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I fully endorse this: sophiebits.com/2026/06/25/th…
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Cast of Laocoön and his Sons (Roman version of a lost Greek original), 100BC-50AD
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Honored to accept honorary Albanian citizenship, not just as a personal distinction, but as a reflection of the deep and lasting bond between New York City and the Albanian people.
NYC is home to one of the strongest Albanian communities in America, hardworking, proud, and deeply rooted in our city. I accept this honor on their behalf and in recognition of the shared values that connect us: family, resilience, entrepreneurship, and a commitment to community.
Thank you to @ediramaal, @BajramBegajAL, and the people of Albania for this meaningful recognition.
New York is the global capital, and this only strengthens the bridge between our communities.
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The 7 train? The LIRR? Hello????
Ubering home from US Open is ‘the worst nightmare,’ plagued by canceled rides, chaotic lines, $200 gouged fares trib.al/Rth13as
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It seems like there is not enough of a policy response to the fact that, with 57M miles of data, Waymo’s autonomous vehicles experience 85% less serious injuries & 79% less injuries overall than cars with human drivers.
2.4 million are injured & 40k killed in US accidents a year
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if you've seen my show in the last year, you probably heard my 37-min pre-show mashup megamix. by popular request, i put it on bandcamp. stream it free or pay $1+, every dollar is going to our crew that feeds the residents of macarthur park every thursday electrolemon.bandcamp.com/tr…
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I make my employees solve 5(((x))) + 2 ≈ 12. If they do not answer "x is two-ish", they're fired.
I have literally made people solve: "5(x) + 2 = 12, what is x? " in job interviews and most people fail it. CMOs, data engineers, analysts, etc. It's all one big make-work program we've been in since the relational database was released in the 1970s.
All H-1Bs fail 100% of the time but allegedly they are the world's math and database and IT experts and allegedly this is "skilled" employment...
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"When we moved S3 to a strong consistency model, the customer reception was stronger than any of us expected. ... in meeting after meeting, builders spoke about deleting code and simplifying their systems."
Today is #PiDay. I wrote an article for @Werner's blog about how important the idea of simplicity is in S3 and reflect on some examples of how simplicity has influenced S3's design over almost two decades.
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OK preliminarily, here's my tally of the accuracy
date: 11/30
vs: 15/30
home/away: 24/30
score: 13/30
starters: 10/30
high scorer: 13/30
Number of rows that are correct across every category:
4/30
Screenshot is the exact table it gave me, correct rows in green
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Vegas Bighorns Sign Head Coach Matt Bode.
@Matt_Bode79 brings championship experience from his time on National Teams and big wins at UFA and Club levels. “Coach Matt Bode is who the Vegas Bighorns need right now. There is not anyone like him in all of sports”
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How network protocols work:
ALT Software engineering meme of network protocols TCP vs UDP
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Just realized it was 25 years ago (!!!) that I was finishing my freshman year at Stanford, having just played ultimate for my 1st season with @SuperflyUlti. As the team that started my love of this sport heads to the finals today, here’s some of what makes the team special: 🧵