Benjamin Smedberg @nsIAnswers
VP of software development @xometry. Formerly @Mozilla. Follower of Christ. Devoted husband. Father of seven. Organist & choir director. benjamin.smedbergs.us Rockville, MD, USA Joined April 2013-
Tweets5K
-
Followers737
-
Following468
-
Likes5K
Key @kencen - is your website just broken for buying tickets? Multiple weeks now unable to get past "couldn't fetch seats" - ended up having to call and buy tickets over the phone. Terrible experience.
0
0
0
43
0
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
Eugenics is objectively evil and those who promote it, and especially those who profit from it, should be resisted everywhere they appear. @CCamosy with an excellent reminder that we have seen this all before… unherd.com/2025/08/weve-s…
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
Man leaves a loaded gun in his house, and a kid picks it up and kills another kid. DA gives the man $50,000 bond and charges that'll keep him out of jail. Parent lets his sons walk to the grocery store. One of the kids gets hit by a car and dies. SAME DA charges the parents…
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
City and country toughness are so different. I know what to do if I encounter a black bear, but I still sometimes get overwhelmed on public transit.
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
Jim Lovell, astronaut, four-time spaceflight veteran, explorer, has died at 97. He turned a near-disaster into a legendary feat of spaceflight, inspiring millions. A legend returns to the stars. RIP.
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
New Zealanders and horses can use this drug. Why can’t Americans? trib.al/ekBEQWF
Keep the gambling limit. It’s fine. Limiting professional gambling is probably net good.
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
I know why we can’t have 4 kids to a row in the car and it’s a silly regulatory thing. Currently, US testing protocols do not allow crash testing of U.S. car seats that feature a load leg, similar to the British four-seater Multimac (pictured). The crash test fixture itself is…
I know why we can’t have 4 kids to a row in the car and it’s a silly regulatory thing. Currently, US testing protocols do not allow crash testing of U.S. car seats that feature a load leg, similar to the British four-seater Multimac (pictured). The crash test fixture itself is… https://t.co/FmWVFeyGu6
Zero. I must be old.
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
Did parents in the 70s/80s/90s really allow their kids to roam freely, or is that just a portrayal seen in movies
Is this enough rain to break drought status? @capitalweather
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
The 21-year-old drinking age had widespread and extremely negative consequences that have nothing at all to do with alcohol. It effectively shifted the American age of adulthood forward 3 full years. With effects on marriage, work, travel, everything.
The 21-year-old drinking age had widespread and extremely negative consequences that have nothing at all to do with alcohol. It effectively shifted the American age of adulthood forward 3 full years. With effects on marriage, work, travel, everything.
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
I call on JD Vance to immediately meet Vladimir Putin for peace talks.
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
These details matter. The list of HTSUS codes excluded from the tariffs includes CPUs but not datacenter GPUs (HTS codes 8471.80.4000 and 8473.30.1180).
These details matter. The list of HTSUS codes excluded from the tariffs includes CPUs but not datacenter GPUs (HTS codes 8471.80.4000 and 8473.30.1180). https://t.co/W2JNR3Hddg
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
“I’m not here because of his speech. I’m here in spite of his speech.” 👊🇺🇸🔥
“I’m not here because of his speech. I’m here in spite of his speech.” 👊🇺🇸🔥
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
The Department Of Government Efficiency, for example
Bricks, not flags!
Benjamin Smedberg retweeted
My favorite thing anyone’s ever said about Silicon Valley is this quote from Paul Kingsnorth on @Plough podcast.
Kyle Huey @khuey_
2K Followers 2K Following San Franciscan, Urbanist, now thinking about making debugging awesome @_pernosco_, ex-@mozilla Engineer.
Patrick Walton @pcwalton
18K Followers 520 Following Programming languages and graphics person. @pcwalton.bsky.social
🎻 EricLaw ➡️ B... @ericlaw
14K Followers 3K Following I moved to https://t.co/GaDsKjTVcU Twitter died. X is the Nazi bar. Hope fights in the dark.
Ehsan Akhgari @ehsanakhgari
2K Followers 2K Following pixel sorcerer @playground_ai - ex browser maker, @mightyapp, @mozilla; to live is to grow
Mike Shaver @shaver
5K Followers 1K Following dad. optimist. advisor. aspiring leader & technologist. friend. ex Netscape/Mozilla/Facebook/Oculus/Real/integrate.ai/VGS/Shopify. he/him. can I help?
