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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 6h

Relatedly, the famous "Afghan Girl" girl didn't see the photo for a couple decades

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_...

Afghan Girl - Wikipedia

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 6h

The uncropped original photo just shows more landscape background. And is captioned:

> Akha couple in northern Thailand. The husband is carrying the stem of a banana-plant, which will be fed to their pigs.

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... . JPG

commons.wikimedia.org

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 6h

I wonder if these two people know that they are literally the photograph of Humans on Wikipedia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human

From Wikipedia: Akha couple in northern Thailand. The husband is carrying the stem of a banana-plant, which will be fed to their pigs.

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 1d

What should I do a lightning talk about on Saturday at XO Ruby Portland?

xoruby.com/event/portland

Portland

Green. Creative. Weird.

xoruby.com

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 1d

What should I do a lightning talk about on Saturday at XO Ruby Portland?

xoruby.com/event/portland

Portland

Green. Creative. Weird.

xoruby.com

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

My kingdom for a native* macOS/iOS Signal app

* — not Electron

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

See also: hell is previous owners' decisions

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

Tonight in "home ownership is just finding more air filters that need changing", dryer lint edition: d90 error

90% duct work blockage!

The exhaust on the outside of my house, blowing hot air from the dryer had a solid inch of dryer lint behind the mesh cover.

youtube.com/watch?v=7avuGjFLwig

[LG Dryers] Understanding d90 & d95 Error Codes - Flow Sense

This video is for training and service purposes only. LG makes no warranties either express or implied for the content, and this video may be changed or updated at any time by LG without notice. Copyright © 2020 LG Electronics Alabama, Inc. All rights reserved. Useful Links: Help Library Support: https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-li... Twitter: @LGUSSupport Request a Repair: https://www.lg.com/us/support/repair-...

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 2d

Blood is going to be shed here.

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's first attack on antifa will be the deaths of hundreds as we all fight amongst ourselves to see who can make the best "girlfriend of the founder of antifa" joke.

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

Some app UI layouts/patterns are *so* common that Apple should publish open source repos of them

- two or three column list > details (Mail, Music, Notes, Messages, Passwords,…)

- sidebar (lists, filters) > grid/list (Photos, App Store, …)

- file list sidebar > document editor (text editors, …)

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 3d

I love that people are calling Sora 2 "SlopTok"

Sora 2 should not exist

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 3d

Do I know anyone using Exoscale for hosting in Europe?

exoscale.com

Exoscale

Exoscale is your European sovereign cloud hosting provider! High performance, GDPR compliant, Secure & scalable for EU businesses.

exoscale.com

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 4d

If this sentiment feels big scary anarchist spectre to you, I’ll point to the original quote that this alludes to… by MLK.

“We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”

billofrightsinstitute.org/primary-sour...

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 4d

Do you have any concerns about journalists’ data being on a third party server that could be subpoenaed or national security lettered by the state?

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 4d

Does Journo Day run on-device (Mac/iOS/etc) or in-cloud (SaaS)?

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 4d

“We follow the law in Illinois.”
—every Illinos governor ever

Laur-eeeeee😱 (spooky scream) @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 4d

If you still know anyone who imagines that Pritzker or Johnson will order police under their command to arrest federal agents, you can send them this (1hr12min42sec timestamp). They are explicit that they will not and they view courts as only venue for enforcement.

www.youtube.com/live/vqP4YFV...

LIVE: Illinois' JD Pritzker on Trump's use of National Guard

YouTube video by Reuters

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 4d

Something new (to me) that I've been seeing: "Forward Deployed Engineer" o_O

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 4d

(I really do appreciate everyone who signal boosts these "I need job" posts. It means a lot. 🖤)

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 4d

~20 years of Ruby/Rails experience
~5 years of engineering management
~15 years public speaking at confs
…a lifetime as an artist and designer

I'd be great as:
-StaffEng
-Senior EM / Director
-VPE (at small/medium size company)

shanebecker.dev

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 4d

I have to find (and start!) a new job this month…
Today alone, I've applied to dozens of jobs

In Portland, Oregon / remote
#Ruby #Rails #RubyOnRails #RubyFriends #FediHire

If I don't find work this month, I'll have to start making some hard decisions that I don't wanna make :/

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 4d

A lot of job applications ask demographics questions that seem really unnecessary to ask, at all ever, especially during job application

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pay your respects to the vultures @cathoderituals.bsky.social · 5d

The idea that Trump is going after Portland because he thinks it’s a weak and easy target is certainly a take.

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 5d

*— i can actually add my own button, but it doesn't work to toggle the sidebar

(I'm brand new to this Swift/UI world)

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 5d

#SwiftUI help request: Notes app does the sidebar toggle button best!

Button stays in place, no matter if sidebar is hidden or shown.
So, you can re/click to toggle on/off.

I can't figure out how to either:
- move the default one to the left OR
- hide the default and add my own*

Pair with me?

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