Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 16/04/2025If you apply for a lead developer position, you really ought to be comfortable with: gathering requirements, selecting a tech stack, designing architecture, and leading a dev team. If you can't do any of those things, you really should consider other opportunities. #workrant 041
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Ukraine should not give one fucking inch of territory. Fuck Russia and fuck this administration. 010
Reposted by Tony SpearsOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 12/04/2025After meeting with Witkoff yesterday, who said “offering Russia the 4 territories would be the fastest way to achieve ceasefire”.. ⬇️ Reuters: Putin agrees to ceasefire if Ukraine surrenders the rest of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk & Donetsk (about 1 mln people; for some regions as much as 40%) 7822984
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 10/04/2025New tires for the camper just arrived. Camping season is imminent! 080
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Bathroom sink repair is done. I had a spare piece of project board laying around so I cut it to match the profile of the existing fiberboard, stained and poly'd it to match the rest of the woodwork, then glued it to the damaged wood and clamped it securely. You almost can't tell it's new wood. 160
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 17/03/2025www.texasstandard.org/stories/mili...texasstandard.orgThe military banned cultural awareness celebrations – except for St. Patrick’s DayWomen’s History Month and Black History Month are among those events no longer celebrated in the armed forces. 000
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Some idiots in Texas (y'know, where Freedom is...free...or something?) are proposing a law to prohibit "non-human activities" in schools. Every time I think we can't get any dumber, we do. Read it, but be prepared to take some INT damage. capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/...capitol.texas.gov 000
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 10/03/2025www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... There's a saying, something about leopards eating faces....?theguardian.comTrump supporter wrongly detained by Ice questions his support for presidentJensy Machado, a naturalized US citizen from Virginia, believes US immigration agency profiles Hispanic people 100
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 27/02/2025"I'm going to replace my toilet paper dispenser. Easy peasy, right?" Samuel L Jackson voicover: "Sad to say it, but that motherfucker was dead wrong." They glued the dispenser to a particle board surface. So a simple task has turned into a minor woodworking project. 110
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Good. Now sue those fascists for all they're worth. cdapress.com/news/2025/fe...cdapress.comCoeur d’Alene prosecutors dismiss citation against woman dragged from town hall, city revokes security company’s business licenseCity prosecutors will dismiss a misdemeanor battery citation issued to the Post Falls woman who plainclothes private security guards dragged out of a legislative town hall Saturday and the city of Coe... 010
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 13/02/2025The "Party of Law and Order" This dude needs to be in prison. Not campaigning for other crooks. apnews.com/article/new-...apnews.comUS attorney resigns after being ordered to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor AdamsThe top federal prosecutor in Manhattan has resigned after being ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. 100
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Finally. Gonna have to investigate this place when it opens. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...bringmethenews.comBig Star Tipsy Taco Bar taking over former Betty Danger's spotOn social media, the new restaurant promises peace, love and tacos. 030
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025"The party of law and order". This is how shit started in Germany. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comVance and Musk question the authority of the courts as Trump's agenda faces legal pushbackTop Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority to serve as a check on executive power as the new president’s sweeping agenda faces growing pushback from the courts... 010
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Me, noticing Roland lounging in the bathroom sink: Me: *touches faucet handle* You know, I can traumatize the fuck out of you with a simple flick of my finger. Roland: *gives me a cute look* Me: Seriously...I could do it... Roland: *continues to look cute* Me: But I won't, because I'm a nice guy. 140
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Who has four legs and just got doused for getting on the kitchen counter while I was looking? 240
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Things I'm getting very tired of jotting down while analyzing some Really Bad Code: -This violates industry best practices -This introduces an unnecessary amount of risk of... -This can be greatly simplified -This is untestable and should be refactored -This directly contradicts requirements 150
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025CIV VII HAS BEEN RELEASED EARLY!!!!! Time to burn some turns! 130
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 04/02/2025"We are in the Philippines, a third world country, and it's working for us, so clearly, there's something wrong with all of your devices" is the weirdest and most frustrating tech support flex ever. 050
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 01/02/2025More conservative hypocrisy. thedesk.net/2025/02/ntsb...thedesk.netNTSB to stop emailing news outlets with updates on plane crashes, press briefingsThe NTSB says it will only notify the media about press conferences and investigative updates on two recent plane crashes via the social media platform X. 010
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025January 20: FAA director is fired January 21: ATC hiring frozen January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee is disbanded January 8: Buyout/retirement letters are sent to Federal employees January 29: The first American mid-air collision in 16 years happens Huh. 150
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Saw that coming. Of course it's "common sense" to blame non-white straight males for every goddamn fuckup. On the other hand, this is nothing new. But fuck Trump anyway. |https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/30/trump-lashes-out-at-biden-dei-efforts-after-dc-plane-crash.htmlcnbc.comTrump lashes out at Biden, DEI efforts after D.C. plane crashPresident Donald Trump blasted former President Joe Biden and Democratic diversity measures after a midair collision above Washington, D.C. 020
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025For those who aim to misbehave. specificsuggestions.com/share/EN/790...specificsuggestions.comSpecific Suggestions: Simple Sabotage for the 21st CenturyUse link shorteners (like bit.ly) that make your mail likely to be marked as spam (Suggestion #07909) 000
Reposted by Tony SpearsNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 28/01/2025new pitch: innovative idea-generating network-connected non-Ai think space i’m calling DeepSeat. 18511122
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Section 31 is a hot mess. I can appreciate where they were going with the concept, but the execution was awful. 020
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Scored some vintage Star Trek artwork. These are going up in my office once I get them reframed. 0121
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025I've been working on a tool to migrate my FB photo albums to Flickr. I have a couple of minor bugs to work out, should hopefully have that done by this weekend. My Flickr albums are here: www.flickr.com/photos/zannd...flickr.comAnthony Spears’s albums | Flickr 020
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Thanks in part to FB Marketplace, I have purchased a pickup truck. I have one last bit of business to do there (getting contact info for a couple of peeps I to whom I owe baked goods), then I'm shutting down my FB account. 020
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 16/01/2025futurism.com/the-byte/vid... Dafuq? The lack of train graphics is somewhat understandable, but apparently the system has no idea that you're stopped at a railroad crossing? One would think this would be a high priority safety feature.futurism.comVideo Shows Tesla Self-Driving System Mistaking Train for Procession of Gigantic, Comically Elongated CarsA video shows the self-driving system of a Tesla vehicle identify a crossing train as gigantic, elongated cars. 000
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Finally getting around to making baked goods for the folks who donated to my #Extralife campaign in November... 010
Tony Spears @zannd.bsky.social · 29/12/2024My disgruntlement with #facebook has finally led me here. 3170
