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"Tech workers who didn't live through the dot com crash, you have no idea what's coming. Prepare yourselves." This isn't actionable. People who don't know what's coming probably don't know how to prepare for it. Dotcom crash survivors, what is your actionable advice for people?

Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 (@IanColdwater)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:47 GMT

Cool cool, Disney+ added a user agent check and blocks streaming on Linux, now, after engineers at the company previously ensured it works (since they use Linux!). Changing my user agent to Windows makes the service work again. What year is it, Disney?

Cassidy James 🐘 (@CassidyJames)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:17 GMT

It's astounding how bad the web is without an ad blocker This tax on using the web, which funds most of it, pays most of the highest paid programmers ($750k/yr+), etc., doesn't impact programmers, who almost all use ad blockers The whole situation reminds me of the lottery tax

Dan Luu (@danluu)Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:42 +0000

I want Mastodon to succeed, but there's a growing group of volunteer sysadmins now keeping the network afloat who are going to burn out.

DevSadOps (@sadoperator)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 22:01 GMT

https://twitter.com/sadoperator/status/1588290352460353536

Why anybody would volunteer to run a Rails monolith is beyond me. ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

DevSadOps (@sadoperator)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 22:09 GMT

I just remembered Slack supports sed-like syntax to edit a message. 🤯 For instance: /s/great/amazing/ would replace the word “great” by “amazing” in the last message. 🔥

Kitty Giraudel (@KittyGiraudel)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:48 GMT

I'll just leave this here

Ian Charles (@ian_charles007)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:58 GMT

https://twitter.com/izs/status/1588252511235805184

Really? You call THAT a tweet? Whatever.

Dave Edelhart (@david_edelhart)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:34 GMT

There is nothing -- NOTHING -- so innovative, clever, or difficult, that you can *possibly* do, which will not be met with a scoffing "whatever, we don't need this, I could do that in a weekend" from some asshat on hacker news.

isaacs (@izs)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:31 GMT

My permanent residence card arrived aka Germany is never getting rid of me 🇩🇪✨😘

Carolyn Stransky (@carolstran)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:46 GMT

sad to announce that since Elon’s takeover, I will not be leaving Twitter. Trust me I wish I could, but I’m not successful enough to feel I can quit. related, does anyone want to give me a writing job

ely kreimendahl (@ElyKreimendahl)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:50 GMT

Public listings have made sensitive data searchable due to misconfigured third-party services

I guess it’s the end of “how is this website is free” jokes 😂

Jaana Dogan ヤナ ドガン (@rakyll)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 05:44 GMT

We’re looking for voice actors for our upcoming game Haste: Broken worlds!

wilhelm nylund (@wilnyl)Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:09 GMT

elon musk is so good at negotiation he paid $44 billion for something worth ~$10 and then as his first order of business he proposed a $20 monthly subscription and immediately revised that down to $8 because Stephen King told him to fuck off. brilliant stuff

tc (@chillmage)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:10 GMT

I don’t know where I’ll go if Twitter implodes - I don’t use any other social media any more and I didn’t get on with mastodon. Twitter’s format is perfect for short-burst shitposts. My blog does have an RSS feed if you want to follow me there!

Sophie Koonin (@type__error)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:39 GMT

They've completely forgotten that many inactive accounts belong to people who have died and their presence is still a source of great comfort to their loved ones. Removing their accounts entirely would be in a way like losing them all over again.

Elaine Scattermoon (@scattermoon)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:27 GMT

https://twitter.com/dbsmasher/status/1587875100560195585

This is legit important work and I am not being facetious in the least. @themightymuppet and I have tossed around the idea of an entire conference talk about Slack emoji culture.

Alex Hidalgo (@ahidalgosre)Wed, 02 Nov 2022 18:34 GMT

uploaded a BUNCH of emojis at work slack today….I am super productive

Smasher of DBs. First of her name. (@dbsmasher)Wed, 02 Nov 2022 18:31 GMT

one cool thing about dating men in your twenties is that you get to experience motherhood

𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 (@talliesinyoung)Mon, 31 Oct 2022 01:57 GMT

https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1587849100468404224

Let’s be clear that this is an absolutely unhealthy and toxic way of working as there’s no real reason to do so. This is not a startup running out of money, about to go bankrupt if not for this manic sprint. It’s the worlds richest person doing this because he can. So he does.

Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz)Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:52 GMT

Breaking Bad Irony (@BreakingBadIrny)Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:00 GMT

tw: suicide, depression 🧵 This #WorldMentalHealthDay, I wanted to share about a recent experience most of you won’t expect. But that’s exactly the point of my share Six months ago I tried to take my own life Here’s a photo I shared, happy, just before it happened 1/

Rebekah (@rkulidzan)Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:08 +0000

I don't trust Twitter DMs for chatting about anything I wouldn't publicly post for my worst enemies to see. And really, I never should have. The privacy folks were right.

