Principal software engineer, musician, maker of things - previously @X (acquired by SpaceX)
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Hi everyone, today is my last day here at X. The last 3 and a half years have been intense, stressful, exhilarating, dramatic and sometimes uncertain. However, through all the chaos, I enjoyed working for all of you the most. The work we do is difficult and it really means a lot to see all our effort being used by real people every day.
I wish X all the luck and success in the world. I’m grateful for having had the opportunity to contribute to both Twitter and X. I learned a ton and built great things. The employees here are excellent. Trust me when I say you are in the best of hands.
I hope you continue to enjoy X’s Monetization products. And I can’t wait for all of you to see X Payments. It’s going to be phenomenal.
As for me, I’m looking forward to taking on a new challenge. If you know of any interesting opportunities, please let me know!
Onward!!!
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Come build Payments with me
X is looking for Payments Engineers to join our small but mighty team. Learn more nitter.app/i/jobs/173279923608397…
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Being a parent is more of an action than a thing. Owning a guitar doesn’t make me a guitarist. I need to regularly play it. Same with parenting
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Wait until you see how fast we iterate when working with systems and apps designed with velocity in mind. It’s an exciting time
An entire rewrite is underway since many parts of the system are not useful anymore. Major product surfaces like For you, and several others, have been rewritten. Working aggressively on deleting the long tail of our code base. The goal is to make the system extremely fast to iterate on. You will notice the difference even more in the next coming weeks. Like always, we value your feedback as we move forward!
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I liked the blue bird, but the black 𝕏 feels right. We're transforming this service into something fundamentally different. It's an exciting time, and I'm proud to be a part of it
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RIBS!!!
There are 3 types of ribs typically cooked for BBQ: Spares, baby back, and beef short ribs. Spares and baby backs are universally known pork ribs, with spares being larger, meatier, and fattier than baby backs. Beef short ribs are harder to find but popular in states like Texas. I haven't cooked those yet, but they look awesome.
Today, I cooked spare ribs, specifically St. Louis cut spares, which are trimmed-down spares making them easier to cook and eat. I bought two great racks at @BJsWholesale for only $24.
I made my own rub today. It was 1 part kosher salt, 2 parts pepper, along with garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and brown sugar. My slather was a pickle-based mustard, which is dynamite.
Now, I've tried cooking spare ribs before, and they always turned out overcooked. If barely touching them makes the meat fall off the bone, that's overcooked. So I found a great approach demonstrated by @madscientistbbq, which I tried following today.
I put the meat on the smoker at 225 degrees along with a water pan and 4 heaping tablespoons of pork lard – more on that later.
I kept the lid closed, maintaining the temperature between 225°-250° degrees. I have a @LangBBQ_Smokers, which cooks very efficiently, especially between 250°-275°, so starting out low is a great fit for this smoker.
After 3 hours, I started spritzing with a mixture of 50% apple cider vinegar and 50% water every 30 minutes.
After 4 hours, the ribs were at about 175° and had plenty of smoke. I raised the pit temperature to 275° and kept it there for an hour.
After that, the ribs were at about 190°-195°. I pulled them out of the smoker, poured the smoked lard all over them, then wrapped them in butcher paper. This is different than what is normally done. Most will wrap in foil along with things like BBQ sauce, apple juice, butter, and brown sugar. If there is something between wrapping in foil and not wrapping at all, it's butcher paper. You get the benefits of wrapping without losing the bark.
I kept them in the butcher paper for an hour because they didn't seem totally done after 30 minutes.
After that, I unwrapped them and brushed them with a mixture of 50% BBQ sauce and 50% apple cider vinegar. I also put some more rub in the sauce to give it more pizzazz. Then I put them back on the pit for 15 minutes to set the sauce.
Then I let them rest for 30 minutes and sliced them after that.
They turned out great! They had a great smoke flavor, and adding the smoked lard and wrapping with butcher paper made a noticeable difference.
