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Sr. web dev. thinkboi. Views my own (as 'own' as can be in a Newtonian world).

Stockholm, Sweden
Joined October 2014
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This little story from Sam Harris is one I'm constantly coming back to.
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It’s extremely disappointing how auto drivers in Bangalore refuse to take passengers on metered rides. They demand arbitrary fares and refuse to follow the rules. #Bangalore #Bengaluru #AutoDrivers #MeterPlease @BlrCityPolice @blrcitytraffic @tdkarnataka
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Components are Legos @samselikoff’s talk is one of the clearest, best explanations of React’s component model I’ve ever seen. Notice I didn’t say *server* components. Components, full stop. If you enjoyed the meme, you deserve to watch the whole thing. youtu.be/9CN9RCzznZc?si=kd3l…
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✨ Introducing Maroofy Search for any song & it'll use the song's audio to find similar-sounding music. 🧠 Powered by an AI model trained on 120M+ songs, for 🔥 recommendations. @_buildspace @fdotinc @FarzaTV 🔊 Demo + link below!
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This is Iran today. A woman proudly burning the most visible symbol of religious dictatorship; compulsory hijab. Hijab police killed #MahsaAmini but now there are millions of Mahsa in Iran who are shouting NO to Forced hijab NO to gender apartheid regime. #مهسا_امینی
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DALL-E mini has renamed itself to Craiyon, in response to a request from OpenAI. You can use it for free (with no waiting list) at craiyon.com
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I've been dying to share this for weeks now… Introducing the page transition API! It's still in-development, but you can play with it today. I'm really happy with where this API is heading. I hope you like it too! youtube.com/watch?v=JCJUPJ_z…
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Okay, now I'm being asked "What should Elon do to fix Twitter?" It looks like the takeover succeeded (easiest hostile takeover ever! I suspect the board secretly wanted to work with Elon, because WELL IT'S ELON).
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I remember when email was useful. Now it's all * Confirm your email address for Slorp * Thank you for creating a Slorp account * Slorp is now BONTO! * BONTO!'s terms and conditions have changed. * BONTO! misses you. * BONTO! is shutting down.
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In 48 hours, countless Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes to neighboring countries. They need protection. When you donate, we’ll match it up to $1,000,000, creating double the support.⬇️ unrefugees.org/SupportUkrain…
Right now, the crisis in Ukraine is forcing families to flee their homes. Please make a donation today to send lifesaving aid to displaced Ukrainians, and @VancityReynolds & @blakelively will match your gift $1-for-$1 up to $1,000,000. unrefugees.org/donateukraine
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My friends, a new MEGATHREAD has arrived! In 40 tweets I’ll explain 40 useful concepts you should know. Reading time: ~7 minutes. Value: potentially a lifetime! Thread:
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❌ Still using [].join(', ') for your strings? ✅ Use Intl.ListFormat instead 👇 developer.mozilla.org/en-US/…
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Replying to @azizansari
@azizansari just dropped one of the funniest and most relevant stand up specials I’ve seen in a hot minute. Do yourself a favor and fire up #Netflix You’re in for a treat.
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The CDC just announced you don’t actually have to wash your hands, just get the fingies a little wet
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This tweet is satire, mocking the recent revisions to the CDC’s COVID-19 quarantine guidelines. The CDC has not actually changed the guidelines for hand washing. cdc.gov/handwashing/wh…
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Happy new year! Today, a mini-tweetstorm of some of the things I've said and written over the past decade, and what I think about those subjects today.
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Some of Kimi's best one liners. Miss him already 🥺
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We're thrilled to announce and open source Sandpack! 🎉 Sandpack is a toolkit for building live coding experiences that run fully in the browser. 👩‍💻 Full-featured editor experience ⚡️ Lightning-fast browser bundler 📦 Direct CodeSandbox integration codesandbox.io/post/sandpack…
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The man who turned a dream into a dynasty. Remembering the incredible life of Sir Frank Williams
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