Joe Z
@underflow.dev
5 decades of Colorado, writing software for astronomy, ecology, precision timing, medical devices, and hardware integration. Opinions are my own.
If you see this, skeet an archer.
January 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If you see this, skeet an archer.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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New blog post! A close look at Tahoe menu icons https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM
New blog post! A close look at Tahoe menu icons https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
Holly, my lovable jerk of a herding rescue.
January 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Holly, my lovable jerk of a herding rescue.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hey Goodreads, if you don't pay attention to your unsubscribes, you go in the spam bucket. So, goodbye forever, I guess?
December 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hey Goodreads, if you don't pay attention to your unsubscribes, you go in the spam bucket. So, goodbye forever, I guess?
About to hand my work over to the bread robot.
December 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
About to hand my work over to the bread robot.
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Time is up for operators of a beloved Grand Junction farm market
Time is up for operators of a beloved Grand Junction farm market
Okagawa Farms' owners say they’re ready to move on after 34 years and have put a “for sale” sign on their operation near the Colorado River
coloradosun.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Time is up for operators of a beloved Grand Junction farm market
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‘In 2026, I’m hoping — begging, really — that we finally retire the idea that digital incompetence is an acceptable personality quirk in professional settings.’
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...
Please learn how to use your computer
"The number of professionals in journalism, media, communications, and academia who still don't understand how to use the very tools they depend on for their livelihood is, frankly, staggering."
www.niemanlab.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
‘In 2026, I’m hoping — begging, really — that we finally retire the idea that digital incompetence is an acceptable personality quirk in professional settings.’
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...
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December 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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December 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
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The move would save the state money in the short term to address Colorado’s budget crisis, but it could cost the pension as much as $180 million in the long run.
As budget crisis grows, Colorado governor looks to cut PERA payments
The move would save the state money in the short term to address Colorado’s budget crisis, but it could cost the pension as much as $180 million in the long run.
coloradosun.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The move would save the state money in the short term to address Colorado’s budget crisis, but it could cost the pension as much as $180 million in the long run.
Here are Holly and Archer waiting for @mandy-moodles.bsky.social to get off work. Spot the herd dog #dog
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Here are Holly and Archer waiting for @mandy-moodles.bsky.social to get off work. Spot the herd dog #dog
A little hike past the sunflowers west of Longmont
October 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A little hike past the sunflowers west of Longmont
The Cinnamon Roll Project, part 2. Milk rather than water, no powdered milk. Shorter cut rolls, so less pan overflow. Less overnight rise, good spring in the oven.
October 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The Cinnamon Roll Project, part 2. Milk rather than water, no powdered milk. Shorter cut rolls, so less pan overflow. Less overnight rise, good spring in the oven.
Oh, uh, hi Xcode, I see you bouncing up and down there. Yeah, sorry, I don't need you right now, it's just an .md file. If you could just go back into your box for another six or eight months, that would be great.
October 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Oh, uh, hi Xcode, I see you bouncing up and down there. Yeah, sorry, I don't need you right now, it's just an .md file. If you could just go back into your box for another six or eight months, that would be great.
The Cinnamon Roll Project.
October 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Cinnamon Roll Project.
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Durango, Purgatory land mountain biking world championships in 2030
Durango, Purgatory land mountain biking world championships in 2030
The first-ever mountain bike world championships in 1990 in Durango and Purgatory debuted mountain biking on the world stage.
coloradosun.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Durango, Purgatory land mountain biking world championships in 2030