Chris McGee
@seeteegee.bsky.social
My posts come from my own distorted brain.
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The memorial keeps growing
January 8, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The memorial keeps growing
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“L’état, c’est moi.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
January 9, 2026 at 1:14 AM
“L’état, c’est moi.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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AI agents are only as good as the tasks they can reliability perform.
January 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
AI agents are only as good as the tasks they can reliability perform.
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hell yeah
Surf's up in Canada … in the winter | CBC Radio
While some may choose to stay indoors during the frigid and snowy Canadian winter, Vesa Luomaranta tries to make the best out of cold weather — but he doesn’t play pond hockey or go for a ski. Luomara...
www.cbc.ca
January 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
hell yeah
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PBS taught me English, so... a lot of feelings today.
But it's also an important reminder: people talk about how the next administration will fix things, but what Trump and Co. are doing right now will take generations to undo.
We can't just sit passively - it's about fighting from every angle.
But it's also an important reminder: people talk about how the next administration will fix things, but what Trump and Co. are doing right now will take generations to undo.
We can't just sit passively - it's about fighting from every angle.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
PBS taught me English, so... a lot of feelings today.
But it's also an important reminder: people talk about how the next administration will fix things, but what Trump and Co. are doing right now will take generations to undo.
We can't just sit passively - it's about fighting from every angle.
But it's also an important reminder: people talk about how the next administration will fix things, but what Trump and Co. are doing right now will take generations to undo.
We can't just sit passively - it's about fighting from every angle.
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🎉 10 years of open source Swift! A decade ago today, we opened Swift to the world with a simple blog post: swift.org/blog/welcome
What's grown since—thanks to an incredible community of contributors—has been extraordinary. Here's to the next ten years. 🧡
What's grown since—thanks to an incredible community of contributors—has been extraordinary. Here's to the next ten years. 🧡
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
🎉 10 years of open source Swift! A decade ago today, we opened Swift to the world with a simple blog post: swift.org/blog/welcome
What's grown since—thanks to an incredible community of contributors—has been extraordinary. Here's to the next ten years. 🧡
What's grown since—thanks to an incredible community of contributors—has been extraordinary. Here's to the next ten years. 🧡
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🏎️ While Swift was originally created for iOS/macOS apps, many might not realize that at Apple we run Swift on the server to operate massive services, on Linux, serving billions of requests per day. Check out our VP's keynote at AWS re:Invent for details youtu.be/JeUpUK0nhC0?...
AWS re:Invent 2025 - Keynote with Peter DeSantis and Dave Brown
YouTube video by AWS Events
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December 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🏎️ While Swift was originally created for iOS/macOS apps, many might not realize that at Apple we run Swift on the server to operate massive services, on Linux, serving billions of requests per day. Check out our VP's keynote at AWS re:Invent for details youtu.be/JeUpUK0nhC0?...
I like the sound of idea: the tenor saxophone’s role in a classical orchestra is to add a layer of darkness to the lower brass section.
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I like the sound of idea: the tenor saxophone’s role in a classical orchestra is to add a layer of darkness to the lower brass section.
Antonym is the antonym of synonym.
November 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Antonym is the antonym of synonym.
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1️⃣ Swift comes to FreeBSD
Swift is now available in preview for FreeBSD 14.3 and later. We want your feedback, bug reports, and contributions to make Swift great on FreeBSD! 🧑💻Read the announcement here: forums.swift.org/t/swift-on-f... #FreeBSD
Swift is now available in preview for FreeBSD 14.3 and later. We want your feedback, bug reports, and contributions to make Swift great on FreeBSD! 🧑💻Read the announcement here: forums.swift.org/t/swift-on-f... #FreeBSD
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
1️⃣ Swift comes to FreeBSD
Swift is now available in preview for FreeBSD 14.3 and later. We want your feedback, bug reports, and contributions to make Swift great on FreeBSD! 🧑💻Read the announcement here: forums.swift.org/t/swift-on-f... #FreeBSD
Swift is now available in preview for FreeBSD 14.3 and later. We want your feedback, bug reports, and contributions to make Swift great on FreeBSD! 🧑💻Read the announcement here: forums.swift.org/t/swift-on-f... #FreeBSD
I wish that more C/C++ projects would ship a clang module map with their headers. Modular headers and includes are a great feature that few people know about.
September 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I wish that more C/C++ projects would ship a clang module map with their headers. Modular headers and includes are a great feature that few people know about.
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Doug Ford tells young job seekers “try inheriting your daddy’s sticker factory”
Doug Ford tells young job seekers “try inheriting your daddy’s sticker factory”
QUEEN'S PARK - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is telling unemployed young job seekers to "Look harder" for label manufacturing companies that they can inherit, or failing that, a lifetime's worth of backroom conservative political connections.
www.thebeaverton.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Doug Ford tells young job seekers “try inheriting your daddy’s sticker factory”
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From the author of Pandoc —
"I'll go through the six features of Markdown that I think have created the most difficulties"
Beyond Markdown: johnmacfarlane.net/beyond-markd...
"I'll go through the six features of Markdown that I think have created the most difficulties"
Beyond Markdown: johnmacfarlane.net/beyond-markd...
