Mike Jeff
@fellaroonie.bsky.social
Here for politics, music and technology. Righty guitarist. Leftist beliefs.
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Today is a good day to be proud of all the progress you've made. 🌟
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Today is a good day to be proud of all the progress you've made. 🌟
The hidden danger of a Friday Halloween.
Man Wouldn't Have Worn Costume To Work If He'd Known He Was Getting Laid Off
November 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The hidden danger of a Friday Halloween.
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Python Software Foundation withdraws bid for $1.5m grant from US gov, because the terms require they do not "operate any programs that advance or promote DEI", and "it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community." Applause. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
pyfound.blogspot.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Python Software Foundation withdraws bid for $1.5m grant from US gov, because the terms require they do not "operate any programs that advance or promote DEI", and "it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community." Applause. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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They say AI will replace the web as we know it, and this time they mean it. Here follows a short list of previous times they also meant it, starting way back in 1997.
Receipts: a brief list of prominent articles proclaiming the death of the web.
They say AI will replace the web as we know it, and this time they mean it. Here follows a short list of previous times they also meant it, starting way back in 1997. Wired: March 1, 1997: “You can kiss your web browser goodbye” – Kevin Kelly and Gary Wolf, The Big Story. 1Inspired by the success of PointCast, a clever application that displayed news headlines as a screensaver, our "Push!" story argued that Web browsers were about to become obsolete.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
They say AI will replace the web as we know it, and this time they mean it. Here follows a short list of previous times they also meant it, starting way back in 1997.
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Boycott if you can, but if you can’t, remember: reducing your purchases counts, especially if we all do it. The goal isn’t to be perfect; the goal is to be effective.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Who’s paying for Trump’s $300 million ballroom?
The president has maintained that the multi-million-dollar project will be paid by private donations — and not by taxpayers.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Boycott if you can, but if you can’t, remember: reducing your purchases counts, especially if we all do it. The goal isn’t to be perfect; the goal is to be effective.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
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This is it. 86,791 words. 836 emdashes. 625 `const`, 141 `let`, 16 `var`. One (1) reference to the pause music from Battletoads for the NES.
Spread the word: JavaScript for Everyone launches tomorrow.
Spread the word: JavaScript for Everyone launches tomorrow.
October 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is it. 86,791 words. 836 emdashes. 625 `const`, 141 `let`, 16 `var`. One (1) reference to the pause music from Battletoads for the NES.
Spread the word: JavaScript for Everyone launches tomorrow.
Spread the word: JavaScript for Everyone launches tomorrow.
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📝 New Post: The Killer Feature of #webcomponents
A quick dive into the Custom Elements Manifest and why this community standard is a 10x effort multiplier.
daverupert.com/2025/10/cust...
A quick dive into the Custom Elements Manifest and why this community standard is a 10x effort multiplier.
daverupert.com/2025/10/cust...
The killer feature of Web Components
The personal blog of Dave Rupert, web developer and podcaster from Austin, TX.
daverupert.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
📝 New Post: The Killer Feature of #webcomponents
A quick dive into the Custom Elements Manifest and why this community standard is a 10x effort multiplier.
daverupert.com/2025/10/cust...
A quick dive into the Custom Elements Manifest and why this community standard is a 10x effort multiplier.
daverupert.com/2025/10/cust...
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Okay I might be going in a completely different direction now, how fun is this?!
🏗️ WIP
Created with CSS scroll driven animations, special shout out to color-mix too, that function has given me so much joy working with dynamic colors 🫶
🏗️ WIP
Created with CSS scroll driven animations, special shout out to color-mix too, that function has given me so much joy working with dynamic colors 🫶
October 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Okay I might be going in a completely different direction now, how fun is this?!
🏗️ WIP
Created with CSS scroll driven animations, special shout out to color-mix too, that function has given me so much joy working with dynamic colors 🫶
🏗️ WIP
Created with CSS scroll driven animations, special shout out to color-mix too, that function has given me so much joy working with dynamic colors 🫶
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Avoid "functional absolutism" by spending time and energy on things that don't matter. Love this sentiment by @aaadaaam.com.
Bonus: A wonderful little `` web component in the header.
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Bonus: A wonderful little `
aaadaaam.com/notes/lowrid...
Lowriders & websites | Adam Stoddard
The case for investing in things that “don‘t really matter”.
aaadaaam.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Avoid "functional absolutism" by spending time and energy on things that don't matter. Love this sentiment by @aaadaaam.com.
Bonus: A wonderful little `` web component in the header.
aaadaaam.com/notes/lowrid...
Bonus: A wonderful little `
aaadaaam.com/notes/lowrid...
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FLASHBACK: Remember that time Ann Coulter thought she was a guest at Rob Lowe’s roast, but they dragged her for filth instead?
Bully getting bullied.
Bully getting bullied.
