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Lead Community Cat Herder @temporalio. Formerly @aiven_io @MongoDB @Drupal. @OReillyMedia author. Lesbionic Ace Mom. #AuDHD. Gendermeh. Gamer. Views my own. webchick.net Vancouverish, BC Joined March 2007

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Kayvon Beykpour @kayvz

a month ago

This is a love letter to @temporalio. Not because of the product (which powers a big chunk of @Macroscope's infrastructure and we love), but because of a tiny purple tardigrade. A few months ago I spoke at Temporal’s Replay conference in SF. Afterwards, I grabbed a swag bag on the way out. Inside was a plush tardigrade. I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t know what a tardigrade even was before this. Though it was mythical? Wtf does it even have to do with Temporal. I still don’t know. That plush somehow became my almost-2-year-old son’s most prized possession. He carries it everywhere. Sleeps with it. Calls it “tar-da-grade,” which is remarkable considering that’s about 25% of his vocabulary. A few months later, disaster struck. One of our dogs chewed the tardigrade to pieces. Our son was devastated. “Where’s tardigrade?” “He’s… at the doctor.” I tried superglue surgery before realizing maybe glue fumes and toddler bedtime weren’t an ideal combination. I searched everywhere online but couldn’t find another one. So Sunday night I sent a slightly ridiculous message to our Temporal AE, Zac Bischoff, asking if there was any chance he could help a desperate dad. The next day, not one but TWO replacement tardigrades showed up at my office. Durable execution ftw. Thank you Zac, and thank you Temporal. You made a 2yo happy (albeit somewhat oblivious) and a father even happier.

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webchick @webchick

a month ago

@kayvz @temporalio @Macroscope AW I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! Thank you so much for sharing! 😍 You can read more about the "why" behind our mascot in the blog post about sending Ziggy into space. 😎 temporal.io/blog/temporal-…

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3 months ago

#hope2026

MIT School of Engineering @MITEngineering

3 months ago

MIT engineers have developed “mini livers” that could be injected into the body and take over the functions of the failing liver. This would help patients who are on a waitlist for a liver transplant or those who aren’t healthy enough to tolerate surgery. news.mit.edu/2026/injectabl…

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3 months ago

#hope2026

Ian Weissman, DO @DrIanWeissman

3 months ago

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial. Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later. nbcnews.com/health/cancer/…

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4 months ago

#hope2026

The Associated Press @AP

4 months ago

BREAKING: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat to Peter Magyar after "painful" election result, ending 16 years in power. apnews.com/article/hungar…

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5 months ago

#hope2026 (hey, it’s bleak out there rn, doing my best.)

BC Government News @BCGovNews

5 months ago

When we turn the clocks ahead on March 8, it will be the last time change ever for BC. We're changing to a permanent daylight saving time, simply called Pacific Time (PT). Learn more: News.gov.bc.ca/33415

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webchick @webchick

5 months ago

Oh ok, so this actually happened today (well, “weird unexplained health crap” and the “identifying ‘the vitamin’” part, we shall see on the rest) Hey kids, get your iron and b12 levels tested! 😅

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5 months ago

@rebane2001 @zelimir__ This was a fantastic read! Thanks so much for catching us all up on what CSS is capable of these days.

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5 months ago

@summeryue0 @petergyang Soooo many people in here suggesting alternative instructions when you clearly lay out that the problem was email volume -> compaction -> DESTROYING the instructions, not the instructions themselves lol… sigh, the internet is exhausting. 😫 Thank you for sharing your story. 🙏

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6 months ago

#hope2026

nana @naneinstein_

6 months ago

I won’t shut up about this, pancreatic cancer kills a person in 4 months btw, it’s resistant to radiotherapy, and fucks two essential parts of the metabolism. this could change the world

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6 months ago

#hope2026

Goodfire @GoodfireAI

6 months ago

We've identified a novel class of biomarkers for Alzheimer's detection - using interpretability - with @PrimaMente. How we did it, and how interpretability can power scientific discovery in the age of digital biology: (1/6)

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6 months ago

#hope2026

The Halfway Post @HalfwayPost

6 months ago

BREAKING: ICE officials are reportedly worried that, if Congress requires ICE agents to unmask and wear identification, 75% of the agents will quit rather than be ostracised for the rest of their lives by family, friends, employers, and society.

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6 months ago

#hope2026

The Atlantic @TheAtlantic

6 months ago

Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell Nick Miroff. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

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6 months ago

#hope2026

Emmanuel Pernot-Leplay @PernotLeplay

6 months ago

🚨🇫🇷France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on @outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies. See

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6 months ago

#hope2026 (even if from an unlikely source 😉)

Senator Rand Paul @SenRandPaul

6 months ago

Today, I call on the heads of ICE, CBP, and USCIS to testify before the Homeland Security Committee.

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6 months ago

#hope2026

Turnbull @cturnbull1968

6 months ago

I don’t think MAGA really understands how much people hate them. It’s -20 degrees in Minneapolis right now.

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6 months ago

#hope2026

Minnesota House DFL @mnhouseDFL

6 months ago

The crowd gathering in Minneapolis for today’s protest. THOUSANDS of Minnesotans standing together in -20 weather to say ICE OUT

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6 months ago

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More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS

6 months ago

A rapidly growing coalition is launching a general strike this Friday in Minnesota, aimed at pushing out ICE. The coalition includes: - The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 - SEIU Local 26 - UNITE HERE Local 17 - CWA Local 7250 - The Saint Paul Federation of Educators - The

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7 months ago

#hope2026

The Associated Press @AP

7 months ago

Canada agrees to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower duties on Canadian farm products, in a break with the U.S. apnews.com/article/china-…

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7 months ago

#hope2026

FearBuck @FearedBuck

7 months ago

X announces that Grok will no longer allow edits that sexualize real people’s images, including adding bikinis, amid threats from the UK to ban the platform.