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 22 hours ago
From his lighthouse evermore,
But to us he gives the keeping
Of the lights along the shore.
🔗: https://pixai.art/artwork/1884239714136139195
#AIArt
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Illustration of a lighthouse. The lighthouse is the only structure on a lonely rock jutting out into the sea. In addition to the light coming from the lantern, the whole building seems to be emanating light. This storm clouds cover the sky above and a lone seagull flies past. Waves are crashing upon the rocks below. Even the waves are illuminated by the light from the lighthouse.
Any time I want it to rain, all I have to do is water my lawn, and within the next day or two, it will rain.
In the word "queue", only the first letter is pronounced. The other four are silent (quietly waiting their turn).
#DadJoke #DadJokes #Humor #Linguistics #FrenchMakesEnglishWeird
I like to put TV on in the background while I'm working. One of those work from home benefits. On an average day of 8 hours of work, after taking out time for meetings, I can usually watch anywhere from 8 to 12 episodes of TV (depending on the length of the episodes, of course).
But today, I spent most of the morning, and some of the afternoon pairing with a new developer on the team, so I couldn't have my TV on in the background while we worked through his stuff together. So now, I'm almost 6 hours into my 8 hour day, and I'm just now finishing my second episode.
And even though it makes absolutely no sense at all, my brain has somehow come to associate the amount of TV I've watched while working with my productivity. And so, somehow, I feel like I've had a less productive day because I've watched less TV, even though that obviously makes no sense at all.
Dan Jones shared 3 days ago
Variable naming conventions by programming language:
Python: the_thing
JavaScript: theThing
TypeScript: theThing: any
Java: AbstractFactoryPatternSingletonInstanceManagerThing
C: i
Go: thing, err
Rust: maybe_the_thing
Dan Jones shared 7 days ago
Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don’t Exist. Just straight-up hallucinated books by the likes of Percival Everett & Andy Weir. The writer: “I’m completely embarrassed.” https://www.404media.co/chicago-sun-times-prints-ai-generated-summer-reading-list-with-books-that-dont-exist/
Dan Jones shared 9 days agoWhoa, look at the interior of this new Japanese restaurant in NYC called Shirokuro — all of the surfaces (floors, chairs, walls, counters, etc.) are painted to look like a 2-dimensional drawing. https://kottke.org/25/05/nyc-restaurant-interior-or-black-white-drawing
Dan Jones shared 10 days ago
Fuck.
Spread the word and light up those phone /email lines.
We just learned yesterday that the majority on the House Ways and Means Committee added language to the reconciliation bill that would give the administration unchecked power to revoke nonprofit tax status for organizations.
Section 112209 raises profound constitutional concerns, as it opens the door to restrictions on free speech and could be weaponized against organizations that promote civil rights and liberties and racial justice.
They paused that nonprofit EO because the sector immediately mobilized and was prepared.
These sneaky shits hope we don't notice this time around.
Have a favorite nonprofit? Speak up on their behalf.
Dan Jones shared 10 days ago
Maybe you or somebody you know has a #Windows10 computer, which works perfectly fine, but will lose support on October 14 because it cannot be updated to Windows 11 for hardware support reasons.
Please, do not turn the computer into unnecessary e-waste but keep using it and give it a new life by installing #Linux on it. There are plenty of advantages in doing so, the biggest one being it's waaaayyy cheaper.
For more, see:
https://endof10.org/
Dan Jones shared 11 days ago
Hunger is a policy choice. By cutting food assistance programs like SNAP, Republicans are choosing to let folks go hungry. Let’s be clear about that.
Dan Jones shared 11 days ago
Arborists often operate a shady business.
Dan Jones shared 11 days ago
Vaccines are not only immensely useful; they also embody something beautifully human in their combination of care and communication. Vaccines do not trick the immune system, as is sometimes said; they educate and train it. As a resource of good public health, they allow doctors to whisper words of warning into the cells of their patients. Vaccines are not conspiracies or tools of control; they are molecular loving-kindness.
-- The Economist (In an Ugly World, Vaccines Are a Beautiful Gift (Oct 5th, 2023))
⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #TheEconomist #Medicine #PublicHealth #Science #Vaccines
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photo by richard rathe
Dan Jones shared 11 days ago
it’s always disappointing when i think i’ve found a good picture to caption but it doesn’t bear fruit
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A group of black bears foraging around a large pile of apples on the ground beneath a tree.
Dan Jones shared 11 days ago
Last year I stood up throughout a meeting because I had cystitis and sitting down was too uncomfortable. Apparently the men took it as a power move and listened for once. Cystitis has been cured for months but I still stand in meetings and seem to get attention.
Dan Jones shared 16 days ago
My five-year-old daughter is crying because she didn't get anything for Mother's Day.
I tried to explain to her that maybe in twenty years or so, she might be a mother and get something, but that didn't console her.
Dan Jones shared 18 days ago
Trump Vows To Reopen Joann Fabrics As Prison
https://theonion.com/trump-vows-to-reopen-joann-fabrics-as-prison/
Dan Jones shared 20 days ago
You won’t find Ryan Gosling so cute when he finally grows up to become Ryan Goose.