Which one are you?
@xxbobbyzxx Which one are you?
➛Ftrain, by Paul Ford
October 2020
NO
@xxbobbyzxx NO
➛They stretched that $700k budget every which way.
They stretched that $700k budget every which way.
➛I just watched The Vast of Night and it's fun but mostly I...
I just watched The Vast of Night and it's fun but mostly I Iove movies that only have budget for one big effects shot and then actually pull off the one big effects shot.
➛It's an incredibly fair request
A yeah LOTS of mask dreams.
@katelaurielee A yeah LOTS of mask dreams.
➛Oh...my.
@phyllisstein Oh...my.
➛I mean I know Justin Timberlake was in it but he wasnt...
I mean I know Justin Timberlake was in it but he wasnt really in the dream. I know this might upset some folks but you will have to take it up with the Dream Authority.
➛I don't know anything about NSYNC and in my dream there...
I don't know anything about NSYNC and in my dream there were like three Joeys (people named Joey not kangaroos) and this was a huge marketing challenge.
➛I hate when you dream about the website and then wake up,...
After I voted my dreams switched from being about websites...
After I voted my dreams switched from being about websites made up of shaking red/blue maps to (1) a series of meetings in which I was personally responsible for managing an NSYNC reunion; and (2) slowly assembling a cheese board and having trouble finding figs. Huge improvement.
➛Its true we'd love to have you and our infection rates are...
@RachelFersh @harrisj Its true we'd love to have you and our infection rates are really quite low.
➛We are extremely staying.
@RachelFersh We are extremely staying.
➛True!
Shell scripts are low code.
Shell scripts are low code.
➛Eventually there'll be a kind of virtual Branson, Missouri,...
Eventually there'll be a kind of virtual Branson, Missouri, for social media stars to have a twilight career and I wonder how that will operate and if anyone is already building it.
➛We went to vote. Took two hours at Brooklyn College....
We went to vote. Took two hours at Brooklyn College. Everyone 100% masked and distant. I felt totally wiped out afterwards and fell asleep at 8pm.
➛Oh no
What are we looking at here Tim
It's all so bad.
@LyonsMusic It's all so bad.
➛(1) yes, me too; (2) i never feel this way; and (3) i just...
@jessmisener (1) yes, me too; (2) i never feel this way; and (3) i just had a negative covid test saturday
➛*extremely react voice*: my props
*extremely react voice*: my props
➛This generation urgently needs a new “Things That Make You...
This generation urgently needs a new “Things That Make You Go Hmmm”-style song to reference in social media posts.
➛just this basically
Don't be afraid to write triples naively into SQLite in a...
@simonw @eaton @hondanhon @doriantaylor Don't be afraid to write triples naively into SQLite in a table ala (subject, predicate, object, object_literal), all strings, first three indexed, then explore with Datasette, and use recursive common table expressions to walk a graph. You can turn n3 into SQL with...sed.
➛Tweet
Oh yeah this doesn't work at all.
Oh yeah this doesn't work at all.
➛Oh god I've been working on this for hours.
@fascinated Oh god I've been working on this for hours.
➛(It's a regexp to capture strings like 'It\'s me!')
(It's a regexp to capture strings like 'It\'s me!')
➛I really do believe that programming is great and everyone...
I really do believe that programming is great and everyone should understand how it works but I just typed /((?:.(?!(?<![\\])[']+))*.?)/ into a buffer and I just feel sick about it.
➛Hello, fellow parents. What books do parents recommend for...
Hello, fellow parents. What books do parents recommend for kids to learn about puberty? Everything seems out of date. Subjects like: Bodies, hair, consent, Internet?
➛You know, @StripePress is such a source of unalloyed nerd...
You know, @StripePress is such a source of unalloyed nerd happiness this last year. x.com/...
➛Hey thanks! I'm slowly working climate into everything I do...
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That's the part right there. It's so wholesome.
