Alexi
@alexi.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The macOS Pages team is really knocking it out of the park lately.
September 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The macOS Pages team is really knocking it out of the park lately.
Turns out, I can do nice things for people that I'm mad at. And it improves the relationship and helps fix the underlying problem.
What a silly thing to only start to realize this after 43 years.
What a silly thing to only start to realize this after 43 years.
May 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Turns out, I can do nice things for people that I'm mad at. And it improves the relationship and helps fix the underlying problem.
What a silly thing to only start to realize this after 43 years.
What a silly thing to only start to realize this after 43 years.
We worked with her on the IRS project. Good for her for speaking up.
“I came to government to really build great experiences for people, to interact with government to get their benefits easier, to file their taxes easier, to get their tax refunds quicker. That’s why I joined government. What I see DOGE is doing is, they’re actually breaking a lot of that down."
‘It is a wrecking ball’: Former DOGE worker describes Musk-led government-slashing effort from the inside | CNN Politics
Elon Musk has claimed the Department of Government Efficiency is “the most transparent organization in government ever.” But Merici Vinton, a federal worker who recently left her job at the government...
www.cnn.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
We worked with her on the IRS project. Good for her for speaking up.
Reposted by Alexi
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Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
DirectFile.irs.gov
April 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
File your taxes using IRS Direct File, a free, secure, accurate and accessible product from the IRS. It is available in 25 states and allows you to import your tax information, like your W-2, directly from the IRS.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
Wow!
March 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Wow!
TaxAct fucking sucks. Just helped my mom file the most basic return and they were all like "oh it's free!" up until it was time to actually file and then: "aaaactually how about you give us $100" 🖕
Should have used IRS Direct File 🤦 Only didn't because I did't want to mess with a state return.
Should have used IRS Direct File 🤦 Only didn't because I did't want to mess with a state return.
March 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
TaxAct fucking sucks. Just helped my mom file the most basic return and they were all like "oh it's free!" up until it was time to actually file and then: "aaaactually how about you give us $100" 🖕
Should have used IRS Direct File 🤦 Only didn't because I did't want to mess with a state return.
Should have used IRS Direct File 🤦 Only didn't because I did't want to mess with a state return.
The neutrally buoyant balloon has the most personality.
-Proverb I just made up, in search of a use case
-Proverb I just made up, in search of a use case
February 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The neutrally buoyant balloon has the most personality.
-Proverb I just made up, in search of a use case
-Proverb I just made up, in search of a use case
Reposted by Alexi
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
February 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
“I didn’t know who to blame. I tried to find somebody. I began to blame it on Black people. I had to hate somebody.”
Hate is the enemy.
allthatsinteresting.com/cp-ellis
Hate is the enemy.
allthatsinteresting.com/cp-ellis
How This 'Exalted Cyclops' Of The KKK Became An Outspoken Advocate For Civil Rights
After his historic meeting with Ann Atwater, C.P. Ellis renounced his title in the KKK and became a manager for a predominately Black union.
allthatsinteresting.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
“I didn’t know who to blame. I tried to find somebody. I began to blame it on Black people. I had to hate somebody.”
Hate is the enemy.
allthatsinteresting.com/cp-ellis
Hate is the enemy.
allthatsinteresting.com/cp-ellis
There's a well dressed guy on Bart reading "History of US monetary and fiscal policy" with a grimaced expression. We're all doing our part.
February 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
There's a well dressed guy on Bart reading "History of US monetary and fiscal policy" with a grimaced expression. We're all doing our part.
Reposted by Alexi
As democracy is being dismantled and the economic and political status of the US is being trashed, people who get their info from Fox News have no idea.
![Current Fox News web page headlines:
* Musk rips 'fraudulent' taxpayer handouts as DOGE team uncovers shady financial secrets
* Newly elected Dem Party leader [David Hogg] called for defunding the police, abolishing ICE
* Dem melts down after Harris loss: Trump is 'psychotic,' 'white supremacy' underlines it all
* DNC lambasted for 'beyond parody' leadership vote that included singing, gender rules](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7odhgjrqjyqrjqvzxxmqzlz6/bafkreig3s5aojectq6exworhrre6kawaglmx7sceasnkjovcrhqv6inytm@jpeg)
February 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
As democracy is being dismantled and the economic and political status of the US is being trashed, people who get their info from Fox News have no idea.
AI folks, or at very least Sam Altman, claim to be aiming at and close to a tech that can do most economically valuable work.
Taken at face value, that's kinda terrifying, no?
We don't seem to have a good track record as a species for taking care of non-economically valuable members.
Taken at face value, that's kinda terrifying, no?
We don't seem to have a good track record as a species for taking care of non-economically valuable members.
January 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
AI folks, or at very least Sam Altman, claim to be aiming at and close to a tech that can do most economically valuable work.
Taken at face value, that's kinda terrifying, no?
We don't seem to have a good track record as a species for taking care of non-economically valuable members.
Taken at face value, that's kinda terrifying, no?
We don't seem to have a good track record as a species for taking care of non-economically valuable members.
We need a Star Trek series about a ship that gets sent to the mirror Evil Universe and then they figure out how to fix it.
January 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We need a Star Trek series about a ship that gets sent to the mirror Evil Universe and then they figure out how to fix it.
Why do bored people always put their thumbs up their butts?
January 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Why do bored people always put their thumbs up their butts?
Nextdoor: inventing new email notifications to subscribe you to since 🖕
December 10, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Nextdoor: inventing new email notifications to subscribe you to since 🖕
The new Claude 3.5 Sonnet sucks at Spelling Bee.
November 22, 2024 at 4:17 PM
The new Claude 3.5 Sonnet sucks at Spelling Bee.
Can everyone please stop telling me to buckle up. Thanks!
November 21, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Can everyone please stop telling me to buckle up. Thanks!
Unintentional Pomodoro: working in between steps of prepping for dinner. Life hack or terrible focus hygiene... who can say!
November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Unintentional Pomodoro: working in between steps of prepping for dinner. Life hack or terrible focus hygiene... who can say!
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Try watching an hour of MSNBC followed by an hour of Fox. I dare you.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Try watching an hour of MSNBC followed by an hour of Fox. I dare you.
Has anyone who didn't vote for Trump tried watching Fox News? Cause holy shit... I tried 20 minutes of it and it's wild. Easy to see how we are so divided.
November 18, 2024 at 5:10 PM
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Try watching an hour of MSNBC followed by an hour of Fox. I dare you.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Try watching an hour of MSNBC followed by an hour of Fox. I dare you.
Has anyone who didn't vote for Trump tried watching Fox News? Cause holy shit... I tried 20 minutes of it and it's wild. Easy to see how we are so divided.
November 18, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Has anyone who didn't vote for Trump tried watching Fox News? Cause holy shit... I tried 20 minutes of it and it's wild. Easy to see how we are so divided.
Evidence of the state of American people: nobody's got the energy to express dismay about Christmas stuff coming out already.
October 27, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Evidence of the state of American people: nobody's got the energy to express dismay about Christmas stuff coming out already.
Why is spell check on Mac so difficult? It pretends like I'm so far off that it can't possibly determine what I meant.
And they have the audacity to market Apple Intelligence!
And they have the audacity to market Apple Intelligence!
October 3, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Why is spell check on Mac so difficult? It pretends like I'm so far off that it can't possibly determine what I meant.
And they have the audacity to market Apple Intelligence!
And they have the audacity to market Apple Intelligence!