aaronbrethorst

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   by aaronbrethorst 10d ago

   UAL used to let you listen into the cockpit to ATC chatter: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17656352 — I understand this was really helpful for calming some passengers' nerves during flying.
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   by aaronbrethorst 12d ago

   He worked at Pacific Bell between 1986 and June 30, 1995, and the personalities he encountered there inspired many of his Dilbert characters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams
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   by aaronbrethorst 12d ago

   Thank you so much! What city do you live in now?
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   by aaronbrethorst 12d ago

   I work on a suite of open source public transit software projects, collectively called OneBusAway (or OBA). The software is used by millions of transit riders every day around the world, including in New York City, the Seattle area, San Die
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   by aaronbrethorst 13d ago

   Interesting. Thanks for the detailed information and texture.
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   OpenAI's rogue AI tried to hack another company in May(theverge.com)

   5 points by aaronbrethorst 13d ago|0 comments
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   by aaronbrethorst 14d ago

   I get 5G mmWave in my home and around my neighborhood in Seattle. In fact sometimes at home I’ll turn off WiFi on my phone just because I’m sitting in a WiFi dead zone but the mmWave still works great. This is on Mint Mobile, a budget MVNO
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   by aaronbrethorst 14d ago

   Funny enough, Cafe Lolo, the business that the example edit demonstrates, replaced my favorite restaurant in Seattle, Cookweaver. The chef-owner of Cookweaver is now doing private events and in-home meals for folks who miss his cooking: ht
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   by aaronbrethorst 16d ago

   I'm being vague to avoid spoilers, but I'll just say that it serves for a very interesting meditation on the concept of loss, and has stuck with me for the 5+ years since I read the trilogy.
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    by aaronbrethorst 28d ago

    I have never tried. I'm sure there are some reddit threads about this though.
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    by aaronbrethorst 28d ago

    Since 2024: https://www.macstories.net/news/altstore-is-now-available-in... https://altstore.io
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    by aaronbrethorst 29d ago

    HTMX is a layer on top of server-side rendered HTML that gives you near-SPA-levels of interactivity without having to build a standalone SPA.
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    by aaronbrethorst 1mo ago

    Darmok and Jalad, after their quota ran out.
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    by aaronbrethorst 1mo ago

    Does Microsoft still maintain IIS? I thought it hadn't been meaningfully updated in about 8 years.
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    Dolly Parton Dies at 80(nytimes.com)

    11 points by aaronbrethorst 1mo ago|0 comments
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    by aaronbrethorst 1mo ago

    whew, that's going to be a relief to the driver that hits an unexpected cloudburst while driving 80mph (130km) down the highway.
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    by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago

    I'd posit that this is just as good as every programmer koan or story from esr's The New Hackers Dictionary
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    by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago

    This is the most direct way: https://opentransitsoftwarefoundation.org/onebusaway/contrib...
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    by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago

    I've had a few occasions where Claude Code thought that it had caught and stopped a malicious command in Auto mode, but in all cases it turned out that it had in fact hallucinated them. I haven't seen this happen in a while.
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    by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago

    You might be Generation Jones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Jones
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    by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago

    Hey Will - I'd love your help! You can either go through the OSSVolunteers link above or just review this document, which includes a direct link to join our Slack workspace: https://opentransitsoftwarefoundation.org/one
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    by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago

    I work on a suite of open source public transit software projects, collectively called OneBusAway (or OBA). The software is used by millions of transit riders every day around the world, including in New York City, the Seattle area, San Die
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    by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago

    Some background on The Nordic Times: https://medium.com/@collegehill/max-tegmark-ai-conspiracy-th...
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    David Ellison: Here's Why You Can Trust Me with the News(nytimes.com)

    2 points by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago|2 comments
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    OneRaccoonAway – Jimothy-inspired Seattle bus times(oneraccoonaway.org)

    1 points by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago|0 comments
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    The Greenhouse and the Lens: Two Modes of Agentic AI Work(brethorsting.com)

    10 points by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago|9 comments
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    by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago

    We've been making pho ga from this recipe for years. It's been on weekly rotation in the fall and winter because it is so ridiculously good . Pair it with bone broth made in your instant pot for best results. Normally we start ma
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    by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago

    outlet wall plates Also make sure your screws in your outlet wall plates are vertical. I've found it's a key tell between mediocre electricians & handymen, and the real pros, and it gives me confidence (perhaps unfounded) th
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    by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago

    Some more photos without a paywall. https://westseattleblog.com/2026/07/about-that-huge-cloud-vi...
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    by aaronbrethorst 2mo ago

    Seems like a good thing for them to reconsider between now and next summer!