Lex (@TheLexTimes) header
Lex (@TheLexTimes) profile picture

Lex

@TheLexTimes

Former comedian & head of @AtlantaFed, software engineer founder @veras ex @ticketmaster, ex @taskrabbit, wrangler. History, humanities & city nerd.

 Los Angeles, CA
builtbylex.com
Joined October 2011
  • Tweets22.3K
  • Following5.5K
  • Followers2.9K
1.4KMedia
Photo by Lex (@TheLexTimes)Photo by Lex (@TheLexTimes)Photo by Lex (@TheLexTimes)Photo by Lex (@TheLexTimes)Photo by Lex (@TheLexTimes)Photo by Lex (@TheLexTimes)Photo by Lex (@TheLexTimes)Photo by Lex (@TheLexTimes)Photo by Lex (@TheLexTimes)Photo by Lex (@TheLexTimes)
There’s still regional songs that don’t make it to your city or Spotify playlist.
66
"she only lets google engineers crack."---overheard in SF
57
Guess Xi Jinping doesn’t like being called Winnie the Pooh in America either!
Image from Lex (@TheLexTimes)
61
I don’t think I’ve worked this hard in my life to be around interest-aligned people.
62
It’s sweater weather day, I just need a big daddy doodle to walk. 🐶
1
89
Thank god for the regulatory state.
56
Quick fix for the compromised eMudhra cert issue on Mac: support.apple.com/en-us/1495…

About the compromised eMudhra intermediate CAs - Apple Support

Apple is blocking the compromised certificates automatically. Mac administrators can take optional steps for some command-line tools.

support.apple.com
50
Remember to look after your third places, y’all! ☕️🌳 After experiencing what I believe may be air quality issues at home, I purchased an Airthings monitor to better understand my environment. 1/3 🧵
Image from Lex (@TheLexTimes)
1
78
I’ve also had some concerns about the air quality at my favorite local coffeehouse, so I reached out to the team and offered to purchase a monitor for them as an early Christmas gift. Now that I have the financial privilege to do so, I want to be intentional about using it to care for the places that enrich my life. 2/3 🧵
1
29
If you love your neighborhood coffee shops, bookstores, libraries, and gathering spaces, don’t be afraid to raise concerns. And when you have the means, consider what you can contribute. It takes a village to keep a village lovely! 💚 3/3 🧵
21
Sex and the City isn’t such a bad show.
91
Exciting times we live in. anthropic.com/research/early…
Early progress on accelerating drug development with Claude

Early progress on accelerating drug development with Claude

Over the past several months, we’ve partnered with six organizations to accelerate curing disease. We’ve also started drug discovery efforts of our own, including programs for rare childhood forms of...

anthropic.com
62
Still in love with third places. Found a dope little spot called Chill Beans in Marietta that I adore.
66
No one should experience torture especially in a western democracy.
66
I’ve recently rekindled my interest in French libertine lit, particularly works exploring historically transgressive themes and les plaisirs interdits. While reading on Kindle, I’ve noticed thematic and linguistic overlaps across other digital media. Maybe it’s just me but it raises questions about algorithmic inference, cross-platform recommendations, and potential data leakage.
50
I totally missed this because of my American media diet. Did anyone else catch this in their feed?
BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) profile pictureBBC News (World)
@BBCWorldOct 24
Clashes erupt in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France bbc.in/4jyPz62
Clashes erupt in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France

Clashes erupt in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France

Officials have so far managed to avoid a repeat of last weekend's rioting and looting during renewed protests over the cost of living and school conditions.

bbc.com
79
I can’t build community solely from a subdivision.
80
Load more