i love that part in the wizard of oz where "the witch is dead" is interrupted by the monkeys flying in to admonish the munchkins, pointing out how the witch's project of terrorizing the munchkins gave them a sense of purpose in life and that the celebration provided justification for the terror
September 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i love that part in the wizard of oz where "the witch is dead" is interrupted by the monkeys flying in to admonish the munchkins, pointing out how the witch's project of terrorizing the munchkins gave them a sense of purpose in life and that the celebration provided justification for the terror
My book Refactoring to Rust has finally hit print and I'm so excited! It's hard to believe I'm finally holding a copy of my book, but here it is!
If you're looking to speed up your existing software with Rust, check it out!
hubs.la/Q03x0nZt0
If you're looking to speed up your existing software with Rust, check it out!
hubs.la/Q03x0nZt0
July 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
My book Refactoring to Rust has finally hit print and I'm so excited! It's hard to believe I'm finally holding a copy of my book, but here it is!
If you're looking to speed up your existing software with Rust, check it out!
hubs.la/Q03x0nZt0
If you're looking to speed up your existing software with Rust, check it out!
hubs.la/Q03x0nZt0
i think more event companies like meetup & alamo drafthouse should publish iCal feeds of "things you signed up for" so i don't have to remember to add/remove them from my calendar
July 6, 2023 at 3:39 PM
i think more event companies like meetup & alamo drafthouse should publish iCal feeds of "things you signed up for" so i don't have to remember to add/remove them from my calendar
people who understand management: so you've got to give up micromanaging things, you can't get your hands into every technical problem that your team tackles, you absolutely must delegate.
me: i understand.
also me: ok so here's the mutex-handling strategy i'd use in the caching layer
me: i understand.
also me: ok so here's the mutex-handling strategy i'd use in the caching layer
June 29, 2023 at 3:46 PM
people who understand management: so you've got to give up micromanaging things, you can't get your hands into every technical problem that your team tackles, you absolutely must delegate.
me: i understand.
also me: ok so here's the mutex-handling strategy i'd use in the caching layer
me: i understand.
also me: ok so here's the mutex-handling strategy i'd use in the caching layer
Alamo Drafthouse just opened Barbie movie ticketing and their website is SLOW
June 21, 2023 at 4:58 PM
Alamo Drafthouse just opened Barbie movie ticketing and their website is SLOW
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not the first complaint about violent orcas to come from a stern in the atlantic
June 17, 2023 at 8:15 PM
not the first complaint about violent orcas to come from a stern in the atlantic
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lmao we still need to sanitize the RTL control characters in display names, and @cia.fyi has created a truly incredible UI hack by taking advantage of this
June 6, 2023 at 7:39 PM
lmao we still need to sanitize the RTL control characters in display names, and @cia.fyi has created a truly incredible UI hack by taking advantage of this
suffering from sympathetic eepiness
June 1, 2023 at 1:06 AM
suffering from sympathetic eepiness
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Credit: @/toonyballoony on Twitter
May 31, 2023 at 2:10 PM
Credit: @/toonyballoony on Twitter
telling my surgeon to give me a pussy filled with whimsy and mirth
your pussy is so whimsical and swelling with mirth, this is just delightful
May 31, 2023 at 5:53 AM
telling my surgeon to give me a pussy filled with whimsy and mirth
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the deal master at work
May 31, 2023 at 3:02 AM
the deal master at work
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Fox News covered Pride Month displays in Target for more than two hours; it covered a new report detailing sex abuse in the Catholic Church in Illinois for just 22 seconds. https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-covered-targets-pride-month-displays-hours-and-allegations-abuse-illinois-catholic
Fox covered Target’s Pride Month displays for hours and the allegations of abuse in the Illinois Catholic Church for less than a minute
www.mediamatters.org
May 30, 2023 at 7:55 PM
Fox News covered Pride Month displays in Target for more than two hours; it covered a new report detailing sex abuse in the Catholic Church in Illinois for just 22 seconds. https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-covered-targets-pride-month-displays-hours-and-allegations-abuse-illinois-catholic
straight girl married to a bisexual boy saying they're in a queer relationship like "you must address me by my husband's sexuality"
May 29, 2023 at 4:55 PM
straight girl married to a bisexual boy saying they're in a queer relationship like "you must address me by my husband's sexuality"
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discovered that someone made "flowers" feed so have some flower pictures i took at the San Francisco botanical gardens
May 28, 2023 at 10:46 PM
discovered that someone made "flowers" feed so have some flower pictures i took at the San Francisco botanical gardens
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discovered that someone made "flowers" feed so have some flower pictures i took at the San Francisco botanical gardens
May 28, 2023 at 10:46 PM
discovered that someone made "flowers" feed so have some flower pictures i took at the San Francisco botanical gardens
*gf reading microsoft documentation*
“oh no!”
“what?”
“no, this is terrible!”
“oh no!”
“what?”
“no, this is terrible!”
May 27, 2023 at 3:26 PM
*gf reading microsoft documentation*
“oh no!”
“what?”
“no, this is terrible!”
“oh no!”
“what?”
“no, this is terrible!”
babe pull up your pants everyone can see your jhong
May 26, 2023 at 10:35 PM
babe pull up your pants everyone can see your jhong
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After 11-year-old Aderrien Murry called to report a domestic distrubance at his home, an Indianola, Mississippi, police officer shot him in the chest.
"‘Why did he shoot me? What did I do wrong?'” his mother heard him say.
He's recovering; the officer is on paid leave.
"‘Why did he shoot me? What did I do wrong?'” his mother heard him say.
He's recovering; the officer is on paid leave.
Officer Shot 11-Year-Old Indianola Boy Who Called 911
Aderrien Murry, an 11-year-old boy, is recovering after he called 911 for help and a responding Indianola Police officer shot him in the chest.
www.mississippifreepress.org
May 26, 2023 at 2:21 AM
After 11-year-old Aderrien Murry called to report a domestic distrubance at his home, an Indianola, Mississippi, police officer shot him in the chest.
"‘Why did he shoot me? What did I do wrong?'” his mother heard him say.
He's recovering; the officer is on paid leave.
"‘Why did he shoot me? What did I do wrong?'” his mother heard him say.
He's recovering; the officer is on paid leave.
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The idea that corporate profits contribute to inflation went from conspiracy theory to real and probably good
May 26, 2023 at 2:16 PM
The idea that corporate profits contribute to inflation went from conspiracy theory to real and probably good
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