Alan Henry

Alan Henry

@halophoenix.bsky.social

Author: Seen, Heard, & Paid: https://amzn.to/4dXOAHv Now: Managing Editor, @pcmag.com Then: WIRED, NYT, Lifehacker. Forever: Yours. Recovering physicist. Always: Black. He/Him. ๐ŸŽจ: @mavisdeluna.art https://www.alan-henry.net | https://www.novawerks.net

3,670 Followers 458 Following 2,296 Posts Joined Apr 2023
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Donate to Support for Heart Emergency Abroad, organized by Danika Harrod On Tuesday, March 10th, my mom got on a flight bound for Florence, Italy with her besโ€ฆ Danika Harrod needs your support for Support for Heart Emergency Abroad

i booked a same-day flight to florence yesterday to be with my mom after she had a life-threatening heart event. she is very sick and remains in the ICU, and we were not prepared for anything like this. any shares and donations are so appreciated, thank you โค๏ธ www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

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2 days ago

...huh

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2 days ago

When racists tell you theyโ€™re racists why does the media try to hide the fact that the racist said a racist thing?!

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2 days ago

Come for the fake apps designed to steal data and mine bitcoin on your phone, stay for the ambulance company that got hacked. Twice.

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3 days ago

Friendly reminder that Disabled people still can't legally get married without losing their benefits! Certain states have workarounds, but if you require federal assistance, you're out of luck. We still don't have access to the same rights as others 36 years later

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a young boy is crying with his mouth open and the words why on his chest . Alt: a young girl in the doctor's office is crying and screaming, with the word "WHY?" at the bottom of the GIF.

NOT THE SECOND TIDDY

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3 days ago

on a completely different note, I can't believe so many people are still watching America's Funniest Home Videos, that's so bleak

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4 days ago

A complete and total fabrication. The Target boycott is still on

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4 days ago

holy fuck, yes it IS "irrational for a legislature to encourage citizens to appreciate their sex"

these mfers will tear apart the entire federal government because everything the government does is waste, fraud, and abuse

then tell trans folks they're ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ

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4 days ago

oh NO - I'm so sorry Lupine, I hope they reverse it!

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4 days ago

Hey hi - if you've enjoyed my weekly infosec roundups, consider subscribing to @pcmag.com's SecurityWatch newsletter: www.pcmag.com/newsletter_m...

It goes out twice a week and they gave me the second edition for my roundup! I'm just out here collecting newsletters...

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Do you like to have your mind blown by the nature of reality in the universe? Because the more you know, the weirder it gets. That's why you can't miss physicist @chanda.blacksky.app when she comes through your town to talk about "The Edge of Space-Time"!

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It's Mario Day! I Rank the 10 Best Super Mario Games of All Time This Mario Day, join me in respecting the plumber by debating which titles in his rich catalog are bestโ€”am I wrong?

It's Mario Day so I ranked the best Mario games you can play on the Switch. Am I a coward? Am I brave? The correct answer, of course, is that I am both brave and a genius.

www.pcmag.com/picks/the-be...

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5 days ago

LMAO remember when everyone had to figure out at least one of them they could just ask everyone, offer like one graf of your own thoughts, and then just spend time starring comments to guide the discussion?

REMEMBER HOW EVERYONE HAD TO STAR COMMENTS????

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a close up of a cartoon character with blonde hair and blue eyes holding her head . Alt: an anime girl with blonde hair and blue eyes holding her head in both of her hands and looking down, presumably screaming "NOT LIKE THIS"

ohno

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5 days ago

Ah, thank you! And thanks for mentioning that - let me change those settings so folks can reply! :D

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5 days ago

Hey so question for my 3D printing friends.

...is keeping your 3D printer directly behind your desk chair bad, even in a pretty open room? I...need more ventilation for it, don't I

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5 days ago

nah you need the full quote, Dylan fucking rules for this one

"unemployed, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด behavior"

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5 days ago

Story from Savannah on Gov. Ivey commuting Sonny Burton's death sentence to life in prison.

Gift link: www.al.com/news/2026/03...

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6 days ago
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Not at #GDC but Iโ€™m #WhatAGameDevLooksLike

Writer, editor, Narrative Designer and DEI Consultant for 10+ years. A very hireable one, still seeking work a year after Monolithโ€™s closure. โœŒ๐Ÿพ

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6 days ago

I also remember trying to propose similar science guidelines at a different prestige pub where I used to work, and essentially being brushed off because "it might make some people uncomfortable."

Hm.

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6 days ago

12 years ago, I wrote Lifehacker's guidelines on science reporting. It's still up, here:
lifehacker.com/lifehackers-...

And apparently prestige publications still haven't gotten the memo. (Relevant: Bullet no. 2 under "common science reporting pitfalls.")

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6 days ago

Randomly snapped to the memory that the first website I built from scratch was in a year starting with 19 and now I kinda wanna go lay down

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6 days ago

This deserves a Pulitzer Prize for Literature

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1 week ago

oh no worries about any of that at all! I'm just glad you did message me!

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1 week ago

what i learned from this skeet is that there's a costco in your area, which further cements my need to move

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1 week ago

1: this game has the juice, i love it

2: i'm stealing this gif, ty

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1 week ago

Man I forget how much fun streaming is sometimes. I get caught up in the "should I really/am I going to be entertaining" and I never regret doing it afterwards.

Anyway, thanks for hanging with me today. Let's do it again soon (and yeah, Marathon has its hooks in me.)

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1 week ago
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a man in a white shirt is standing in front of a door . Alt: Alt: a man in a white shirt is standing in front of a door. He rips his shirt off to reveal the Marathon logo beneath it.

Come hang out while I head back to where it all began:

twitch.tv/halo_phoenix

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1 week ago

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

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