Weird that youtube is recommending right-wing content and creators to me. Hooks me in with ‘how social media has made you a slave’ or something like that, then the very next video hits me with ‘how immigrants are eating our cats’ I am like, guy, I am the one you are warning me about.
Usama Sulaiman
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Engineering @ https://heartbeat-med.com, building @maincasts.com on top of @pod.place https://usaa.ma
I made a website that lets you cut out old magazines from the internet archive (or any PDFs you own) and make collage art out of them: ✂️ clipart.studio
This is just so Rich, coming from an x-stan
Excuse me what the fuck
Newsletter sync between buttondown and #offprint back up again magpie.offprint.app/a/3mqjgp7qic...
Fable comes to the rescue
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Read somebody calling the Iran war ‘the weekend war’ and there couldn’t be a more appropriate description at this point. Attack Friday evenings after markets close, announce talks are in progress by Sunday evening before the markets open. Great!!
I wrote something about gradually letting AI write some of the code usama.leaflet.pub/3mpdjez6cz22g
Code responsibly, don't drink and vibecode
Some rules to keep you in control of your code
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Hopefully the jwt signing key works and everything is back up again 🤞
I wrote about working on a standard lexicon for podcasts this week. I would hope to share a first draft very soon and invite others to the dialogue magpie.offprint.app/a/3mnopyvigu...
A Standard Podcast Record
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Github’s enterprise level Copilot usage control and policy settings are/is the most confusing piece of UX I’ve ever seen. It is hard to imagine there is a design team behind this.
This week's updates section is well, uneventful. But I put in some good reads https://magpie.offprint.app/a/3mnbzubk76k23-uneventful
Uneventful
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I've started cross-posting my newsletter posts to the atmosphere :) https://magpie.offprint.app/a/3mmnz6isa4723-how-much-can-you-learn
How much can you learn?
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@offprint.app i was trying to add alt text to an image on a post but I have been unsuccessful so far. Could you point me to the right place? Or is this something in progress?
the fact that israel is straight up raping and torturing flotilla activists from all over the world and it’s not an international crisis it’s not putting a stop to anything, what is going ON
I visited Düsseldorf this week. This and some interesting reading recommendations in this week's newsletter buttondown.com/usaa.ma/arch...
Ramen and movies in Düsseldorf
You are supposed to maximise outdoor time when in a new city. At least that’s how I think. But that’s not what I ended up doing on my trip to Düsseldorf this...
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I write about onboarding someone to the team, and share the newly published landing page for the podcast hosting app I am building on atmosphere buttondown.com/usaa.ma/arch...
Onboarding humans
There is no single format that ensures a good onboarding of a new team-mate. No one size fit all. But there is an ethic that can work for all. At least...
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I really enjoyed writing this one. If you want to read up trucks and honking annoyances, and also maybe AI and the state of AI coding today, do give it a read buttondown.com/usaa.ma/arch...
Blow horn and use dipper at night
If you’ve been to or lived in the subcontinent, you know what this is. Trucks suggesting/requesting/demanding that you blow the horn are ubiquitous. The...
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@guild.host Hi, absolutely love your nav / action bar! Just wanted to check if this is my personal nitpick and was intentional or maybe something to look into. Clicking the user icon multiple times brings just the profile option up sometimes, and the login menu at others.
Apple only has sms/call OTP based two factor auth if you are not signed-in with that account on any of the apple devices. No TOTP (authenticator app) support. None Billions of dollars worth company. No TOTP.
I integrated several feeds/lists/data from the atmosphere into my website buttondown.com/usaa.ma/arch...
Running the website on AT-Proto data
Hello all, when I started working on my current website back in 2021, the initial goal was to collect everything that I’ve done in a single place, and in...
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@popfeed.social Can I add versions of a book, or details like covers etc for the ones that are missing those information?
The AI race is absolutely just the most net negative for everything. I hope it were different but we are already in a new world.. buttondown.com/usaa.ma/arch...
AI chooses who to kill
Just two week ago, I mentioned humanoid robots that were being deployed on the frontlines of Ukraine-Russia war. Well, looks like things can get much worse...
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AI running on full autonomy deciding who to kill was also not on my list of things to expect this year youtu.be/nxwkn9Dt9-I?...
Tech bros optimized war… and it’s working
YouTube video by Fireship
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A more life heavy update than a work one. Appreciate you reading and or sharing/subscribing. buttondown.com/usaa.ma/arch...
Eid Mubarak!
Neighbourly festival traditions and a live wrestling match
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This is some gold tier content and exactly how i feel sometimes these days. Something to think about youtu.be/ZJEnQOsMtsU?...
What is wrong with us?!
YouTube video by The PrimeTime
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Yes, the post looks serious, but there is also cute kitty towards the end of it. You’ll have to open to see it. You just have to
Wars, crisis and robot soldiers
Hi folks, it was a busy week at work and outside, with lack of sleep peppered all throughout. Let’s talk about outside of work this week; I have been busy...
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I posted a short story on my new publication Sandooq. It was first written in 2017. I plan to move all my previous stories to this blog and write new ones here as well
An unusual work day
Originally published: March 19, 2017
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