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Brad Van Vugt

@bvanvugt.com.bsky.social

Proud dad, husband, programmer, feminist, and Canadian. I run play.battlesnake.com and work on growth at neon.tech.

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4yo: Are teeth bones?

Yep, pretty similar.

4yo: πŸ€”.... Dad?

Yes?

4yo: Can all bones fall out of your body?

Oh, uh... no, just teeth.

4yo: Oh thank you Dad that's great news.

17.04.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

7yo: dad I know so many liquids now, orange juice, farts-no wait

07.02.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

7yo: this craft is a piece of cake

(10 minutes later)

4yo: this craft is a piece of muffin

26.01.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wrapping presents with kids is definitely type 2 fun.

18.12.2024 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hattemer's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by shipping fast.

~ @andyhattemer.bsky.social

06.12.2024 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

6yo: If I had one wish... I would want me and everyone I love to live forever.

4yo: I WOULD WISH FOR MAGIC!!!

03.12.2024 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Genuinely considering porting these into electron and releasing on Steam πŸ€”

02.12.2024 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

After all these years in tech I'm convinced there's a ton of value in just being a kind person.

01.12.2024 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Watching Jason iterate on this, working towards The Big Idea, has been so fun and inspiring.

I get it too. It's hard. The work is never done, and the reward for doing well is more work. But it's also the best.

01.12.2024 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happens to me too - once it enters an error state/loop the app is basically cooked.

30.11.2024 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Me: When I was 16 I did boardslides. Now I prepare board slides! 😎

Wife: You're an idiot.

28.11.2024 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll go first - docs need to be a core product, not a side project.

28.11.2024 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You capture the most butterflies. Obv.

27.11.2024 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Used the Replit AI Agent to make games with my kids.

They created "Unicorn Coin Dash" and "Giraffe Campfire" in about an hour, and then promptly beat me at both πŸ¦„πŸ’¨πŸ¦’πŸ•οΈ.

27.11.2024 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Happy Secret Canadian Productivity Week to all those who observe πŸ¦ƒπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

25.11.2024 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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24.11.2024 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 209    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 17

4yo: Dad.
Me: Yes?

No I mean Mom.
Mom: Yes?

No I mean both.
Both: Yes?

I forgot.

23.11.2024 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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