Based on my regular home play from the couch, pretty sure that my signature form of Jeopardy! question if I ever got on the show would be, "Is it...?" 😅

The one where @florian-lefebvre.dev spills Astro Docs secrets! Take a listen to Florian's journey through open source, and how he handled the responsibilities of providing accompanying documentation along the way. (And learned to love it, right? Right?!?!)

First time I went on a podcast, thanks for having me! If you want to know more about what it's like to write docs as an open-source dev, check it out!

It's Global Big (bird) Day! An excuse to go hang out in one of my favourite spots before the baseball game. (And, no day is complete without some blue jays!)

Starlight 0.39 just dropped! New ways to use autogenerated sidebar links, plus improvements to styling and multilingual docs. Read all about it 👇

When interactions "go wrong", the very thing you are most likely to complain about and try to change is the very thing that most people find hardest and most painful to change about themselves. Result? Merry chaos. I propose an alternative that might actually work. blog.jbrains.ca/permalink/th...

Looking forward to working with @yanthomas.dev to devote some love to the @biomejs.dev docs so they better serve the entire community: readers, contributors, reviewers, and maintainers!

Today I'm launching astro.jobs! It's an unofficial job board for the @astro.build ecosystem. If you're looking for a job or if you have open positions related to Astro, check it out!

Watching a bunch of "how to hem your own pants" tutorials on YouTube and maybe the best advice so far: "If anyone is looking that closely at your hem, you don't need them in your life."

Do you run a IRL tech community? Or have you thought about running one to make some in-person connections in your area? ICYMI last week I launched a new site that means you can create your community without needing an expensive paid account on a certain site who shall not be named. devrelish.tech

Wow, applying some of my own advice to my own writing *really* makes a difference. I should do this all the time! 😂

I spent the weekends the past month refining a new site at DevRelish.tech. The goal was to create something that wasn't Meetup that helps folks in tech organize IRL social gatherings. It's not a full replacement, but it's free and open source. I wrote more here. remotesynthesis.com/posts/introd...

That thing where your crows wonder why you'll rush outside to photograph the eagles flying overhead, but don't pay specific attention to them. After four "hello"s, I came out with peanuts. (This is an older video, but we have regular "Hello Crows" in the backyard.)

Imagine making AI bird slop when blue jays already exist and thousands of people take pics of them and share them for free out of love for birds and community and watching birds be big ol' dramatic little goobers #birds

Why no, I have no idea why LumaFusion keeps crashing on my Android tablet.

April 29th! Come talk about atproto! Featuring demos by @bad-example.com, @hypha.coop, and more. atmo.rsvp/p/atproto.to...

Still amazed with all the amazing photos being shared in cafés like Nature Nerds! https://hey.cafe/!aplacefornaturelovers

So let me get this straight. If there is a scratch on my CD of a cappella music, would I be correct in claiming there is a run in my Nylons???

Building on recent improvements, the Starlight Links Validator now includes more features useful for large documentation sites like Cloudflare Docs: - choose if link validation errors fail the build - JSON error reports for external tooling - GitHub Actions step output github.com/HiDeoo/starl...

Prince Edward Island - Blue Jay The Blue Jay was adopted as the official bird in a province-wide vote held in 1977. The bird is found in the province through the entire year. 🧵 10/15

Well the financing situation in tech claims another victim. If you or anyone you know is looking for an engineer with 18+ years experience and a focus on architecture and component libraries, send them my way or reach out! 🔗 https://tonysull.co/notes/well-the-financing-situation-in-tech (1/2)

First robin sighting of the year in the backyard! (We do have year-round robins, but they tend to be sneakier in winter and are more in the forest than backyards.) I, also, have been sneakier this winter and exploring some big life changes... so, taking this as a sign of avian solidarity! 🐦‍⬛

I haven't made the time yet to write about contributing *a cappella* to open source, but at least I now have another example to use when advocating for the opportunities for and importance of contributions beyond code! (Should open source projects have *jingles*??)

Oh no. I do not need to be given ideas... www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiKM...

Today's a great day to donate to a trans-owned and -led nonprofit that is working to break down bureaucratic barriers to legal name changes and gender marker changes 💜 namesake.fyi/donate

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We talk a lot about those who make npmx so beloved but today it is the time to highlight another important part of our community and our values 🏳️‍⚧️ We see, we value, we respect, we hope, we love 🤍

Starting now!

