2026-07-27T20:26:19Z https://nostr.ae Sherri W (SyntaxSeed) https://nostr.ae/npub1dt0sct6ktt5lmajrzz7ud400a6f5ckcl4j56sfgjkc3rqpmm39kq4jpmw4 https://media.phpc.social/accounts/avatars/000/011/361/original/d77f2c37e33f503d.jpg https://media.phpc.social/accounts/avatars/000/011/361/original/d77f2c37e33f503d.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr8a95rm0m4lg3sjh9hzkyrnce2juqyv2prdyrzkxrspq4p0plqhqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc35ztd9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dktfl5nefln8zgjvcqev2axd4cwtlsmalf9xp4xgyreh07dwduqxzgtkm'>nevent1q…gtkm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We are going to pay through the nose to get access to the information we all collectively gathered and created on sites like WikiPedia, Reddit, StackOverflow, and more.<br/><br/>All that free labour we all did to write and curate this information... scraped and locked behind the coming #AI pricing explosion.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/the-math-doesnt-work-why-your-usd200-ai-subscription-is-secretly-worth-thousands">https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/the-math-doesnt-work-why-your-usd200-ai-subscription-is-secretly-worth-thousands</a> 2026-07-03T13:50:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8dktfl5nefln8zgjvcqev2axd4cwtlsmalf9xp4xgyreh07dwduqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcrgcmsw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6e0cnlg3tgmra726vkfhcya4ud5htr2e02tvqkfk78deay8utggfu9jcw'>nevent1q…9jcw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How will programming evolve if the tools we&#39;re left with are trained on old techniques and languages and there&#39;s nowhere left to learn and collaborate on NEW things and ideas? 2026-07-03T13:47:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw6e0cnlg3tgmra726vkfhcya4ud5htr2e02tvqkfk78deay8utggzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc6akw3g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9eg02cp5fl4m65pm5y0p8xj9cqkdapvlksycu9c9fns80s93t82cuttc47'>nevent1q…tc47</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I still reference SO daily for my work. But how long until they have to take the entire site offline and we&#39;re left without this valuable resource? How do you even keep monetizing this?<br/><br/>What a sad waste. StackOverflow had its flaws for sure, but it was an incredible resource of skills collaboration, knowledge collection and sharing.<br/><br/>Hoovered up by #AI companies who will gate the information behind rising query token prices.<br/><br/>The #internet continues to die and we&#39;re drinking the koolaid. 2026-07-03T13:46:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9eg02cp5fl4m65pm5y0p8xj9cqkdapvlksycu9c9fns80s93t82czyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcfegc44 The stories of large sites selling their data to #OpenAI then seeing a complete crash of their traffic and userbase is both sad and a blatant tale of #FAFO that I struggle to feel empathy about.<br/><br/>StackOverflow went from &#39;partnering&#39; with OpenAI to an utter wasteland in ONE YEAR.<br/><br/>What did they think would happen?? <br/><br/>#AI #LLM #programming<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/116/856/304/443/878/582/original/737298d778cbb884.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/116/856/318/009/035/997/original/b10788c4df508dd3.png"> <br/> 2026-07-03T13:41:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ddva0252p5gd5m8wlxqmtj7jetz5xzcrm73txkp2ecyhfvz3yvczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcggk993 Today we lost one of our two guinea pigs, Flippy. This is my children&#39;s first experience with the loss of a pet. It&#39;s been a lot of careful discussions &amp; goodbyes. 💔<br/><br/>Quite a gut punch on literally the first day of summer vacation.<br/><br/>#GuineaPigs #parenting 2026-06-25T20:13:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsphntvr2gxcsu92gkgel8rqu6rdy2era4r6guazq6ppwnat7hn8mqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc8ysphk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgnu4fl6yagrz958euh0qagp2kyqtjyq8kupnhy4hmtanxmnppmqc6n0a9t'>nevent1q…0a9t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a chore machine - 3 preteen sons. 😆 😁 It unfortunately comes with a lot of whining and a HUGE grocery bill. lol 2026-06-22T14:48:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs25sku3kfnq43zc5qmn4dlc2uawkgnaewfqv6j27y49gkgeljqzgszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc4z5fyf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs253q82gfmlegr6x73f6m6yzq5mrrvmk57fvfyx95gm69s6ud0acc8twywt'>nevent1q…wywt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Same. I would pay a LOT for a dog sized robot that would walk around my yard and pick up dead leaves or pull weeds. LOL<br/><br/>These advancements always seem to eliminate creative work and not *chores*. 2026-06-22T14:42:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx9s7xlvvfrs2kuyepxjpvsyt7e8s6ejxdy3sx3w0wh9c8gsymzyqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcwy8qsy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszm3gdgyllr896u6yvpstlvkxwvrdf96tx9cmdxdym6f9yjndf24g9qu50x'>nevent1q…u50x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s scary to look back as someone in my mid-40s, who did the work and invested the time and money to reach the top of #WebDev skills and now have the entire industry tell me &#34;Forget you, this bot can do your job now.&#34;<br/><br/>And I know it&#39;s not about the execution but about delivering solutions that still needs real people, but I&#39;ve always enjoyed the building of the Lego more than having the finished thing. I love the *act* of writing code, and it feels like that is disappearing. 2026-06-22T14:13:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszm3gdgyllr896u6yvpstlvkxwvrdf96tx9cmdxdym6f9yjndf24gzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc07pkhf RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@grimalkina/116788983402188199">https://mastodon.social/@grimalkina/116788983402188199</a><br/><br/>A great thread for my fellow #developers to read. 📌 <br/><br/>I&#39;ve always believed that any skill can be learned and isn&#39;t innate. But my own skill and identity as a #developer is based on the sheer number of years, money, effort and time I&#39;ve sunk into getting here. Even if I don&#39;t think I was &#39;born&#39; with it... the threat to the value of, and how I execute that skill, represents a loss and &#34;making a waste of&#34; all that I invested to get here. And can I invest that again in order to pivot? Not really. 😓<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1ma0qegvga0cutqemarqp6c0vwraamhv29x550lgq7vnwumh97d4sfp4xug" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1ma0…4xug</a></span><br/> </div> Many developers have built professional identity deeply on being the person who writes code (despite all our arguments about what that means!). <br/><br/>Achieving that identity gives you things: status, distinctiveness, belonging...and something something we call *categorization certainty.* The assurance that others will see and understand what you are and what you can do, and properly value it. These are massively important psychological needs, and we all look for ways to meet those needs. </blockquote> 2026-06-22T14:10:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfg2twlccvec4cq7mj2rm9e47gqef5rhl34rpv2umlsuc9hrqyu0qzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcl0fvg7 There are two types of parents (lol):<br/><br/>#parenting 2026-06-22T11:27:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspcvzdsr3wra5hm2a77z87qu82nywfduhae09rdv4lf3pmjv3zhwszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcatpaeh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9fpug4frvluvqqrlsq46lrk9vq5w88vg82dxxu7j85fqp2ywyfds9n2w66'>nevent1q…2w66</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah. I&#39;m just massively uninterested in switching from a creative, problem-solving role, to becoming AI&#39;s janitor. 