Ricky de Laveaga

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Poisoning political discourse for peanuts Cannot think of a better example of how woefully unprepared we are to deal with foreign influence operations than the defenestration of Twitter by repressive governments (Saudi 🇸🇦/UAE 🇦🇪) using their favorite stoo…

the silent peal the quiet wail the hollow well the empty pail

Update 6 April 2025: As far as I can tell, Apple Photos Shared Albums now function fully and without issue when Advanced Data Protection is enabled.

These are dark days, and I expect darker days await.

Looking at the Guardian US site this morning, I was dismayed to see these two Opinion pieces featured so prominently with no counterpoint.

Imagine Russia, China, and the USA suddenly became radically open-minded and loving to all of their inhabitants, embracing and accepting each other, practicing abolition of all forms of oppression and enslavement, upholding egalatarian principles, and rec…

Should Humans Colonize Other Planets?

Turquoise water leads up to the beach and a lush green hill above the overwater bungalows at the Bora Bora Nui Resort in French Polynesia, with puffy white clouds in the sky over Motu Toopua.

Often, while building a website, clients and designers will ask something like: Will you make the links open in a new tab so we don’t take people off the site?