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James Williams @jwill.dev · 16/09/2026

While riding out a typhoon in China last month, I created an package allowing emacs to render Flutter UI code(inspired by ob-swiftui). Video shows using DartPad to make a UI, c/p the code to emacs, and emacs render using WidgetTester. Blog post: jwill.dev/blog/2026/08... #FlutterDev

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 03/07/2025

Love the fire truck vibes.

Food truck that is stylized as a fire engine.

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Kate Lovett @k8lovett.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

We’ll be closing out the Cloud stage today talking Flutter, Dart & Gemini - see you there! #GoogleIOConnect #BuildwithGemini

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 23/06/2025

Was minding my business in the train station Relay and saw a magazine(Analyse-Opinion-Critque) dedicated to a discussion about the rise of fascism. Front and center of the news section, no pulled punches. Decided to pick up some light reading on economic crises.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/06/2025

i’d be curious to know whether any of the journalists who have taken to bluesky had prior experience in an earlier internet age with forums. for me at least, my acculturation into the social internet was by way of forums and so the lack of an algorithm seems natural to me.

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Carmen Ansio @carmenansio.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

So true 🫠 #CSSDay

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 02/06/2025

Wondering how to handle image color extraction in Flutter now that palette_generator is deprecated? 🤔 My new blog post walks you through using `material_color_utilities` for a more robust and modern approach. Read more: jwill.dev/blog/2025/06... #FlutterDev #UI

A side by side view of image extraction using `palette_generator` and `material_color_utilities`. We can see that the color list generated by `palette_generator` has some null values.

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 25/05/2025

CEOs using AI avatars for earnings calls reminds me of the plot of the 1993 movie Dave where a doppelganger filled in for the president while he in a coma. www.theverge.com/news/673194/... www.youtube.com/watch?v=taDr...

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Dave (1993) Official Trailer - Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver Comedy HD

YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 15/05/2025

I know it might be welcomed by some folks, but if I book travel from you online, don't call me unannounced under guise of wanting to be helpful. How about you send the email FIRST and if I want to engage, I can. Unless there's gonna be a major change to my plans, cancelation, etc...don't call me.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/05/2025

as someone who lives nextdoor to both supportive housing and public housing, i need people to understand that the best locations for both are going to be the central neighborhoods in a metropolitan area, where there is easy and reliable access to services and jobs.

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Flutter @flutter.dev · 22/04/2025

Test-drive Gemini from Dart code, directly from DartPad 🎯♊

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Gemini for DartPad

Say hello to Gemini in DartPad!

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 22/04/2025

This post puts into words a lot of my gut feelings about folks advocating for letting AI take the wheel when coding vs purposeful collaboration and how overusage can hallow out one's skills. cekrem.github.io/posts/coding...

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Coding as Craft: Going Back to the Old Gym

Why 'reflexive AI usage' sounds like a diagnosis I don't want next to my name

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Sharks on NBC Sports California @nbcssharks.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

What a career for Logan Couture 👏

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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The hard truth is that there are some products you just can't make in America. These must be imported from elsewhere. Like chocolates, for example. American workers will always become overwhelmed by the speed of the conveyor belt. They'll end up shoving the sweets into their mouths and blouses

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「ＹＡＳＥ」 eclipse @eclipse.yase.world · 05/04/2025

someone please tell Steam that it's okay to take up horizontal space on their store. this was taken on my 1080p monitor, too! screenshots, video, and the banner image are all scrunched down to the point where they're hard to see.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

One thing I'll say to Democratic Party insiders... Please stop listening to people who make all of their money selling TV ads. Just...every Monday for the next year, spend time imagining what you'd do if you couldn't spend money on TV and had to do other things with that money.

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 02/04/2025

Happened to turn on Sen Booker 20 secs before he broke the Filibuster record.

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Baseball media: if you do not loudly report on this I do not want to hear a goddamn thing from you about Jackie Robinson on April 15. bsky.app/profile/fbih...

