Erryn Pollock
@atomicmonks.com
Making software since the 80s, mostly business, some games. Unabashed JavaScript enjoyer. Childish taste in entertainment (explosions and cartoons). Probably on the spectrum. A fan of strange haiku. #dotnet #csharp #js #javascript #anime #dnd
To people looking to understand _why_ Democrats caved: they saw the travel issues at airports and absolutely did not want to have to deal with that for the holidays.
They caved for personal convenience. It's always about them, not us.
They caved for personal convenience. It's always about them, not us.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
To people looking to understand _why_ Democrats caved: they saw the travel issues at airports and absolutely did not want to have to deal with that for the holidays.
They caved for personal convenience. It's always about them, not us.
They caved for personal convenience. It's always about them, not us.
Dad asked me to install Linux on his PC, as he was super annoyed with Windows trying to cloud/AI everything. Was happy to oblige. Linux Mint XFCE on his older hardware and it's like a new machine.
October 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Dad asked me to install Linux on his PC, as he was super annoyed with Windows trying to cloud/AI everything. Was happy to oblige. Linux Mint XFCE on his older hardware and it's like a new machine.
As a developer, I'm just going to say it. AI is simply a technical debt generator.
Also, using it to render advice is like subcontracting to the Joker.
Also, using it to render advice is like subcontracting to the Joker.
October 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
As a developer, I'm just going to say it. AI is simply a technical debt generator.
Also, using it to render advice is like subcontracting to the Joker.
Also, using it to render advice is like subcontracting to the Joker.
So the U.S. Constitution hosted at congress.gov has had Article I modified to remove the end of Section 8 (starting with mention of the navy), and Sections 9 and 10 completely. Seems like some important stuff in there. Nothing to worry about, right?
web.archive.org/web/diff/202...
web.archive.org/web/diff/202...
Wayback Machine
web.archive.org
August 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
So the U.S. Constitution hosted at congress.gov has had Article I modified to remove the end of Section 8 (starting with mention of the navy), and Sections 9 and 10 completely. Seems like some important stuff in there. Nothing to worry about, right?
web.archive.org/web/diff/202...
web.archive.org/web/diff/202...
"This message was sent to you because you signed up to use Gemini."
No, you fuckwits, I absolutely did not.
No, you fuckwits, I absolutely did not.
July 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"This message was sent to you because you signed up to use Gemini."
No, you fuckwits, I absolutely did not.
No, you fuckwits, I absolutely did not.
I apparently can't be trusted to build a PC any more. Built many, but last one getting too hot. Pondered and poked, then on a whim did the "piece of paper in front of fan" trick.
I had installed the CPU cooler fans backwards. CPU up, builds a heat dome in the middle of the case.
Genius.
I had installed the CPU cooler fans backwards. CPU up, builds a heat dome in the middle of the case.
Genius.
June 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I apparently can't be trusted to build a PC any more. Built many, but last one getting too hot. Pondered and poked, then on a whim did the "piece of paper in front of fan" trick.
I had installed the CPU cooler fans backwards. CPU up, builds a heat dome in the middle of the case.
Genius.
I had installed the CPU cooler fans backwards. CPU up, builds a heat dome in the middle of the case.
Genius.
1/ In case this helps someone else...we have a member management form where admins can edit user accounts. Users don't have an ID/login by default but it can be set there. The user ID was being populated by Chrome's form autofill and setting autocomplete="off" did nothing.
#javascript #webdev
#javascript #webdev
May 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
1/ In case this helps someone else...we have a member management form where admins can edit user accounts. Users don't have an ID/login by default but it can be set there. The user ID was being populated by Chrome's form autofill and setting autocomplete="off" did nothing.
#javascript #webdev
#javascript #webdev
You can tell a lot about what's going on in an area by what's for sale at the area swap/flea market.
Today's standouts: chickens, goats, fruit, veggies, plants, fishing gear, and rifles. So many rifles. No shot/hand guns, just rifles.
Hmmmm.
Today's standouts: chickens, goats, fruit, veggies, plants, fishing gear, and rifles. So many rifles. No shot/hand guns, just rifles.
Hmmmm.
May 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
You can tell a lot about what's going on in an area by what's for sale at the area swap/flea market.
Today's standouts: chickens, goats, fruit, veggies, plants, fishing gear, and rifles. So many rifles. No shot/hand guns, just rifles.
Hmmmm.
Today's standouts: chickens, goats, fruit, veggies, plants, fishing gear, and rifles. So many rifles. No shot/hand guns, just rifles.
