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Jake DeGroot

@jake-degroot.bsky.social
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Senior software engineer and architect.

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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What was your first computer growing up?
A Tandy 1000, with dual 5 1/4 floppy disc drives.
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Thad @tyranicus.net · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
When does he not do that?
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It's not my personal favorite, but I won't even try to argue against it.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Lords of the Realm 2.
The cover art for the PC game, Lords of the Realm 2.
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jam @socialistboat.dad · 15/08/2026
AI/LLMs generally can bluff their way through a pretty good first impression but they have trouble staying on task and following through a project to completion and like. That's only cool when I do it
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Leah from South Dakota @leahfromsd.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The party flyers are up, now let's hope people show up.
Nice cage poster on the bulletin board
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/08/2026
I am absolutely thrilled to present to you: How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking) available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books! www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...
Cover of the book "How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)" by Katie Mack. The top right corner says "Author of The End of Everything" and the bottom left says "Brilliant and thrilling! - John Green". The cover motif is a space image made of puzzle pieces.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"I must speak the truth, but only now that the abuse allegations are public and people are calling me out for being a terrible father."
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Yes, it is NTSC. I bought it used at Gamestop, probably 20 years ago at this point. One of my kids has been playing it recently.
The front cover of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Master Quest game for Nintendo GameCube. The rear cover of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Master Quest game for Nintendo GameCube.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I still have this disc!
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Yes, the crucial question is, "Is this genocide happening to white people?"
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Sounds like banking or medical.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
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Matrix
Alt: Neo, dodging bullets in "The Matrix."
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I'm so sorry to hear about all of this, Asher. I hope you and your family are able to find peace.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Waymore?
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We could've had a POG based economy!
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I wrote EMR software for over a decade before getting laid off. The problem here is that the priorities that drive design decisions are in order: 1. Government regulations 2. Insurance companies 3. Hospital/Clinic admins 4. Doctors 5. Patients
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Riker: There Must Be Trek Somewhere
Alt: A beardless Commander Riker is wondering through some bushes on the holodeck on board the USS Enterprise in the pilot episode, "Encounter at Farpoint". The text at the bottom reads, "There must be Trek somewhere in here."
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Kane vs. Haaland, can't fucking wait!
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Claude code.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Yeah, the 90s were just 10 years ago, right? Right?
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I still have one of those bowls, too! I had both Michelangelo and Raphael for years, but Michelangelo fell and cracked a couple of years ago.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Hell yeah, nana!
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I need Lego Zardoz to be a real thing!
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Maybe he'll order that it should be dug even deeper?
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Absolutely. This was me a few years ago when Voltron left Netflix.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 10/06/2026
If you need a script for getting your company off Twitter, I WROTE YOU ONE. Multiple people have used it, successfully, to explain the legal liability your company incurs by forcing employees to be on a platform with child sexual abuse material. I will help you use it. anildash.com/2026/02/23/t...
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Taking action against AI harms - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I fucking hate this trope so much.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
There's actually some really great rock climbing spots back there.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Only In Dreams by Weezer.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Call the Midworf.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Googleplex building sets!
Colorful plastic toy building set with various polygons that snap together with connectors along the edges. They can also have an optional cover in the middle of each shape.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This show was like crack for 10yo me!
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
In my experience, no, not "often." In some cases it is absolutely true, though. It all depends on how labor intensive the operation is. Most farms around here are mostly row crops, and any livestock herds are usually on the smaller side and manageable by the farmer alone.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Depends on the farm. Here in the Midwest, a lot of small family farms are owner operated.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
And also with you.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Minneapolis May Day Battle Train rolling down Bloomington - the best annual tradition.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
"We fucked up big time, but we're gonna blame Claude instead of facing our own incompetence!"
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Same.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Radio hosts! Radio hosts! Radio hosts! Radio hosts! Radio hosts! Radio hosts! Radio hosts! Radio hosts!
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I remembered, I was just sadly preoccupied.
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They Might Be Giants @handle.invalid · 14/04/2026
Our new album is out today! A sincere request to help spread the word!
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I've been joking about this for years now. And I'm a huge Cubs fan! It's like someone made a deal with the devil for the Cubs to win the Series in 2016, and now we're all paying the price.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
It's so good. I took my teens last weekend and they all loved it. My 15yo is absolutely obsessed with it and is begging to go again.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
If you see this, I implore you to post a picture from whatever device you are using, with no explanation.
The opening song of Brandi Carlile's Human tour in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
This looks so awesome. I can't wait to watch it!
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you happiness.
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perry the platypus says " i know what we 're gonna do today " in a cartoon
Alt: Phineas says to Ferb, "I know what we're going to do today!"
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Jake DeGroot @jake-degroot.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Bring back the corn facts. More corntent!
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