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Security engineer, dad, nerd and over thinker.
Into tech, games, photography and always looking for good food.

working on @deletem.app

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At least they came to their senses
An App Store update listing for the Mastodon app. The purple Mastodon logo appears on the left, with the app name “Mastodon” and the label “Today” beneath it. To the right is a gray “Update” button. Below, the update description reads, “A quick update to bring a more legible icon to the App Store listing.” At the bottom, smaller text shows “Version 2025.10 · 72.3 MB.”
December 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Starting a meeting 5 minutes after it’s supposed to start to cater to those who can’t make it on time trains everyone to not respect each other’s time and not show up on time to begin with.
A classic illustrated painting of a courtroom scene where a tall man in worn work clothes stands upright among a seated crowd of older men in suits. He looks upward with a calm, determined expression while others around him glance up at him with curiosity and concern. The man holds folded papers in one hand, and the muted colors and realistic style give the scene a serious, reflective tone.
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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The new Mastodon app icon is a choice. 😬
An App Store update screen for the Mastodon app. On the left is the purple Mastodon logo with the rounded “m” symbol in Liquid Glass. To the right, the app name “Mastodon” appears in bold, with the tagline “Where conversations happen” in gray text. A blue “Update” button sits below the description.
December 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Yeah there’s a ton of filtering options you can do. There’s also a custom date range picker if you’d like.
Mobile interface from deletem.app showing post filtering options. At the top is a “Quick presets” section with selectable buttons labeled “Older than 1 month,” “Older than 3 months” which is highlighted, “Older than 6 months,” and “Older than 1 year,” each showing a cutoff date. Below are expandable sections for “Custom date range,” “Filter by keywords,” and “Post types to include.” Under post types, “Original Posts” with a “Your content” label is checked to include, while “Reposts” labeled as shared content and “Replies” labeled as responses are both unchecked. A status bar at the bottom indicates filtering by original posts.
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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ATProto friends, I'm setting up @deletem.app to work with self-hosted PDSes and I don't love the UI to differenciate 'Sign in with BlueSky' or Sign in with a self-hosted PDS. Any feedback on how to make it look better??
Marketing hero section for a web app that deletes Bluesky posts. Large headline reads “Delete Thousands of Posts In Minutes, Not Hours.” A small pill at the top says “Clean, Fast and Safe.” Supporting text explains users can clean up their digital footprint on Bluesky or a self hosted PDS with fast, safe, user controlled tools. Feature highlights list smart filters, dry run testing, and export backups. Two buttons appear below: a blue “Try Demo Now” button with a rocket icon and a bordered “Sign In” button. Green checkmarks underneath note no signup for demo, safe dry run testing, and export backups. Sign in screen for an app that connects to Bluesky or a self hosted PDS. The page headline reads “Sign In” and “Choose Your Server.” A large blue button says “Continue with Bluesky” with a note underneath that it signs into the official server at bsky.social. Below is a section labeled “Using a self hosted PDS?” with a field to enter a custom server URL and a secondary button labeled “Continue with Custom Server.”
December 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Been a longtime reader of @chorusfm.bsky.social and @jasontate.bsky.social since the AbPunk days. I admittedly use an RSS reader to consume the articles but today I went to the site and found this nearly impossible to read. Thoughts on making this more accessible? 🤞
A mobile screenshot of a Chorus.fm article titled “Albums in Stores – Dec 5th, 2025,” posted by Jason Tate. Below the header is a photo of an outdoor record shop display with rows of vinyl bins labeled with handwritten genre and artist dividers. The shop has brick walls, a bright red door, and posters in the window. Under the photo is a short paragraph introducing the week’s album releases, followed by a light blue list of album titles such as “Anna of the North – Girl in a Bottle,” “Beans on Toast – Kill Them With Kindness,” “Blood Red Throne – Siltskin,” and others. The bottom of the screen shows the mobile browser bar with the chorus.fm URL.
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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One of my favorite times of year is the music recap!Let’s see what got me through the year musically. 🎧

Check em out I bet you’ll find some cool new music :)
A red Apple Music Replay ’25 card showing your top artist. Large white text reads “Midnight Generation,” with “648 Minutes” underneath. A circular image at the bottom shows Midnight Generation’s orange “MG” logo on a black background A gold Apple Music Replay ’25 card titled “Top Artist by Month.” Each month from January to November has a small circular artist photo with the artist name listed to the right. Artists shown include Waveshaper, Kendrick Lamar, Audioslave, Midnight Generation, The Revivalists, Rey Pila, The Weeknd, Foals, The Sound of…, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, and Mildlife. A red Apple Music Replay ’25 summary card. Large text shows the year “2025.” Sections display: • Top Artist: Midnight Generation • Top Genre: Alternative • Top Song: “Money Trees (feat. Jay Rock)” by Kendrick Lamar • Top Album: Audioslave by Audioslave At the bottom are album cover thumbnails arranged in a cluster, including Kendrick Lamar’s artworks, Balthazar’s Sand, Audioslave’s debut album, and Midnight Generation’s logo.
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Me standing near the entrance of Club 33 at Disneyland, hoping to get someone to let me in or a member to adopt my family.
A man with short brown hair stands in a cozy kitchen, leaning forward slightly with his hands in his pockets. He wears a green plaid button-down shirt over a dark T-shirt and gives a small, awkward smile. The kitchen behind him has pastel cabinets, a coffee maker, and decorative pottery.
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Winter work vibes
A computer monitor sits in front of a window covered in raindrops. Outside, the view is blurry with wet streets, parked cars, and fall-colored trees. The scene looks gray and overcast, while the monitor shows a desktop wallpaper with green foliage.
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Made chicken shawarma last night and it was a hit.

