Rick Klau
@rickklau.com
Co-founder & CEO, Onsemble. Husband. Dad. Previously: California's Chief Technology Innovation Officer, 13+ years Google, FeedBurner. he / him.
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I'm not sure if this is at the level of @rickklau.com's clothes hanger trick, but you can use your hotel key to trigger an Apple Shortcut.
So you can set up one to give you directions back to your hotel whenever you tap your card to your iPhone. creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...
So you can set up one to give you directions back to your hotel whenever you tap your card to your iPhone. creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...
The ultimate travel hack uses a hotel keycard to trigger directions on your iPhone
Tap your hotel keycard to your iPhone and make it your travel companion with helpful information instantly.
creators.yahoo.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:16 AM
I'm not sure if this is at the level of @rickklau.com's clothes hanger trick, but you can use your hotel key to trigger an Apple Shortcut.
So you can set up one to give you directions back to your hotel whenever you tap your card to your iPhone. creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...
So you can set up one to give you directions back to your hotel whenever you tap your card to your iPhone. creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...
even deleting my Twitter account could not prevent getting reminded once a month for the rest of my life of a tweet I posted in 2019 travelreveal.com/travel-tips/...
Elevate Your Hotel Experience with These 40 Tips
Transform your hotel stay with our 40 essential tips! Learn how to enhance comfort, save money, and enjoy every moment of your getaway.
travelreveal.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:54 PM
even deleting my Twitter account could not prevent getting reminded once a month for the rest of my life of a tweet I posted in 2019 travelreveal.com/travel-tips/...
As a San Ramon resident I’d like to petition to rename @earthquakebotsf.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
As a San Ramon resident I’d like to petition to rename @earthquakebotsf.bsky.social
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anyway I’m gonna go cry for a bit
December 15, 2025 at 4:27 AM
anyway I’m gonna go cry for a bit
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every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
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Thinking of a story Wil Wheaton tells about Rob Reiner giving him very good direction
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Rob let me rehearse it that way, and then he very calmly pulled me aside and asked me to try it again, but …
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Rob let me rehearse it that way, and then he very calmly pulled me aside and asked me to try it again, but …
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turns out this post is all about stand by me
I have to keep reminding myself that I can compose offline in ecto. Oh, related to that: I really like ecto, and feel comfortable endorsing it and recommending it to anyone who is looking for a ful…
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Thinking of a story Wil Wheaton tells about Rob Reiner giving him very good direction
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Rob let me rehearse it that way, and then he very calmly pulled me aside and asked me to try it again, but …
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Rob let me rehearse it that way, and then he very calmly pulled me aside and asked me to try it again, but …
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Dear Google Calendar, I would like an option to indicate that I do not know this person so that I can never see this particular modal again
December 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Dear Google Calendar, I would like an option to indicate that I do not know this person so that I can never see this particular modal again
A lifetime ago I livetweeted a brutal delay at O’Hare from the bar at K16 (?) - spawning a decade or so of lovely #airportbar tweets from friends.
Today I discovered Williams & Graham at Gate A38 at Denver airport. A speakeasy. Inside an airport.
🤯😍
Today I discovered Williams & Graham at Gate A38 at Denver airport. A speakeasy. Inside an airport.
🤯😍
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A lifetime ago I livetweeted a brutal delay at O’Hare from the bar at K16 (?) - spawning a decade or so of lovely #airportbar tweets from friends.
Today I discovered Williams & Graham at Gate A38 at Denver airport. A speakeasy. Inside an airport.
🤯😍
Today I discovered Williams & Graham at Gate A38 at Denver airport. A speakeasy. Inside an airport.
🤯😍
not a sentence I ever expected to read
"If you counted up all of the submarines and ships that PepsiCo bought and sold around this time, they technically managed the world’s seventh-largest navy."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"If you counted up all of the submarines and ships that PepsiCo bought and sold around this time, they technically managed the world’s seventh-largest navy."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
In 1990, One of the Most Thrilling International Capers in U.S. History Unfolded. It’s Been Forgotten. It Shouldn’t Be.