2026-06-17T12:12:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0enyt8p92t9aj6lh3ffs600g4u623pe4pr6r4l4ze0y8q7yem5eczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykccs6ag6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdursyvjjdyxd6ejeevxkl2gcdpq4kq7lq6rnakvs385yp0vdhcqqyp7sfq'>nevent1q…7sfq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a bachelor&#39;s degree in Computer Science. I have 20+ years experience. I&#39;ve had years of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19fqmknzcvr4uk8eeuzu6c4mhsqnd8jm77wgu9qxnnxkmuzzgnhgsc87gpf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>PHP Architect</span> (<span class="italic">npub19fq…7gpf</span>)</a></span> subscription &amp; read them cover-to-cover. I&#39;ve taken a bunch of extra courses at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dj8n96eu99uem4jg5wqkqnl558k9zsypw7av3f0t94jje70ev3hqx9geym" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Laracasts</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dj8…geym</span>)</a></span> &amp; SymfonyCasts, Udemy &amp; more. I&#39;ve listened to hundreds of hours of programming &amp; tech podcasts. So much of my time &amp; money.<br/><br/>To now be facing the reality that my skills are abruptly becoming meaningless &amp; devalued?? Yeah... it&#39;s time for some deep introspection.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1y8ssl4a2645mzxgedhdu8xkuz5mlzvp9dt9twwqswrjguqg57grqd6se9v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Stefan Koopmanschap</span> (<span class="italic">npub1y8s…se9v</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#PHP #WebDev #programming 2026-06-17T12:08:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdursyvjjdyxd6ejeevxkl2gcdpq4kq7lq6rnakvs385yp0vdhcqqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc7gzkey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx5p5c4pekfgru4qq82u785k5ym9gc9yvjwt3009eldsstj050mqsspm23w'>nevent1q…m23w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The cabin in the woods temptation is real. 🤣<br/><br/>I came back to work after a work related trip to find that in my absence my manager had used AI to create a small WordPress plugin - something I would normally be asked to do. I check it over, added comments &amp; fixed a small bug.<br/><br/>But man what a gut-punch to my self-worth. I think a lot of us are in identity crisis mode.<br/><br/>I&#39;m definitely rethinking my priorities. 2026-06-17T11:59:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdl8tq2k4gxspwepszhwh3z0j6putux5sy67pyv3ux846flufcztczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcv67y2x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsya5ypd5d0gyk86j58vzng93ngkac5qlk8era7k2x95ef059x67zszfm2e8'>nevent1q…m2e8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m just increasingly uninterested in what&#39;s being sold to me. <br/><br/>I wonder if other people feel this way?<br/><br/>Maybe we&#39;ll have a renaissance of people reading books &amp; touching grass. 🤣 2026-06-17T11:52:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst4r72r868resd4j2x68uqfa0jx98hzln4sepkmtgc60l725cdwkgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc4nq7a8 I really appreciate #YouTube showing me the #AI summaries by default when I opened the comments on a video today. It reminded me that I could read a book instead of using a platform that keeps finding new ways to have contempt for its human users. <br/><br/>#reading #SocialMedia #OptOut 2026-06-17T03:18:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspuezck44klcun7v5c30cemrznjfk2ql8zjav7hp3yjeyqfwh2jlqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc70n3qy The fact that so many #WordPress plugins have version updates almost daily, is extremely obnoxious. I have a few client sites that are important enough that I only do updates manually and only after testing it on a sandbox site first. I&#39;m getting notified of updates at least 4+ times a week. Grr. 2026-06-05T15:24:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9wkk8hm7xu2nf4u4dg74pllsuhl6xc43p32xdnychv3rv9ugmfzczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykca6he8m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxw7g73u88azay3u0f42w47t30vmxfcxmh58yse5cvypfm6h4s6c7gjr3l'>nevent1q…jr3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🧵 3/x<br/>Instead I&#39;m thinking about every aspect of this trip. The workshops, the meeting new people, the Ubers I have to take between hotel &amp; client&#39;s offices, the team dinners, the weather. lol<br/><br/>I&#39;m actively trying to think like him &amp; wrench my mind off the whole trip &amp; focus only on day 1.<br/><br/>It&#39;s like dragging a determined horse in a direction it doesn&#39;t want to go. 2026-05-31T12:32:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrxw7g73u88azay3u0f42w47t30vmxfcxmh58yse5cvypfm6h4s6czyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcefhdya In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstuyw094guwf3xgkt6gm6yueawjhq37l9fszjc5he0qkx4nqyd5as5m9953'>nevent1q…9953</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🧵 2/x<br/>There&#39;s an imaginary version of me, who has a bunch of the positive or useful personality traits of people in my life that I wish I had.<br/><br/>My husband is a &#34;live in the moment&#34; kind of man. If there&#39;s a mountain to climb, he&#39;s only thinking about the first few steps. If I could think as he does I&#39;d only be considering the first day of my trip that involves a long drive, figuring out parking &amp; getting checked into my hotel. 2026-05-31T12:29:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstuyw094guwf3xgkt6gm6yueawjhq37l9fszjc5he0qkx4nqyd5aszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc2vgcxq 🧵 Thread about anxiety &amp; changing your personality traits.<br/><br/>I have a work trip coming up. My first overnight, alone, in a big city, to a place I haven&#39;t been &amp; to meet people who I mostly don&#39;t know.<br/><br/>I&#39;m a bundle of nerves about it for several reasons, but it&#39;s a step I *want* to take. I&#39;ve been prepping &amp; planning for weeks. One of my kids also has a fever &amp; I&#39;m desperately trying not to catch it. 😬<br/>1/x<br/><br/>#anxiety #kaizen #personalgrowth #career 2026-05-31T12:24:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxzdmlpctlcnuznh72mq99p7zdjd9raknhmhl0r54helzldcev7lszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykctzfrlc RE: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116645422729683493">https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116645422729683493</a><br/><br/>I think a lot about how we&#39;ve arrived at this post capitalist, neoliberal hellscape &amp; I think an uncomfortable truth is that WE users, consumers &amp; customers of the world have blatantly failed to abandon products &amp; services that suck now. There seems to be no degree to which things can be enshitified that will cause enough users to flee such that companies fail.<br/><br/>#enshittification #shopping #capitalism<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1m37pf5z9d9nj25p5aw2tfr5e4xaaw4p5g9dvrxqljc203y5ewsqq9w0xr5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1m37…0xr5</a></span><br/> </div> Check out this insightful article by Ed Zitron about "how LLMs are the perfect grift to exploit an economy dominated by do-nothing managers and executives disconnected from any real work, and how the facade is crumbling as companies pay the true cost of AI."<br/><br/>- AI is a perfect storm of failed concepts and organizations, and the apex of the Era of the Business Idiot.<br/>- LLMs Are Built To Coddle Losers<br/>- The AI Industry Is A Grifting Machine<br/>🤔 <br/><a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-revenge-of-the-business-idiot/">https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-revenge-of-the-business-idiot/</a><br/>1/n </blockquote> 2026-05-27T19:33:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9g9nuheexwrp9k7gkmjfqddjy22pts7y8594rrls0906hy9xn7kgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcnwurzu I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve ever seen a double-yolked egg before. This week I have a carton that appears to be ALL double-yolked.<br/><br/>I hope this is an auspicious sign. 😆<br/><br/>#food #cooking<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/116/580/572/635/439/849/original/cc8ef2fe16dbdee6.