James Willcox @snorp@... @snorp
830 Followers 700 Following Android @Google. Previously @Square, @Mozilla, @litl, Novell, Ximian. Opinions are my own.
Henri Sivonen @hsivonen
2K Followers 416 Following Making Firefox load about:blank correctly Posting more often at https://t.co/NqWZuiFY4Y
Madhava Enros @madhava
3K Followers 814 Following @madhava.bsky.social UX Design & Research Leader. @Yelp Design. Previously: @integrateai, @Firefox UX at @Mozilla, @IBM. Combobulator. A brand you trust.
🌴🌴Ella_CCrol�... @smilling83274
306 Followers 1K Following I'm an Asian woman, I hope you all do not discriminate against me! #NewsEntertainment #YogaFitness #Friendship
Mohammad Astaneh @mohammadastane
206 Followers 285 Following -Atmospheric science PhD student @UCDavis -Air quality engineer
LaurenAdela @ep0v4un2yl77Ss
1 Followers 315 Following Focused on investing in U.S. stocks, happy to discuss stock market trends.
Joyc Jordan @JordanJoyc52512
220 Followers 4K Following
Esrormaw @Esrormaw583008
32 Followers 1K Following
Classic @Classic234073
38 Followers 4K Following
Elton Mitchell @elton_mitc12464
93 Followers 4K Following
Slaxoud @Slaxoud8747
8 Followers 842 Following
Jaure @Jaure59111
13 Followers 714 Following
Puwlau @Puwlau488273
97 Followers 2K Following
SectorRotation🇺�... @Nuxag188
47 Followers 2K Following 15-30% Monthly | 2 High-Conviction Stocks.Short-Term Gains: 15-20% in Days/Weeks.DM "JOIN" for WhatsApp Alerts. Live Trade Signals • Market Analysis
Aujaleemon @Aujaleemon9885
11 Followers 183 Following
Erica Jostedt @ejsf22
1K Followers 437 Following Strategic Comms Leader: Head of Comms @NexusLabs, prev Head of Global Comms Spinderella @mozilla @firefox, @Shutterfly Strategic Comms & @TechMagicAI
🇺🇸Margaret🇺�... @Margaret_Brin
3K Followers 6K Following 🚫Bots 🚫Porn 🚫Crypto 🚫Shopping cards Enjoyed my entire time in CA! Speaking mechanically (self-mockingly)
Emergency Rental Assi... @housingservice_
25 Followers 1K Following ERAP is available for eligible households that may receive up to $2000 per month in rental assistance. Total assistance may not exceed 18 month $36000
Stought @Stought110138
73 Followers 3K Following
Smitue @SmitueNIvPx
34 Followers 916 Following
Kauques @kauques67564
54 Followers 2K Following
Rafael Gulgowski @RGulgowski87220
16 Followers 669 Following
Dulce Orn @OrnDulce2781
18 Followers 689 Following
PhoenixGoddess @Vibald498
4 Followers 128 Following
Abdelrahman Atef @abatefh
3 Followers 67 Following
Sheshea @ShesheaoAS
59 Followers 3K Following
Pleeteet @PleeteetzId
34 Followers 855 Following
JoanWesley @x8hGj8080YEv2l
98 Followers 7K Following
Lisa @LoyshysurPaX
14 Followers 363 Following
Sharp @v49M771O08NYIK
67 Followers 7K Following
Ffotorr @FfotorrIyI
34 Followers 1K Following
Notareh @Notarehgv9
35 Followers 1K Following
Benji @Benjilmoor
2K Followers 7K Following Professional Shiller / Leveraging the future, one trade at a time
Emily @SirsoFW1a4
26 Followers 3K Following
Emily @Shorek1n
34 Followers 3K Following
Yoshiko Matsushita @SiseeZfuQR
248 Followers 4K Following Love life, love sports, love fishing, swimming, travel. Every day of life is worth looking forward to
Kaba Love Stories @KabbahT17240
466 Followers 4K Following I've worked as an IT support in a startup in Freetown. Agrotourism. Focusing on digital and financial inclusion for youths in Africa. No 1 SLInt Brand Promoter.
