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 17 hours ago
Popeye, Mickey Mouse & Winnie the Pooh walk into a bar...
It’s not a joke—it’s a creative opportunity! On January 1, 2025, Popeye joined Mickey & Pooh in the public domain in the US, along with other works published in 1929 and sound recordings from 1924. Now, anyone can remix, reuse, and reimagine these works in new creations.
But, character copyright is complicated. 🔗 Learn more in the latest Empowering Libraries newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/8f9604c74fda/empowering-libraries-17004192?e=a763dc3ae2
Original illustration by Wojtek Florek.
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Black & white illustration of Popeye, Mickey Mouse & Winnie the Pooh walking into a bar. All characters are depicted as they were originally published. Original artwork by Wojtek Florek.
Dan Jones shared 2 days ago
US SEC files an action against Elon Musk. https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26219
Dan Jones shared 2 days ago
A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever
During his third stay in orbit, Pettit is absolutely killing it.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/a-nasa-astronaut-may-have-just-taken-the-best-photo-from-space-ever/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Dan Jones shared 3 days ago
Today in 1900, 125 years ago: Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca is premiered at the Costanzi Theatre in Rome.
Dan Jones shared 3 days ago
In England, chipmunks are called crispmunks.
US Politics: election results
US Politics: election results
In case you hadn't heard since Election Day, the popular vote was not quite the slam dunk for Trump as it appeared on the day.
In fact, Trump did not win a majority of the votes cast. He won 49% of the votes. Harris won 48% of the votes.
If we didn't have the Electoral College, and implemented ranked voting, there's a decent chance Harris would have won, if the other 3% choose her as their second choice.
Dan Jones shared 4 days ago
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I totally get how someone self-identifying as something that doesn't match their outer appearance can be confusing. Some of yall been identifying as Christians all this time and it's got the rest of us stumped.
Dan Jones shared 4 days ago
Dan Jones shared 5 days ago
Well yesterday was rough after figuring out I don't really have a job anymore because the fires burned down the entire neighborhood my job was in.
But today I feel better, and focused, and I need a job.
So if anyone in LA needs a lead host and waiter with about a decade of experience, who can also do prep work, cashiering and simple barista work for pretty much any job imaginable (I wouldn't mind trying something new):
We should talk :D
Dan Jones shared 5 days agoToday in 2021, 4 years ago: in Washington D.C., the United States House of Representatives approves the resolution of Amendment 25 with the aim of removing President Donald Trump after the events that occurred during the taking of the Capitol.
Dan Jones shared 5 days ago
My train of thought derailed.
There were no survivors.
Dan Jones shared 5 days ago
@bob
Community disaster response used to be centrally organised on Twitter, which worked fine until a single billionaire took too much ketamine and demonstrated how fragile a single centralised platform is.
A federated network can heal around individual errors and still let the broader community work together.
Dan Jones shared 5 days ago
"virtue signaling" is what people without morality call morality
they're telling on themselves
Dan Jones shared 11 days ago
Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions.
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Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions. Types of atom in the universe: - Helium 25% - Hydrogen 74% - Other 1%
Dan Jones shared 12 days ago
Dan Jones shared 12 days ago
Dan Jones shared 12 days ago
Maybe Facebook changed their name to "Meta" because they metastasized and became society's cancer.
Dan Jones shared 12 days ago
TIL about Gaius Appuleius Diocles, a Roman charioteer who raced for 24 years, earned over 35 million sesterces, making him the highest-paid athlete of all time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Appuleius_Diocles
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hu9d14/til_about_gaius_appuleius_diocles_a_roman/
Dan Jones shared 12 days ago
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
#News #Militia #Jan6 #Insurrection #Trump #USPolitics #Journalism
