Dan Allen
@mojavelinux.com
OSS Developer, Community Builder, Asciidoctor, AsciiDoc Language, & Antora Co-Lead, Java Champion, Author, Cornell Alum, Vegan, Lacrosse Friend. Rivian referral code: DANIEL1783828
I've also been using AI to help understand the nuances of a real estate transaction and finding professionals. Again, it's a super useful tool for getting answers to common questions or computing things like costs. It also helps cut through the ad-ridden internet. But sometimes, it's just dumb.
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I've also been using AI to help understand the nuances of a real estate transaction and finding professionals. Again, it's a super useful tool for getting answers to common questions or computing things like costs. It also helps cut through the ad-ridden internet. But sometimes, it's just dumb.
I've been playing around with AI to help with interior and exterior design ideas. It's certainly a very useful and valuable tool. However, sometimes, it's dumber than a box of rocks. The slop of AI is a lot like brainstorming. Some ideas are amazing. But most are harebrained. Take it for what it is.
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I've been playing around with AI to help with interior and exterior design ideas. It's certainly a very useful and valuable tool. However, sometimes, it's dumber than a box of rocks. The slop of AI is a lot like brainstorming. Some ideas are amazing. But most are harebrained. Take it for what it is.
Reposted by Dan Allen
SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
Based on my own experience, late night online shopping seems to have been replaced by late night exploring curiosities with ChatGPT. Apparantely, it's quite good at estimating building projects.
October 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Based on my own experience, late night online shopping seems to have been replaced by late night exploring curiosities with ChatGPT. Apparantely, it's quite good at estimating building projects.
Reposted by Dan Allen
Excited to see IONNA is now LIVE on the Rivian mobile app and in-vehicle navigation.
October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Excited to see IONNA is now LIVE on the Rivian mobile app and in-vehicle navigation.
Writing documentation for a site built with Antora is just so, so easy. That's not me saying that as the main author of Antora. That's me saying that as the main author of the documentation that's built with Antora.
October 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Writing documentation for a site built with Antora is just so, so easy. That's not me saying that as the main author of Antora. That's me saying that as the main author of the documentation that's built with Antora.
It's ironic that an HOA is formed to protect the value of a property, yet its very existence scares away buyers. HOAs in the US are an absolute mess. You spend 1M for a house, then have to pay these gate keepers extra to NOT be allowed to do things on your property. Completely absurd.
October 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It's ironic that an HOA is formed to protect the value of a property, yet its very existence scares away buyers. HOAs in the US are an absolute mess. You spend 1M for a house, then have to pay these gate keepers extra to NOT be allowed to do things on your property. Completely absurd.
Every single time I got to a doctor for something, I pay for the services at the time of my visit, AND THEN I get a bill for additional charges. The medical system in the US is an absolute scam. No other business would be allowed to run this way!
October 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Every single time I got to a doctor for something, I pay for the services at the time of my visit, AND THEN I get a bill for additional charges. The medical system in the US is an absolute scam. No other business would be allowed to run this way!
OH: I don't think the emails reflect reality.
October 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
OH: I don't think the emails reflect reality.
I can't believe I actually have to tell someone that a new issue requires a description, not just a link somewhere else. If you're going to file an issue with an open source project, at least put in a half-assed attempt at a proper report. Don't expect the maintainer to work harder than you.
October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I can't believe I actually have to tell someone that a new issue requires a description, not just a link somewhere else. If you're going to file an issue with an open source project, at least put in a half-assed attempt at a proper report. Don't expect the maintainer to work harder than you.
I really can't stand that browsers remember 404 pages in the autocomplete history. Why would I want to go back to a page that didn't lead anywhere? Come on.
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I really can't stand that browsers remember 404 pages in the autocomplete history. Why would I want to go back to a page that didn't lead anywhere? Come on.
I could not live without linked worktrees in git. If you don't make use of them, you really should.
October 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I could not live without linked worktrees in git. If you don't make use of them, you really should.
I know the docs are good when I, the creator of the software, use them.
September 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I know the docs are good when I, the creator of the software, use them.
Nice. YAML anchors help keep the workflow DRY.
Actions: YAML anchors and non-public workflow templates
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-18-actions-yaml-anchors-and-non-public-workflow-templates
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-18-actions-yaml-anchors-and-non-public-workflow-templates
September 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Nice. YAML anchors help keep the workflow DRY.
The medical system in the US is so broken that I truly do fear for my life.
September 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The medical system in the US is so broken that I truly do fear for my life.
Where do people typically publish GraalVM native images for a project? Do they go into Maven Central, or do they get attached to a release on GitHub or GitLab?
September 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Where do people typically publish GraalVM native images for a project? Do they go into Maven Central, or do they get attached to a release on GitHub or GitLab?
We truly are still in the stone ages when it comes to primary care, especially orthopedics. I feel like doctors are just guessing. As a result, crucial diagnoses are missed. And there are so many conflicting opinions on how to fix problems. We live in pain because we still don't understand the body.
September 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
We truly are still in the stone ages when it comes to primary care, especially orthopedics. I feel like doctors are just guessing. As a result, crucial diagnoses are missed. And there are so many conflicting opinions on how to fix problems. We live in pain because we still don't understand the body.
It's truly sad to see Ruby deteriorating. For example, I can't install Ruby 3.0 on Fedora anymore for testing because of some obscure OpenSSL problem. It's just maddening.
September 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It's truly sad to see Ruby deteriorating. For example, I can't install Ruby 3.0 on Fedora anymore for testing because of some obscure OpenSSL problem. It's just maddening.
After struggling with intense back+hip pain for months, I learned this week that I have a herniated disc. That's not the most maddening part. The way I found out is that I decided to order my own MRI, which revealed it. Had it been checked sooner, I might have been able to prevent it from happening.
August 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
After struggling with intense back+hip pain for months, I learned this week that I have a herniated disc. That's not the most maddening part. The way I found out is that I decided to order my own MRI, which revealed it. Had it been checked sooner, I might have been able to prevent it from happening.
Ruby deciding to remove the logger from stdlib really makes me hate Ruby. I don't know how else to put it. I just detest that decision. I'm vehemently opposed to it, but no one seems to give a shit.
August 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Ruby deciding to remove the logger from stdlib really makes me hate Ruby. I don't know how else to put it. I just detest that decision. I'm vehemently opposed to it, but no one seems to give a shit.
As I look to upgrade my computer, I've come to realize that I've never really loved any laptop. There's always just some quality or design issue.
August 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
As I look to upgrade my computer, I've come to realize that I've never really loved any laptop. There's always just some quality or design issue.
GitHub Support is /dev/null
August 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
GitHub Support is /dev/null
It's extremely frustrating to live in such a backwards country.
August 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It's extremely frustrating to live in such a backwards country.
With the exception of tools, from this point forward, the only dependencies I want to use from the npm registry are ones from the same project. I want absolutely nothing to do with third party dependencies. All they do is create problems in the long term.
August 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
With the exception of tools, from this point forward, the only dependencies I want to use from the npm registry are ones from the same project. I want absolutely nothing to do with third party dependencies. All they do is create problems in the long term.
Don't even bother ever reaching out to GitHub support. They DO NOT care about you. Their response to everything is "too bad, deal with it".
August 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Don't even bother ever reaching out to GitHub support. They DO NOT care about you. Their response to everything is "too bad, deal with it".