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Max Cerrina

@alephnaught2tog.bsky.social

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Queer, cat dad, nerd, developer. Passionate about ALL THE THINGS. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐿️ Autistic, ADHD, disabled, chronically ill.

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Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · Nov 8

Uh, hello, new followers! A bunch of you appeared this afternoon, I'm guessing from the neurodivergence/disability starter pack?

I post about tech, life, mental health, ADHD, autism, chronic illness, disability, video games, whatever.

I'm also unapologetically queer and trans.

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.bsky.social · 11h

Reminder to apply to AddisCoder, a one month free algorithms and coding camp for high schoolers in Ethiopia. Deadline is December 31. Spread the word to those who may benefit from the program.

www.addiscoder.com

AddisCoder

www.addiscoder.com

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Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 11h

These two are the absolute best of buddies and will not infrequently trot side-by-side at the exact same speed like a cartoon as they go round the house together.

Two cats on a sofa. One is a calico and the other is black. Both are pointed away from the camera, with the calico laying on top of the black one, looking pleased as punch.

Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 12h

there was a person in my dream last night who I think exists. very cilian murphy or timothee chalamet esque but I don’t think either of them. same vibe. round glasses

Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 15h

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 15h

oh no, I think I'd lose it

maybe reach out to support?

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firefoxdevtools.bsky.social @firefoxdevtools.bsky.social · 17h

As an experiment, we (the Firefox team) wanted to try a new way to get feedback on which Interop proposals matter most.

So, here's a web app where you can rank the proposals you care about, giving us data we can use when reviewing which ones to champion.

interop-rank.jakearchibald.com

Interop Feature Ranking

Rank the web platform features you care most about

interop-rank.jakearchibald.com

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Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 16h

I had the energy to make like an actual lunch that involves cooking??!!

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XO Ruby @xoruby.com · 18h

🎯 Make a splash with Rubyists, programmers, and tech-minded folks. Sponsor our 10/25 Austin event and get your logo on our website, event tickets, and more.

More info: xoruby.com/firestarter/

Over a grungy cement-looking background is the text, "Make a splash with Rubyists, programmers, and tech-minded folks / Sponsor our 10/25 Austin Event" with details on the perks sponsors receive + a link with more information. In both bottom corners there are decorative graphics of purple trees.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 18h

#WARNING: CPSC warns consumers to immediately stop using Bubble Monkey baby loungers due to risk of serious injury or death from fall and entrapment hazards; Violates mandatory standard for infant sleep products. Learn more: www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...

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Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 20h

Okay, chat, I need electric toothbrush recommendations.

Must allow for soft bristles and ideally has very low vibrations or adjustable vibrations.

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Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 20h

Our neighbors roofs have frost! (Ours might too, I just can't see them).

I'm so ready for some seasonal weather

Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 21h

Right?

Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 21h

One of the reasons I'm grateful I work from home is that I can talk to myself and sing as much as I want

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Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 21h

there's a lot of reasons but I feel like the primary one is while that has absolutely been applied to autistic folks, it's been applied to SO MANY OTHERS that it doesn't feel like it's theirs to reclaim

Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 21h

I trust them machine but I also strongly disagree, because I kept waking up when it leaked etc

Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 21h

Slept great last night! Managed to wear the CPAP for the vast majority of the night, around 7 hours. 30% REM. SUCH VIVID DREAMS but for the first time in recent memory they weren't terrible and graphic?!?!

The CPAP said my mask leaks were super ultra extreme and gave me a 0% score in that regard???

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Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 21h

Agree with you 10000%

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Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 21h

That was my first guess and I really was hoping I was wrong 😬

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Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 21h

We got a big cool down too and it just so good

Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 1d

Oh I have been trying to think of a way to pull colors etc fir ages

Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 1d

uh oh, which slur

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maeve’s beauty salon and chainsaw repair @maeveynot.bsky.social · 1d

in a polycule with the moon, the lake, and antifa

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Veni Kunche @veni.dev · 1d

"CNBC found that one Microsoft data center in Illinois received more than $38 million in data center sales tax exemptions but created just 20 permanent jobs."

What are we doing?! 😐

www.cnbc.com/2025/06/20/t...

In race to attract data centers, states can forfeit hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue to tech companies

Amazon, Meta and Google are among the beneficiaries of state tax exemptions for data centers that help power AI.

www.cnbc.com

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Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 1d

okay just took a nap with the medium mask and 10000000% improvement

Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 1d

but even with all of that, while I was wearing the mask, my AHI went from 85 to 5 for an average of like 45 overnight (since I didn't use the mask for a few hours)

Max Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 1d

First night with the CPAP: decent success! I had issues with mask fit/leaking and just getting used to it overall, but I managed a good 5 hours with it on (some at the start of the night, some at the end) and I feel pretty good

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Jer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · 1d

Free shipping on Bookshop.org today!

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AND my book is on sale!

AND it'll look great on your shelf.

Living in Data: A Citizen's Guide to a Better Information Future

A Citizen's Guide to a Better Information Future

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