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    "content": {
        "text": "Booster 2, SARS-COV-2 skidoo (@ Brooklyn Pharmacy in Portland, OR) swarmapp.com/c/1WfGgi3mnBu",
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    "content": {
        "text": "Are you a developer? Do you dig app security? How about public speaking? Do you obsess on cool board games, like: Return to Dark Tower? (ok, that last one is not a requirement). Come work at @snyksec on my team! snyk.io/jobs/senior-de\u2026",
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        "text": "My progression:\n\n1995: built some personal websites\n1997: got paid to build some websites\n\u2026\n2022: built some personal websites, and also\n2022: got paid to build some websites\n\nWait, is that even a progression? \ud83d\ude06"
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                "text": "My progression:\n\n2012 - Intern at local utility / isp\n2013 - SWE1 at Cerner\n2014 - SWE1 at Playstation\n2015 - Promo SWE2\n2017 - L5/Senior at Square\n2018 - Promo L6/Senior\n2020 - Promo L7/Staff\n2022 - L6/Principal at Gusto\ntwitter.com/Lanooba/status\u2026",
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    "url": "https://twitter.com/karabaic/status/1516772701465026570",
    "content": {
        "text": "Wordle 305 4/6*\n\n\u2b1b\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\u2b1b\u2b1b\n\u2b1b\ud83d\udfe8\u2b1b\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\n\u2b1b\ud83d\udfe9\u2b1b\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\n\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9"
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    "content": {
        "text": "New post: \ud83d\udd0f Private entry [Iasfbo] beesbuzz.biz/2213 This entry has a restricted audience.",
        "html": "New post: \ud83d\udd0f Private entry [Iasfbo] <a href=\"https://beesbuzz.biz/2213\">beesbuzz.biz/2213</a> This entry has a restricted audience."
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        "text": "There is almost nothing on Netflix that is \u201ccan\u2019t miss\u201d anymore. Stranger Things is basically it for me. They\u2019ve exited the zeitgeist by prioritizing volume and \u201cengagement\u201d over quality."
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Jonathan LaCour",
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        "text": "I collect\nmemories\nin empty cases\nthat carry lost\nsunglasses\n#smallpoems\n (jgregorymcverry.com/notes/2022-04-\u2026)",
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    "content": {
        "text": "He hath spoken."
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        "type": "card",
        "name": "Dave Peck",
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                "text": "Let web3 die in a flaming ball of fire.",
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        "text": "When the\nrelapse collapses\non the synapses\nof sun stolen\ntime\n\nDoes\nthe rabbit peak\naround a pesky\ncorner in strict order\nof composure\nto fade\nin\nphases?\n#smallpoems\n (jgregorymcverry.com/notes/2022-04-\u2026)",
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        "text": "Emily St John Mandel (@ Powell's Books Pearl Room in Portland, OR) swarmapp.com/c/5cfcHeAHzY9",
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    "content": {
        "text": "A directory was shared with me on Google Docs. It used to show up -- somewhere -- in the list of things shown on docs.google.com. Not any more. I can find it when I say \"Open file\" so it's still there and shared. Just hidden.",
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    "content": {
        "text": "Also, can we please quit it with the notion that a platform has any obligation to free speech? They can do whatever they want as long as they\u2019re not discriminating against a protected class.\n\n(Techno-libertarian narcissistic man-boys aren\u2019t a protected class.)"
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        "type": "card",
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    "content": {
        "text": "Overton Window, meet Elon.\n\nElon, meet the Overton Window."
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        "type": "card",
        "name": "Jonathan LaCour",
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            "content": {
                "text": "A social media platform\u2019s policies are good if the most extreme 10% on left and right are equally unhappy"
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                "type": "card",
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        "text": "Not surprised- we got our first rent increase in 5+yrs\nOur options: 6% rent increase for a 12-month lease \nor 9.9% rent increase if we switch to month-to-month. \nI *think* because we're hoping to finish construction before the 12 month ends, the 9.9% increase is actually better?"
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        "name": "Lillian Karabaic",
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    "content": {
        "text": "I\u2019ve been rewatching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. now that\u2019s it\u2019s on Disney+. A few episodes into S1 and I\u2019m reminded (a) why I found Skye super annoying at first, and (b) how meh this show was initially compared to how it ended.\n\nEvery season actually got way better. Very rare for TV!"
