@tmaes

iOS dev •  obsessive • dad • technostalgic • couch potato • he/him

Joined August 2007
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On this day in 1989 I grabbed the video cassette containing all the famous pictures of the Tiananmen massacre inc the tank man & walked down to the Beijing Hotel lobby. A cop came over to arrest me but a burst of fire outside distracted him & I slipped past. We got the pictures out via Hong Kong.
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Someone has to say it: Elon Musk has lied for 27 years about his credentials. He does not have a BS in Physics, or any technical field. Did not get into a PhD program. Dropped out in 1995 & was illegal. Later, investors quietly arranged a diploma - but not in science. 🧵1/
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The University of Pennsylvania considers Musk to be a graduate of both the economics department and the physics department. "Elon Musk earned a B.A. in physics and a B.S. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. The degrees were awarded on May 19, 1997." -Penn, 2019 snopes.com/fact-check/mus…
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Seems to me that all the benefit of the doubt Elon Musk received from media, from so-called thought leaders, from corporate America, comes from a society that doesn't see racism, sexism as signs of flawed character or judgment, but instead as sort of normal and besides the point.
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At Apple, we believe everyone should have the freedom to marry the person they love. We’re proud to support the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act and strongly urge the U.S. Senate to act on behalf of families across the nation.
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“Once you stop taking Musk at his word, his heroic popular image evaporates and a far darker reality begins to reveal itself.”
E.W. Niedermeyer@Tweetermeyer9 Nov 2022
When I First Saw Elon Musk for Who He Really Is slate.com/technology/2022/05…

When I First Saw Elon Musk for Who He Really Is

At a charging station. In the middle of nowhere. Surrounded by cows.

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With Twitter's change in ownership last week, I'm probably in the clear to talk about the most unethical thing I was asked to build while working at Twitter. 🧵
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Please Like Me bit.ly/3FSBY5w
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My money is on @AOC in the fight you picked, @elonmusk

AOC Slams Elon, Claims Her Twitter Ran Into Issues After Criticism

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Amazon’s got to be pretty upset to see Rings of Power upstaged by a way richer spectacle of exotic islander mythology. At a fraction of the budget too.
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As per yearly tradition, Apple kindly provided me with an empty iPhone Pro case. Here’s my review.
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I think I need to have a lie down now. It’s been stressful.
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Nice! Is that the always on, high refresh rate leather?
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