Todd H. Gardner
@toddhgardner.com
The heavens opened and tried to swallow my house tonight.
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The heavens opened and tried to swallow my house tonight.
My weekend upgrade: added a UPS since we keep losing power here.
Unknown if my fiber connection stays online if we lose power.
Unknown if my fiber connection stays online if we lose power.
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My weekend upgrade: added a UPS since we keep losing power here.
Unknown if my fiber connection stays online if we lose power.
Unknown if my fiber connection stays online if we lose power.
Peak fall colors up at Castle Danger today.
October 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Peak fall colors up at Castle Danger today.
I had a fantastic time chatting with @richcampbell.bsky.social about Certificate management (specifically how much it sucks) and how we're trying to make it better at @certkit.io.
Do you have strong feels about certificates? I'd love to chat with you about it.
Do you have strong feels about certificates? I'd love to chat with you about it.
September 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I had a fantastic time chatting with @richcampbell.bsky.social about Certificate management (specifically how much it sucks) and how we're trying to make it better at @certkit.io.
Do you have strong feels about certificates? I'd love to chat with you about it.
Do you have strong feels about certificates? I'd love to chat with you about it.
Let me be non-software for a moment.
I just hit a huge personal goal: the 1000lb club for lifting. It's been my goal for the last 3 years and it feels amazing.
Never to old to start doing things.
Plus, I overshot it, so I'm calling it the 2^10 club now--so it's still a little software :)
I just hit a huge personal goal: the 1000lb club for lifting. It's been my goal for the last 3 years and it feels amazing.
Never to old to start doing things.
Plus, I overshot it, so I'm calling it the 2^10 club now--so it's still a little software :)
April 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Let me be non-software for a moment.
I just hit a huge personal goal: the 1000lb club for lifting. It's been my goal for the last 3 years and it feels amazing.
Never to old to start doing things.
Plus, I overshot it, so I'm calling it the 2^10 club now--so it's still a little software :)
I just hit a huge personal goal: the 1000lb club for lifting. It's been my goal for the last 3 years and it feels amazing.
Never to old to start doing things.
Plus, I overshot it, so I'm calling it the 2^10 club now--so it's still a little software :)
Will you be my valentine @erinschmo.bsky.social ?
February 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Will you be my valentine @erinschmo.bsky.social ?
Today in really dumb cybersecurity rules:
My vendor password has to be EXACTLY 8 characters long. I don't think that special character requirement makes up for this huge reduction in possible values lol.
My vendor password has to be EXACTLY 8 characters long. I don't think that special character requirement makes up for this huge reduction in possible values lol.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today in really dumb cybersecurity rules:
My vendor password has to be EXACTLY 8 characters long. I don't think that special character requirement makes up for this huge reduction in possible values lol.
My vendor password has to be EXACTLY 8 characters long. I don't think that special character requirement makes up for this huge reduction in possible values lol.
Locked in for my talk tomorrow at the inaugural Performance Observer meetup:
"Does Web Performance Actually Matter for SEO?"
Google says speed matters. SEO experts debate it. Performance nerds argue about it. But who’s right?
"Does Web Performance Actually Matter for SEO?"
Google says speed matters. SEO experts debate it. Performance nerds argue about it. But who’s right?
February 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Locked in for my talk tomorrow at the inaugural Performance Observer meetup:
"Does Web Performance Actually Matter for SEO?"
Google says speed matters. SEO experts debate it. Performance nerds argue about it. But who’s right?
"Does Web Performance Actually Matter for SEO?"
Google says speed matters. SEO experts debate it. Performance nerds argue about it. But who’s right?
It’s good to be back for the 20th year of Code Freeze.
Kicking off with the famous Michael Feathers!
Kicking off with the famous Michael Feathers!
January 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It’s good to be back for the 20th year of Code Freeze.
Kicking off with the famous Michael Feathers!
Kicking off with the famous Michael Feathers!
