Rob Jacobson

Nerd, mathematician, and computer scientist who can "actually code IRL." Currently geeking-out on React/Gatsby/NextJS. 🏳️‍🌈

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

@elonmusk I've owned https://t.co/PL7fIrJp58 since 1999. Time to cash out! 😎🤑💰Distressed property.
Interested? You could own the "Official Blue Check" domain and keep it away from scammers. (That's not me, but I can't control what a buyer does.)
#TwitterBlue #ElonMusk

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

@jonni_walker I'm making a map of Puget Sound (Seattle), but the satellite imagery of the water is 💩. There are weird glitches around bays. Any suggestions, other than a big flat tint over the water?

[Mosquito Capital @MosquitoCapital]

I've seen a lot of people asking "why does everyone think Twitter is doomed?"

As an SRE and sysadmin with 10+ years of industry experience, I wanted to write up a few scenarios that are real threats to the integrity of the bird site over the coming weeks.

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

If anyone has tips or suggestions, please chime in! Perhaps I'll run an "Official Bluecheck Lettuce Cam" in the meantime.🙃

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

@elonmusk I've owned https://t.co/PL7fIrJp58 since 1999. Time to cash out! 😎🤑💰Distressed property.
Interested? You could own the "Official Blue Check" domain and keep it away from scammers. (That's not me, but I can't control what a buyer does.)
#TwitterBlue #ElonMusk

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

I'll probably put https://t.co/THXi1k9GVs up for auction unless @elonmusk steps in. This is too good of a domain to stay parked forever. I just hope that whoever buys it uses "Official Bluecheck" for good, not evil. #domainsforsale

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

I'd like to auction this off, but it could get bought up by some scammers. A third-party website at https://t.co/7MfPYpv6Kn could be used for good or evil. Eeep.

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

Weird but true: I'm "Bluecheck Official." I registered the domain name https://t.co/7MfPYpv6Kn from a project over twenty years ago. I've never done anything with it. Any thoughts? Maybe a Lettuce Cam for fun? #bluecheck #Twittershutdown #domains

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

@premiumbusiness Would Twitter have any interest? Completely serious. I'm also happy to consider offers from third parties. #verified #TwitterBlue

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

@Jason A weird, random fact: I'm the owner of the original domain https://t.co/7MfPYpv6Kn. I registered it in 1999 for a software product that I was developing but never finished. It's lonely and needs a better owner. All serious offers considered! 🤑🤑🤑#bluecheck

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

@elonmusk I'm the inventor of the Blue Check! True fact: I registered the domain https://t.co/7MfPYpv6Kn around in 1999 for a software product I never finished. It's been unused and lonely ever since. 😢Available for sale on reasonable terms. Interested? HMU.

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

@WbtphdjdTurner @Fahrenthold Just curious... I noticed your comment... What do you mean? Yes, there is more than one fraudulent nonprofit out there.... Is that a "tears of joy" thing?

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

@Fahrenthold Great article! Please check your "report charity fraud" inbox.

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

@TruistNews "Uniting NC, Inc." is a questionable nonprofit that might -- or might not -- be defrauding its corporate partners and donors. Uniting NC claims that "BB&T" is a current sponsor of its activities. Is this a correct statement of fact? Is BB&T sponsoring Uniting NC?

[Derek ₿anas @NewThinkTank]

I talked to a YT Rep this week & they said the most popular Education YT channels make sub 3min videos with less code & more animations & Sell Merch! I clearly don’t know how to make YT videos anymore

[I Am Devloper @iamdevloper]

What’s the one thing you never expected to take so much of your time as a programmer?

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

Loving your blog post about labels, too! For the final example, do you have a natural POI layer for each line of text with icon? Is it more or less efficient to do complex typography in #Mapbox vs HTML? Does adding layers stress the rendering engine?

https://t.co/BPwEERgO7l

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

@jonni_walker @Mapbox: Love your blog posts (and YouTube webinar) about how to design gorgeous 3D #maps with #MapBox! 😍

More info please about how you created the "beam of light" sky layer and the water reflection? Beautiful!

https://t.co/BSJWWg0hed

[Rob Jacobson @RobTheCoder]

Also, could you please consider a blog post on your light experiments? Your effects are amazing!