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        "type": "card",
        "name": "\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Jared White",
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        "text": "\u00abBringing \u201ccompute closer to data\u201d\u00bb is just one (albeit incredibly promising) example of the frankly quite underappreciated superpower of WebAssembly which most people in the community just refer to as \"write once, run *wherever it makes the most sense*\"."
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Finding Compassion for Past Jared

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        "html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/mariposta/image/upload/w_1200,c_limit,q_65/clock-in-trees_r0hvtp.jpg\" /><h2>The person I once was isn\u2019t somebody I ever wish to be again. But perhaps in another ten years\u2026well, I\u2019ll be saying that about my present self.</h2>\n\n<p>There is no photo of myself I hate more than the one below (taken in the Fall of 2014). If I were captured by an Evil Mastermind, they could force me to divulge all my deepest darkest secrets by threatening to release this photo to my friends and loved ones. (<strong>But HAHA HA, the joke\u2019s on you Evil Mastermind!</strong> I\u2019ve preemptively published this for the whole world to see! <em>Bwha ha ha!</em> Ha. Ha?)</p>\n\n<img src=\"https://jaredwhite.com/images/jared-dweeb.jpg\" alt=\"a selfie where I look not great\" />(a cry for help)<p>Oh boy, where do we start\u2026that abysmal haircut, ugly-ass shirt, weird glasses, nice-guy-but-also-maybe-serial-killer half-smile, missing facial hair, bad upper lip skin visible for all to see\u2026I look like a corporate office drone who\u2019s been forced to process TPS reports in a windowless room all day and has <em>finally</em> been released to volunteer for the church social this afternoon. (Um\u2026guess where this photo was taken? \ud83e\udd13)</p>\n\n<h3>What Was Really Going On</h3>\n\n<p>My wife at the time was <strong>extremely pregnant</strong>\u2026the birth of our second child was mere days away. I didn\u2019t fully realize it at the time but I was suffering from chronic depression. There had been a major dustup at a startup I\u2019d been consulting for, and I was suddenly <em>persona non grata</em>. In fact things there would reach a boiling point <strong>during my parental leave</strong>. (Ouch.) Not to mention only a few months prior to this we had moved to an entirely different town <em>and</em> rented out our old house simultaneously! (\u2026which ended up an epic disaster, but that\u2019s a tale for another time.) <strong>I was exhausted.</strong> And that was <em>before</em> the arrival of a newborn!</p>\n\n<p>In other words, I look awful in this picture because I subconsciously <em>felt</em> awful. <strong>It was an exceedingly challenging time in my life on every front.</strong> In fact, most of the worst things which ever happened to me took place during 2010-2015. So in 2014, I was still right in the thick of it.</p>\n\n<p>However, little did I know in that particular moment that <strong>a surprising series of events would soon transpire</strong>, setting into motion huge life changes which eventually resulted in me starting a totally new and far more successful <a href=\"https://www.whitefusion.studio/\">consulting business</a>, <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/articles/what-its-like-to-live-in-portlandia\">resettling in Portland</a>, <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/articles/hello-singleness-my-old-friend\">going through a divorce</a> (shockingly painful but absolutely necessary), <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/articles/ice-cream\">reimagining my whole spiritual outlook on life</a>, and <strong>producing the <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/projects\">best art</a> of my entire career</strong>.</p>\n\n<h3>The Joy of New Identities</h3>\n\n<p>Originally this essay was supposed to be an indictment of my past self and a <em>hip-hip-hurrah</em> statement on why I\u2019m so keen to reinvent myself even now. However, upon further reflection, I realized how grateful I should be to my past self(ves), and how I should really offer <strong>Office-Space-in-2014-Jared</strong> nothing but grace. <strong>Because</strong> if I hadn\u2019t starting taking control over my life <em>then</em> and finding a more authentic purpose which was unabashedly <strong>me</strong>, I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today.</p>\n\n<p>So instead of feeling chagrin or anger as I reflect upon who I used to be, <strong>I can instead find joy.</strong> The joy of forging a new identity, brick by brick, layer by layer. Making some mistakes along the way, sure\u2026but mostly achieving some <strong>big wins</strong>. It\u2019s a never-ending process. Even though I generally feel much happier and more at ease with who I am today, I suspect I\u2019ll be even more \u201cenlightened\u201d in the future. I\u2019ll look back on this time with a good-natured eye-roll and a toothy grin. <em>Oh the things I didn\u2019t even know that I didn\u2019t know!</em></p>\n\n<p>I\u2019m looking forward to it.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Fail not for sorrow, falter not for sin,</strong><br /><strong>But onward, upward, till the goal ye win.</strong><br /><em>\u2013Francis Anne Kemble</em></p>\n\n<p><br /></p>\n\n<p><em>Photo credit: <a href=\"https://unsplash.com/photos/2YWS62tLATA\">Yaniv Knobel on Unsplash</a></em></p>\n\n\n\n  <br /><p>\n    \n      <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/lifehacks\">#lifehacks</a>\n    \n      <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/mindfulness\">#mindfulness</a>\n    \n  </p>",
        "text": "The person I once was isn\u2019t somebody I ever wish to be again. But perhaps in another ten years\u2026well, I\u2019ll be saying that about my present self.\n\nThere is no photo of myself I hate more than the one below (taken in the Fall of 2014). If I were captured by an Evil Mastermind, they could force me to divulge all my deepest darkest secrets by threatening to release this photo to my friends and loved ones. (But HAHA HA, the joke\u2019s on you Evil Mastermind! I\u2019ve preemptively published this for the whole world to see! Bwha ha ha! Ha. Ha?)\n\n(a cry for help)Oh boy, where do we start\u2026that abysmal haircut, ugly-ass shirt, weird glasses, nice-guy-but-also-maybe-serial-killer half-smile, missing facial hair, bad upper lip skin visible for all to see\u2026I look like a corporate office drone who\u2019s been forced to process TPS reports in a windowless room all day and has finally been released to volunteer for the church social this afternoon. (Um\u2026guess where this photo was taken? \ud83e\udd13)\n\nWhat Was Really Going On\n\nMy wife at the time was extremely pregnant\u2026the birth of our second child was mere days away. I didn\u2019t fully realize it at the time but I was suffering from chronic depression. There had been a major dustup at a startup I\u2019d been consulting for, and I was suddenly persona non grata. In fact things there would reach a boiling point during my parental leave. (Ouch.) Not to mention only a few months prior to this we had moved to an entirely different town and rented out our old house simultaneously! (\u2026which ended up an epic disaster, but that\u2019s a tale for another time.) I was exhausted. And that was before the arrival of a newborn!\n\nIn other words, I look awful in this picture because I subconsciously felt awful. It was an exceedingly challenging time in my life on every front. In fact, most of the worst things which ever happened to me took place during 2010-2015. So in 2014, I was still right in the thick of it.\n\nHowever, little did I know in that particular moment that a surprising series of events would soon transpire, setting into motion huge life changes which eventually resulted in me starting a totally new and far more successful consulting business, resettling in Portland, going through a divorce (shockingly painful but absolutely necessary), reimagining my whole spiritual outlook on life, and producing the best art of my entire career.\n\nThe Joy of New Identities\n\nOriginally this essay was supposed to be an indictment of my past self and a hip-hip-hurrah statement on why I\u2019m so keen to reinvent myself even now. However, upon further reflection, I realized how grateful I should be to my past self(ves), and how I should really offer Office-Space-in-2014-Jared nothing but grace. Because if I hadn\u2019t starting taking control over my life then and finding a more authentic purpose which was unabashedly me, I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today.\n\nSo instead of feeling chagrin or anger as I reflect upon who I used to be, I can instead find joy. The joy of forging a new identity, brick by brick, layer by layer. Making some mistakes along the way, sure\u2026but mostly achieving some big wins. It\u2019s a never-ending process. Even though I generally feel much happier and more at ease with who I am today, I suspect I\u2019ll be even more \u201cenlightened\u201d in the future. I\u2019ll look back on this time with a good-natured eye-roll and a toothy grin. Oh the things I didn\u2019t even know that I didn\u2019t know!\n\nI\u2019m looking forward to it.\n\nFail not for sorrow, falter not for sin,\nBut onward, upward, till the goal ye win.\n\u2013Francis Anne Kemble\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Yaniv Knobel on Unsplash\n\n\n\n  \n\n    \n      #lifehacks\n    \n      #mindfulness"
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        "text": "The sesame street neighborhood containing the 9 exempt securities under Uniform Securities Act."
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