I would just like to say publicly to 40,000 and soon to be...
I would just like to say publicly to 40,000 and soon to be 30,000 twitter followers that I am a #1 abortion fan and I love funding abortion rights and if I can find them in 3XLT I will buy and wear a #1 abortion fan T-shirt until someone shoots me in my abortion-loving face.
The other thing I love about tourists is when the people...
The other thing I love about tourists is when the people who are clearly the hottest back home have no idea how to hold themselves in the face of indifference. They're looking everywhere for approval and no one is looking back. These were supposed to be their cool jeans.
The great thing about NYC tourism is that there is no more...
The great thing about NYC tourism is that there is no more “authentic” experience of the city than getting fleeced by some tour company and fed brown-bag pizza. That's it. Forget Broadway. You just experienced everything we have to offer right there.
There are 100 tourists waiting for a charter bus near Wall...
There are 100 tourists waiting for a charter bus near Wall St. at 9:42AM and some of them are eating pizza out of brown paper bags sharpied with the word “pizza.”
This mug is incorrect. No one who is both of these things...
This mug is incorrect. No one who is both of these things and any good at either can be experiencing anything other than low-level dread at all times. twitter.com/...
Let's be clear. There are no promises in life but if you...
Let's be clear. There are no promises in life but if you kill it there is a non-trivial chance he's going to write and perform a song about your hard work. Which you'll be able to cite on your resume, like so: “My code has been honored in song.”
Hello, JavaScript friends. Do you know @songadaymann? He...
Hello, JavaScript friends. Do you know @songadaymann? He writes A SONG A DAY. He's a mensch and I trust him. He also needs a freelance Node dev to help him stand up a permanent archive for his work on the 10th year anniversary, Jan 1, 2019. @songadaymann/song-a-day-dot-world-2859cd29a58d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://medium.com/@songadaymann/song-a-day-dot-world-2859cd29a58d
My kids won't go to bed and I just opened the door and...
My kids won't go to bed and I just opened the door and yelled, “That's it! Enough! You just lost it, and you're not getting it back!” And they screamed, “NOOOOO! PLEASE!!!” And I slammed the door. But there's no “it.” I was just yelling nonsense.
‘I thought "how would someone pwn me from my internal", and...
‘I thought "how would someone pwn me from my internal", and the answer was "probably with ssh-mitm". I work with a team of the best pentesters around, but TOFU host keys still aren't good enough, even with highly enfranchised users.’ oxy-secure.app
I did some McGruff research and found this word doc...
@studiesincrap I did some McGruff research and found this word doc intended for press on the Internet Archive. It's painfully editable and it's taking all my strength not to make slight edits. twitter.com/...
NOTHING says “I/made you a zine/framed a photo I took of an...
@livlab NOTHING says “I/made you a zine/framed a photo I took of an old amusement park/bought you a cool old textbook from the 30s/found a used Neil Young LP/discovered this weird thrift store board game” like Sunday comics giftwrap. SIGH.
In general I accept the changes technology has wrought, but...
In general I accept the changes technology has wrought, but I really miss the everyday search turning the newspaper pages until I found the comics. (Always search, checking table of contents was cheating.) And then there'd be Sunday.
All I'm saying is keep getting them where they live, their...
All I'm saying is keep getting them where they live, their farm-to-table seatings. Let these monsters go home and make a sad salad and a grilled cheese like the rest of us.
Have you had late night reservations at a good steakhouse...
Have you had late night reservations at a good steakhouse in DC? It's fall of Berlin in there. Old men grasping way younger thighs while they lick the butter out of (admittedly DELICIOUS) popovers. Take away their restaurants and they have nothing. This is a code red situation.
A common misperception but lots of people can read the...
@tobyjoe A common misperception but lots of people can read the thread, it's just that no one can read it when someone posts to it. #q5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.sqlite.org/faq.html#q5
Dear Pride Pals, Thank you for advocating for your right to...
Dear Pride Pals, Thank you for advocating for your right to love yourself and others. Love is the only thing worth a damn in this stupid universe. When you increase the supply of love you increase the quality of the universe. You make my universe better. So thanks.
I take real joy in the little refinements and clues that...
@ianadelman I take real joy in the little refinements and clues that make the reader feel special and connected to a publication, and it's great to see you all put the time in.
In 2004 I tried to write a column for http://XML.com called...
In 2004 I tried to write a column for xml.com called “Screenscraping the Senate” but I bailed after one column because I had no idea what I was doing, a common theme in my career. xml.com/...
I was honored to help judge this contest because I love all...
I was honored to help judge this contest because I love all the libraries, including the libraries in our hearts. I love open government data, and I love people doing things with civic data in the interest of engaging with and holding government accountable. twitter.com/...
