ardalis (Steve Smith)
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Software Architect and Force Multiplier of dev teams. Husband. Dad to 4 kids: 3 ADHD sons, 2 twins, 1 daughter.
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ardalis (Steve Smith)
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· Nov 11
Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do
- 🍔 🍟Burger King cook
- ⌨️ 🖥️ Data entry temp
- 📦 🚛 Loaded trucks
- 🇺🇸💥🫡 Combat Engineer Officer
- 🍔 🍟Burger King cook
- ⌨️ 🖥️ Data entry temp
- 📦 🚛 Loaded trucks
- 🇺🇸💥🫡 Combat Engineer Officer
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DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
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Trump demands Ukraine to agree to his 28-point “peace plan”.
There is no sign of ceasefire preparations in Donetsk oblast. There is only raw, muddy and deadly war going on.
This is not peace and this deal won’t bring us peace. This is what Ukrainian soldiers think 🧵
There is no sign of ceasefire preparations in Donetsk oblast. There is only raw, muddy and deadly war going on.
This is not peace and this deal won’t bring us peace. This is what Ukrainian soldiers think 🧵
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Trump demands Ukraine to agree to his 28-point “peace plan”.
There is no sign of ceasefire preparations in Donetsk oblast. There is only raw, muddy and deadly war going on.
This is not peace and this deal won’t bring us peace. This is what Ukrainian soldiers think 🧵
There is no sign of ceasefire preparations in Donetsk oblast. There is only raw, muddy and deadly war going on.
This is not peace and this deal won’t bring us peace. This is what Ukrainian soldiers think 🧵
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I’m back at my home office this week and looking forward to some live coding streams, some demo and workshop updates that I need to write, and improvements to TagzApp based on our experience with .NET Conf
Oh.. and TagzApp is written with Blazor. So is aspireify.net
Oh.. and TagzApp is written with Blazor. So is aspireify.net
aspireify.NET - Premier .NET Aspire Tech Stack News Source
aspireify.NET is the premier source for all news, updates, samples, learning materials, and trends related to the .NET Aspire tech framework.
aspireify.net
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I’m back at my home office this week and looking forward to some live coding streams, some demo and workshop updates that I need to write, and improvements to TagzApp based on our experience with .NET Conf
Oh.. and TagzApp is written with Blazor. So is aspireify.net
Oh.. and TagzApp is written with Blazor. So is aspireify.net
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Everyone forgets that the term "fake news," originally referred to made up stories about Hillary Clinton and the Democrats, spread by supposed Trump supporters for racist reasons. But it turned out to just be profit motive by non-US individuals looking to get racist American weirdos to click on ads🤷🏿♂️
Macedonia's Fake News Factories | AJ+
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November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Everyone forgets that the term "fake news," originally referred to made up stories about Hillary Clinton and the Democrats, spread by supposed Trump supporters for racist reasons. But it turned out to just be profit motive by non-US individuals looking to get racist American weirdos to click on ads🤷🏿♂️
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Here's the alt text version of how to remove AI settings from Firefox:
November 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Here's the alt text version of how to remove AI settings from Firefox:
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Every one of these posts makes me giggle at the very serious pundits who say BlueSky is in a bubble
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Every one of these posts makes me giggle at the very serious pundits who say BlueSky is in a bubble
If I wanted to have some music play based on a motion sensor, ideally wired up to Phillips Hue (they have motion sensors and smart plugs), is there some combination that anyone would recommend?
Scenario: Motion -> Start Music (specific song or random from some playlist or SD card)
?
Scenario: Motion -> Start Music (specific song or random from some playlist or SD card)
?
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If I wanted to have some music play based on a motion sensor, ideally wired up to Phillips Hue (they have motion sensors and smart plugs), is there some combination that anyone would recommend?
Scenario: Motion -> Start Music (specific song or random from some playlist or SD card)
?
Scenario: Motion -> Start Music (specific song or random from some playlist or SD card)
?
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This "US" plan for Ukraine includes "security guarantees" in case Russia attacks Ukraine again. I don't think the Ukraine government should take this to heart after the US in the past provided similar guarantees in lieu of Ukraine giving up their nuclear weapons. That didn't work out well. #Ukraine
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This "US" plan for Ukraine includes "security guarantees" in case Russia attacks Ukraine again. I don't think the Ukraine government should take this to heart after the US in the past provided similar guarantees in lieu of Ukraine giving up their nuclear weapons. That didn't work out well. #Ukraine
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Some of you never paid enough attention to professional wrestling and it shows. A surprising “face turn” always, always, ALWAYS ends back in a return to “heel”.
