Darryl Anderson

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Developer/Architect/Dad. Canadian living in Chicago, IL

Currently Staff Engineer at Adyen. Formerly Principal Architect at Clearcover, co-founder of ChainFront, Chief Architect at project44, and Healthcare Architect at Oracle.

GitHubhttps://github.com/darrylanderson
Websitehttps://darrylanderson.dev
We can all use some #Asstodon right now.

Just a cat inna box, singing the song of his people, looking for treats. Happy #Caturday everyone!

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CBC - RCMP say 10 people are dead after a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.: nine victims and one suspect. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/livestory/active-shooter-alert-tumbler-ridge-secondary-school-bc-live-updates-9.7083740
B.C. observes day of mourning after Tumbler Ridge shooting deaths of students, educator, suspect's family | CBC

CBC

The Constitution's supremacy clause bars local interference with federal officers when they act reasonably, within the scope of their duties.

But when agents cross that line, experts said, there's an obligation to try to hold them accountable.
https://www.propublica.org/article/why-local-state-police-rarely-investigate-ice-cbp-fbi?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Police #CBP #ICE #FBI #Law #Constitution #USPolitics #Immigration

“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer”

It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable when they violate the Constitution and the law.

ProPublica
RIP to the wonderful Catherine O'Hara.
I wrote a little bit about tech workers speaking up about the current moment — both how we work to shift the Overton window so more feel comfortable to do so, and what the power can be when we do: https://anildash.com/2026/01/26/why-we-speak/
Why We Speak

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

Anil Dash
Look, I'm glad we're having a conversation about the hypocrisy of the legal logic used by America's gun nuts. But can we stop pretending this is a new thing? They have never advocated for universal access to firearms. They only want their team to be armed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/25/alex-pretti-gun-debate-second-amendment/
Minnesota shooting scrambles America’s gun debate

Some gun rights backers cite Alex Pretti’s gun as a justification for his killing in Minneapolis, while gun-control supporters dismiss its relevance.

The Washington Post
Update: An ICU nurse shot by federal agents was an American citizen with no criminal record. A New York Times video analysis shows he was holding a phone, not a gun. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Man Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun

Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict federal accounts of the shooting. The man, an I.C.U. nurse, was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said.

The New York Times
Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"
The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/overrun-with-ai-slop-curl-scraps-bug-bounties-to-ensure-intact-mental-health/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social