Al Sweigart (@AlSweigart)Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:16 GMT

This is why I shared my story. Not for attention. Not for sympathy. Not because it’s easy. Because it’s important @samaritans are always there 💚 116 123

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We’re not afraid to talk about suicide. Tap retweet and let’s all break the silence together 💪

Samaritans (@samaritans)Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:29 GMT

Rebekah (@rkulidzan)Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:16 GMT

tfw you wanted to wear your "bi, shy, and ready to cry" sweater but centuries of industrialization made the planet too hot for it 😭

v (@veekorbes)Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:01 GMT

shirts that go hard (@shirtsthtgohard)Wed, 02 Nov 2022 03:52 GMT

Ok, this below thread really was about Google and their chat or video call product. The Source of inspiration is how there are multiple Google Meet apps in the app store now, via @kane: twitter.com/kane/status/15…

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When you ask "Why did Company build 7 of the same products that all failed?", it always starts with the current solution struggling. This is an opportunity. Not to fix - which doesn't get you promoted - but to start anew. An all too real story about Promotion Driven Development:

Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz)Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:53 +0000

Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz)Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:56 GMT

Between my new job at GitHub and hosting folks from the Kubernetes and Linux community on Mastodon its remarkable how big of a slice of the internet I am now totally not going to fuck up.😅

Kris Nóva (@krisnova)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 22:20 GMT

$20 a month to keep my blue check? Fuck that, they should pay me. If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron.

Stephen King (@StephenKing)Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:23 GMT

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587314744754683905

Another great strategy for defeating the bots and trolls, and I'm just spitballing here, might be getting the new head of twitter to stop retweeting disgusting conspiracy theories about the attempted murder of Pelosi.

Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:40 GMT

https://twitter.com/ithayla/status/1587363283366912000

'he can fix twitter' man can't fix a fucking car window or make a door that opens. he's going to fix one of the largest and most complicated social networks after dissolving the board and firing all the staff? suuuure jan.

Calvin Wong Tze Loon 黃子倫 🇲🇾 (@ithayla)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:40 GMT

https://twitter.com/ithayla/status/1587362568733020160

all this fucking ridiculous oh he has a plan oh he has this motive - he's a redditor with a huge loan he has to service to the tune of a billion dollars a year and no one to tell him no. he's trump if he actually had some money. there's nothing to fucking analyze.

Calvin Wong Tze Loon 黃子倫 🇲🇾 (@ithayla)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:35 GMT

https://twitter.com/ithayla/status/1587362567030120448

the worse tesla performs, the more debt he's in, and the worse Twitter performs, the worse tesla performs because Markets. his actions = a guy with no impulse control suddenly at risk of losing his shirt and doing damage control the dog who caught the car.

Calvin Wong Tze Loon 黃子倫 🇲🇾 (@ithayla)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:35 GMT

elon did not 'buy Twitter' he impulsively made a ludicrously overpriced offer on Twitter signed a contract that put him on the hook for that exact amount tried to back out but was sued BY TWITTER to complete the buyout at the ridiculous price and is now in a deal where-

Calvin Wong Tze Loon 黃子倫 🇲🇾 (@ithayla)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:35 GMT

Your CLI home video recorder 📼. Contribute to charmbracelet/vhs development by creating an account on GitHub.

I think I found the best tool ever for recording terminal into gif Each step is written in code: gist.github.com/maciejwalkowia… 👉 github.com/charmbracelet/…

Maciej Walkowiak 🍃 (@maciejwalkowiak)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:07 GMT

https://twitter.com/killuazivert/status/1587242290581757952

me waiting for women to prove me wrong (they wont because they look so bad in these lmao)

killua ❤️‍🔥 (@killuazivert)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:40 GMT

i have never seen a woman look good in these

killua ❤️‍🔥 (@killuazivert)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:37 GMT

https://twitter.com/kit_connor/status/1587218539236188160

Being forced to come out is being outed and it’s disgusting. I’m so sorry you’ve been put through that. Sending you so much love and solidarity, Kit ❤️

Nadia Whittome MP (@NadiaWhittomeMP)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00 GMT

back for a minute. i’m bi. congrats for forcing an 18 year old to out himself. i think some of you missed the point of the show. bye

Kit Connor (@kit_connor)Mon, 31 Oct 2022 23:02 GMT

I mean....

Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 (@IanColdwater)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 22:35 GMT

hey. apropos of nothing: switch to firefox. throw your browser in the trash and use firefox. switch to firefox because firefox is not chrome and every other browser is, including all of the ones that are not called chrome, and this is existentially bad for the future of the web

Valscarie Hallaween (@valeriehalla)Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:46 GMT

RT @PallaviGunalan

me helping other people: oh of course! it's no problem AT ALL! when other people help me: i cannot believe you would do this for me, a disgusting worm. i am SOBBING! i am forever in your debt! I will NEVER FORGET THIS KINDNESS!!!

Carol ⭐️ (@CarolSaysThings)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 13:21 GMT

(Welcome to #NaBloPoMo - National Blog Posting Month. I'm publishing a new blog post every day in November.) My employer encourages employees to have "career conversations" with their line manager. …

i have been viciously attacked by a coworker

Kat Cosgrove (Corporate Arc) (@Dixie3Flatline)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:37 GMT

Offering kids the choice of candy or a potato this year because I saw a meme about it. And honestly it’s super funny to see their reactions.

Jana G. Pruden (@jana_pruden)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:14 GMT

I did not finish Hactoberfest this year, and that is fine 😌 I took time to rest instead. It has been a crazy month. Now I'm looking forward to get back to my regular schedule, those docs aren't gonna write themselves (or are they? maybe I can automate some 😅)

Erika Heidi ✨ 𝔂𝓪𝓶𝓵𝓺𝓾𝓮𝓮𝓷 (@erikaheidi)Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:20 GMT