mSyke
@benbrougher.tech
A software developer from the PNW. I work in the telecom industry. I garden, spend time outdoors, and write code for fun.
Check out my blog here: https://benbrougher.tech
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/mSyke
Check out my blog here: https://benbrougher.tech
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/mSyke
soon... https://github.com/msyke/aoc2025
December 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
soon... https://github.com/msyke/aoc2025
so i moved a bunch of stuff to my self hosted gitea instance and lots of things are just better. all around faster and more plesant to use. i can even share on-prem runners between repos! thats one of the most frustrating things github just doesnt let you do
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
so i moved a bunch of stuff to my self hosted gitea instance and lots of things are just better. all around faster and more plesant to use. i can even share on-prem runners between repos! thats one of the most frustrating things github just doesnt let you do
regular expressions are quite irregular
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
regular expressions are quite irregular
every 38.2 seconds someone breaks prod
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
every 38.2 seconds someone breaks prod
it saves me time. but I don't like it
November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
it saves me time. but I don't like it
when it's all said and done, how many good products will have been killed by the mass AI startup pivot?
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
when it's all said and done, how many good products will have been killed by the mass AI startup pivot?
DX over performance only makes sense if you have zero users
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
DX over performance only makes sense if you have zero users
startup idea: a unified data interchange format for sending and receiving quote and product data
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
startup idea: a unified data interchange format for sending and receiving quote and product data
I use the New Visual Editor Improved btw
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I use the New Visual Editor Improved btw
The problem with shopping for gifts for people is that the effort to find the gift does not linearly scale with the quality of the gift you find.
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The problem with shopping for gifts for people is that the effort to find the gift does not linearly scale with the quality of the gift you find.
the vet said my dog needs to go outside and touch grass more often
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
the vet said my dog needs to go outside and touch grass more often
banks should expose user accessible apis
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
banks should expose user accessible apis
am I halucinating or did home depot use to sell hotdogs?
November 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
am I halucinating or did home depot use to sell hotdogs?
we should all probably self host copies of our git repos. just in case
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
we should all probably self host copies of our git repos. just in case
secureboot is for noobs
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
secureboot is for noobs
build and deployment infrastructure should be written in the same language as your app
October 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
build and deployment infrastructure should be written in the same language as your app
serverless function deployment configs are worse than dockerfiles
October 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
serverless function deployment configs are worse than dockerfiles
clickops is the worst ops
October 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
clickops is the worst ops
The lower level you go the more stable the API
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The lower level you go the more stable the API
you all know the upsert action, but I present to you the uplete action: when you have to either update or delete a record
October 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
you all know the upsert action, but I present to you the uplete action: when you have to either update or delete a record
what's a technical opinion that will get you voted off the internet?
October 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
what's a technical opinion that will get you voted off the internet?
TIL: the standard letter paper size isn't used in most of the world
October 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
TIL: the standard letter paper size isn't used in most of the world
a note to microsoft azure engineers: eventual conistency does not give you an excuse to let permissions take more than an hour to propegate, thank you for your attention to this matter
September 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
a note to microsoft azure engineers: eventual conistency does not give you an excuse to let permissions take more than an hour to propegate, thank you for your attention to this matter
something I think that modern music could learn from classic rock is how to use stereo seperation for effect. it adds a whole new element of interesting to music and it's highly underused these days
September 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
something I think that modern music could learn from classic rock is how to use stereo seperation for effect. it adds a whole new element of interesting to music and it's highly underused these days
Gonna be in Chicago this weekend. Anyone have any recommendations for family friendly activities?
September 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Gonna be in Chicago this weekend. Anyone have any recommendations for family friendly activities?