Andrey Savchenko

Russian warship, go fuck yourself.

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

I'm of negative military value, but I can make money, so sending them to Ukrainian army & Come Back Alive fund. 💸💸💸💸💸

I've never taken donations for my WP&OSS work, if you ever offered - send it to Ukrainian army now, like my life depends on it. 🙏

https://t.co/Yay5ux0xTT

[Ukraine / Україна @Ukraine]

2. Donate money to support the Ukrainian Army. You can transfer money to the following accounts:

🇺🇦 https://t.co/XXCiLUgMOv

🇺🇦 https://t.co/1Cr5CAEilv

3. Organize street protests in your city to support Ukraine and condemn Russian aggression

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

@WiseArts I got Bellroy last time, holds up super well (about 8 years now), though I don't carry it in pocket daily. not sure if they have tri-folds, they prioritize slimmer carry over being overbuilt. if you want something built like a tank I'd be diving to reddit nerds for choices.

[Paul Rees. ex Rucksack. @HannahIamthest1]

Did you know that one of the greatest practical jokes ever pulled beyond Earth belongs to astronaut Owen Garriott.

In 1973, Garriott was part of the crew aboard Skylab, America’s first space station. The prank he played on Mission Control officer Robert Crippen earned a permanent place in astronaut humor.

Before the mission, Garriott brought a tape recorder into space. On it, his wife had recorded several short lines. One day, when Robert Crippen made radio contact with Skylab from Houston, Garriott was ready with the recording.

The exchange went something like this:

“Skylab, this is Houston. Please respond.”

A cheerful woman’s voice came over the line.

“Good morning, Houston. This is Skylab.”

After a brief pause, Mission Control asked carefully:

“Who is speaking?”

“Hi, Robert,” the voice replied. “This is Helen, Owen’s wife.”

For a few seconds, Crippen tried to process what he had just heard. Then he finally managed to ask:

“What are you doing up there?”

“I just thought I’d bring the boys something to eat,” the voice answered from orbit. “Everything is fresh.”

Mission Control fell silent for nearly a full minute.

Then the connection was cut.

Apparently, even a trained flight controller needed a moment to recover from that one.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Kyiv. The City of Courage @Kyiv]

At least 15 people, including a 3 y.o. child, were killed and more than 100 injured in a single Russian attack on Ukraine today.

Russia launched 73 missiles and 656 drones against Ukrainian cities. Ukraine managed to intercept hundreds of incoming targets. But 30 missiles, and dozens of drones still reached their targets.

Ukraine is in need of air defense interceptors. The choice is simple: help stop Russian missiles over Ukraine today, or watch Russia bring this terror closer to your borders tomorrow. #SkyShieldNow

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

yeah, uh, thanks, gemini, that illustration really brought it to life 😂

[The WP Community Collective @thewpcc]

How have the changes in #WordPress over the past few years affected you? No, really, we're asking!

The WPCC has launched the State of the Community survey for anyone who works with, builds on, or just cares about WordPress.

Open now through June 27: https://t.co/oEq8VRAEvu

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

@TheSeeBeen I was mentally chanting Find Out Find Out Find Out as I was reading.

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

"All of this from a stupid presentation" https://t.co/rrwRx1I5Wr oh, is that the only thing that happened? I am sure jury will find very little issue with such a minor thing.

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

I see impact of LLMs on open source discussed in technical sense of coding changing, but not emotional one - the final pinnacle of taking its labors whole, laundering off the last meek obligations of licenses and gratitude. who will be left to take from, when we are gone, though?

[The Repository @therepositorywp]

Mullenweg sat for 21 hours of deposition. WP Engine wants 5 more hours. That's one of six discovery fights heading to court this week.

https://t.co/RHyIAObpdP

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

In 1974, an Alaskan prankster named Oliver “Porky” Bickar carried hundreds of old tires by helicopter to the crater of Mount Edgecumbe, a dormant volcano near Sitka, Alaska.

On April Fool’s Day, he set the tires on fire, sending massive clouds of black smoke rising into the sky and convincing residents that the volcano had erupted.

The U.S. Coast Guard was alerted, locals panicked, and many people genuinely believed the long-dormant volcano had come back to life.

When investigators finally got close enough, they discovered the smoke was coming from burning tires and a giant message painted in the snow that read: “APRIL FOOL.”

The stunt became one of the most famous April Fool’s pranks in Alaska history.

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

got this to have a more substantial blade on the keychain (larger blades live in the backpack) and the finish is amaaazing 😍 https://t.co/1a2r2fcXqf

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

trying out Selenized to replace Solarized because contrast is too low for me anymore 👓

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

this is hilarious, if you think spammers are dumb and incompetent. gives me suspicion someone got a free nuke dropped on a competitor.

[Nikita Bier @nikitabier]

This is equivalent to trying to sell a cop drugs while he’s in uniform in his police car.

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

my notebook boot got sluggish (as it does) so I spent a while to troubleshoot and the key issue is that windows and hardware spend 15 seconds just staring at each other to establish dominance

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

I fixed electric toothbrush that wouldn't turn on.

it wouldn't turn off now.

[Anh Tran @rilwis]

We still think CPT belongs to plugin territory. But if CPT must be in core, we need a complete and extendable solution.

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

⚡️ Russian ambassador exits UN event over Ukrainian beer.

Vasily Nebenzya abruptly departed an informal gathering of United Nations permanent representatives in New York on May 7 after encountering Lviv-made craft beer featuring a label depicting a burning Kremlin.

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

it being a thin wrapper of toxic positivity around a giant labor extraction machine

[Jeff @jeffr0]

What’s preventing you from contributing to WordPress like this?

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

just sitting (unwillingly) on the sidelines of LLM show and having thoughts:
1. protect your ability to think at all costs
2. protect your ability to focus at all costs
3. people have little issue hyping blatantly bad tech, don't let their agenda poison your judgment

[Andrey Savchenko @Rarst]

these are my spiritual goals if I make it through the war 😔 https://t.co/cjoEbuX9M9