@feartomorrow That's the part right there. It's so wholesome.
➛Have you ever watched a video of the Cup of Noodles factory...
@feartomorrow Have you ever watched a video of the Cup of Noodles factory tour? It's very pleasant.
➛Timed muting is one of our most sacred democratic norms.
@Tyrangiel Timed muting is one of our most sacred democratic norms.
➛Great idea.
@sarahsplains Great idea.
➛Right there with you.
What's everybody chewing?
What's everybody chewing?
➛Some tweets may be good.
@Tyrangiel Some tweets may be good.
➛Getting ready for a fun night out in Omelas.
Getting ready for a fun night out in Omelas.
➛Or Middlechestnut or Hawksbury or Cashbridge or Grimetham...
Josh you grew up in Boston!
@jgee Josh you grew up in Boston! en.wikipedia.org/...
➛emacs survey time
emacs survey time form.jotform.com/...
➛Exactly—but in an era of climate change underwater basket...
@eugenehwang @WIRED Exactly—but in an era of climate change underwater basket weaving becomes useful!
➛Wow this looks cool.
Thank you Paauł .
@paulkruczynski Thank you Paauł .
➛I've been giving it a lot of thought and while it's been an...
I've been giving it a lot of thought and while it's been an amazing 4.1 billion years I think it's time I started orbiting myself.
➛This isn't a pun (I mean maybe astrologically) I just think...
This isn't a pun (I mean maybe astrologically) I just think it would be amazing if the moon resigned.
➛The moon is resigning.
For @WIRED this month I wrote up the College Course...
For @WIRED this month I wrote up the College Course Catalog...OF THE FUTURE! wired.com/...
➛Enterprise bodies!
@katelaurielee @Postlight Enterprise bodies!
➛You're welcome, Spicy Burgers.
@spicyburgers @Postlight You're welcome, Spicy Burgers.
➛Software friends, have you ever wanted a breezy guide to...
Software friends, have you ever wanted a breezy guide to shipping digital products that focuses LESS on the software part and MORE on the organizational politics and managing up required to get something shipped? With @Postlight's help I made one for you!
postlight.com/...
➛postlight.com/...
Fun fact! Whenever we watch a big movie where ILM did...
tired of being told to wear a helmet when I ride my...
(AT&T broke up in 1984, two years after it agreed to,...
(AT&T broke up in 1984, two years after it agreed to, after eight years fighting in court. So if Google is found to be a monopoly, you could realistically expect something to change by 2030.)
➛Tweet
Just in time for the big Google antitrust suit... ...we...
Just in time for the big Google antitrust suit... nytimes.com/...
...we had a podcast conversation with former Twitter VP/Obama Admin Office of Digital Strategy leader @goldman about regulating tech.
postlight.com/...
➛...we had a podcast conversation with former Twitter VP/Obama Admin Office of Digital Strategy leader @goldman about regulating tech.
postlight.com/...
I will no longer “buckle up” or “strap in” simply to read...
I will no longer “buckle up” or “strap in” simply to read threads, it's embarrassing to me.
➛IBM Plex!
@jediphong IBM Plex!
➛Using a free OS, I just exported a 13-page PDF from my free...
Using a free OS, I just exported a 13-page PDF from my free text editor emacs via the free typesetter LaTeX with open-sourced fonts embedded, and it's 46kb. None of this is relevant to most people but I just think it's neat. youtube.com/...
➛This is one of my true peeves because I think people mean...
@tressiemcphd This is one of my true peeves because I think people mean well but they just add so much friction and make it impossible to reply and have fun. (That said, your mentions, as always, continue to represent the most extreme possible case.)
mobile.twitter.com/...
➛mobile.twitter.com/...
Twitter: "Nature is healing." Narrator: But nature didn't...
Twitter: "Nature is healing."
Narrator: But nature didn't heal.
➛Narrator: But nature didn't heal.
