William Pittman
@wspittman.bsky.social
Staff+ Software Engineer
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LLMs | Seattle | Kids | D&D
I like to scale up those startups
LLMs | Seattle | Kids | D&D
Reposted by William Pittman
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
Ok, hear me out: Home Alone remake but the bad guys are bumbling ICE agents trying to deport the dad.
A Central American immigrant family in Chicago, the Ramírezes, leaves town just before Christmas for a high-paying construction job. In the chaos, their youngest son Mateo gets left behind.
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A Central American immigrant family in Chicago, the Ramírezes, leaves town just before Christmas for a high-paying construction job. In the chaos, their youngest son Mateo gets left behind.
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January 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I propose the movies begin using ICE agents whenever they need a "bumbling villain" type character.
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Ok, hear me out: Home Alone remake but the bad guys are bumbling ICE agents trying to deport the dad.
A Central American immigrant family in Chicago, the Ramírezes, leaves town just before Christmas for a high-paying construction job. In the chaos, their youngest son Mateo gets left behind.
1/
A Central American immigrant family in Chicago, the Ramírezes, leaves town just before Christmas for a high-paying construction job. In the chaos, their youngest son Mateo gets left behind.
1/
January 13, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I propose the movies begin using ICE agents whenever they need a "bumbling villain" type character.
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The cowardly ICE agents retreat from the building.
On Christmas morning, Mateo's mom makes it back home. They reunite, and the rest of the family soon follows.
Mateo watches Mr. Calderón reconnect with the neighbors and realizes that families, even difficult ones, are worth fighting for.
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On Christmas morning, Mateo's mom makes it back home. They reunite, and the rest of the family soon follows.
Mateo watches Mr. Calderón reconnect with the neighbors and realizes that families, even difficult ones, are worth fighting for.
7/7
January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The cowardly ICE agents retreat from the building.
On Christmas morning, Mateo's mom makes it back home. They reunite, and the rest of the family soon follows.
Mateo watches Mr. Calderón reconnect with the neighbors and realizes that families, even difficult ones, are worth fighting for.
7/7
On Christmas morning, Mateo's mom makes it back home. They reunite, and the rest of the family soon follows.
Mateo watches Mr. Calderón reconnect with the neighbors and realizes that families, even difficult ones, are worth fighting for.
7/7
Mateo lures the ICE agents into a vacant unit next door, where they finally corner him.
Mr. Calderón appears, leading a group of neighbors. They are outraged at the actions the ICE agents have taken in their apartment building. The crowd loudly demands the agents leave immediately.
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Mr. Calderón appears, leading a group of neighbors. They are outraged at the actions the ICE agents have taken in their apartment building. The crowd loudly demands the agents leave immediately.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Mateo lures the ICE agents into a vacant unit next door, where they finally corner him.
Mr. Calderón appears, leading a group of neighbors. They are outraged at the actions the ICE agents have taken in their apartment building. The crowd loudly demands the agents leave immediately.
6/
Mr. Calderón appears, leading a group of neighbors. They are outraged at the actions the ICE agents have taken in their apartment building. The crowd loudly demands the agents leave immediately.
6/
Mateo turns the apartment into a maze of elaborate homemade booby traps using paint cans, toys, tools, and household items.
The ICE agents break in and are repeatedly humiliated by Mateo's traps. Slipping, falling, getting hit, and covered in messes, they are unable to catch him.
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The ICE agents break in and are repeatedly humiliated by Mateo's traps. Slipping, falling, getting hit, and covered in messes, they are unable to catch him.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Mateo turns the apartment into a maze of elaborate homemade booby traps using paint cans, toys, tools, and household items.
The ICE agents break in and are repeatedly humiliated by Mateo's traps. Slipping, falling, getting hit, and covered in messes, they are unable to catch him.
5/
The ICE agents break in and are repeatedly humiliated by Mateo's traps. Slipping, falling, getting hit, and covered in messes, they are unable to catch him.
5/
Mateo, believing the men are thieves, tries to scare them away by making it look like adults are home, but that only convinces the ICE agents they are right.
On Christmas Eve, Mateo overhears their plan to break in and realizes they are coming for his dad. He decides to protect his family.
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On Christmas Eve, Mateo overhears their plan to break in and realizes they are coming for his dad. He decides to protect his family.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Mateo, believing the men are thieves, tries to scare them away by making it look like adults are home, but that only convinces the ICE agents they are right.
On Christmas Eve, Mateo overhears their plan to break in and realizes they are coming for his dad. He decides to protect his family.
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On Christmas Eve, Mateo overhears their plan to break in and realizes they are coming for his dad. He decides to protect his family.
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Mateo's grumpy and reclusive neighbor Mr. Calderón only makes things creepier.
The strange men are actually two incompetent ICE agents who think Mateo's undocumented father stayed behind and is hiding in the apartment. They want to arrest him to make their quotas before year-end.
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The strange men are actually two incompetent ICE agents who think Mateo's undocumented father stayed behind and is hiding in the apartment. They want to arrest him to make their quotas before year-end.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Mateo's grumpy and reclusive neighbor Mr. Calderón only makes things creepier.
The strange men are actually two incompetent ICE agents who think Mateo's undocumented father stayed behind and is hiding in the apartment. They want to arrest him to make their quotas before year-end.
3/
The strange men are actually two incompetent ICE agents who think Mateo's undocumented father stayed behind and is hiding in the apartment. They want to arrest him to make their quotas before year-end.
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Mateo had been teased all night by his older siblings and wished his family would disappear. He wakes up alone in the apartment and thinks his wish came true. At first he loves the freedom. Then he notices strange men watching the building and gets scared.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Mateo had been teased all night by his older siblings and wished his family would disappear. He wakes up alone in the apartment and thinks his wish came true. At first he loves the freedom. Then he notices strange men watching the building and gets scared.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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I've been playing Total Annihilation again, which I played A LOT in the late 90's / early 00's. I did not realistically expect to ever play this game again and it is just so nostalgic.
I also have Diablo 1, Doom 1/2, SimCity 2000 queued up and am loving it.
I also have Diablo 1, Doom 1/2, SimCity 2000 queued up and am loving it.
December 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I've been playing Total Annihilation again, which I played A LOT in the late 90's / early 00's. I did not realistically expect to ever play this game again and it is just so nostalgic.
I also have Diablo 1, Doom 1/2, SimCity 2000 queued up and am loving it.
I also have Diablo 1, Doom 1/2, SimCity 2000 queued up and am loving it.
How you stop this?
This PE strategy only works if there is no decent, cheaper option. You need one competent software provider that doesn't sell out to a PE company and is content to make a reasonable profit.
If this provider doesn't exist, that is a great business opportunity!
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This PE strategy only works if there is no decent, cheaper option. You need one competent software provider that doesn't sell out to a PE company and is content to make a reasonable profit.
If this provider doesn't exist, that is a great business opportunity!
2/2
December 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
How you stop this?
This PE strategy only works if there is no decent, cheaper option. You need one competent software provider that doesn't sell out to a PE company and is content to make a reasonable profit.
If this provider doesn't exist, that is a great business opportunity!
2/2
This PE strategy only works if there is no decent, cheaper option. You need one competent software provider that doesn't sell out to a PE company and is content to make a reasonable profit.
If this provider doesn't exist, that is a great business opportunity!
2/2