Chris Wachtman
@cwacht.bsky.social
Energetic web developer with a passion for parkour
https://beacons.page/cwacht
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https://beacons.page/cwacht
𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
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#Parkour #MTB
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People are rewatching Jim Jeffries today. Based on the comments many are missing the point. The Bondi Beach shooting was absolutely horrific, but it does not disprove the merits of gun control.
In 2025 so far, the US has had 13,936 gun deaths. Australia has had 76.
In 2025 so far, the US has had 13,936 gun deaths. Australia has had 76.
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
People are rewatching Jim Jeffries today. Based on the comments many are missing the point. The Bondi Beach shooting was absolutely horrific, but it does not disprove the merits of gun control.
In 2025 so far, the US has had 13,936 gun deaths. Australia has had 76.
In 2025 so far, the US has had 13,936 gun deaths. Australia has had 76.
By my rough calculation, the Trump shutdowns account for around 59% of the total time the government has spent shutdown (78 out of 132 days) and around 89% of the total cost ($21.7 out of $24.4 billion).
(So far)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governm...
(So far)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governm...
Government shutdowns in the United States - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
By my rough calculation, the Trump shutdowns account for around 59% of the total time the government has spent shutdown (78 out of 132 days) and around 89% of the total cost ($21.7 out of $24.4 billion).
(So far)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governm...
(So far)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governm...
Instead of saying senate democrats caved, say voting against the CR was voting for the lesser evil, but the administration & republicans in congress chose to turn the shutdown into a greater evil rather than work on an agreeable CR.
Put the target on the folks choosing to harm the nation.
Put the target on the folks choosing to harm the nation.
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Instead of saying senate democrats caved, say voting against the CR was voting for the lesser evil, but the administration & republicans in congress chose to turn the shutdown into a greater evil rather than work on an agreeable CR.
Put the target on the folks choosing to harm the nation.
Put the target on the folks choosing to harm the nation.
This is a tremendous step towards making EV ownership more viable for apartment living.
youtu.be/sYFBq_4FU0o?...
youtu.be/sYFBq_4FU0o?...
Pando Electric's EV Charging Solution For Apartment Buildings With Limited Excess Electric Capacity
YouTube video by State Of Charge
youtu.be
August 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
This is a tremendous step towards making EV ownership more viable for apartment living.
youtu.be/sYFBq_4FU0o?...
youtu.be/sYFBq_4FU0o?...
I just biked up and down Quarantine on the Massanutten Western Slopes. That upper section was way more intense than I was expecting! #MTB
This is not my video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqhO...
This is not my video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqhO...
Upper Quarantine at Massanutten Western Slopes
YouTube video by Ezequiel Donado
www.youtube.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I just biked up and down Quarantine on the Massanutten Western Slopes. That upper section was way more intense than I was expecting! #MTB
This is not my video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqhO...
This is not my video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqhO...
Reposted by Chris Wachtman
Mapping D.C.’s rapidly changing parkour scene l WAMU wamu.org/story/25/07/28/dc-...
Mapping D.C.’s rapidly changing parkour scene
Parkour combines elements of gymnastics and martial arts. It uses the urban environment as a kind of playground, with athletes balancing on handrails, flipping off structures, and bouncing off walls.
wamu.org
July 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Mapping D.C.’s rapidly changing parkour scene l WAMU wamu.org/story/25/07/28/dc-...
I was familiar with The Play That Goes Wrong, but only recently discovered The Goes Wrong Show which has a dozen hilarious 30min episodes.
@playgoeswrong.bsky.social
@playgoeswrong.bsky.social
The Goes Wrong Show: Season 1
YouTube video by The Goes Wrong Show
youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I was familiar with The Play That Goes Wrong, but only recently discovered The Goes Wrong Show which has a dozen hilarious 30min episodes.
@playgoeswrong.bsky.social
@playgoeswrong.bsky.social
I felt something odd as I grabbed this part of the railing on my way down the steps of the deck.
Focusing on the steps, I barely noticed something crawling on my pinky finger.
By the time I realized it was a wasp, I had already been stung twice and a swarm was forming around me.
🏃 🐝🐝🐝
Focusing on the steps, I barely noticed something crawling on my pinky finger.
By the time I realized it was a wasp, I had already been stung twice and a swarm was forming around me.
🏃 🐝🐝🐝
July 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I felt something odd as I grabbed this part of the railing on my way down the steps of the deck.
Focusing on the steps, I barely noticed something crawling on my pinky finger.
By the time I realized it was a wasp, I had already been stung twice and a swarm was forming around me.
🏃 🐝🐝🐝
Focusing on the steps, I barely noticed something crawling on my pinky finger.
By the time I realized it was a wasp, I had already been stung twice and a swarm was forming around me.
🏃 🐝🐝🐝
Reposted by Chris Wachtman
Eleventy Meetup Ep.25 is happening today!
★ How I added structured data to my personal website and blog — @kajkandler.bsky.social
★ Deploying 11ty Automatically — @mwdelaney.me
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-25...
★ How I added structured data to my personal website and blog — @kajkandler.bsky.social
★ Deploying 11ty Automatically — @mwdelaney.me
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-25...
Ep. 25: Structured data and deploying 11ty
In this episode, we'll learn about options for deploying 11ty projects to the web as well as how and why to use structured data for SEO.
11tymeetup.dev
July 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Eleventy Meetup Ep.25 is happening today!
★ How I added structured data to my personal website and blog — @kajkandler.bsky.social
★ Deploying 11ty Automatically — @mwdelaney.me
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-25...
