Anthony Dean
@diversetechgeek.bsky.social
I run Diverse Tech Geek, a blog covering media and technology, plus diversity in both. Into comics and animation. Pronouns: he/him. 🏳️🌈
Blog: https://www.diversetechgeek.com
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Blog: https://www.diversetechgeek.com
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/diversetechgeek
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Anthony Dean
@diversetechgeek.bsky.social
· Oct 30
Portfolio
The writing portfolio of Anthony Dean. Anthony is available for freelance technical and professional writing services.
www.diversetechgeek.com
Hello, all. I'm currently looking for a new job. My skills include technical/professional writing, blogging, WordPress, and general clerical skills. Looking for work in the Seattle area; open to remote.
Portfolio: www.diversetechgeek.com/portfolio/
#TechnicalWriting #clerical #HireMe #jobs
Portfolio: www.diversetechgeek.com/portfolio/
#TechnicalWriting #clerical #HireMe #jobs
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"wages have been flat for decades" is an extremely simple, obviously true concept that explains about 80% of all handwringing op-eds and for some reason they just won't say that
"zoomers are killing the bar industry" oh interesting was it zoomers who decided a drink should cost seventeen dollars
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
"wages have been flat for decades" is an extremely simple, obviously true concept that explains about 80% of all handwringing op-eds and for some reason they just won't say that
Looking at WordPress plugins for social share/follow buttons reminds me why I instead put a text-based list of links as a blog sidebar item.
"Mastodon or Bluesky buttons? Nah. How about Foursquare instead? Github? Something nobody but Russian speakers use?"
"Mastodon or Bluesky buttons? Nah. How about Foursquare instead? Github? Something nobody but Russian speakers use?"
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Looking at WordPress plugins for social share/follow buttons reminds me why I instead put a text-based list of links as a blog sidebar item.
"Mastodon or Bluesky buttons? Nah. How about Foursquare instead? Github? Something nobody but Russian speakers use?"
"Mastodon or Bluesky buttons? Nah. How about Foursquare instead? Github? Something nobody but Russian speakers use?"
THE OWL HOUSE returns with a graphic novel continuation
www.comicsbeat.com/the-owl-hous...
#comics #TheOwlHouse
www.comicsbeat.com/the-owl-hous...
#comics #TheOwlHouse
THE OWL HOUSE returns with a graphic novel continuation
The Long-Lived King, by Dana Terrace, Mikki Crisostomo, and Daun Han, will take place before the time-jump in the series finale.
www.comicsbeat.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
THE OWL HOUSE returns with a graphic novel continuation
www.comicsbeat.com/the-owl-hous...
#comics #TheOwlHouse
www.comicsbeat.com/the-owl-hous...
#comics #TheOwlHouse
Read These Queer Hockey Romances While You Wait for Heated Rivalry Season 2
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Read These Queer Hockey Romances While You Wait for Heated Rivalry Season 2
While we wait for the next season of Heated Rivalry, here are 12 queer hockey romance books to keep us all occupied.
bookriot.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Read These Queer Hockey Romances While You Wait for Heated Rivalry Season 2
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bookriot.com/queer-hockey...
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From 2021: Friday the 13th in cartoons
www.diversetechgeek.com/friday-the-1...
#FridayThe13th #animation
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#FridayThe13th #animation
Friday the 13th in cartoons
A list of a few cartoons that references Friday the 13th, both the superstition-filled day itself and the 1980s horror film series.
www.diversetechgeek.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
From 2021: Friday the 13th in cartoons
www.diversetechgeek.com/friday-the-1...
#FridayThe13th #animation
www.diversetechgeek.com/friday-the-1...
#FridayThe13th #animation
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I'm not uploading my government-issued ID to websites that are routinely hacked by twelve year olds
February 13, 2026 at 6:56 AM
I'm not uploading my government-issued ID to websites that are routinely hacked by twelve year olds
How PBS Kids is trying to save children's programming from Trump cuts
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/p...
#PBS #PBSKids
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/p...
#PBS #PBSKids
How PBS Kids Hopes to Save Children’s Programming
A leading exec at the public broadcasting institution breaks down the impact of recent government cuts and what to do about them
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 AM
How PBS Kids is trying to save children's programming from Trump cuts
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/p...
#PBS #PBSKids
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/p...
#PBS #PBSKids
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Remember: it's based on a comic strip about a man who has a cat.
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Remember: it's based on a comic strip about a man who has a cat.
Next blog post: learned about this person, one of the first Black TV meteorologists (getting the job after the previous weatherman... robbed a bank?!).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Ba...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Ba...
June Bacon-Bercey - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Next blog post: learned about this person, one of the first Black TV meteorologists (getting the job after the previous weatherman... robbed a bank?!).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Ba...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Ba...
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"Oh no, Scott, how do we defeat Onslaught?!"
"...get him to lift both arms at once to the side, look at this shoulder pads, he'll cut his own fucking head right off. HEY ONSLAUGHT! You can't make a T shape, you loser! REAL threats can all T-Pose! ...yup. There. He's dead."
"...get him to lift both arms at once to the side, look at this shoulder pads, he'll cut his own fucking head right off. HEY ONSLAUGHT! You can't make a T shape, you loser! REAL threats can all T-Pose! ...yup. There. He's dead."
February 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
"Oh no, Scott, how do we defeat Onslaught?!"
"...get him to lift both arms at once to the side, look at this shoulder pads, he'll cut his own fucking head right off. HEY ONSLAUGHT! You can't make a T shape, you loser! REAL threats can all T-Pose! ...yup. There. He's dead."