This is a good job on a really interesting new platform....
This is a good job on a really interesting new platform. Work with @jetsetjunta and @donohoe! restofworld.org/...
➛Well...that's a relief.
Yes, and we still don't. My instinct here is that it won't...
Oh yeah they're definitely going for it popping up all over...
Oh boy
Oh god oh god oh god oh god
Yes but if you consider the POV of Covid.
This is very generous, thank you!
@NYCTSubway This is very generous, thank you!
➛At least not exclusively.
@SarahMeyerNYC At least not exclusively.
➛Actually not about the MTA!
@SarahMeyerNYC Actually not about the MTA!
➛Also the MTA is an absolutely great client and we love them.
Also the MTA is an absolutely great client and we love them.
➛So a few weeks ago I wrote a solver for Spelling Bee as a...
So a few weeks ago I wrote a solver for Spelling Bee as a programming exercise. And since we work for the MTA, we have all the train lines as Slack emojis. Then today during lunch I realized that I could put these two ideas together with almost no effort.
Wow that is nice.
@zachlieberman Wow that is nice.
➛We're probably going to have more pandemics. They will...
We're probably going to have more pandemics.
They will once again be treated as political events.
The CDC would again come under the same pressure.
It's hard to solve this, and I don't know enough to imagine how you could solve it.
➛They will once again be treated as political events.
The CDC would again come under the same pressure.
It's hard to solve this, and I don't know enough to imagine how you could solve it.
I'm glad! It's so good.
@raihan_ @younggalaxy I'm glad! It's so good.
➛Oof.
I mean...I didn't know how much I needed it.
@raihan_ @younggalaxy I mean...I didn't know how much I needed it.
➛You might know that I'm a @younggalaxy superfan but I had...
You might know that I'm a @younggalaxy superfan but I had no idea that the Young Galaxy Cinematic Multiverse includes an offshoot project called LIGHT CONDUCTOR that sounds like a faster, synthier, trippier Spiritualized.
lightconductor.bandcamp.com/...
➛lightconductor.bandcamp.com/...
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Ready for Disney to release The Big Mermaid.
Ready for Disney to release The Big Mermaid.
➛This is pique McWatters.
@sternbergh @mmcwatters This is pique McWatters.
➛It's extremely special.
@valleyhack @patrickc It's extremely special.
➛I'm assuming you've seen this, but I want to make sure it's...
@valleyhack @patrickc I'm assuming you've seen this, but I want to make sure it's in this thread. youtube.com/...
➛This article by @mutewinter and @aaronortbals is helpful...
This article by @mutewinter and @aaronortbals is helpful for managers who want to understand why everyone keeps talking about/deploying things in TypeScript.
postlight.com/...
➛postlight.com/...
So much of tech is like those stories where someone finds...
@billwasik So much of tech is like those stories where someone finds out a picture of their dog is a huge meme in Thailand.
➛I mean, I fully get it! I'm not being ironic. It's just one...
@billwasik I mean, I fully get it! I'm not being ironic. It's just one of those things that used to be incidental and an afterthought that now reaches millions of people, is vigorously policed by social media, is critical to the platform's success, and makes news unto itself.
➛I mean, ultimately, this makes a lot of sense
I mean, ultimately, this makes a lot of sense nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/...
➛God Niel have we never met? If you'd told me we'd met and...
Aggggghhhhhh you're right
@TrillyMoPena Aggggghhhhhh you're right
➛Linux isn't just resistant to viruses, it also provides...
Linux isn't just resistant to viruses, it also provides Hurd immunity.
➛And Now...
@studiesincrap And Now...
➛how do they make the I VOTED stickers so little
POLL: Red Oval Farms Stoned Wheat Thins
POLL: Red Oval Farms Stoned Wheat Thins
➛Or not! But it's not actually your job and THEY don't care...
Or not! But it's not actually your job and THEY don't care about YOU.
➛Not you Tom.