To summarize:
- Smoke between 225°-250° for 4 hours with lard and a water pan
- Start spritzing with apple cider vinegar and water every 30 minutes after 3 hours
- Raise the temp to 275° for the 5th hour
- Wrap in butcher paper with the smoked lard and smoke for another 30 minutes to an hour – until the temp is 207°-208°
- Unwrap and brush with BBQ sauce and apple cider vinegar
- Put back on pit for sauce to set
- Let rest for 30 minutes
- Slice and enjoy swine bliss
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Honestly, it's been a long time since I've seen Twitter/X this active. Makes me happy
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I'm not sure I'd label it as "immoral" but the concept seems flawed to me. It implies that intelligence is directly proportional to the quality of one's decisions. IQ does not necessarily correlate with better judgment in decision-making
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Hey check it out! I wrote the backend for this. You can now limit replies to verified accounts. Helps prevent bots from polluting the conversation
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Notoriety isn't one of my life goals. I imagine that's true for the vast majority of the 8 billion people on this planet. I try to do good for the sake of doing good, not depending on whether or not I'm seen doing it. This applies in any context, whether personal or professional, as a company employee or running my own company.
I find peace knowing I'm doing what I can to leave the world a better place and that I'll be remembered in the hearts and minds of my friends, family, and all the great coworkers I've had the pleasure of working with in my career. I'll remember them too.
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I've been having more interesting discussions on here lately. Good to see it. Is the platform improving or my usage of it or both?
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I couldn't be more proud of the team. We did a ton of work and this was during a year of transition. Wait until you see what we have in store for 2024!
WHAT FEATURES DID X ADD IN 2023?
2023 is almost over, and I created a timeline that shows most of the IMPORTANT FEATURES that @X added this year!
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE?
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Seeing creators post about receiving ad revenue makes me happy. Thank you for being here
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Hey X Premium and Verified Organizations subscribers, check out X Pro if you haven't already. You can find it in the More menu on desktop web!
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At the end of the day, what matters most is what we've done and we're doing a lot of great work
NEWS: X/Twitter 2.0's Feature release timeline since the takeover 👀
NOVEMBER 2022
11/01 | Legacy verification turned into a subscription model
11/09 | Elon shares a bold vision for X (formerly Twitter)
11/23 | Enhanced performance advertising solutions launch
DECEMBER 2022
12/12 | Relaunch of Blue subscription service
12/12 | Blue subscribers can now upload 10-minute videos
12/12 | Community Notes feature rolled out worldwide
12/18 | Adjacency Controls launch
12/19 | Profile labels expand to include blue, gold and grey check marks
12/21 | Upgraded user experience for $Cashtags;
12/22 | View counts feature
12/23 | Blue subscribers can now upload 60-minute videos
JANUARY 2023
1/10 | “For you” and “Following” tabs replace “Home” and “Latest”
1/17 | View counts feature location moved to the right side of posts
1/20 | Ability on iOS to Bookmark a post directly from the post details
1/24 | New Keywords Ads launch in beta
1/24 | Starting today on web, timelines default to where users left it last
1/25 | Launched 3rd Party Brand Safety Adjacency Measurement with Double Verify and IAS
FEBRUARY 2023
2/01 | Launch of appeals process where anyone can request that we review a suspended account for reinstatement under our new criteria
2/03 | Launch of ad revenue share program for creators
2/08 | Launch of long-form posts for Blue subscribers (4,000 character posts)
2/15 | Expanded ability for advertising cannabis products
2/21 | Launch of notifications for users
MARCH 2023
3/16 | Feature update for users to see the total number of times a post has been bookmarked
3/20 | Use of text messages as two-factor authentication method available for Blue subscribers
3/21 | Adjacency Controls expanded so that up to 2000 handles and keywords can be excluded
3/21 | An independent assessment by Sprinklr finds that the reach of hate speech is lower
3/23 | Blue subscriptions now available globally
3/31 | Algorithm is open-sourced, ushering in a new era of transparency
APRIL 2023
4/13 | New $Cashtags product launches
4/13 | Re-launched Creator Subscription Program (previously named ‘Super Follows’)
4/14 | Verified Organizations launches for all eligible organizations globally
4/15 | AI bot progress made, altering timelines so only verified accounts are eligible in For You
4/17 | Launched our new enforcement philosophy, Freedom of Speech, Not Freedom of Reach
4/20 | Sunset of legacy verified checkmarks
4/25 | The 21st transparency report is published
MAY 2023
5/05 | Launch of Voice Memos for Messages (DMs)
5/05 | Beta testing begins for: highlights tab; larger video file support; DM reply UI updates; new drafts/schedule posts UI; post boosting; inline media for long-form posts
5/09 | New Direct Message features launch - DM Replies and Emoji Picker
5/09 | Coming soon announcement of voice and video chat from your handle
