tfw ur 18-year-old hears you mixing the playlist he gave you and likes it enough to send his friends videos

rush nailed it decades ago. it’s not about the tools you use to make the music. it’s about the honesty IN the music.

had the privilege of seeing “song sung blue” tonight. amazing. cannot recommend enough. mr17 and I agreed there were emotions had.

I seem to find myself at the studios the last working day of every year. today you get to see the “channel 9 green room” (my words).

no one wants to fight me now that i’m all in the dark cuz BUT WASHINGTON is ALL GOOD AND SHIT with electricity

oof

pov “but power lines are awesome” living at the very point of this pin

do I want to do an unboxing video or are the trolls going to ruin my day again urgh

the 10th anniversary limited “only those who ordered it will get it” Polyend Tracker Mini will be arriving at my house today. I am officially going to become a hermit this weekend. I *promise* to put something on soundcloud before december.

the turkimitation is waning.

the bird is in the smoker. @tashasev.bsky.social has been approving of my step by step text messages. expect photos soon.

happy thanksgiving from the two butterballs in our house tonight

dang yall! looks like we kilt two witches this weekend!

So much trouble was being made

If anyone I know is coming through terminal s at SeaTac between now and the end of Tuesday and you want to try a scavenger hunt hit me up.

@tashasev.bsky.social do you play little nightmares?

Tfw you’re someone else’s adornment again. Useless. Pretty. Hopeless. Fantastic.

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Millions of Americans are already learning that their health insurance costs for 2026 are going way up. I want to hear from you so we can make this impossible for the GOP to ignore the consequences of their policies. If your premiums are going up, reply below and please share your story.

That we “had a rain” in the Seattle area followed by a 75k-person power outage bodes well for the fall and winter. I love spending more than most every other American for this predictably dogshit quality of service. It’s always so fun, each winter, to live by candlelight.

I kind of wonder how much more stuff would have been invented or how many more problems would’ve been solved if people applied the “what if/but but but/what about” energy the expend instead to actually solving the problem they’re complaining about having to solve.

Everyone should present in an igloo. Thanks #azuredevsummit! (Also the folks from #iglooconf need to use these next time in Finland)

My friend Busta is *the* bad ass technical colleague you wish you had. Stoked to see her and talk shop after so long.

Enjoying being a part of the opening keynote at Azure Dev Summit. Amazing crowd this morning!

You *should* be terrified every once in a while. You really won’t improve otherwise.

Look you’re gonna have to work overtime to beat Fogerty and CCR’s genuine ass vibe. Make it a goal. Be better than CCR. I dare you. If you win I’ll buy your album and influence for you. Btw we need that shit so, if this is you let’s hear it.

"Sometimes your only job is containment, not transformation." Good guidance when there is too much to do to be the person you want to be because you have to be the person you need to be.

okay you all officially have 31 shopping days until my birthday. get busy.

You kind of get used to getting through it. I totally promise. You just have to get through it a few times.

the nice folks at polyend are shipping the new anniversary edition Tracker Mini to influencers early to make videos with it. i wish i could get them to see this little post and that it was charming enough for them to send me one if i promise to make music all the way to Lisbon and back in October.

That Grandaddy has Chihuahuas in their merch is a fantastic addition to the reasons taking my wife to see them makes her happy. And thus me.

That whole getting back out there thing is not for the faint of heart but worth the effort.

after my first experience using Hudl i have to say, that's my new barometer for how bad a software experience can be for a user.

30 years of this band, this album, this vibe. Tonight it’s live.

one of the good things about RTO is i'll get to hang out with @tashasev.bsky.social again like we did back before we worked at home. even though we worked in different teams and different buildings and actually only hung out in different states during conferences. but it'll be nice to see her again.

The #VisualStudio2026 Insider release has officially launched today! This new version of Visual Studio promises an incredibly fast experience, complete with a sleek and modern design. visualstudio.microsoft.com/insiders/

My new least favorite word is “performative.” It follows “gaslighting,” which I’ve always felt was a somewhat performative accusation to throw around.

I hate to throw shade but liiiiike one of my least favorite things about going to any sporting event in Seattle is the next two weeks of walking around trying not to sing I CAN MAKE YO HANDS CLAP. And I’m sorry I just did it to you, too.

i watched his show for years when i consulted. i worked with him in channel 9. we enjoyed friendly speaking competitions early in career. and we've been tight for over a decade. but tonight. i was in. CLINT RUTKAS' WORKSHOP. as expected. geek Valhalla. thanks 4the collabs, @clintrutkas.bsky.social t

excited for @azuredevsummit.bsky.social in October. on that topic. what's a super-popular [and by that i don't mean hated because it gets stuck in your head] song in Lisbon *everyone* at the conference will recognize? or tell me to just do the thing using "Country Roads."

Traveling soon and need a new backpack. I think I want the same one @rbn.bsky.social has but can’t remember the brand. Open to suggestions!

And then shit like the tv just won’t make sound for like no reason

partying with @avaloniaui.net for the first time this week. ironic i'm building an app with a single-color matrix display. more on this later.

Omg go see Glass Beams in concert as soon as you can. 10x better than I could have imagined and I’ve listened to them almost exclusively in anticipation for about six months. Worth every second.

Installing MSMQ brings some surprising joy.

Generations of Gasterdawgs hangin at PostDoc. Top is Dutchess (my now dog), the bottom is the Chiwalrus (passed last year).

those poor, poor folks at Steam aren't going to have a good evening.

does anyone out there know how to make the ChatGPT Windows app "act normal" in terms of it forever staying on top of all the other windows and apps i have open? or is this a thing.

today's blast from the past: Utah Saints. with a side of Uberzone.

Best. Father’s Day. Card. Ever.