★ How I added structured data to my personal website and blog — @kajkandler.bsky.social
★ Deploying 11ty Automatically — @mwdelaney.me
11tymeetup.dev/events/ep-25...
Reposted by Chris Wachtman
Had a great time seeing the Momentum Parkour demo at the National Building Museum (4th & F St NW). Opening sequence clipped below. Kiddos were having tremendous fun.
July 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Had a great time seeing the Momentum Parkour demo at the National Building Museum (4th & F St NW). Opening sequence clipped below. Kiddos were having tremendous fun.
What a blast from the past to see the old videos of folks I've trained with 15 years ago. #parkour
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Parkour - www.artofmanliness.com/skills/how-t...
July 20, 2025 at 6:15 AM
What a blast from the past to see the old videos of folks I've trained with 15 years ago. #parkour
1:08:24 "Humans are not very good at time continuity"
This is why I've begun to build a ChronoZoom clone with the goal of including my own, personal timeline.
It is so eye-opening to see any given day in the context of my entire life, or to see my life in the context of history.
@bradfrost.com
This is why I've begun to build a ChronoZoom clone with the goal of including my own, personal timeline.
It is so eye-opening to see any given day in the context of my entire life, or to see my life in the context of history.
@bradfrost.com
Exploring Life's Design with Aaron Walter
YouTube video by Brad Frost
www.youtube.com
July 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
1:08:24 "Humans are not very good at time continuity"
This is why I've begun to build a ChronoZoom clone with the goal of including my own, personal timeline.
It is so eye-opening to see any given day in the context of my entire life, or to see my life in the context of history.
@bradfrost.com
This is why I've begun to build a ChronoZoom clone with the goal of including my own, personal timeline.
It is so eye-opening to see any given day in the context of my entire life, or to see my life in the context of history.
@bradfrost.com
It has been a while since I've thought about my favorite life moto:
"Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst. Expect nothing."
Hearing the words 'expects nothing' 10 minutes into this interview suddenly triggered a reawakening of a past self.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyPf...
"Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst. Expect nothing."
Hearing the words 'expects nothing' 10 minutes into this interview suddenly triggered a reawakening of a past self.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyPf...
Understanding "hopeful pessimism" | The Gray Area
YouTube video by Vox
www.youtube.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:10 AM
It has been a while since I've thought about my favorite life moto:
"Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst. Expect nothing."
Hearing the words 'expects nothing' 10 minutes into this interview suddenly triggered a reawakening of a past self.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyPf...
"Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst. Expect nothing."
Hearing the words 'expects nothing' 10 minutes into this interview suddenly triggered a reawakening of a past self.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyPf...
Reposted by Chris Wachtman
The United States is reporting the highest number of measles cases in 33 years.
Vaccines prevent measles.
Americans need to hear our top health officials say clearly: every child in America should get vaccinated against this terrible disease.
Vaccines prevent measles.
Americans need to hear our top health officials say clearly: every child in America should get vaccinated against this terrible disease.
The United States has recorded its highest annual measles cases in 33 years. The milestone marks a public health reversal in defeating a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease as the anti-vaccine movement gains strength.
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread
Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The United States is reporting the highest number of measles cases in 33 years.
Vaccines prevent measles.
Americans need to hear our top health officials say clearly: every child in America should get vaccinated against this terrible disease.
Vaccines prevent measles.
Americans need to hear our top health officials say clearly: every child in America should get vaccinated against this terrible disease.
On April 5, I posted 2 predictions about #measles cases.
If there are 77 new cases in the next 2 weeks, we'll hit the 1,274 milestone by July exactly as predicted.
I would prefer to be wrong.
If there are 77 new cases in the next 2 weeks, we'll hit the 1,274 milestone by July exactly as predicted.
I would prefer to be wrong.
June 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
On April 5, I posted 2 predictions about #measles cases.
If there are 77 new cases in the next 2 weeks, we'll hit the 1,274 milestone by July exactly as predicted.
I would prefer to be wrong.
If there are 77 new cases in the next 2 weeks, we'll hit the 1,274 milestone by July exactly as predicted.
I would prefer to be wrong.
Minh's May Monthly Movement is my favorite one in the series so far.
#Parkour
youtu.be/CKdxIwr__Q0?...
#Parkour
youtu.be/CKdxIwr__Q0?...
Monthly Motion - 05 May
YouTube video by Minh Vu Ngoc
youtu.be
May 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Minh's May Monthly Movement is my favorite one in the series so far.
#Parkour
youtu.be/CKdxIwr__Q0?...
#Parkour
youtu.be/CKdxIwr__Q0?...
Reposted by Chris Wachtman
May 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
May 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Google IO has gone from being mostly about AI to being exclusively about AI. It feels like the AI arms race has halted progress in other areas.
May 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Google IO has gone from being mostly about AI to being exclusively about AI. It feels like the AI arms race has halted progress in other areas.
May 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Reposted by Chris Wachtman
Try out the new interactive Playground component on the docs home page: www.11ty.dev#try-eleventy...
That’s right: we’re running Eleventy in the build and in the browser. This unlocks many more exciting options for Eleventy projects — stay tuned!
That’s right: we’re running Eleventy in the build and in the browser. This unlocks many more exciting options for Eleventy projects — stay tuned!
May 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Try out the new interactive Playground component on the docs home page: www.11ty.dev#try-eleventy...
That’s right: we’re running Eleventy in the build and in the browser. This unlocks many more exciting options for Eleventy projects — stay tuned!
That’s right: we’re running Eleventy in the build and in the browser. This unlocks many more exciting options for Eleventy projects — stay tuned!