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-15T20:52:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyaeca2u6h3px5pkarhscmleu57nuuhf5atn668fddxw9w56f474qzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcjlenyl While running errands with my 10 yr old, he started an epic choose your own adventure / verbal #DnD story with me that he completely made up as we went.<br/><br/>By the end I&#39;d:<br/>- Witnessed my family vanish 1 by 1<br/>- Seen an invisible creature chase people down the street<br/>- Noticed that only it&#39;s shadow is visible<br/>- Tried &amp; failed to interact with it in my home<br/>- Got myself intentionally captured<br/>- Navigated it&#39;s haunted house lair<br/>- Discovered it&#39;s weaknesses<br/>- Rescued my family.<br/><br/>I&#39;m impressed kid! 2026-05-15T00:41:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfwnajtfu49rn5hl52hkzmr0z53txx4s3ye8f6d77tsxk2kfaudzqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcmuhzxq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg9hejzufpczezuvvnxjdt0cp9cdvajdkxuwt7lqk9wfgw7605stsh2c34r'>nevent1q…c34r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Brent makes some great points but that statement is the kind of thing someone who hasn&#39;t been hit by the splatter of the hateful side of politics would say.<br/><br/>Is it &#34;politics&#34; to say you don&#39;t want to stand in the line of fire of hatemongers? What&#39;s the &#34;politics&#34; that should be set aside exactly? The acknowledgement that Twitter has become very negative &amp; a source of pain especially for members of marginalized communities? 2026-05-10T12:51:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9crn27s6s8zmmgf78p5r902j0j6a09qzntvfjv4je45xv4qj7ufgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykctm744w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsghymleumpu2tmuw6urq5dcqh5r5gzc9qlljpyl3eq7w5l3h6h7pg80khvt'>nevent1q…khvt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just can&#39;t get any traction talking about this with people. If I want to know when the other shoe is going to drop, I&#39;m apparently anti-progress. 🙃<br/><br/>What I can&#39;t get over is how very many aspects of our society are being wrapped up in this unprofitable tech. 2026-04-30T20:27:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsykc6k470ha2nzdxznqxavlt42cpwtd8h60arzwtjqjzghyd5as2czyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcua22vg There is just nothing quite like the art style of #TheLongDark. Playing the final story episode is bittersweet indeed.<br/><br/>#VideoGames.<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/116/444/034/807/317/920/original/75f17902ed4c607a.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-21T18:10:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfjh6cf8q28g6gl8jday4j6yja5cv07gasaemttdwm05kgnsdsytszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc699znq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6rjzv8aev9pzgrwva07hw7ru43gfyxu0z23m9msvywqa9q69qpcy866d2'>nevent1q…66d2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Parents will just stop creating under age accounts for their kids. They&#39;ll validate the accounts to themselves then hand the controller to their kid. This is absurd. 2026-04-21T11:30:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8n7dxcdq34r096qx8qte8rvznlwz8t42nz44pe7mm5sjy60jpkdszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc4shv7a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6pxkvvmf3r99asaqg222crhq42mpjlr7xkmmvkugqx445x9xj3cks696c'>nevent1q…696c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hahaha..... 😭. <br/><br/>I feel that. 😏 2026-04-20T21:50:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2sl33j2fxa4dz7hlkv8g3qs8pa972kh4fcjgcn45a6rf3ettxdyczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc5dywdz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv49xap9d28ndg8kp9ad0jypt4fvr4ll2kfxyvdgwdmj5whkw4qwcswh7ye'>nevent1q…h7ye</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My brain definitely tried begging for distractions. I was never actually bored, but I think my threshold for boredom has been lowered. So something in my mind is triggering a bored feeling when I definitely wasn&#39;t. I think this is whatever reaction is triggered from a lack of stimuli - like if I&#39;m my sand-blasting my mind with a firehose of input, just a normal state SEEMS boring.<br/><br/>The results of this experiment were positive. Going to keep at it! <br/><br/>\5<br/><br/>#MentalHealth #SelfCare #focus 2026-04-20T21:42:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv49xap9d28ndg8kp9ad0jypt4fvr4ll2kfxyvdgwdmj5whkw4qwczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykctyakva In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dxuurchchll3ns2yl0p7yntsdawhrupjvyn05rljqg47jpdp7fqpmysg2'>nevent1q…ysg2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Early evening check-in:<br/><br/>I&#39;m definitely onto something. I stayed unplugged today during down time &amp; I feel much less harried. I was able to reflect on my small accomplishments (I set up a standing desk topper) and really register that I *did* things. I stayed away from the news &amp; was able to give myself little pep talks &amp; things like that. I wrote in my journal &amp; did some paperback book reading.<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t have as much of that &#34;not enough time in the day&#34; feeling.<br/><br/>\4<br/><br/>#SelfCare #MentalHealth 2026-04-20T21:09:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8dxuurchchll3ns2yl0p7yntsdawhrupjvyn05rljqg47jpdp7fqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcu8dlsv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst2sqhg3a0edp7se3jxpmylt7yecqjjt7v4wutkhpxmwk9m722yqck3mqa6'>nevent1q…mqa6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So this thread will be the last bit of use for today. Holding myself accountable. Will check in this evening. 😁 2026-04-20T12:26:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst2sqhg3a0edp7se3jxpmylt7yecqjjt7v4wutkhpxmwk9m722yqczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcmjvyad In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98kfg6dwhxeqvjjpdgzkguh7urwsth42zvwsxx0ngaxf8v7yhmlgcn9t5p'>nevent1q…9t5p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The feeling is kind of similar to being over-stimulated. A fight or flight feeling.<br/><br/>But my life is pretty good &amp; my home with my family is quite cozy &amp; positive. I enjoy my career. And yet I feel overwhelmed almost to the point of anxiety.<br/><br/>Sure the global &amp; domestic news isn&#39;t helping.... but when am I processing these things? When does my brain get a breather?<br/><br/>Then down time is full of video games - TV shows - more stimulation without time to think. <br/>\3<br/><br/>#politics #news 2026-04-20T12:06:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs98kfg6dwhxeqvjjpdgzkguh7urwsth42zvwsxx0ngaxf8v7yhmlgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc2wl762 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0plafm4y55z6sygawwnjalgjpthffaleseed8yt589dkzkzsn3hg9392we'>nevent1q…92we</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have an inkling that this becomes a snowballing problem. Busy &amp; stressed? I just want to listen to a interesting podcast while I do the dishes. Overwhelmed by the world news? I just want to watch a fun YouTube video while I make lunches. Etc.<br/><br/>But where&#39;s the mental down time to process everything? To think up ways to cope or to have our own new ideas?<br/><br/>Then this creates a &#34;there&#39;s never enough time in the day&#34; feeling. I think our brains are craving bored time.<br/>\2<br/><br/>#SelfCare #Stress 2026-04-20T12:02:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0plafm4y55z6sygawwnjalgjpthffaleseed8yt589dkzkzsn3hgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcsxhng8 Do you feel overwhelmed, stressed or too busy a lot of the time? Do you frequently listen to podcasts or other media during chores &amp; browse your phone during down time? <br/><br/>I&#39;ve been thinking about when do our minds have time to process the high levels of information flying at us &amp; everything going on in our lives? When do we have quiet to think about our life or the problems we&#39;re facing? <br/><br/>I&#39;m conducting an experiment today. No podcast or videos during &#39;boring&#39; tasks.