@tomcoates Not you Tom.
➛I know this doesn't seem possible but I swear to God you...
I know this doesn't seem possible but I swear to God you can just laugh at bad takes and move on.
➛Heh me too.
Surprising citation in a W3C-style standard
The lesson I took from this is to stop with all the...
@misscrisp The lesson I took from this is to stop with all the Benadryl.
➛Guess the drug!
I like it!
@jrobertlennon I like it!
➛Simon's done icalendar import I think?
Ended up like this.
If you're just doing batch analysis 1x...users can dump...
@ferlatte @hondanhon If you're just doing batch analysis 1x...users can dump everything into icalendar format from GCal. The library support in python is great. Parse and dump to a DB and query away. I did it once to count up 10 years of meetings. It was like two hours of hacking.
➛Soho Books at 351 West Broadway?
@chochinov @ChappellTracker Soho Books at 351 West Broadway?
➛you're practically a scientist
@maureenflaherty you're practically a scientist
➛What an amazing collection of things.
What an amazing collection of things. nytimes.com/...
➛I want to come to Berlin and drink beer outside with you...
@jackrusher @StackOverflow I want to come to Berlin and drink beer outside with you and Leitha so badly I cannot express it.
➛Which bookstore?
@chochinov @ChappellTracker Which bookstore?
➛This amazing recirculation link 404s on which I'm happily...
This amazing recirculation link 404s on newyorker.com, which I'm happily assuming is intentional, making this a great and subtle work of commentary.
This version of the Ghostbusters theme song isn't very fun.
Hooray!
A few months @Postlight stood up an Action Committee...
A few months @Postlight stood up an Action Committee focused on anti-racism and human rights and funded it with $300k. We just donated the second half of those funds, to orgs that support under-represented voters. We'll keep doing things like this. x.com/...
➛Kate deserves lots of awards so I'm glad this happened.
And deserved!
@jessamyn @tressiemcphd And deserved!
➛Wow that's cool. Congratulations!
@jessamyn @tressiemcphd Wow that's cool. Congratulations!
➛sigh
blurrrrrrrgh
@felixsalmon blurrrrrrrgh
➛Don't believe what public health officials tell you,...
@michaelrbock Don't believe what public health officials tell you, Dipping is safe.
➛Those of you who don't have the pleasure of interacting...
Those of you who don't have the pleasure of interacting with me daily may not realize how likely it is that I will exclaim "sweet cheesecakes" at anything remotely interesting for the next six to eight years.
➛Let me be be clear: Sweet cheesecakes.
Let me be be clear: Sweet cheesecakes.
➛I'm tired of exclaiming “Jesus Christ!” 300× a day about...
I'm tired of exclaiming “Jesus Christ!” 300× a day about the news so I've been looking up more exclamations.
Hell all Friday!
Jumping blue blazes!
Land of liberty!
Molasses!
My purple ass!
Not at any price!
Sweet cheesecakes!
Via:
wordsandphrasesfromthepast.com/...
wordsandphrasesfromthepast.com/...
➛Hell all Friday!
Jumping blue blazes!
Land of liberty!
Molasses!
My purple ass!
Not at any price!
Sweet cheesecakes!
Via:
wordsandphrasesfromthepast.com/...
wordsandphrasesfromthepast.com/...
Just drop that glossy monster on my doorstep....
Especially if it came as one monthly? Weekly? megamagazine...
Has Condé ever offered like a value-pak where you get...
Has Condé ever offered like a value-pak where you get digital access to *all* their pubs? I subscribed to Wired (obviously) and TNY and I'd go up a notch.
➛no no i'm kidding i'm on firefox version 8 billion, i...
@oshkoshbgoshjos no no i'm kidding i'm on firefox version 8 billion, i inspected the element and that JPG showed up
➛fair i've reloaded so much i probably seem like a bot
Update it apparently IS dynamic? I downloaded that big...