5/11 | Early version of encrypted direct messages launches for Blue subscribers
5/18 | Blue subscribers can now upload two-hour-long videos
5/18 | Voice DMs feature now available globally
5/23 | Feature update allowing users to search for Lists on desktop site
5/25 | Launch of faster Playback and picture-in-picture (PiP) playback
JUNE 2023
6/1 | DoubleVerify 3rd party brand safety and suitability measurement expands to include the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand
6/06 | Feature upgrade allowing Blue subscribers up to 1 hour to edit their posts
6/12 | Feature upgrade allowing group Direct Messages to include up to 100 people (up from 50)
6/19 | Long-form posts expands for Blue subscribers (25,000 characters)
6/20 | Feature updates to improve screen mirroring integration
6/27 | Apple TV+ posts entire first episode of “Silo” on Twitter
6/28 | Launch of new ‘Highlights’ tab for Blue subscribers, which enables users to showcase their best posts via a new, dedicated feed on their profile
6/30 | Feature upgrade allowing group Direct Messages to include up to 150 people (up from 100)
JULY 2023
7/01 | Video feature update to allow for double tap functionality to fast forward/backward
7/01 | Rate limits to fight scam and bots
7/03 | New, improved version of TweetDeck launches
7/05 | Secured first money transmitter license in Michigan, Missouri and New Hampshire
7/06 | New Job Listings feature for verified organizations being tested
7/07 | Depreciation of “Circles in favor of improved Communities & DM group chat
7/10 | Addition of Airplay button for videos on iOS
7/11 | Expanded Media Studio access to verified users
7/12 | Expanded our enforcement philosophy, Freedom of Speech, Not Freedom of Reach
7/13 | First revenue payouts to content creators
7/14 | New Direct Message setting added to reduce the number of spam messages in DMs
7/17 | Community Spotlight module added for Professional Profiles
7/18 | Rebrand of “Notes” to “Articles”
7/21 | Direct Messages feature update, resulting in a 70% reduction in spam
7/24 | X is introduced to the world!
7/25 | Video downloads feature now available to verified users
7/26 | Community Notes expands into 18 new countries
7/28| Ads Revenue sharing eligible for creators globally
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We're just getting started. More good things for ad revenue sharing coming soon on web. Stay tuned!
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We worked incredibly hard and I couldn't be more proud of the team. Grateful to be a part of this.
Verified Organizations is a new way for organizations and their affiliates to distinguish themselves on Twitter. Rather than relying on Twitter to be the sole arbiter of truth for which accounts should be verified, vetted organizations that sign up for Verified Organizations are in full control of vetting and verifying accounts they’re affiliated with.
Accounts affiliated with the organization will receive an affiliate badge on their profile with the organization’s logo, and will be featured on the organization’s Twitter profile, indicating their affiliation. All organizations are vetted before they can join Verified Organizations.
We’ve already seen organizations, including sports teams, news organizations, financial firms, Fortune 500 companies, and nonprofits join Verified Organizations and list their affiliated accounts publicly on their profiles. And starting today, Verified Organizations are available globally. We are now sending email invitations to approved organizations from the waitlist.
Interested businesses, nonprofits, governments, and multilateral organizations around the world can join the waitlist here: T.co/VerifiedOrgs
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Next time you feel overwhelmed, write everything you need to do down in a list. Spend a good 15 minutes doing this and empty your head. You'll immediately feel better and your priorities will become clear. If you don't manage your work, your work will manage you
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Does X seem more alive to you too? Seems like people are more relaxed and open. And it's not all doom & gloom
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Testing inline images - this tweet is all about BBQ
Still waiting on my Lang - delayed a week. This is the holy grail of BBQ pits. A Lang reverse-offset stick burner:
Here's a plate of BBQ:
Here's a plate of BBQ from Franklin BBQ in Austin, TX:
Here's some more BBQ:
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It's a debunked conspiracy theory nitter.app/i/grok/share/MxNVXD6bF…
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Working on a difficult problem at work and the day flew by. It’s one of the things I like about working here
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Congrats to the team! Phenomenal
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I like hidden likes. It feels better to me because I don't have to think about whether or not I should "like" something. Not because I have anything to hide but more because some things are ripe for misunderstand due to nuance
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I think @CommunityNotes is phenomenal. I'm looking forward to seeing it evolve over time
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A good, objective review of Grok. Thanks @RyanMorrisonJer - we're always working to improve it tomsguide.com/ai/elon-musk-h…
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Austin was awesome. We'd never been to Texas before so this was a new experience for us. Here are some pics!