Leftovers today so the flavors could mingle some more is 🔥
A pita wrap on a white plate topped with seasoned chicken, diced tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and a drizzle of white tzatziki sauce with chili oil. The dish sits on a granite countertop.
November 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Oh yeah, that’s the stuff.
A five-day weather forecast showing mostly rain. • Thursday: Rain, low 56°, high 62°. • Friday: Partly sunny with rain, low 52°, high 63°. • Saturday: Rain, low 50°, high 63°. • Sunday: Partly sunny with rain, low 54°, high 59°. • Monday: Partly sunny with rain, low 46°, high 58°. Each day includes small weather icons and colored bars showing temperature ranges.
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Seeing a cool new AT:// app but it only supports app passwords.
A two-panel meme featuring Drake from the “Hotline Bling” format. In the top panel, Drake raises his hand in disapproval next to the text “App Password.” In the bottom panel, he gestures approvingly with a satisfied expression next to the text “OAuth.”
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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how it started vs how it's going and whatnot
A dark-mode web page for “Deletem” promoting Bluesky account cleanup. The header reads “Clean up your Bluesky history,” with options to “Sign in with Bluesky” or “Try demo.” A blue notice below says the app supports Bluesky-hosted accounts. The “Features” section lists items like secure authentication, post and like management, smart filtering, safe testing, export and backup, and flexible deletion. A dark-themed landing page for the app “Deletem,” described as a Bluesky cleanup tool. Large headline text reads “Delete Thousands of Bluesky Posts In Minutes, Not Hours.” Below, smaller text explains features like smart filters, dry-run mode, and backups. Two buttons say “Try Demo Now” and “Sign in with Bluesky.” Icons and labels at the bottom highlight safety features: Test First, Secure OAuth, Export Backup, and Full Control.
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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My wife and son built this cool arm yesterday. As you can imagine the first thing my son did when he put it on was flip me off. 😅
A colorful plastic toy blaster built with modular parts, sitting on a wooden table. The toy has orange, blue, white, and red components, with visible springs, tubing, and a trigger mechanism. It appears to be a custom-built or STEM-style launcher with multiple barrels.
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Okay which one of you used bing to get to deletem.app?
A list of three website entries. The first shows a blue butterfly icon with the text “bsky.social,” the second has a magnifying glass icon with “bing.com,” and the third has an @ symbol on a black background with “blueskydirectory.com.”
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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me, an idiot:
Surely the icon composer app made by Apple will easily integrate with Xcode to make importing your newly created icons easier!

Apple:
A meme from the animated series Invincible showing the character Omni-Man with a smug expression, pointing his finger while speaking. The caption in bold white text reads: “THATS THE NEAT PART, IT DOESNT.”
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Didn’t find drugs in this year’s Halloween pull, but we did find propaganda.
Miscellaneous religious flyers and a crucifix keychain with a bracelet
November 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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I miss LED indicators on phones
A close-up of a classic BlackBerry smartphone with a physical keyboard. The phone’s screen is dark, and a red notification light glows at the top. The device rests on a black surface with the silver BlackBerry logo visible.
October 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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It begins. 🎄🍪
A batch of snickerdoodle cookies. Some are stored in a foil-lined container on a counter, while others are packed in a labeled Ziploc freezer bag that reads “GF Snickerdoodles 10/23/25.” The cookies are round, golden brown, and dusted with cinnamon sugar. A black Sharpie marker is visible in the background.
October 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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🙌 tyvm!
A social profile page titled “Me.” The banner shows a tall white building with a dark blue sky and part of another high-rise, along with pixel art on a wall in the foreground. The profile picture is of a man with short hair, a beard, and sunglasses, smiling outdoors. The display name is “brian 🎃” and the handle is “@bripie.me.” A small blue butterfly icon is in the lower right corner.
October 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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A meme of a cat sitting upright at a table, dressed in a suit, looking out the window with a newspaper and coffee cup in front of it. White caption text at the bottom reads: “I SHOULD BUY AN INFLATABLE COSTUME.”
October 19, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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Something that’s surprised me in the minimal amount of analytics that deletem.app collects is that desktop is above mobile usage. I thought for sure mobile would blow it out of the water. 🤔

Admittedly not a huge sample size so far but data none the less!
A simple analytics chart showing visitor devices. Desktop accounts for 57 percent of visitors, while mobile accounts for 43 percent. Tabs at the top allow switching between “Devices” and “Browsers.”
October 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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One of my favorite things about deletem.app is the ability to filter your posts by keywords and delete manually if you wanted to. :)
October 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Tomorrow’s the day. I’m launching a Bluesky web app that lets you delete your post history. It has plenty of filtering options and was built mobile first, but looks great on desktop too.

It uses Bluesky OAuth, so you don’t have to deal with app tokens!
A glowing neon blue butterfly on a black background. The right wing pixelates into small squares, giving the effect of the butterfly dissolving into digital fragments.
October 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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“The new Taylor Swift album is bad because…”
A two-panel cartoon. In the first, one character silences another with a “shhh.” In the second, they say, “let people enjoy things.
October 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM