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Jason Kruger
@jaskru.io
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Amateur astrophotographer, builder of PWAs and Design Systems, good human.

Christchurch NZ - Sunshine Coast AU - Montana USA

https://www.astrobin.com/users/jaskru/
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volts.wtf
This chart is helpful ... I guess? One thing this thread has made clear is that people's extremely intense opinions about AI are not the outgrowth of a clear understanding.
leontrout.bsky.social Jimmy G @leontrout.bsky.social · 14h
Im definitely oversimplifying the science, but its a subset-set relationship. A (an?) LLM is a set of machine learning decision-making algorithms

This is a chart from @colin-fraser.net
A venn diagram of "AI" modalities.
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
jaskru.io
Hello Chennai, India.
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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lit.dev
Lit is joining @openjsf.org! 🎉

Today at JSConf, The OpenJS Foundation announced Lit is officially joining as an Impact Project!

We're beyond excited for this move and look forward to continuing our work to build the open web with OpenJS!

Read more on our blog: lit.dev/blog/2025-10...
Lit is Joining the OpenJS Foundation!
Lit is officially joining the OpenJS Foundation as an Impact Project!
lit.dev
October 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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lit.dev
🥳 Congrats on the launch, @developer.mozilla.org!

Yet another piece of our web dev tool belt built with web components and Lit 😎
developer.mozilla.org MDN Web Docs @developer.mozilla.org · Aug 25
We’ve launched MDN’s new front end — and it’s just the beginning.

Intentionally targeting Baseline "Widely available" features when deciding on which ones to use. This means we're able to adopt modern CSS and web components for our UI.

Check it out 👇
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/...
Launching MDN's new front end | MDN Blog
MDN is getting a facelift 🎉 Discover what's changed, what's improved, and how navigating the site just got smoother.
developer.mozilla.org
August 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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davatron5000.bsky.social
I love looking behind-the-scenes of animation. And this time it's Bluey which is near and dear to my heart.

www.itsnicethat.com/features/how...

More here: goodsniff.substack.com
How we built Bluey’s world: tales from original series art director, Catriona Drummond
Catriona walks us through the creation of the beloved cartoon’s scenery and backgrounds, from its dollhouse proportions and subtle doggy details, to its distinctly Brisbanite atmosphere.
www.itsnicethat.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
jaskru.io
I decided to make a go at SHO / getting the workflow sorted with my Askar C2 and Optolong L-Ultimate. Here's the Fighting Dragons of Ara, WIP.

William Optics Redcat 51 / ZWO ASI2600MC
Optolong L-Ultimate 72 @ 300seconds
Askar C2 54 @ 300 seconds

#astrophotography
Astrophoto of the Fighting Dragons of Ara, an emission nebula 4,000 light years away.
July 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Reposted by Jason Kruger
vrubinobs.bsky.social
Rubin's thousands of newly-discovered asteroids....now in your web browser!

Introducing NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's 3D Orbitviewer ☄️🪐

Follow along as Rubin discovers millions more asteroids in our Solar System in the coming years at orbitviewer.app 🔭🧪
July 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Reposted by Jason Kruger
bell.bz
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
June 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
jaskru.io
I experiemented with a widefield image of the Carina area using a Sigma 105mm DG HSM Art at f2, ZWO ASI2600MC Pro, and ZWO AM5. This was two hours (24x300 seconds) with an optolong l-ultimate. A good learning experience printing AF, tracking mounts, and other bits and pieces.

#astrophotography
An image of various nebula spanning from the running chicken nebula to the banana nebula.
June 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
jaskru.io
We had a pretty good Aurora Australis show to start the week. Rakaia River / Coastline, Canterbury NZ 01-06-25

#astrophotography
An image of the Aurora Australis spanning the night sky in red and green with the ocean coastline slightly visible. There is also a group of people huddled in the darkness taking pictures with their smartphones and dslr cameras.
June 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Reposted by Jason Kruger
stuffbreaker.bsky.social
🚀 Excited about @wc-toolkit's JSX Types Generator!

Generate complete #TypeScript type definitions for your #WebComponents in JSX frameworks like @react.dev 19+, @preactjs.com, and @stenciljs.com.

✨ Autocomplete
📝 Inline documentation
🛡️ Type validation
🔄 Event typing

wc-toolkit.com/integrations...
JSX Types Generator
Generate JSX types for custom elements / web components
wc-toolkit.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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eduardoboucas.com
📝You should know this before choosing Next.js

eduardoboucas.com/posts/2025-0...
You should know this before choosing Next.js
Picking the technology stack for a project is an important and consequential decision. In the enterprise space in particular, it often involves a multi-year commitment with long-lasting implications o...
eduardoboucas.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reposted by Jason Kruger
lurkmoophy.bsky.social
I've spent the better half of the last month pulling together this report with the team at @zeroheight.com and so happy that it's finally out!

We asked just under 300 DS folks about their teams, systems, challenges and ways of working to get a state of the industry
Design Systems Report 2025 - Brought to you by zeroheight
The fourth edition of the Design Systems Report by zeroheight showcases the current state of Design Systems in 2025.
zeroheight.com
March 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
jaskru.io
Well, hello there. Hope everyone stays safe and tries not to buy up all the water and toilet paper, or at least shares some with their neighbors.

