mSyke
@benbrougher.tech
A software developer from the PNW. I work in the telecom industry. I garden, spend time outdoors, and write code for fun.
Check out my blog here: https://benbrougher.tech
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/mSyke
Check out my blog here: https://benbrougher.tech
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/mSyke
The problem with shopping for gifts for people is that the effort to find the gift does not linearly scale with the quality of the gift you find.
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The problem with shopping for gifts for people is that the effort to find the gift does not linearly scale with the quality of the gift you find.
the vet said my dog needs to go outside and touch grass more often
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
the vet said my dog needs to go outside and touch grass more often
banks should expose user accessible apis
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
banks should expose user accessible apis
am I halucinating or did home depot use to sell hotdogs?
November 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
am I halucinating or did home depot use to sell hotdogs?
we should all probably self host copies of our git repos. just in case
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
we should all probably self host copies of our git repos. just in case
secureboot is for noobs
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
secureboot is for noobs
build and deployment infrastructure should be written in the same language as your app
October 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
build and deployment infrastructure should be written in the same language as your app
serverless function deployment configs are worse than dockerfiles
October 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
serverless function deployment configs are worse than dockerfiles
clickops is the worst ops
October 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
clickops is the worst ops
The lower level you go the more stable the API
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The lower level you go the more stable the API
you all know the upsert action, but I present to you the uplete action: when you have to either update or delete a record
October 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
you all know the upsert action, but I present to you the uplete action: when you have to either update or delete a record
what's a technical opinion that will get you voted off the internet?
October 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
what's a technical opinion that will get you voted off the internet?
TIL: the standard letter paper size isn't used in most of the world
October 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
TIL: the standard letter paper size isn't used in most of the world
a note to microsoft azure engineers: eventual conistency does not give you an excuse to let permissions take more than an hour to propegate, thank you for your attention to this matter
September 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
a note to microsoft azure engineers: eventual conistency does not give you an excuse to let permissions take more than an hour to propegate, thank you for your attention to this matter
something I think that modern music could learn from classic rock is how to use stereo seperation for effect. it adds a whole new element of interesting to music and it's highly underused these days
September 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
something I think that modern music could learn from classic rock is how to use stereo seperation for effect. it adds a whole new element of interesting to music and it's highly underused these days
Gonna be in Chicago this weekend. Anyone have any recommendations for family friendly activities?
September 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Gonna be in Chicago this weekend. Anyone have any recommendations for family friendly activities?
maybe I care too much about code quality
September 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
maybe I care too much about code quality
dotnet has operator overloading and I'm so here for it. addition with structs? sure we can do that!
September 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
dotnet has operator overloading and I'm so here for it. addition with structs? sure we can do that!
a feature I need in a shell: the ability to somehow after I have already fired off a task that I wasn't aware was going to be long, notify me when it's done via some sort of desktop notification. let me go do something else when that command ends up taking a bunch longer and ping me when it's done
September 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
a feature I need in a shell: the ability to somehow after I have already fired off a task that I wasn't aware was going to be long, notify me when it's done via some sort of desktop notification. let me go do something else when that command ends up taking a bunch longer and ping me when it's done
why do mechanics not have a pizza delivery tracker?
September 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
why do mechanics not have a pizza delivery tracker?
if you're into vim, qutebrowser is the way to go
September 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
if you're into vim, qutebrowser is the way to go
having a car shipped to you is like waiting for the craziest amazon delivery of your life
September 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
having a car shipped to you is like waiting for the craziest amazon delivery of your life
I've never used any Atlassian products besides Trello, why do people hate them so much?
September 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I've never used any Atlassian products besides Trello, why do people hate them so much?
new dlc unlocked: kidney stones
August 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
new dlc unlocked: kidney stones