Political spam texts are getting ridiculous. We have “Do Not Call”. We need “Do Not Text”. Campaigns, businesses, PACs, vendors, etc. should be required to query a registry before sending. Allowed or denied. Simple. It also needs real penalties not the loophole nonsense the US has today.

Software craft is valuable to the dev team. Delivery is valuable to the business. Billions are made daily with poorly designed software that simply works. Good design is still worth pursuing, just don’t confuse it for a success strategy. It’s a maintenance strategy

TIL about codeberg. An open source, open governance, GDPR compliant, and community governed alternative to GitHub. Seems neat. codeberg.org

Codeberg.org

Codeberg is a non-profit community-led organization that aims to help free and open source projects prosper by giving them a safe and friendly home.

codeberg.org

Kind thank you to whomever ordered a very specific set of tires and then chose not to install and “returned” them. I’m glad my local Costco had them in stock when I needed them.

Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more... 🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍

Saw “Wake Up Dead Man” in theaters: @rianjohnson.bsky.social, cast, and crew delivered another fantastic murder mystery. Clever, funny, and full of surprises. Really hoping this (and glass onion) get physical releases. #KnivesOut

UtahJS conference is happening soon, and I’ve been reflecting on how much I’ve learned thanks to mentors, friends, and colleagues. I’m really grateful for the UtahJS community and the “learn together” culture. Hope to see you at the conference! #UtahJS

UtahJS

JavaScript Engineers of Utah. Join us at meetups and conferences to learn about all parts of web development

utahjs.com

Please tell me there comes a point when I have enough experience that I will stop hating bazel build. I’m not seeing the benefits yet.

Happy π day

I recently finished reading “The Will of the Many” and enjoyed it. I look forward to its sequel. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

The Will of the Many

Check out The Will of the Many - <B>At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this new fantasy series by internationally bestselling autho...

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Imagine a global mesh network where devices relay encrypted messages without cellular connections. Your offline phone could talk to other offline devices by bouncing packets through nearby devices until reaching the internet. Like thread, but for everything between online and offline devices.

I really enjoyed the latest book in the “Stormlight Archive” series. If you enjoy epic fantasy check it out.

How have y’all kept yourself excited about side projects? The joy of learning new stuff? Joy of creation? Trying to bootstrap a profitable product? Something else?