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Software Engineer, Outdoor Enthusiast; #golang, organizer @golangphoenix & BSD-PHX 🌵,Phila. Wings, Redwoods🌲🐻, 🏹, Ireland Lacrosse 🇮🇪 🥍 https://briandowns.github.io Zimbabwe Lacrosse player, coach, board member Chandler Lacrosse coach U10
FreeBSD 14.4-RELEASE is now available.
The FreeBSD Project has announced the release of FreeBSD 14.4-RELEASE, the fifth release from the stable/14 branch.
Download and release information: buff.ly/oGkE6ry
Thank you to the Release Engineering Team and all contributors who make the release possible.
C clone of @spf13 's Cobra library. Probably overkill but I love the library and wanted that same feature set in my #c projects.
No external dependencies and compiles cleanly on #FreeBSD #Linux and #MacOS.
#development #programming
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We built our entire startup infra on #FreeBSD in 2026. Now we need to talk.
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The more you give, the better odds of winning. 🎟️✊
Every entry helps us continue to grow the game, support kids, and show the true meaning of lacrosse as a medicine game. 🥍 🌍
Who’s in?! 👀
#growthrgame #africalacrosse #lacrosse #zimbabwelacrosse
To keep this work alive, we’re raffling off an authentic #Zimbabwe Heritage jersey. 🔥
Here’s how to enter:
1️⃣ like and share this post
2️⃣ Donate. $5 = 1 entry (unlimited entries)
3️⃣ Comment “why” you play or are part of the lacrosse community. /2
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As part of our orphanage visits, we’ve been brining lacrosse, lunches, school supplies, and sanitary products to hundreds of kids in #Zimbabwe. These visits have been powerful reminders that this game is about more than goals, it’s about connection, hope, and community. /1
🥍 #PLL LIVE on ESPN+
Utah Archers (2-2) 🆚 New York Atlas (2-2)
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This is BSD desktop from 1992 (386BSD version 0.1 with XFree86 1.1) screenshot.
386BSD screenshot from 1992. You can find source code github.com/386BSD/386bsd Today we use several derivatives such as FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD & others. There was a lawsuit & 386BSD died while Linux introduced same time keep growing. Wikipedia has more info for you en.wikipedia.org/wiki/386BSD
Looking to reach some new goals for this year and we need your help! So many new initiatives we’re launching that you can be a part of!
r/t’s appreciated
#zimbabwe #lacrosse #growthegame #zimbabwelacrosse
Woah! is right! Pre-pandemic pricing is back, which means more cashola in your pocket for some bodacious NYC slices!
Snatch your ticket today at gophercon.com and be excellent to… your wallets!
#RoadtoGopherCon #golang #GophersTakeManhattan #BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure
🥍 #PLL LIVE on ESPN+
Carolina Chaos 🆚 New York Atlas
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We’re launching our first equipment drive in Phoenix and need your help! Any and all equipment will help us get kids playing this summer at our clinics in Zimbabwe. #lacrosse #zimbabwe #growthegame #zimbabwelacrosse
What if Go’s garbage collector could just run faster?
Join @michael.express from the Go Team for a deep dive into Green Tea — a new experimental parallel mark algorithm designed to speed up Go’s garbage collector through better cache locality and SIMD.
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The ls command was actually an acronym for "Lost Socks," an early experimental program designed to help Dennis Ritchie find missing laundry items by listing the contents of his drawers. It was later repurposed for file systems 🙃 #unix #linux
Only 12 more days to get your Zimbabwe Lacrosse gear before the store closes! #zimbabwelacrosse #zimbabwe #lacrosse #heritagecup2025
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Zimbabwe Lacrosse first win as a team came today with our 7-6 victory over Lithuania. #zimbabwe #lacrosse #zimbabwelacrosse #heritagecup2025
Zimbabwe Women’s team after a braveheart win over USVI!#heritagecup2025 #zimbabwelacrosse #zimbabwe #lacrosse
British Virgin Islands game was awesome. Their gear is insane.
Incredible first game tonight. #zimbabwe #lacrosse #zimbabwelacrosse
No swag!? We got you!
#lacrosse #zimbabwe #zimbabwelacrosse #zim #harare #heritagecup2025
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🦾 We’re terminating prices, Gophers!
Ticket prices have been rolled back in time—no Skynet required.💥We’ve gone full pre-apocalypse mode with pre-pandemic pricing to make #GopherCon more accessible than ever!
🗽 The Arena: North Javits, NYC | August 26-28
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If you were wondering why Mike Robinson was moved to the Cannons' holdout list, here's your answer: The Peterborough Lakers
Less than 2 weeks out from Heritage Cup 2025!
Traveling from abroad for #GopherCon? We’re here to help! 🌍✈️
If you need a letter of invitation, just email us your legal name, job title, company name, and address — we’ve got you covered.
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#RoadToGopherCon #GophersTakeManhattan #golang
Happy Friday everyone, Sticks In is up! We're talking:
- A sad farewell to Limestone
- DII and DIII conference results
- DI results from mid week
- Previewing games, including all those going on today
- How to argue for or against a team getting into the tournament
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I totally misread the initial tweet. I think he’ll fit in there perfectly.
This week on Five Minutes Nonreleasable, I talk about Josh Byrne leaving Carolina & I eat some weird food in the name of science. Available on Spotify and Apple
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Might be heresy but I’d love to see an all box attack unit for them.
I’m liking where they’re going with that.
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