Todd Jonker
@toddjonker.net
Seattle software engineer
Twitter: @toddjonker
Twitter: @toddjonker
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In Praise of dhh
"I regret to inform you that, after a long struggle, he eventually lost his fight against the parasitic fungus that was taking over his brain, and died."
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"I regret to inform you that, after a long struggle, he eventually lost his fight against the parasitic fungus that was taking over his brain, and died."
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
In Praise of dhh
A reflection on Ruby's past, present, and future.
okayfail.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
In Praise of dhh
"I regret to inform you that, after a long struggle, he eventually lost his fight against the parasitic fungus that was taking over his brain, and died."
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
"I regret to inform you that, after a long struggle, he eventually lost his fight against the parasitic fungus that was taking over his brain, and died."
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
“People who believe in [Net Promoter Score] believe in something that doesn’t actually do what they want. NPS scores are the equivalent of a daily horoscope. There’s no science here, just faith.”
jmspool.medium.com/net-promoter...
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Net Promoter Score Considered Harmful (and What UX Professionals Can Do About It)
In 2003, a marketing consultant named Fred Reichheld lit the business world on fire with the Harvard Business Review article The One Number…
jmspool.medium.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“People who believe in [Net Promoter Score] believe in something that doesn’t actually do what they want. NPS scores are the equivalent of a daily horoscope. There’s no science here, just faith.”
jmspool.medium.com/net-promoter...
jmspool.medium.com/net-promoter...
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In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
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- you clean up that banksy?
- sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked
- sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked
They erased the new Banksy mural in London. But the stain remains.
September 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
- you clean up that banksy?
- sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked
- sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked
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Clearing encampments and throwing people in jail does NOTHING to actually get Americans off the streets.
Homelessness is not a personal failure, it’s a policy failure. Congress must pass my Housing Not Handcuffs Act with @frost.house.gov.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Homelessness is not a personal failure, it’s a policy failure. Congress must pass my Housing Not Handcuffs Act with @frost.house.gov.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
A New Study Proves Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Reduce Homelessness
"The deterrence logic doesn’t hold": A recent analysis finds that encampments bans and other local ordinances aimed at unhoused populations don't actually lead to decreased homelessness.
nextcity.org
August 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Clearing encampments and throwing people in jail does NOTHING to actually get Americans off the streets.
Homelessness is not a personal failure, it’s a policy failure. Congress must pass my Housing Not Handcuffs Act with @frost.house.gov.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Homelessness is not a personal failure, it’s a policy failure. Congress must pass my Housing Not Handcuffs Act with @frost.house.gov.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
After exactly 21 years, I’m leaving Amazon to focus on my own goals. I’ve never been more excited.
Stay tuned for what’s next!
Stay tuned for what’s next!
August 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
After exactly 21 years, I’m leaving Amazon to focus on my own goals. I’ve never been more excited.
Stay tuned for what’s next!
Stay tuned for what’s next!
Bring Back Those Long-Ass Game Show Mics - aftermath.site/bob-barker-m...
Bring Back Those Long-Ass Gameshow Mics - Aftermath
The long microphone used Bob Barker on the Price is Right and Gene Rayburn on Match Game haven't been produced in years. The world needs them.
aftermath.site
May 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Bring Back Those Long-Ass Game Show Mics - aftermath.site/bob-barker-m...
‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers - aftermath.site/ai-video-gam...
‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers - Aftermath
'I have had conversations about AI in a professional context that make me want to walk into the sea'
aftermath.site
April 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers - aftermath.site/ai-video-gam...
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Keep your messaging simple:
“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”
That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.
“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”
That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.
January 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Keep your messaging simple:
“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”
That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.
“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”
That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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Let 2025 be the year for us that this change
December 31, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Let 2025 be the year for us that this change
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If there was a “coarsening” of society, surely it occurred when businesses were established to profit off denying people healthcare. The main joke people are making in response to Thompson’s death is merely to treat it with the bloodless bureaucratic indifference that these companies perfected.
December 6, 2024 at 1:25 PM
If there was a “coarsening” of society, surely it occurred when businesses were established to profit off denying people healthcare. The main joke people are making in response to Thompson’s death is merely to treat it with the bloodless bureaucratic indifference that these companies perfected.
Deep analysis of this service’s underlying technology: dustycloud.org/blog/how-dec...
How decentralized is Bluesky really? -- Dustycloud Brainstorms
dustycloud.org
November 26, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Deep analysis of this service’s underlying technology: dustycloud.org/blog/how-dec...
Today’s reason why Bluesky is better: community blocklists.
Click the link then subscribe to the block. Any pro 45 account will automatically be blocked for you. It should be 3 dots on the upper right corner
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 17, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Today’s reason why Bluesky is better: community blocklists.
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Crisis call volume has increased 700% at The Trevor Project. Trans Lifeline has seen a 300% increase. Consider donating to either or both of these organizations to help save LGBTQ youth.
Trevor: give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/#...
Trans Lifeline: give.translifeline.org/give/461718/...
Trevor: give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/#...
Trans Lifeline: give.translifeline.org/give/461718/...
November 9, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Crisis call volume has increased 700% at The Trevor Project. Trans Lifeline has seen a 300% increase. Consider donating to either or both of these organizations to help save LGBTQ youth.
Trevor: give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/#...
Trans Lifeline: give.translifeline.org/give/461718/...
Trevor: give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/#...
Trans Lifeline: give.translifeline.org/give/461718/...
Congrats to Bluesky engineering on keeping up with things!
This is a cool new neighborhood, and I hope the residents ensure it's a friendly one.
This is a cool new neighborhood, and I hope the residents ensure it's a friendly one.
November 16, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Congrats to Bluesky engineering on keeping up with things!
This is a cool new neighborhood, and I hope the residents ensure it's a friendly one.
This is a cool new neighborhood, and I hope the residents ensure it's a friendly one.