A delicious caper of vodka bribes and world-altering salad bars.
slate.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
not a sentence I ever expected to read
"If you counted up all of the submarines and ships that PepsiCo bought and sold around this time, they technically managed the world’s seventh-largest navy."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"If you counted up all of the submarines and ships that PepsiCo bought and sold around this time, they technically managed the world’s seventh-largest navy."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
While reading an article in the WSJ app, I just got this pop-up notification
This is America
This is America
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
While reading an article in the WSJ app, I just got this pop-up notification
This is America
This is America
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[slaps roof of game 7] this bad boy can fit so many innings
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
[slaps roof of game 7] this bad boy can fit so many innings
This game is the Stefon of baseball games
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This game is the Stefon of baseball games
Change one letter, ruin a candy
M&As
M&As
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
100 Gland
100 Gland
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Twig
Twig
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy
M&As
M&As
Not the headline I wanted to see upon touching down after watching House of Dynamite on my flight www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing, Minutes Before Xi Meeting
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Not the headline I wanted to see upon touching down after watching House of Dynamite on my flight www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
WNBA refs have got to go. Total reboot, nothing less
October 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
WNBA refs have got to go. Total reboot, nothing less
that was A Game
a man in a sweater and tie is saying good lord
ALT: a man in a sweater and tie is saying good lord
media.tenor.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
that was A Game
after upgrading to MacOS 26, Chrome was finally able to auto-paste OTPs from Messages. But over the last few days, it just... stopped?
Chrome is updated, so is MacOS. Am I missing something? Or did this get disabled?
Chrome is updated, so is MacOS. Am I missing something? Or did this get disabled?
October 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
after upgrading to MacOS 26, Chrome was finally able to auto-paste OTPs from Messages. But over the last few days, it just... stopped?
Chrome is updated, so is MacOS. Am I missing something? Or did this get disabled?
Chrome is updated, so is MacOS. Am I missing something? Or did this get disabled?
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Even if you don’t believe in the ethic of “love thy neighbor,” it’s important to remember that the core goal of USAID is to use soft power (foreign aid) to complement our nation’s hard power (the U.S. military) in a shared effort to make America safer.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Even if you don’t believe in the ethic of “love thy neighbor,” it’s important to remember that the core goal of USAID is to use soft power (foreign aid) to complement our nation’s hard power (the U.S. military) in a shared effort to make America safer.
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However, after traveling to Ethiopia and Guatemala and hearing from many experts in the field, it’s clear to me that an extremely practical way to make our world a more stable and peaceful place is to invest in modern development aid, in concert with the family of nations.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
However, after traveling to Ethiopia and Guatemala and hearing from many experts in the field, it’s clear to me that an extremely practical way to make our world a more stable and peaceful place is to invest in modern development aid, in concert with the family of nations.
🧵 7/8
🧵 7/8
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The DOGE initiative then eliminated about $8 billion more in foreign aid, and now, the White House is fighting to withhold about $5 billion more in foreign aid funding — all in the name of making our country stronger and safer.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The DOGE initiative then eliminated about $8 billion more in foreign aid, and now, the White House is fighting to withhold about $5 billion more in foreign aid funding — all in the name of making our country stronger and safer.
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Earlier this year, the Trump State Department announced that nearly 5,800 USAID contracts worth $54 billion were being eliminated (representing a 92% reduction of what had already been awarded to the agency) because “they were not aligned with the administration's priorities.”
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October 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Earlier this year, the Trump State Department announced that nearly 5,800 USAID contracts worth $54 billion were being eliminated (representing a 92% reduction of what had already been awarded to the agency) because “they were not aligned with the administration's priorities.”
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I’m sharing these posts in response to President Trump’s argument — which he has used to justify dismantling USAID — that leading the fight against extreme poverty on our planet doesn’t advance an “America First” agenda.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I’m sharing these posts in response to President Trump’s argument — which he has used to justify dismantling USAID — that leading the fight against extreme poverty on our planet doesn’t advance an “America First” agenda.
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