For those who mocked my deck skills, here's the slide that...
For those who mocked my deck skills, here's the slide that had 31 transitions. It shows us playing a phase of Ship It! Just imagine it but for 25 minutes with @richziade and I being hilarious and charming in front of an audience while recording a live podcast. twitter.com/...
I think it's really complicated, and a good thing, and also...
@amyhoy I think it's really complicated, and a good thing, and also a very slippery slope when you control as much of the market as they do. Also it's the pacific northwest so i like mentioning sweaters.
It's good to see people inside companies wrestle with this...
It's good to see people inside companies wrestle with this sort of thing but...if you pull this thread the whole sweater comes apart. Curious to see what Nadella does.
BREAKING NEWS!!!!! Is what you'd be doing if you applied...
BREAKING NEWS!!!!! Is what you'd be doing if you applied for this very good senior edit job working with @mccarthyryanj and @tyrangiel and many other fine people as well. boards.greenhouse.io/...
So @mariabustillos is very big on the idea of the permanent...
@livlab So @mariabustillos is very big on the idea of the permanent hashes making certain kinds of content/publication irrevocable which is very promising to me: The idea that a publication history can be authenticated by a decentralized store of hashes has cultural logic.
Also on “Journalism on the Blockchain” is JOHN'S BICAMERAL...
@livlab Also on “Journalism on the Blockchain” is JOHN'S BICAMERAL CHUNK LOTION (Also I'm kind of for blockchain on the journalism because why the hell not at some level, sure, okay.)
okay I know I said no more promo for our card game but one...
okay I know I said no more promo for our card game but one more post—if you want a deck there's a signup form at the bottom trackchanges.postlight.com/...
[Flute] I'm a guy, driving in a cab, I'll be there soon (2x) [Rhodes] I hope you have lots of cash because I don't have much change tonight (oh no, no cash) And I don't wa-ant to take you to Brooklyn, Maybe to queens Or Staten Island
16 years into knowing someone and you just want to unwind...
16 years into knowing someone and you just want to unwind and listen to “Angela” by Bob James, and they come in and say disapprovingly, “what's up with the smooth jazz.” youtube.com/...
I just had this sudden memory out of nowhere where we were...
@thechisa I just had this sudden memory out of nowhere where we were watching MTV in 1991 and this Judybats song came on youtube.com/... they played like two seconds of the chorus and you absolutely lost your mind because YES THE BABY IS GOING TO CRY IF YOU DROP IT.
FINAL NOTICE. We at @PostlightStudio are throwing a party...
FINAL NOTICE. We at @PostlightStudio are throwing a party tomorrow evening where you can get a free deluxe card game about product management and a frozen marg. Come yell at me in person instead of on Twitter. meetup.com/...twitter.com/...
Also ironic interrogation is also good. "You have to wonder...
@dodaistewart Also ironic interrogation is also good. "You have to wonder what a bicycle, could it speak, would make of this circumstance—if it would appreciate all the glitter and the horn honking. Sadly, bicycles cannot speak, so Clara must speak for them.”
Sometimes it can be a very soothing task that helps me...
@EmilyGorcenski Sometimes it can be a very soothing task that helps me refactor, sometimes it makes me yearn for a lisplike where everything is moving in one direction. I do a lot of assignment for readability. Culturally in 2018 python is pseudo-functional but syntactically it's imperative.
I'm reading an article about how FOSTA affects sex workers...
I'm reading an article about how FOSTA affects sex workers online, and I followed links to an escort's website. She charges $3,000 a night and I immediately thought, “Whoa! That's like two high powered Linux servers,” so yeah, you could say I'm pretty cool.
Man Ditmas loves Eid. Everyone is dressed like royalty....
Man Ditmas loves Eid. Everyone is dressed like royalty. Gold niqabs on Coney Island Avenue! Organized religion is a patriarchal suffering factory but it's nice to see families happy.
I'm going to stay on my nerd bullshit because I am what I...
I'm going to stay on my nerd bullshit because I am what I am. But I also kicked in $250 to the Border Network for Human Rights. bnhr.org And I'm sure we'll be dragging the children to some protest and bribing them with ice cream. What the hell else can you do.
You want to see a marketing department sweat it out, tell...
You want to see a marketing department sweat it out, tell them that 40 boxes of card games will be delivered from China by Friday when the party is next Tuesday.
SHIP IT!, The @PostlightStudio product management card...
SHIP IT!, The @PostlightStudio product management card game, came in the mail and (1) it's beautiful; (2) the “success driver” cards are even more brutal when you have them in your hands. If you want a deck, come to the launch party. meetup.com/... Yes my desk is a mess. twitter.com/...
(1) We made a card game;
(2) there's an event to launch it...
(1) We made a card game; (2) there's an event to launch it next Tues meetup.com/... (3) we have the margarita machine; (4) [REDACTED]; (5) I think we got T-shirts; (6) apparently the decks are coming on Thursday. twitter.com/...
the level of self-own here is unbelievable. devices that...
the level of self-own here is unbelievable. devices that measure ownage just redline then burst into flames when pointed at this tweet. twitter.com/...
they jump on the fresh laundry piles and we yell but then...
@livlab they jump on the fresh laundry piles and we yell but then it goes half under the sofa and then over the next weeks gets kicked into the pile of kidmulch
At work @PostlightStudio we made a truly ridiculous and...
At work @PostlightStudio we made a truly ridiculous and wonderful product management...card game. It's called SHIP IT! We are throwing a party June 19th if you want to come play (and take a deck home while they last). RSVP. meetup.com/...twitter.com/...
At pipeline meetings talking about inbound leads, I love to...
At pipeline meetings talking about inbound leads, I love to say, as often as I can, “The agency tech landscape is changing. I mean, remember—Infosys bought Wongdoody.” And everyone just says “stop TALKING.” Anyway here's a good article about Infosys. story.californiasunday.com/...
This is extra extra EXTRA nerdy but my favorite roguelike...
This is extra extra EXTRA nerdy but my favorite roguelike is Pixel Dungeon for Android and it's free software. The source code is in really clean object-ey Java that's fun to read. Here's the potion class: github.com/... class PotionOfLevitation extends Potion”) twitter.com/...
Heh. I think I'm showing my age. I still think of GitHub as...
@benjamn@rauchg Heh. I think I'm showing my age. I still think of GitHub as "showing up" and replacing the need to run my own git server ON a web server. I was very very suspicious about letting some company have my repos. But yeah—that world was thousands of devs; millions of devs came later.
EDITOR: Hey Paul do you have any thoughts about...
EDITOR: Hey Paul do you have any thoughts about GitHub?
PAUL: DO I! Git is a BIG piece of the infrastructure of how software is done today. And it really changed the way people even THINK about software. And GitHub—
Friends put the coffee down because it's time for JAVA at...
Friends put the coffee down because it's time for JAVA at Postlight. #job-4037331002" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://postlight.com/careers/#job-4037331002
Making it less about me: Gina is an assertive culture and...
Making it less about me: Gina is an assertive culture and business leader @PostlightStudio. She's a great engineer, and a big part of our growth with sales and client partnerships—AND instrumental in building our culture ground-up, mentoring, & keeping lines open across the org.
Gina sits across from me in the introvert's corner. This...
Gina sits across from me in the introvert's corner. This morning she said, “I'm going to tweet my title change.” I said, “Great! Then I can tweet, ‘Some PERSONNEL news’.” She laughed politely—and I realized, I have to do better. Just ONE of the ways her leadership effects change. twitter.com/...
It would be cool and could make business sense if one of...
It would be cool and could make business sense if one of the big tech integrators blowing zillions on pointless crap SEO based native content bought Dr. Dobbs Journal and just...ran it again.
I think about 30% of my Mlkshk posts are content produced...
@drewtoothpaste I think about 30% of my Mlkshk posts are content produced by you or @mathowie, two of the geniuses of the Internet (along with @cardhouse).
of course my relationship to the B B G organization has...
@bluechoochoo of course my relationship to the B B G organization has changed in the intervening years certainly i have nothing but respect for my terminal
seriously nowhere near enough, this series of photos is...
@bluechoochoo seriously nowhere near enough, this series of photos is mythic. THEN THE ANCIENT SNOW KING WEARING THE ANCIENT SNOW FLAG AND HIS SNOW QUEEN EMBRACE BEFORE THE EGG THAT WILL HATCH THE WINTER PRINCE.
Both of my twins are exhausted, having a giant collective...
Both of my twins are exhausted, having a giant collective tantrum and flopping on the floor. It goes on and on. What can I do to turn this around? With a long sigh, I reach deep inside, then ask: “Hey, friends—which Pokémon have the biggest poops?”
“When asked for the secret of her long life, she was quiet...
“When asked for the secret of her long life, she was quiet for a long time. ‘I don't know? Underemployment? Sweaters? I guess I listened to this one Mojave 3 CD,’ Amy concluded, ‘whenever I got depressed.’”
“As a young woman in Washington, D.C., then a national...
“As a young woman in Washington, D.C., then a national capital, she saw Fugazi 24 times. An album of paper photos revealed a smiling young woman dressed mostly in knitwear, holding a book entitled, simply, ‘HTML’.”