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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️

@alexandriathylane.com
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Multiracial 🇲🇽🇯🇵🇮🇪 trans Tejana. ex-Apple, ex-Reddit engineer. Posts on tech, philosophy, mental health, gender, & more. ✍️ cPTSD 🧠. "Alexa", she/her, 🏳️‍⚧️.

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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 20/11/2023
Free covid tests. Took about 20 seconds.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 11/11/2023
In favor of a ceasefire: Democratic voters 80% House Democrats 8% Republican voters 56% House Republicans 0% All voters 66% All House members 4% Chart by @stephensemler.bsky.social
Most voters want a ceasefire, but hardly anyone in Congress supports one. This chart shows the percent in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza. Among Democratic voters, 80 percent; House Democrats, 8 percent. Republican voters, 56 percent; House Republicans, 0 percent. All voters, 66 percent; all House members, 4 percent. Data comes from House Resolution 786 and an October 20, 2023 poll from Data for Progress. More at stephensemler.substack.com
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 10/11/2023
The success of book summary services, like Blinkist, rides on the fact that... 1. Many books are fluff that actually fit better in a short, bulleted format. 2. It makes us _feel_ like we're learning, assuaging our anxiety-driven push for intellectual output & productivity,
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 10/11/2023
A lot of "cringe" is people trying to police others behavior because they lack the courage to be their authentic & vulnerable selves, and it's easier to poke at others as an ego defense. It's also the trivialization of a deeper issue: shame.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 04/11/2023
Billion dollar AI idea: When you open the selfie camera to that super unflattering angle that makes you wince, it auto translates it to your best angle. 🥴🤳 ➡️ 💄💁‍♀️🤳
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 03/11/2023
I wrote a section-by-section summary of G.A. Cohen's "Freedom and Money". (Like a normal person.) Cohen criticizes liberal Rawls & Berlin for ceding to right-wing political philosophers by agreeing with the premise that lack of money is to suffer simply lack of means & not interference of freedom.
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Alexandria Thylane Rohn
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 30/10/2023
Your workout for this week 🏃‍♀️💪
Simple, 45 minute cardio+core gym routine
* Structure of each workout: 10 minute warmup, 25 min main exercises, 10 min cooldown.
* Move quickly & safely between exercises to keep elevated an heart rate.
* “Core cardio” exercises: Run, cycle, elliptical, or rowing. Choose whatever feels best to you.

Warmup and cooldown
* Light jog (Heart rate zone 2 or 3) (5 minutes)
* Stretch (5 minutes)

Monday (Or, Day 1)
* Core cardio (HR zone 3) (5 minutes)
* Back extensions (5x) (10 minutes)
* Hanging knee raises (3x) (6 minutes)
* Mountain climbers (2x) (4 minutes)

Tuesday (Or, Day 2)
* Pilates or Yoga (Online or in-person class) (25 to 60 minutes)
    * No need for warmup or cooldown if class includes it.

Thursday (Or, Day 3)
* Core cardio (Max exertion! / VO2 max) (HR zone 5) (5 minutes)
* Core cardio (HR zone 2 or 3) (20 minutes)

Friday (Or, Day 4)
* Core cardio (HR zone 3) (5 minutes)
* Step-ups (5x) (Try to perform with weights) (10 minutes)
* Hip thrusts (5x) (Try to perform with weight
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🪴 Plantpunkx🪴 @plantpunkx.bsky.social · 29/10/2023
W fit of the weekend! 🍕🐀
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 29/10/2023
Sexy nyc pizza rat 🐀💋
Alexandria dressed in costume as a sexy rat with pizza bag. She's sat at a halloween-themed bar with a gray suit on, pink bra, rat ears, and a photorealistic pizza bag slung over her shoulder.

In the bottom right corner of the photo is a cut-out of a photo of a rat eating a pizza.Alexandria dressed in costume as a sexy rat with pizza bag. She's sat at a halloween-themed bar with a gray suit on, pink bra, and rat ears. She's holding and pretending to bite into a photorealistic pizza bag.Alexandria dressed in costume as a sexy rat with pizza bag. She's sat at a halloween-themed bar with a gray suit on, pink bra, and rat ears. She's knelt next to a pile of trash and holding a box of pizza.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 26/10/2023
Btw, y'all noticing the nice, single-stall, full-privacy gender-neutral bathrooms being installed as social mores around gender evolve? On behalf of trans people: You're welcome. 💩😌
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 24/10/2023
New cardio + core workout just dropped 🏃‍♀️🤩🥵🙌
Simple 45 minute, cardio+core gym routine
* This is a one week (four-day) workout routine that focuses on cardio and core.
* Every day starts with a 10 minute warm up and end with a 10 minute cooldown.
* The main part of the routine is just 25 minutes, during which you’ll move quickly and safely between exercises to maintain an elevated heart rate.

Warmup and cooldown
* Light jog (Heart rate zone 2 or 3) (5 minutes)
* Stretch (5 minutes)

Monday and Friday (Or, Day 1 and 4)
* Run / cycle / elliptical (Heart rate zone 3) (5 minutes)
* Lunges (Try to perform with weights) (10 minutes)
* Glute bridge (Try to perform with weights) (10 minutes)

Tuesday (Or, Day 2)
* Run / cycle / elliptical (Heart rate zone 3 or 4) (25 minutes)

Thursday (Or, Day 3)
* Run / cycle / elliptical (Heart rate zone 4 or 5) (5 minutes)
* 1 minute plank (2x) (4 minutes)
* Crunches (2x) (4 minutes)
* Kneeling cable crunch (3x) (Prefer high weight with low repetitions) (6 minutes)
* Medicine ball twist (3x) (6 minu
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 15/10/2023
I wrote a simplified, section-by-section summary of "Chapter. V. Of Property" from John Locke's "Second Treatise Of Government". Locke argues that people come to acquire property rights by “mixing their labour” with natural resources.
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John Locke on Property
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 08/10/2023
“If people didn’t have to work they would just be lazy and do nothing!” Meanwhile: Every year people lose their minds in that weird, single dead week between Christmas and New Year’s.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 04/10/2023
Had to authenticate the app, enter the 2fa security code, and solve a captcha just so I can rotate my smart fan 20 degrees without getting out of bed. The future is now.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 07/09/2023
Beach day ☀️🏖️
Alexandria posing on her knees at the sunny beach and wearing a zazzy blue, orange, & purple print bikini.
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An Anarchist Who Tried Her Best @nataliereed84.bsky.social · 27/08/2023
Techbro: Magic Eight Ball, are you sentient? Magic Eight Ball: Signs point to yes Techbro: OH MY GOD
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Rori! @roricomics.bsky.social · 22/08/2023
I made another page about Privacy on here, not exhaustive, but a good intro, I think :)
Intro to Bluesky privacy:

(drawing of unlocked padlock) 
1. Your Bluesky acct is PUBLIC (as of yet there is NO priovate option)

2. There are NO private messages (drawing of letters "DM" with no sign through them)

(drawing of round face behind brick wall) 
3. Blocks are PUBLIC (people aren't notified when you block them, but your block list info is available for public search) 
(drawing of snake tempting round face person saying "yesss look up who blocked you")

