Brandon Bassett
@brandonbassett.com
Husband and Dad. Software Engineer. I also like cars, 4x4s, electronics, homelabs, woodworking, travel, music, and podcasts.
I kinda forgot about this place
July 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I kinda forgot about this place
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it's been 0 days since it wasn't DNS
March 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
it's been 0 days since it wasn't DNS
Am I the only one who doesn't check the "remember my decision" on prompts, but I alwasy choose the same option? I'm just scared of the eternal commitment of the computer remembering to discard my changes, or close all my tabs, or whatever else it is
March 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Am I the only one who doesn't check the "remember my decision" on prompts, but I alwasy choose the same option? I'm just scared of the eternal commitment of the computer remembering to discard my changes, or close all my tabs, or whatever else it is
"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch you must first invent the universe" - Carl Sagan.
March 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch you must first invent the universe" - Carl Sagan.
Do we still get to scream into the void?
February 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Do we still get to scream into the void?
Some days I wish I was just in the woods splitting logs
December 19, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Some days I wish I was just in the woods splitting logs
Number one rule for your career: Always Be Learning.
December 15, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Number one rule for your career: Always Be Learning.
There should be a 501c3 SaaS that takes donations and then distributes directly to open source maintainers. 1. Login, 2. select maintainers, 3. setup autopay. Benefits are - easier contribution, and leverage company matching to double the impact
December 7, 2024 at 5:56 PM
There should be a 501c3 SaaS that takes donations and then distributes directly to open source maintainers. 1. Login, 2. select maintainers, 3. setup autopay. Benefits are - easier contribution, and leverage company matching to double the impact
I feel like over the last 4-5 years, the finding-new-music process and experience at spotify has gone down hill. I think spotify is becoming a victim of its own success. the pressure to constantly grow and do more is pushing them into other audio/video features - and that's killed what it was.
December 7, 2024 at 6:18 AM
I feel like over the last 4-5 years, the finding-new-music process and experience at spotify has gone down hill. I think spotify is becoming a victim of its own success. the pressure to constantly grow and do more is pushing them into other audio/video features - and that's killed what it was.
Recently asked my wife:
If you could never have a cell phone again - in 20 or 40 years, what things would you regret missing out on that you would have had if you had kept the phone?
This conversation led me to purge my phone. All video streaming, all social media, and so much other junk gone.
If you could never have a cell phone again - in 20 or 40 years, what things would you regret missing out on that you would have had if you had kept the phone?
This conversation led me to purge my phone. All video streaming, all social media, and so much other junk gone.
December 7, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Recently asked my wife:
If you could never have a cell phone again - in 20 or 40 years, what things would you regret missing out on that you would have had if you had kept the phone?
This conversation led me to purge my phone. All video streaming, all social media, and so much other junk gone.
If you could never have a cell phone again - in 20 or 40 years, what things would you regret missing out on that you would have had if you had kept the phone?
This conversation led me to purge my phone. All video streaming, all social media, and so much other junk gone.
Boom. domain handle unlocked.
December 7, 2024 at 5:23 AM
Boom. domain handle unlocked.
A great new site from @kentcdodds.com . I've long thought, and heard others express how we need some sort of "Hippocratic oath for software engineering" and these Epic Programming Principles align with that though, in particular "Do Good"
www.epicweb.dev/principles/c...
www.epicweb.dev/principles/c...
Do good in the world
It's hard to feel good about your work if it doesn't make a positive difference in the lives of those you care about (even if it does pay the bills). Consider the impact of your work on the world arou...
www.epicweb.dev
December 6, 2024 at 6:46 PM
A great new site from @kentcdodds.com . I've long thought, and heard others express how we need some sort of "Hippocratic oath for software engineering" and these Epic Programming Principles align with that though, in particular "Do Good"
www.epicweb.dev/principles/c...
www.epicweb.dev/principles/c...
I have wanted a pomodoro timer in the terminal/tmux. There are some solutions out there, tmux plugins, etc. But, I decided to make my own.
here's a gist: gist.github.com/bbassett/53e...
just run `pomo` and get a timer. it's basic (you can't skip or configure on the fly) but it's what I wanted
here's a gist: gist.github.com/bbassett/53e...
just run `pomo` and get a timer. it's basic (you can't skip or configure on the fly) but it's what I wanted
Terminal Pomodoro
Terminal Pomodoro. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
gist.github.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:16 AM
I have wanted a pomodoro timer in the terminal/tmux. There are some solutions out there, tmux plugins, etc. But, I decided to make my own.
here's a gist: gist.github.com/bbassett/53e...
just run `pomo` and get a timer. it's basic (you can't skip or configure on the fly) but it's what I wanted
here's a gist: gist.github.com/bbassett/53e...
just run `pomo` and get a timer. it's basic (you can't skip or configure on the fly) but it's what I wanted
I've recently fallen down the rabbit hole of going back to a pen and paper for keeping notes, managing my schedule, journaling, and generally recording my thoughts. The difference in terms of the value I have derived from my notes is _immense_. I highly recommend it!
December 5, 2024 at 11:04 PM
I've recently fallen down the rabbit hole of going back to a pen and paper for keeping notes, managing my schedule, journaling, and generally recording my thoughts. The difference in terms of the value I have derived from my notes is _immense_. I highly recommend it!
How much Deep Work did you get done today? Today was a very good day for me, an outlier. If I get 3-4 hours of deep work in a day I feel it’s a success.
December 4, 2024 at 6:01 AM
How much Deep Work did you get done today? Today was a very good day for me, an outlier. If I get 3-4 hours of deep work in a day I feel it’s a success.
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Clearest image ever taken of Heart Nebula, located 7500 light years away from us
December 1, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Clearest image ever taken of Heart Nebula, located 7500 light years away from us
Is it worth switching to NeoVim?
November 29, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Is it worth switching to NeoVim?
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 28, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
"You’re under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago" – (mis?)attributed to Alan Watts
We can change things we don't like about ourselves, or get better at things we want to get better at. No one is holding us back but ourselves.
We can change things we don't like about ourselves, or get better at things we want to get better at. No one is holding us back but ourselves.
January 21, 2024 at 5:36 AM
"You’re under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago" – (mis?)attributed to Alan Watts
We can change things we don't like about ourselves, or get better at things we want to get better at. No one is holding us back but ourselves.
We can change things we don't like about ourselves, or get better at things we want to get better at. No one is holding us back but ourselves.
I need to set this up:
nixcademy.com/2024/01/15/n...
nixcademy.com/2024/01/15/n...
January 21, 2024 at 12:07 AM
I need to set this up:
nixcademy.com/2024/01/15/n...
nixcademy.com/2024/01/15/n...
Postgres is highly underrated. Here are some guides for getting better at it, or just better understanding sql in general
gitlab.com/postgres-ai/...
gitlab.com/postgres-ai/...
January 20, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Postgres is highly underrated. Here are some guides for getting better at it, or just better understanding sql in general
gitlab.com/postgres-ai/...
gitlab.com/postgres-ai/...