Daniel McGrady
@dmix
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Software dev interested in startups, history, economics, music, & infosec
Toronto, Canada
Joined October 2008
“Series L”
BREAKING: Databricks is raising over $4 billion in Series L funding at a $134 billion valuation.
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Starlink Mini offers fast, reliable internet on the go—great for traveling, camping, exploring, boating, RVing, and more. Stay connected without dead zones or slow speeds. Order online in under 2 minutes.
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One advantage of having many distinct sovereign nations instead of a single world government is that they can try different policies and we can see which work best.
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Rails devs reading what other communities think is normal
>Moved database to the same network as API server >Significantly faster performance Every time
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Polymarket is >50% odds for Venezuela strikes. https://t.co/1l2i2Hb1Fe
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This launched the same day @fordnation said that “there’s no damn way we should drop tariffs on China”. 🤔
NEW - Here is the television ad that Premier Ford says his government has spent $75 million taxpayer dollars on. It features a Ronald Reagan 1987 radio address about the perils of tariffs and rejecting protectionism. It will air on most major US television networks.
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Here's the mission: 1) Make something of yourself. 2) Marry well. 3) Raise the next generation. It's hard, but why shouldn't it be?
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Game of Thrones star 'The Mountain' has set a new world deadlift record of 1,124 lbs
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Government subsidies to corporations like Intel distort markets, waste taxpayer dollars, and reward inefficiency—but taking an equity stake is objectively worse, even without voting rights, as it entangles the state as an investor with perverse incentives and heightened risks. A
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Ex-FAANG engineer says he was replaced by someone on a visa… so he became a USCIS officer and now denies visas for a living. Tech layoffs really got people rewriting the script.
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Leadership at Disney is pressing Hollywood creatives for movies that will bring young men (ages 13-28, aka Gen Z) back to the brand in a meaningful way, specifically original concepts. Sources say Disney has been seeking new IP and pitches such as splashy global adventures and
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Byrne & Storm, P.C. (@ByrneStorm) and Coleman Law, P.C. (@RonColeman) represent 4Chan. We issue this statement on behalf of our client in response to press reports indicating that the U.K. Office of Communications, aka @Ofcom, intends to fine our client.
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Emergency powers are the lifeblood of authoritarians. Once established in law, they’re nearly impossible to revoke because a president can veto any bill curtailing the power. We always live under dozens of active “national emergencies,” almost none of which are true emergencies.
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Heroic pit bull scales wall to bite an unsupervised child
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Taiwan simulates Chinese invasion while the PLA practices launching one. As Taipei started exercise Han Kuang, Beijing responded in kind. New video shows a PLA armored amphibious unit conducting "naval formation training at sea" in Fujian—directly across the strait from Taiwan.
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