Grant Hutchins

I am sitting on my car wearing a sticker that says “I voted / Yo voté”

Hanging out at the XO Ruby Austin conference today. I’ve run into a lot of old faces and some new ones as well. It’s great to see the Ruby community and how welcoming it has always been.

Daria Morgendorffer

A cozy bar with ambient blue lighting features a seated man in a white shirt, several patrons mingling at the counter, and a variety of drinks on display.

Kitty Cohen’s happy hour all day Monday-Wednesday this summer

A stone wall features a series of small, evenly spaced holes arranged in an organized pattern, where letters of a past sign have long been removed.

Downtown Austin

Checking out the new browser landscape: https://blog.nertzy.com/2025/07/02/checking-out-the-new-browser.html

I like a coffee shop that plays classic rave music.

At Civil Goat Coffee in Austin, TX.

🎵 LFO - “To the Limit (Peel Session)”

This silly game is more fun than I expected. I’m a big Picross/nonogram fan.

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Playdate handheld gaming console in yellow with purple cover on chair arm, next to arm wearing watch with matching yellow wristband, hand holding plastic water cup in matching purple.

Downloading the new Season 2 games for my Playdate and experiencing an unexpected color coincidence.

Wow, jj is an impressive tool for going beyond Git for version control. I’m going to try to incorporate it into my daily workflow right away.

I’m enjoying listening to a conversation between two of my old colleagues from my New York days about building projects in today’s world.

Listen to the first episode of the new More Makers podcast by Steve Berry at Thought Mercha... https://blog.nertzy.com/2025/05/29/im-enjoying-listening-to-a.html

Just went to my first EFF-Austin meetup. @manton spoke about micro.blog and we all had a lot of great conversations about social networks past, present, and future.

Yeah when I was a kid I always though Garfield was Bill Murray. And then Lorenzo Music played Bill Murray’s character in the Real Ghostbusters cartoon. And the Bill Murray did Garfield’s voice in the movies. So clearly I’m not the only one.

Cf. Jim Carrey and Matt Frewer

I can think of one major exception.

(Canadian flag’s maple leaf)

GEN AI IS A TOOL OF FASCISM.

DON'T USE IT.

BIG TECH IS PUSHING AI TO:
• Destroy art/artists because they may inspire resistance
• Censor knowledge by manipulating search results
• Make young people/students dependent and unable to research, write and think critically

"Roji-Panty complex"

Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing.

I grew up in Oklahoma City, and felt the blast that day from 15 miles away at my middle school.

On the 10th anniversary, in 2005, I wrote a short article about my personal experience.

Screenshot of status post by Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

NBC News confirms: Gary Shapley, acting commissioner of the IRS, is being replaced after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approached Trump to say that Shapley was appointed without his knowledge and at Elon Musk's direction. @MSNBC

Yndling at International Nights at Rivian Park / SXSW 2025

The great [Cory Doctorow speaking truth here at the Fediverse House at SXSW.

“When life gives you SARS, make sarsaparilla”

Great to see new ideas for user experience for the social web coming together here at the Fediverse House at SXSW. This is a demo of the new upcoming Surf browser.

Hanging out at the Fediverse House at SXSW. Listening to panels about new social platforms and generally hanging out for the day. You can get in without a badge!

Also worth a timely read, related to both 18F and the USDS (the agency that was gutted to create “DOGE”).

www.wired.com/2017/01/r…

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org

Thanks to 18F for lots of true government efficiency work. Sorry to see them go. 18f.org

Best michelada on planet Earth

Hotel San José
Austin, Texas

Feast of the Seven Fishes at L’Oca d’Oro. 🐟

I definitely recommend a pour of their house Amaro Campanella to pair with dessert.

Just switched to mise (from asdf) and liking it so far.

Putin on the fritz?