<br/>\1<br/><br/>#kaizen #MentalHealth 2026-04-20T11:58:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstss6znxan7xl634wwf62ywsdljk8zayj0pw2l592ekjq8e5p0ylqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcm3wr7f I don&#39;t want to stop my kids from being #kids, but oh wow do they break something in the house like every other day. 😵‍💫<br/><br/>#parenting 2026-04-11T19:04:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdzyjf7ssarws9cf7y57fwgcw6kz3k50dweh35zypya2zuvdtvtjszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc8k6kwh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs296ctc0pqcw9eyxzxllt2dc48nqugaxwgt6f5gq5dewsv5dsqwncy2mt82'>nevent1q…mt82</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s an enormous maintenance window. 😬 2026-04-11T12:53:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr52faxrvf8qhuc07d8dnrkhdy88dd6jdlt8xjy59wk6exzqt7tpgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcgwfvdx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsygh8edzj9d4qhv7sqe328cmtk329t0t9k0vc3jjzkhhgtnvnv6gczzlqww'>nevent1q…lqww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think we&#39;re moving #Fallout to our &#34;not enjoying, don&#39;t watch next season&#34; pile.<br/><br/>Which is too bad because we SHOULD be the perfect target audience for it.<br/><br/>✅ Played &amp; love the games<br/>✅ Like sci-fi shows<br/>✅ Like post-apocalyptic ahows<br/>✅ Like the actors<br/>✅ Love many similar shows<br/><br/>❌ Enjoy the show.<br/><br/>Bummer. 2026-04-11T04:01:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsygh8edzj9d4qhv7sqe328cmtk329t0t9k0vc3jjzkhhgtnvnv6gczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc37mtk4 Annnnd?<br/>Was there supposed to be ANYTHING satisfying by the end of this season? Anything answered or concluded?<br/><br/>If your overarching plot continues (and gets more convoluted), you need a smaller plot that covers 1 season &amp; is satisfactorily resolved by the season&#39;s end. Or it&#39;s just unpleasant edging with 0 payoff.<br/><br/>Ug. 😩<br/> <br/>#Fallout #Prime #TV 2026-04-11T03:56:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfskfzqnx94flt5gfnqp5np2j8al3aj797ajx4h8ja5kc66vcsvmczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcltk89e The Republicans are planning to ADD $445 BILLION to the military budget &amp; cut 10% from &#34;woke&#34; programs like housing, healthcare, social services, environmental protection &amp; energy infrastructure.<br/><br/>Of course this is announced on a Friday evening. 🤡<br/><br/>What does #MAGA think fascism looks like if not this? <br/><br/>I can&#39;t fathom this level of money. And what it *could* be doing for people.<br/><br/>#politics #USPol #Trump 2026-04-04T00:19:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfj4r3jfsneqrm32qkd36v65fkes8u2f4skdxss246hwg3zg4temszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcz4ne0w Tried to figure out yesterday how to split a 2x4 in half lengthwise without a table saw. <br/><br/>Turns out that my circular saw rip sled goes down to very small dimensions!<br/><br/>Worked perfectly. 🪚<br/><br/>#WoodWorking #Handiwork #DIY #PowerTools<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/116/329/316/312/013/417/original/9ff98b6c07fab177.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/116/329/316/408/705/680/original/b0b1adaf000ee1ad.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-01T11:57:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs069r6qqdzknetm0zcac4tk96l6e54g6nvcwz9hsa09q8a3pxzdjgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykccghwnv My oldest son (14) is making his first attempt to apply for a job (library clerk). We know it will be a long shot, but it&#39;s been quite an experience working with him to draft his first resumé.<br/><br/>What kind of careers will be left for our children??<br/><br/>And wow the parent feelings that come up prepping your first child for such a growing-up transition. 😅<br/><br/>#parenting 2026-03-30T11:28:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgq5cnt9zhdg4e7gzyuf9d203qamuf8arn30dt5nr20m8q5l78x6szyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc3knzy0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqd0q75uatwq5smtsjqfcr48rkrq9q43a8dqvws3mtfg0eawmwuhgw4j8nd'>nevent1q…j8nd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s definitely not good. And my hardware skills/knowledge basically end at &#34;make a MemTest bootable USB &amp; boot off it to run a scan.&#34;<br/><br/>I&#39;m not really sure where to go from here. 🤔<br/><br/>I know it&#39;s not cool but programmers who&#39;ve never done anything inside the PC case but blow out dust, do exist. Much to my chagrin. 😔 2026-03-23T20:48:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgvu2a7ttapccflnydyp6n732gre2pdtmez6gh0qr8amukael294gzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc4797md In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst397q8qgmvssa5lmj0gj6zcxwt7wcgdljmx8n3tnnee97y66x4zckxucff'>nevent1q…ucff</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>WHAT?!?!?<br/><br/>OMG. 2026-03-23T03:03:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfu3svr9rkj3xw23dnl2mhckkkfp62zksz2d0f78xnsqy4pjdlpkqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcmxn39f ❓🇺🇸 Question for Americans...<br/><br/>An interview I watched mentioned Republicans trying to get the voter info so they can correlate where you live &amp; how you registered with who you voted for. <br/><br/>What?? Aren&#39;t your ballots anonymous?? <br/><br/>Here in Canada, unless I decide to put a candidate&#39;s sign on my lawn... no one knows who I voted for. <br/><br/>The ballots are anonymous &amp; even put into the box in a way to prevent marking or slight of hand by poll workers.<br/><br/>I&#39;m confused. <br/><br/>#politics #USPol #vote 2026-03-22T23:20:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsts5wkme9k7hlwvu22hf0gvnjwpc47w9nhx7t2xkw748k0ly4nlmszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcwc6afs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqf5kuz4upg34n9973kgfs4alp578jamfyjathwhx9yfvy9lyjrsqmmph9'>nevent1q…mph9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The #Loblaws data breach made me realize just how much info this company has on me even though I don&#39;t collect #Optimum points.<br/><br/>🤷‍♀️<br/><br/>#DataBreach #privacy 2026-03-21T16:45:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqqf5kuz4upg34n9973kgfs4alp578jamfyjathwhx9yfvy9lyjrszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcad3nn5 For most of my adult life I&#39;ve turned down most store points/loyalty cards because &#34;I don&#39;t want to be tracked.&#34;<br/><br/>But I&#39;m starting to change my mind. Companies are tracking us anyway. Even if I don&#39;t swipe a points card at the POS, they&#39;re still correlating my purchases via my debit/credit card &amp; probably by my cellphone entering the store if not facial recognition via the cameras. <br/><br/>Why leave money on the table??<br/><br/>#shopping #privacy #money #finance #consumerism 2026-03-21T16:44:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr3n7s7ygkxcqsxas5phx650mpq4a8dcryk9k8vjfw8zwavmxqxuqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcpxuqzj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszc7pphswgnm2mh2tfyqatlnfkw7f7vwv8ur23yq4v2rqzm0tv5yc72xh3l'>nevent1q…xh3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Please! 😁 <br/><br/>When it has a permanent/final domain let me know &amp; I&#39;ll add it to my blogroll. 