sean @ssoper@mastodon.technology

When a guy playing happy birthday on the bagpipes at full blast walks thru the office

it’s a faaaaaaaake https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/att-decides-4g-is-now-5g-starts-issues-icon-changing-software-updates/

Computer science and physics collides with quantum error correcting https://apple.news/AV9S6npuFQwCgxd9_ZkOscw

Rewiring my HVAC system and replace my dual thermostats with a single Nest was not as hard as I thought it would be. Finally got around to replacing the ancient humidistat today with a relay hooked up so my Nest controls everything now. Also, please label wires!

i was amazed by how quickly the san diego trolley system was expanding with a new station going up in university city, hoping the car-centric west coast continues to explore mass transit options
🚝 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/01/nyregion/transportation-east-coast-vs-west-coast.html

got to a semi-happy ending of #bandersnatch in about an hour, went back and explored the “Netflix” ending and was thoroughly entertained #blackmirror

My first foray into flour-less cooking, a keto-friendly gluten-free Yule log made with coconut flour, Swerve and lots of eggs 🎄🍰🥥🥚

The OPEN Government Data Act is a good start for democratizing our largely pen and paper-based govt https://www.datacoalition.org/open-government-data-act/

My co-workers put up a life-sized sticker of the Night King next to my desk. Is it because they think I represent an embodiment of pure evil? Possibly!

Hanging out at Bear Chase brewery

it’s durian’s time to shine https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/02/durian-foul-smelling-fruit-make-malaysia-millions-export-china

Oh the amazing things we’ll cut, slice and dice together! 🔪

Monads coming to Swift 5? One can hope… https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0235-add-result.md

TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED 🛰#InSight #Mars

T-20m until we find out if Insight landed successfully, here's an Oatmeal comic to entertain you in the meantime https://theoatmeal.com/comics/insight

Someone brought back a bag of Singapore’s greatest export and I can’t stop eating them 🐠🐣

After growing several massive scobys I’ve decided to reboot my kombucha brewing with smaller batches so I can hone in on my flavors before trying to scale again

What if instead of an endless stream of marketing emails trying to get you to take a survey, dealerships instead sent you a receipt for the work done 🤔🚘🛠

Definitely got the gamification vibe from Duolingo, opting to pay for classes was the best decision I made for learning Mandarin 🇨🇳🇹🇼 https://apple.news/AtMw4zWvsQ7KlhGHZPk7toQ

Already watching the first ep, it’s so good 🇲🇽