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JayCruz
@jaycruz.bsky.social
👨🏻‍💻 Writes Functions and Occasionally Sentences

Still cries at a good film, still kisses with saliva.

Blog: https://thread-pool.com/
Portfolio: https://portfolio-2024-swart-nu.vercel.app/
Github: https://github.com/yarocruz
New post: First week with the Apple Watch as my daily driver. thread-pool.com/my-first-wee...
My First Week Using an Apple Watch as a Dumbphone
The Rise of the Dumbphone Movement
thread-pool.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Wrote about why you should read Newspapers, instead of watching TV News, or god help you, get your news from Social Media. thread-pool.com/thats-just-l...
“That’s just like, uh, your opinion man.”
I grew up in a family that watched the news. They would turn on the Tv early in the mornings to learn about the weather, how much traffic…
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November 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Me at work, having this conversation with myself, every day.
youtu.be/uL73xItRtio
Idiocracy - Einstein
YouTube video by Jake C
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“TikTok and Meta are trying to become the same thing: a screen showing hours and hours of video made by people we don’t know. Social media has turned into television.”

www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...
Everything Is Television
A theory of culture and attention
www.derekthompson.org
October 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
On coding bootcamps and software engineering as a career. thread-pool.com/confessions-...
Confessions of an Ex Teaching Assistant for a Coding Bootcamp
After nearly three years, my time as a Teaching Assistant at the 2U/edX Coding Bootcamp officially ended on March 13, 2025. And with it…
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October 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I struggle to write profiles, bios, and about me stuff because I don't know how to freeze myself in time.

thread-pool.com/please-allow...
Please Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself
This post is and updated version of my About page
thread-pool.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Meanwhile, on the AI Slop platforms. (Idiocracy is a documentary)

youtu.be/wAg1r6zw7Bg?...
Ow My Balls!
YouTube video by JDankens
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Learning to code to get a high paying job is like learning to dance about architecture.
September 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I want to say something snarky about this, but I’m all out of things to say. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/p...
Big Tech Told Kids to Code. The Jobs Didn’t Follow.
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
New #blog post. Wrote a bit about the intelligent telephone and social media. I think it's a good one. I'm proud of this one. thread-pool.com/convenience-...
Convenience vs. Necessity: On Smartphones, Social Media, and Sanity
I was late to getting my first mobile phone. In the early '00s I didn't have many friends to fill up a contact list, so I didn't see the use case for having a cell phone. The few friends I did have, i...
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September 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
“It’s not about your friends, your followers, or who you follow. It’s about who can see what, and what the people who make the platform deem to be the thing that makes them the most money.” nazhamid.com/journal/less...
Less Precious
Social media is a trap.
nazhamid.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Dramatizing the drama. 🌧️ #Photography #clouds #sky #abstract
September 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The trillionaire Boy Genius in Alien Earth is just misunderstood. He just wants to “make the world more open and connected”.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/a...
‘Alien: Earth’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap: In Sheep’s Clothing
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New blog post. Wrote a bit about the basics of Journalism and why young people can't tell the difference between factual reporting vs the outrage slot machine that is social media and now, AI slop. #blogging #blog thread-pool.com/thats-just-l...
That's just like uh, your opinion man
I grew up in a family that watched the news. They would turn on the Tv early in the mornings to learn about the weather, how much traffic to expect on their commute, some sports, and some light hearte...
thread-pool.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Hey, nobody is perfect. Even, some, gay people. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/s...
Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM