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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Charles K. Harris, Scott Joplin, Maude Nugent or Howard & Emerson

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James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 08/09/2025

Buxtehude, Couperin, and Purcell all had some bangers. Hmm, I feel like I’m getting further off topic

James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 08/09/2025

Brahms Clarinet sonatas Dvořák 9 Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 1 Saint-Saëns piano concerto 5 Beach piano concerto in c# Also apropos: www.classicalarchives.com/newca/#!/Alb...

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 06/09/2025

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

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James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 05/09/2025

Si le site dédié dit-le…

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James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 05/09/2025

Yep. I think there really are only four options: 1. Custom Element. Web platform native, but requires JS. 2. Iframe. Web platform native. No JS, but other complications 3. Server- or edge preprocessing 4. Submit patches to browsers to get HTML transclusion supported natively

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James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 05/09/2025

Edge-Side Includes also exist, though there aren't a lot of tools that support them. I think Akami invented it. Easy to add to Fastly or Cloudflare. Probably possible on something like Vercel with middleware.

James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 04/09/2025

My theory: there’s a lot of intranet info that’s not in JIRA/Confluence. This gives the LLM access to all knowledge in the org without requiring IT API connections. The ultimate shadow IT.

James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 04/09/2025

Caring for plants: Label each plant with how dry it likes to get between waterings. Use a dipstick (a chopstick works fine) to measure how wet the soil is each day or two. Water when the level is right. Rotate indoor plants weekly-ish so they grow up, not towards the window.

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James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 04/09/2025

Picking Plants: In North America, salvia (sage) plants are popular with hummingbirds. “What plants do hummingbirds like and are native to ___” is a great question for AI because you can cross-check the answers quickly.

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James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 02/09/2025

I also liked “trying to start a family.” The policy suggestion is that it’s hard to raise kids when the billionaires take everything. But the common meaning is “we’re boning. A lot.” I’m here for it

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 01/09/2025

If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

You guys see where this is going? Right?

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James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 30/08/2025

This seems completely un-controversial to me. It’s what I would’ve expected every kid in my sophomore HS American History class to write. It boggles my mind that there is not consensus here.

James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 30/08/2025

What’s the new job? What’s the best part?

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James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 29/08/2025

In France French, punctuation with one part (.,) get a single space after, while punctuation with two parts (?!;:) get one before and after. Cuban’s skeet looks just like that. No idea why.

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

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Posting this story on Dem Mayors' effort to form a united front against Trump's invasions, bc it's the kind of story people will miss and then claim Dems never attempted to form a united front. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

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After Threats, Mayors of Blue Cities Seek United Front Against Trump

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 28/08/2025

This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Washington, DC under military occupation in last August 2025, with banners proclaiming the absolute power of the primus inter pares

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James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 22/08/2025

“Leaders modeling receptivity to feedback” is certainly a good practice! I’ve been thinking about curating a Technical Leadership Cookbook. I’m always on the lookout for recipes. Culture can’t be cargo-carted wholesale, but I also don’t think every team needs to invent everything from scratch.

James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 21/08/2025

Are there specific practices you like for mutual understanding and healthy community? For example, I really like the Table Read as a meeting format because it supports input from folks who don’t like the typical “open floor debate” format.

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The Woke Ginger @thewokeginger.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

@target CEO is stepping down in February 2026, but don’t be deceived. It’s all semantics. #target #boycotttarget #dei #lgbt #blm

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James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 20/08/2025

Absolutely 👏🏼💪🏼 Now where do we find the hiring managers that believe this?

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James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 17/08/2025

I’ve also been able to nudge both ChatGPT and Claude with prompts like “give me 20 names that are common in Nairobi.” Focusing on specifics rather than classes seems to help.

James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 17/08/2025

I’ve never tried it with images, but I find that if I ask for a “variety of names representing different cultures and ethnicities,” I get pretty good results and can pick a few that fit whatever I’m trying to do — usually dummy data for software tests.

James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 17/08/2025

@thorstenball.com I'm glad you're enjoying adventuring around the Bay Area! If you're into wine and nature, I definitely recommend coming up to Napa for a day. I'll happily show you around 😀

James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 16/08/2025

One of the things I love about TikTok is how many different people are enthusiastic about different things! I follow a woman who goes to quilting shows, a guy who talks about wood species and carves, some birders, and a woman who like yelling at her emus. The world is a wondrous place!

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James A Rosen @jamesarosen.com · 15/08/2025

I try to put tooltip content inside the element it targets, so something like “closest:*” or “closest:button”

Update: local police say it came through California Highway Patrol. CHP says "we don't do that. It would only come through us if it happened *on* a highway." The plot thickens...

This is my deactivated (but not deleted) Facebook account, last updated in 2018 Whatever the police found isn't my account

So: I'm asking my friends -- especially if we're connected on Signal -- to check in with me every few days until the dust settles.

Second, I haven't had a Facebook account since well before my daughter was born. Something nefarious is happening here and it has me spooked. This feels like some sort of SWATting attempt, but I don't know by whom or why.

First, I'm feeling good! I lost my job a few weeks ago, but it's giving me opportunity to reflect and connect with my family. Our second daughter will be born tomorrow and we're excited. 2/4

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