Tyler Butler — Notes

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:23:49 GMT

I get so excited when I read some release notes for an app or library and a new feature is OPT-IN rather than OPT-OUT. It should always be this way. If your features are so important or relevant, let them speak for themselves. Don’t foist your crap on people.

Mon, 23 May 2022 14:46:02 GMT

“In 1959, Eugene Ionesco wrote the absurdist play Rhinoceros in which one by one, an entire town of people suddenly transform into rhinos.”

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1516816659125874695.html?fbclid=IwAR2M9OQjhfBm4zL66phf6KtTGrAk6kSLNCg6t_i4yqut0V_9P0wXyvlZUhw

Sat, 21 May 2022 14:31:42 GMT

Excellent interview. Why This Computer Scientist Says All Cryptocurrency Should “Die in a Fire” ❧ Current Affairs

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 20:40:53 GMT

Steve Albini’s letter to Nirvana regarding producing their album, In Utero: I would like to be paid like a plumber

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 01:31:51 GMT

Turns out there’s a big difference between a playlist titled “songs that make me happy” and another titled “songs that make me happy to be alive.”

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 20:40:39 GMT

Fluid Framework is now available to all Azure customers (in public preview). This represents an incredible amount of work by the team. I’m proud to be part of it. <devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft…>

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 03:57:26 GMT

Bear plus snowflake equals polar bear - ⌨️🤷🏻‍♂️📷

Thu, 06 May 2021 04:53:13 GMT

Write code. Not too much. Mostly functions. - Brandon’s Website

Thu, 06 May 2021 00:54:19 GMT

Internal Combustion Engine – Bartosz Ciechanowski

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 03:47:08 GMT

Once Halt sent me PM and offered to learn Rust. Like any ordinary people, we decided to start with writing a dynamic library for Windows that could be loaded into StarCraft’s address space and manage units.

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Wed, 07 Apr 2021 02:53:31 GMT

Don’t End The Week With Nothing

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:11:04 GMT

Once Upon a Time, Exploding Billiard Balls Were An Everyday Thing - Smart News - Smithsonian Magazine

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 20:51:32 GMT

“Seattle was as pissed off as I’ve seen it when Trump got elected, and take it from me, it has stayed pissed off for all four years.”

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-n…

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:48:50 GMT

Why Are Conservatives Obsessed with Pedophilia Right Now? - David M Schell

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 01:10:33 GMT

Facebook chose not to act on militia complaints before Kenosha shooting - The Verge

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 01:07:05 GMT

3-Year-Old Clinging to Unicorn Float Is Rescued From Sea in Greece - The New York Times

“We don’t know what can happen from one moment to the next,” he said. “The sea is a deceitful thing.”

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 14:30:35 GMT

COVID-19 Is Transmitted Through Aerosols. We Need to Adapt

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 01:54:06 GMT

These game writers made history by going on strike — and winning

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:55:48 GMT

The US declared war on TikTok because it can’t handle the truth

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:56:23 GMT

The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 19:29:24 GMT

And an aggressive multinational company whose business model is threatened by the bad man’s opponent is, at best, conflicted; at worst, complicit.

If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:00:27 GMT

Well, I feel a little better now. A President Who Makes Us Puke—Just Like He Was Hired To Do - POLITICO

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 15:40:17 GMT

White Evangelicals on Black Lives Matter and Racism - The Atlantic

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 15:41:22 GMT

How “special register groups” invaded computer dictionaries for decades

I Don’t Care What Google or Apple or Whoever Did

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:58:00 GMT

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Wed, 17 Jun 2020 16:10:38 GMT

Trump really doesn’t like being fact-checked… U.S. Justice Department to propose rolling back protections for big tech - Reuters

Sun, 15 Jul 2018 19:44:16 GMT

Verifying myself: I am tylerbutler on http://Keybase.io. YzWwfLJ7APJvNmLPqlAS63-b8ZpiId2tF5pI / https://keybase.io/tylerbutler/sigs/YzWwfLJ7APJvNmLPqlAS63-b8ZpiId2tF5pI

Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:46:08 GMT

Instlling Binary Python Packages on Windows: http://www.tylerbutler.com/2014/12/installing-binary-python-packages-on-windows/

Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:21:49 GMT

“It looks like you’re writing a letter.” - Clippy #ClippyIsBack #OfficeOnline http://office.com

Tue, 24 Dec 2013 01:15:00 GMT

Get Pikmin 3, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. 20 mins after putting the disc in I’m still waiting to play.

Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:02:53 GMT

Very disappointed that Siri apparently doesn’t know what UTC is.

Sat, 21 Sep 2013 16:57:44 GMT

My parents taught me to be careful, but they never told me, “YOU WILL DIE IF YOU SCREW THIS UP.” http://www.foodallergywalk.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1062527&supid=390768228

Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:20:32 GMT

I won the One-Second Stopwatch Game in 7 tries. I suppose this is one of my many useless skills. http://toys.usvsth3m.com/watch/

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:23:57 GMT

REALM FIRST HEROIC MOGU’SHAN VAULTS BABY!

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:54:25 GMT

What? Awwww, come on! I was particularly looking forward to using that one,,, https://x.com/tylerbutler/status/262250912393883651/photo/1

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:41:19 GMT

“Drats” doesn’t begin to describe my disappointment, @letterpressapp https://x.com/tylerbutler/status/262247618510479361/photo/1

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:24:54 GMT

I released Engineer 0.3.1 over the weekend. Time to type pip install -U engineer. What are you waiting for? http://www.tylerbutler.com/2012/08/07/engineer-0-3-1-released/

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 17:43:42 GMT

“…investigating a report of a drive by pellet gun shooting.” WTF Seattle.

http://www.king5.com/home/Seattle-police-officer-investigated-for-excessive-force-164949646.html

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 17:40:40 GMT

Something no one has ever said in seriousness: “We could keep the party going at McDonalds.”

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:35:48 GMT

The Right Woman: http://www.tylerbutler.com/2012/07/07/the-right-woman/

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:23:10 GMT

Wife: “Solar powered planes will make air travel so much cheaper!” Me: “In 100 years maybe.” Wife: “We’ll be alive. Singularity, bitch!”

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:46:08 GMT

Hahaha, the censored @Oatmeal pic made me guffaw despite the humorless tone of the article. http://is.gd/25Q1MG

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:54:53 GMT

“http://mysite.10.0.0.1.xip.io resolves to 10.0.0.1”

OR I COULD JUST GO TO 10.0.0.1. How is this revolutionary?

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:52:35 GMT

Can someone with more DNS chops than I please explain why .xip.io is useful? I have no problem accessing my sites on my internal network.

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:43:09 GMT

New project I put together: http://xkcd2.com

Sun, 06 May 2012 12:12:38 GMT

I think I might have just pulled my first all nighter since college. I’ve still got the magic.