Mac Merritt

a dad, a husband, a software engineer, a diverse hobby enthusiast, and a believer that God is real and that he loves this world

[Mac Merritt @MacMerritt]

@ImmortalHorrors No obvious damage so far. Thankfully our truck that doesn’t fit in the garage was at the airport.

Not sure if it was bad enough to cause car damage or not. I didn’t get a chance to look at other cars in the neighborhood this morning.

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#erie #hail

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@BMilli116 One specific context about tonight I should have mentioned is that he made an ultimatum to the half of Twitter that didn’t get laid off saying they could leave with severance or work crazy hours with no additional pay. Today was the deadline. The vast majority decided to leave.

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@BMilli116 I worked there for 4 years and I literally don’t know a single person who is still working there 😞

[👸🏼🙄 Fiona @notFromShrek]

Quitting Twitter Inc earlier this year is like graduating high school and feeling a bit sad but like, nostalgic, and then a few months later your high school explodes.

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I am who I am today because of all the incredible people at Twitter. It was some of the best professional years of my life and I respect everyone I worked with. I’m so sad to see such a great culture disappear.

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Overall, I have mixed feelings about “she hulk”, but Cheetos and chop sticks is the best food hack I have ever gotten from a show.

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@DataRiot I couldn’t handle the new timelines. I switched to chronological and I like it much better.

Requires some work to get following right, but at least I asked for all the content I’m getting.

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Today is my last day working at Twitter. I have loved the last four years. It’s been the best job of my life so far and I have a huge amount of respect for everyone I have worked with. Thanks to everyone for the great experience.

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@peterclowes Most apps have a pretty easy button to skip back 15 or 30 seconds.

The only time I prefer reading is when it’s highly technical reference material like a text book or something. But unless I need to see equations or code examples, I generally prefer to hear someone talking.

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I only just realized I can use my iPad as an external monitor when I’m traveling and I love the feature.

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Spiciness in a cocktail should be like salt in a meal. It should help make everything taste better. Not make everything taste salty/ spicy

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How to eat a doughnut according to my four year old.

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@KayOstas Why? I haven’t had many issues with it.

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Double black Manhattan:
2 parts Laphroaig
1 part Averna Amaro
Bitters, lemon peel, and smoke

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Would you rather make 20% more or work 20% less?

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@MrRyanGuthrie Not that bad actually. It didn’t hit the kids hard and the we got it pretty mild. Some exhaustion and I’ll have a cough for a month, but The most difficult part is just being stuck inside with a two year old and four year old all day 😅

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I believe it’s important to maintain a diverse set of activity while my kids are stuck at home with Covid…. That’s why we watched Paw Patrol and Frozen and Tarzan today.