😁 2026-03-14T04:16:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfkh4w7qv3hygvdw7aumpss7a5ut6ypdtkkg3mtkv674lrz5t9fkgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcl8rjpq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsthcknz4cscfal0ca46p6dsclauamhjd6hzyvm06xw60mgmp2umcg7a4swn'>nevent1q…4swn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cool! I&#39;d love to see webrings come back! <br/><br/>I have an AI-Free blog about tech, games &amp; handiwork at: <a href="https://blog.syntaxseed.com/">https://blog.syntaxseed.com/</a><br/><br/>😁 2026-03-13T19:36:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9jddc5glx3valfch7xyy36af0fd25ev5slafa4k9z87f7lxnzx0qzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc5lz8hu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3v8sggfapzftw038m36d2478erpksme7pmy4n63793q6ytmafxq0eu47h'>nevent1q…u47h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s also something to be said for practicality factors. Science minded women in my circles have opted into the more applied branches because the jobs are there. I don&#39;t think Canada has as many research or pure science jobs outside of teaching. 2026-03-11T20:11:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0hp7usq724crvfmefl97vh842e7eqjg5n7pexdt3ugwrze4l8jugzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcrn7nr0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ck0q3cw7cg6r2rpkvl5hnnnfr3tyzfeqt7pfw34ewf8up0gz5ks26yp0e'>nevent1q…yp0e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What jobs exist in physics? 🤔 My brother graduated with a physics degree but the only jobs really were at universities with low pay &amp; you don&#39;t own any of your output. There was a lot more in an applied direction toward engineering. 2026-03-11T20:00:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqjxzrv70msdxljz0kmmcw0lsr484cpwymhn4p02detymew9rxsqqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc42wkpc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstdv4y34uk8aj8dcanxhu5xfqf9xzdk8vkrqke2hgythnseel7fdqnwwvap'>nevent1q…wvap</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I *still* love those pot pies. 😁<br/><br/>I have a crock-pot chicken &amp; dumplings recipe that has the same warm savoury chicken flavour profile that&#39;s also a fav comfort food. 2026-03-03T21:55:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd06z2jw7aeyxca3wgepqgtkfwsmw53x7wvqksu3aupetna0gr5xgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcl40et0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdh7usvcsug46rqv6lgfkve6qq90ntd0zxvhxk5meernju48c8u5s4zygsd'>nevent1q…ygsd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Shaky cam. 😖 2026-02-26T20:18:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgcs444gqsg97x9ttyllgkpuz025p74vkxfthd66wwwxlkp5rwsngzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykczek56u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0hanx9nt27kn5urfctjdsshvq90mlrjwdyqwtxln9ge4aa9sys5c8hv403'>nevent1q…v403</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- I&#39;m doubling down on IRL socializing.<br/><br/>- I&#39;m (trying to) shift my tools &amp; services away from big US cloud companies which sometimes means a low-tech solution. <br/><br/>- Even my investments are diversifying away from tech &amp; the American markets. <br/><br/>I feel like I&#39;ve been somehow harmed by the industry &amp; I&#39;m pulling away like a wounded animal.<br/><br/>I&#39;m working (#WebDev) more than ever though so this is probably a burnout mitigation strategy too. 2026-02-22T16:56:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0hanx9nt27kn5urfctjdsshvq90mlrjwdyqwtxln9ge4aa9sys5czyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcxz60pm The state of the digital world today is really bumming me out. As a programmer &amp; a lifelong technologist it&#39;s necessitating a shift in my priorities &amp; where my energy is going, for my mental health &amp; to align with my values.<br/><br/>- I mostly stopped listening to #programming &amp; #PHP podcasts - the ones I loved have become shills for #AI or their own US commercial activities.<br/><br/>- My hobbies are shifting more into low-tech interests - reading, #handiwork, #numismatics, #BoardGames. 2026-02-22T16:52:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswldk3d5gvarshnkvklctkdtrp8qem0snqjdw50rzh03zvnx2dflczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcaef6ql In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd835w32yp9vh2z77vh7xechutkcqezjam3k3fvkzr882yl9ma9usn2qyu0'>nevent1q…qyu0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Where did you find that setting? I don&#39;t have it on web or the Android app. 🤔 2026-02-19T19:55:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyn2rvu5wchdqfnx3g4zpaw3jklhduznesw26gpjlqhqhhc77e7dgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc7yywg7 Not only am I pretty darn proud of myself for a 400 day streak learning #French (without a single missed day), but I also figured out how to record a gif off my phone screen. lol<br/><br/>💪🇫🇷<br/><br/>#Duolingo #languagelearning #language<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/116/097/425/931/490/572/original/d4532c5bbcabe93a.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-02-19T13:04:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstq30qh9v5uep5taqfwltjz2nxexeje6utym6xkrsjyjlkyxwscdszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcrhjv6k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx05p3ywzqpxhwqmtd97snpachdprdqm5sxevtpqgl6tf3at7cc8gx7kyuf'>nevent1q…kyuf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Going to have to start having 2 classes of PRs. Those from known, approved contributors and &#34;everything else&#34;. It will be wading through PR spam to find the good ones. 2026-02-18T21:01:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9sv0e5p02h3fk8gu30qlehzpm82knvv7s909sqw7ghdcjn6etvcczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcstf0dw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvfuf6cvf26yve284vk6etkclz7yqp2z4dwctxf2pqu4xf7ha7smsmkkw9r'>nevent1q…kw9r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Setting your kids up to be passive consumers demanding to be entertained - by tired parents or a black hole of endless online connect - means they won&#39;t be engaged creators, leaders or independent thinkers.<br/><br/>I think this is the biggest #parenting mistake I&#39;ve seen among my generation. 2026-02-09T20:36:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvfuf6cvf26yve284vk6etkclz7yqp2z4dwctxf2pqu4xf7ha7smszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcj8rfdr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvs4ps3vjzts994u78cutj3vcu70sr7rj6xt9n9za7475l8z7sygppsltu'>nevent1q…sltu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My husband &amp; I do a lot of fun things with our kids - moreso now they&#39;ve reached their teens &amp; preteens and are actually fun to hang out with. But we were very rarely the parents to sit on the floor &amp; play action figures, hotwheels or Legos. I would shoo bored kids off to their shelves of books, toys &amp; each other much to the shock of some of our peers. But I also wasn&#39;t so house proud that I refused messes, forts, &amp; crafts from disturbing the pristine floors. This breeds creativity.<br/><br/>#parenting 2026-02-09T20:33:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyvs4ps3vjzts994u78cutj3vcu70sr7rj6xt9n9za7475l8z7sygzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc7pz0ee In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqflsu8cvvye2ukrnpxv485kvm3vd7v2n3z0z8thg6kv4cqsxk8jqvfvtwc'>nevent1q…vtwc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The parents who most tell me screen use problems are over blown are #parenting kids who are little terrors or bored whiners when left to their own imagination.<br/><br/>These parents are in survival mode &amp; blind to the brainrot, degradation of social skills, and radicalization pipeline their kids are immersed in when given free rein on a tablet.<br/><br/>And WHAT they&#39;re doing on screens matters. Watching long form educational content &amp; solving puzzles in video games versus an endless YouTube feed of junk. 2026-02-09T20:17:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqflsu8cvvye2ukrnpxv485kvm3vd7v2n3z0z8thg6kv4cqsxk8jqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykckktezg RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/116042451036492927">https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/116042451036492927</a><br/><br/>The intersection between screen-time panic &amp; hyper-structured overly involved #parenting caused this problem. Parents were convinced they must actively &amp; directly play WITH their kids the whole time. Parents burn out (and ffs need to get chores &amp; personal time in there somehow) but their kids have no clue how to amuse themselves. Screen time becomes the panacea parents feel guilty reaching for.