James kaite @JamesKaite22519
22 Followers 719 Following
Liffiteysh @LiffiteyshpqEo
29 Followers 2K Following Don't panic, the moon is also lost somewhere in the ocean.
Weirdo @Weirdo440581980
62 Followers 4K Following
Botond Ballo @BotondBallo
620 Followers 961 Following Critic of concentrated power, whether in tech or government. Culture war conscientious objector. Hopium trader. Fan of coalition-building. @ https://t.co/SuoADzJJpG
EarthaJosh @WogG7H9fU51H3
25 Followers 2K Following
Chris AtLee @chrisatlee
390 Followers 195 Following Catholic, husband, father. Software Engineer at Shopify.
Olivia_Baker @OliviaBake67665
7 Followers 416 Following
Aecha 🇬🇧🇰�... @aecha58
99 Followers 305 Following
RossHavey @HaveyRoss18036
51 Followers 2K Following
Tosmeg @Tosmeg156310
94 Followers 3K Following I'm new to Twitter accounts so I tried the messaging feature and it's great to meet you.
Kyle Huey @khuey_
2K Followers 2K Following San Franciscan, Urbanist, now thinking about making debugging awesome @_pernosco_, ex-@mozilla Engineer.
Patrick Walton @pcwalton
18K Followers 520 Following Programming languages and graphics person. @pcwalton.bsky.social
Dave Townsend @EnglishMossop
1K Followers 98 Following Principal Software Engineer at Mozilla On Mastodon: @[email protected], on bsky: @mossop.dev
Robert O'Callahan @rocallahan
2K Followers 28 Following Christian. Repatriate Kiwi. Hacker. rr: https://t.co/aZdUh4wa6t. Google Research.
🎻 EricLaw ➡️ B... @ericlaw
14K Followers 3K Following I moved to https://t.co/GaDsKjTVcU Twitter died. X is the Nazi bar. Hope fights in the dark.
Taras Glek 🇺🇦 @tarasglek
938 Followers 2K Following https://t.co/6J4zwDRRVY , https://t.co/ShFBtk3PJc, https://t.co/cUGIPwUYVL, noise about news
BrendanEich @BrendanEich
190K Followers 2K Following Co-founder & CEO @Brave Software (https://t.co/NV4bmd6vxq) and @attentiontoken (https://t.co/XhGIrdBJWu). Co-founded Mozilla & Firefox. Created JavaScript.
Ehsan Akhgari @ehsanakhgari
2K Followers 2K Following pixel sorcerer @playground_ai - ex browser maker, @mightyapp, @mozilla; to live is to grow
Mike Shaver @shaver
5K Followers 1K Following dad. optimist. advisor. aspiring leader & technologist. friend. ex Netscape/Mozilla/Facebook/Oculus/Real/integrate.ai/VGS/Shopify. he/him. can I help?
Firefox Nightly 🔥 @FirefoxNightly
26K Followers 142 Following Latest Firefox for Desktop development, live from Bugzilla!
qntm @qntm
21K Followers 2 Following There Is No Antimemetics Division // "Lena" (buy the book: https://t.co/Kat1kdckuQ) // Absurdle // HATETRIS // 🐋
James Willcox @snorp@... @snorp
830 Followers 700 Following Android @Google. Previously @Square, @Mozilla, @litl, Novell, Ximian. Opinions are my own.
Henri Sivonen @hsivonen
2K Followers 416 Following Making Firefox load about:blank correctly Posting more often at https://t.co/NqWZuiFY4Y
Madhava Enros @madhava
3K Followers 814 Following @madhava.bsky.social UX Design & Research Leader. @Yelp Design. Previously: @integrateai, @Firefox UX at @Mozilla, @IBM. Combobulator. A brand you trust.