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This is “Bouree in E Minor”, a piece Bach composed sometime between 1708 and 1717. Enjoy
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I think replying is often more productive than quote tweeting. If I have something to say about a tweet, it makes sense to say it to the person that wrote the tweet
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It crosses over the pyramid but so do roughly 2,000 other latitude formulations and it’s not the apex of the pyramid. Here’s the full snopes snopes.com/fact-check/pyrami… I should put this in a @CommunityNotes
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Articles is the sleeper feature in Premium. It's extremely well done. Write long articles and reach a massive audience. Give it a try
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They debunked the cover up debunking conspiracy theory about how the conspiracy theory was debunked 😂 - I mean at some point you gotta stop cherry picking data that supports a belief you are chasing. Chase a question, not a belief
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Let’s ask Grok:
“Well, in the context of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, being "based" is like having a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster in your hand while hitchhiking on a Vogon Constructor Fleet. In other words, it's a bit of a wild ride.
In more down-to-earth terms, being "based" means being genuine, confident, and true to oneself. It's about going against the grain and not being afraid to do what you want, even if it's unconventional or unpopular.
But let's not forget the humor in it all. Being "based" is also about having a sense of humor, not taking things too seriously, and being able to laugh at the absurdity of the universe. It's like a human realizing they're just a tiny speck in the vastness of the cosmos, but still managing to find joy in the simple things.
In conclusion, being "based" is a combination of authenticity, confidence, humor, and a touch of cosmic perspective. It's a way to navigate the strange and curious world of humanity, one hitchhiking adventure at a time.”
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Last day today for 2 web interns, @mattzhang_ and @victorzheng231. I was impressed with their demos. Astonishing how much they got done in just 4 months
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You can find the full list of our open jobs at either of these links: x.com/XCareers/jobs or careers.x.com
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My son got his first summer teenager job and we've had some great discussions about work principles lately. I thought I'd share here as well. If you're fortunate to be hired for a job and you decide to take the offer or stay in the role, you should do the very best you can, no matter what the job is. No exceptions. Hypothetically, if the job involves putting on a hazmat suit and sifting through toxic waste, and you accept the position or decide to stay, you should try to be the best toxic waste picker-upper you can be.
He also proactively asked us to temporarily stop his allowance while he had a job. He said he didn't need it anymore. He also said that "work feels good man". 😀 I'm proud of him
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All they're doing is injecting threads into instagram and requiring users to download the app if they click on a thread. Clever but download count does not equate to sustained, real-user usage techcrunch.com/2024/02/27/th…
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It's going to rain all day tomorrow, so I decided to smoke pulled pork today instead. I'm still learning about barbecue and cooking on an offset smoker, so I figured I'd share what I learn with all of you.
After covering the meat with the rub, I was ready to start the fire. There are a few ways to start a fire in an offset smoker, but the goal is to get the right amount of hot coals and embers to fuel the cook. Today, I started with a chimney of lump charcoal along with splits of hickory and oak.
My first mistake was putting too much wood on top of the charcoal. The fire got way too hot, and I had to pull charcoal out to cool it down. My temperature target was 275°, and the cooker quickly got to 350°+. Then I removed too much charcoal, and the cooker got too cold. It took a while to get into a good rhythm around 275°.
Anyway, when the fire is starting and the cooker is getting hot, you'll see a ton of white, puffy smoke. It's important not to cook with that smoke. Too much of it, and the meat will taste like an ashtray. The less smoke you see, the better for cooking.
When the cooker was ready, I put the meat on. Here, I just cooked for 5 hours at 275°. I needed to feed the fire every 30-45 minutes or so. It was a piece of cake, really.
After 5 hours, the meat was at 170°, and the bark looked great. It had absorbed enough smoke, so I wrapped it with aluminum foil to finish the cook. At this point, I could have transferred it to an oven, but where's the fun in that?
It only took an hour wrapped to get to 205°, which is done. I'm surprised because it usually takes 2-3 hours wrapped based on what I see online.
