Japanese scientists created a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours—no microplastics left behind. Made from plant-based CMC with salt-sensitive bonds, it breaks into harmless nutrients. [📹 RIKEN CEMS / Univ. of Tokyo] Original post
Annie Sexton
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📹 I make tech videos 👩💻 Software engineer for 15 years Developer Educator @ ngrok YT: https://www.youtube.com/@AnnieSexton1 🎨 I also make comic books Founder of Webcomic Studio: https://webcomic.studio/
All this AI crap is making me yearn for the days when I could just be annoyed at being called a "JavaScript rockstar"
Crappy morning. I find LLMs really beneficial in certain areas of my life, but a lot of people think AI use of any kind is the devil. While this is irritating, what frustrates me more is knowing the real problem is the companies trying to shove this crap up every orifice of our lives. I'm so tired.
$ git add , fatal: pathspec ',' did not match any files YOU KNOW WHAT THE FUCK I MEANT, GIT
this is your weekly reminder that: ⚪ intelligence != wisdom ⚪ correctness in sphere <a> doesn't port to <b> ⚪ being unchallenged leads to very dark places ⚪ be very careful of trajectory and dhh is racist much love my friends
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Not sure how many of yall keep up with the latest Ruby goss but DHH is having a meltdown bc Claude wouldn't translate his racist blog post about Roma people into Italian. ::chefs-kiss::
I FINISHED CHAPTER 1 OF MY COMIC ITS DONE AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I FUCKING DID IT (will share a link when i finish the cover art)
Data compression is such an underrated topic and I think you should all learn about it. I cannot understate this. It is connected to more than you could possibly imagine, and it is now my favorite tech subject.
I would like The Full Stack intro music to play whenever I walk into a room. @codetv.dev killing it once again, this time with Kelsey HECKIN Hightower!!!!!!!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aHX...
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Just watched a Youtube video that started with "Hey guys, we're gonna take a drive down the road of *binary fractions*..." which might be the lamest intro I've ever heard and I love it
Portland friends! if you’re interested in doing more public-facing work in tech, @brittanyellich.com and @anniesexton.com are doing a workshop called “Putting Yourself Out There” to help you give a talk, write a blog, make a video special invite to women/nb folks. and it’s free! details/register:
Chain React 2026
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In two weeks, @brittanyellich.com and I are running a workshop called "Putting Yourself Out There" for women and underrepresented genders in tech, here in Portland! It comes with a free ticket to Chain React. YOU SHOULD COME. ti.to/chainreact/c...
Chain React 2026
Chain React is a three-day event exploring the latest in React Native. It features a 1-day workshop followed by a 2-day conference that brings together leaders from companies such as Meta, Amazon, and...
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Are you going to Chain React? Do you want to? 👀 Join @anniesexton.com and I for a pre conference workshop July 29 on Putting Yourself Out There, for folks from underrepresented backgrounds in tech interested in sharing your unique perspective, and get a FREE ticket to the conference, too!
Chain React 2026
Chain React is a three-day event exploring the latest in React Native. It features a 1-day workshop followed by a 2-day conference that brings together leaders from companies such as Meta, Amazon, and...
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Sorry, this is JULY 29th, typo. YALL SHOULD COME
Annie Sexton@anniesexton.com · 4w agoPORTLAND TECH LADIES, FEMS & THEYS: I'm running a workshop with @brittanyellich.com called "Putting Yourself Out There" for folx who want to give talks, write blog posts, make videos, but feel a little intimidated. Free ticket to Chain React included!!! June 29th, 9am-12pm ti.to/chainreact/c...
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what if I wrote a tech blog post except instead of tech it was art and instead of a blog post it was my web comic
PORTLAND TECH LADIES, FEMS & THEYS: I'm running a workshop with @brittanyellich.com called "Putting Yourself Out There" for folx who want to give talks, write blog posts, make videos, but feel a little intimidated. Free ticket to Chain React included!!! June 29th, 9am-12pm ti.to/chainreact/c...
Chain React 2026
Chain React is a three-day event exploring the latest in React Native. It features a 1-day workshop followed by a 2-day conference that brings together leaders from companies such as Meta, Amazon, and...
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I have learned so much during my 15+ years in tech and I still do not know how to edit a PDF
Arlo thinks I should care more about Walk and less about Data Compression Blog Post.
My curse is telling all my friends about my new comic idea before finishing chapter 1 of my last comic idea
Texas is requiring public schools to teach parts of the Bible. This is illegal. Blatantly illegal. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Required Bible stories for Texas students challenge separation of church and state
Passages from the Bible will now become required reading for public school students in Texas. The Republican-controlled state board of education approved the mandatory reading list on Friday, the firs...
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the future of tech is 500 distinct apps offering to take notes for you
Our own @samwho.dev ported Kubernetes to the browser. Like a real flippin' cluster with lifecycles, DNS, and a simulated network. It's ~100k lines of TypeScript, almost all written by LLMs, but with every line reviewed by hand to keep it slop-free ↓ ngrok.com/blog/i-porte...
I ported Kubernetes to the browser | ngrok blog
Almost 100,000 lines of LLM-generated code in 2 months, and none of it is slop.
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Inviting controversy with this take, which is outside of my comfort zone, but I do stand by it. You can generate good quality code with LLMs, it “just” requires a tonne of human oversight and automated guard rails. Got a week off then I’ll be building my first proper post with webernetes. Stoked.
ngrok@ngrok.com · last mo.Our own @samwho.dev ported Kubernetes to the browser. Like a real flippin' cluster with lifecycles, DNS, and a simulated network. It's ~100k lines of TypeScript, almost all written by LLMs, but with every line reviewed by hand to keep it slop-free ↓ ngrok.com/blog/i-porte...