Brandon Hornseth
@bhornseth.com
Lucky husband, father of two girls, VP of Engineering @flexmls
Posts about software (most often Ruby), leadership, but mostly random bits of life.
📍Colorado
➡️ https://bhornseth.com
Posts about software (most often Ruby), leadership, but mostly random bits of life.
📍Colorado
➡️ https://bhornseth.com
Incubus
Against Me!
Fall Out Boy
Steve Martin
Atmosphere
Against Me!
Fall Out Boy
Steve Martin
Atmosphere
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Frightened Rabbit (x3?) in Boston
Feist / Bright Eyes in Atlanta
Catch 22 in Augusta, ME
Warped Tour (04 maybe?) in Worcester, MA
Nelson/Dylan in Savannah
Frightened Rabbit (x3?) in Boston
Feist / Bright Eyes in Atlanta
Catch 22 in Augusta, ME
Warped Tour (04 maybe?) in Worcester, MA
Nelson/Dylan in Savannah
Parsifal
Rammstein at Jones Beach
Matthias Goerne singing schwanengesang
Rammstein again
Weird al
Rammstein at Jones Beach
Matthias Goerne singing schwanengesang
Rammstein again
Weird al
November 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Incubus
Against Me!
Fall Out Boy
Steve Martin
Atmosphere
Against Me!
Fall Out Boy
Steve Martin
Atmosphere
My plan to stealth work most of the holiday week and catch up on things has been foiled by people discovering that I am, in fact, working.
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
My plan to stealth work most of the holiday week and catch up on things has been foiled by people discovering that I am, in fact, working.
I'm old enough that I traded computer games at school that were split across a half dozen 3.5" floppies. Simpler times.
November 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm old enough that I traded computer games at school that were split across a half dozen 3.5" floppies. Simpler times.
I think we got this at Universal Studios when I was 6. My 5 year old loves it
November 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I think we got this at Universal Studios when I was 6. My 5 year old loves it
Reunited with the coffee pot that got me through Compilers and Calc II in the same semester
November 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Reunited with the coffee pot that got me through Compilers and Calc II in the same semester
Our local butcher has raised nearly $60k and given away over 1000 pounds of beef, pork, poultry, and eggs to support those impacted by the lapse in SNAP benefits.
❤️ Community in action.
❤️ Community in action.
November 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Our local butcher has raised nearly $60k and given away over 1000 pounds of beef, pork, poultry, and eggs to support those impacted by the lapse in SNAP benefits.
❤️ Community in action.
❤️ Community in action.
Well, another year without scoring free drugs in the candy haul.
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Well, another year without scoring free drugs in the candy haul.
Interesting bug I've been seeing in Instagram:
If someone posts a Reel in a story, trying to click through takes me to a completely random reel at least 50% of the time
If someone posts a Reel in a story, trying to click through takes me to a completely random reel at least 50% of the time
October 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Interesting bug I've been seeing in Instagram:
If someone posts a Reel in a story, trying to click through takes me to a completely random reel at least 50% of the time
If someone posts a Reel in a story, trying to click through takes me to a completely random reel at least 50% of the time
Out here like @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social harvesting milkweed seed
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Out here like @nwmnbiologist.bsky.social harvesting milkweed seed
A bit surprised to find a semi-recent .pcap file contributing to the clutter in $HOME
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A bit surprised to find a semi-recent .pcap file contributing to the clutter in $HOME
The longer I do this, the more I become a fan of runtime assertions.
Fail, fail loudly, young code snippet! Proclaim to all that the impossible hath happened!
Fail, fail loudly, young code snippet! Proclaim to all that the impossible hath happened!
October 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The longer I do this, the more I become a fan of runtime assertions.
Fail, fail loudly, young code snippet! Proclaim to all that the impossible hath happened!
Fail, fail loudly, young code snippet! Proclaim to all that the impossible hath happened!
Went through my Twitter archive and I'd say 90+% of the people I interacted with on there over the past 5 years all deleted all their posts and moved to Bluesky or a Mastodon instance.
October 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Went through my Twitter archive and I'd say 90+% of the people I interacted with on there over the past 5 years all deleted all their posts and moved to Bluesky or a Mastodon instance.
"Get the latest posts by email!"
Ok, but I don't want more email. I want RSS.
Ok, but I don't want more email. I want RSS.
October 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Get the latest posts by email!"
Ok, but I don't want more email. I want RSS.
Ok, but I don't want more email. I want RSS.
Solid work here, United
August 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Solid work here, United
I've saved so many places in Colorado+Utah that I want to visit that I'm going to have to build a custom GIS application to better manage them
July 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I've saved so many places in Colorado+Utah that I want to visit that I'm going to have to build a custom GIS application to better manage them
That sudden urge to hurry to Sequoia Nat'l Park before they cut it all down for timber
March 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
That sudden urge to hurry to Sequoia Nat'l Park before they cut it all down for timber
Been waiting a long time to start reading this with my kids
March 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Been waiting a long time to start reading this with my kids
Two hour trail run this morning
March 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Two hour trail run this morning
4am wakeup: my body is stuck on central time
December 31, 2024 at 11:01 AM
4am wakeup: my body is stuck on central time
Meta's great new idea, now that Facebook and Instagram are infected with AI slop, is to also let AI-generated characters made by users appear as actual accounts on the platforms. The last stage of "social" media is millions of bots giving each other thumbs-up reacts.
Facebook and Instagram to Unleash AI-Generated 'Users' No One Asked For
Meta says it will integrate AI-generated characters into Facebook and Instagram with their own user accounts.
www.rollingstone.com
December 31, 2024 at 3:07 AM
It's not the mountains, but it's nice to come back to my folks and look out at the coteau
December 26, 2024 at 10:16 PM
It's not the mountains, but it's nice to come back to my folks and look out at the coteau
Got out of my office after a few long weeks to do some recharging.
Nice views of Longs and the surrounding peaks, and a bonus sunset as we got back to the trailhead
Nice views of Longs and the surrounding peaks, and a bonus sunset as we got back to the trailhead
December 21, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Got out of my office after a few long weeks to do some recharging.
Nice views of Longs and the surrounding peaks, and a bonus sunset as we got back to the trailhead
Nice views of Longs and the surrounding peaks, and a bonus sunset as we got back to the trailhead
I'm counting UFOs
I signal them with my lighter
and in this moment, I am happy
I signal them with my lighter
and in this moment, I am happy
New from 404 Media: nearly a *dozen* aircraft near New Jersey/JFK have reported people shining lasers at them Tuesday during ongoing drone panic, according to ATC audio we listened to. Serious danger to people
"We are getting lasered"
Audio here: www.404media.co/we-are-getti...
"We are getting lasered"
Audio here: www.404media.co/we-are-getti...
“We Are Getting Lasered”: Nearly a Dozen Planes Lasered Last Night During New Jersey Drone Panic
Air traffic control audio reviewed by 404 Media shows 11 aircraft near New Jersey reporting people shining lasers at them during the ongoing drone panic.
www.404media.co
December 19, 2024 at 2:12 AM
I'm counting UFOs
I signal them with my lighter
and in this moment, I am happy
I signal them with my lighter
and in this moment, I am happy