Likes from 17 January 2025

For everyone who's noticed the 'sitting on an ice pack' text; refer to this

I would like for all of this to end in the repeal of the TikTok ban, but it's almost certainly going to end with Trump negotiating the sale of US TikTok as a gift to one of his cronies, which is why Elon and Zuck are elbowing each other so hard right now.

Today I learned the cybertruck is illegal in europe. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

I mean, Jack Dorsey speaking about "Infusing Open Source Culture into Company DNA" when not a single soul has ever heard of him in relation to Open Source before this talk title would have worked as a joke to me. https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4507-infusing-open-source-culture-into-company-dna-a-conversation-with-jack-dorsey-and-manik-surtani-block-s-head-of-open-source/

People who don't pay any of my bills: "why are you researching x when you should research y" 🙄🙄🙄

Spoilers are the worst. I’ve been binging The Traitors (UK) and saw a spoiler for the outcome of series 2, 3 episodes from the end. Completely takes the tension out of it.

Attached: 1 image Dilbert guy, 2003: "ha ha doesn't it suck how your boss doesn't understand technology?" Dilbert guy, 2025: "I have taught my computer to mind control me and it has instructed me to be more racist."

Attached: 1 image Happy 30th anniversary Star Trek Voyager, which premiered #OTD in 1995, as Captain Janeway and her crew began their voyage home across the Delta Quadrant! #StarTrek #StarTrekVoyager

My #FOSDEM talk has been scheduled! https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4411-lessons-learned-open-sourcing-the-uk-s-covid-tracing-app/ Looking forward to meeting lots of new friends and trying lots of new beers 😃

So, I just got my first ever lingerie item for myself and suffice it to say that @abgushte.bsky.social is exceedingly pleased with my selection.

I cannot use sticker mule: https://www.axios.com/2024/07/18/sticker-mule-trump-emails-customers