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Software engineer and home-automation obsessive

Long Beach, CA
Joined April 2008
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My @npr story about InTandem Cycling, a non-profit which pairs sighted and blind/low vision riders on tandem bikes. A wonderful organization! one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=n…
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While loop without an exit condition in real life 😅
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Y'ALL! Tomorrow night, after #Acolyte join us ✨LIVE✨ with our special guest, @YubNubPod We'll be talking all things Yord! ... and, okay, maybe some of the other characters, too. Maybe. #yordhorde #steamedrobes4life Link to the livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=tLQcJhIg…
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Erick Hitter retweeted
#OnThisDay in 1971 The Queen Mary opened her doors to the public for the first time!
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Disney shared video of Chief Flight Attendant Patrick Warburton surprising guests at Soarin’ Over California at Disney California Adventure Park. 🫡
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Students murdered by pride flags - 0 Students killed in school shootings this century - 1,676 Good to know our politicians are laser focused on fixing the big issues.
BREAKING: Tennessee passes law to ban Pride Flags from classrooms.
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TIP: If you drink a lot of water, you won’t have time for other people’s drama because you’ll be too busy looking for a bathroom.
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Because I can…I ordered “The Whole Fish…” 😂
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It was pretty awesome to welcome Lily Gladstone to Washington D.C. this afternoon!
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The first Paramedics in the country were Black men and women from Pittsburgh, PA and it started because Cops refused to go into Black neighborhoods to take them to the hospital the same way they did in White communities. npr.org/2022/09/27/112416189…
What is a piece of black history do you wish more people knew?
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them. Via @StreetsblogUSA usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/…
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Regularly haunted by my own hubris - tried to set my bf up on a playdate with my coworkers husband because they both “really like bikes.” Anyways, it turns out her husband was in the Tour De France
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this is who you need to blame when you make typos
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c. 1950 ACSC map of Ventura, California, prior to construction of freeway system thru the city. Notice US 399 alignment on North Ventura Ave. US 101 follows Main St, Meta St, Thomson Blvd, & Ventura Blvd. [Courtesy of Joel Windmiller]
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Erick Hitter retweeted
What a ride it was. Thanks for the memories, Patrice. #MerciBergy | #NHLBruins
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A colorful note on the Moms for Liberty summit: the City of Philadelphia put trans flags on all the lamp posts surrounding the Marriott, which is hosting the conference.
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When your test payload ends up in production
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Hey. Relax. We have a secret plan to fight inflation.
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If you’re looking for inspiration today, remember that everyone had to start somewhere. – at Samaná, Dominican Republic
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