy and data offices among those impacted, ac...

edition.cnn.com

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Will @will-lumley.bsky.social · 1d

🚀 New blog post!

AsyncCombine: Because Async Code Shouldn’t Be Ugly

I brought back Combine’s sink, assign, and CombineLatest - but built powered by Swift Concurrency.

Observing @Observable from another ViewModel shouldn’t be painful.

Here’s how I fixed it 👉 lumley.io/blogs/async-...

AsyncCombine: Because Async Code Shouldn’t Be Ugly

When Swift first introduced Combine, I loved it. The syntax was expressive, pipelines were easy to follow, and @Published made state changes feel almost magical. But as Apple pushed us toward Swift Co...

lumley.io

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 1d

When one side withdraws from the social contract.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.

The Handbasket reports:

DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property

In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 2d

I think we ended up buying all the toca Bocas but the kids outgrew (they are now 9+)

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 2d

Same challenge, I think part of the problem is that they see ads for the others - or their friends do.

But sneaky Sasquatch has been a staple of the family. And sadly they killed butter Royale,.

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for sharing!

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 2d

Whoa!!!! I had no idea!!!

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Foad Afshari @foadafshari.bsky.social · 2d

There is a ton of things going on but as a distraction, I figured I would try this. Battlefield 6 drops tomorrow and with it the new Portal. I downloaded the SDK and loaded it up into Xodot and I gotta admit, it’s crazy that you can do this on an iPad Pro. cc: @migueldeicaza.bsky.social

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

I've decided to dedicate my life to confidently popping into people's replies and saying "why are people surprised by this" despite nobody, anywhere, expressing any surprise

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

a high armhole allows for freer and more comfortable movement

Joey Mannarino in a dark brown tailored jacket. The low armhole is causing his jacket to lift.

Someone in an inflatable frog costume. The high armhole allows them to raise their arm without disturbing the rest of the garment

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, I was considering that frog costume, and now I am definitely going to get it.

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 3d

Every assertion you made about Palestinians.

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent choice sir!

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 3d

Glorious! Thank you!

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 3d

My faith in Huitzilopochtli has been restored

Katherine Thomas 🌲🏳️‍⚧️💽 @penguinpopup.dev · 3d

Turn off full screen previews in screen capture settings

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 3d

This is a triumvirate of uneducated, racist and dumb as fuck comment.

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 3d

My main gripe about iOS 26 and 18 is that screenshots now need a confirmation step.

I love taking screenshots left and right and it has become a chore.

Definitely not the Xmas an apple user is expecting every day.

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Josh Scare @joshscherr.bsky.social · 3d

tired: go woke, go broke
inspired: bash fash, make cash

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 3d

I blinked for a day, and when I asked for an explanation, it was too convoluted for the time of night.

I am worried I might not get the jokes for the next 5-7 days though.

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 3d

I like this application!

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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 3d

I had forgotten where I picked this up, I know I did not come up with it, and I found it!

It seems to have originated in the .NET era:

ricomariani.medium.com/the-pit-of-s...

And CodingHorror had also a nice post on it:

blog.codinghorror.com/falling-into...

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Gregory @dreamwieber.bsky.social · 3d

Our phones need a Weather app for The Algorithm.

[rolls over in bed, checks phone]

"Ah, yikes – The Algorithm is pretty rough today"

[Pulls duvet over shoulders, rolls back over]

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