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Tech writer living in SoCal. I write doc for people who write code.
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I bet my girlfriend that this picture of our cats could get 10 billion boosts on Mastodon.

She said she doesn't believe me. She said there's only 15 million accounts on Mastodon. She said there aren't even 10 billion people on Earth. She said it concerns her that I struggle to comprehend large numbers.

Let's prove her wrong everyone. Boost away and show her just how awesome the Mastodon community is.

This explanation of why Pete Rose isn’t in the Hall of Fame is brought to you by DraftKings.
A friend of mine suggested that we stop using the sparkle ✨ emoji as the symbol for AI and replace it with a magic eight ball 🎱 as it more realistically conveys how the technology works. I've been thinking about that a lot lately. 😂

I really am begging organizations to stop using Facebook or Twitter as the only way they distribute information.

Please don't make me make an account to see information

To level up, the Vision Pro needs to make me feel less alone https://birchtree.me/blog/to-level-up-the-vision-pro-needs-to-make-me-feel-less-alone/
To level up, the Vision Pro needs to make me feel less alone

There are several things I would like to see improve with the Vision Pro (and VR hardware in general), but it’s recently hit me that the main issue I have with using it is that despite all of the video passthrough and digital eyes on the outside of the

Birchtree

Arrange your life accordingly: days until…

2024
Halloween: 42
Elections: 47
Thanksgiving: 70
Christmas: 97

2025
Certification: 109
Inauguration: 123

I was having a nice day until I saw this and have made the executive decision to make it all y'all's problem as well

I think Marco is the human version of basic strategy in Blackjack.

If he always only ever does Marco Things, he's statistically more likely to see only Marco Results. For better or for worse.

Weirdly, this provides him a slight edge over the house. Sometimes it even earns him a night in The Rain Man Suite.

But, like any good advantage player, Marco is diligent, smart, well-informed, and resourceful.

Viz. he has the kind of “good luck” that has been preceded by tenacious work.

The problem with tea is that coffee is better.
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and progress bars.