@mwidner

VP of Engineering at a SaaS startup. TS, VueJS, PHP, Python, AWS, etc. PhD, English (medieval). He/him/his.

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Joined March 2009
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I've seen a lot of people asking "why does everyone think Twitter is doomed?" As an SRE and sysadmin with 10+ years of industry experience, I wanted to write up a few scenarios that are real threats to the integrity of the bird site over the coming weeks.
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John Della Volpe
@dellavolpe3 Nov 2022
In 2018, 62% of Americans who didn’t vote later told @pewresearch they wished they had. Those people - millions of them - would have voted D by 19 pts if they had second chance. Don’t be that person. Don’t let your friends be these people. #vote Big H/T @jschavez – at Concord, MA
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This is the coolest crossover I ever seen. Was not expecting dude to take off with the vocals like that.
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For years I've been trying to get any proctoring company to agree to a study where I try to cheat. None have agreed. I've had legal advice not to do such a study without permission from the vendors. I'm delighted to share that someone else has done one: ris.utwente.nl/ws/portalfile…
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Linus
@thesephist29 Aug 2022
Was going to decorate the page a bit more, but I got lazy. So I'm just shipping it. victorianaws.com — AWS services explained like it's the 1800s 🥂 hn: news.ycombinator.com/item?id…
Linus
@thesephist23 Aug 2022
Why read normal boring old AWS docs when you can read THIS GPT-3 on AWS services — soon™
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Laurie Voss
@seldo24 Aug 2022
Startups are always tough. If you plan in advance for it to be balanced, it will still be tough. But if you *plan* for it to be a grind it will fail. Research has shown that you cannot work in crunch mode successfully for more than 4 weeks. ericdodds.com/research-and-t…
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Petition to rename Low, Medium, High, Critical security bug severities to Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Legendary
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What is hwæt? by @hanavideen buff.ly/3uwZNtl #OldEnglish #Beowulf
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MAPP@MAPP_Project28 Jun 2022
Excited to publish our bio of Alix Strachey, written by Gesa Stedman! Read more about Alix Strachey-- a fascinating psychoanalyst and translator--including her interactions with Virginia Woolf and Sigmund Freud at modernistarchives.com/person…
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MAPP@MAPP_Project26 May 2022
You can now register for our free public event on #womeninpublishing @ransomcenter on Tuesday 7th June. Talks will be recorded and shared afterwards eventbrite.com/e/feminist-in…
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Republican Senators are going to try to run out the clock. They’re hoping our outrage will subside by next week. We can’t let that happen. Gun violence is a preventable public health crisis. Here are SIX things the Senate can do to help #EndGunViolence:
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We're seeing in real time the urgency of defunding and abolishing police, and building systems of care in the place of a system that exists to control and punish and police. 🧵
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Take a look at @DerrickNAACP’s thread on this. – at Nashville, TN
Derrick Johnson@DerrickNAACP27 May 2022
.@POTUS, canceling $10,000 in student loan debt is like pouring a bucket of ice water on a forest fire. Here’s why (a thread):
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The NAACP demanded a minimum of $50,000 in student debt forgiveness, which they assert will help close the racial wealth gap in various ways. @DerrickNAACP says the $10K plan is “like pouring a bucket of ice water on a forest fire” and “a slap in the face” to black borrowers. – at Nashville, TN
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Travon Free@Travon27 May 2022
Blue lives scatter.
Mediaite@Mediaite27 May 2022
Texas Police Lieutenant Says Cops Were Reluctant to Engage Gunman Because 'They Could've Been Shot' mediaite.com/a/xsvff

Texas Police Lieutenant Says Cops Were Reluctant to Engage Gunman Because 'They Could've Been Shot'

A Texas DPS official said responding officers were cautious as they entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday, as they "could have been shot."

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The New York Times
@nytimes27 May 2022
Daniel Defense, the company that made the rifle the gunman used on Tuesday to kill 21 people inside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, received a $3.1 million loan from the federal government in April 2020 through the Paycheck Protection Program. nyti.ms/3wV4Tjd
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if for some reason you still believe policing itself is good & it's just a few bad apples, ask yourself why the entire institution is not swiftly & vociferously denouncing this hideous failure to protect the lives of children.
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“oh you want to defund the police? then who will you call when you need help?” has lost all power. don’t say it ever again.
Mike Baker@ByMikeBaker27 May 2022
Student calls to 911: 12:03—whispered she's in room 112 12:10—said multiple dead 12:13—called again 12:16—says 8-9 students alive 12:19—student calls from room 111 12:21—3 shots heard on call 12:36—another call 12:43—asks for police 12:47—asks for police nytimes.com/2022/05/27/us/te…

Students in the room with the gunman called 911 many times. (Published 2022)

Students who were in the classroom with the gunman called 911 several times, including a lengthy call during which some shooting and other sounds of the attack could be heard, according to Steven...

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Bess Kalb
@bessbell25 May 2022
$1,267,139 from the NRA
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell
@SenMcConnell24 May 2022
Horrified and heartbroken by reports of the disgusting violence directed at innocent schoolkids in Uvalde, Texas. The entire country is praying for the children, families, teachers, and staff and the first responders on the scene.
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Bess Kalb
@bessbell25 May 2022
$1,249,967 from the NRA
Governor Mike Braun
@GovBraun24 May 2022
Horrified by the senseless murder of 14 children and a teacher in Texas. My heart is with the parents and the community bearing this unimaginable anguish.
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