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conputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

the single biggest bottleneck on my productivity is being embarrassed to talk to the computer out loud in front of my wife

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Josh Finnis @joshfinnis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I've changed directories in the terminal forever just by just typing the directory name (`my-work-repo-1`) without worrying about relative/absolute paths or even typing `cd`. Setting up a new laptop made me remember that's not default zsh behavior, but it's trivial to use the `cdpath` parameter:

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Tweak: Save time with cd paths in zsh

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Josh Finnis @joshfinnis.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Nothing like setting up a new laptop to f̶o̶r̶c̶e̶ encourage you to upgrade your config.

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Tweaks: Refreshing Neovim Config for v0.12

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Josh Finnis @joshfinnis.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Some minor inconveniences when using spellcheck feature of Neovim inspired me to write my first blog post:

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Improving My Neovim Spellcheck Workflow

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Josh Finnis @joshfinnis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Deepseek V4: Vladimir Navokov (1976): Even though Gogol, this great man, is dead, yet his words and ideas are still alive among us. Yeah that's cool dude, however I just asked you a question about a neovim keymapping.

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eek @eke.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

this is so insane

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Josh Finnis @joshfinnis.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Started lifting seriously 1 year ago using 20 lb dumbbells in each arm for the incline bench press. Today I pressed 208!

Weight lifting squat rack set up for incline bench press with 90 lbs on each side.

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AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @ask-aubry.com · 24/08/2025

Infuriating...men are the default still Remember that riddle a father and his son are in a car accident. The father dies at the scene and the son is rushed to the hospital. At the hospital the surgeon looks at the boy and says "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son." How can this be?

PrudentOwlet 10h ago

I discovered I was colorblind when I was in my 30s, and I took my kids to the eye doctor and they pulled out that book. Both of my boys failed miserably and I didn't understand it because I couldn't see anything they couldn't see! Doh.

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tzt1324. 6h ago

I thought that boys get the colorblind gene from the mother because it sits on the X. And you just provided the Y

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PrudentOwlet 9m ago

I am the mother.

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CarRepresentative843 48m ago

This doesn't make sense since colorblindness passes from mom not dad to boys as it comes from the X chromossome

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PrudentOwlet 5m ago

Ooh, so close! I'm the mom.

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ZenibakoMooloo 7h ago

If they're red green colorblind our wife's father must have been colourblind. You can't pass that gene.

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PrudentOwlet 9m ago

I'm a woman.

ZenibakoMooloo 7h ago

If they're red green colorblind our wife's father must have been colourblind. You can't pass that gene.

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PrudentOwlet 9m ago

I'm a woman.

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iplay4Him 1h ago

That's odd, colorblindness is x linked, which means your wife's dad is also colorblind.

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PrudentOwlet 5m ago

Well I'm a woman, so...

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DasterdlyDave 4h ago

Colour blindness skips a generation, either you're lying or those ain't your boys.

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Prudentowlet 9m ago

I'm the mom, how about that?

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EconomyOutside3341 5h ago

If it makes you feel better it's the mother's line that carries the colorblindness defect.

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PrudentOwlet 9m ago

I'm the mother.

goodoneforyou 6h ago

Color blindness would usually be inherited by your boys if their mom was a carrier and the boy's maternal grandfather had it. It is x- linked so your boys could not usually inherit it from you if it is typical color blindness.

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PrudentOwlet 9m ago

I am their mom.

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bwilcox0308 5h ago

Are you a woman? The colorblind gene is on the X chromosome and since men only donate the Y, the boys must've gotten the colorblind gene from their mother.

My maternal grandfather is colorblind so my mom has X(colorblind) and x(noncolorblind) genes. My brother isn't colorblind and I am. 50% chance for each of บร

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PrudentOwlet 8m ago

Yes, I'm a woman.

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EmergencyCranberry32 1h ago

Your boys did not inherit this from you though, FYI

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PrudentOwlet 6m ago

I am a woman, people.

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Is your wife color blind because it's only in the x chromosome or she is just a carrier. You don't contribute anything towards your boys for color vision. Unless they xxy. You don't give your sons a x chromosome, you

give the y.

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PrudentOwlet 8h ago

I'm a woman.

Amelietha 5m ago

This comment section is the most obvious example of "men are the default" I've ever seen.

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PrudentOwlet 1m ago

It's actually infuriating. I have people telling me I must be lying, people suggesting my sons aren't really mine, people just smugly telling me I'm wrong because only Moms pass color

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I. Am. The. Mom.

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Mike Ginn @shutupmikeginn.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further

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Josh Finnis @joshfinnis.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Disappointed with the performance of Arc Browser of late and looking to switch but Arc offers no way to export your bookmarks. I'm actually shocked, this is actively hostile to your users The Browser Company!

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Nat Lifton @carbonat14.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Take a break from your regularly scheduled doomscrolling and marvel at this clip. A jawdropping feat of editing by Questlove - incredible!

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Ladies & Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL Music | Official Preview | Peacock Original - SNL Fanatic

YouTube video by SNL Fanatic

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Josh Finnis @joshfinnis.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Made my first @neovim.io plugin, a simple Spotify song notification. github.com/jfinnis/spot... I've used vi/vim/neovim for nearly 2 decades now but this is my first actual plugin.

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Josh Finnis @joshfinnis.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I read 7 times as many pages this past year than I did in 2023, though that was largely due to catching up on podcasts that year instead of audiobooks.

Goodreads website recap of 2024's read books. I read 51 books and nearly 23,000 pages.

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Josh Finnis @joshfinnis.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Took a break for a bit, time to do some catching up... I just completed "Bridge Repair" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/7

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Day 7 - Advent of Code 2024

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Josh Finnis @joshfinnis.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

"Bridge Repair" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/7 Never needed to use generators in javascript before, but changing one function to a generator in my solution reduced memory usage from 1 GB to 80 MB!

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Day 7 - Advent of Code 2024

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Dillon Mulroy λ @dillonis.online · 05/11/2024

me getting all my prs merged just before a code freeze

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Josh Finnis @joshfinnis.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

I want a stove that gives me a warning when I turn the unused rear burner on while wanting to heat a pan I placed on the front burner.

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