September 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
FLASHBACK: Remember that time Ann Coulter thought she was a guest at Rob Lowe’s roast, but they dragged her for filth instead?
Bully getting bullied.
Bully getting bullied.
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This needs to happen in every single blue state...in every single state, for that matter...every state that actually values human life.
September 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This needs to happen in every single blue state...in every single state, for that matter...every state that actually values human life.
Strangers can change your life in small but meaningful ways.
At the deli once, I ordered Bologna. The man asked "small or large?" I froze—I’d never been asked. A woman behind me said, "Small. Always small." So I said "small."
Life. Changing.
At the deli once, I ordered Bologna. The man asked "small or large?" I froze—I’d never been asked. A woman behind me said, "Small. Always small." So I said "small."
Life. Changing.
September 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Strangers can change your life in small but meaningful ways.
At the deli once, I ordered Bologna. The man asked "small or large?" I froze—I’d never been asked. A woman behind me said, "Small. Always small." So I said "small."
Life. Changing.
At the deli once, I ordered Bologna. The man asked "small or large?" I froze—I’d never been asked. A woman behind me said, "Small. Always small." So I said "small."
Life. Changing.
This fucking heartless administration.
One woman who fled El Salvador 14 years ago for the United States tells Rolling Stone her self-deportation story: "I want to leave with my dignity."
Read about her incredible journey and see the photos: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read about her incredible journey and see the photos: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
August 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This fucking heartless administration.
What gif pops up when you type in your name
August 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
What gif pops up when you type in your name
I hate it for sure. It's poisonous to the minds of young men. Essentially teaches kids that misogyny is cool.
i wanna try something. quote this post if you’re a man who hates the manosphere
August 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I hate it for sure. It's poisonous to the minds of young men. Essentially teaches kids that misogyny is cool.
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And one final thought: Ozzy going out after giving an emotional final performance that raised a ton of money for charity is more spiritually uplifting and did more genuine good than anything any televangelist and religious grifter who railed against him ever did combined.
July 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
And one final thought: Ozzy going out after giving an emotional final performance that raised a ton of money for charity is more spiritually uplifting and did more genuine good than anything any televangelist and religious grifter who railed against him ever did combined.
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Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.
Ozzy Osbourne Farewell Show Was The Highest-Grossing Charity Concert Of All Time
On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne put on a farewell concert, performing as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath for the last time in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Billed as the “Back To The Beginning”...
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July 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.
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📝 New post: The Pyramid of Merit - I've been ruminating on a quote from Chris Hayes' book Twilight of the Elites for the better part of a year now and I thought I'd share it.
daverupert.com/2025/07/the-...
daverupert.com/2025/07/the-...
The Pyramid of Merit
The personal blog of Dave Rupert, web developer and podcaster from Austin, TX.
daverupert.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
📝 New post: The Pyramid of Merit - I've been ruminating on a quote from Chris Hayes' book Twilight of the Elites for the better part of a year now and I thought I'd share it.
daverupert.com/2025/07/the-...
daverupert.com/2025/07/the-...
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Red Hot Moon
Rancid · Indestructible · Song · 2003
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July 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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AI is changing search, but it hasn't eliminated the need for good marketing fundamentals. Create genuinely helpful content, build real expertise, make your website technically sound.
July 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
AI is changing search, but it hasn't eliminated the need for good marketing fundamentals. Create genuinely helpful content, build real expertise, make your website technically sound.
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Back in the day, Twitter used to be really good if I set up a thread to connect freelancers with clients. Let's see if Bluesky can do it.
Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments
Freelancers/contractors: get in comments
Everyone else: boosts appreciated
Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments
Freelancers/contractors: get in comments
Everyone else: boosts appreciated
June 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Back in the day, Twitter used to be really good if I set up a thread to connect freelancers with clients. Let's see if Bluesky can do it.
Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments
Freelancers/contractors: get in comments
Everyone else: boosts appreciated
Clients: if you're looking for freelancers/contractors, get in the comments
Freelancers/contractors: get in comments
Everyone else: boosts appreciated
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If you’ve ever felt like asking for help would cost too much, this one’s for you.
Ashley Willis
Don't Come Inside Until the Streetlights Are On I grew up in the '80s, where parenting often sounded like, "Don't come home until the sun goes down," or "Go dri...
ashley.dev
June 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
If you’ve ever felt like asking for help would cost too much, this one’s for you.
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These are not police.
By law, they have to identify. If they won’t—copy their plates, call the actual police and let them know you are witnessing armed police impersonators.
By law, they have to identify. If they won’t—copy their plates, call the actual police and let them know you are witnessing armed police impersonators.
June 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
These are not police.
By law, they have to identify. If they won’t—copy their plates, call the actual police and let them know you are witnessing armed police impersonators.
By law, they have to identify. If they won’t—copy their plates, call the actual police and let them know you are witnessing armed police impersonators.