Luis Villa @luis_in_brief
3K Followers 572 Following Took multiple courses in authoritarianism as an undergrad, so no longer here. 🐘: @[email protected] 🦋: @lu.is
Ross Douthat @DouthatNYT
208K Followers 412 Following NYT columnist, author of Believe, https://t.co/knRQn31ehz, host of Interesting Times, https://t.co/lHQ9JJT1Iv
Jigar Shah @JigarShahDC
70K Followers 1K Following husband, dad, serial entrepreneur, podcaster, achieving energy abundance by deploying at scale. It's simple, not easy.
derek guy @dieworkwear
1.4M Followers 958 Following Menswear writer. Editor at @putthison. Creator of @RLGoesHard. Bylines at The New York Times, The Financial Times, Politico, Esquire, and Mr. Porter
Hank Green @hankgreen
1.5M Followers 981 Following This account is not actively managed, it sometimes reposts from my Bluesky, a Twitter-like thing that’s built on an open platform, giving its users more control
Dan Walden @dwaldenwrites
9K Followers 1K Following Philologist, critic, choir geek, opera queen. Professor @UTulsaHonors. Bylines in various places. Opinions solely my own. Go Blue 〽️ ☧ 🌹 🏳️🌈 hē/ille/ὁ/स:
MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire @mcfrs
45K Followers 143 Following If you are reporting an emergency call 9-1-1. Page Policy: https://t.co/7I2LBDG26O
The MoCoShow (MCS) @TheMoCoShow
51K Followers 704 Following News, Entertainment, and Information about Montgomery County, MD (and beyond) @tastemoco for food.
Sohrab Ahmari @SohrabAhmari
154K Followers 2K Following US editor, @UnHerd. Author of THE UNBROKEN THREAD and TYRANNY, INC., for @PenguinRandom Writing my next book, on THE TRIUMPH OF NORMAL, for @HarperCollins
SwiftOnSecurityㅤㅤ... @SwitfOnSecurity
105 Followers 52 Following I talk systems security, author https://t.co/j3RdEScp3t +https://t.co/rzDVLlLn6y , write Scifi, sysadmin, & use Oxford commas. Kinda prefer they/them. MSFT MVP.
The Pillar @PillarCatholic
39K Followers 7 Following News and analysis covering the Catholic Church, founded by @JDFlynn and @canonlawyered. https://t.co/ZMVTtoWEI6
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias
548K Followers 2K Following Slow Boring, cohosting https://t.co/wxUj3JFSFf, Bloomberg columnist
Greg Hillis @gregorykhillis
13K Followers 604 Following Executive Director @AquinasEmory; Faculty @CandlerTheology; Author: MAN OF DIALOGUE: THOMAS MERTON’S CATHOLIC VISION; Stage IV cholangiocarcinoma; opinions mine
Massimo @Rainmaker1973
3.1M Followers 150 Following Engineer. Selecting and curating pictures and videos trying to awaken your sense of wonder. Science, tech, art, weather, space, the unusual around us.
Substack @SubstackInc
135K Followers 3K Following The home for great culture. Get the app: https://t.co/acZVN0MYVm
🥕Haley Stewart🥕 @HaleyCarrots
16K Followers 2K Following 🔥Editor of Word on Fire Votive👩🏻🦰Single Mom of 4 🎙️ Host of The Votive Podcast ✍️Writer https://t.co/cK9QXl360X
Notes on Copies @notesoncopies
1K Followers 467 Following A curated collection of handwritten notes left by musicians on their music copies. DM Submissions welcome.
NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis
879K Followers 60 Following For more about NASA's Artemis campaign, visit: https://t.co/fgUfRhXjzH
ARCHIVED: NASA's Expl... @NASAGroundSys
279K Followers 167 Following We build, launch, and recover rockets and spacecraft for Artemis, humanity’s return to the Moon. 🚀🌕
Regional American Foo... @RegionalUSFood
156K Followers 4 Following Shining a light on regional dishes from around the US since 2021 — featured in @Salon, @SFExaminer, @AtlasObscura, and more. Curated by @bromf3. Submit via DM
Brigid Johnson @bjohnso5y
6K Followers 507 Following Thoughts from a redhead who enjoys tech, horses, and everyday life. Director in AWS Identity. Opinions expressed entirely my own.
Martin Fowler @martinfowler
353K Followers 183 Following Author on Software Development. Works for Thoughtworks. Also hikes, watches theater, and plays modern board games. He/him.
Lenore Skenazy @FreeRangeKids
47K Followers 956 Following Founder, Free-Range Kids. President, Let Grow. Book: https://t.co/L3PrcKpJcK Let Grow Project/Experience: https://t.co/DHdMw2NuMs
Rich Lowry @RichLowry
209K Followers 1K Following Author of “The Case for Nationalism”: https://t.co/gpK2Vr0csP Editor of National Review. Speaking opps: [email protected]
Sonny Bunch @SonnyBunch
91K Followers 972 Following Culture editor at The Bulwark. Words: WaPo, Atlantic, WFB, Commentary, etc. Pods: @SubBeacon; Bulwark Goes to Hollywood; Across the Movie Aisle. "Deranged."