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.

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A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise

In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 15/03/2025

Sharks are playing the Capitals. Have seen quite a few people wearing general DMV area and Baltimore O's merch. #NHL

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

This is important!

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 13/03/2025

I got to use my meager Japanese for the first time outside Japan. I was in the elevator and there were two Japanese ladies there chatting. When we got to the lobby, one of them hesitated (because I had luggage and she didn't). I gestured open handed and said "どうぞ" (douzo).

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 09/03/2025

"Step to the stage...too late I blew it up."

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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

BREAKING: Elon Musk's rocket explosion nearly hit a commercial flight. This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 05/03/2025

If you are looking for versions of "Home" to compare Cynthia Erivo's to, skip the Diana Ross version ... Stephanie Mills was the originating Dorothy in The Wiz. This is the blueprint, from when she performed it at the Apollo. #Wicked #Oscars #TheWiz #TheWizardOfOz youtu.be/KPvIwq03NIY?...

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Stephanie Mills "Home" Showtime at the Apollo!

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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

The Monterey weather service office has also been impacted from a staffing standpoint. Thursday's terminations means the office now employs 12 meteorologists, two shy of its typical number.

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Bay Area National Weather Service office hit by DOGE layoffs

The Monterey office, which provides weather forecasts for nearly all of the Bay Area, including San Francisco, is now down multiple meteorologists.

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 02/03/2025

A friend of mine who works in privacy and security would always quip that if he's doing his job right, few would know how bad things could get because most crises would be averted vs fixed after the fact. Makes it harder to get the impact of an arm that is meant to have things run smoother.

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 27/02/2025

"daddy, what did you do in the war" son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet we all did our part

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 24/02/2025

I often listen to cop cams videos while I'm working as background noise. My faves are the check passing scams. Even with divided attention, I can easily notice the holes in the store. But they keep on digging. One time a lady's accomplices/ride saw the police roll in and they left her.

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Pure Gonzo @puregonz0.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Dems got tricked into banning TikTok and letting Republicans/Trump swoop in like heroes to save it while potentially delivering the influential app right into the hands of nefarious actors. This is the same thing. They are being tricked into destroying the open Internet. They're a party of rubes.

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 22/02/2025

This title is wild. I expect athletes to shake hands and the end and leave beefs on the court. And it was expected of me when I played sports. It wasn't inspiring, it was the bare minimum 🤷🏾‍♂️ www.inc.com/bill-murphy-...

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Canada Just Beat the United States in Hockey. What the NHL Players Did Afterward Was Inspiring

In business and in life: What's your equivalent of the post-game handshake?

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 21/02/2025

Went up to Montreal to see the #4Nations #CAN v SWE and #USA v FIN games last week. Outside Centre Bell, every team had a stylized vehicle wrap based on the country's colors. Whoever wins, it's been a great series. #NHL

Vehicle in the snow with a car wrap based on the colors in the USA flag with the the French translation of the country name "Etats-Unis" written on it.

Vehicle in the snow with a car wrap based on the colors of the Finnish flag with the French translation of Finland on it.

Vehicle with a car wrap based on the colors of the Canadian flag (plus blue I guess???) with Canada on the wrap and the French translation of 4 Nations Faceoff.

Vehicle with a car wrap based on the colors of the Swedish flag (plus blue I guess???) with the French translation of Sweden on the wrap and the French translation of 4 Nations Faceoff.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 19/02/2025

Probationaries who have been illegally fired: this article contains information about which law firm to contact in order to join the class action suit. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

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Thousands join class actions as fired feds weigh options to challenge Trump's moves

Former federal probationary employees are hopeful they can prove their dismissals were not actually performance based, as their agencies claim.

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 17/02/2025

Did not expect the #4nations hoodie I wanted to sell out. Opted to buy on-site items that weren't offered online thinking there would be more online stock/time. I was wrong. 🥲 I'm hoping for a restock before the Boston games but I'm not holding my breath.

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 16/02/2025

I didn't go to this game for two reasons, it was spendy as hell and I knew the booing would be the eorst. FWIW John Q. Canadian kept it kosher and it felt clear that it was targeted towards the policies and not the people. I would have preferred if anthems stayed off limits but it is what it is.

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 11/02/2025

This is the board in the USGS that has power over naming and uniformity of place names in the US Federal Gov't and its work product (eg Geographic Names Information System info, census, etc). It's why the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics is now Olympic Valley. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...

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United States Board on Geographic Names - Wikipedia

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 10/02/2025

When you have the mascot of the team with the worst record in the NHL coming for you.... 😂😂😂

SJ Sharkie posed on the floor with the caption "champagnepapi [Drake] rn probably"

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 10/02/2025

This is awesome for the dude, definitely will open doors as a Grammy winner for Best Rap Album. In the past decade the Recording Academy expanded who is considered a Grammy winner to include more producers, feature artists and engineers for some catégories. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

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Berkeley grad learns of Grammy win while delivering packages for Amazon

A California Amazon delivery driver who helped produce Doechii’s Grammy-winning album learned of the win while he was in his van.

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 09/02/2025

@sjsharkie.bsky.social came to our section at the Sharks game last night. Caught Sharkie on the concourse as well, when I was leaving.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Just calling it like I see it.

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 04/02/2025

If someone tries to discredit my accomplishment by saying it's just a "lifetime achievement award," I'm going to thank them. For what, you ask? For finally recognizing that my career has had consistent high quality, a long tenure, and is meritorious of recognition. And I'd tell them as much. 😆

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 30/01/2025

I never imagined Lin-Manuel would take a 1970s film (Warriors) that is known for the cheesy memes derived from it and turn one of its call to action speeches into a song about revolution sung/rapped by Ms. Lauryn Hill. Fits so well with the vibe of Miseducation. youtu.be/3FJuEh0-1J0?...

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If You Can Count

YouTube video by Ms. Lauryn Hill - Topic

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 26/01/2025

Public transit should be free or nominal cost anyways. People don't jump turnstiles just for the hell of it. Good public transit helps people get and keep jobs. Lots of places saw pandemic usage go up because they made it free youtube.com/shorts/QCedV...

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NYC installs SUBWAY SPIKES to stop fare evaders

YouTube video by Daily Mail

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 26/01/2025

Lunar New Year night at the Shark Tank #sjsharks

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 23/01/2025

I'm taking a course at my college right now, actually its inaugural offering, Literature of the Black Panther Party. It's interesting reading articles from the time and how it's 50 years since but much of the anti-Black rhetoric is the same. 😐 #BlackSky

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 18/01/2025

Lily from Duolingo talks about AI and Big Tech's big talk...I love how perpetually unenthusiastic she is about everything.

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Lily talks... about Tech Companies 😅

YouTube video by Sprachanreiz

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 16/01/2025

The way I see it, learning out of spite is still learning, broadening one's horizons, and is a good thing even if the initial motivation is petty. www.huffpost.com/entry/duolin...

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Duolingo Sees 216% Jump In Mandarin Learners As TikTok Users Migrate To RedNote

"First of all, the Chinese are so nice, they're so sweet and so welcoming. They've over here teaching us Mandarin."

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Meta is deleting links to Pixelfed, a decentralized, open source Instagram competitor that has had skyrocketing signups in recent days: www.404media.co/meta-is-bloc...

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Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed

Pixelfed said it is "seeing unprecedented levels of traffic."

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James Williams @jwill.dev · 12/01/2025

With the way social media CEOs are acting the fool, 2025 really needs to be the year of #IndieWeb with folks owning more of their stuff and syndicating elsewhere so they feel less stuck on platforms that punish them.

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