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The Old Tech Writer

@oldtechwriter.com

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Technical writer and editor since 1984. Boxer dog lover--we have two! Liberal, Humanist, and cancer survivor. Quite gay. I am a Vermonter. I am myself. he/him/sé/é 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇺🇦

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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 29m

"Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb we are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future." ~ "Sonmi-451" in Cloud Atlas (Film)

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QT this post with someone you wish was still alive
My sister Maureen. She died in 2006 from cancer that burned through her like a forest fire. I miss speaking with her on the phone to this day. We'd speak every few days, just to check in and chat. Here is her HS Graduation photo in 1978.

The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 4h

Writing AI prompts to help with technical documentation.
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You Get What You Give: Mastering AI Prompts for Technical Documentation — Old Tech Writer

If you’ve soured on AI helping you with tasks, you’re not the only one. The expectation is that AI is smart, magical, and easy to use. It can be easy to use, but you have to know how to use it. Techni...

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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 6h

I think we're done mowing for the year.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 22h

Another "tech bro" asshole. www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/10/11/t...

Tech billionaire Marc Benioff says Trump should deploy National Guard to San Francisco

The Salesforce CEO has become the latest Silicon Valley tech leader to signal his approval of President Donald Trump.

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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 1d

I don't believe a single word

The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 1d

Was my father's service useless?

Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 2d

The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 1d

I looked at the site.

a man wearing a black hyperx hoodie stands in front of a white board with math equations written on it

ALT: a man wearing a black hyperx hoodie stands in front of a white board with math equations written on it

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine that

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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 1d

Unsolicited sick pic

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Not on my deadpool list. deadline.com/2025/10/dian...

Diane Keaton Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ & ‘The Godfather’ Actress Was 79

Diane Keaton, the actress known for roles in 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather', has died. She was 79.

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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 1d

What a lovely story from Gary Oldman.
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Gary Oldman gets emotional talking about his friend John Hurt - Table Manners Podcast

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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 1d

MIT responds to Trump's offer.
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Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

Decent, patriotic Americans are ANTIFA, Donald.

We are fiercely, steadfastly, unapologetically anti-fascist, and you know why? Because Americans are f*ckin’ supposed to be.

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We're all ANTIFA, Donald.

Hey Donald,

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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 2d

Thanks to @stephaniemiller.bsky.social, we have the password for tonight's ANTIFA meeting. The password is ACETAMINOPHEN.

The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 2d

Trump DOJ indicts Peer Gynt.

The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 2d

I received official #Antifa documents today.

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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 2d

Poor Donnie
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Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 3d

A guilty pleasure.

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Alastair Sim stars with Joyce Grenfell, George Cole, and Hermione Baddeley in the classic 🇬🇧British comedy film "THE BELLES OF ST TRINIAN'S" (1954) dir. Frank Launder

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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 3d

Are you sure you weren't watching an old Catherine Tate show?

The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 3d

Did that last week. Rakes up all the pine needles that fell. Then we had a storm come through. Have to rake new needles...sigh. Where's the snow?

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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 3d

I wonder if Trump watches Dick Wolf's Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Fire on NBC and thinks they are documentaries on trouble in #Chicago.

The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 3d

I hardly know her. I only dated her briefly.