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 a day ago
Whoa, 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 days ago
Arborists often operate a shady business.
Dan Jones shared 3 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 3 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 3 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 8 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 10 days ago
Trump Vows To Reopen Joann Fabrics As Prison
https://theonion.com/trump-vows-to-reopen-joann-fabrics-as-prison/
Dan Jones shared 12 days ago
You won’t find Ryan Gosling so cute when he finally grows up to become Ryan Goose.
Dan Jones shared 12 days agoThe Catholic Church has selected Robert Prevost as their new leader, Pope Leo XIV. “The cardinals clearly wanted someone committed to Pope Francis’ reform agenda and someone with a demonstrated record for effective management.” https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/prevost-new-pope-american-cardinal-committed-reforms-pope-francis-began
Dan Jones shared 13 days ago
Crockett debuts a new game called "Trump or trans," then displays a gigantic placard of Trump golfing
Dan Jones shared 13 days ago
What happens at Conclave, stays at Conclave
Dan Jones shared 13 days ago
"I am starting a petition to no longer refer to AI "art" as AI art but instead as Computer-Rendered Artificial Pictures (CRAP).
Pass it on."
Dan Jones shared 13 days ago
Man is the only animal that dresses other animals in cute little pants and shirts
Dan Jones shared 13 days agoSpeaking at a school board meeting, a fourth-grader rebukes RFK Jr about his retrograde & false views of people with autism. “I have autism and I’m not broken, and I hope that nobody in Princeton Public Schools believes RFK Jr’s lies.” 🔥 https://kottke.org/25/05/4th-grader-to-rfk-jr-i-have-autism-and-im-not-broken
