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 
Dan Jones shared 8 hours ago
Just had a good #mask interaction.
Coworker: What's with the mask?
Me: Wastewater metrics.
C: Huh? Wastewater?
M: At this point, it's the best metric for data-driven decision-making. Virus counts in the wastewater aren't confounded by test participation rates.
C: Oh.
M: We're currently at levels like the first few peaks in 2020 and 2021.
C: Are you kidding me? I better get one of those.
Dan Jones shared 9 hours ago
A good use case for the Eloquent sole() method https://masteringlaravel.io/daily/2023-09-21-a-good-use-case-for-sole?utm_content=bufferd8520&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Dan Jones shared 9 hours ago
For those interested in blocking AI bots from scraping your personal website, this link has some information on that topic.
https://neil-clarke.com/block-the-bots-that-feed-ai-models-by-scraping-your-website/
Dan Jones shared 9 hours ago
I get confused with the differences between elves, fairies & pixies.
I just don't understand the gnomenclature
#WordWeavers #DayOne #WritingPrompts #WIP #Writing #AmWriting
Describe your main character from the perspective of the antagonist
My current story doesn't exactly have an antagonist. My MC is kind of their own antagonist, so I'll let them introduce themself.
My name is ....
I don't suppose it really matters now. It's going to change soon.
I've lived this life for a very long time. The year is 2374. I was born in 2232. But I don't have long left.
The doctor tells me I probably have a few months left. I don't have the heart to tell him he's off by a few months. I've got maybe a few hours left.
I only know this because, every time I get this near the end of a life, some memories from my previous lives start to come back.
I'm starting to wonder where and who I'll be in a few hours. My lives aren't exactly in order, so I could end up in any time. My last life was in the 19th century. And before that, I was a colonist to Alpha Centauri. We've still got several years before we'll get there, thankfully.
Dan Jones shared 10 hours ago
There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are written about on Wikipedia.
Welcome... to Night Vale.
Have they started letting teenagers join the Tabernacle Choir? Some of the men looked like they couldn't be more than 13.
Dan Jones shared 14 hours ago
#JoaquinECosta
Covenants are not transactional. They are transformational.
I want to be better in the morning like this brother, not looking at my phone first but starting with a prayer.
Elder Christofferson talking about how individuals can break the cycle of familial dysfunction/abuse and build a loving family of their own is important, but, as he said, this is an imperfect world and not everyone can make this happen.
Everyone has a different situation, and we shouldn't get so stuck on what we think of as the ideal that we forget that all people can build a good life for themselves in many different ways.
Dan Jones shared 18 hours ago
Shameless LDS invitation
Shameless LDS invitation
#LDS #GeneralConference is this weekend with sessions on Saturday and Sunday. This twice-annual gathering mostly features gospel sermons and music but also includes procedural announcements about the church as an organization, including where new temples were built.
If you have an interest, check out the link below. I might post some about it (using appropriate CWs of course), but I’m on night shift so I won’t catch most of it.
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/broadcasts?lang=eng
For much of my life, I would get Mark Wahlberg (a.k.a Marky Mark) mixed up with Mack Wilberg (conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir). So, sometimes when I listen to the Choir, I think of Dirk Diggler. Or, if I watch Ted, I think of the Tabernacle Choir. #LDSConf #GeneralConference
Dan Jones shared a day ago
Gunna tell my kids this is Elon
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Christopher Lloyd as who framed Roger rabbit villain
Dan Jones shared 2 days ago
The Moon is Full 🌝
Dan Jones shared 2 days ago
@pmonks @ewdocparris
0r-8acel looked on the boy and knew his journey had been difficult; to travel so far into Antarctica wasn't easy, even in these times.
"You’ve come a long way to see and old robot. Why?" The boy genuflected.
"I need your counseling wise one. There’s an evil man who feigns goodness by wearing holy vestments. He plans to kill millions in the name of righteousness. I know what I have to do, but not how to do it?”
“Tell me what you need to do?”
“Steal the man’s eyes.”
Dan Jones shared 2 days ago
Background character in Lower Decks S4E5
Background character in Lower Decks S4E5
I loved seeing the hijabi officer again in "Empathalogical Fallacies"! And no, she wasn't boozin' as far as I could tell!
#StarTrek #LowerDecks #Hijab
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Scene from Lower Decks S4E5, showing the Cerritos' hijabi officer dancing on a table, while chaos ensues around.
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Scene from Lower Decks S4E5, showing the Cerritos' hijabi officer playing a tabletop game with someone in the Cerritos bar, while chaos ensues around.
When you're new CTO starts out his first All-Hands meeting with "I know these constant changes can be really exhausting", and then goes on to tell you about the huge changes he's now implementing. 
Dan Jones shared 7 days ago
Be relentless against your enemies, but be ready to show mercy and grace should the opportunity arise to turn a foe into a friend. People can change, and honor is a path through the complex landscape of life, not a fence to keep out trespassers.
Dan Jones shared 8 days ago"Nothing lasts forever" is a phrase with two meanings, and they're both true.
Welcome... to Night Vale.
Dan Jones shared 8 days ago
There should be a reverse Indiana Jones film where a South American tribe sneaks into the Vatican, steals some relics, and gets away on a boat while a bunch of men in golden robes shake their fists and shout their strange language.