flarnie.bsky.social
@flarnie.bsky.social
I'm Flarnie Marchan. I'm a staff software engineer, tech lead, indie game developer, and open source hacker.
Formerly on React.js core team. Former maintainer of Draft.js. Opinions my own.
Find me in the fediverse -> https://universeodon.com/@Flarnie
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Didn’t know, TIL
#SaveSpeech

if you've seen a video going around of Epstein survivors talking about their abuse, you need to be aware that video is promoting World-Without-Exploitation, an organization whose website supports legislation like KOSA, and advocates for the "Nordic model"

they are not your allies.
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I enjoy load testing.
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns 'no company immune' if AI bubble bursts
Speaking exclusively to BBC News, CEO Sundar Pichai said the artificial intelligence boom had been an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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happy cloudflare outage day to all who celebrate
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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too real lol
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Got curious today and found that you can use ‘undefined’ as a key in a JavaScript object.
Yikes. Wow.
Not something you’d ever want to do, except maybe for malicious purposes.
November 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!

The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!

www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Thought this was a helpful, bite sized read - “5 things I know that I wish I’d known sooner”

usefulfictions.substack.com/p/50-things-...
50 things I know
And wish I'd known sooner
usefulfictions.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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"Of course, it doesn’t feel right to want IT to HAPPEN. And it’s obviously not okay to try to make IT HAPPEN. That’s not what this is ABOUT, just to make things CLEAR LEGALLY as far as VARIOUS AGENCIES are concerned."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
When It Happens
It’s been so long, you sometimes forget that eventually, IT will HAPPEN. It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Toad found a lantern in the attic. “Frog will see this light. I will show him the way out of the woods,” said Toad.
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.

KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.

His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Is it finally happening!? 👀
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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🏳️‍⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!

Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.

With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.

Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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this is cool and people saying "just buy a whistle on amazon" did not read the story, have lost the light in their hearts, and will not enter heaven with that attitude www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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NGL, I kind of like the idea of Bellingcat hijacking a Russian plane

Oh well 🤷‍♀️
Russian state media are today alleging that a Bellingcat reporter was involved in an attempt to hijack a Russian fighter plane.

We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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and so it begins
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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EXCOMMUNICATE VANCE

EXCOMMUNICATE VANCE

EXCOMMUNICATE VANCE
If your government thinks the Pope “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” when he defends migrants’ dignity, the world should see the warning sign. The US is no longer leading on human rights. It’s suppressing them.
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Erica Deuso is the first openly transgender person to be elected mayor in Pennsylvania.

The longtime Democratic advocate defeated Republican Rich Bryant Tuesday to serve as the next mayor of Downingtown.

🔴 Live election updates: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I use Focusmate as a productivity tool and it’s funny how within a 10 second interaction (intros and stating your goal for the session) you can tell if you vibe with someone or not.
November 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hey US on-call engineers - this Sunday is daylight savings time! Check to make sure that your servers are using UTC, and/or that your scheduled jobs can handle weirdness from the time change.
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM