Full stack (not that stack) data scientist. (he/him)
Raleigh, NC, USA
Joined February 2009
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Michael Akerman retweeted
To celebrate the launch of @ConscriptGame on 23rd July, we've partnered with @HyperX to run a gaming giveaway!
Prizes include:
🔹1TB Steam Deck OLED
🔹HyperX Cloud III headsets
🔹Custom CONSCRIPT earcups
🔹HyperX Knight backpack
🔹CONSCRIPT Steam keys
🔗 bit.ly/3KJnJBe
Michael Akerman retweeted
Sometimes people ask why I bought a Bolt and not a Tesla and I always say something like "a couple of reasons, really" but I always think "because Musk is a real piece of shit that's why"
Michael Akerman retweeted
now i may be just a simple country hyper-chicken but i was led to believe that was the deal of what literally all sports were?
Michael Akerman retweeted
27 years ago I accidentally ran the hardest, strangest Easter egg hunt my hometown had probably ever seen.
Here’s what happened:
Michael Akerman retweeted
Cancel your Disney vacation and support *checks notes* proud queer icon and longtime supporter of LGBTQ rights Dolly Parton
Michael Akerman retweeted
Today a Kirby song beat out a Metallica song for a Grammy.
ALT 65. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella "Chopsticks" — Bill O'Connell, arranger (Richard Baratta) "For The Love Of A Princess (From "Braveheart")" — Robin Smith, arranger (HAUSER, London Symphony Orchestra & Robin Smith) "Infinite Love" — Emile Mosseri, arranger (Emile Mosseri) "Meta Knight's Revenge (From "Kirby Superstar")" — Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Button Masher) "The Struggle Within" — Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sanchez, arrangers (Rodrigo y Gabriela)
Michael Akerman retweeted
And yet, Chris Rock hasn't uttered a word of apology in public to Jada, neither has the Academy, the organization that paid and allowed him to get away with insulting her.
Huh.
Michael Akerman retweeted
they literally gave dave chappelle more specials after his transphobic tirade led to an employee walkout lol.
Michael Akerman retweeted
Just remember:
The "joke" Chris Rock made was ALSO violence, just wasn't physical. We've been socially conditioned to treat insults and mocking like harmless fun.
Michael Akerman retweeted
Assault is wrong.
Alopecia is a painful experience that many Black women go through and should not be joked about.
The concept of being ‘the protector’ can be a form of toxic masculinity.
Black women are rarely protected and deserve to be protected.
Michael Akerman retweeted
If I were Will Smith I would simply have debated and defeated Chris Rock in the marketplace of ideas.
Michael Akerman retweeted
This is going to sound like I'm trying to scam Twitter but there's an automated service at +1 (858) 651-5050 that just recites the Harvard Sentences endlessly and it's amazing. Every Harvard Sentence is amazing
Michael Akerman retweeted
Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions
ALT Pie chart: 74% hydrogen 25% helium 1% other (in tiny font)
