Alex Chousmith
@chousmith.dev
sr mgr, web dev, digital marketing. making webs. also still playing bass guitar sometimes. he/him
Opening @bsky.app mostly just to click the ❤️ on the latest posts from @kibblesmith.com 🤷♂️
Logging into social media to read my extremely short emails from strangers.
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Opening @bsky.app mostly just to click the ❤️ on the latest posts from @kibblesmith.com 🤷♂️
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I just realized that the Disney-Star Wars series ANDOR is an instructional video.
January 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I just realized that the Disney-Star Wars series ANDOR is an instructional video.
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Au being the symbol for gold means 'AuDHD' is like gold-plated ADHD, and I think that makes perfect sense.
January 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Au being the symbol for gold means 'AuDHD' is like gold-plated ADHD, and I think that makes perfect sense.
Follow up fun: pausing the 13 streaming apps to watch the company mandated AI training which of course does not offer any closed captions
ever since I was a child, I knew I wanted to one day have 13 streaming apps, all of which hide the closed captioning options in a different place
January 6, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Follow up fun: pausing the 13 streaming apps to watch the company mandated AI training which of course does not offer any closed captions
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ever since I was a child, I knew I wanted to one day have 13 streaming apps, all of which hide the closed captioning options in a different place
January 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
ever since I was a child, I knew I wanted to one day have 13 streaming apps, all of which hide the closed captioning options in a different place
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Jim Henson: What if I did a character who plays the piano and sings in a growly voice
Frank Oz: You’re describing Rowlf the dog
Jim Henson: No no no this one would be a total fucking freak
Frank Oz: You’re describing Rowlf the dog
Jim Henson: No no no this one would be a total fucking freak
January 6, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Jim Henson: What if I did a character who plays the piano and sings in a growly voice
Frank Oz: You’re describing Rowlf the dog
Jim Henson: No no no this one would be a total fucking freak
Frank Oz: You’re describing Rowlf the dog
Jim Henson: No no no this one would be a total fucking freak
nightmare fuel
I watched AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH in Portugal today and I just want everyone to know that the entire movie was subtitled in English in Papyrus.
The entire movie.
The entire movie.
December 23, 2025 at 4:49 AM
nightmare fuel
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Keeping things light around here to get into the holiday spirit
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Keeping things light around here to get into the holiday spirit
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Red Lobster never released a commercial with a jingle that went “Shrimply having a wonderful Fishmastime.” That’s why they went bankrupt.
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Red Lobster never released a commercial with a jingle that went “Shrimply having a wonderful Fishmastime.” That’s why they went bankrupt.
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Jack White is the king of “indie dudes love sports too” representation matters baby
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Jack White is the king of “indie dudes love sports too” representation matters baby
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Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
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DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
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Developers: Can you believe what ABC, CEO of DEF, has said?
Me: Who?
Developers: Check out what developer GHI has done!
Me: Who?
Developers: Company JKL released version X of the MNO library!
Me: Who? What?
I don't know if I'm old, out of touch with the tech community, or just living a happy life
Me: Who?
Developers: Check out what developer GHI has done!
Me: Who?
Developers: Company JKL released version X of the MNO library!
Me: Who? What?
I don't know if I'm old, out of touch with the tech community, or just living a happy life
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Developers: Can you believe what ABC, CEO of DEF, has said?
Me: Who?
Developers: Check out what developer GHI has done!
Me: Who?
Developers: Company JKL released version X of the MNO library!
Me: Who? What?
I don't know if I'm old, out of touch with the tech community, or just living a happy life
Me: Who?
Developers: Check out what developer GHI has done!
Me: Who?
Developers: Company JKL released version X of the MNO library!
Me: Who? What?
I don't know if I'm old, out of touch with the tech community, or just living a happy life
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One of the huge perks of working at a software company is, when there's something about the product that bothers you personally, you can get your hands dirty and find out why it's basically impossible to get fixed
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
One of the huge perks of working at a software company is, when there's something about the product that bothers you personally, you can get your hands dirty and find out why it's basically impossible to get fixed
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kindness is free. for an ad-free kindness experience, upgrade to kindness+ starting at $15.99 a month
November 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
kindness is free. for an ad-free kindness experience, upgrade to kindness+ starting at $15.99 a month
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KPop Demon Hunters is like a 70s Hanna Barbera cartoon but they’re finally allowed to murder the monsters
November 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
KPop Demon Hunters is like a 70s Hanna Barbera cartoon but they’re finally allowed to murder the monsters
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is cheekface inevitable
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
is cheekface inevitable
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On-prem infrastructure specialists when AWS and Azure faceplant:
OPEN THE CAGE DOOR
GET ON THE FLOOR
EVERYBODY DO THE DINOSAUR
OPEN THE CAGE DOOR
GET ON THE FLOOR
EVERYBODY DO THE DINOSAUR
October 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
On-prem infrastructure specialists when AWS and Azure faceplant:
OPEN THE CAGE DOOR
GET ON THE FLOOR
EVERYBODY DO THE DINOSAUR
OPEN THE CAGE DOOR
GET ON THE FLOOR
EVERYBODY DO THE DINOSAUR
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Not to be dramatic, but the upcoming time change is going to ruin my life.
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Not to be dramatic, but the upcoming time change is going to ruin my life.
Your package will be delivered sometime today. The driver has the package. The package is out. Oh you just left your house for a couple hours? The package was left outside your front door 5 minutes after you left…
I hate to seem like a huge complainer but FedEx tracking is the worst in the whole world
October 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Your package will be delivered sometime today. The driver has the package. The package is out. Oh you just left your house for a couple hours? The package was left outside your front door 5 minutes after you left…
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Your grandparents bought a house on a single income. You have a master's degree and three roommates. But at least you can summon any song ever recorded in 2 seconds, so it evens out?
October 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Your grandparents bought a house on a single income. You have a master's degree and three roommates. But at least you can summon any song ever recorded in 2 seconds, so it evens out?
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We stopped shipping new JavaScript frameworks every week so now I guess we're shipping new AI browsers every week.
October 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
We stopped shipping new JavaScript frameworks every week so now I guess we're shipping new AI browsers every week.