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@jasoncaryallen.bsky.social

Dad, software consultant, photographer, musician, sailor. Opinions are my own.

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Latest posts by jasoncaryallen.bsky.social on Bluesky

You can curse daylight saving time, daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, and/or daylight time.

All are considered acceptable so go off.

02.11.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1800    πŸ” 371    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 44

The Libby app is one of the miracles of modern tech tbh

28.09.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2438    πŸ” 217    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 34

Also to be clear I’m not advocating for or against, just sharing news that others might find interesting.

29.09.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Most of my own work has been with Elixir Phoenix recently, but the last time the Rails community had a fork & reconciliation (Merb), Rails 3.x got some great new features merged in and the community was stronger. For adoption by enterprise > individuals, a fork is more practical than a rewrite.

29.09.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - Floppy/plan-vert-letter: An open letter calling for a hard fork of Rails to remove DHH's influence An open letter calling for a hard fork of Rails to remove DHH's influence - Floppy/plan-vert-letter

With the latest batch of controversy around DHH's views, an open letter encouraging the Rails Core team to cut ties with him and adopt a better governance model is being drafted. #ruby #rails #rubyonrails

github.com/Floppy/plan-...

24.09.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Late-stage capitalism malaise.

22.09.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you haven’t tried the x100v, you should. It’s everything good about this but better specs and performance, and about the same price as the new Fuji half frame if you find it used!

15.09.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have the pocket dispo for Nikon Z Mount and it’s ok. I wish it focused a hair closer, but it checks nostalgia boxes for sure!

15.09.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Itching to problem solve after all of those #RailsWorld talks, but trying to figure out where to start? Request a no-strings-attached, virtual pairing session with our experienced software devs or product managers for after you get back from travels.

05.09.2025 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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+1 Lazenby was great, so was Timothy Dalton.

01.09.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

punk’s not dead but it is in its late 40s and its back hurts

03.08.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Considering your propensity to find the strangest corner case nonsense others have put into technology… maybe not while your wife is using a high wattage appliance on her hair? 🀣πŸ”₯🧯

18.06.2025 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Deploy the weather lasers!

14.06.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tri-X or T-Max using rodinal stand development is a whole vibe. Cool shot!

05.05.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s almost like they’ve forgotten that they need their own primary sources, and that reporting on reporting on someone else’s work isn’t journalism. Keep up the great work, Marisa! Your fellow ink-stained wretches see you!

03.05.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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28.04.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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True… Fair point. He had Cinta just sitting on Ferix for most (all?) of Cassian’s imprisonment. That’s like wasting a bishop blocking a pawn in chess.

23.04.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s just meticulous when his assets get sloppy (and endanger everything he’s building and fighting for). A Chandrilan banker with knowledge/control of the cash flow who is no longer trustworthy is no longer an asset - that’s a liability. πŸ‘€

23.04.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looks great in blue! Enjoy - that Gretsch is one of my favorite guitars of all time.

11.04.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Star Trek First Contact scene, and if you haven't watched this one you should cancel all plans and view immejietly. (Also has a Mark S from Severance cameo) Ok, it's nighttime and we're close in on 2 dudes, closest is Zefram Cochrane, and just behind him is William T. Riker, famous tromboner. Both are in civilian clothes, Riker a leather jacket, and Zefram in a bomber type coat with the white fluffy wooly stuffing around the collar. Zefram is also wearing a weird black hat that is sort of like a bandana in form and function, but instead of fabric it's bedazzled leather. He's speaking, and looks kind of dumbfounded or stumped. closed caption reads, "You're all....astronauts-on some kind of Star Trek"

Star Trek First Contact scene, and if you haven't watched this one you should cancel all plans and view immejietly. (Also has a Mark S from Severance cameo) Ok, it's nighttime and we're close in on 2 dudes, closest is Zefram Cochrane, and just behind him is William T. Riker, famous tromboner. Both are in civilian clothes, Riker a leather jacket, and Zefram in a bomber type coat with the white fluffy wooly stuffing around the collar. Zefram is also wearing a weird black hat that is sort of like a bandana in form and function, but instead of fabric it's bedazzled leather. He's speaking, and looks kind of dumbfounded or stumped. closed caption reads, "You're all....astronauts-on some kind of Star Trek"

Happy first contact day πŸ––πŸΌ

Happy first contact day πŸ––πŸΌ

05.04.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1094    πŸ” 154    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 22
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27.03.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œI’ll give you a program to follow every night. For the next thousand nights, before you go to bed, read one short story. That’ll take you ten minutes, fifteen minutes. Then read one poem a night from the vast history of poetry … Read the great poets, go back and read Shakespeare, read Alexander Pope, read Robert Frost. One poem a night, one short story a night, one essay a night, for the next 1,000 nights. From various fields: archaeology, zoology, biology, all the great philosophers of time … I want you to read essays in every field. Every night, before you go to bed, you’re stuffing your head with one poem, one short story, one essayβ€”at the end of a thousand nights, you’ll be full of stuff, won’t you?”

β€œI’ll give you a program to follow every night. For the next thousand nights, before you go to bed, read one short story. That’ll take you ten minutes, fifteen minutes. Then read one poem a night from the vast history of poetry … Read the great poets, go back and read Shakespeare, read Alexander Pope, read Robert Frost. One poem a night, one short story a night, one essay a night, for the next 1,000 nights. From various fields: archaeology, zoology, biology, all the great philosophers of time … I want you to read essays in every field. Every night, before you go to bed, you’re stuffing your head with one poem, one short story, one essayβ€”at the end of a thousand nights, you’ll be full of stuff, won’t you?”

Ray Bradbury; reading for just a few minutes a night can save your life

26.03.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1225    πŸ” 245    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 19
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They’re clearly not Gen X or elder millennials. 0/10 sexy, reminded me of Artax. 😞

25.03.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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a man says he never even had the makings of a varsity athlete . ALT: a man says he never even had the makings of a varsity athlete .
20.03.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So it’s all 4/4 time, right? πŸ˜‚

18.03.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great reporting! A follow up question or suggestion I’d love you to ask the cinema owners: has the mayor seen the film? Would they screen it for the mayor, city council, and other local pols/constituents and faith leaders? Seems like a good opportunity to build community out of controversy.

18.03.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fresh planed cedar always makes me hungry for bacon! Also those shavings keep the garage smelling nice for weeks!

16.03.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@nslayton.bsky.social sent me via bsky! Keep up the excellent reporting.

16.03.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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