<br/><br/>Stop being directing your kids&#39; play time &amp; they&#39;ll learn to exist without a screen in their faces.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1yww2xldfax2kxe904feys60r7ajf9xygwxadhn3799swjz4spmmqpw9v9d" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1yww…9v9d</a></span><br/> </div> Patrick Klepek on the reality of parenting in the age of Roblox and YouTube.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.404media.co/the-screen-time-panic-sets-parents-up-to-fail/">https://www.404media.co/the-screen-time-panic-sets-parents-up-to-fail/</a> </blockquote> 2026-02-09T20:12:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstpshyvc4n7klz36avj5552n03qecgsmt7qfmltpqjxqpz6hhkv6czyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcwawprj We bought our first car with a media center &amp; phone integration jazz.... and I&#39;m both flabbergasted &amp; not at all surprised that you can&#39;t easily stop the phone from automatically connecting to #Android Auto &amp; even forcing bluetooth back on when you turn it off. 🤬<br/><br/>You have to do a bunch of workarounds &amp; developer settings and MAYBE it won&#39;t connect so often. FFS.<br/><br/>#cars #automotive<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/116/015/587/399/908/802/original/36d6d9c5d7855dda.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-05T02:12:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8yazpcv5tyd8ek7eap0t3ysmzn4zezfgh48kwchmmgj9j5k6780czyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcww424n Oof the latest Laracasts Snippet podcast from Jeffery Way is the most depressing thing. Hearing him open by talking about all the staff he had to lay off... then gush about the #AI #coding agents being his &#39;buddy&#39; that pumps out code so fast &amp; he spends his time sanity checking it... is so heartbreaking.<br/><br/>#Programming #LLM #Webdev 2026-02-02T18:04:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvjce4asjjuq87ut3gzcnqu37q9dgy722zrahkqvt4yev5zx2enqszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcupa5pk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9n0m96c5yyu9rzjl70aqsayctwhmtj586xrysjkgrd5ysphr6fs0fkcn8'>nevent1q…kcn8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The countdown in the 2FA code apps that shows you how long until the code refreshes, is, low-key, kind of stressful.<br/><br/>Who decided 30 seconds was the standard?<br/><br/>When you open it and the little progress bar around the circle is 3/4 of the way around... do you race it, or wait for the new one?? If only I didn&#39;t routinely have to do this 15 times a day... 😆 <br/><br/>#security #2fa 2026-01-30T13:32:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv2y82pew8285r2lde4fxnl8lteya07atk8g3u95h93mhfc8zynwqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc3shq3q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9n0m96c5yyu9rzjl70aqsayctwhmtj586xrysjkgrd5ysphr6fs0fkcn8'>nevent1q…kcn8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Remember Me&#34; seems like it does nothing these days. Sigh. 2026-01-29T13:29:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr9n0m96c5yyu9rzjl70aqsayctwhmtj586xrysjkgrd5ysphr6fszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcqsqz7t All I do all day is enter passwords and 2FA codes.<br/><br/>#WebDev #security #opsec 2026-01-29T13:28:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswxuly4fw6crnldf7s5m97prwvw6xq2u8aa7ltmk0vucall78cuzgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcz4nzal Husband: &#34;Are those thumb slits in your sleeve cuffs?&#34;<br/><br/>Me: &#34;Yes... have you never had these?&#34;<br/><br/>Him: &#34;I... don&#39;t think they put them in mens&#39; clothes.&#34;<br/><br/>Me: &#34;Men can&#39;t have cozy stuff?&#34;<br/><br/>Him: &#34;.... I want cozy stuff...&#34;<br/><br/>😆 2026-01-24T03:15:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspjzjj0dj5jwns6zh9zz2zu5f5m3zd6mfqxram7wpy3puqz5an08czyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcxwye7k Has there ever been a leader of a country with a more school yard personality than #Trump?<br/><br/>&#34;I started a club with my fellow bullies just so I could explicitly uninvite the cool kids.&#34;<br/><br/>LOL wow what a loser.<br/><br/>#politics #USPol #CDNpoli 2026-01-23T12:30:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsflct5xycq9cu50ers3zjrfa0xsltgzsp5ddqr07tt8uxkza0a74gzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykctuspw9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyywt6ewc32eh4eulrpkxclu7ur9t4zkqr2azm22qh44q7qagwu2gnuxxsx'>nevent1q…xxsx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like the demonization of shared hosting for personal &amp; small business use in favor of &#34;real web developers host on a VPS&#34; has left so many people scrambling for email solutions.<br/><br/>I have dozens of email addresses (personal &amp; business) on a few different of my own domains - it meets ALL my &amp; my company&#39;s email needs &amp; I have never ever paid one single dollar that was specifically for email.<br/><br/>So ridiculous.<br/><br/>#WebDev #Hosting 2026-01-17T18:04:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyywt6ewc32eh4eulrpkxclu7ur9t4zkqr2azm22qh44q7qagwu2gzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcka7we4 $10/m per mailbox???<br/><br/>I refuse to ever pay per mailbox.<br/><br/>Guys. You can get solid, managed shared hosting with email, a webmail interface, POP3, IMAP &amp; SMTP, built-in spam &amp; virus blocking, forwarding, auto-responders, etc, with *UNLIMITED* mailboxes on your domain for like $5/m. AND you can stick a small website on there. Pick any of DOZENS of major hosting providers.<br/><br/>🤦‍♀️<br/><br/><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/01/rackspace-raises-email-hosting-prices-by-as-much-as-706-percent/">https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/01/rackspace-raises-email-hosting-prices-by-as-much-as-706-percent/</a> 2026-01-17T18:00:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyv5t75549l07a9mfc74w5wgf3j7zemfft7cvdef3793ls5v9qdqgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcv3lnzt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8a8xl2w908dkjx8vks2gfv3jchzxzar4fntzg2xc2p8lpa5ct9ucpu9way'>nevent1q…9way</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Experienced devs who can clean up process &amp; architecture messes are going to have the golden ticket in 3-5 years. 😬 2026-01-15T23:58:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrvnhhptzxpeufmflg9k8v8ychj82f3adu9grpgecn60yfphpgy3qzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykczc9cjm The longer I do this for, the more I&#39;m convinced that the mark of a SENIOR developer is how obsessively they document things because they just can&#39;t fathom having to remember the who, what, where, why, when, how of things over and OVER. Because eventually all projects start to blur together and my god this work has a shit ton of *details*.<br/><br/>LMAO at what&#39;s looming in the future for all the &#34;vibe coders&#34;. 😵‍💫<br/><br/>#Coding #Programming #WebDev #Developer 2026-01-15T23:47:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgu6rncr2cpgvttcla94j0kqn4mh579hfxv0jmjdqztpaaydu3nvgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcf2t0p2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfm2zzus7sss5cr4q36ztav6sgzz3890f7qxwdu2anjg6d4e3x6zcskjsj5'>nevent1q…jsj5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel that the people who really really believe that &#34;code should be free&#34; don&#39;t understand the baked-in drive that the business world has to suck every drop of value out of everything it touches &amp; give back as little as possible. That&#39;s not even me being anti-capitalist... it&#39;s literally business 101.<br/><br/>Even without AI, what did the open source community (of which I belong!) think would happen?? 