I've been using this account as my primary for about a week now, and I'm think I'm settled on using it for the foreseeable future, so I guess it's time to do another #introduction post.
I'm a dad of four kids, and a web developer. I have a college degree in #Theater (or #Theatre) and had aspirations of being an actor. I kind of fell into web development as a career. It was a hobby back in high school, and I just needed to pay some bills after college, so I ended up doing this.
I always have aspirations to do other things, but for now, I'm pretty happy spending most of my time as a dad and husband.
Some day, I'd like to get back into #acting, or maybe do some #VoiceActing. I also enjoy #writing and will, from time to time, post some #MicroFiction, usually from somebody's #WritingPrompt.
I love #StarTrek, and usually watch at least one episode nearly every day. I like all #SciFi really, though, as well as #fantasy. I used to read a lot, but find I don't have as much time or mental capacity for it as I used to. I also enjoy watching #anime, and have really been enjoying the new episodes of #Bleach lately.
Feel free to follow me if you think we have similar interests, and I may follow you back, if I think likewise. 
#WebDev #PHP #BackEnd #Laravel #introductions #Parenting #DadLife 
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/01/entertainment/jane-fonda-relaunches-committee-first-amendment
Jane Fonda has relaunched the "Committee for Free Speech", a group first co-organized by her father, Henry Fonda, during the McCarthy era in protest to government censorship.
This is in response to "the onslaught of attacks on free speech from the current administration."
#USPol #USNews #Entertainment #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #JaneFonda
Dan Jones shared 18 hours ago
3149. Measure Twice, Cut Once
3149. Measure Twice, Cut Once
title text: "Measure zero times, cut zero times." --carpenter who has achieved enlightenment and realized the wood is fine where it is
desktop link: https://xkcd.com/3149
mobile link: https://m.xkcd.com/3149
explainxkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3149
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Single panel comic. Graph titled "measure twice, cut once" -carpentry proverb. Twice and once are highlighted. Graph with an X-axis labeled number of cut and Y-axis labeled number of measurements. Locations are indicated by coordinates in the (X, Y) format (numbers not depicted on the image). 0, 4 surveyor 1, 3 surgeon 1, 2 good carpenter 1, 1 careless carpenter 2, 1 really bad carpenter 4, 0 serial killer
Dan Jones shared 18 hours ago
They’re bringing back Reading Rainbow, hosted by Mychal the Librarian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X74MZfG9jXg
Dan Jones shared 18 hours agoHuh, the original version of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears fairy tale is a bit different: “An impudent old woman enters the forest home of three anthropomorphic bachelor bears…” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldilocks_and_the_Three_Bears
https://apnews.com/article/aol-dial-up-internet-shuts-down-08162912737f2fb221f10ba87ce5fc41
In tech news, AOL has ended its dial-up Internet service.
Also, did you know that AOL still existed, and still offered dial-up Internet as recently as yesterday, September 30th, in the year 2025?
Dan Jones shared 3 days agoFor more than a century in the 18th & 19th centuries, an edited version of Romeo & Juliet, with “a 67-line final conversation between Romeo and Juliet”, was more popular than Shakespeare’s original. https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/09/nobody-would-edit-shakespeare-right-right/
Dan Jones shared 7 days agoAmazing mashup of Call Me Maybe with NIN’s Head Like a Hole. So so good. https://kottke.org/13/03/call-me-maybe-mashed-up-with-nins-head-like-a-hole
Dan Jones shared 7 days agoUsing Cesium-137 testing to find counterfeit wine. “Cesium-137 did not exist on this planet until we exploded the first atomic bomb.” The technique was used to test the legitimacy of some wines said to belong to Thomas Jefferson. https://kitchensisters.org/hiddenkitchens/atomic-wine/
Dan Jones shared 7 days ago
I'm just running my own #Mastodon instance here, so I don't have a ton of reach.
I'd love it if any of you who are willing would boost/quote this post.
My current SRE role is coming to an end, and the current market is scary.
The most current project was getting 3 line-of-business applications (for a national retailer!) moved to AWS, with some infra design, and lots of Terraform and Ansible.
I've got some Python chops, too.
I'm looking for a new role, remote preferred, or local to the PDX area.
https://linkedin.com/in/akulbe
I'd love to get #FediHired
Dan Jones shared 7 days ago
How to pronounce acetaminophen:
ree-LEESE thuh EPP-steen FYLES
Here's a small life hack. Whenever you create a new account, use "incorrect" as your password. That way, if you forgot your password and enter it wrong, the app will just tell you "Your password is incorrect"
Dan Jones shared 8 days ago
I'd just like to remind everyone that each week approximately 23% of Americans take acetaminophen, so if it really caused autism, we'd have a way more functional train system in this country.
Dan Jones shared 8 days ago
Monitor Lizard
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A photo of a very large lizard laying like lizards do in the sun on sand and leaves, but it has a big old CRT on its head. It's a lace monitor, a type of monitor lizard, with a monitor on the lizard.
Dan Jones shared 8 days ago
[movie trailer announcer voice]
it’s very hungry again. but this time…
for blood.
this fall The Very Hungry Caterpillar is back.
Dan Jones shared 8 days ago
Dan Jones shared 8 days ago
Keep the vaccines, the antidepressants, and Tylenol. But if we figure out what causes RFK, let's push to outlaw that.
Dan Jones shared 9 days agoSuper Mario Bros. Remastered is an open source, fan-created, remastered version of the original Super Mario Bros. The game includes new levels, custom modes and characters, a custom level editor, and more. https://kottke.org/25/09/super-mario-bros-remastered
In the process of applying to a job. One of the questions on the application is "Do you consent to use of Automated Employment Decision Tools (Assisted/Artificial Intelligence)? Selecting 'No' does not disqualify you from the hiring process."
Let's be honest, if I click "No", you're never even going to look at my application. If I click "Yes", you're going to look at my application if the AI decides that I'll be ok.
Dan Jones shared 11 days ago
Benjamin: I would like to live in less interesting times.
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Benjamin: I would like to live in less interesting times.