Bob Glickstein

@bglickstein
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Citizen, dad, software engineer, not necessarily in that order.
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Bob GlicksteinJan 27, 2024
Koen van Gilst 🇺🇦🇪🇺Jan 27, 2024
I saw this online somewhere and I just had to recreate it. This is my coding happy place.
Bob GlicksteinJan 27, 2024
Don't feel foolish
Making a poolish
The resulting boule
Will fucking rule
Bob GlicksteinOct 31, 2023
mARTha VandelayOct 31, 2023
He argued with his brother for days for the biggest pumpkin just to produce this.
Bob GlicksteinOct 30, 2023
I am aware that, when I praise the powers of coffee, it is to some extent the coffee itself speaking. But I don't mind. I am coffee's willing mouthpiece.
Bob GlicksteinJan 11, 2023
My dog waits for me with the same resigned, long-suffering expression on her face while I (for some reason) put on shoes and a jacket before going outside as I have on _my_ face while waiting for my wife to (for some reason) put on makeup and jewelry before going outside.
Bob GlicksteinJan 4, 2023

Scientists, last month: harvest freshwater at sea. https://gizmodo.com/researchers-want-to-try-harvesting-fresh-water-from-oce-1849902884

Me, 2007: harvest freshwater at sea. https://www.geebobg.com/2007/09/21/save-the-world-with-admiral-bob/

Researchers Want to Try Harvesting Fresh Water From Ocean Vapor

A team created a concept for a device that would would collect water vapor over the open ocean and turn it into drinking water.

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Bob GlicksteinDec 28, 2022
Ben AdidaDec 28, 2022

What if Firefox became the best Fediverse client? Could be very powerful and timely.

http://benlog.com/2022/12/28/firefox-should-become-the-best-freaking-fediverse-app/

Builds on ideas from @luis_in_brief

Firefox should become the best freaking Fediverse app

The always awesome and insightful Luis wrote a post 9 years ago about how the web browser should become an RSS reader. Super important set of ideas and right on. Meanwhile, Mozilla has announced th…

Benlog
Bob GlicksteinDec 28, 2022
Philippa Willitts 🏳️‍🌈Dec 28, 2022
Who'd have thought the winning tweet of the year would be such a late entry?!
Bob GlicksteinDec 28, 2022
lifeinneonDec 27, 2022
$TSLA crashing because the company is on autopilot is the most fitting end to 2022 possible
Bob GlicksteinDec 22, 2022
Mike Masnick ✅Dec 22, 2022

So I wrote this yesterday, and lots of people like it, but I'm kinda of frustrated at all the cynicism of people who IMMEDIATELY insist "no it'll get ruined" or "normal people won't do it" or "most people don't care" or whatever else.

Stop being so cynical. YOU have a chance to help make it a better future. Instead of whining about how it won't work why not try to help make it work? https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/21/why-would-anyone-use-another-centralized-social-media-service-after-this/

Why Would Anyone Use Another Centralized Social Media Service After This?

So, it’s been quite a year for legacy, centralized social media — and all without any really big change to the laws that govern it (yet — the EU’s are coming into force shortly, but pos…

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