After that, I let it rest for 30 minutes, then pulled it apart. @chelrb made BBQ sauce, and the whole thing was awesome.
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Amazing. I gotta go to this show. And yes, 5150 is an amazing song and an amazing album
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We're global now!
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Personally, I welcome debate about anything. I think it's a mistake to dismiss someone as "not being worthy" of debate or a topic as too "pure" to be challenged. The key thing is a collective search for truth, along with mutual respect for different perspectives
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Our numbers are looking good and it’s a testament to all the great people that work here. We’ve accomplished a lot and there’s much more to come
It’s halfway through 2024 and we’re here to drop some numbers about everything happening on X in Q2.
We know you love to scroll, post, watch and call - so much that every day around 361.9B seconds are spent on X - up +8% over the same time last year.
And it turns out you’re not alone- there are ~570M people coming to X every month, up +6% year over year.
What’s the one thing that really fires up X in 2024? [drum roll please 🥁] Video.
There were ~8.2B daily video views in Q2, up +45% year over year.
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My kid is officially on summer break and is in the living room, reading a book and listening to Stevie Wonder on vinyl. Good kid.
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OK, so brisket is a pain in the neck to cook. Holy hell. Whose idea was it to smoke this honkin' piece of bovine? Anyway, I made brisket today. This is what happened.
3:30 am: Wake up
I woke up, and Michele looked at me confused. "What are you doing?" - "I need to trim the brisket and get the cooker hot" - "What? (groggy)... don't burn the lawn. Also, get the fire extinguisher and a bucket of water"
4 am: Trimming & Seasoning
I read a book and watched 6 YouTube videos and still feel like I have no idea what the hell I'm doing. I trimmed away the sides and cut away a massive chunk of fat on the back. I also trimmed away some of the fat cap. It looked like someone with a terrible haircut when I was done but... good enough, I guess?
Seasoning was the simplest thing. Texas style: salt & pepper 50/50
4:30 am: Starting the fire
I'm the only guy in town starting a fire in his backyard 4:30am on a Saturday. Even the deer and coyotes are like, "What the hell are you doing?"
5:00 am: Start the cook
I started the cook and continued to cook for 8 hours. I had a hard time with the fire today. I was targeting the 225-250 range and was fighting it to either heat up or cool down the whole time. It's been raining a lot lately, and the air is very humid, and I think it was messing with my wood. The wood was taking a long time to really catch, and then after a while, the temperature would drop all at once. Ughhh...
To wrap or not to wrap
Skilled pitmasters "wrap if they need to"... which I didn't really understand why or what that meant until today. I think it's all about the bark. The color of the bark is a signal to wrap. When the brisket looks like a meteorite but isn't done cooking, pitmasters wrap it in butcher paper to preserve the bark and finish the cook. But if the bark isn't done, it's too early to wrap.
That was the case with today's cook. The finished temp is 200-210, and the bark finished at the same time the meat finished cooking.
1 pm: Rest
I pulled it out of the pit at 205 and rested it for 4 hours.
5 pm: Slice
The brisket turned out ok overall! I think it cooked too fast though. It only took 8 hours to come to temperature without wrapping and that's unusual at the right temperatures. The meat tasted good but was a little tough in some areas. I think my pit cooks hot.
Lessons learned
1.) For the love of God, I don't need to wake up at 3:30am to cook a brisket
2.) Use drier, smaller pieces of wood for better fire control
3.) Only wrap when the bark is dark
4.) Don’t cook the brisket too hot & fast
5.) I think my pit cooks hot. It might be the extra radiant heat coming from the bottom because of the reverse-flow design
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Grok is awesome. I fed it today's nytimes free speech article and asked it to list all the issues with it. Grok returned 10 ways the article misrepresented the facts nitter.app/i/grok/share/MI2qn0QM2…
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VERIFIED!!! Even with the chaos, our team came together and worked hard to make this happen in a week and a half! So many changes launched today. Very special thanks to those on the project who were let go on Friday. We couldn’t have done this without them.
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Tip: If you don't like a type of post, you don't need to mute or block the account. Click the 3 dots at the top right of the post then select "Not interested in this post" then click "Show fewer posts from..." I've been doing this lately and my home feed has improved
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I've been working in an area of the tech stack that is new to me... it's complicated but I'm learning a lot and enjoying it! I'm excited about this feature and looking forward to sharing it with all of you. Stay tuned
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