Update it apparently IS dynamic? I downloaded that big static JPG image right from the site, must be cached. Maybe this is because I use Opera 7.2 for Symbian.
➛idk man when i inspected i saw that big old jpeg how deep...
@mcabrams1 idk man when i inspected i saw that big old jpeg how deep does this go
➛Wow Eric, after that I'm utterly rect.
@meyerweb @dansinker Wow Eric, after that I'm utterly rect.
➛I wonder if the NYT is planning to convert this static JPG...
a little
look at this absolute unit
What a run! There was nothing there at all and now there's...
@gob @ObamaFoundation What a run! There was nothing there at all and now there's this large, effective platform that will keep going and growing longer than any of our lifetimes. Congratulations!
➛Me: You know how Italian Jews call themselves Pizza...
Me: You know how Italian Jews call themselves Pizza Bagels?
Spouse: ...Yes?
Me: And we are an Irish-Jewish household but there's no fun name for us?
Spouse: ...Yes.
Me: I'm just workshopping.
Spouse: ...
Me: It can wait.
Spouse: No, do it.
Me: Everything Potato.
➛Spouse: ...Yes?
Me: And we are an Irish-Jewish household but there's no fun name for us?
Spouse: ...Yes.
Me: I'm just workshopping.
Spouse: ...
Me: It can wait.
Spouse: No, do it.
Me: Everything Potato.
Congratulations! So nice to see this in the feed.
org-mode means C-c is all you really need
I mean they never fix anything so I'm hopeful it's here for...
@tressiemcphd I mean they never fix anything so I'm hopeful it's here for a while.
➛I'm incapable of looking away from this site so I want to...
I'm incapable of looking away from this site so I want to say how happy I am that virality-seeking promoted video tweets now get brand ads as pre-roll. So the text is “THIS is Taylor Swift's sexy dream” but the video is a Keebler elf blasting cookies with a fudge hose. Magical.
➛I've been thinking on this too and I think it will take the...
@waldojaquith I've been thinking on this too and I think it will take the form, "They played politics with the masks and partisan doctors to destroy the economy, so he/we fought back by not wearing masks in protest." Then Fox will describe this as an assassination attempt by Democrats.
➛How in the world are we going to get to sleep?
How in the world are we going to get to sleep?
➛Jeeeeesus keeeeeerist
I'm glad to see this, because @EmilyGorcenski is really,...
I'm glad to see this, because @EmilyGorcenski is really, exceptionally good at predicting incredibly bad things. I've learned a ton from following her.
theguardian.com/...
➛theguardian.com/...
what about now
Twitter should just send a big blue button you can hit when...
Twitter should just send a big blue button you can hit when you have to turn off promoted tweets.
➛Guess it's time to turn off online marketing again this...
Guess it's time to turn off online marketing again this week.
➛here wreck what's left of your brain
here wreck what's left of your brain ia801403.us.archive.org/...
➛Also since minix is embedded into the firmware for...
@knowtheory Also since minix is embedded into the firmware for intel...yes?
➛Tbh minix 3 would be a completely fine host at this scale.
@knowtheory Tbh minix 3 would be a completely fine host at this scale.
➛One of the greatest websites of all time is still going
One of the greatest websites of all time is still going electoral-vote.com
➛That "key to growth" was very CEOish of me. Matt's also...
That "key to growth" was very CEOish of me. Matt's also just a good ethical person who loves his craft and I'm lucky to work with him.
➛FIVE YEARS. @redkeg has built one of the finest product...
It's a blending of automatically generated completely...
He was just being a human thread.
He was just being a human thread.
➛You realize right that cognitively this platform is exactly...
You realize right that cognitively this platform is exactly like last night's debate.
➛(Scrolls through Twitter for an hour.) Okay. Okay. First...
(Scrolls through Twitter for an hour.)
Okay. Okay. First of all,
➛Okay. Okay. First of all,