John MacFarlane - Beyond Markdown
John MacFarlane
johnmacfarlane.net
September 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
From the author of Pandoc —
"I'll go through the six features of Markdown that I think have created the most difficulties"
Beyond Markdown: johnmacfarlane.net/beyond-markd...
"I'll go through the six features of Markdown that I think have created the most difficulties"
Beyond Markdown: johnmacfarlane.net/beyond-markd...
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Did you know that you can build a Swift package that supports multiple versions of Swift with different manifests? More on this and other advanced features of SwiftPM at our docs: docs.swift.org/swiftpm/docu...
Documentation
docs.swift.org
September 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Did you know that you can build a Swift package that supports multiple versions of Swift with different manifests? More on this and other advanced features of SwiftPM at our docs: docs.swift.org/swiftpm/docu...
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Lots of cool new features coming to Swift 6.2 -- including a new opt-in strict memory safety checking mode that identifies and prevents any use of unsafe features. Read more about it here: github.com/swiftlang/sw...
September 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Lots of cool new features coming to Swift 6.2 -- including a new opt-in strict memory safety checking mode that identifies and prevents any use of unsafe features. Read more about it here: github.com/swiftlang/sw...
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In a few days, I suspect all five of these kittehs will be looking for homes (somewhere in Ottawa ideally). Including Mom, who is the most adorable stray -- sweet and eerily intelligent. So start making room.
September 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
In a few days, I suspect all five of these kittehs will be looking for homes (somewhere in Ottawa ideally). Including Mom, who is the most adorable stray -- sweet and eerily intelligent. So start making room.
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Earth has moderate tides.
But some planets in the habitable zones of red dwarf stars may have tides that send the water level up and down by ~100 meters over a month: arxiv.org/abs/2507.03850
But some planets in the habitable zones of red dwarf stars may have tides that send the water level up and down by ~100 meters over a month: arxiv.org/abs/2507.03850
August 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Earth has moderate tides.
But some planets in the habitable zones of red dwarf stars may have tides that send the water level up and down by ~100 meters over a month: arxiv.org/abs/2507.03850
But some planets in the habitable zones of red dwarf stars may have tides that send the water level up and down by ~100 meters over a month: arxiv.org/abs/2507.03850
Just consulted with the oracle of exercise. Now I’ve got some fresh ideas.
August 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Just consulted with the oracle of exercise. Now I’ve got some fresh ideas.
Holy smokes everyone. You gotta check out Ezra Collective. Try a few different songs.
August 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Holy smokes everyone. You gotta check out Ezra Collective. Try a few different songs.
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I know this is not on the table but it would be a very good opportunity to simply arrest him and hand him over to the ICC
Trump Invites Putin to Set Foot in America
The Art of the Deal president hopes he can broker peace.
www.theatlantic.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I know this is not on the table but it would be a very good opportunity to simply arrest him and hand him over to the ICC
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An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania killed one person and injured at least 10 more on Monday, and rescuers combed through the rubble at the plant in search of survivors, the authorities said.
August 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania killed one person and injured at least 10 more on Monday, and rescuers combed through the rubble at the plant in search of survivors, the authorities said.
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When designing the errors that you return to 3rd parties (whether from an API or SDK) please default to not returning sensitive data in your error messages. I've spent SO MUCH TIME handling bugs where we log customer data or return sensitive provider info from our API because of this.
August 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When designing the errors that you return to 3rd parties (whether from an API or SDK) please default to not returning sensitive data in your error messages. I've spent SO MUCH TIME handling bugs where we log customer data or return sensitive provider info from our API because of this.
It’s all about iridization. That is all.
August 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It’s all about iridization. That is all.
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Can Bluesky say every word in the dictionary?
I dunno but I plan to find out!
I made a website that tracks every single word said on bluesky (as of yesterday).
I dunno but I plan to find out!
I made a website that tracks every single word said on bluesky (as of yesterday).
August 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Can Bluesky say every word in the dictionary?
I dunno but I plan to find out!
I made a website that tracks every single word said on bluesky (as of yesterday).
I dunno but I plan to find out!
I made a website that tracks every single word said on bluesky (as of yesterday).
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🧵 Dear Republican lawmakers,
Canada has the largest intact boreal forest on the planet.
An increasingly hotter world due to #ClimateChange makes longer dry seasons, far larger wildfires & yes, more smoke. No amount of "raking" fixes it. The scientists warned of exactly this for a very long time /1
Canada has the largest intact boreal forest on the planet.
An increasingly hotter world due to #ClimateChange makes longer dry seasons, far larger wildfires & yes, more smoke. No amount of "raking" fixes it. The scientists warned of exactly this for a very long time /1
August 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
🧵 Dear Republican lawmakers,
Canada has the largest intact boreal forest on the planet.
An increasingly hotter world due to #ClimateChange makes longer dry seasons, far larger wildfires & yes, more smoke. No amount of "raking" fixes it. The scientists warned of exactly this for a very long time /1
Canada has the largest intact boreal forest on the planet.
An increasingly hotter world due to #ClimateChange makes longer dry seasons, far larger wildfires & yes, more smoke. No amount of "raking" fixes it. The scientists warned of exactly this for a very long time /1