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I like to like things. VP, Engineering at Brooklyn Data. Opinions my own.
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Your annual reminder that because February is 9% shorter than January was, your monthly metrics will be down nearly 10% this month, and not to freak out about this.

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

Journalists should report the truth the way this judge laid it out.

submitted 9 days ago • 33 comments

Who would have thought that Wired would be one of the few places actually doing critical and necessary journalism?

submitted 55 days ago • 7 comments

People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random. Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea

submitted 69 days ago • 380 comments

this is the greatest Christmas movie ever made and if you disagree you're wrong

submitted 91 days ago • 127 comments

submitted 94 days ago • 10 comments

Been avoiding illness all school year and then the twins both get a respiratory bug complete with fever on Thanksgiving week. And we’re hosting this year. 🫠

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to unilaterally close four out of every five Social Security offices, and replace the experienced, knowledgeable Social Security workers with AI chatbots. We must keep fighting to protect the benefits and customer service we’ve already paid for.

submitted 93 days ago • 6 comments

submitted 99 days ago • 23 comments

If i was the richest guy in the world i would just do stuff like give the decemberists 100 million dollars to write a concept album about the hardy boys

submitted 100 days ago • 186 comments

Kitty for your timeline

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

A Hellboy sequel where he finally grows up to be Hellman so he can take over the family mayonnaise business

submitted 105 days ago • 176 comments

bluesky engineers: perhaps today it’ll be a little slower, we’ll catch our breath the internet: MORE!!

submitted 104 days ago • 210 comments

News has moved on, but here in Asheville it's been almost 7 weeks since Hurricane Helene knocked out drinking water for over 150,000 of us. At this point, we're hoping we'll be off bottled water by Christmas and more businesses can reopen.

submitted 106 days ago • 37 comments

God grant me the serenity to accept I am cooked, The courage to say fuck it we ball, And the wisdom to know when we are so back

submitted 109 days ago • 104 comments

there's no compromise on trans women in sports because opposition to trans women in sports is fundamentally rooted in the idea that trans people are not real. if you crack the door open to bigotry they will bust through.

submitted 113 days ago • 33 comments