Hmmmm.
Simple game of blackjack I wrote over a week for grins and self-improvement. Play for fun! Suggest another simple game for me to hammer out for my own amusement!
www.atomicmonks.com/games/blackj...
#gamedev #javascript #indie
www.atomicmonks.com/games/blackj...
#gamedev #javascript #indie
Atomic Monks - Blackjack
www.atomicmonks.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Simple game of blackjack I wrote over a week for grins and self-improvement. Play for fun! Suggest another simple game for me to hammer out for my own amusement!
www.atomicmonks.com/games/blackj...
#gamedev #javascript #indie
www.atomicmonks.com/games/blackj...
#gamedev #javascript #indie
Controversial developer opinion of the day:
Using the [title] attribute for tooltips is OK. Just be sure to also use aria- label/description/something as appropriate.
Tooltips done this way will render visibly, regardless of window/frame size/position. Even outside the browser itself.
Using the [title] attribute for tooltips is OK. Just be sure to also use aria- label/description/something as appropriate.
Tooltips done this way will render visibly, regardless of window/frame size/position. Even outside the browser itself.
March 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Controversial developer opinion of the day:
Using the [title] attribute for tooltips is OK. Just be sure to also use aria- label/description/something as appropriate.
Tooltips done this way will render visibly, regardless of window/frame size/position. Even outside the browser itself.
Using the [title] attribute for tooltips is OK. Just be sure to also use aria- label/description/something as appropriate.
Tooltips done this way will render visibly, regardless of window/frame size/position. Even outside the browser itself.
Wasn't going to watch the presidential address tonight, but happened to flip over to the stream. He spit out a lie before I could even finish an idle thought wondering when he would. Less than 5 seconds.
Welp, that's enough of that for me tonight.
Welp, that's enough of that for me tonight.
March 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Wasn't going to watch the presidential address tonight, but happened to flip over to the stream. He spit out a lie before I could even finish an idle thought wondering when he would. Less than 5 seconds.
Welp, that's enough of that for me tonight.
Welp, that's enough of that for me tonight.
The worst part of the gestapo dragging off that woman in Idaho wasn't that they were there, it was that in a room packed with people there was not a single one willing to stand up and say "no".
February 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The worst part of the gestapo dragging off that woman in Idaho wasn't that they were there, it was that in a room packed with people there was not a single one willing to stand up and say "no".
Why did nobody tell me that in Vue you can hook up a change event to a div to capture any form input changes on in the inside?
Or was this a thing I was dumb for not knowing all these years?
Or was this a thing I was dumb for not knowing all these years?
February 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Why did nobody tell me that in Vue you can hook up a change event to a div to capture any form input changes on in the inside?
Or was this a thing I was dumb for not knowing all these years?
Or was this a thing I was dumb for not knowing all these years?
For decades people made fun of me for making Treasury send me physical checks instead of direct deposit. Said I sounded like a conspiracy theorist that I didn't want to just hand over my account numbers. Really, I was more concerned about a data breach than an invasion, but they're not laughing now.
February 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For decades people made fun of me for making Treasury send me physical checks instead of direct deposit. Said I sounded like a conspiracy theorist that I didn't want to just hand over my account numbers. Really, I was more concerned about a data breach than an invasion, but they're not laughing now.
All these posts from people who find Linux difficult to use are strange to me. Transitioning to Linux from Windows has been easy for me, and I only have 40 years of experience writing and debugging software.
If I can do it, anyone can do it.
:D
If I can do it, anyone can do it.
:D
February 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
All these posts from people who find Linux difficult to use are strange to me. Transitioning to Linux from Windows has been easy for me, and I only have 40 years of experience writing and debugging software.
If I can do it, anyone can do it.
:D
If I can do it, anyone can do it.
:D
If you've been enjoying my simple BlackJack game (www.atomicmonks.com/games/blackj...), I made a couple of updates today. Fixed the style of the cards to make Linux browsers happy, and fixed a couple of blackjack (ace + face) bugs. Enjoy!
Atomic Monks - Blackjack
www.atomicmonks.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you've been enjoying my simple BlackJack game (www.atomicmonks.com/games/blackj...), I made a couple of updates today. Fixed the style of the cards to make Linux browsers happy, and fixed a couple of blackjack (ace + face) bugs. Enjoy!
Ran into an issue, JavaScript wasn't running on a page after doing history.back. Reading that it should restore the memory state rather than load and run. But it only did that in Chrome on SOME devices. What the what?
