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Raj Shah
@raj-shah.bsky.social
· Dec 11
$ ./configure
$ make
$ make install
$ make
$ make install
I adore my iPhone Air. But my first phone was the iPhone 4, and it changed my life, and it’s still my favorite. 📱
December 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I adore my iPhone Air. But my first phone was the iPhone 4, and it changed my life, and it’s still my favorite. 📱
I’m a professional software engineer and an amateur guitarist. I wish it were the other way around.
December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I’m a professional software engineer and an amateur guitarist. I wish it were the other way around.
WiFi is built on the two least reliable technologies invented by humankind: radio, and the internet.
December 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
WiFi is built on the two least reliable technologies invented by humankind: radio, and the internet.
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'Fac simile’ is a Latin phrase meaning “make alike.”
1600s: ‘facsimile’ was used to mean "an exact copy."
1800s: people developed facsimile technology that could reproduce printed material via telegraph.
We shortened ‘facsimile,’ and now call them ‘fax’ machines.
1600s: ‘facsimile’ was used to mean "an exact copy."
1800s: people developed facsimile technology that could reproduce printed material via telegraph.
We shortened ‘facsimile,’ and now call them ‘fax’ machines.
December 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
'Fac simile’ is a Latin phrase meaning “make alike.”
1600s: ‘facsimile’ was used to mean "an exact copy."
1800s: people developed facsimile technology that could reproduce printed material via telegraph.
We shortened ‘facsimile,’ and now call them ‘fax’ machines.
1600s: ‘facsimile’ was used to mean "an exact copy."
1800s: people developed facsimile technology that could reproduce printed material via telegraph.
We shortened ‘facsimile,’ and now call them ‘fax’ machines.
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The ‘deck’ in “Deck the Halls” means “to decorate.”
But, it is not related or a shortening of ‘decorate.’
It comes from the Dutch word meaning “to cover.”
You also use it when you’re all “decked out.”
But, it is not related or a shortening of ‘decorate.’
It comes from the Dutch word meaning “to cover.”
You also use it when you’re all “decked out.”
December 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The ‘deck’ in “Deck the Halls” means “to decorate.”
But, it is not related or a shortening of ‘decorate.’
It comes from the Dutch word meaning “to cover.”
You also use it when you’re all “decked out.”
But, it is not related or a shortening of ‘decorate.’
It comes from the Dutch word meaning “to cover.”
You also use it when you’re all “decked out.”
My dad double-clicks hyperlinks.
December 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
My dad double-clicks hyperlinks.
“Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it” doesn’t really make sense when talking about knocking on doors or telling knock-knock jokes.
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it” doesn’t really make sense when talking about knocking on doors or telling knock-knock jokes.
Hey, quick question: Does P = NP?
December 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Hey, quick question: Does P = NP?
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December 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
score = ⚽️
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Java programmers: We can’t let our peas touch our corn!
Python programmers: It’s all going to end up in our stomachs anyway.
Python programmers: It’s all going to end up in our stomachs anyway.
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Java programmers: We can’t let our peas touch our corn!
Python programmers: It’s all going to end up in our stomachs anyway.
Python programmers: It’s all going to end up in our stomachs anyway.
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'Astronomers' is an anagram for 'moon starers.'
October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
'Astronomers' is an anagram for 'moon starers.'
[heavy Indian accent] Rajiv… you have two halves of your brain: the right, and the left. In the right, there’s nothing left; and in the left, there’s nothing right.
October 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
[heavy Indian accent] Rajiv… you have two halves of your brain: the right, and the left. In the right, there’s nothing left; and in the left, there’s nothing right.
Whenever I’d go to Starbucks in Texas, they’d spell my name “Rodge.”
Whenever I go to Starbucks in California, they spell my name “Raj.”
Whenever I go to Starbucks in California, they spell my name “Raj.”
October 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Whenever I’d go to Starbucks in Texas, they’d spell my name “Rodge.”
Whenever I go to Starbucks in California, they spell my name “Raj.”
Whenever I go to Starbucks in California, they spell my name “Raj.”
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The 'kin' of ‘napkin’ means "little."
‘Nap’ comes from ‘nape,' which means “tablecloth.”
So a napkin is a little tablecloth.
10/10, no notes.
‘Nap’ comes from ‘nape,' which means “tablecloth.”
So a napkin is a little tablecloth.
10/10, no notes.
September 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The 'kin' of ‘napkin’ means "little."
‘Nap’ comes from ‘nape,' which means “tablecloth.”
So a napkin is a little tablecloth.
10/10, no notes.
‘Nap’ comes from ‘nape,' which means “tablecloth.”
So a napkin is a little tablecloth.
10/10, no notes.
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'Rapture' comes from the Latin 'rapere' meaning "to seize and carry off."
'Raptor' also comes from 'rapere.'
We hope neither carries you off today.
'Raptor' also comes from 'rapere.'
We hope neither carries you off today.
September 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
'Rapture' comes from the Latin 'rapere' meaning "to seize and carry off."
'Raptor' also comes from 'rapere.'
We hope neither carries you off today.
'Raptor' also comes from 'rapere.'
We hope neither carries you off today.
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As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
As I was saying…
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OH: they put a man on the moon with GOTO
September 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
OH: they put a man on the moon with GOTO
"1.21 jigawatts!"
So now we know how Doc Brown would've pronounced "gif." QED.
So now we know how Doc Brown would've pronounced "gif." QED.
September 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"1.21 jigawatts!"
So now we know how Doc Brown would've pronounced "gif." QED.
So now we know how Doc Brown would've pronounced "gif." QED.
Why does everything have to be a “food hack?”
“Check out my food hack! Order some fries, and some ketchup. Then dip your fries into your ketchup!” 😉😘
“Check out my food hack! Order some fries, and some ketchup. Then dip your fries into your ketchup!” 😉😘
September 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Why does everything have to be a “food hack?”
“Check out my food hack! Order some fries, and some ketchup. Then dip your fries into your ketchup!” 😉😘
“Check out my food hack! Order some fries, and some ketchup. Then dip your fries into your ketchup!” 😉😘
It may be that the old astrologers had the truth exactly reversed, when they believed that the stars controlled the destinies of men. The time may come when men control the destinies of stars.
— Arthur C. Clarke
— Arthur C. Clarke
July 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It may be that the old astrologers had the truth exactly reversed, when they believed that the stars controlled the destinies of men. The time may come when men control the destinies of stars.
— Arthur C. Clarke
— Arthur C. Clarke
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A herring is a fish.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
June 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A herring is a fish.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
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How can #transdisciplinary researchers work with AI as a genuine collaborator? Five capabilities for collaborative human-AI #research, my latest contribution published on Integration & Implementation blog at the Australian National University. i2insights.org/2025/06/10/a... #AIethics #education
June 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
How can #transdisciplinary researchers work with AI as a genuine collaborator? Five capabilities for collaborative human-AI #research, my latest contribution published on Integration & Implementation blog at the Australian National University. i2insights.org/2025/06/10/a... #AIethics #education