2026-01-12T02:37:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfm2zzus7sss5cr4q36ztav6sgzz3890f7qxwdu2anjg6d4e3x6zczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcgx8sme In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswpw6e38788m0ftn6s0qlwenk7my7u0kzwjluzyxpk9zthwhyh0wqpr492f'>nevent1q…492f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>While I don&#39;t use or like TailwindCSS as a tool, I think it&#39;s nice to see community tools like this develop &amp; succeed. And finding ways to monetize open source as a creator is what the industry needs.<br/><br/>But #OpenSource is an ideal that&#39;s really at odds with human nature. The licenses that became standardized for OSS really needed to have clauses for commercial use or use over $x of revenue needing to contribute back financially. It becomes unsustainable at scale. 💔 2026-01-12T02:34:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdzf7m880mv4ex3j0dkywj0clzj58aluy9knnrwcn5ahke8zgr9zgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc9dkfcu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdck9qteujeq5rsannu23dmf8my7ny0kt2aptuacs4d4rpdpuuf9sy0eqw9'>nevent1q…eqw9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I see your slingshot... and raise you... a cannon! 🤣<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/115/867/997/587/344/799/original/1d779a60b4763cf7.png"> <br/> 2026-01-10T00:36:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrrs2gr79wk8qh0z48h2t2lzld7wk3tstt5tcjp56h64ath2kxlxczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcdg762t Can I throw a baseball tied to a string over this dangly branch veeeery high up in an oak tree &amp; pull it down? 🤔<br/><br/>The wind is threatening to blow it onto my car. 2026-01-09T20:23:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2cpx38f4xt43hszsc0qt2wqzzyka6m6l7zmjem4x20fftnkd62cczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcfxsg3f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ztja3lwzwt0ahwyemrvve7y5kuwdc5fp5ccjqrc0gwqvne3kaeqxv3nau'>nevent1q…3nau</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A lot of the discourse about #Tailwind has been &#34;How did they even expect to scale anyway?&#34;<br/><br/>l know our industry doesn&#39;t understand this, but not everything has to &#34;scale&#34;. Keeping a small team comfortably employed, working on something they enjoy with people they like _is_ a success story.<br/><br/>A business isn&#39;t a failure if it isn&#39;t growing. 2026-01-09T03:45:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfys3ca8xt03q8hk36yt6fz4r9q0ze9f4dpa7mdmdd87u7j8fg78czyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcx6xg3y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst2uwv5lnm9tg78keklmrdptv2u2k47lql5qxhvuhf8l8fy35l0ksnwme6t'>nevent1q…me6t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah no Visa which is very annoying. 2026-01-09T01:28:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8yk9nkupz4m3d7etg8rt0vdp2meev3y43esvnt8fl6hdzptwrf8czyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcjsyzzq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsff2tmld9hk4pzhzh2wgca4tz90s2qec26z3lhxjetp0ygjfsfrqcjd5kyp'>nevent1q…5kyp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m in Canada &amp; pretty much every place I go still takes cash. Can&#39;t shop online though so mom will be the broker there! 😆 2026-01-08T21:51:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfnaqkcs604cejptm5l8q7xmrxh6ljsylyaauytc0n5xc8nt4hxwszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcc9t90t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9w3pv6ee473l56gtx6k06mjqk7ch80reyqpw4dvx5nv3hmduewjs86wpj7'>nevent1q…wpj7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah working in cash will be a bit of a process. I took out a stack of $5 bills &amp; rolls of dollar + 2-dollar coins (🇨🇦) from the bank yesterday. I think physical cash will be nice, but we&#39;ll see if it gets unwieldy after a while. 2026-01-08T21:50:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyhh7jzjhj9p7qq4vgvh5egvmpvgjp4v8rmau2386sa2fzkrvgyaczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykch2n792 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszkdm4reylqshhx3adj9732artrhzzrffe8a30fm0cnpze8rmpxaqq07rlp'>nevent1q…7rlp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We debated a bit but decided to scale the amount by age. So the older kid makes more, etc. This also scans with the increased responsibilities &amp; expectations as they get older. <br/><br/>Thinking about half goes into long-term savings &amp; investing, a tenth into donating (I&#39;ll help them pick a charity or cause that speaks to them) and the rest as spending or short-term saving. 🤔<br/><br/>#parenting 2026-01-08T20:40:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszkdm4reylqshhx3adj9732artrhzzrffe8a30fm0cnpze8rmpxaqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykchwlewf My husband &amp; I have just begun a small allowance for our #kids (10, 12, 14y).<br/><br/>They have a lot of chores &amp; household responsibilities that they do simply because they are members of this family. But they can do EXTRA chores to earn a few additional dollars above their allowance. (work = income).<br/><br/>A big reason for starting this is to begin teaching saving, #finance &amp; #investing. I bought each kid a small zip up binder with money pouches in it for categories (spend, save, donate).<br/><br/>#parenting<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/115/861/385/298/428/104/original/6df468f79a607d39.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-08T20:34:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ztja3lwzwt0ahwyemrvve7y5kuwdc5fp5ccjqrc0gwqvne3kaeqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcd470m4 Heartbreaking update from #tailwindcss. They had to lay off 75% of their staff yesterday due to #AI driven losses.<br/><br/>I really don&#39;t see how the #OpenSource industry survives this. The days of making your source and your docs open to the public is quickly disappearing.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss.com/pull/2388#issuecomment-3717222957">https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss.com/pull/2388#issuecomment-3717222957</a><br/><br/>#CSS #PHP #WebDev #HTML #coding #programming #LLM 2026-01-07T19:15:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrwt9jndy0533wyr6v5kjdclepd862gltqkgrpkumz78v73nwez6qzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc6juqan In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28g4qmvlhq4crxetqgeez48t8xwfe7qft8hkxdzn2gqctv6uglzczvpcee'>nevent1q…pcee</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To use the hotshot techbro employee&#39;s homegrown framework for the company&#39;s flagship product. By the time we were fully committed the dude had left the company. No docs or tests.<br/><br/>This happened TWICE at 2 different employers, both times I was too early in my career and too new at the company to push back or advocate for alternatives.<br/><br/>So much regret on my part, but most of the team were unaware of how much better it could have been. 2026-01-02T05:25:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp9c5cw0pq57q2nkmc0cmhag3xs3vw5whszu76ukkl50wf98x60vczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcz7dwjg Parents: *Buy $300 of new #Nintendo games &amp; stuff for the kids for #Christmas*<br/><br/>Kids: *Play Stardew Valley for the billionth time*<br/><br/>😭<br/><br/>#parenting 2026-01-02T05:13:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx77f85eqwrdht76lkscge29wxd0rshmmjauuahpqfj8w3kzcxw5qzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcmkxvr7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszpl462w946nun5zwhjkkqgz6q8lkq3q4yzk40y4u420h53299avqkrftz3'>nevent1q…ftz3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Never Stop Blowing Up (Kids on Bikes) was not perfectly suited to this setting but it got us started fast with very light admin &amp; a cool skill leveling system that rewards you by getting better at skills you use more often via giving you higher sided die to use. And bonuses you can use later when you fail a skill check.<br/><br/>Pretty neat!