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 11 hours ago
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Dana Schwartz O @DanaSchwartzzz I feel like this holiday season, it's important to remind people of the true meaning of christmas: ghosts terrorizing rich people in the middle of the night until they agree to pay their employees more
Dan Jones shared 12 hours ago
🎵 Climb every mountain!
Ford every stream!
Battle every Balrog!
Til you destroy the ring! 🎶
Wait. I thought it was "Release the EpSTAIN files."
Dan Jones shared a day ago
Friends!
Six weeks to the day when I first cast this on, and I’m happy to tell you that the #Startrek double #knitting scarf is complete!
This has been such a fun, and very challenging, project to make, at times feeling like it was never going to end.
I decided to make it fully, including the beads and I also added a fringe because every scarf needs a fringe if you ask me!
This is a surprise Christmas gift for a very close friend who’s a huge fan, I can’t wait to see the look on his face when he gets it!
I’m going to take a break from knitting now for this month, but there’s lots of other fun stuff lined up for next year.
Some stats for nerds:
611 rows.
84 stitches per row.
51,324 stitches in total.
450 beads.
1000 metres of yarn.
260 cm long, 20 cm wide.
42 days in total.
Around 100 hours of knitting.
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Left side shows whole scarf with black spaceships and insignias on a rainbow background. Right side is opposite. Includes TOS, TNG, Voyager, and DS9.
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Scarf in the shape of a V to show off half of each side.
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The most handsome Arab you’ve ever seen wearing the scarf.
Dan Jones shared a day ago
Can't wait for my dishwasher to send Rinsed 2025, the traditional year-end wrap-up. I hope it includes that one extra-chunky lasagna pan.
It's gonna be especially great because I replaced the utensils basket in June or July. 😍
How many pounds of detergent do you think I used this year?! How many loads did I run with the rinse agent depleted?! I'm on the edge of my seat over here!
Dan Jones shared a day ago
Hang a shining star upon the highest bow wow wow yippy yo yippy-ki-yay, motherfucker.
So, how are we feeling about this One Trek Hill poster?
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Promotional poster: Along the top of reads "Paramount+ Original". Along the bottom: "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy New series streaming Jan 15". In the image we see six young people, laying in the grass, their bodies just slightly entangled in one another, but also kind of paired off. They're looking up at the sky, smiling and laughing. Maybe they saw a cloud that looks like Professor Tilly. In the top left is a young male Klingon with luxurious, shiny dreadlocks. He's laying his head on the stomach of a woman who appears human, possibly of African descent, with thick, beautiful curls in her hair, laughing uproariously. On the right is a young man, apparently human who looks like he just pledged his favorite sorority. You know the type. His name is probably Brad or Chad. Leaning on his arm is a young woman who is the only one not smiling, but is smirking. She looks like she's maybe ¼ Romulan: southern Romulan. Next to her is a guy who looks like he came straight out of a Calvin Klein ad, possibly of South or Central American descent. Leaning on him, on the left side, is a woman who looks like a young Brooke Shields, like she did in the film The Blue Lagoon.
Dan Jones shared 2 days ago
Video of dead animal
Video of dead animal
Move to the country, they said. You'll see more wildlife, they said.
I guess this is just life in rural Texas.
Dan Jones shared 2 days agoCentral Intelligence Artificial.
Dan Jones shared 3 days ago
A friend, while having an existential meltdown, just said:
"I think I'm grieving for the future."
And dayum! That pretty much sums up all the feels rather poetically, eh?
Dan Jones shared 3 days ago
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Lab says he was wacked out on some new drug called Finger Brain. Found him naked at a magic show screamin' "Are you ready to accept Elephants as your personal savior?!"
My five-year-old and I both had pajama day today.
Dan Jones shared 4 days ago
"what if the ship of theseus was sentient" is not a question I was prepared to grapple with on a monday
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The image is from a Thomas the Tank Engine picture book. A mechanic is putting a new smokestack on Thomas with a crane. Thomas looks up with an expression that can be read as surprise or wonder. Underneath the image is the following text: Thomas didn't enjoy his time at the Works. "It's nice to feel mended again," he said afterwards, "but they took so many of my old parts away and put new ones in, that I'm not sure whether I'm really me or another engine." (courtesy @[email protected])
The tether clicks; she steps into darkness. Floating into the void, she looks back at the station. It's empty. It has to be for her measurements to be precise. Only she can do this research. She reminds herself every morning why she's here.
Day Twelve she writes at the beginning of today's log. She records radiation levels, noting an interesting spike. She writes down everything that might be useful to her research.
A sound. Something against her helmet. A tap? A piece of debris? No. Nothing. It was always nothing. With all that she's recording, there's always nothing. Must be her imagination.
Day Thirteen. More measurements. More nothing. She stares into nothing. Tap tap. She turns to look at the sound. This time she sees something. No. She sees Nothing. She reaches out. She touches Nothing. She's starting to doubt her mind.
No. She's a scientist. Her mind is the only thing she can trust. She brushes it off. She has to be able to trust her mind, or there's no reason for her to be here. Back to the station for the day. She needs to rest.
Day Fourteen. More measurements. Tap tap tap. She doesn't look this time. She closes her eyes. She takes a deep breath, and then slowly looks up at Nothing.
She's gotten used to the quiet. She knows nobody was there to hear her. And in space, as they say, nobody can hear you scream. She screamed anyway.
Today's entry for Thursday Threads. 244 words.
Does "enshittification" also apply to the US Federal government?
I mean, how does the person put in charge of our military not understand the phrase "fog of war"? How could he possibly think it refers to literal fog and smoke?
What is happening?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/fog-of-war-hegseth-boat-strike.html
Dan Jones shared 5 days ago
Have you used a rotary dial telephone?
Please boost if you'd like to see this poll question get additional reach.
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No, what is that? 0% (30 votes)
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No, but I know what it is. 9% (751 votes)
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Yes, and I’m under age 60 you voted for this answer 79% (6353 votes)
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Yes, and I’m 60 or older 10% (865 votes)
Dan Jones shared 8 days ago
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Two-part illustration of an impoverished person allowing a wealthy person to stand on their back to reach an apple hanging high in a tree. The second part shows the wealthy person sitting on a wall eating the apple while the impoverished person looks on. Under the two panels are the text "Le capitalisme"
That feeling when you make yourself a peanut butter and banana sandwich, but you have ¼ of a banana left, and you feel an obligation to eat the last bite of banana, but your sandwiches are already chock full of banana, so now you're in a moral quandary over a bite of banana, so you decide to post about the quandary online and are just really grateful to Gwen Stefani for teaching you how to spell banana.
I've been rewatching Scrubs in preparation for the revival that's coming out next year. The other day, I watched the premiere of the first revival (season 9 premiere). I have a feeling the season 10 premiere next year will follow the same basic plot as season 9, so here's my prediction for what we'll see in the first new episode of Scrubs next year.
- JD and Turk will reunite in some elaborate over-the-top fashion, possibly singing Guy Love, but we'll find out they haven't actually been separated at all.
- When we meet the new interns, one of them will be identified as the new JD, by which I mean someone who is constantly daydreaming and overthinking.
- Perry, still Chief of Medicine, will be grumpy towards the new interns, but secretly have a soft spot for one of them.
Other possibilities, for funsies:
- The Todd will be part of a committed throuple
- Sam Dorian and Izzy Turk will be engaged
- The Janitor will come back, but will be on Sacred Heart's board of directors