"...get him to lift both arms at once to the side, look at this shoulder pads, he'll cut his own fucking head right off. HEY ONSLAUGHT! You can't make a T shape, you loser! REAL threats can all T-Pose! ...yup. There. He's dead."
From 2022: A look at basketball references in cartoons, from DC Comics (which has NBA teams such as the "Gotham Guardsmen" and "Metropolis Generals") to various Globetrotters references.
www.diversetechgeek.com/basketball-i...
#basketball #animation #comics #ThrowbackThursday
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#basketball #animation #comics #ThrowbackThursday
Basketball in cartoons
A look at prominent appearances of basketball in cartoons, from the Harlem Globetrotters to DC Comics’ in-universe pro basketball teams.
www.diversetechgeek.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
From 2022: A look at basketball references in cartoons, from DC Comics (which has NBA teams such as the "Gotham Guardsmen" and "Metropolis Generals") to various Globetrotters references.
www.diversetechgeek.com/basketball-i...
#basketball #animation #comics #ThrowbackThursday
www.diversetechgeek.com/basketball-i...
#basketball #animation #comics #ThrowbackThursday
FTC Scolds Apple News for Promoting 'Left-Wing News Outlets' While Suppressing Conservative Ones
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FTC Accuses Apple News of Promoting 'Left-Wing News Outlets' While Suppressing Conservative Ones
Federal Trade Commission chair Andrew Ferguson on Wednesday sent a letter to Apple chief Tim Cook, suggesting that Apple News has been tipping the scales in favor of "left-wing news outlets" while sup...
www.thewrap.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:53 AM
FTC Scolds Apple News for Promoting 'Left-Wing News Outlets' While Suppressing Conservative Ones
www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
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I'm fairly certain this is the original Bad Bunny:
February 12, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I'm fairly certain this is the original Bad Bunny:
Switched two-factor authentication app from Authy to something open source based (Aegis). It also actually allows importing/exporting to a different app if I migrate again, unlike Authy (I ended up just manually re-adding accounts to the new app).
February 12, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Switched two-factor authentication app from Authy to something open source based (Aegis). It also actually allows importing/exporting to a different app if I migrate again, unlike Authy (I ended up just manually re-adding accounts to the new app).
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Similarly...
As long as more money = more political power in the US, billionaires should be taxed out of existence.
As long as Citizens United remains the law of the land, billionaires should not exist.
As long as more money = more political power in the US, billionaires should be taxed out of existence.
As long as Citizens United remains the law of the land, billionaires should not exist.
February 12, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Similarly...
As long as more money = more political power in the US, billionaires should be taxed out of existence.
As long as Citizens United remains the law of the land, billionaires should not exist.
As long as more money = more political power in the US, billionaires should be taxed out of existence.
As long as Citizens United remains the law of the land, billionaires should not exist.
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Billionaires should be taxed out of existence because no one human being should possess the unilateral power to launch the kinds of environment-destroying and world-changing projects that billionaires can approve.
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Billionaires should be taxed out of existence because no one human being should possess the unilateral power to launch the kinds of environment-destroying and world-changing projects that billionaires can approve.
LRT we're at the point with Windows where its *text editor* carries a major security flaw (thanks to AI)?!
(Yes, I already use Linux Mint/MacOS at home, before someone chimes in with such.)
(Yes, I already use Linux Mint/MacOS at home, before someone chimes in with such.)
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
LRT we're at the point with Windows where its *text editor* carries a major security flaw (thanks to AI)?!
(Yes, I already use Linux Mint/MacOS at home, before someone chimes in with such.)
(Yes, I already use Linux Mint/MacOS at home, before someone chimes in with such.)
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Notepad should not know what the internet is. If you have notepad talking to remote servers you're already like 10 steps into a "factors leading to" slide.
What the heck are they doing over there
What the heck are they doing over there
The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Notepad should not know what the internet is. If you have notepad talking to remote servers you're already like 10 steps into a "factors leading to" slide.
What the heck are they doing over there
What the heck are they doing over there
And the parade's apparently over. I hope it doesn't take another 12 years to see another major (non-MLS) sports championship won... (*looks at the Mariners/Kraken*).
#Seahawks #ChallengeOfTheSeattleFriends
#Seahawks #ChallengeOfTheSeattleFriends
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
And the parade's apparently over. I hope it doesn't take another 12 years to see another major (non-MLS) sports championship won... (*looks at the Mariners/Kraken*).
#Seahawks #ChallengeOfTheSeattleFriends
#Seahawks #ChallengeOfTheSeattleFriends
Jimmy Olsen/Carnage and super vehicles highlight new wave of SUPERMAN/SPIDER-MAN crossover variant covers
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Jimmy Olsen/Carnage and super vehicles highlight new wave of SUPERMAN/SPIDER-MAN crossover variant covers
DC Comics has unveiled a second wave of variant covers for the highly-anticipated Superman/Spider-Man crossover one-shot.
www.comicsbeat.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Jimmy Olsen/Carnage and super vehicles highlight new wave of SUPERMAN/SPIDER-MAN crossover variant covers
www.comicsbeat.com/superman-spi...
www.comicsbeat.com/superman-spi...
Victory for Elon Musk: US labor board abandons authority over SpaceX - Ars Technica
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US decides SpaceX is like an airline, exempting it from Labor Relations Act
US labels SpaceX a common carrier by air, will regulate firm under railway law.
arstechnica.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Victory for Elon Musk: US labor board abandons authority over SpaceX - Ars Technica
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