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Nathan Anderson

@mrndrsn.bsky.social

SRE @ Epic Games. Formerly at 37signals. I try to make stuff, fail a lot, and revel in the learning.

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The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by TheBugglesVEVO The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (Official Music Video)

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02.01.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Man, I haven't had CD's out on a shelf in...decades. πŸ˜… πŸ™Œ

13.12.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Quote from linked article: β€œOn Wednesday, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson told 404 Media in a statement that ICE will prioritize the results of the app over birth certificates. β€œICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a β€˜definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenshipβ€”including a birth certificateβ€”if the app says the person is an alien,” he said.”

Quote from linked article: β€œOn Wednesday, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson told 404 Media in a statement that ICE will prioritize the results of the app over birth certificates. β€œICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a β€˜definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenshipβ€”including a birth certificateβ€”if the app says the person is an alien,” he said.”

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That’s wild! And by β€œwild”, I mean β€œabsolutely terrifying”. Fuck this admin.

31.10.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal This is a comic about AI art.

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

07.10.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1113    πŸ” 540    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 129
How Functional Programming Shaped (and Twisted) Frontend Development

This is what I've been struggling to communicate at work:

β€œWhat the hell is this?” he asked. β€œWhat are all these generated class names? Did we just… cancel the cascade? Who made the web work this way?”

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Browsers are amazing. We should let them do their thing. ❀️

04.10.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If we’re doing 2 week sprints, with stories, estimating complexity via β€œpoker”, and retrospectives, is that scrum?

20.09.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok. This is a take I’ve not heard before! I respect the take and agree that flat and dull interfaces are boring.

I’m generally not a big fan of it, tho. While I think it *looks* gorgeous, I find the usability of it lacking.

But, oh man, does it *look* amazing. Def get some Mac OS X Aqua vibes.

20.09.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

OH MY GLOB!!! 😍

07.09.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Benediction for Chicago on the Eve of Occupation | dansinker.com

My friend @dansinker.com wrote a wonder piece on the eve of the occupation of Chicago.

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06.09.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

@pshima.bsky.social getting lots of Claude practice at work.

Are you using any subagents? Or commands?

I’ve found they can really help for focused tasks. I’ve got a golang expert, a frontend expert (next.js), a playwright expert, a devopsengineer, etc.

04.09.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Vibe coded a rust cli tool, same thoughts. β€œAdd tests”, β€œreevaluate implementation thru lens of β€˜idiomatic rust’”

31.07.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This guy.
This guy right here.

You (yes, YOU) should hire him.
Amazing Product Person/Engineer/Leader.

15.07.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Criminalizing Masks at Protests is Wrong There has been a crescendo of states attempting to criminalize the wearing of face coverings while attending protests. Now the President has demanded, in the context of ongoing protests in Los Angeles...

Whether you’re concerned with public health or retribution for your political opinions, you should not be punished or criminalized for wearing a mask at a protest.

06.07.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of a sun, showing temperatures of 93F/34C

Picture of a sun, showing temperatures of 93F/34C

Welcome to the South! We’re not as bad over here:

06.07.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2025 feels like being awake during surgery

04.07.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6965    πŸ” 1218    πŸ’¬ 227    πŸ“Œ 104

Those are delicious. My other weaknesses there? The praline pecans and the peanut butter pretzels.

01.07.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d file a bug, but something tells me it’d be closed as WONTFIX. πŸ₯΄

21.06.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hoooly crap. The Nostalgia hit so hard. I had to sit down. πŸ₯²

Thanks for that, @jonas.do

21.06.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Right now, we can make the world a better place.

21.06.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s my guy! Paper puns? He’s got reams of β€˜em!

20.06.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ”₯

18.06.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

dafuq? Since when does the military endorse any product?

15.06.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The New York Times front page.

The New York Times front page.

I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice.

14.06.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 25343    πŸ” 5975    πŸ’¬ 647    πŸ“Œ 422
"If your decentralised protocol is missing features, the market will add them with centralisation."

"If your decentralised protocol is missing features, the market will add them with centralisation."

"If your decentralised protocol is missing features, the market will add them with centralisation." β€” @goat.navy

*This*:
- is why why the web was captured;
- is why email became concentrated;
- is why ActivityPub, as defined today, isn't capture-resistant.

13.06.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 279    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 10

Mochi!!! She’s always the star!

12.06.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ EuRuKo 2025 is shaping up to be something special.
This year we’re embracing our roots:
β†’ A single-track, two-day format
β†’ Built for deep conversations and community-driven insights
Sept 18–19 in Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Ruby Safari on the 20th
#EuRuKo2025#TheHeartOfCode #RubyCommunity#RubyConf

09.06.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The EO specifies 10 USC 12406, where do you see 10 USC 12304?

08.06.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my gosh! I’m so jealous! That was an amazing conference, I’d go again in a heartbeat!!

28.05.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - orhun/rustypaste: A minimal file upload/pastebin service. A minimal file upload/pastebin service. Contribute to orhun/rustypaste development by creating an account on GitHub.

I recently decided to self-host a version of github.com/orhun/rustyp... locally on a Raspberry Pi. Super easy!

26.05.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I regret I never really β€œgot” Django. Python has my deepest respect as a complex, functional, and popular language. Never picking it up in anger left me with only a vague surface level understanding of it.

But i do love me some RoR.

25.05.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0