Sad news to see @thatconference.bsky.social scaling back. I hope we see future events.
I have fond memories -- this is me working on TrackJS back at That2014
thatconference.com/blog/that-co...
I have fond memories -- this is me working on TrackJS back at That2014
thatconference.com/blog/that-co...
January 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Sad news to see @thatconference.bsky.social scaling back. I hope we see future events.
I have fond memories -- this is me working on TrackJS back at That2014
thatconference.com/blog/that-co...
I have fond memories -- this is me working on TrackJS back at That2014
thatconference.com/blog/that-co...
I am once again forced to use Google Analytics, and It is the worst UX ever. Like worse than early 2000 enterprise software.
Then I find this gem. Booleans don't work as booleans to Google.
Then I find this gem. Booleans don't work as booleans to Google.
January 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I am once again forced to use Google Analytics, and It is the worst UX ever. Like worse than early 2000 enterprise software.
Then I find this gem. Booleans don't work as booleans to Google.
Then I find this gem. Booleans don't work as booleans to Google.
We're launching something BIG next week for Request Metrics.
Get ready for integrated performance monitoring.
Get ready for integrated performance monitoring.
January 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We're launching something BIG next week for Request Metrics.
Get ready for integrated performance monitoring.
Get ready for integrated performance monitoring.
Lots of folks are using Keyword Vitals to track performance for keyword searches... and the early aggregate data is super interesting.
TTFB is most often correlated with ranking, followed by LCP and FCP.
CLS and INP are rarely correlated.
TTFB is most often correlated with ranking, followed by LCP and FCP.
CLS and INP are rarely correlated.
December 18, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Lots of folks are using Keyword Vitals to track performance for keyword searches... and the early aggregate data is super interesting.
TTFB is most often correlated with ranking, followed by LCP and FCP.
CLS and INP are rarely correlated.
TTFB is most often correlated with ranking, followed by LCP and FCP.
CLS and INP are rarely correlated.
But when it isn't, a push for you to focus on your content and relevance instead.
December 16, 2024 at 5:44 PM
But when it isn't, a push for you to focus on your content and relevance instead.
It integrates directly into Google search and shows you the performance scores of each result.
AND whether the ranking is correlated to performance. When it is, I'll show you the performance targets you need to hit to rank well.
AND whether the ranking is correlated to performance. When it is, I'll show you the performance targets you need to hit to rank well.
December 16, 2024 at 5:44 PM
It integrates directly into Google search and shows you the performance scores of each result.
AND whether the ranking is correlated to performance. When it is, I'll show you the performance targets you need to hit to rank well.
AND whether the ranking is correlated to performance. When it is, I'll show you the performance targets you need to hit to rank well.
Post you from a different era
November 20, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Post you from a different era
Introduce yourself with four video games
November 20, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Introduce yourself with four video games
November 19, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Network upgrades in the new place.
Unifi, HomeAssist, some MoCa, Synology NAS
Unifi, HomeAssist, some MoCa, Synology NAS
November 14, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Network upgrades in the new place.
Unifi, HomeAssist, some MoCa, Synology NAS
Unifi, HomeAssist, some MoCa, Synology NAS
This is how great software begins.
November 12, 2024 at 10:16 PM
This is how great software begins.
Let’s get into the big questions here…
What’s the right whisky for a hot tub?
What’s the right whisky for a hot tub?
November 12, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Let’s get into the big questions here…
What’s the right whisky for a hot tub?
What’s the right whisky for a hot tub?
I got a new stapler guys.
November 11, 2024 at 3:36 PM
I got a new stapler guys.
Trying out the new 1881 restaurant at Union Depot for this month’s TrackJS executive meeting.
The vibes are 💯
The vibes are 💯
November 8, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Trying out the new 1881 restaurant at Union Depot for this month’s TrackJS executive meeting.
The vibes are 💯
The vibes are 💯