(drawing of round face with fingers in ears) 
4. Mutes are Private
but...
5. Mute Lists are PUBLIC
you can follow others' mute lists and/or make your own by going to Moderation --> Mute Lists
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 19/08/2023
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Alexandria, a multiracial white trans woman, standing in a purple and blue lit room wearing a lacy bra and fishnet stockings.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 10/08/2023
I'm a big advocate for gender affirming care— including medically. Which is why I support cis men seeking things like Rogaine, Viagra, & testosterone replacement therapy.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 04/08/2023
V attractive young woman on TikTok making "humorous" video about her insecurities around negative canthal tilt and top search on video is "what is negative canthal tilt"— unlocking a new insecurity for a whole cohort of young women. 🫠
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 03/08/2023
This is soooo good! 🏳️‍⚧️✊
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 29/07/2023
Barbie movie was great! I'm a fan of Greta Gerwig. It explored feminism, capitalism, toxic masculinity, womanhood contradictions, and life's purpose. Hari Nef as trans Barbie was lovely & not tokenized. But I do also wish for a more _conspicuously visible_ trans character. And how about trans men?
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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 23/07/2023
if you're trans, but can pass as your assigned gender at birth in most interactions, and a trans woman is like "hey what you're doing is shitty for trans people," consider saying something other than "I'm trans too!"
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 13/07/2023
State of the tech market in 2023 🧵 - Venture funding is getting smaller. Without VC, companies grow more slowly. - Based on funds raised now, the future volume of tech vc looks like it will be much smaller than in 2020-22. - In contrast, AI is receiving lots of funding.
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The State of the Tech Market in 2023
Reflecting on the tech market from compensation, VC funding and RTO dimensions. What are the fundamental shifts happening that we’ve not seen in more than a decade?
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 11/07/2023
On the disposability, precarity, & abuse of trans fems. Always a great read.
The diversity-centric system expects more jobs to fix the problem, ignoring how long we've been damaged and made unfit for their jobs. They encourage the Strong Woman stereotype because it means taking the damage onto ourselves. We need more than jobs; we need social reintegration.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 10/07/2023
Why do I have to be a part time economist, psychologist, & political scientist to survive this world? 😮‍💨
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 06/07/2023
Why are people, particularly those who are Twitter refugees & self proclaimed politically left, checking out Threads when it’s owned by an arguably worse company?
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 05/07/2023
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 04/07/2023
This got flagged as "sexually suggestive." What? I'm doing the hard work of trying to celebrate, love my body. The poses themselves are both clearly non-sexual. Get over yourselves.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 03/07/2023
We all have the desire to be noticed and for many it’s easier to troll other people’s posts because they don’t have the insight or charisma to garner followers. But to their dismay, no one is entitled to someone’s time & attention.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 02/07/2023
Welcome to Bluesky 😁
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 28/06/2023
Good day! 😊 Remember to drink plenty of water, take full breaths, & release the tension in your jaw & neck. Proud of you for making it this far. Whether it be getting out of bed, a big professional accomplishment, or personal growth. ❤️❤️❤️
Alexandria sat down and looking softly into the camera. An orange mood lighting is cast.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 25/06/2023
Pride 2023 in NYC. Healing is a journey but trying day by day to love & celebrate myself. 🏳️‍⚧️✊💕
Alexandria posed in the gritty and graffiti night streets of NYC. She’s wearing black boots, a black skirt, and a pink lace bra, and choker.Alexandria looking over her shoulder in a crowd wearing a pink lace bra, choker, and metal mace necklace.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 17/06/2023
Heaven is having cute lil weekend tea & brunch moments.
Alexandria sipping a mug of tea & smiling. She’s wearing a fuchsia t shirt and skull calavera earrings.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 16/06/2023
130k - 260k trans people have already moved states! An additional 1.3 million are considering moving. Anti-LGBT legislation & the concomitant emboldened bigotry are spiking. This is a state of emergency for trans people, particularly in red states.
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US Internal Refugee Crisis: 130-260k Trans People Have Already Fled
A growing refugee crisis is occurring in the United States, and it is getting very little coverage. I highlight the growing migration crisis, the people fleeing, and the laws they are fleeing from.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 13/06/2023
Love a swanky NYC rooftop moment. 🥂🏙️
Alexandria posed for a photo on a rooftop night in New York City. She's wearing a pink silk top & gold chain.
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Brianna Wu @brianna.bsky.social · 12/06/2023
Hey Blue Sky, I love this service. I want y’all to win. But it’s hard to not notice that posting on this site has slowed down. I don’t expect to get more engagement here than Twitter or Mastadon, but I need it to be worth my time. Why have I gotten no new invites for a month?
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 11/06/2023
Apple developer and not sure where to start with #WWDC23? This page highlights documentation for all the new tech, frameworks & APIs. Covers SwiftData, Observation, VisionKit, accessibility, etc. 📚🤓
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WWDC23 | Apple Developer Documentation
Highlights of new technologies introduced at WWDC23.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 10/06/2023
Two fish are swimming. One turns & says, “Lovely water today” The other responds, “What’s water?”
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 09/06/2023
Post workout shake 🍹 What?! I need to restore my glycogen… 💪😂
Alexandria sat in a Mexican restaurant while wearing a pink workout shirt and drinking a margarita
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 08/06/2023
It’s Friday eve which is basically Friday which is basically Saturday which is the weekend. 💃🏼
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 27/05/2023
In countries like the US where there’s no real safety net for care in your old age, being able to save for retirement shouldn’t be seen as this privileged thing— it’s the bare minimum.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 07/06/2023
Starting an SSRI again. As the saying goes, 6th time is the charm. Er, right?
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 06/06/2023
Society flipped from thinking we're going to live in some techno-utopia — ala The Jetsons. To now thinking everything is some Black Mirror episode. (For many valid reasons.) But I think a lot of techies can be too cynical & reactionary these days. It's easy & feels good.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 04/06/2023
For me, being queer is having the fortitude to model authenticity & liberation. It’s an act of self-love & acceptance. It’s celebrating, rather than fearing, the variety & expansiveness of humanity. Happy pride. Rooting for every one of you. ❤️✊🏳️‍🌈
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 03/06/2023
But, ofc, that certainly won’t stop many from flattening & dispiriting the concept of “intelligence.” So they can ultimately rank & therefore create / maintain hierarchies & inequality.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 03/06/2023
I think many AI folks tend to think of intelligence as something that grows along one or a few dimensions. So you can, like, stack rank “levels” of intelligence. But I see intelligence as a convoluted multidimensional space where each dimension can’t necessarily be quantified.
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 02/06/2023
Did you grow up queer in the American south? You may be entitled to an annual four extra weeks vacation, a drink at any dining establishment, and free therapy. Call 222-222-2222 ☎️
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Alexandria Thylane 👩‍💻🏳️‍⚧️ @alexandriathylane.com · 01/06/2023
I've been here over a month now, have a decent amount (100) of followers, am not toxic so assume I'm not being reported, and make posts of varying quality 😬.... Yet still no invite codes!?
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