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David Litchfield
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Dad, Powerlifter, Security at Apple, Photographer
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Good morning!
Sunrise reflected in calm water with trees silhouetted dividing the sky and the water.
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Meteor watching out at Battle Point
A water tower silhouetted against glowing clouds with stars above
August 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Chekhov’s gun really should be Chekhov’s kitchen knives.
May 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Holy smokes. This is why people should not be using AI for anything important. A comedy of (repeated) errors.
ChatGPT repeatedly getting simple math wrong
April 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Another thought. Why would anyone build a data center in the US anymore? Like, you import your new Nvidia chips and get slapped with tariffs - or you import them to say Canada or the UK, build the data centers there and avoid the tariffs.
April 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Some thoughts on 4D chess vs checkers
It's being said that Trump is using tariffs to cause uncertainty in the market to drive investors to safer investments like bonds, driving down yields, so the Fed will lower interest rates so Trump can refinance 9.2 trillion in debt with a much better rate. I feel like this is playing Russian roulette with 5 of the 6 chambers loaded. In a recession interest rates are generally reduced to increase borrowing and spending. During periods of inflation interest rates go up to slow borrowing and spending. These tariffs will likely increase inflation and possibly lead to a, or contribute to a recession meaning we have stagflation. So what happens then to interest rates? Typically during stagflation interest rates rise. In the 1970s stagflation caused by the oil shocks lead to a huge increase in rates, peaking at 20% in 1980. If these tariffs cause stagflation or just inflation alone rates will rise and Trump will not get his deal on refinancing the 9.2 trillion at a reduced rate. If we get recession alone rates will fall and Trump will get a better refinancing deal but at what costs? Cause a recession to save a few hundred billion in interest payments? Retirees have already had trillions wiped from their 401ks. I honestly don't see a way out of this that benefits America.
April 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Halo kind of day
A halo around the sun
March 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Vulnerabilities Introduced By English - vibe coding.
March 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Very happy to say I’ve just received confirmation I’ll be on the British team for the World Championships in May. Let’s do this 👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Invite to the world bench press championships from British Powerlifting
March 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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My Venus Flytrap has flowered!
A white flower with 5 petals
February 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Woohoo! British Champion! New Scottish record! New official PB! 182.5kg/402lbs #bench #benchpress #powerlifting
February 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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One week to go! 💪
Promotional poster for the British Bench Press Championships with various athletes featured.
February 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Apple zero day CVE-2024-24085
support.apple.com/en-ca/122066
About the security content of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 - Apple Support (CA)
This document describes the security content of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3.
support.apple.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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156kg/344lbs x 6 with 2 and a half weeks to go until the British Bench Press championships 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 #powerlifting #benchpress
January 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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I witnessed a murder
A murder of crows in a tree with the grey sky behind
January 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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No matter how they spin this I will never not believe this was a Nazi salute.
January 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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We lost our doggy today. Just want everyone to see what a beautiful lady she was. 🌈 🐾
A beautiful white and brindle spotted greyhound lying in her bed, enjoying the heat from a fire.
January 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Congratulations to Blue Origin for the successful launch!
January 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Any other color blind person here actually able to discern whether states ‘ trends are declining or growing? I’ve not a clue as to what’s going on here. 🤷‍♂️
Map of the USA with each state’s trend shown in colors that are too similar to discern.
January 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Boom! 430lbs/195kg - Ugly AF but ground it out 😆 That’s the heaviest I’ve benched since May 2021. Really chuffed with my progress. #powerlifting #benchpress
December 23, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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358lbs/162.5kg x 5 to finish off an excellent session, today 👍 Bit of a foot slip on the 2nd rep had my heart in my mouth for a sec 😆 #powerlifting #benchpress
December 18, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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Anyone tried the Pimsleur method for learning a new language? Any good? I’d like to hear your thoughts. Thanks!
December 17, 2024 at 4:23 AM
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342lbs/155kg x 6 - Volume day. This was my last set after 130x5, 135x5, 140x5, 145x5, and 150x5. Puffed 😆 #powerlifting #benchpress
December 13, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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Responding to a gesture is simple:

.gesture(TapGesture().targetedToAnyEntity().onEnded { v in
v.entity.removeFromParent() })
December 13, 2024 at 2:39 AM
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Developing immersive spaces for the Vision Pro in XCode and RealityKit Pro 👍
December 13, 2024 at 2:04 AM