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Posts by Ricky Padilla

Reminds me of trying to create dragon ball Z music videos in a copy of Premiere Pro I got from Napster on my shitty Dell.

Just pure curiosity and wonder.

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Lets-a-go

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Two of my favorite people.

Can’t wait to listen to this full conversation.

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$599 MacBook Neo

or

$699 Mac Pro Wheels?

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I thought the whiplash of

feeling like a god one moment to
a complete imbecile the next

would go away after 10 years of writing software.

Nope 🙂‍↔️

(The intensity of both extremes is quite a bit less at least!)

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gtfo

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👋

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Screenshot of web platform requesting photos of passports.

Screenshot of web platform requesting photos of passports.

Trying to reserve a place in Tokyo.

Apparently local law requires us to upload photos of our passports to our host? 🤦‍♂️

We need verifiable digital credentials to go mainstream ASAP…

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Maybe my life is too simple…

but I still can’t imagine actually needing an “ai assistant”.

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A lot of bad Super Bowl ads this year.

But using puppies to sell your surveillance tech takes the cake.

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I guess this is my cue to finally switch to @proton.me Mail.

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If only there was a way to better encrypt that kind of data…

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Photograph of Parisian dinner restaurant at night.

Photograph of Parisian dinner restaurant at night.

Great dinner w my new @fidoalliance.bsky.social buddies last night 😋

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Crepes

Crepes

First task in Paris:

Crepes

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This is what true strength looks like.

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I told my kids I’d rather they get caught smoking cigarettes than using this horrific application.

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Text File Time Blocking - Cal Newport As longtime readers know, I’m a big advocate of time blocking as a productivity method. Running your day from a to-do list (or, God forbid, ... Read more

Good questions! tbh I never “get everything done” that I want to. But I tend to always address the most important ones, eventually 😅

Cake Newports “time block planner” technique helps me a lot, I highly recommend checking it out!

calnewport.com/text-file-ti...

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I always choose ONE THING at the start of my day that, if accomplished, would be the most meaningful / useful.

Every other accomplished task is a cherry on top 🍒

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The best book of 2025 for me:
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Finally some respect for Fantasy Life i ! ♥️

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One hour and five minutes into the draw and so far we have learned that Canada, Mexico and the USA will be playing at a World Cup hosted in Canada, Mexico and the USA.

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YouTube knows me too well…

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The “We Believe in Real Food” sign in the photo is a nice touch 👏

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Someone at @techcrunch.com definitely chose this first headline & the following article images on purpose.

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Gutted by this news.

Armas did a fantastic job, considering the horrible cards he was dealt.

But typical Rapids “leadership” decision, I guess.

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Hot take: @meredithmeredith.bsky.social is the strongest leader we have in tech right now.

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I was arguing w someone.

They just sent me a screenshot of ChatGPTs generated response to defend their position.

We’ve become so lazy we can’t even copy/paste bullshit arguments. 🤦‍♂️

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I know what I’ll be doing over Christmas break now 🤩

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