Yes I’m religious, I believe in the Holy Trinity

Aw heck yeah, y'all are gonna want to check out the #ATmosphereConf replay to see @zeu.dev and @patak.cat talk about @npmx.dev ! The conf knew what they were doing and didn't force us to make a "hard choice" to see this session. This is the #opensource community you've been waiting for.

OK, that's TWO ATproto projects I've checked out from #ATmosphereConf that are using Starlight for their docs. I publish the @astro.build newsletter on Tuesday, so if your app has an Astro/Starlight website that isn't already in our showcase, holler back so it gets included!

Great talk by @brittanyellich.com at #ATmosphereConf "Who owns the group chat?" with some really thought out ideas for a community (book club, parenting group) to have its own platform-independent identity/ownership while still allowing individuals to own their contributions. Thanks for sharing!

There's way too much streaming, in way too many time zones, to keep track of today! #ATmosphereConf is 4hr diff, our provincial youth bowlers at nationals (Joe is coaching!) 3 hr diff, and Blue Jays 1h, had to carefully map out my day from multiple schedules, all written in a diff, & not my, time.

Wake up, babe. New Steamerduck just dropped.

Here's a scan of my woodburning of a blue jay! With some added white pencil to make the face pop Until I post more... Check out the rest of my art HERE ↙️ ko-fi.com/checj/gallery #Artsky #woodburning #bird

It's a great day to let you know about my fave feed: all #bluejays, all the time: bsky.app/profile/sara... Birds? Yes. Baseball? Yes. Fursonas? Yes. Beatles? Yes. Chandler Bing's office? Yes. If "blue jays" are in text, hashtags, or alt-text, it's there! Please enjoy, if that's your thing 💙🐦⚾🧢

It's not even 8:00 a.m. and I've already teared up twice watching various Blue Jays news and media. I'm gonna be a hot mess tonight. 🐦⚾ #BlueJays #BlueJays50

Hello world, and welcome to the Colibri Alpha! Colibri is an open source chat platform built on the AT protocol. We're happy to get this out just im time for #ATmosphereConf! Read more on our announcement post or visit our website for more! colibri.social colibri.leaflet.pub/3mhxzpvpvps2m

Because Canada's so big, bought my *remote* ticket to #ATmosphereConf this weekend. But, looking forward to everyone enjoying their visit "here"! atmosphereconf.org

A couple of tech writing memes I couldn't squeeze in here

Happy Monday! Start your week with some deep, calming breaths and ten facts about Blue Jays, courtesy of Audubon Magazine. #ornithology

Support your local artists because where else will you get cute pins to represent your city's sport teams

“Maybe we should remove the luggage racks from the train that was built just to go to the airport” is absolutely peak Toronto www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip...

To celebrate something-or-other, I created a retro CRT using only vanilla CSS! 📺 codepen.io/ivorjetski/p... No images. No JavaScript. No SASS. Fully turn-off-and-on-able! Also a documentary about the making of it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdNH... @CodePen #css #cssart #cssonly #frontend

I just drafted 1400 words about mock objects (and why you might struggle with them) that have been trying to get out for a long time now. These words might see the light of day, but members of The jbrains Experience are reading them now. ;) experience.jbrains.ca

If you're looking for someone to not only produce excellent guides but also create a whole village around it, Sarah is your go-to person. What a legend.

Its a rare, and exciting, experience to be on a team where you are constantly surrounded by all stars swinging for the fences and raising the bar every day If you're lucky enough to work with Sarah at some point, strap in and start taking notes because there's a lot to learn!

If you're looking for someone who's as good at writing useful and detailed documentation for your users as they are at energizing your community, I can only recommend Sarah!

The Astro community would not exist as it does without Sarah’s tireless efforts, advocacy, and welcoming energy! 💜 Working with Sarah will be one of the best decisions you ever make, especially if you value building a healthy community and having docs written with care and clarity.

Forgive me, gonna do some shameless reposting because a) aww.... and b) you might not realize that I'm open to fun, meaningful, *scoped and short-term* projects where I can help you help your docs/community! Not "hiring"? No problem! Maybe you just need someone to stay until the wind changes...