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Jake Carpenter 💙🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️
@jakecarpenter.dev
Software Engineer in Boise, classless-Idaho. I also ❤️ 3D printing and poorly brewing ☕️ espresso. Slightly obsessed with keyboards and LEGO. Former lifelong MLB fan.

[sad] blog: https://jakecarpenter.dev/

He/him | #BlackLivesMatter | #Ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Finally finished all deck stakes in Balatro. The last two stakes on black deck have taken weeks.
November 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
You know what...
October 27, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Sometimes I have to wrap it with `act()` and add an ESLint ignore comment because it's just wrong about being unnecessary. Here's a snippet that actually exists in a React Native project.
July 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This run got weird
July 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Challenge: how many wrong takes can you cram into less than 30 words?

This isn’t an opinion piece. This is like publishing Nazi propaganda.
March 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Like this. Why would these windows have different minimum horizontal margins!? Not to mention that I can’t fill the vertical gap between them because Openvibe somehow snaps above the bottom of Balatro.
March 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Here's a web app I really like: Hissab https://app.hissab.io/

It's a general purpose calculator that supports not-quite natural language. It's like Numi (which I also like), but it's free and on the web.

Here are a just a few cool examples. Check out the FAQ/docs for more.
February 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I finally took some time to clean up the stabilizers and put these 🐈 and ☕️ themed keycaps on my partner’s keeb
January 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Every day on her walk, cars stop in the middle of the road to tell Luna how cute she is. I think it’s really going to her head. #dachshund
January 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Obsidian community never fails me
January 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
"Standup" when the bosses are in another meeting. Yesterday's was 35 minutes.
December 31, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Adding a tag for “Cat being an asshole”
December 28, 2024 at 3:53 PM
It’s finally here. Quick shot of the Type-K I got and built late last night before leaving town. Ordered in Aug 2023. Will get better pics when I’m home. #MechanicalKeyboards

Type-K by grok - tented Alice layout
Superuser KAT keycaps
LICHICX Lucy V3 Silent Linear switches
During v2 stabs
December 24, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Any experts on #macOS energy modes? My M4 MBP suddenly stopped displaying to an external monitor with closed lid. I just changed the "On power adapter" setting from Automatic to High Power and now it's fine. I thought the auto mode was smart enough to do this, though? Why would it change suddenly?
December 7, 2024 at 4:53 PM
#PocketCasts Playback 2024

I’m a bit disappointed they didn’t include a “time saved” section for playback speed and trimming silence.
December 4, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Got my Neo Ergo. Impressed with some of the features of this board. Using Wuque WS Silent linear switches and a knockoff Oblivion keycap set in MOA profile.
December 1, 2024 at 8:14 PM
I hate that the only way I get a high Readiness score from #Oura is when I oversleep (10am).
November 24, 2024 at 7:18 PM
I guess this is the rest of my day. Luna (L) and Ash (R) have outlawed moving.
November 21, 2024 at 7:29 PM
“On Windows”
November 18, 2024 at 8:38 PM
I'll still take pattern matching over this any day. Easier to read, _and_ I can account for conditions that aren't mutually exclusive. Languages with pattern matching support make it terser, but here's TypeScript w/ ts-pattern.
November 17, 2024 at 4:41 AM
I guess I gotta represent then
November 16, 2024 at 4:10 AM
Under investigation for sex trafficking a minor? Sure, you’re a good pick for Attorney General.
November 14, 2024 at 12:22 AM
It’s like a snow day for grown ups

(I joke, but I can hear multiple types of sirens, so I truly hope nobody is hurt)
November 11, 2024 at 6:05 PM
I've been waiting so long for them to fix this empty state icon.
November 8, 2024 at 5:13 PM
I forgot to get a picture of this new build and post it. The purple + pink didn't come out ✨ quite ✨ like I was hoping, but I still like it. #keyboards #mechanicalkeyboards

Monsgeek M3 purple (stock stabs lubed)
EPOMAKER Sea Salt silent linear switches (factory-lubed)
KBDiy NightSakura KOA keycaps
November 8, 2024 at 4:43 PM