Josh Albrecht
@joshmalbrecht.bsky.social
Software Engineer | Views are my own.
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During this season of giving, let’s do what we can to give back to the communities that have given us so much. From our family to yours, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
During this season of giving, let’s do what we can to give back to the communities that have given us so much. From our family to yours, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I love it when companies force you to use an LLM for “customer support”. Once the LLM gives you incorrect help, you have to search high and low to get an actual support phone number.
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I love it when companies force you to use an LLM for “customer support”. Once the LLM gives you incorrect help, you have to search high and low to get an actual support phone number.
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Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
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AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
Bulking season has officially begun.
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Bulking season has officially begun.
The Halo CE remake will release on the PlayStation. I never thought I would see the day.
October 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Halo CE remake will release on the PlayStation. I never thought I would see the day.
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#ITWelcomeToDerry premieres tomorrow at 9pm on HBO Max.
October 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
#ITWelcomeToDerry premieres tomorrow at 9pm on HBO Max.
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endianness is just a plot by Big Endian to sell more byte swap operations
October 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
endianness is just a plot by Big Endian to sell more byte swap operations
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Can we for a second appreciate how Robinhood took no responsibility for being down, and tried to put the blame on AWS.
However, it was Robinhood that decided to run from a single AWS region, and not be preapred to fail over, like other, more resillient AWS users did...
However, it was Robinhood that decided to run from a single AWS region, and not be preapred to fail over, like other, more resillient AWS users did...
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Can we for a second appreciate how Robinhood took no responsibility for being down, and tried to put the blame on AWS.
However, it was Robinhood that decided to run from a single AWS region, and not be preapred to fail over, like other, more resillient AWS users did...
However, it was Robinhood that decided to run from a single AWS region, and not be preapred to fail over, like other, more resillient AWS users did...
Seems that most of the software teams that I know are being stretched thin.
October 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Seems that most of the software teams that I know are being stretched thin.
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No need to go far. #TheLongWalk comes home October 21.
October 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
No need to go far. #TheLongWalk comes home October 21.
Buzzword driven development
October 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Buzzword driven development
I love how they will just start texting you notifications if you stop logging into Facebook.
October 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I love how they will just start texting you notifications if you stop logging into Facebook.
Is there a bug in GitHub where you permanently have an unread notification icon?
October 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Is there a bug in GitHub where you permanently have an unread notification icon?
Are we ready to admit that Michael Scott was an exceptional manager that ran the most consistent and profitable branch?
October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Are we ready to admit that Michael Scott was an exceptional manager that ran the most consistent and profitable branch?
Replacing entertainment subscriptions with buying the physical media has been liberating.
October 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Replacing entertainment subscriptions with buying the physical media has been liberating.
Idiocracy just got added on Netflix. Perfect timing.
October 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Idiocracy just got added on Netflix. Perfect timing.
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quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
“We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military” - Trump
October 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military” - Trump
Haven’t played League of Legends since college, and I tried playing it again and that was a mistake.
September 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Haven’t played League of Legends since college, and I tried playing it again and that was a mistake.
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Halo 3 is 18 years old.
At the time, this game launch felt like the biggest thing in the world. They even got Master Chief at the Burger King.
At the time, this game launch felt like the biggest thing in the world. They even got Master Chief at the Burger King.
September 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Halo 3 is 18 years old.
At the time, this game launch felt like the biggest thing in the world. They even got Master Chief at the Burger King.
At the time, this game launch felt like the biggest thing in the world. They even got Master Chief at the Burger King.
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WHO statement on autism-related issues
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy
Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy
Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI
September 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
WHO statement on autism-related issues
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy
Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy
Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI
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September 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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September 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM