Todd Rafferty
@webrat.io
Software Engineer (Go), Father, Husband; Dabble in 3D Printing and Smoking Meat; Opinions are mine, not my employer. Pronouns: he/him #BlackLivesMatter #HardOfHearing
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As we get into the holidays, I will do two episodes, one about Thanksgiving and one about sensory issues and socks. I'm thinking of buying a pair from several different companies like Bombas and Stance, wearing them for a day, and giving reviews. Any socks you'd suggest?
#neurodivergent #podcasts
#neurodivergent #podcasts
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
As we get into the holidays, I will do two episodes, one about Thanksgiving and one about sensory issues and socks. I'm thinking of buying a pair from several different companies like Bombas and Stance, wearing them for a day, and giving reviews. Any socks you'd suggest?
#neurodivergent #podcasts
#neurodivergent #podcasts
I'm happy to report that it's officially turkey chili season.
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I'm happy to report that it's officially turkey chili season.
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Me: I wish I could teleport
Also me: But what if teleportation destroys the original you and all you're left with is a copy
Also also me: But would it hurt the original body? Would the copy even know it was a copy?
Also also also me: you need more sleep
Also me: But what if teleportation destroys the original you and all you're left with is a copy
Also also me: But would it hurt the original body? Would the copy even know it was a copy?
Also also also me: you need more sleep
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Me: I wish I could teleport
Also me: But what if teleportation destroys the original you and all you're left with is a copy
Also also me: But would it hurt the original body? Would the copy even know it was a copy?
Also also also me: you need more sleep
Also me: But what if teleportation destroys the original you and all you're left with is a copy
Also also me: But would it hurt the original body? Would the copy even know it was a copy?
Also also also me: you need more sleep
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November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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I went from having years without a FiOS outage to having 2 in one week. Something weird is going on.
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I went from having years without a FiOS outage to having 2 in one week. Something weird is going on.
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People really do not understand how much money billionaires have.
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
People really do not understand how much money billionaires have.
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The way I needed to see this video in my time of struggle. Part 2 in the thread.
Financial depression and shame can be so isolating.
I love all my people, broke or ballin 🫶🏾
Financial depression and shame can be so isolating.
I love all my people, broke or ballin 🫶🏾
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The way I needed to see this video in my time of struggle. Part 2 in the thread.
Financial depression and shame can be so isolating.
I love all my people, broke or ballin 🫶🏾
Financial depression and shame can be so isolating.
I love all my people, broke or ballin 🫶🏾
We still haven't learned and we're riding hard on the shoulders of giants, Black people.
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We still haven't learned and we're riding hard on the shoulders of giants, Black people.
Now that everyone's talking about it, this is indeed how I found out about it this morning.
November 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Now that everyone's talking about it, this is indeed how I found out about it this morning.
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Today’s mood:
November 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today’s mood:
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Hey, so remember how they are desperate for us to riot? How it's their only play, and they keep making it and falling flat? It isn't working in PDX, it didn't work on No Kings, and it won't work here. We won't give them what they want, America. We feed each other and deny the fascists a victory.
So there were some AI-generated videos that purported to show Black women ranting about SNAP benefits, and... Fox News is reporting on this like these are real people. They're not! They're AI!
This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...
This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Hey, so remember how they are desperate for us to riot? How it's their only play, and they keep making it and falling flat? It isn't working in PDX, it didn't work on No Kings, and it won't work here. We won't give them what they want, America. We feed each other and deny the fascists a victory.
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I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
November 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
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How to ruin a MAGA streamer's day:
November 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
How to ruin a MAGA streamer's day:
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We're producing a new audio drama called Edge of the Forgotten (Station 151 is our first show). This new one will be straight up horror, and should be dropping in early 2026. For now we've been putting out teasers, and the most recent one hit podcast platforms today!
“You stand at the edge of the forgotten...”
The newest teaser from Edge of the Forgotten features The Narrator, whose voice welcomes you into the shadowy rot of abandoned places... and the thin places beyond. #AudioDrama #Podcast #Supernatural #Horror
Listen now: linktr.ee/PaleMatter
The newest teaser from Edge of the Forgotten features The Narrator, whose voice welcomes you into the shadowy rot of abandoned places... and the thin places beyond. #AudioDrama #Podcast #Supernatural #Horror
Listen now: linktr.ee/PaleMatter
October 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
We're producing a new audio drama called Edge of the Forgotten (Station 151 is our first show). This new one will be straight up horror, and should be dropping in early 2026. For now we've been putting out teasers, and the most recent one hit podcast platforms today!
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The courts had to step in and tell Donald Trump to feed the people. Let that sink in.
He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.
Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.
He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.
Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund
The ruling came one day before funding for SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps, was set to lapse.
www.nbcnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The courts had to step in and tell Donald Trump to feed the people. Let that sink in.
He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.
Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.
He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.
Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.
Pretty sure I have the scariest engineering costume of the day.
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Pretty sure I have the scariest engineering costume of the day.
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This is a very nice blog post because it is not afraid to explain hard work in terms of simple concepts. go.dev/blog/greente...
The Green Tea Garbage Collector - The Go Programming Language
Go 1.25 includes a new experimental garbage collector, Green Tea.
go.dev
October 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is a very nice blog post because it is not afraid to explain hard work in terms of simple concepts. go.dev/blog/greente...
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JD Vance, the second most powerful person in the country, makes a flatly racist comment about immigrants and barely any mainstream news orgs are writing about it? Kudos to my employer, USA TODAY, for unflinchingly allowing me to share my views.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Vance seems to think segregation is 'acceptable' if neighbors don't speak English | Opinion
Vice President JD Vance has added a flatly segregationist twist to his broadly unlikable personality.
www.usatoday.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
JD Vance, the second most powerful person in the country, makes a flatly racist comment about immigrants and barely any mainstream news orgs are writing about it? Kudos to my employer, USA TODAY, for unflinchingly allowing me to share my views.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Smoked some wings tonight for dinner.
October 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Smoked some wings tonight for dinner.
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Hot take: TTRPGs are fundamentally an exercise in empathy, which is why many people (not you, of course) are bad at them
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Hot take: TTRPGs are fundamentally an exercise in empathy, which is why many people (not you, of course) are bad at them
@aoc.bsky.social spouting truths
AOC slams GOP lawmakers for refusing to negotiate to end the shutdown
YouTube video by CNN
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@aoc.bsky.social spouting truths
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Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
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What do these corporate donors expect in return for their money?
It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.
It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.
October 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
What do these corporate donors expect in return for their money?
It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.
It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.