James Thompson @plainprogrammer

Christian • Father • Software Developer/Engineer/Architect/Astronaut james.thomps.onl Orange City, FL Joined October 2008

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LegalEagle @LegalEagle

4 years ago

When Elon said "bankruptcy is on the table" did he specify if he meant Twitter or Tesla?

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Kelly Vaughn @kvlly

4 years ago

Stop using LastPass as your password manager. Move to any other one, and please change any passwords you have on there now.

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Scott Hanselman 🌮 @shanselman

4 years ago

BLOG HOW TO: Use your own user @ domain for Mastdon discoverability with the WebFinger Protocol without hosting a server hanselman.com/blog/use-your-…

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James Thompson @plainprogrammer

4 years ago

That’s why I chose a simple bit of wordplay to point folks to where I will be headed. I’m loving the ways folks are playing with this silly policy. I want to see more fun circumventions. Let’s see poems, riddles, and more to point ways out.

Molly White @molly0xFFF

4 years ago

no URLs. no usernames without the URL. no bypassing restrictions on URLs (like writing example dot com). no posting images with usernames in them. free speech!

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James Thompson @plainprogrammer

4 years ago

The particular soap I use comes in round pucks. When one bar gets small enough to be tough to handle I will wet its replacement and press them together. This allows me to use the whole of the old bar as I start a new one.

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Le Chou News @LeChouNews

4 years ago

New Tesla Software Update Will Drive Your Vehicle Into A Wall If You Even Mention Another Carmaker

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Molly White @molly0xFFF

4 years ago

if you are at all able (or able to learn), i highly recommend: • creating your own website • on your own domain • acquiring copies of your data that you care about that's on third party sites (particularly this one)

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James Thompson @plainprogrammer

4 years ago

My only real use for Twitter now is watching for where people are going from here…

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George Takei @GeorgeTakei

4 years ago

I’ve got a Plan B! #Mastadon universeodon.com/@georgetakei

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James Thompson @plainprogrammer

4 years ago

When we, as Christians, become overly focused on ourselves to the neglect of others is where this kind of spectacle can feel off-putting to me. Some churches do well loving others and serving believers, but many struggle with the balance.

Molly White @molly0xFFF

4 years ago

no URLs. no usernames without the URL. no bypassing restrictions on URLs (like writing example dot com). no posting images with usernames in them. free speech!

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James Thompson @plainprogrammer

4 years ago

jEdit was my first and Notepad++ was a fast follow.

Eleftheria Batsou @BatsouElef

4 years ago

Which is the first code editor you were ever introduced to? I'll start: It was notepad++

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James Thompson @plainprogrammer

4 years ago

A class, in #Ruby, is a kind of object that describes the behaviors of other kinds of objects.

meg_gutshall @meg_gutshall

4 years ago

Here's your #ruby question of the day: Can you explain to me what a Ruby class is in 1–2 sentences? Please RT! #rubyonrails @RubyforGood @wnb_rb @GoRails @phillyrb

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James Thompson @plainprogrammer

4 years ago

The sectarian fracturing of Christianity makes this an ESSENTIAL question to ask of Christian Nationalists. As a Baptist, I don’t want government under the thrall of anyone’s BRAND of Christianity, or the other way around.

Dwight McKissic @pastordmack

4 years ago

@dalepartridge Who’s version of Christianity? @williamwolfe @albertmohler version that preserves “Anglo Protestantism.”; views voting Republican or conservative, as the only option for Christians; one that’s incompassionate toward immigrants; one that’s unresponsive to police brutality?

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DuckDuckGo @DuckDuckGo

4 years ago

@SenSchumer Together with @ProtonPrivacy, @Mozilla and others, we've signed a letter urging Congress to act now on the American Innovation and Choice Online Act and prevent massive tech platforms from gatekeeping consumer choice.

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Mike Miller @iliketopreach

4 years ago

That so many Baptists today are denouncing religious Liberty is something I can’t get my head around. In fact, I’m not sure they should call themselves Baptist.

SBC History @SBCHistory

4 years ago

OTD in 1651 Obadiah Holmes, a baptist arrested for preaching outside of the state churches in Massachusetts, is given 30 lashes for his preaching. He told the magistrates that they “beat him as with roses.”

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James Thompson @plainprogrammer

4 years ago

More than possible. Praiseworthy! Love the Lord, and love your neighbor. Follow Christ where He leads you.

Christine Woolgar (sex positive theology nerd) @hope4greyplaces

4 years ago

I am 39. I am a Christian. I am intentionally childless. I am living my best life. Yes, this combination is possible.

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James Thompson @plainprogrammer

4 years ago

I need to do better unrolling the domain-specific abbreviations I tolerate in my own code.

Jason Swett @JasonSwett

4 years ago

I once stared at a piece of code for 15 minutes trying to figure out what "par" meant. Eventually I realized it was "parent". Someone saved 50ms by not typing "ent". The savings was paid for by 15 mins of frustration. Don't abbreviate. Thinking is more expensive than typing.