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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 3h

Blood is going to be shed here.

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 3h

Trump's first attack on antifa will be the deaths of hundreds as we all fight amongst ourselves to see who can make the best "girlfriend of the founder of antifa" joke.

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 5h

Some app UI layouts/patterns are *so* common that Apple should publish open source repos of them

- two or three column list > details (Mail, Music, Notes, Messages, Passwords,…)

- sidebar (lists, filters) > grid/list (Photos, App Store, …)

- file list sidebar > document editor (text editors, …)

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 1d

I love that people are calling Sora 2 "SlopTok"

Sora 2 should not exist

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 1d

Do I know anyone using Exoscale for hosting in Europe?

exoscale.com

Exoscale

Exoscale is your European sovereign cloud hosting provider! High performance, GDPR compliant, Secure & scalable for EU businesses.

exoscale.com

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 1d

If this sentiment feels big scary anarchist spectre to you, I’ll point to the original quote that this alludes to… by MLK.

“We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”

billofrightsinstitute.org/primary-sour...

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

Do you have any concerns about journalists’ data being on a third party server that could be subpoenaed or national security lettered by the state?

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

Does Journo Day run on-device (Mac/iOS/etc) or in-cloud (SaaS)?

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

“We follow the law in Illinois.”
—every Illinos governor ever

Laur-eeeeee😱 (spooky scream) @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 2d

If you still know anyone who imagines that Pritzker or Johnson will order police under their command to arrest federal agents, you can send them this (1hr12min42sec timestamp). They are explicit that they will not and they view courts as only venue for enforcement.

www.youtube.com/live/vqP4YFV...

LIVE: Illinois' JD Pritzker on Trump's use of National Guard

YouTube video by Reuters

www.youtube.com

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

Something new (to me) that I've been seeing: "Forward Deployed Engineer" o_O

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

(I really do appreciate everyone who signal boosts these "I need job" posts. It means a lot. 🖤)

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

~20 years of Ruby/Rails experience
~5 years of engineering management
~15 years public speaking at confs
…a lifetime as an artist and designer

I'd be great as:
-StaffEng
-Senior EM / Director
-VPE (at small/medium size company)

shanebecker.dev

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

I have to find (and start!) a new job this month…
Today alone, I've applied to dozens of jobs

In Portland, Oregon / remote
#Ruby #Rails #RubyOnRails #RubyFriends #FediHire

If I don't find work this month, I'll have to start making some hard decisions that I don't wanna make :/

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

A lot of job applications ask demographics questions that seem really unnecessary to ask, at all ever, especially during job application

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pay your respects to the vultures @cathoderituals.bsky.social · 2d

The idea that Trump is going after Portland because he thinks it’s a weak and easy target is certainly a take.

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

*— i can actually add my own button, but it doesn't work to toggle the sidebar

(I'm brand new to this Swift/UI world)

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 2d

#SwiftUI help request: Notes app does the sidebar toggle button best!

Button stays in place, no matter if sidebar is hidden or shown.
So, you can re/click to toggle on/off.

I can't figure out how to either:
- move the default one to the left OR
- hide the default and add my own*

Pair with me?

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 3d

"I remember damage"

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 3d

Is there a Rubocop rule or Ruby setting or tool or something to say "strip out all syntax that isn't needed for the parser"?

Seattle.rb style method definitions and calls:

❌
def foo(bar)
end

foo(:bar)

✅
def foo bar
end

foo :bar

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 5d

In an infinite universe, how many math jokes exist?

The limit does not exist.

Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 5d

Happy Mean Girls day to those who celebrate! 🎉

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pay your respects to the vultures @cathoderituals.bsky.social · 5d

Portland's population is around ~640,000. We can all confirm that every word is a lie. She knows this. It's a thin veneer on top of a declaration of intent to use the military to kill and arrest unarmed civilians as enemies of the state.

It's not even a top story on most news sites, so that's cool.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Leavitt: "President Trump will end the radical left's reign of terror in Portland once and for all. The president has directed Secretary Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland."

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 5d

Anyone know what this icon is called in SF Symbols? I can't find it. #macOS

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sailor mercury @sailorhg.com · 7d

i haven't been to an in person conference since... 2019! i'd love to apply to speak at a js conf about all the things i learned making interactive comic websites! what are everyone's current fav javascript events?

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Shane Becker @veganstraightedge.com · 7d

I think we're having two different conversations

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