DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 01/06/2026I've started writing music album reviews! Check them out here: music.vfiles.nomusic.vfiles.noMusic Reviews | Music ReviewsDiscover handpicked album reviews, editor favorites, and curated listening trails. 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 29/04/2026After 17 years of marketing Android as an open platform, Google is mandating developer registration for all apps. Independent developers, open-source contributors, and alternative stores like F-Droid face an uncertain future. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social keepandroidopen.orgkeepandroidopen.orgKeep Android OpenYour phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them. 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 20/03/2026Work got a Meta Quest VR headset, so I borrowed it today. I originally thought it required a Facebook account and almost bailed. Turns out it's just a standard "Meta" account now. Still not a fan of extra logins, but at least my social media isn't linked, I guess 001
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 20/03/2026Finland just won "Happiest Country in the World" for the 9th year in a row. To celebrate, the entire nation will be expressing their unbridled joy by standing exactly six feet apart at the bus stop and giving a single, approving nod. 🇫🇮😐🎉 010
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 14/03/2026If you are a developer and get replaced by AI, what am I supposed to do? Be a farmer? 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 21/02/2026Adjusted for the subjective increase in how fast time passes, life is half over by 23 or 24. Don't waste time 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 21/02/2026Facebook is 90% AI thirst trap, and uncanny fake videos. Just algorithmic sludge 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 27/01/2026Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and Amex need to pull the plug on Grok. It’s time 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 23/01/2026In April 2025 Katy Perry burned 498 tons of fuel to do space tourism. Yesterday she arrived in Davos to raise awareness about the "environment." 010
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 11/01/2026Go watch His & Hers on Netflix, you won’t regret it! What a crazy last episode 🤯 010
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 07/01/2026Is 2026 the year we see the end of civilization as we know it? #trump 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 12/12/2025Tried GPT-5 vs GPT-5.2 today… and honestly, I can’t tell the difference 🤷♂️ 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 03/12/2025Finally deleted my Facebook account today! It should be officially gone just in time for the New Year. Ready for a fresh start 🤣👋 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 06/11/2025Moving from Lavabit to Proton Mail is one of the best discussion I have made this year 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 05/11/2025I should save some money by moving my infrastructure from DigitalOcean to Hetzner 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 29/10/2025Grokpedia is nothing more than a propaganda machine and Comrade Musk is Chief Propaganda Officer. 000
Reposted by DiFronzoWikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 29/10/2025Happy 13th birthday, Wikidata! Facts do not live in isolation; they form a web of connections that shape understanding. Thirteen years ago, Wikidata was created to store and link facts across Wikipedia and its sister projects. ➡️ w.wiki/Jg 14613
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 28/10/2025I manifesting that I will meet my future girlfriend in a GitHub issue thread 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 20/10/2025AWS being down is the equivalent of a snow day for adults 020
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 16/10/2025Sunshine, espresso, and slow mornings, Italy never disappoints 🇮🇹☀️ 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 08/10/2025if you are into software engineering, invest in a good thinkpad. go into debt if you have to. With a Linux distro. ofc. 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 07/10/2025Oh you spend all your time investing in cryptocurrencies? I bet you are getting rich from the bitcoin ath 010
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 05/10/2025Netflix’s Monsters has to be one of the best true crime series ever. The storytelling, the acting, the psychology behind it. Pure perfection 010
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 21/09/2025Today, 49,000 people gathered for an anti-corruption protest in Manila, Philippines. This marks one of the largest anti-corruption turnouts in the Philippines in recent years. 010
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 21/09/2025It’s long past time for Pam Bondi to resign as the Attorney General of the United States. 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 18/09/2025When the President/ABC can get a comedian pulled off the air for telling a joke he doesn’t like, we are not living in a free society any longer. 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 16/09/2025we went to September 1 to September 16 in just 3 minutes😭 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 15/09/2025i hope i’m not buying london tickets just to get another date somewhere else in europe. 000
Reposted by DiFronzoBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 10/09/2025We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children. 2516347735593
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 10/09/2025No matter our political differences, violence is never the answer. I hope for a speedy recovery for Charlie Kirk 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 03/09/2025Just wrapped an amazing first day at #JavaZone2025 in Lillestrøm! Two full days of Java deep dives, inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, and awesome vibes with fellow devs. Looking forward to more code, community, and coffee tomorrow! ☕👩💻🚀 100
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 02/09/2025the time picker on iphones alarm app isn’t actually circular it’s just a really long list 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 28/08/2025If you hate the cloud. Check out the Unit when it’s ready, you can pre-order at pagekey.io/unit. I really love the idea.pagekey.ioPageKey: Take Back Tech 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 27/08/2025Many modern cars have retractable car door handles that look stylish, but aren’t they a safety issues? 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 14/08/2025Jerome Powell American hero. If Trump had the influence he wants over rates we'd be at 5% inflation instead of 3.3%. 000
DiFronzo @difronzo.upthere.fyi · 10/08/2025Please give us the option to go back to GPT-4o. For what I need AI for, GPT-5 simply can’t — or refuses to. 000