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Rewrote the whole notification pipeline in a weekend. Zero queues, one cron, and a sqlite file that has never once let me down. Sometimes the boring stack wins.

Monthly actives across the open network, Jan → Aug. The green line is the number everyone quotes; the cyan one (accounts posting weekly) is the one that matters. Thread with the method below.

The reading room is open late tonight until 22:00. Bring a mug. We have a kettle, a shelf of stray paperbacks, and absolutely no notifications.

Hot take: a monospace UI with zero rounded corners reads faster than any “friendly” interface I have shipped in ten years. The eye likes a grid.

Tomas Lindqvist · @tomas@signal.net Sometimes the boring stack wins.

First light over the east district. Shot on the old rangefinder, no edits except the crop. The city looks like a bar chart at this hour.

spoilers Finished the last episode of Low Orbit. I need to talk about the airlock scene with someone who has also seen it. Replies hidden behind a warning, be kind.

Aurora forecast for tonight: Kp 6, visible down to 52° N between 22:00 and 02:00 local. Clear skies over the north coast. Look up.