What? AI is more expensive than people with questionable ROI? I'm shocked, I tell you. Shocked. www.axios.com/2026/04/26/a...

I keep hearing myself complain about the lack of OWNING a thing these days. It is seriously cutting down on being able to learn new tools, enjoy the creative process, etc when you can't afford the subscription model after a layoff or while trying to break in to a sector.

Ah yes.... I remember now why I didn't originally put my desk in this corner of the office.

To the goblin who moved my headphones somewhere "safe" and "memorable"... I will need them for my flight. Please put them somewhere visible so I can find them again. Thanks. PS- I'm aware that I'm the goblin.

Raise your hand if you love finding random, short hand sticky notes to yourself that now make no sense.

Feeling immense sadness and survivors guilt as my one and only teammate had their position eliminated today. If you need a trainer or someone in enablement/L&D, I know someone who is absolutely brilliant at it.

This should alarm everyone. The FBI searched a journalist’s home and seized her work devices, despite no criminal charges. This is a direct threat to press freedom.

Unpopular opinion, but... I like to code. By hand. Sometimes even on paper. I can write a webpage or create some tiny game in my notebook at lunch. No linter. No auto complete. No Claude. It's like taking a picture on film and seeing if it turns out later.

Y'all. I finally cleaned up my desktop back to a single row of icons. Did I have time to do this? No. That said.... I feel better now.

Starting off the new year with great conversations about Community, Quality, and Advocacy. My content wish-list is far longer than my bandwidth will allow which implies immediate burnout, but damn it... I'm excited for things on the horizon!

This beautiful boy crossed the rainbow bridge today. MacLeod was my sister's cat, but we lived together for so long he taught my boys how to open doors and find the tallest perch in the house. He was the bestest boy. Love em while they are with you. We do not deserve these blessings.

You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check

#DnD advice: Take a short rest after every fight to stay in tip-top shape; the rest of the dungeon can wait.

When you put up your slack away message for the holiday and realize you have to change it because "See You Next Tuesday" has a different meaning... Happy holidays, friends. I'll be back online next Tuesday. 🤭

The flu sucks. The first year I haven't gotten my shot yet and I'm down for the count.

"We're seeing some people who are so deep in it that they don't need ChatGPT anymore. They see their delusion in everything."

When my Dutch apple pie gets rave reviews:

Dear streaming services, Please add a "I will never be interested in this, so stop suggesting it" button. I'd also like to be able to share recommendations. Kthxbai.

Repotted 17 house plants yesterday for a grand total 19 plants crammed onto my office desk and peripherals because I haven't put up any of my shelves. Currently writing course work on how variable scopes work in a jungle. 🥰

Apparently my QA superpower is knowing when web contrast ratios and spacing are too low for WCAG standards. I've always been sensitive to color, but damn I love being right when those Lighthouse reports come in.

My news feed has informed me that laptops are now being made with Blu-ray and dvd drives! What will they think of next? Maybe we can have computers that live under your desk that you don't have to carry around... 🤔

I don't want to alarm anyone, but I only have 7 tabs open in Chrome right now.

I think about this tweet a lot. Especially lately.

How do you balance chores, errands, work, career building side projects, relationships, and basic bio functions like food and sleep? I'm not dating and don't have kids, so I don't have that excuse, but also don't have any one to share the responsibility and I'm tuckered.

Also, those groups I closed... I forgot about them, so those don't count... Right?

6 days until I get the keys to my new townhouse and 14 days worth of packing left. What's the mashed up emotion for excited, overwhelmed, nervous, and exhausted? 😜

Today in physical therapy I had a direct current run through my entire body with a specialized TENS machine with electrodes on my feet and neck. Now I know how Frankenstein's monster felt. 😄

No one told me the hardest thing about software engineering was compartmentalizing the state of the world so you can focus.

I'm starting to wonder how many people I interact with on a daily basis don't know how to carry on conversations with me because I'm not an AI echo chamber?

I'm fairly certain Dante left out the circle of hell for people who don't follow process. I think it's right after fraudsters and before the betrayers and mutineers.

In unhealthy relationships, people walk on eggshells to avoid conflict. They tell you what you want to hear. In healthy relationships, people have the courage to address conflict. They tell you what you need to hear. Silence protects fragile ties. Candor strengthens real bonds.

Feeling immensely vindicated about calling AI the new DotCom Bubble over a year ago. Note: The internet was still powerful and amazing and changed lives even as the bubble burst, but was maybe a little too hyped and marketed to maintain a market stability? web.archive.org/web/20250820...

Hot flashing like I'm personally responsible for climate change while avoiding an argument with AI developers that a validation should be true or false and a third option is not really necessary. Happy Friday Eve.

"You're not good, you're not bad, you're just nice..." -The Witch, Into the Woods

Ok... I've been putting it off for far too long... What password keepers are y'all using and why? It's time for me to start caring and using less brain power to remember my last 12 passwords to roughly a gazillion sites.

Someone explain to me why I, the non-customer facing education content creator, know more about these accounts, their goals, and the people in them than their AEs.

Also a comp sci girlie and a gamer who has these stories. Same in math too, often as I was helping explain a problem set or why women didn't need extra - just acceptance and inclusion.

My 70yr mom is such a total badass. With 8 broken ribs she's out here doing physical therapy and car shopping because "we've got stuff to do". And still making sure I drink enough water.

Your images might be costing more energy than you think. 📸⚡ This post breaks down the hidden carbon footprint of media files—and why optimizing them is a green developer’s first step. 👉 dev.to/hardik_b2d8f...

I don't typically have a lot of meetings in my current role, so I'm not sure if I should be relieved or take it personally when 5 out of 6 for the week are canceled.

Unpopular opinion: Nickelback is pretty great and only suffered from releasing their most meh songs as singles.

Concussion: Noun. When a sneeze is an out of body experience. Happy Monday, everyone! #autoAccident #allergies

When you joke about upgrading your car and decide to go look just for fun... and then get rear ended on the way and your car is totaled.

Spotify shuffle has decided today is the day for late 90s emo and punk. This is out of the 3k songs in my liked list spanning from Classical to Death Metal in probably 5 languages? I'm not mad about, but it does bring hindsight about my early teenage years.

It's almost like humans are more critical than we thought.... Critical thinking. Critical functional context. Critical empathy. Happy Monday, everyone! Stay critical.

Well this is some fun news, though not shocking. Can't wait for part 2 about developers. www.yahoo.com/news/chatgpt...

Fun Fact - when you put too much creamer in your coffee and then let it sit for too long, the last few sips are almost straight creamer.

Good advice from the @nat1advice.tbm.games account.