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"text": "This year, man. It\u2019s a mess. The world\u2019s on fire, figuratively and literally. I\u2019m not going to iterate through all of the things that are seriously fucked up right now \u2013 I don\u2019t think it would help, and frankly you probably are already aware. On a macro level, it feels like we\u2019re teetering on a knife\u2019s edge in so many different spheres, whether it\u2019s political, economic, social, environmental, or other areas. Depending on your point of view, in some spaces, it even feels like the edge has already slipped. On a personal level, though, I\u2019ve been relatively lucky. It\u2019s 2020 and I\u2019m at Squam, so let\u2019s take stock.\n\n\n\n Continue reading \u201cSquam 2020\u201d",
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It’s not hard to understand. This is his credo: He’s America First. For all wars. Anyone who got suckered into Europe’s fight or defending American possessions in the Pacific deserves what they got.
Some vets feel this way. So do asshats.
For the rest of my life, I will never understand how a bunch of flag-waving "patriots" can follow a cowardly draft dodger who believes our fallen soldiers are "suckers an...
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"text": "It\u2019s not hard to understand. This is his credo: He\u2019s America First. For all wars. Anyone who got suckered into Europe\u2019s fight or defending American possessions in the Pacific deserves what they got. \n\nSome vets feel this way. So do asshats."
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"text": "For the rest of my life, I will never understand how a bunch of flag-waving \"patriots\" can follow a cowardly draft dodger who believes our fallen soldiers are \"suckers and losers.\""
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Young kids these days! They watch all these YouTube videos of other folks playing with toys, instead of actually playing with their toys!
Now excuse me while I go watch a bunch more YouTube videos of cool gear I don’t own.
*walks off muttering*…
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"text": "Young kids these days! They watch all these YouTube videos of other folks playing with toys, instead of actually playing with their toys!\n\nNow excuse me while I go watch a bunch more YouTube videos of cool gear I don\u2019t own.\n\n*walks off muttering*\u2026"
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Trying something new 👇
I've been working on a new @GoRails course on Advanced Ruby.
We're going to explain the "magic" that a lot of #Ruby developers struggle with....
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"text": "I don't even buy programming courses and I'm buying this programming course. I already know it's gonna be awesome. \ud83d\ude4c"
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"text": "Trying something new \ud83d\udc47\n\nI've been working on a new @GoRails course on Advanced Ruby. \n\nWe're going to explain the \"magic\" that a lot of #Ruby developers struggle with.\n\nMetaprogramming, DSLs, autoloading, blocks / procs / lambdas, and more.\n\ncourses.gorails.com/advanced-ruby-\u2026",
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Best scam of the year has successfully ended. We sold a bunch of people tickets to a #javascript thing but all they got was great people, memories, volcanoes, glaciers, b...
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"text": "Best scam of the year has successfully ended. We sold a bunch of people tickets to a #javascript thing but all they got was great people, memories, volcanoes, glaciers, black beaches, blue lagoon and a bunch of other stuff. #jsconfis 2018 was such a blast! 10/10 would do again \ud83d\udc9c",
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"name": "Kristjan Mikaelsson \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8",
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"quotation-of": "https://twitter.com/aslaugarna/status/1278323871972720640",
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"text": "Wanna guess which one was the first country to implement \"smart\" digital driving licenses?\nhttps://t.co/qNZr5xg42H"
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"text": "Today, Iceland became the second country in Europe to digitalize our driving licenses. They are now available via island.is. #Iceland \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8 #Digital",
"html": "Today, Iceland became the second country in Europe to digitalize our driving licenses. They are now available via <a href=\"http://www.island.is\">island.is</a>. <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Iceland\">#Iceland</a> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Digital\">#Digital</a>"
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Usually I groan, an eyebrow arched, when I hear news about another “unicorn tech startup” (aka $1B+ valuation).
Not so with @Patreon. It couldn’t happen to a better company. Many of the creators I know and love simply couldn’t make it without Patreon.
❤️
blog.patreon.com/patreon-series…
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"text": "Usually I groan, an eyebrow arched, when I hear news about another \u201cunicorn tech startup\u201d (aka $1B+ valuation).\n\nNot so with @Patreon. It couldn\u2019t happen to a better company. Many of the creators I know and love simply couldn\u2019t make it without Patreon.\n\n\u2764\ufe0f\nblog.patreon.com/patreon-series\u2026",
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"text": "What are the obstacles between you and your goals during eternal Caturday?",
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Say what you will about elon musk, while every other billionaire is pushing for the "evil megacorps fighting over a dead planet" dystopia, at least elon musk is working o...
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"text": "\u261d\ufe0f\ud83d\ude0c Diversity is important, even in potential future existential risk scenarios."
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"text": "Say what you will about elon musk, while every other billionaire is pushing for the \"evil megacorps fighting over a dead planet\" dystopia, at least elon musk is working on the \"hellish-mars-colony\" and \"malfunctioning-brain-implant\" dystopias as well"
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"text": "I don't want to say French and Indian War. Is there another less offensive nomenclature being used? #sschat (quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/s/1f3nJE)",
"html": "I don't want to say French and Indian War. Is there another less offensive nomenclature being used? <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23sschat\">#sschat</a> (<a href=\"https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/s/1f3nJE\">quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/s/1f3nJE</a>)"
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