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responsible tech, science nerd, comics spouse. He/Him Posts are short form opinions and should be post scripted with "in some relevant situations"

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I played it a little last night. I’m excited to see how it pans out as I get access to more of the card pool. But the new mechanics and characters are fresh and interesting.

Loving the necromancer! 🫳

06.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wtb more passkey support.

But also, 😑🀬 the silly places that support passkey but still want to text you a otp as a default auth mode so they can verify the phone number they’re selling to everyone with half a penny is correct.

04.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And hospice care and history of solar panels is still inextricably linked to science. At least... I'd hope so πŸ˜‚

27.02.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've really been shying away from "content creator" as that market has been steadily shifting towards "content above substance" for a long time now. We really do need another word for it. Though I think science communicator still fits. The medium is less important than the activity and impact.

27.02.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Back on this again today! Working with the Adopt a Rent program on standwithminnesota.com, I’m adopting another rent.

This Minneapolis immigrant family has a total rent need of $2100. Can you help?

V: @Ian-Coldwater
CA: $iancoldwater
PP: @coldwater

Please share and give if you can! Thank you! 🫢

24.02.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh no

24.02.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And to your other question, yes I agree those subsidies are bad. Not because the concept is bad, but because they went so over board with no time or cost limits that it incentivizes bad and wasteful practices. Internal investment and subsidies are good, actually, if they stimulate positive activity

20.02.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In general I think tariffs only make sense if you’re actually competing. We haven’t been competing in manufacturing on a large scale in a long time. Charging your citizens a blanket tax on everything to β€œlevel the playing field” doesn’t do anything unless you invest in playing fields.

20.02.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I moved to gitlab after their big DR fiasco that lost customer data and code. Not because of the screw up, but because of their response and write up. They’ve contributed to prove I made a good decision over time

20.02.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, we’ve been subsidizing sectors of farming like that for decades.

20.02.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We’re still supporting you, MSP.

17.02.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Rook, Ethan, and Jose standing in front of a hotel. The image is reversed so the reckah hoodie reads Hacker and the Wild West banner on the side of the hotel reads backwards

Rook, Ethan, and Jose standing in front of a hotel. The image is reversed so the reckah hoodie reads Hacker and the Wild West banner on the side of the hotel reads backwards

Rook, Albert, Jose, Ethan, and Cooper pose in front of the Attack and Defend CTF scoreboard. Their team, Kali Pro, is in first place

Rook, Albert, Jose, Ethan, and Cooper pose in front of the Attack and Defend CTF scoreboard. Their team, Kali Pro, is in first place

Wild West hackin fest black badge and a MetaCTF challenge coin sit on top of a sucker covered laptop.

Wild West hackin fest black badge and a MetaCTF challenge coin sit on top of a sucker covered laptop.

Attack and Defense CTF scoreboard. Team Kali Pro is in first place

Attack and Defense CTF scoreboard. Team Kali Pro is in first place

So long @wildwesthackinfest.bsky.social and thanks for all the fish. It was great seeing everyone and I can’t wait till the next one. Especially these n00bs

14.02.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m at @wildwesthackinfest.bsky.social in Denver and we’re looking to hire for a wide variety of roles across IT and Security.

Did I mention we build Satellites? It’s pretty cool stuff.

If you’re here and looking for work, let’s chat. #WWHF #MileHigh2026

12.02.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s one thing that the pandemic and a hello fresh subscription did for me. I’m much more confident in the kitchen after getting some practice with a variety of things. Really demystified it for me.

I still don’t enjoy it like others seem to, but I’m proficient at it.

09.02.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Truly the β€œugh, this tastes awful…. Try some” of movies

06.02.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What a shit show of a movie. Glad you got to experience it 🀣

06.02.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s Bandcamp Friday. Anyone have any MSP artist recommendations to check out?

06.02.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Do I know anyone here who pro DMs one shot event games in Seattle?

05.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Well hello sailor.

30.01.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Upcoming Ego Likeness & Stoneburner events

28.01.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I really appreciate the people showing up for their neighbors. Doing the hard work to show that compassion and care strengthen society.

Please remember that as others are worthy of your care and support, you too are worthy of care and support. Remember to take breaks, drink water, eat a snack.

26.01.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In crisis situations you have to put on your own mask before helping others with theirs. πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€

I’m a couple thousand miles away, but if I can help you remotely, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

26.01.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Protests happen, but most of what is happening in Minneapolis isn’t protesting.

More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people

25.01.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 2127 πŸ” 669 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 17
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MINNESOTA VERSION OF COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS

23.01.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 2140 πŸ” 901 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 100

Your super hardcore technical advice is great and if people can't use it, it's not useful. You have to meet people where they are on the ground

15.01.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 290 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mile High Location - Wild West Hackin' Fest Staying at the Hilton Denver City Center during the Wild West Hackin’ Fest @ Mile High means you’re right where all the action is. You’ll be able to dive into

** Important Announcement!**
If you plan on attending Wild West Hackin' Fest @ Mile High 2026 and would like to book in our hotel room block, deadline is this Friday, Jan. 16! More info here! wildwesthackinfest.com/location-info/

12.01.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s being scared and doing it anyway

07.01.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 383 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

I was in a meeting with some Japanese execs, and I legit heard an American employee from one of their subsidiaries say the above and β€œwe might have to go with the nuclear option”. It was that moment that I realized most people have never actually thought about the words they say.

07.01.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel ripped off, I didn’t even get the minute :(

06.01.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If your product lists events as β€œX Days/weeks/etc ago”, I am _begging_ you to add an on hover or similar way to get an actual date/time stamp

If your product has articles/events but doesn’t bother putting any sort of date on each event. Well, I dunno, I guess there’s a specific ring of hell for you

05.01.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0