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I write code. You can find a lot of it at https://github.com/jsumners. When I'm not doing that, I'm probably riding my bike or practicing yoga. https://www.strava.com/athletes/5096393

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Any and every company that pushes users to forums for support is providing the exact opposite of support. You might as well `cat your_issue > /dev/null`.

11.03.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

😬

10.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I want UTC-4 in Atlanta, GA 365 days per year.

10.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey now, I 100% want permanent DST 😝

It's still an LTS cycle. If "support" completely ended when the next version is released, then I'd agree.

10.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Going back to the actual post: I look forward to seeing how this impacts contributing to @nodejs.org. At the moment, I am very much disincentivized to contribute because it's going to be at least two years before I can actually use my contribution.

10.03.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When we say β€œspare time” we give the impression that the work is easy and doesn’t take much time. β€œPersonal time” is a much stronger description and better reflects the cost associated with maintaining OSS.

10.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love this. But one note: it says β€œspare time.” A couple of years ago I had a realization and now refuse to use spare or β€œfree” time like phrases. I now call it what it is: personal time. I think this does a much better job of imparting just how impactful the actions of maintainers really are. 1/2

10.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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What's My JND? Find your Just Noticeable Difference in colour perception. How small a colour difference can you actually see?

Blues mostly just look the same.

What's My JND? 0.0059
Can you beat it? www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...

10.03.2026 11:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a black and white photo of a man wearing a baseball cap and a chain . ALT: a black and white photo of a man wearing a baseball cap and a chain .

$600 for an ultrasound.

09.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I suppose I was expecting some sort of callback or event. Given that I only tried to use it once, and decided I couldn't see the point to try again, I likely don't have enough information to provide a good answer.

09.03.2026 10:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So that just sounds like a fantastic way to generate leaks under the guise of "well, I tried (but not really)."

09.03.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The one time I tried to use AbortSignal, I found it annoying that there's no way to notify the thing that triggered the abort that the actions are complete. Really just don't see the point in it because of that. Hopefully these new things address that

08.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œUsers who have posted hateful things about people who use technologies like Al, Bitcoin, Smart Glasses, NFTs, VR, Self Driving Cars etc, or have liked or reposted those posts.”

Not once have I done that. πŸ’― I disparage the β€œtech” that has, and will, make our lives worse.

08.03.2026 11:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Correction: their "free" vendor lock-in promotion.

06.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tractor-trailer hits pothole on I-285, leading to injury crash A crash that happened on the southbound side sent concrete debris from the median wall into northbound lanes.

Not to be insensitive, but we can’t even repair our own crumbling shit.

www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

06.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's been Math.rand() time units, time to `npm login` before you can do anything.

06.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh thank Zeus! @github.com decided to restore my ability to turn off the β€œnew” PR review interface.

05.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s been the clearest signal for me: code littered with useless comments.

04.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We agree about 80-90% of the way, it's those other percent that would drive it

04.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe @jordan.har.band and should start a radio show πŸ˜‚

04.03.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure that’s enough to get me off 14

04.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll believe it when I see it. And then I’ll be looking for a nice beach to live on because this whole shitshow is going to collapse and leave us all jobless

03.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Will they? Their insistence is the only reason I have ever used any of these tools.

bsky.app/profile/jame...

03.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad I don’t use that browser. Might as well just release every day. It’ll be just as disruptive.

03.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man in a suit and tie with the word whistles on his face ALT: a close up of a man in a suit and tie with the word whistles on his face

www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-f...

02.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Your affinity for this bygone era definitely exceeds mine

02.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dependabot just casts Psychic Scream at maintainers all day every day

01.03.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

TouchΓ©!

27.02.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They really aren't.

bsky.app/profile/jame...

27.02.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I just don't understand why you'd want audio from YouTube to begin with. It's super compressed and poor quality

27.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0