This is of course a post about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
This is of course a post about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
November 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Some of you never paid enough attention to professional wrestling and it shows. A surprising “face turn” always, always, ALWAYS ends back in a return to “heel”.
This is of course a post about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
This is of course a post about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Do you have to work with #authentication #authorization in #dotnet?
We can guide you through implementing the Individual Accounts auth setup in ASP.NET!
Learn more about this offering from NimblePros Academy:
https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/announcing-implementing-individual-accounts-course/
We can guide you through implementing the Individual Accounts auth setup in ASP.NET!
Learn more about this offering from NimblePros Academy:
https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/announcing-implementing-individual-accounts-course/
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Do you have to work with #authentication #authorization in #dotnet?
We can guide you through implementing the Individual Accounts auth setup in ASP.NET!
Learn more about this offering from NimblePros Academy:
https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/announcing-implementing-individual-accounts-course/
We can guide you through implementing the Individual Accounts auth setup in ASP.NET!
Learn more about this offering from NimblePros Academy:
https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/announcing-implementing-individual-accounts-course/
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
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There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
I keep having to re-figure this out on different machines, etc. so I wrote up the steps:
How to Update .NET on WSL or Ubuntu
#dotnet
ardalis.com/how-to-updat...
How to Update .NET on WSL or Ubuntu
#dotnet
ardalis.com/how-to-updat...
How to Update .NET on Wsl or Ubuntu
Learn how to update the .NET SDK on WSL or Ubuntu Linux using the official Microsoft package feeds and dotnet-install script.
ardalis.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I keep having to re-figure this out on different machines, etc. so I wrote up the steps:
How to Update .NET on WSL or Ubuntu
#dotnet
ardalis.com/how-to-updat...
How to Update .NET on WSL or Ubuntu
#dotnet
ardalis.com/how-to-updat...
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Morning Bluesky.
November 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Morning Bluesky.
“Gosh why are there so many cloud outages these days than a year or two ago…?”
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“Gosh why are there so many cloud outages these days than a year or two ago…?”
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
These are not serious people.
The CDC now cites a ‘67% increased risk of Asperger’s’ from the Danish aluminum study to justify ‘further investigation.’
The actual study of 1.2 million children found NO increased autism risk.
My deep dive into the study and these claims:
vaccinateyourfamily.org/explaining-t...
The actual study of 1.2 million children found NO increased autism risk.
My deep dive into the study and these claims:
vaccinateyourfamily.org/explaining-t...
Explaining the Danish Study on Aluminum in Vaccines - Vaccinate Your Family
The study found no link between aluminum in vaccines and autism or neurodevelopmental harm. Let’s fact-check his claims - using actual data.
vaccinateyourfamily.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
These are not serious people.
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❓ Have you worked with .NET Aspire? At .NET Conf 2025, they announced that it is now just Aspire!
💻 In this post, Barret shows how you can work with their command-line interface (CLI) to do so many things!
Check it out: 👇🏻
https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/aspire-cli/
#dotnet #Aspire
💻 In this post, Barret shows how you can work with their command-line interface (CLI) to do so many things!
Check it out: 👇🏻
https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/aspire-cli/
#dotnet #Aspire
Aspire CLI
The Aspire CLI provides a quick and easy way to access and work with Aspire from your command line.
blog.nimblepros.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
❓ Have you worked with .NET Aspire? At .NET Conf 2025, they announced that it is now just Aspire!
💻 In this post, Barret shows how you can work with their command-line interface (CLI) to do so many things!
Check it out: 👇🏻
https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/aspire-cli/
#dotnet #Aspire
💻 In this post, Barret shows how you can work with their command-line interface (CLI) to do so many things!
Check it out: 👇🏻
https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/aspire-cli/
#dotnet #Aspire
On brand. He's selling footguns. He's a master of self-inflicted problems.
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
On brand. He's selling footguns. He's a master of self-inflicted problems.
Seems Atlassian is having trouble this morning (despite status page being all green):
#atlassian #jira #trello
#atlassian #jira #trello
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Seems Atlassian is having trouble this morning (despite status page being all green):
#atlassian #jira #trello
#atlassian #jira #trello
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
Yes, obviously.
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Yes, obviously.
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The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.—Douglas Adams
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.—Douglas Adams