Paul Sanchez

Web engineer in the Chicago area. Technological nomad.

[Paul Sanchez @basicdays]

@LinusTech Tabs are better than spaces

[Mastodon (@[email protected]) @joinmastodon]

Mastodon has just passed over 2 million active monthly users, a new record! People are voting with their feet. The future of social media doesn't have to belong to a billionaire, it can be in the hands of its users.

[Paul Sanchez @basicdays]

@janusrose Hey @weatherchannel would you know if this is actually a song that was played back in 2006 and who composed it? The internet is wondering... :D

[Alan Wong @alanwongw]

Do you ever get text messages meant for someone else? Maybe sth like "Are you Linda from the pet store?" And because you're nice, you reply and say they got the wrong number.

Cindy Tsai, a lawyer, did just that. By the end of it all, she would lose about $2.5 million.

[Paul Sanchez @basicdays]

@martinisoft Good luck on the move! Make sure to spread the word of Sheepshead 🙃

[Paul Sanchez @basicdays]

You know, one huge benefit to reading code written by a computer scientist is that it comes pre-obfuscated!

[Paul Sanchez @basicdays]

@technicallyerik I risked installing Windows 11 on mine a month ago, nothing has gone wrong yet. If anything, I've noticed a couple bugs in the UI disappear. 🤷

[Alex Blechman @AlexBlechman]

Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale

Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus

[Framework @FrameworkPuter]

Maybe the first fully functional community member developed Expansion Card (with circuitry involved)!

[Gary Bernhardt @garybernhardt]

Two things that are always just a couple years away: autonomous self-driving cars and autonomous self-programming computers.

[Paul Sanchez @basicdays]

#RightToRepair https://t.co/7F4Bv1SJY5

[Mega Man @MegaMan]

wood man

[Rust Language @rustlang]

Say hello to the @rust_foundation! 🎂🎉 https://t.co/iRUkFd58j2

[Paul Sanchez @basicdays]

@cheese051 Was amazing to see this crazy month of runs end with a WR for you!

[Paul Sanchez @basicdays]

This. Is. Amazing.

[Cassidy @cassidoo]

(Virtually) hug your open source maintainers today

[KoBrah @KobrahCJ]

Remember when Bernie helped commentate at AGDQ 2016?

[Paul Sanchez @basicdays]

Absolutely would love to have do expressions (stage 1).

[Laurie @laurieontech]

For those of you who follow TC39 proposals, what do you wish was adopted that's still in an earlier stage?