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 
My son just asked me, "Daddy, what does Scroll Lock do?" (referring to the key on the keyboard).
I responded, "Son, I am 43 years old, I'm a software developer, and have been using computers my entire life, and I have no idea what Scroll Lock does."
My 8-year-old runs up to me today with his tablet, showing a QR code on it. He was excited and said, "Daddy, I made a QR code. Why don't you scan it?"
The decoded text was:
Hay daddy I love you
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Screenshot from QR code app. QR code is displayed at the bottom. A search button in the middle, and the decoded text at the top, which reads, "Hay daddy I love you 💕💕💕"
Dan Jones shared 2 days ago
@danjones000 In Ottawa, Canada: June 14, 14:00 - 15:30 by US embassy
https://www.democratsabroad.org/racheleugster/no_tyrants_mass_protest_in_ottawa_june_14
If you would like to protest Trump's unconstitutional seizure of power, consider finding a No King's protest near you this Saturday. Instead of the news focusing on his military parade on his birthday, nationwide protests will help steal his thunder and hopefully bring the focus back to the people, instead of this would-be monarch.
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Two, nervous, Spanish-speaking dinosaurs are having a conversation. 1: "¿Cómo se dice 'ojos' en Inglés?" 2: "Eyes." 1: "¡No! Ice es hielo." 2: "¡No, yellow es amarillo!" 1: "Ahhh."
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Jesus Christ, preaching during the Sermon on the Mount, says, "Love everyone. No matter what." A follower asks, "What if they are gay?" Christ responds, "Yes, even if they ask stupid questions."
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The Klingon, Korax, from Star Trek: The Original Series, is in a bar. The barkeep is out of focus in the background behind him. Korax faces the viewer and says, "I didn't mean to say that the Cybertruck should be hauling garbage. I meant to say that it should be hauled away *as* garbage!"
Dan Jones shared 4 days ago
What's the worst thing about ancient history class? The teachers tend to Babylon. #dadjoke
Dan Jones shared 4 days ago
🚨 THREAD: What just happened in Los Angeles is not normal, and it differs from past deployments of the National Guard in key ways that you need to understand. This is a breakdown of the history, the playbook, and why this move reeks of bad faith.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the White House confirm that the federal government is preparing to federalize the National Guard and deploy up to 2,000 military troops in Los Angeles.
Dan Jones shared 4 days ago
Periodic reminder: #Substack profits off Nazi pages bc they don't want to be "in the censorship business," but they also won't host adult content, so they ARE in the "censorship business." They just think Nazis are better than pornographers.
This is why I will never give Substack a single shiny nickel.
Dan Jones shared 4 days ago
At the end of every week, I get a text from a young woman about how her week was. She signs them "Love & miss you dad". I figure I received her deceased father's recycled phone number. I've never replied or asked her to stop. I don't want to take away her coping & healing method.
Dan Jones shared 4 days agoRecently discovered wife is having an affair. I have not confronted her, but make it awkward when she says she is going to the gym or her mothers by saying "lovely, I will come with you, not seen your mum in a while" or "let's go to the gym together". Spanner in her ideas.
I recently got a smart watch (at the recommendation of my cardiologist). The default watch face was awful, so the first thing I did was change it.
The Play Store had a Pride category up front, and the very first watch face I saw was perfect.
#HappyPride #PrideMonth #LiveLongAndProsper #LLAP #IDIC #InfiniteDiversity #StarTrek #Ally
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Screenshot of watch face. Along the top it reads "Star Trek". Along the bottom, "Steps: 656". The time is 12:00, in a slanted block font. Taking up most of the right side is the Star Trek logo (the Starfleet badge) in rainbow colors. Around the outside is a rainbow circle.
I wish I could afford a mid-life crisis. I'm definitely due for one.
My five-year-old daughter: "If they don't have a beard, they're not a real dad."
But, by dad, she meant man. She refers to all adult men as dads, and all adult women as moms.
So, my five-year-old, through no instruction on our part, has concluded that without facial hair, you can't be a real man.
By the way, we did, of course, correct her misunderstanding.
Summer time means that I have to kick my kids off Netflix from time to time because we only have a two-screen maximum account, and I want to use it.
Dan Jones shared 10 days ago
My need for a new job has gone from “I'm unhappy and need a change" to “I don't hardly have any savings and if I don't get a new job ASAP I will be bankrupt in a month or so”, because I was laid off today.
So:
Hi! I'm Jamie. I write code in Swift, with the exact target/platform not mattering to me so much. I own a powerful Mac so I can contribute to indie/smaller projects without any particular investment. I also have experience managing teams, and I can quickly pick up new skills.
The role would have to be remote or located in the Baltimore, MD area as I have a mortgage that I can't just get out of.
Oh, man. I got Intro Skip set up on my Jellyfin this weekend. I've been slowly migrating away from Plex. On Plex, intro skip is a Premium feature, but on Jellyfin, it's just a plugin.
Anyway, I just finally tried it out, and it works fantastically. Just like a regular streaming service. Sure, it took a few hours to build an index for all my library after I installed the plugin, but honestly, that wasn't that long.
I should've fully switched to Jellyfin ages ago. As long as my wife is cool with the Jellyfin interface (at least, in the Roku client), I can fully delete Plex Media Server and forget about it.
The only feature that Plex has that I don't see any way to make work easily with Jellyfin is sharing my library (or shows from my library) with people outside my household. I never actually used that feature on Plex, since it also requires a Premium subscription, but it would be cool if Jellyfin could figure something out like that.
Dan Jones shared 15 days 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.