4 p.m. and it’s dark as hell. Every year I’m shocked like it’s my first winter here. How do people in the PNW just… live like this? I need to get out of here. 😅

Nailed it 👏👏👏

I hacked my conference badge and wrote an app to control the addressable LEDs from @ashley.dev's Github Light Quick 4:04 video → www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jPm...

I'm having a great time at GitHub Universe! @ashley.dev was so nice to invite me. I also accidentally tripped over a power cable that had "Azure" written on it, hope that's not a problem

Parenting update: my five-year-old’s art era is focused on ‘people waiting for the bathroom.’ The realism is stunning.

Last week my cleaners threw out a whole bottle of pills. This week, they arranged my leftover bacon in a wooden bowl.

How your meeting finds me

My 5-year-old is obsessed with The Simpsons right now, and I love that 3D printing lets me make things like this for her. Everything in this scene, the couch, TV, walls, came off my printer. The only non-printed parts are the figurines.

I'll be honest, a rapture this close to q4 kickoff is a huge failure from leadership.

The rapture is supposed to happen tomorrow? My schedule is kinda packed, but I have time at 3pm.

Take that Paramount! Stephen Colbert wins best variety talk series at #Emmys weeks after CBS canceled show. "Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it...my friends, I have never loved my country more desperately."

Oh, it’s only Tuesday. Cool, cool, cool.

I’m in Amsterdam right now and I’m extra infuriated by this behavior 😅

My blog's comments are Bluesky replies, because I saw and like it on @ashley.dev's blog. briandouglas.me/posts/2025/0...

I hope they’re planning a government takeover

PSA: go apply the urgent security update to your Apple devices. Don’t wait. Do it right now

Why do men at conferences keep telling me their marriage is open? Am I supposed to… do something with that info? Mine’s closed. I’m obsessed with my husband. Not fumbling that, ever.

Who's going to be at Open Source Summit EU?

I’ve been a little quiet lately... on purpose. Here’s why the quiet season matters ashley.dev/posts/the-qu...

The new Donkey Kong Bonanza game is so much fun. 🤩

If you have a Nintendo Switch 2 and a 3D printer, boy do I have a project for you. 😍

Thanks for the help, friends. I put on the first outfit & took a lap around the casino to see if I could survive the night in those boots. I regret to inform you I could not. So I went with outfit #2, and I’m glad I did, because even in that one, my feet were killing me by the end. It was worth it!

Alright friends, I need a little help. I’m seeing Beyoncé tonight (!!) and I’m so excited. I packed two outfits and honestly can’t decide which one to wear, it’s a real toss-up.

fun news! I was laid off from Twilio. going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week. if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along! reposts from tech folks appreciated <3

Amazon Ring is introducing a new feature that would allow police to request live-stream access to people’s home security devices. Helllll no. If you have one of those things, get rid of it. Kill it with fire

I am out of the office for two weeks! I’m so excited. I’m going to Disneyland. I’m going to see Beyoncé. And after all that, I’m going to do a little bed-rotting. It’s going to be awesome. 🥹

Owning a home seemed like a good idea until I spent six hours staining a deck I don’t even sit on. 🫠

I just mocked up this neon sign for the one empty spot on my kitchen gallery wall. It would be so ridiculous. Do I do it? Do I buy the neon sign?? IYKYK. #ITYSL

New Blog: Effortful Leisure, or: Why I Keep Making Things aka: how I keep from burning out by 3D printing toys and refusing to monetize my joy. ashley.dev/posts/effort...

Snapped a few photos of the girls before we headed to the Pride festivities, because I can never resist a good graffiti wall. Honestly, I’m obsessed. My kids are stunning, and the Leica’s film-like quality just makes every shot feel like magic. 🥰🌈

When I first got married, people warned me I’d eventually get tired of my husband. It’s been 6 years, and I’m still waiting. Honestly? I want to wear his skin like a hoodie. I want him around constantly. I wish he’d quit his job so he could just hang out with me. I am feral for this man.

Bombing for peace is like burning books to promote literacy.

If you’ve ever felt like asking for help would cost too much, this one’s for you.

Every time I get into something and start sharing it, I get a little self-conscious. Like, oh no, am I posting too much? Lately, it’s blogs. But honestly, besides 3D printing, it’s one of the only things helping me focus and not totally spiral about the state of the world. 🥺

If we could string together just a few days without unimaginable horrors in the news, my nervous system would be very grateful. But I guess the panic is the point. 🙄

going to walk up to someone, punch them in the face, and then go "now is the time for peace!" and see how it works out

illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

The at home assassination of a state lawmaker should be getting a bigger reaction from the President than someone throwing a rock at a Tesla dealership.

Gonna update my Slack notification sound to a pained scream so it matches my emotional state when it goes off.

What are some good orgs for trans youth that could use some donations on this awful day? Reply below.

I have been at back-to-back events for well over a month. I can't believe that this used to be a regular occurrence for me. I am in shambles. I am so happy to be back in my regular routine. You have no idea.

Just published an 18-minute blog post about the emotional nuance of giving and receiving feedback… because obviously this is the conversation we all need while the world is maybe (?) ending. I haven’t checked the news in 2 days. Should I… just let “feedback is care” be my legacy?

New blog: I’ll admit, this one’s a bit of a ramble, mostly because I care a lot about how we give feedback, how we receive it, and why it so often feels like an attack (even when it isn’t). TL;DR: Feedback is care, when it’s done with intention. ashley.dev/posts/feedba...

Pretty obsessed with our booth prize at @renderatl.com this year!

I downloaded the app and saw my face when I opened it. Pretty cool. Anywayyy, I’m at @renderatl.com this week, would love to see folks! I forgot to register for tonight’s events, so I’m locked in my room working on my lightning talk. 📝

The other day, my Uber driver insisted that I pick something to listen to, so I said, “Anything Doechii.” The first song that came on was Nissan Altima. Anywayyy, it was a hard transition from the yacht rock he was listening to when I got in the car, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.

People trying to protect their neighbors are not the problem. The fact that some of you are thinking that way reflects a level of psychological capture & submission to fascism that you should interrogate. If they want an "excuse" to do something, they'll create one. The good guys aren't the problem.

✨ I’ve got a couple of extra General Admission tickets to @renderatl.com and I’d love to give them to folks who might not otherwise get a chance to go. If you’re from an underrepresented group in tech and want to be in the room or know someone who should be DM me!

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people won’t let others enjoy things. It doesn’t have to be your thing. You don’t have to like it. But if it makes someone else happy and it’s not hurting anyone, just let them have it. Things are hard enough as is.

Not to brag or anything (jk, I’m totally bragging) but I’m on my first kidless vacation since 2016, and it’s great. 10/10. AMA