#tropicalcyclone #alfred
An image depicting tropical cyclone Alfred winds off the South East Queensland and North West New South Wales Australia coastline. It is heading West towards Brisbane, Queensland at the moment.
March 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Reposted by Jason Kruger
thenrao.bsky.social
Some pictures from last week when the ngVLA prototype antenna dish was lifted (by 2 GIANT cranes) onto its pedestal!

Don't forget, you can watch the full video recording on our YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

📸 1-2: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/P. Bolton
📸 3: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO (webcam)
Vertical view looking up at the ngVLA prototype antenna, dish securely in place on its pedestal. The prototype telescope is white and backlit against a bright, clear blue sky. A person is visible in the center of the telescope, showing its scale. A large crane getting ready to lift a big, geometric metal structure - the ngVLA prototype antenna dish. The sky behind the crane and dish is brilliant blue with faint wispy clouds. Webcam image showing the ngVLA prototype construction site at sunset. The large white antenna dish is sitting upon its pedestal. In the background, you can see the desert mountains, two VLA dishes, and the colorful sunset skies.
February 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
jaskru.io
After a mosaic of a region of Vela, I pulled some crops of interesting subjects. I am enjoying the hunt for information regarding the Vela region and larger Gum Nebula.

#astrophotography
Gamma Velorum / Regor double star RCW38 RCW32 RCW40
February 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Reposted by Jason Kruger
iknowdavehouse.bsky.social
Here’s a new blog about Design System team structure.

On the surface it looks like I’m suggesting you need 17 people.

Whisper: I’m actually suggesting you are expected to do 17 people’s work whatever the size of your team.

iknowdavehouse.medium.com/the-design-s...
The Design System Dream Team
Structuring a team around continuous activities rather than discipline.
iknowdavehouse.medium.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
jaskru.io
I attempted a 3x2 mosaic on the LMC at Figtree Country Retreat, QLD AU. Interesting target to go after for a mosaic and I think I will try again in a darker sky.

12x300 seconds per panel (3x2 mosaic)
6 hours total aquisition time

#astrophotography
A 3x2 panel mosaic of the Large Magellanic Cloud
February 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
jaskru.io
Going through some image backlog and found a session I did on the Lagoon Nebula last September out at Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield, QLD AU with 600 second subs. Here's a "quick" edit.

16x600 seconds with my trusty Redcat 51 + ZWO 2600MC.

#astrophotography
M8 Lagoon Nebula
January 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
jaskru.io
Made a trip out to Figtree Country Retreat near Pittsworth QLD AU and managed to capture a few images at sunset of a dusted C2024 G3 ATLAS. The main image is a stack of 8 x 30 seconds f1.8 ISO 800 from a Nikon Z7 and Z 135mm Plena on my Benro Polaris.

#astrophotography
C2024 G3 ATLAS C2024 G3 ATLAS C2024 G3 ATLAS C2024 G3 ATLAS
January 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
jaskru.io
Rough edit / rough image of C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) to accentuate the fanning as it breaks appart.

Nikon Z7 + Nikon 135/1.8 Plena on a Benro Polaris
f1.8 - 30 seconds - ISO 500

#astrophotography
Image of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) with a fanning tail captured at Dulong Lookout, Kureelpa, QLD, Australia
January 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
jaskru.io
Rough edit of my first glimpse of C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)

Nikon Z7 + Nikon 135/1.8 Plena on a Benro Polaris
f1.8 / 8 seconds / ISO1250

#astrophotography
an image of Comet C/2024 G# (ATLAS) showing a fanning tail capture with a DSLR from Dulong Lookout, QLD AU
January 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
jaskru.io
WIP of a portion of Vela. This is a crop of a 4x3 mosaic (12x300 seconds per panel) I decided to capture in bortle 1 skies out by Booubyjan QLD AU. Someday I will finish the edit ;)

#astrophotography
Vela, Super Nova Remnant, Pencil Nebula, Gum emision nebula, and many other amazing objects in this region of the sky.
January 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
jaskru.io
Great post and hits on some of my own feelings towards React. I have worked with many diferent js frameworks / libraries and the React vibes are real. I also have some similar feelings towards Angular but the DX solved most of them at the time.
bradfrost.com Brad Frost @bradfrost.com · Nov 26
Things you forgot (or never knew) because of React joshcollinsworth.com/blog/antiqua...

This is a very good post that's worth your time to read. It has a good blend of history, valid criticism, credit-where-credit-is-due, and a fresh look at current front-end technologies.
Things you forgot (or never knew) because of React
If you don't often look beyond established comfortable defaults, you might be surprised to learn just how far the world of frontend has moved away from React, and how big that gap continues to grow.
joshcollinsworth.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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emily.space
Moderators are an important part of the Astronomy feeds community who help to keep it healthy! 🔭

We're nearly ready to appoint a new batch of mods, but would really like more applications from women & gender minorities.

You do NOT need past experience to apply!
Astronomy Feeds Moderator Applications
Apply now to help run the Astronomy feeds! Moderators handle things like feed sign ups and the (rare) cases when account / post moderation is necessary on the feeds. Handling sign ups is a small wor...
forms.gle
November 24, 2024 at 5:40 PM