David Watkins

1st-world pet peeve: Google Docs not auto-converting "-" list items to "•"

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing? 2? Questions I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up. Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

If this isn't an admission of guilt, I don't know what is. 🤡

Being a responsible adult is adding "close all unneeded browser tabs" to your pre-bedtime chore list.

NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

I know Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D was not the most popular show, but this clip has been burned into my brain for years. And it seems VERY relevant lately and I am super shocked that I don't see this getting more use online.

You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.

Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.

They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.

Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”

There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons

Elon Musk’s team has gotten access to the Treasury Department’s payments system.

This is so catastrophically bad.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.

it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.

It was all in Project 2025…

Aww shucks 🥰 I’m humbled to be a part of such a great team doing such important work 🫡 We’re just getting started! 🔥

Screenshot of Hollywood Reporter interview: “I don’t want to sell this. To who? No one should own this. The fact that I have to do this with my team is not OK. Part of this is out of spite. I’m angry that I’m here having to do this, and the government hasn’t spent the money to do this themselves,” Mills says. “So, no, it’s not for sale. No, I’m not open to change all of a sudden, and I just don’t give a shit.”

Today’s glimmer of hope brought to you by the creator of Watch Duty, LA’s nonprofit fire map that’s been such a lifeline for so many. More of this, please! www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

I've made a starter pack so people can more easily find Watch Duty folks on here. This will be updated as we find more people. Thanks.

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Los Angeles, you can download an app called Watch Duty to keep abreast of the fire situation. It'll keep you updated and send you alerts. Stay safe out there. It's apocalyptic.

Watch Duty surpasses ChatGPT as top free app on App Store as California fires spread Watch Duty, an app to track wildfires with live maps and alerts, has become the number one free app in Apple’s App Store as of Wednesday morning. The fire tracking app surpassed the ChatGPT app for the number one spot as devastating fires continue to rage…

Watch Duty surpasses ChatGPT as top free app on App Store as California fires spread

Fantastic app and I'm not just saying that cus @davidofwatkins.com works on it

A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.

the feeling when the scissors glide through the wrapping paper >>>>>>>>

FAB – Material Design 3 Floating action buttons (FABs) help people take primary actions. They’re used to represent the most important action on a screen, such as Create or Reply.

The right FAB already takes up valuable screen real-estate, so it feels awkward to have 2, especially if duplicates the 🏠 button. Google's Material Design guidelines discourage showing multiple FABs, too. (I realize this isn't MD, but this part seems inspired by it.) m3.material.io/components/f...

Hopefully they’ll cut it from the next release

Oh look! It’s a gallery of things I must now order online because it takes 20 minutes to find the Keeper of the Deodorant Key

Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.

Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention