Chris Parker
Ex-Apple, skier, juggler, father of two, master of none. Always too much to learn, not enough time to learn it.
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- I think my perfect machine these days would be an M2 11” MacBook Air. Or just let my 11” iPad Pro run macOS.
- Is it just me or is reading LinkedIn exhausting? So many people taking so many small ideas so seriously. It reminds me of the old joke: "Why are academic politics so vicious?" "Because the stakes are so small." What does all this posturing on LinkedIn do? Anything?
- My favorite thing on the Rational Security podcast from @lawfaremedia.org used to be how @shaneharris.bsky.social said “Goodbye” at the end, but now it’s how @sranderson.bsky.social says ”Me!” when he’s reading the credits for audio engineer.
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- OK, I know the world is burning down and everything, but sometimes my brain just goes “Hey, what about this?” Today, it’s: In _The Little Mermaid_ movie, after Eric and Ariel are married - does the kingdom just stop eating seafood?
- I’d forgotten how good the cast of 1776 is. William Daniels is amazing, but the talent in the cast is incredible.
- The problem with having a particular sense of humor and being a student of the classics is that you can’t participate in your child’s Scouting activities without having a certain song on repeat in your head every time.
- Reposted by Chris ParkerTwo Republican senators told me tonight this vote shows they can execute the same strategy again — cut Democrats out of the negotiations on a gov’t funding bill, pass it thru the House, and expect Senate Dems to back down and not filibuster it. “We liked it over here,” one said.
- Reposted by Chris ParkerIt’s a real shame they tamped him down so much on the campaign. Probably wouldn’t have made the difference, but damn, remember the euphoria of that first weekend she picked him and they were talking like people and we were on the offensive? It felt fucking amazing and he is really good at this.
- Hit 16 bits on the odometer yesterday!
- Reposted by Chris ParkerJust looking at the events of *this one day* compels the conclusion that the United States Government is being run by morons, psychos, invertebrates, and crooks.
- Reposted by Chris ParkerListen to Secretary Pete. And remember, these are our funds. These are our courts. And these are our streets.
- Reposted by Chris ParkerElon Musk was raised in apartheid South Africa. He and his family observed, endorsed, and enjoyed apartheid. Until the age of 18, Elon was completely immersed in a wildly racist, homophobic, whites-only culture. These were Elon’s formative years, and as a result, bigotry is firmly embedded in…
- Reposted by Chris ParkerThis is a long article but stick with it from beginning to end. Some excerpts attached.
- If you want a long, but very thorough, read on just how crazy dangerous the situation is with Elon, @brockm.bsky.social has laid it all out in a single article. Please read it. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
- Reposted by Chris ParkerConvo with my friend from Hungary tonight who left after Orban’s election. She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”
- Reposted by Chris ParkerNEW: The board president of a small WV nonprofit says they haven't received their HHS funding since the Trump/Musk budget freeze. They had to lay off 3 of 5 employees on Friday. An 86-yr-old woman is counting on them to take her dialysis tomorrow. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Reposted by Chris Parker"...a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism — ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." FDR 1938
- Reposted by Chris ParkerMaybe tomorrow a <single journalist> might bother to find the Speaker or the Senate Majority Leader & ask why the hell they aren't acting to stop unelected people who aren't even federal employees from violating the laws Congress already passed, & to explain why this isn't a constitutional crisis? 🤷♂️
- Reposted by Chris ParkerNew State Department appointee's message to Black Americans (including a Republican Senator, Trump appointee and former head of Heritage)
- Chief Leopard announces they lied about how tariffs work. Can't wait to hear how their base justifies this.
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- Reposted by Chris ParkerAny Democrat politician who doesn’t immediately get out there to politicize this tragedy - because Donald Trump’s blood cult did just cause a deadly plane crash - is a pathetic waste of oxygen. Do your goddamn jobs and help us save this country.
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- Reposted by Chris ParkerWant a great slogan for midterms? "If you FAFO and are struggling because of Trump policies, we understand. The Dems are here for you. Tell us how we can help you " You get the point. FAFO will be the theme. Be the solution.
- Recently, in corporate social media:
- Reposted by Chris ParkerToday a reporter reached out to me after seeing posts I made on Bluesky about what’s going on at NIH. Keep typing, keep talking, keep shouting, because your voice goes beyond the void.
- Reposted by Chris Parker🧵 How do we know Trump is full of sh** when he shrieks about “hydrants running dry”? Because in 2016, a horrendous wildfire hit Gatlinburg Tennessee. Hydrants ran dry and 14 people died. A higher death toll than the LA Fires. But Tennessee had a GOP governor, so newly-elected Trump posted:
- Reposted by Chris ParkerElon’s estranged daughter has re-entered the chat
- Well, fuck this guy. www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/p...
- I am apparently one of the eight people who don’t use Spotify at all.
- Right now the best iPad Bluesky app I have is the website. What iPad apps are up-and-coming for this? Any favorites?
- Scotland gets it right. Scotland gets its rights right? That works too.
- Reposted by Chris ParkerPrivilege allows luck to happen a lot more frequently, at the very least.
- Reposted by Chris ParkerThis is already happening and the answer is: It turns to shit even faster
- Random fact about me: About 50% of the time I have the music from the Muppet Show sketch “At The Dance” stuck in my head.
- Hey folks. Intros seem to be a thing, so here’s mine: Father of 2, skier, juggler, LEGO fan. @ Apple from 2001-2017; if you caught a “What’s New in Cocoa {Touch}” at WWDC between 2002 and 2011 or so, that was likely me. Now at Meta supporting a team doing compiler research for mobile apps.
- Feel free to ping if you’re interested in talking about any of that stuff. :)
- Today is the (fictional) anniversary of the WKRP Turkey Drop. “As god as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”
- OK, that was cool; it was pretty simple to set up my own domain as my bsky username. Nice!
- Reposted by Chris ParkerA lot of people think that rural areas are against using vehicles that do not run on gasoline, but I am here to tell you that many of my neighbors have vehicles with alternative power trains that use very different fuels.
