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Shane Carr

@sffc.bsky.social

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I18n, ECMAScript, board game design, curling, music, photography, travel, and the great outdoors. Staff Software Engineer at Google. sffc.xyz

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Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · Apr 22

I've stopped using X/Twitter not because of political persuasion but because the app has really gone downhill.

1. I see way more ads and other distracting content.
2. I can't share links to my feed because it's behind a paywall.
3. I've been locked out of my amount multiple times for no reason.

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Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 15d

Really exciting to see this finally coming together! It's been a long journey for myself and many others, and I'm very happy with where we've landed.

Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 15d

ECMAScript excitement 😉

@jason-williams.co.uk from TechAtBloomberg announces the release of Boa's Rust-based implementation of TC39 Stage 3 Temporal 🎉

Chrome estimates this will ship in Chromium 143 🎉🎉

Temporal is the shiny replacement for the broken JS Date API ✨

Boa @boajs.dev · 15d

Temporal_rs has been released!!!

This is the first public release of Temporal_rs, a Rust implementation of the Temporal API powering Boa, Kiesel, V8 plus other engines.

This will be shipping in Chromium soon

More info in our blog post: boajs.dev/blog/2025/09...

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Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 15d

I've heard people describe the Oakland Ballers as a "low-level minor league team". Wrong: they are a team of high-caliber players disenfranchised from MLB, like their fans. Just look at Bufford, Almanza, Chewy, etc, all very talented, and manager Aaron Miles, a World Series alum. #LetsGoOakland ⚾

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Oakland Ballers @oaklandballers.bsky.social · 16d

💚 💛 Ballers fam, @MayorBarbaraLee just announced that we're going to keep the party going! 🎉 See you there! 🍾

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Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 16d

Hey @susanslusser.bsky.social: this is a big milestone for Oakland baseball! Please cover it in the Chronicle sports pages.

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Oakland Ballers @oaklandballers.bsky.social · 17d

OAKLAND WE DID IT!!!! 🏆

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Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 16d

I love Cam Bufford. He casually smashes the ball 400 ft, glances over, and jogs the bases like it's a piece of cake. Two nights in a row!

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 17d

It felt like a very heavy object hit my bed and then sent vibrations rolling down a hill. I'm a bit freaked out if it was only a 4.3! (Oakland, about 2mi from epicenter)

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 17d

US air carriers usually send automated refunds without asking, in compliance with the law (and since they have all your data). Although I hear they might be deregulating the airlines again so we'll see if this sticks.

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 18d

What does it say when Idaho Falls intentionally WALKS Christian Almanza, not once but TWICE in the same game for the Pioneer League championship? He's the silver slugger of Oakland, baby! #LetsGoOakland ⚾ @oaklandballers.bsky.social

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 18d

It's the final game of the People's World Series! Come on Bay Area, let's turn up for another sell-out!

Oakland Ballers @oaklandballers.bsky.social · 18d

YUP, WE IN GAME FIVE BABY! Winner takes it ALL and we need THE TOWN to pull up deep and be that 10th man! Let’s pack the house and show ‘em how Oakland gets down. Grab them championship tix NOWWWW 🏆🔥

🎟 Grab your tickets now →
tickets.oaklandballers.com

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 18d

Great game! Nice work Gabe Tanner for staying focused and allowing only 2 runs on almost 100 pitches, and Cam Bufford for the textbook 3-run homer to finish off the 8th! Here's a clip of Sully's last pitch of the game! #LetsGoOakland 🟩🟨⚾

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 19d

Maybe you're referring to Rick Scott's Senate resolution adopted unanimously on September 18? As far as I can tell, there wasn't a roll-call vote (and there aren't 58 Democrats in the Senate). Here is the record of the Senate proceeding:

www.congress.gov/congressiona...

www.congress.gov

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 19d

I read the resolution and it doesn't say anything about a "national day to honor Charlie Kirk"; can you clarify?

Here is where I found the text of the resolution:
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

www.congress.gov

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Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 19d

I'll be there! We'll remind everyone that Oakland has the best fans in baseball.

Oakland Ballers @oaklandballers.bsky.social · 19d

GAME 4️⃣ IS HERE! Let’s pack the house and SELL IT OUT two nights in a row! Grab your tickets NOW—don’t miss the madness! ⚾🔥 tickets.oaklandballers.com

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · Sep 5

"I previously used VSCode, but they added Copilot and it scared me so not I use neovim" -- anonymous presenter at Rust conf

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · Aug 22

In case you're not familiar with the area, you can see what I mean in this schematic. BART and Caltrain have a direct connection at Millbrae, but the T Third and N Judah also connect the two services in downtown, in addition to several bus lines.

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · Aug 22

In this screenshot, at least the app shows me *some* connection in downtown SF (it is the 15). But, I want the option to force it to use a specific route. I can turn of buses, but this still doesn't let me choose between the N and the T.

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · Aug 22

@transit.app Please add more features to customize your route. Example: to go from Oakland to Palo Alto, I want to build a custom itinerary that uses the N, T, 15, 30, 55, Waymo, Baywheels, or other connection to transfer between BART and Caltrain in downtown SF instead of transferring at Millbrae.

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Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · Aug 21

Also, the southbound 🟨/🟧 arrive at MacArthur as the northbound 🟨/🟧 depart, breaking the connection between Richmond and Antioch (perhaps Berkeley students who live in Walnut Creek). I frequently see people sprinting through the concourse to try and make the connection, usually to be disappointed.

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · Aug 21

I was riding the #SFBART 🟧 from Berryessa toward Richmond. When the train arrived at 19th St, the 🟨 hadn't arrived yet, and we continued to MacArthur. Then, we waited there for the Antioch train. Anyone who got off the 🟨 at 19th, as they're told to do, missed their connection tonight!

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · Aug 11

Not happy with #SFMUNI tonight: 2nd time *in a row* for me that route 55 has not come. It's not late; it just *never came* to bring me from Dogpatch to BART. It's also impossible to track because this is the second stop on the line, so I can't verify whether it's on its way or not. 🚍😞

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · Aug 6

Perfect ending to a fun game! #LetsGoOakland ⚾

Oakland Ballers @oaklandballers.bsky.social · Aug 6

Jake Allgeyer, the hero of the night, gets a WALK OFF 2 RBI BASE HIT in the bottom of the 9th! BALLERS WIN 6-7! #letsgooakland #oaklandballers

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · Jul 7

I've increasingly learned that many commenters on BGG jump to conclusions from the perspective of a narrow slice of the hobby game market. Trick taking was a "tired, uninspired mechanic" until we re-explored the design space. Trust real people over random BGG commenters.

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · Jul 7

When taking trains, I generally don't rely on in-train signage, because in my experience the failure rate is too high. Instead, I look out the window to see the current station. My strategy works 99% of the time, except at Amsterdam Zuid, which doesn't have platform signage. 😆 (CC @snek.dev)

Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · Jul 7

In business school, @southwest.com is literally a case study in how differentiation from competitors leads to success. That's the main problem with these changes (flying to bigger airports, assigned seating, checked bags becoming a credit card perk): it makes Southwest a commodity airline. ✈️