Tom Cole

@tucats
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Retired software engineer from SAS Institute. Political centrist. Election worker. I sometimes share dumb jokes.

"woke", n. Being open to new ideas, including the possibility of being wrong about something.
GitHubhttps://github.com/tucats

I’ve spent most of the last decade writing in #Go, but I’m trying to branch out. Today, I’m spending a snowy day indoors learning about #Rust garbage collectors.

So far, this is my favorite:

When the weather turns cold, head to the beach!

#CatsOfMastodon

It’s easy (and often appropriate) to criticize #Apple, but in my experience they really have product launch days down to a logistics art form.

I had a scheduled pickup time,and from first arriving at the Crabtree Valley store to walking out with my new iPhone was 9 minutes.

#SilentSunday western Colorado in September is lovely
#SilentSunday southern coast of Alaska.
I was traveling and missed #Caturday, but I can at least offer this delicious cinnamon roll I found.
In iOS 26, even your #iPhone is a digital “yes-man”, with answers that require careful review for correctness.

Yesterday was a lovely day for walking around Lake Johnson in Raleigh. This is absolutely the best time in North Carolina — the six days between the end of dust-bowl levels of pollen and the oven-like daily temperatures…

#iphonephotography #photography #OtherHashTagsProbably

Spring is starting to, er, spring in central NC.

#iphonephotography #nc

The time spent with family during the holidays can be both nice and EXHAUSTING. #CatsOfMastodon