Deni Mintsaev 🇪🇺
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Deni Mintsaev 🇪🇺
@mintydev.bsky.social
I make websites, learn languages, solve Rubik's Cubes, and do other cool things. Creator of https://cubingcontests.com
When will companies learn that ME BUYING ONE ITEM DOESN'T MEAN I WANT TO SIGN UP TO A GODDAMN NEWSLETTER?!

#internet #onlineshopping #marketing
December 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I'm gonna set up two Nginx servers and configure them to point to each other's IP addresses for fun.

#programming #coding #Nginx #Linux #webdev
December 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Am I the only one who doesn't mind AI art? Some of it that's done well (prompted, picked out from many iterations, etc.) actually looks quite good to me. I even thought this kind of AI art from the early days was cool.

#AI #art #AIart
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I began setting up #Supabase for my project this weekend. I'm liking it so far, but MAN they don't make it easy to selfhost, particularly the analytics module. Well at least I got it done in the end and now I have access to great admin tools for my project.

#coding #webdev #programming #selfhosting
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The #PostgreSQL timestamp data type allows setting time-dates up to the year 294,276 AD. Boost if you're also looking forward to Y294276, when all Postgres DBs in the World crash and planes start fallint out of the sky 😎

#Postgres #coding #programming #webdev
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I got rejected from a job position at a UK startup last week, after like five stages with two HR-related stages left. Turns out, they had over 870 applicants for that role, and I was in the final 5-6. Oh well, still in the top 1% 😎

#webdev #coding #programming #startups #jobmarket
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It's finally sunk in for me that coding is creative work. I shall now take a five year sabbatical to expand my creative coding skills and discover what else could be made to run on JavaScript.

#JavaScript #coding #programming #creativity #meditation
October 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Am I the only one who feels like some websites going down for a couple hours isn't the end of the World?

#internet #aws #outage #web
October 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Still figuring out the perfect moment to point out the US's descent into fascism - not so early that I get called crazy but also not so late that I miss the opportunity to get bragging rights. Maybe once they ban calling your cat a name that sounds a bit too gay or "ethnic" 🤔
#politics #USA #America
October 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
You know you're too dev-brained when you hit send on a message and it doesn't show a loading indicator straightaway, so you go: "man, I should make my own messaging app with a better UX" 💀

#webdev #software #programming #coding
September 6, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Do y'all use #Ansible? I've gotten tired of setting up #servers manually, so I'm considering setting up some Ansible configs to make my life easier. Is it nice to use? Does it affect #security at all? If not, can you also use it to harden your server by configuring UFW, SSH, etc. with it? #Linux
September 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
#JavaScript now has this new Temporal object for working with dates, and it'll be stable soon!

Phew, I was so close to killing myself after working with time zones using the Date object, but I'm glad I held out. 1/2

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#webdev #coding #programming
Temporal - JavaScript | MDN
The Temporal object enables date and time management in various scenarios, including built-in time zone and calendar representation, wall-clock time conversions, arithmetics, formatting, and more. It ...
developer.mozilla.org
September 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I'm actually surprised the #UK went ahead with that stupid online safety act. But hey if they're already doing all this to "protect children", they should also ban schools, because I hear child rapists like those too 😬 British children should just be homeschooled to make sure they're safe 👍 #privacy
August 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Getting into #selfhosting a bit more. I'm building a small #homeserver for file storage and other fun stuff, and I also set up a #cloud server for stuff I always need access to. I'm surprised at how easy this stuff is (though sometimes I do find myself bashing my head against the (fire)wall). #Linux
August 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
It's exciting seeing the #EU gradually move towards #federalism. Hopefully, federal debt will become a more normalized method of raising funding. I also hope we can eventually get rid of individual country veto power and get elections of the #EuropeanCommission president/cabinet.

#EuropeanUnion
August 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Did yous know #FEdiverse originally stood for Front-End = diverse, because the creators wanted to promote diversity in web development? Probably not, because I just made that up, but it really makes you think 🤔

#webdev #coding #activitypub #programming #frontend
July 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
TIL: the most sought-after jobs in the UK are in the IT industry, with 204 applications per vacancy on average 😱 This isn't gonna be easy 😅

#UK #UnitedKingdom #coding #programming #webdev #jobmarket
July 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Y'all #EU citizens should take voting more seriously! Turnout is way too low on the EU level (50%), which isn't good for a #democracy. I'm especially annoyed, cause I live here, but can't vote. The next election will be in 2029, and I better see at least 60% of you at the polls!
#EuropeanUnion
July 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
It sucks getting stuck in a routine working on a big project or task, and I sometimes just wanna start a new project to have that enjoyment of making smth new again. I try to stop myself when that happens, cause otherwise you just end up with a whole bunch of half-finished projects.
#coding #webdev
July 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Sometimes I put off doing something for so long that my mind forms a mental block around the task and it feels too intimidating to actually do it. Most recently, I had that with making #music. 1/2

#electronicmusic #synthesizers
July 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
So hyped for #Android Desktop Mode. I use #GrapheneOS on my Pixel Tablet, and as soon as it ships Android 16 QPR1, I'll definitely be trying out Desktop Mode. Seems awesome for basic work with email and a browser when you want something more than a mobile OS.
The future of Chrome OS is Android.
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July 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Dang, the #UK IT job market isn't easy to break into. I've been job hunting for a couple months now, and I've not been able to land any interviews as a foreign applicant, despite having a pretty good CV (imho). I'll definitely find a good #webdev job there soon though 😎
#jobsearch #jobmarket #coding
July 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Number of fireworks-related posts I saw before realizing it's Americans celebrating July 4th: 5. One day, we'll have our own holiday like that in the EU, celebrating the day it became a federation - one country built for Europeans, multiculturalism, and freedom 🇪🇺
#EU #EuropeanUnion #July4th #Europe
July 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I switched from OsmAnd to CoMaps navigator, and am quite liking it so far, especially for driving. Just hope public transport navigation improves over time. Highly recommend it as your offline open source navigation app!

#opensource #foss #navigation
July 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We got new laptops at work, and they look almost exactly the same as the ones we had before 😄 I always wonder where the old ones go whenever big companies do this stuff.

#coding #programming #webdev
July 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM