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Alex R :heart_progress:

@alexreid.org

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Tech lead pretending I know what I’m doing, currently using #Svelte, #Golang, and a bit of #Ruby and #Angular. Into bicycles and urbanism (I just want some better bike lanes […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://tech.lgbt/@alex, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 7m

@repeattofade everybody here makes fun of my peas 🥺

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 7m

@repeattofade they said that’s all right then, and also said I could have extra mushy peas tonight 🤠

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 16m

@repeattofade garry im so tired and i have to fill in a security questionnaire help

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Dominik @chrastecky.phpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

I'm not sure, but the code might do something with UUIDs.

#programming #golang #uuid

A screenshot from an IDE with the following code:

func Uuid(uuid uuid.UUID) UUID {
return UUID{UUID: uuid}
}

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Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 1d

@germ this always happens to me with anything that grows underground. I’ve previously produced the world’s most pointless carrots

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Mike McCue @mike.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Hello fediverse,

The AltStore is federating! It’s time to give developers and users an open platform to directly connect with each other while drastically improving app discovery. I believe so much in this mission that I joined their board to help.

More here from @rileytestut […]

Original post on flipboard.social

flipboard.social

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Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 2d

@ruari it has oodles of character! But it’s also nice that it does function as a watch too 😄

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 2d

@ruari most would wait a bit to start on the whole ‘Establised nineteen oldty old’ thing, but I do appreciate the gumption of putting it there regardless

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 2d

@rob bodies, man :neofox_baa:

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 2d

@rob TIL what an anti antitragus is. Hope things have settled down a bit!

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 2d

Damn, it finally happened – the Kobo Android app now offers one (1) font that’s actually suitable for a book, the lovely Vollkorn

Vollkorn Typeface

The free and healthy typeface for bread and butter use

vollkorn-typeface.com

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 2d

@ruari it’s also interesting that they’ve given it a bit of retro flair by using the old name (in English) for Beijing

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 2d

@berufsdemonstrant £90 😬

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 2d

Got my latest Covid update installed. My wallet’s feeling it more than my arm at the moment

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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 3d

a cross-model Mandela Effect LLM meltdown https://vgel.me/posts/seahorse/

Why do LLMs freak out over the seahorse emoji?

Investigating the seahorse emoji doom loop using logitlens.

vgel.me

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Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 3d

@ruari I’m continually impressed at your ability to find watches that look like they’d be a formidable obstacle in a playthrough of Myst

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a fresh pup of coffee :bowie: @david.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Anyway, I got a new cable, and it's already trying to shame me

A black ethernet cable with a label that says "Avoid Kinks" on it

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Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 3d

@berufsdemonstrant Die Katze von unsere Nachbarn denkt es ist nicht so toll 😏

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 3d

@berufsdemonstrant In Belfast auch. Wir haben einen Fuchsfreund, der uns im Garten oft besucht

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 3d

@berufsdemonstrant Es ist sehr gut die Nachbarn zu treffen

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 3d

@dmarti I think these 2017 MBPs have most likely just received their last macOS security update (though it’s hard to be sure given Apple’s lack of documented support windows for their operating systems)

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Sam Rose @samwho.dev · 3d

The writing in this post is superb.

drobinin.com/posts/how-i-...

How I accidentally became PureGym's unofficial Apple Wallet developer

Tired of fumbling with the PureGym app for 47 seconds every morning, I reverse-engineered their API to build an Apple Wallet pass that gets me in with a quick wrist scan. Along the way, I discovered t...

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Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 4d

@uliwitness Maybe some sort of pie? Any idea of any of the ingredients?

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 5d

@gruff this sounds both comfy and sexy, which is actually fairly rare in my experience

Alex R :heart_progress: @alexreid.org · 6d

[Selfie, EC]

Ms. Storm Amy said I can’t go out, but the pre-storm lighting was nice, so

A mirror selfie of me, a white bearded man with long brown hair tied in a bun, wearing shorts and a tank top that says ‘Super Gay’ in colourful lettering