Chris Wiegman
@chriswiegman.com
Tech leader, developer, educator, blogger, and open-source advocate with over 20 years of experience building humane, privacy-focused teams and technology.
Thought the Netherlands they have Stolperstain, "stumbling blocks." These brass stones were in the sidewalks throughout Utrecht (and other cities) to remember a person who was taken from the location in WW2. I foresee a day when we will see similar in the US.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolper...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolper...
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Thought the Netherlands they have Stolperstain, "stumbling blocks." These brass stones were in the sidewalks throughout Utrecht (and other cities) to remember a person who was taken from the location in WW2. I foresee a day when we will see similar in the US.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolper...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolper...
I would pay for a sub to MarketPlace's podcast if I could on Apple. @kairyssdal.bsky.social has me listening to a couple of them daily for years now, but the commercials are getting out of hand. I'd love to add them up there with some of the regular NPR podcasts I pay for.
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I would pay for a sub to MarketPlace's podcast if I could on Apple. @kairyssdal.bsky.social has me listening to a couple of them daily for years now, but the commercials are getting out of hand. I'd love to add them up there with some of the regular NPR podcasts I pay for.
This article is worth a read. While it won't be "news" for many folks here, it does a great job of putting a lot of things together with regards to why so many feel poor, even if some agency somewhere says their income makes them "middle class." www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This article is worth a read. While it won't be "news" for many folks here, it does a great job of putting a lot of things together with regards to why so many feel poor, even if some agency somewhere says their income makes them "middle class." www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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Do you ever have that dream in which you are incredibly late for work/class and the world seems to be going very slowly as the panic and anxiety rises within you because you know that the consequences for your lateness rise exponentially with each passing minute?
Also... You're a cat. 😝
Also... You're a cat. 😝
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Do you ever have that dream in which you are incredibly late for work/class and the world seems to be going very slowly as the panic and anxiety rises within you because you know that the consequences for your lateness rise exponentially with each passing minute?
Also... You're a cat. 😝
Also... You're a cat. 😝
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Isn’t this how Five Nights at Freddy’s starts.
Disney Imagineers Have Frankensteined an Olaf to Life
Five Nights at Freddy’s? Honey, this is One Night at Olaf’s.
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Isn’t this how Five Nights at Freddy’s starts.
1 month from today is Christmas!
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
1 month from today is Christmas!
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In 2015, Bill Belichick’s gf was a freshman in high school
NINE STRAIGHT WINS.
The New England Patriots have their longest win-streak since 2015.
The New England Patriots have their longest win-streak since 2015.
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
In 2015, Bill Belichick’s gf was a freshman in high school
The sun is out for the first time in a week or so and I'm looking forward to us getting outside today in it. As we approach winter I'll take advantage of days like today as much as I possibly can!
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The sun is out for the first time in a week or so and I'm looking forward to us getting outside today in it. As we approach winter I'll take advantage of days like today as much as I possibly can!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Yay! I have a keyboard that should be much safer for my wrists again! This is a very good thing as my wrist issues have been getting progressively worse since I started working at home again.
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Yay! I have a keyboard that should be much safer for my wrists again! This is a very good thing as my wrist issues have been getting progressively worse since I started working at home again.
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Hmmm... so TurboTax hallucinates and suddenly you're claiming 4,000 dependents on your tax returns while Credit Karma starts making up financial reports and pushing them to IRS agents though Mailchimp.
...
This should end well.
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This should end well.
Intuit is integrating ChatGPT into their TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma, & Mailchimp services, & vice versa. Which is to say, I think a SHIT TON of people are about to get audited.
They also claiming no bleedover btwn your financial data & ChatGPT, which… okayy… 😬
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/18/i...
They also claiming no bleedover btwn your financial data & ChatGPT, which… okayy… 😬
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/18/i...
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Hmmm... so TurboTax hallucinates and suddenly you're claiming 4,000 dependents on your tax returns while Credit Karma starts making up financial reports and pushing them to IRS agents though Mailchimp.
...
This should end well.
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This should end well.
Anything that can be built as a fork to Chromium or VS Code will be a fork of Chromium or VS Code.
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Anything that can be built as a fork to Chromium or VS Code will be a fork of Chromium or VS Code.
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New post on my blog: A Truly Free Podcast Hosting Plan
A Truly Free Podcast Hosting Plan
RSS.com has released their Free Local and Nice podcast hosting plan, and it’s a truly free plan that doesn’t limit you based on uploads, hours of content, or duration of episode in feed. It’s a fantastic development for people who want to start a podcast with a little bit less risk. Here’s what it means for you. Learn…
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November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
New post on my blog: A Truly Free Podcast Hosting Plan
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This is Mack. In his head he absolutely crushed this agility course. Who are we to tell him otherwise. 14/10 (TT: adventuresof.mack)
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is Mack. In his head he absolutely crushed this agility course. Who are we to tell him otherwise. 14/10 (TT: adventuresof.mack)
I’m pretty excited about this new shirt my friend @danhgilmore.bsky.social and his wife sent me!
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I’m pretty excited about this new shirt my friend @danhgilmore.bsky.social and his wife sent me!
Hell hath no fury like a cat with an empty food bowl.
November 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hell hath no fury like a cat with an empty food bowl.
At the Chicago Google offices for a meetup with Chicago Owasp and pretty much every other Chicago security meetup.
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
At the Chicago Google offices for a meetup with Chicago Owasp and pretty much every other Chicago security meetup.
If I could sum up 2025 in a song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2twY...
Talking Heads - [Nothing But] Flowers (Official Video)
YouTube video by Talking Heads
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If I could sum up 2025 in a song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2twY...
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Another sign of how hard the tech job market is for new grads.
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Another sign of how hard the tech job market is for new grads.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The number of neighbors with Christmas trees up today is kinda crazy.
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The number of neighbors with Christmas trees up today is kinda crazy.
This is a real Chicago commercials going around. I definitely remember the “I got something for you” from the 80s, though it wasn’t for this brand then. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAO9...
It must be Eagleman
YouTube video by Mr. Submarine
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is a real Chicago commercials going around. I definitely remember the “I got something for you” from the 80s, though it wasn’t for this brand then. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAO9...
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Heron! On the Lakefront trail.
November 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Heron! On the Lakefront trail.