Had a meeting with the CTO today that I was... very over-prepared for. This guy has been promoted out of his depth and doesn't even realize it. No, you do not need and are not getting your own personal OAuth2 secret for PRODUCTION APIs, you idiot.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon:

happy valentines 💙

This is so spot on

It should have been me

Cartoon: If anyone in Chicago knows this school or an anti ICE organization affiliated with them I would be happy to donate this art. I only wish I could have fully Sal Buscema-ed that punch :)

Big NFT energy here.

In times of great stress, it helps to sublimate bad feelings to other areas, like reconnecting with family. (Subtext: Be not concerned, there is no self-harm imminent here). I am actually pretty lucky to have the family I do.

If you stay on X I’m gonna assume you’re cool with Nazis and pedophiles. That is all.

M'lem. Surprised to catch the tongue out

Yes. Y'all did.

"No Kings" in bright lights above the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

you cannot Own someone on X in 2026. if you are using X in 2026 you are being Owned. nothing you can say will outweigh the shame of being a member of the world's largest incel group chat. if you run out of a bathroom covered in shit holding a turd no one will think the turd is the uncool one

I hate mysteriously titled meeting invites. A 1:1 meeting with the "Chief Commercial Officer", which I don't even know what that job is. Never spoken to him before. Meeting just titled "Tech Leadership Discussion". Am I getting promoted or just having more work added to my plate?

Well @arcticfoxjay.bsky.social it's done so you can stop guessing. :) It comes apart and the inside is all furnished, which is what you were seeing before. Need to get it a cabin boy figure...

I think my NY resolutions (which seem like a quaint idea but still) are to: 1. Travel more. I have a remote work job, WTF, why not? Got a couch? I might hit you up. 2. Commission more art. You can't take it with you, so why not be a little hedonistic and also feed a poor artist?

Technically I worked on Friday, but... come on, right? I did clean the garage workbenches off (a pretty huge task) and got a lot of other things off my to-do list. Funny thought - have I already had, am in the middle of, or should plan for a midlife crisis? What would I even do differently?

"If you say you've lost faith in the government, my response is no longer alarm, it's respect. Because it shows: - You were paying attention - You noticed the pattern - You refused to confuse authority with legitimacy" johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-year-i...

They gentrified the tinfoil hat

I don't know who this is originally from but it encapsulates an artist's job better than whatever MAGA thinks that is

I genuinely don't know if this is a "Minnesotan" thing or an "old guy of a certain age" thing but in case it's Minnesotan and people need an anger translator: this guy is so angry he could just about set something on fire with his mind.

After enough cons I built a household 4 square with @spainimation.bsky.social magnets. @dbruinart.bsky.social & myself plus @duskdargent.bsky.social and @vidarwolf.bsky.social

"I'm not at my desk right now, but I have fixed your urgent issue. Please open a retroactive emergency change request for this." Me being "not at my desk" but desperate not to open an ECR that I'll have to update later

Got a random light show in my back yard tonight. A rare occurrence since even the northern part of IL isn't THAT far north.

breaking news: the statue of liberty just got her titties out

Halloween. Group of kids comes up, see pride sticker on door. "Fuck Lesbians!" or something? Redeemed by the member of their tribe who says "Fuck you guys, I want candy". This is why I have that sticker on the door. There may be someone who sees it and understands they aren't alone. I hope.

I am not ashamed of my midwest cultural heritage.

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

"Sir this is a Wendy's" energy

Some amusing messages that crossed my desk today at work. (I'm Roy).

Attending a No Kings protest today? Know your protest rights:

Got my flu & COVID vaccines today, which was an annoyingly long wait but also cathartic in that "fuck you RFK" kind of vibe.

Captain's dinner vs cabin boy's dinner

Alright this is a little on the nose for me.

We've spent a week making a huge shed. I did not realize how much this would suck. I feel like we should find something fun to do with this before we fill it with stuff.

Attn all ICE agents! Here’s an announcement from our front window: Chicago hates you, and you are not welcome here!

The #1 rule when communicating by email with leadership, key stakeholders, or decision makers is to make the ask in the first sentence, and keep it very short. Will literally not read more than a paragraph.

Glacier National Park

I'm in Portland, OR walking around and finding things.

This is the weather forecast for ORD tonight. I have a flight at about 8pm. FML.

I just got to live a "prepared guy" fantasy and give a friend a multi-fuel burner and a large battery with inverter so I am pretty content. (Power line went down in their neighborhood... into a pool) Sucks for sleeping I guess but you can only do so much without being a hotel.

Uh huh...

Who knows how it is going to end, but I am going to revel in this act of resistance. "Hey, is that JB Pritzker?!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKFF...

I feel like I need to make a longer post because the CCL class was amusing as hell. The guy teaching it is (no lie) 84 years old and looks like "Cotton" from King of the Hill. Super short and slim. (1/x)

Well, the current POTUS has been very successful in one thing: Finally getting me off my ass for the CCL addition to my FOID. 16 hours of class, but I got a 51/52 on the written and 30/30 on the shooting (but don't get me wrong, both tests are kinda laughably easy).