"When I click the button, no events fire." "Let's me directly access the route...it works. Wait, the server is returning 'Error message.' The UI error is because of the error parsing." NO, THE UI DOESN'T EVEN FIRE OFF THE HTTP REQUEST YOU SO HELPFULLY DID BY HAND. So glad AI is so helpful.

Has anyone tried Asahi on the Macbook Neo? While I've got a M1 Pro MBP, I wouldn't mind a good Linux laptop. If the Neo is good, it might save me some cash from getting a Framework...

Weird ask, but does anyone have any pictures of me speaking up on stage, like at Live360 or PHPTek?

Every afternoon is turning into macOS freaking out that I'm out of memory as I run out of HD space and swap can't grow. Closing my Chrome tabs frees up 5GB of HD space. Thanks to Apple's unified design I can't upgrade my 256GB HD (and IT won't let me plug in a drive). I hate this timeline.

Current status

WHERESMAGODDAMNELECTRICCARBRUCE!?

I check Apple News every so often since it’s just a swipe away. But lately they’ve introduced ads that automatically pop up the App Store. Nope. Immediate uninstall. I get journalism costs money, but come on. Why do something so intrusive?

"there are pre-existing compilation errors" No, Claude, you just keep ignoring my rules, adding code, and then wondering why you can't use Java 21 syntax in an older version of Java.

My YT Music 2025 recap list. All of this tracks.

Why is it so damned impossible to get a video from an iPhone to a PC? Every solution feels like the most jank, convoluted way to move a file. And no, “get a Mac” isn’t an answer. I’d still have to get the file to the PC for editing.

Decided to pick up Arc Raiders, been having fun playing solo and being a little scavenger. If you also play, feel free to add me. It won’t be hard to figure out my username.

11 years ago I gave my first conference talk at ZendCon in Santa Clara. Now I’m back but helping run a hackathon for #apiword. If you are also here, stop by the Vonage booth and say hi, and feel free to enter to win some prizes! apiworld.co/hackathon/

Watching the FFIX run on GDQ, and _really_ considering picking it up on PC. Looks much nicer than on PSX.

I've been saying this for years, or at least a variation of this. We broke the internet by making it more complex for no ones benefit. Original post: vmst.io/@jalefkowit/...

Why did no one tell me Professional Pillow Fighting was a thing?

My evening

Current status

One of my new years resolutions was to get in better shape. I've started and stopped many times over the years, but this year have stuck with it the longest. It's been 75 days of tracking my meals and I'm finishing up the first 9 weeks of working out. I'm down ~20lbs and feeling better in general.

If you are interested in my gaming and streaming content, head on over to bsky.app/profile/drag... and follow!

Hey, I streamed! I played some Magic: The Gathering Arena and tried to rank up from Bronze to Silver. Did I succeed? youtu.be/GNJcFPs7xfI 📺 You can catch me on Twitch every so often as well at www.twitch.tv/dragonmantank

Do you like PHP Conferences? Want to go to php[tek] in Chicago for cheaper than normal? Early bird pricing ends tonight! I'll be giving two talks this year, one on API design and another on just how to build better applications. ti.to/phptek/phpte...

I'm just going to leave this here. You can all argue over the syntax. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yup8...

I've been playing in an #mtg Commander tournament at my local game shop. The newest episode is out, kicking off round 2. This is the start of our $50 round, and while I'm not in this episode (I'm recording my game tonight), check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdHK...

Gotta love awkward rideshare talk. "So how is Ohio?" "Oh, it's nice, but it's supposed to rain today after I land." "It's a good red state. I hope Trump wins, Kamala doesn't know anything about the US economy." "I do wish the weather was a bit more consistent like here."

Are you at #GithubUniverse? Come stop by our booth!

My workspace for tonight

Me most days

And I find it had to believe that no one pushing it as the term had no idea.

Part 1/5 part series on using MongoDB Atlas and Vonage APIs just landed on the Vonage Developer Blog. Check it out if you want to learn more about what Atlas is or how our APIs work in a full-featured application. https://developer.vonage.com/en/blog/using-vonage-apis-with-mongodb-atlas-part-1

An interesting question that has always bugged me: I’ve released a new version of software, why aren’t people upgrading? I think I found the question I should be asking: What’s the friction people are experiencing when trying to upgrade?

My new Chrome extension is now published on the Chrome Web store! All you need is an OpenAI API key, and you can start getting email draft suggestions in your Gmail inbox! https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chatgpt-email-reviewer/akgbhlnadiohlfbmonhonbalccijkhhi/related?hl=en

Almost forgot, Happy “Government took all my money” day to those that celebrate it.

From discussions in other social media circles: Would anyone legit be interested in something along the lines of a book-like thing about: "Reviving Simplicity: Web Deployment without DevOps Overhead" Repost and all that jazz. If there was polling support, I'd have "Yes/No/As a blog series" here

Roughly 1/3 of the internet runs on httpd, but it seems like a lot of developers have no idea how to configure it, let alone remember it exists. Having to explain what FastCGI is or basic httpd directives is something I feel like I’m doing more and more.

I'm assuming we do Hello posts here. Hello! I mostly talk about #programming (mostly in #PHP but also a lot of #typescript), #dnd, #videogames, and general rants. I'm in #devrel so also expect a lot of conference talk. Follow along if you are interested in any of that, or say just say hi!