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Software Engineer by day
Things I like:
- #P2P/#opensource
- #History (esp Rome/Greece/Egypt)
- #Transit/#urbanplanning
- #EVs/#SolarPower
- #Space
- #VideoGames
Things I've Built:
- Agora: Follow your favorite topics across Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr, and Threads
https://agorasocial.app
- Primus News: Actionable news, directly from the source
https://primus.news
“Egyptians are twisted and bitter people with a sense of humor"
- Roman poet Theocritus
PSA: Sabra hummus, which you've probably seen in grocery stores, is 50% owned by Strauss Group, an Israeli consumer foods group.
If you're not fond of how Israel is handling things in Gaza, a solid alternative is Massachusetts based @CedarsFoods, founded by Lebanese immigrants!
PSA: “U.S. health officials Friday announced a recall of some Boar’s Head liverwurst and deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people and caused two deaths.”
Fun fact, the only one of these companies founded in the City of San Francisco is Saudi Aramco.
"Saudi Aramco traces its beginnings to 1933 when a Concession Agreement was signed between Saudi Arabia and the Standard Oil Company of California"
"On 31 January 1944, the company name was changed from California-Arabian Standard Oil Co. to Arabian American Oil Co. (or Aramco)"