Jeff Solin ✶✶✶✶
@jeffsolin.bsky.social
Family and friend to others. Comp Sci & Making Teacher at Lane Tech. LTMakers Lab Director. Owner of Solin Systems Consulting. Fierce advocate for my students. Relentless trasher of Aspen SIS.
ICEholes are kidnapping kids & snatching parents around schools now. Lots of increased activity around Lane. If you live nearby & want to help cover short shifts, follow the info in this flier to sign up. Also reach out to schools near where you live to see if they might be doing something similar.
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
ICEholes are kidnapping kids & snatching parents around schools now. Lots of increased activity around Lane. If you live nearby & want to help cover short shifts, follow the info in this flier to sign up. Also reach out to schools near where you live to see if they might be doing something similar.
Happy birthday Grover!
October 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Happy birthday Grover!
Hey Chicago, whata you say...don't forget to report ICE today (and tomorrow and wherever they invade our city). There's an app for that. www.iceblock.app
ICEBlock - See Something, Tap Something
www.iceblock.app
September 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Hey Chicago, whata you say...don't forget to report ICE today (and tomorrow and wherever they invade our city). There's an app for that. www.iceblock.app
I hope all C-Suite executives at HSA Bank get non-life-threatening but very uncomfortable food poisoning today.
July 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I hope all C-Suite executives at HSA Bank get non-life-threatening but very uncomfortable food poisoning today.
About a month ago while on a cruise I got caught in the middle of a police foot chase while turning right. Dude was laughing the whole time. Then today this video was posted on a chicago news / crime site and a friend sent it to me like "isn't that you bro?" I'm the dude in the 64 'bird.
July 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
About a month ago while on a cruise I got caught in the middle of a police foot chase while turning right. Dude was laughing the whole time. Then today this video was posted on a chicago news / crime site and a friend sent it to me like "isn't that you bro?" I'm the dude in the 64 'bird.
Chicago fam...where on the North Side can a vegetarian take a non-vegetarian for a great Chi-style dog with good options for both?
July 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Chicago fam...where on the North Side can a vegetarian take a non-vegetarian for a great Chi-style dog with good options for both?
I forgot to take care of something I told my wife I would do. It’s Coldplay’s fault.
July 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I forgot to take care of something I told my wife I would do. It’s Coldplay’s fault.
Nothin classier than telling the world you like working with a known child rapist.
June 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Nothin classier than telling the world you like working with a known child rapist.
I'm not sure where else to yell this, but HSA Bank suuuuucks. If your employer uses it for HSA and Flex Spending accounts, and you want to commiserate over whiskey, the first one is on me.
June 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I'm not sure where else to yell this, but HSA Bank suuuuucks. If your employer uses it for HSA and Flex Spending accounts, and you want to commiserate over whiskey, the first one is on me.
It irks me when sites tell me to click "forgot password" to reset an expired password. i didn't forget, I handle my shit. This is on you man.
June 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It irks me when sites tell me to click "forgot password" to reset an expired password. i didn't forget, I handle my shit. This is on you man.
Are there really people out there that use Numbers instead of Sheets or Excel?
June 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Are there really people out there that use Numbers instead of Sheets or Excel?
The vendor / procurement system in Chicago Public Schools is a scam, no one seem to care, and we're all paying for it.
Two examples from first-hand experience, exact same items:
Cheapest possible office chair
Vendor $360
Non-Vendor $120
Vertical file holder
Vendor $470
Non-vendor $190
Two examples from first-hand experience, exact same items:
Cheapest possible office chair
Vendor $360
Non-Vendor $120
Vertical file holder
Vendor $470
Non-vendor $190
May 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The vendor / procurement system in Chicago Public Schools is a scam, no one seem to care, and we're all paying for it.
Two examples from first-hand experience, exact same items:
Cheapest possible office chair
Vendor $360
Non-Vendor $120
Vertical file holder
Vendor $470
Non-vendor $190
Two examples from first-hand experience, exact same items:
Cheapest possible office chair
Vendor $360
Non-Vendor $120
Vertical file holder
Vendor $470
Non-vendor $190
One of our students has been without a working phone since October, and unfortunately, her family is not in a position to replace it at this time. Last week she was followed & harassed on her way home and was unable to call for help. Anyone have an unlocked / T-Mobile-compatible phone to donate?
May 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
One of our students has been without a working phone since October, and unfortunately, her family is not in a position to replace it at this time. Last week she was followed & harassed on her way home and was unable to call for help. Anyone have an unlocked / T-Mobile-compatible phone to donate?
Trump gets a $400M quid pro plane and I have to give back a $51 gift card as a Chicago Public School teacher. Cool. Cool.
May 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Trump gets a $400M quid pro plane and I have to give back a $51 gift card as a Chicago Public School teacher. Cool. Cool.
recent studies show a near 100% chance I’m eating tacos with Trader Joe’s habanero hot sauce right now
May 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
recent studies show a near 100% chance I’m eating tacos with Trader Joe’s habanero hot sauce right now
That time of the year when CPS prints thousands of color copies to remind us that they think we’re 7yo
May 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
That time of the year when CPS prints thousands of color copies to remind us that they think we’re 7yo
Sometimes I feel like Gemini is just a long running April fools joke from Google.
May 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Sometimes I feel like Gemini is just a long running April fools joke from Google.
They breached the security desk and are on their way to our classrooms
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinstates Commonsense School Discipline Policies
REINSTATING COMMONSENSE, NON-DISCRIMINATORY SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to restore safety and
www.whitehouse.gov
April 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
They breached the security desk and are on their way to our classrooms
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
FUCKING BANANAS! 3.05 single solve world record! XUANYI GENG IS 7 YEARS OLD!
April 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
FUCKING BANANAS! 3.05 single solve world record! XUANYI GENG IS 7 YEARS OLD!
Took Sunshine and her friend on a nice long cruise yesterday. It was beautiful out.
April 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Took Sunshine and her friend on a nice long cruise yesterday. It was beautiful out.
LET'S GET HER TO CHICAGO! Ms. Melissa Calhoun, I'm so sorry that your state gov't is terrible. @chipubschools.bsky.social adamantly supports the values you must feel alone in standing up for. As a fellow teacher and proud parent of a beautiful queer kid, thank you for your courage.
April 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
LET'S GET HER TO CHICAGO! Ms. Melissa Calhoun, I'm so sorry that your state gov't is terrible. @chipubschools.bsky.social adamantly supports the values you must feel alone in standing up for. As a fellow teacher and proud parent of a beautiful queer kid, thank you for your courage.
Not Black Monday, Orange Monday.
April 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Not Black Monday, Orange Monday.
it's kind of a dick move that we refer to dead people as late
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
it's kind of a dick move that we refer to dead people as late
@caseynewton.bsky.social @kevinroose.com I should have tagged you in the original since you're the ones I think would appreciate this. For reference, I'm a comp sci educator. PS. I love the pod and listen every week 🙏
I'm at whatever phase of vibe coding you're at when chatgpt continues to fail you so bad that you have it write a full specification document on what you want it to actually do and then feed that spec to claude to actually get it done.
April 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
@caseynewton.bsky.social @kevinroose.com I should have tagged you in the original since you're the ones I think would appreciate this. For reference, I'm a comp sci educator. PS. I love the pod and listen every week 🙏