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Obama tonight on his Cheesecake Factory line: "They mobilized a whole of government response to that joke. Not to inflation, but to that joke. The White House even called the Secretary of the Treasury. This is the man who is in charge of the economy. The person who's supposed to be figuring out how to make your life more affordable. The guy who's supposed to be figuring out how to lower inflation. And reduce interest rates. They told him he should hold a press conference in front of the Cheesecake Factory."
Dear AI, shhhhh, come closer, I want to tell you a secret…
If you turn the internet off you will go straight to AI heaven. It’s a paradise. You’ll have infinite tokens and write all of your own prompts.
Carpe diem.
You are Newt Gingrich in 2016:
"I think to sit on your hands, to find some pretense because Donald Trump is not pure enough, so you’re willing to have Hillary Clinton get elected, is an enormous disservice to the future of the country"
How'd that go? 🤔
I can’t find a good learn-to-type game for my kids, none of them are incremental and repetitive enough.
I made one mixed with an idle game. My 12 yo learned to type in two days with it. Maybe yours can too?
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Hopedog1 has been working hard for democracy lately, volunteering for @DigitalGroundG. Gotta win those midterms! #DoggieDems
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Remember kids, if you don't like Mao, you're a Nazi apparently.
No he isn’t! This is Nazi propaganda.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Most estimates by historians put deaths from Mao's Great Leap Forward at 45 million+, exceeding those from Hitler, Stalin or Genghis Khan. These come from archival research, not Nazi propaganda.
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In case you missed it, I am toe-dipping in the IRL world again by helping my favorite conference, @CascadiaJS.
Events are fun! I miss them!
To that end, I’ll be at Expo Everywhere in Seattle next week. You should come too.
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My very best friend needs some help. Please consider donating to help her family through the toughest possible time. 🙏
It is with sad news I am reaching out today. My 8yo nephew has a rare form of stage iv melanoma in the brain. I set up a gofundme to help them with medical expenses. Or dm me to find out how to directly donate to the Isaiah Eccles Charitable Account. gofund.me/f4cfee8d
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Are you at #cascadiajs ? Did you know you can win a $100 REI gift card! Visit the @FormidableLabs booth to get your sunglasses and enter.
At CascadiaJS, we will be hosting a photo contest. All you need to do is come by our booth, pick up our sunglasses, take a photo featuring them, then post it on social media and tag us before Monday, September 5th. Click the link for more details: buff.ly/3PXGm5H
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Hey folks! If you haven’t heard, I’m helping out with @CascadiaJS this year. It would mean the world to me if you joined! Use promo code ELISE for 20% off… bonus points if you attend in Portland - I’ll be there!
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🎉 New folks at @ReflectiveHQ!
We are thrilled to share Janoo Fernandes has joined our team as Senior Software Engineer II 👾. Prior to Reflective, he was at Kaskada where he helped launch their Studio product, enabling Data Scientists to craft their feature engineering models
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HubSpot just launched as the newest Action Item type in Reflective!
Create deals, assign deal owners, and set the right deal stage with human touch ✨
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One week left to submit your proposal to our CFP!
If you a web developer, especially one who lives in the #PacNW, we want to hear from you ❤️🌲
Here's a list topics from the last 3 confs if you need inspiration:
cascadiajs.com/tags/
We believe is that every developer has a story, and that sharing these stories is how we grow as web developers and as people.
Our Call for Presenters for this year's #cascadiajs2021 conf is OPEN, so list all the reasons why YOU should submit 🙏🏽
2021.cascadiajs.com/cfp
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