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Skills in design, [student] journalism and web dev Expect posts about tech, atproto, AI & journalism 17 / high school πŸ”— elliothopkins.com

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maybe next year

11.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been using a M2 Macbook Air with 8GB of RAM for over 3 years now, and I've not run into any major problems, even with having quite a few tabs open or even for music production software like Logic Pro (which is definitely pushing it). For the type of person a Macbook Neo is for, 8GB is plenty.

10.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

gotcha, thanks for clarifying!

10.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ublock origin is an ad/tracker blocker, not a VPN, so it provides a different set of protections (that i think are more important!) still a good suggestion though!

10.03.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Who’s a Better Writer: A.I. or Humans? Take Our Quiz. A.I. chatbots contain the sum of all human knowledge. That can make them pretty good writers.

How does A.I. stack up against some of the world’s best human writers? Take our quiz.

09.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 332 πŸ“Œ 356
Screenshot: Jerry Chen is verified This account has a checkmark because it's been verified by trusted sources. Sources: elliot

Screenshot: Jerry Chen is verified This account has a checkmark because it's been verified by trusted sources. Sources: elliot

its okay jerry you're verified in my heart

09.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A New Chapter for Bluesky - Bluesky After several intense and incredible years building Bluesky from the ground up, I've decided to step back as CEO and transition to a new role as Bluesky's Chief Innovation Officer.

Some personal news: I’m transitioning from CEO to a new role as Bluesky’s Chief Innovation Officer! I’m excited to welcome @toni.bsky.team as our interim CEO.

More here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

09.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 6120 πŸ” 926 πŸ’¬ 581 πŸ“Œ 419

i think i got a scratch on my glasses RIGHT where my eye is …. i got my glasses like a few months ago i hate this HELP

06.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

typing on bluesky finally uses the new ios keyboard in this update! :D

05.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
Truth Social post by Donald Trump announcing Markwayne Mullin as the next Secretary of Homeland Security and Kristi Noem as Special Envoy.

"I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026. The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida. I thank Kristi for her service at "Homeland." Serving 10 years in the United States House of Representatives, and 3 in the Senate, Markwayne has done a tremendous job representing the wonderful People of Oklahoma, where I won all 77 out of 77 Counties β€” in 2016, 2020, and 2024! A MAGA Warrior, and former undefeated professional MMA fighter, Markwayne truly gets along well with people, and knows the Wisdom and Courage required to Advance our America First Agenda. As the only Native American in the Senate, Markwayne is a fantastic advocate for our incredible Tribal Communities. Markwayne will work tirelessly to Keep our Border Secure, Stop Migrant Crime, Murderers, and other Criminals from illegally entering our Country, End the Scourge of illegal Drugs and, MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN. Markwayne will make a spectacular Secretary of Homeland Security. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP"

Truth Social post by Donald Trump announcing Markwayne Mullin as the next Secretary of Homeland Security and Kristi Noem as Special Envoy. "I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026. The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida. I thank Kristi for her service at "Homeland." Serving 10 years in the United States House of Representatives, and 3 in the Senate, Markwayne has done a tremendous job representing the wonderful People of Oklahoma, where I won all 77 out of 77 Counties β€” in 2016, 2020, and 2024! A MAGA Warrior, and former undefeated professional MMA fighter, Markwayne truly gets along well with people, and knows the Wisdom and Courage required to Advance our America First Agenda. As the only Native American in the Senate, Markwayne is a fantastic advocate for our incredible Tribal Communities. Markwayne will work tirelessly to Keep our Border Secure, Stop Migrant Crime, Murderers, and other Criminals from illegally entering our Country, End the Scourge of illegal Drugs and, MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN. Markwayne will make a spectacular Secretary of Homeland Security. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP"

Trump says he's removing Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary. Since I'm not seeing many outlets quote his post directly / show a screenshot of it, here is what he said directly:

05.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i sort of doubt this is being enforced, and might just be done for purely legal reasons? still sort of an insane thing for a text editor to have in their ToS. i guess we'll see

03.03.2026 03:55 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI versus accuracy? We're willing to make the trade-off. When asking AI about the news, readers β€œknow the answers they are getting are not perfect.” They keep asking anyway.

www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...

02.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

that’s insane

01.03.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wave of California teacher strikes β€˜is no coincidence’ Thousands of California teachers have staged strikes or are threatening to β€” part of a coordinated, statewide union effort.

calmatters.org/education/k-...

27.02.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
INDEPENDENCE. Not owned by shareholders. A purple and blue lightning bolt icon. We don't sell your personal data and we never will.

INDEPENDENCE. Not owned by shareholders. A purple and blue lightning bolt icon. We don't sell your personal data and we never will.

do you just mean the TOS change thing? because I believe that it was truly just a legal thing, especially since this is on their new website

27.02.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it has been getting better overall. Haven't tested much, but this most recent update is supposed to have some small speed / performance improvements too

27.02.2026 06:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i feel like firefox's general design, ui and branding has gotten a lot better lately

27.02.2026 06:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
What ICE Wants
What ICE Wants YouTube video by Max Fisher

A clear presentation of what ICE is doing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rThh...

26.02.2026 08:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Practical Decentralization The point of decentralization is to guarantee the rights of individuals and communities on the Internet. Pulling that off is a balancing act between practicality and ideology.

New blogpost about atproto

It's not federation, it's not a p2p mesh. It's a secret third thing: practical.

www.pfrazee.com/blog/practic...

25.02.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 568 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 32
A woman (Olivia Rodrigo) in a floral dress sits with her hands clasped on her lap, looking away from the camera. A man lies on a couch to her right, with his head propped on his arm and his eyes closed. Palm trees are visible through a window behind them. Several books and a bag are on a low table in front of the couch. The caption reads "dan_nigro Finishing records..."

A woman (Olivia Rodrigo) in a floral dress sits with her hands clasped on her lap, looking away from the camera. A man lies on a couch to her right, with his head propped on his arm and his eyes closed. Palm trees are visible through a window behind them. Several books and a bag are on a low table in front of the couch. The caption reads "dan_nigro Finishing records..."

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new olivia album soon-ish??

25.02.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Take It From a Doctor: It’s OK if Your Medical Advice Comes From A.I.

interesting and much more nuanced then i thought it would be based on the headline:

[gift link btw]

24.02.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

idk i like it it lets me use twitter less

24.02.2026 06:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sure, thanks!

23.02.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@surf.social @mmccue.bsky.social the feeds i've made in the past in surf no longer show up for me to edit in the app (despite still showing on the "feeds" tab of my bsky profile). is there something i'm able to do to get them to show up again to edit? thanks!

23.02.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today after alleged DDoS attack | TechCrunch Wikipedia editors have decided to remove all links to Archive.today, a web archiving service that they said has been linked to more than 695,000 times across the online encyclopedia.

techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/w...

22.02.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a lot of how i'm feeling now, i got the vinyl a few days ago

20.02.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

been listening to a lot of charli xcx recently

20.02.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

that's actually quite good for a vinyl tbh

20.02.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it's a very fun and very expensive hobby

20.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

been digitizing my vinyl records (with an audio capture card & audacity) and something i've noticed while comparing my recordings to the songs on apple music is that i think my record player is ever so slightly fast

20.02.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0