January 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Ran into an issue, JavaScript wasn't running on a page after doing history.back. Reading that it should restore the memory state rather than load and run. But it only did that in Chrome on SOME devices. What the what?
Built a new PC, put Linux on it. Shockingly, it worked perfectly from the first power-up. Usually something (oops, wrong DIMM slots, loose cable, etc.). Makes me wonder when the shoe will drop.
January 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Built a new PC, put Linux on it. Shockingly, it worked perfectly from the first power-up. Usually something (oops, wrong DIMM slots, loose cable, etc.). Makes me wonder when the shoe will drop.
Does sessionStorage not persist on localhost? I can set and read it, but reload the page and it's gone. Everything I'm reading says it should work, but it disappears on reload (FF and Chrome)
January 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Does sessionStorage not persist on localhost? I can set and read it, but reload the page and it's gone. Everything I'm reading says it should work, but it disappears on reload (FF and Chrome)
Made a simple Blackjack game to play with some web stuff I don't get to use much in my day job.
Free to play, no login, etc. Enjoy and feel free to pass around. And let me know if you find a bug!
www.atomicmonks.com/games/blackj...
#gamedev #webdev #javascript
Free to play, no login, etc. Enjoy and feel free to pass around. And let me know if you find a bug!
www.atomicmonks.com/games/blackj...
#gamedev #webdev #javascript
Atomic Monks - Blackjack
www.atomicmonks.com
January 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Made a simple Blackjack game to play with some web stuff I don't get to use much in my day job.
Free to play, no login, etc. Enjoy and feel free to pass around. And let me know if you find a bug!
www.atomicmonks.com/games/blackj...
#gamedev #webdev #javascript
Free to play, no login, etc. Enjoy and feel free to pass around. And let me know if you find a bug!
www.atomicmonks.com/games/blackj...
#gamedev #webdev #javascript
Just fixed a performance issue on my PC that's been nagging me for years. Have both the on-board Intel GPU and dedicated GPU. Each display got its own card. On a whim, switched to both on the same GPU. DWM resource usage dropped like a stone and stayed there. Bad Windows compositor!
December 26, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Just fixed a performance issue on my PC that's been nagging me for years. Have both the on-board Intel GPU and dedicated GPU. Each display got its own card. On a whim, switched to both on the same GPU. DWM resource usage dropped like a stone and stayed there. Bad Windows compositor!
Anyone looking for a full-time C# developer with 40 years of development experience? 😅
November 18, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Anyone looking for a full-time C# developer with 40 years of development experience? 😅
For YEARS I was limited to IE 10 compatible JavaScript for work. Couldn't transpile because troubleshooting tools were so restricted. Prior I was cutting edge, used JS when it was called LiveScript in Netscape.
Still playing catchup on all the features. Slowly migrating a huge/old codebase. Fun!
Still playing catchup on all the features. Slowly migrating a huge/old codebase. Fun!
November 13, 2024 at 1:03 AM
For YEARS I was limited to IE 10 compatible JavaScript for work. Couldn't transpile because troubleshooting tools were so restricted. Prior I was cutting edge, used JS when it was called LiveScript in Netscape.
Still playing catchup on all the features. Slowly migrating a huge/old codebase. Fun!
Still playing catchup on all the features. Slowly migrating a huge/old codebase. Fun!
For my .NET homies:
Looking for a library to use to authenticate from a server to multiple 3rd-party OAuth2 APIs. Everything I've found seems intended to be part of a hosted OAuth service, seems kludgy for reaching out for tokens.
Rolling my own HttpClient code isn't that bad, seems silly though.
Looking for a library to use to authenticate from a server to multiple 3rd-party OAuth2 APIs. Everything I've found seems intended to be part of a hosted OAuth service, seems kludgy for reaching out for tokens.
Rolling my own HttpClient code isn't that bad, seems silly though.
November 11, 2024 at 11:05 PM
For my .NET homies:
Looking for a library to use to authenticate from a server to multiple 3rd-party OAuth2 APIs. Everything I've found seems intended to be part of a hosted OAuth service, seems kludgy for reaching out for tokens.
Rolling my own HttpClient code isn't that bad, seems silly though.
Looking for a library to use to authenticate from a server to multiple 3rd-party OAuth2 APIs. Everything I've found seems intended to be part of a hosted OAuth service, seems kludgy for reaching out for tokens.
Rolling my own HttpClient code isn't that bad, seems silly though.