@brownleej

Developer on the FoundationDB team at Apple. Retweets are endorsements; quote tweets are not

 San Jose, CA
Joined February 2009
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So exciting to see some of the @Apple fam talking at @KubeCon_ EU next week @JackKleeman @ParisInBmore @derekmcgowan @MarcusSorensen6 & myself 🎉🎉🎉 More details about each talk in 🧵…
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Folks. Sign language is more than hands. More than fingers. More than hand shapes. It’s body, face, position... A glove will never ‘translate’ sign language in a way that is beneficial to the deaf. Fellow nerds, when designing, remember this: “nothing about us, without us.”
CNN
@CNN30 Jun 2020
A glove that translates sign language into speech in real time has been developed by scientists -- potentially allowing deaf people to communicate directly with anyone, without the need for a translator. cnn.it/3gausTC
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Tatiana Mac@TatianaTMac5 Jul 2020
Intelligence as an entire construction is rooted in ableism, classism, and racism. I’m not going to support this framework of people being smart or intelligent anymore. I’m going to choose to be more specific with my assessments of people’s words and actions (and not character).
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Holden@holdenberry30 Jun 2020
Is my life a joke to you
rudy betrayed
@rudy_betrayed30 Jun 2020
what if your first name was holden and your last name was berries and you’d be like “i’m holden berries” and everyone would think you’re holding berries lmaoooo
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b-boy bouiebaisse
@jbouie1 Jul 2020
would unironically support replacing every statue of stonewall jackson with a statue of dave grohl, one of our greatest virginians
Ken Jennings
@KenJennings30 Jun 2020
I feel like you could get away with just relabeling a lot of the Confederate statues, because the likenesses aren’t that great. Just say Stonewall Jackson is Dave Grohl now, who cares.
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🖤devon🖤@devonbl26 Jun 2020
when I have a meeting with only ics and no managers I feel like i'm organizing a revolution. I'm always like "you have the power comrades. rise up with me against authority!"
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Paul 💐@sailorbluto25 Jun 2020
me trying to convince people i’m goth
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vessence@faporizer25 Jun 2020
unbelievable
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Glad to see this change: themarysue.com/dungeons-drag… – at Cupertino, CA

Dungeons & Dragons Removes Idea of Inherently Evil Races | The Mary Sue

The powers at be have decided that no races in the book are going to be characterized as inherently evil anymore. No more scapegoating Shrek.

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This is stronger evidence than I’ve ever seen for the pro-gun side. Even people who generally support gun control seem to accept at face value the argument from police that having guns makes them safer. – at Cupertino, CA
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*sending an email* haha take that you absolute mother fucker *receiving an email* ah shit! fuck! what the fuck!!!!!!!! shit!
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Amanda Taub@amandataub11 Jun 2020
😂😂
rat king 🐀
@MikeIsaac11 Jun 2020
in a Q&A with employees, Mark Zuckerberg is expressing frustration about past leaks from company Q&As.
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Finally a concrete example of cancel culture. – at Cupertino, CA
Isaac Fitzgerald@IsaacFitzgerald9 Jun 2020
Cops, which has been on television for 33 seasons since 1989, has been cancelled. hollywoodreporter.com/live-f…

‘Cops’ Canceled at Paramount Network

Paramount Network has pulled the plug on 'Cops' for good.

hollywoodreporter.com
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bijan@bijanstephen9 Jun 2020
ok baby names dot com go off
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If they’re not willing to provide badges or their agency, they’re not law enforcement anymore. They’re vigilantes. – at Cupertino, CA
Garrett Haake
@GarrettHaake3 Jun 2020
Back outside the White House. Today the perimeter has been pushed back another half block. Federal law enforcement of some kind, but they won’t identify themselves, and all insignias and name plates have been removed.
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Big companies absolutely can pay a single salary regardless of location. They don’t do it because it’s not in their interest, not because it’s infeasible. – at Cupertino, CA
Christina Warren
@film_girl21 May 2020
Replying to @film_girl
I understand why salary ranges exist and I'm not advocating for a singular salary irrespective of location, especially at big companies. If a place can do it, fine -- but big companies absolutely cannot. What I am saying is the meme that everyone will move to Ohio now is a lie.
John Brownlee retweeted
carl 🥦@NightlifeMingus19 May 2020
i used to hate in video games when you’d talk to everyone in a town and they’d all be like “did you hear about the PLOT ELEMENT?” and all the ambient conversations are like “dreadful days, these, what with the PLOT ELEMENT and all.” didn’t realize that’s just actually how it goes
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