James Harris
@jbwharr.is
Have garlic in my soul. Scrobbling is the hill I will die on. Frontend dev and CSS whisperer. Neurodivergent AF. Independent radio diehard. He/him.
Dev for @scrobblerad.io
📍Cambridge, Ontario
Dev for @scrobblerad.io
📍Cambridge, Ontario
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James Harris
@jbwharr.is
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Last ScrobbleRadio Mix of the year is supersized
New music by:
Robyn // The Mountain Goats // Khruangbin // Purity Ring
and so much more…
#musicsky #playlists #applemusic
New music by:
Robyn // The Mountain Goats // Khruangbin // Purity Ring
and so much more…
#musicsky #playlists #applemusic
ScrobbleRadio Mix by James Harris on Apple Music
Playlist · 50 Songs
music.apple.com
The Decembruary Mix is here!
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
The Decembruary Mix is here!
Last ScrobbleRadio Mix of the year is supersized
New music by:
Robyn // The Mountain Goats // Khruangbin // Purity Ring
and so much more…
#musicsky #playlists #applemusic
New music by:
Robyn // The Mountain Goats // Khruangbin // Purity Ring
and so much more…
#musicsky #playlists #applemusic
ScrobbleRadio Mix by James Harris on Apple Music
Playlist · 50 Songs
music.apple.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The Decembruary Mix is here!
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Hey, WXPN & U.S. public media need your help! With an hour to go, they're still about 200 donors away from 1,000 for the day, which will trigger a $15K donation to the Public Media Bridge Fund. Please make a gift now! #givingtuesday https://xpn.my.salesforce-sites.com/donate?c=7012M000002CwsM […]
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mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hey, WXPN & U.S. public media need your help! With an hour to go, they're still about 200 donors away from 1,000 for the day, which will trigger a $15K donation to the Public Media Bridge Fund. Please make a gift now! #givingtuesday https://xpn.my.salesforce-sites.com/donate?c=7012M000002CwsM […]
I have this thing that happens to me often. I'll take a few days off, or a week of vacation, and almost without fail someone will do something that will cause me to be stewing the whole time. This time it was someone leaving design feedback, a week late, at 9pm. I shouldn't have looked, but I did.
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I have this thing that happens to me often. I'll take a few days off, or a week of vacation, and almost without fail someone will do something that will cause me to be stewing the whole time. This time it was someone leaving design feedback, a week late, at 9pm. I shouldn't have looked, but I did.
Went to see Zootopia 2 on opening night. Expecting the bad faith MAGA grifter hot takes in 3…2…1…
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Went to see Zootopia 2 on opening night. Expecting the bad faith MAGA grifter hot takes in 3…2…1…
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Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
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⚓️ New Article: You're doing JavaScript testing wrong
You're doing JavaScript testing wrong
I have a confession: for most of my career, I’ve hated testing.
But I recently learned that’s because I’ve been doing it wrong, and maybe you have, too. In this video, I show you…
The “right way” to approach testing. What I got wrong about TDD all these years. How to make testing easier, simpler, and more useful. If you’re not someone who likes watching videos to learn (👋 hello, my fellow millennials and older!
gomakethings.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
⚓️ New Article: You're doing JavaScript testing wrong
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If your entire economy is based on middle class spending then maybe you shouldn't have actively destroyed the middle class
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
If your entire economy is based on middle class spending then maybe you shouldn't have actively destroyed the middle class
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
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Anyone know how to safely remove an NVME device from a laptop with this weird heatsink bracket around it?
November 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Anyone know how to safely remove an NVME device from a laptop with this weird heatsink bracket around it?
Finally figured out what SIX SEVEN means. Gen Alpha just wants to constantly remind everyone the last time the Maple Leafs were in the building when a Stanley Cup was awarded.
November 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Finally figured out what SIX SEVEN means. Gen Alpha just wants to constantly remind everyone the last time the Maple Leafs were in the building when a Stanley Cup was awarded.
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This @asherperlman.bsky.social comic hits way too close to home...
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This @asherperlman.bsky.social comic hits way too close to home...
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What To Know About ‘Pluribus’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-pluribus/
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What To Know About ‘Pluribus’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-pluribus/
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Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
I was mentioning this to my wife when Eva played Cry Little Sister from The Lost Boys soundtrack, KEXP just has this cadence that doesn't exist out there. Like how often The Rainbow Connection or Vince Guaraldi Trio gets played. These songs are like the glue that holds it all together.
KEXP reaffirming my love for them this morning as they play a back to back set of:
- jack and diane but most of the lyrics are "sucking on a chili dog"
- detachable penis
- combination pizza hut and taco bell
- jack and diane but most of the lyrics are "sucking on a chili dog"
- detachable penis
- combination pizza hut and taco bell
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I was mentioning this to my wife when Eva played Cry Little Sister from The Lost Boys soundtrack, KEXP just has this cadence that doesn't exist out there. Like how often The Rainbow Connection or Vince Guaraldi Trio gets played. These songs are like the glue that holds it all together.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Been scrobbling for 21 of those 23 years
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Been scrobbling for 21 of those 23 years
Was just reading some comments on Reddit on Pluribus. It’s like they’re mad the female protagonist doesn’t smile enough, but are Vince Gilligan fanboys and won’t just give up on the show 🤦♂️
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Was just reading some comments on Reddit on Pluribus. It’s like they’re mad the female protagonist doesn’t smile enough, but are Vince Gilligan fanboys and won’t just give up on the show 🤦♂️
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Onwards to Cambridge! Today's IONizeWR newsletter shares what we heard when the ION stage 2 direction was approved, and why the 2026 GRT budget matters:
Onwards to Cambridge!
Last night, Regional Council formally adopted its decision to extend ION to Cambridge! At the November 4 committee meeting, councillors had voted 15 to 1 for ION to be extended as light rail, for the ...
ionizewr.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Onwards to Cambridge! Today's IONizeWR newsletter shares what we heard when the ION stage 2 direction was approved, and why the 2026 GRT budget matters:
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I do not use Windows but if you do, here's how to make your computer better
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I do not use Windows but if you do, here's how to make your computer better
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she was rare, like a birthday card that was written out more than 10 minutes before being given
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
she was rare, like a birthday card that was written out more than 10 minutes before being given
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Me at Cloudflare making sure OpenAI stays down:
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Me at Cloudflare making sure OpenAI stays down:
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The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is looking to spend $220,000 on planting trees and growing green spaces at its schools. www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
WRDSB gets $170K to plant trees at 12 schools across the region
The WRDSB will spend $220K growing green spaces starting in spring 2026.
www.therecord.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is looking to spend $220,000 on planting trees and growing green spaces at its schools. www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Getting put on blast by @themountaingoats.bsky.social, good way to start the week 😂
WHERE, IN THIS ROUTING, DO YOU SUGGEST A TORONTO STOP
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Getting put on blast by @themountaingoats.bsky.social, good way to start the week 😂