Mike Kaply @MikeKaply
425 Followers 71 Following Partnerships and Enterprise for Firefox at Mozilla. Helped lots of folks customize Firefox. Raising teenagers.
Neofactory @neofactoryai
949 Followers 6 Following
NASA Webb Telescope @NASAWebb
3.5M Followers 64 Following The world's most powerful space telescope. Launched: Dec. 25, 2021. First images revealed: July 12, 2022. Verification: https://t.co/ChOEslj1j5
Space Telescope Scien... @SpaceTelescope
144K Followers 851 Following Mission Operations Center for NASA's Webb Space Telescope (#NASAWebb). Science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope and upcoming Roman Space Telescope.
Just a Weird Space Te... @JWSTscope
10K Followers 54 Following Just out here with my shades on trying to solve the mysteries of the universe and have a good time. Not the real @NASAWebb. Account and avi by @RichardFerro.
Ioana Marinescu @mioana
30K Followers 1K Following Economist @PennSP2, former principal economist Department of Justice #Antitrust Division. #AI ,#Labor, public, IO, macro. Better the world through knowledge
SpaceX Missions @SpaceX_Missions
2K Followers 293 Following Welcome to the Official Stargate™ Powered By @SpaceX_Missions X Page 🚀 👋 Subscribe us on YouTube! @SpaceX
Washington Spirit @WashSpirit
96K Followers 10K Following Rise up, DC 💛🖤 Next home match vs Seattle Reign | Sept 7th | 4PM ET | Audi Field
Plough Quarterly @Plough
16K Followers 716 Following Another life is possible. Magazine of stories & culture. Books @ploughbooks Join our newsletter: https://t.co/mA50yoFx5d Subscribe: https://t.co/n5gFVFXlGm
Sarah Longwell @SarahLongwell25
144K Followers 2K Following Founder and Publisher, https://t.co/AcVqdCNwx3 | Host: The Focus Group Podcast | Join Bulwark+ https://t.co/2Hd6E3TLQh
Matthew Prince 🌥 @eastdakota
115K Followers 317 Following A little bit geek, wonk, and nerd. Repeat entrepreneur, recovering lawyer, and former ski instructor. Co-founder & CEO of Cloudflare (NYSE: NET).
Jacob Weyer @JacobWeyer
247 Followers 385 Following
Montgomery County (MD... @RideOnMCT
3K Followers 365 Following Official Account of Montgomery County (MD) DOT – Ride On MCDOT (MD), Division of Transit Services Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, & Nextdoor @RideOnMCT
Joshua Gans @joshgans
17K Followers 715 Following Professor at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Chief Economist of Creative Destruction Lab https://t.co/a9ZbnBauCF
People's Policy Proje... @PplPolicyProj
34K Followers 2 Following People's Policy Project is a crowdfunded think tank. Become a supporter: https://t.co/P29dBwmaJm
Pontifical Faculty at... @PFIC_DHS
5K Followers 252 Following News about the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies, the Dominican Friars, our students, and our alumni.
@[email protected]... @rebeccawb
5K Followers 468 Following SW Designer/consultant/mentor, author, inventor of Responsibility-Driven Design & xDD meme, heuristica (design heuristics!), science/eng nerd, jogger, gardenerTrends for United States
49,4 B posts
11,9 B posts
12,8 B posts
3.908 posts
2.404 posts
5.935 posts
23,1 B posts
2,08 Mn posts
4.557 posts
3.944 posts
72,4 B posts
12,1 B posts
50,1 B posts
2.853 posts
3.446 posts
1.209 posts
189 B posts
3.694 posts
29,4 B posts
You might like
Ehsan Akhgari
@ehsanakhgari
2K Followers
Robert O'Callahan
@rocallahan
2K Followers
Chris AtLee
@chrisatlee
390 Followers
Brad Lassey
@blassey
993 Followers
James Willcox @snorp@...
@snorp
830 Followers
Chris Peterson @ http...
@cpeterso
1K Followers