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Leif Niemczik @leifs.website · 7d

messenger.abeto.co

This is freaking insane. The level of polish necessary for this visual fidelity and it all runs flawlessly on mobile. Hats off.

Messenger

It's a small planet, but someone's gotta make the deliveries.

messenger.abeto.co

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · 9d

Who's having conversations about how we can mitigate and reduce the ways in which "AI" is undermining labor markets?

These are the conversations I want to hear and be a part of.

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · 10d

But mostly my use case is because I care a lot about data privacy and security. We run so much untrusted software randomly on our machines. I want everything locked down in a way that works for me personally.

Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · 10d

Always.

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · 11d

Also, hello again!

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · 11d

Nexus?

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · 11d

I would love it if all operating systems (mobile or otherwise) supported toggling system authentication (biometric/password) when opening an app on a per app basis.

No need for most app developers to even implement anything, and this would be a huge security boost for everyone.

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 11d

This October I'll be doing #October.

Each day of the month I'll be living my life as normal and taking on no extra work. 🙌🏻

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Josh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 15d

We’re live!! My brand-new course, “Whimsical Animations”, is now available. 🥳🎉

whimsy.joshwcomeau.com

I’m so excited to share all of my animation tools and techniques with y’all. 😄

Whimsical Animations

Learn how to create charming interactions and delightful touches using the magic of CSS, JavaScript, SVG, and Canvas. I’m sharing all my tricks in this one!

whimsy.joshwcomeau.com

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 19d

ECMAScript excitement 😉

Next week's TC39 meeting has a packed agenda:

🔼 Amount
🔼 Array.prototype.pushAll
🔶 AsyncContext
🔶 Await Dictionary
🔼 Import Bytes
🔶 Intl Era Month Code
🔼 Iterator Chunking
🔶 new Global()
🔼 Non-extensible applies to private
🔼 Promise Adoption
🔼 Promise Predicate
🔶 Temporal

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · 20d

Yeah, for sure, I can see that's a little rough. It's literally lacking in context heh.

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · 20d

Nice use case! I'm optimistic about local ML/LLM implementations.

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · 21d

This is so cool to see! Looks great too. Congratulations! ☺️

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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 23d

Pre-orders for Mindful Design are available now.

Get a pre-order copy for £149, saving £100 off the full price of £249 for two weeks only.

Pre-orders close again after September 30

Mindful Design

A high quality, expansive video course that will elevate your design skills to a level you never thought was achievable.

piccalilli.link

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · 24d

Absolutely! Will DM you :)

Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · 24d

It's in Seattle, btw. Full details and speaker lineup here:

cascadiajs.com/2025

CascadiaJS 2025 | Sept 18 - 19 | Seattle, WA

CascadiaJS 2025 is coming up Sept 18 - 19 in Seattle, WA!

cascadiajs.com

Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · 24d

I have a free @cascadiajs.com ticket! 🎟️

I won this but am now volunteering, so I'd love to give it to a software engineer actively looking for their next role.

The conference is this Thursday & Friday (Sept 18-19). If you can definitely make it, reply to this post! First to message gets it.

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · Aug 23

Breaking the Law by Judas Priest is playing in my head 😂

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Laurie Voss @seldo.com · Aug 8

I'm back in SF and actively searching the streets for Wily. If you see her, DO NOT approach her, just call me: 4152185520.

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · Aug 2

Thank you, I appreciate it!

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · Aug 2

Always the worst part of getting home from a trip.

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Darryl Mott 💀 @gamerstavernshow.com · Aug 1

If you want a weird but true fact to talk about:

Dexter Holland, lead singer of The Offspring, was instrumental in this. His doctorial thesis in molecular biology was sequencing mRNA in HIV. The paper was also heavily cited in creating the COVID-19 vaccine.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · Aug 1

It feels like we should be making a bigger deal of “we actually did in fact find a cure for AIDS”

WIRED @wired.com · Aug 1

Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their viral loads to undetectable levels and then come off the medicine. www.wired.com/story/the-fi...

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Simon Plenderleith @simonplend.bsky.social · Aug 2

Where can I find this stuff? Embarrassingly this is a serious question.

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isaacs @isaacs.bsky.social · Jul 31

Big news! I'm available for hire! If you have JavaScript/TypeScript you want written, and you have budget for an ambitious and highly skilled practitioner with over 20 years of experience doing that, including leading teams, communities, and execs, hit me up.
izs.me
(RT please)

Isaac Z. Schlueter

izs.me

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tierney cyren @bnb.im · Jul 25

fun news! I was laid off from Twilio.

going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week.

if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along!

reposts from tech folks appreciated <3

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