<br/><br/><a href="https://store.dropout.tv/products/never-stop-blowing-up-game-system">https://store.dropout.tv/products/never-stop-blowing-up-game-system</a> 2025-12-30T05:58:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0hk0tpmm64pjqep8gtfh2qe39ej9jun47kmtz4yr2w0h8r5yzutczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykck9k0ep In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgp07836x37xnev05pf9ky44wxch4nv7gjcjer5spvyehld4zrkagq9zjjs'>nevent1q…zjjs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😭 2025-12-28T18:24:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8yny3dmkjyd8mgtz0mqf3dnmnz6gfefkt7n0sryaadt9rv3c707szyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcms03q0 Prepping a game of the MASSIVE Twilight Imperium on our friend&#39;s *sweet* brand new convertible gaming table. 😱<br/><br/>This table is very large and yet the game is still taking up more than the available space.<br/><br/>Going to need a week long bootcamp to learn this monster. <br/><br/>#BoardGames #TableTop #TTRPG #gaming #TwilightImperium<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/115/795/166/484/648/660/original/e5df5f1296d02897.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-28T03:58:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyy4mcxs9r6agzp4ad36rdlretdcvxnsqmsr0jtgchusq7jkxgftszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc92d442 Is there anything more anticlimactic than opening a new game case only to find NO cartridge... just a sheet of paper with a download code? 😑<br/><br/>WHY BOTHER selling the case?<br/><br/>(And yes I know that&#39;s what most game cards basically are now, just a code.)<br/><br/>Do I just throw out this plastic now? Probably save it for if another game&#39;s case gets damaged. <br/><br/>Weird.<br/><br/>#Nintendo #Switch2 #NintendoSwitch #SplitFiction<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/115/782/328/147/413/264/original/19a2415af5598f16.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-25T21:29:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv2rsjpnaruerpzwwu3pvp73a7hjzy4arzsjqvtk8p0nvvtulvckczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcdxn2ux I don&#39;t know why I keep being surprised at #Nintendo being so hostile to local split screen players, but they&#39;re at it again.<br/><br/>The vaunted free roam mode for #Mariokart World is hard to get to for 2 players, has limited features, can&#39;t have 3 or 4 players, and has a super annoying &#34;waiting for players to join&#34; message that won&#39;t leave the screen.<br/><br/>Was it too much to expect that my kids would be able to explore together?? 😔<br/><br/>#Switch2 #MarioKartWorld #coop<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/115/781/763/947/663/647/original/138de5f095905945.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-25T19:06:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd3q2elz78an8ypfnvkygahktv8lw8zsydqz5mynx56qsrlsvd8lgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcsky9jf Trying to troubleshoot a hacked #WordPress site to determine the initial vector &amp; the the guides are like &#34;check the logs&#34;.<br/><br/>There are dozens of different log files with 10s of thousands of lines of gibberish.<br/><br/>😭<br/><br/>#WebDev #Security #DevOps #Sysadmin 2025-12-08T21:33:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxw0mj06c204sskvtueufrvykjl9ceduemm9pyfndfdatkntj9k4gzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcqjv6a2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsykntmvz2j2qx43n939xmwu0y2dpvk9p6rqx4smd3kpex837d08fqa9yggl'>nevent1q…yggl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OMG who the hell is buying a toilet with a camera &amp; a subscription fee??? 2025-12-03T20:28:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvl7rd5kw4ne5pndyl00806x3tqh49jlvujwa5u8jxnusu75wj40szyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcf6jvm0 I don&#39;t play a lot of interactive fiction type games, I like them but don&#39;t often seek them out.<br/><br/>My husband recommended #Dispatch to me &amp; omg it&#39;s an instant top 10 games qualifier.<br/><br/>Absolutely phenomenal! 😏<br/><br/>#Steam #videoGames 2025-11-28T18:50:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxzr6l2drmwq6gldl83e4efezc03wwxylwxenzn3vsuq0x0knapcszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcewx7av All the #WebDev security recommendations: &#34;Use a strong Content Security Policy!&#34;<br/><br/>#WordPress Core: 🖕 &#34;Give me all the least secure permissions or else!&#34;<br/><br/>OMG why am I even surprised. 2025-11-28T14:29:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstsj2lkglypx2yr6dkl20tt0mh07wvzwdt8z47rt7dca387uudd2czyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc435uu7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94j65qhg75ktk2zrygjnva7m7lxxlluxq0jrpmcnxqzqkw9ev67q9zzx3l'>nevent1q…zx3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve tried this kind of thing! Looks tasty though! 2025-11-21T13:32:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0xfc9amctaarz0hw44r7wtydauwkgk38mlm9xp2y47vq92dcaqvszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc93p2vd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqpddc0484lj0rugyxrtddfwaaqnnpfs0kvzdjqa7sa7nme5w885qdpvuxe'>nevent1q…vuxe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What&#39;s curd? 🤔 Sounds like cottage cheese. 2025-11-20T21:28:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst8dgpl4dsv0jnuqzfwd4qnache8umzjuv7qrvu0uupmqztwkffxszyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc0tf3qy My almost 14 year old son is at the CONSTANTLY hungry stage.<br/><br/>He&#39;s killing my grocery budget pounding back yogourt, apple sauce and bananas.<br/><br/>Brainstorming cheap, decent filler food for between meals and to make his school lunches heftier. lol<br/><br/>#parenting 2025-11-20T17:13:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8latvzyqv5x3j0gxw3lt5pqw9m3n7vuytdqdswueey98x8fz5jjgzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcq96rh4 I was really aiming for this milestone. Bot too shabby! 💪🇫🇷<br/><br/>#Duolingo #French #language<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/115/533/809/779/630/674/original/aa69d53ecd837b08.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-12T00:08:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqk4dh9x4vxhd4q50ku7md7zsahpa0a622z0wvarmnuxlg2em4mmqzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykc2vwck4 The first snow in Southern Ontario. 🤩❄️<br/><br/>It sure is beautiful.<br/><br/>(We don&#39;t even have the Halloween decorations down yet! 😅)<br/><br/>#snow #winter #nature #photography #Canada<br/> <img src="https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/115/520/313/793/719/912/original/430af5e45bfae97a.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-09T14:57:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0d4wsj84k36d077dclrea2narzzaz3qsvq6ut3cd0mn4udscqt2gzyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykchdhpmh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqjwkyg56k2scwlhy9vt23zfy8l3cdk26yvy3vdxnk2qumvf526wcmj63qr'>nevent1q…63qr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think I&#39;m down to about 20 addresses now &amp; several of those are for family members, so doing pretty good! <br/><br/>#email #DevOps #hosting #organizing <br/><br/>\5. 2025-11-04T21:03:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqjwkyg56k2scwlhy9vt23zfy8l3cdk26yvy3vdxnk2qumvf526wczyp4d7rp02edwnl0kgvgtm3k4alhfxnzmr7k2n2p9z2mzyvq80wykcty6cvv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94steg3gtqpvn5wrhxmjzpuw053ywcav7ptxseuux4a3wf5jy3wsmzcp0g'>nevent1q…cp0g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve also started using #Thunderbird marking my first time in about 15 years to use an email client other than the nice Webmail panel that comes with the #hosting.<br/><br/>This means I can stop sending everything to one inbox &amp; just have one main address per domain. Plus I can send outgoing mail properly via the correct server. <br/><br/>I *think* (hope) this has improved my emails getting flagged as spam.<br/><br/>I still don&#39;t ever *keep* emails long term or archive them. They get handled &amp; deleted when done.<br/><br/>\4 2025-11-04T21:01:25Z