Chris Millward
@millward.ca
Lifelong software engineer.
#Frontend #developer by day, and too bloody tired from parenting to do anything by night.
Hobbyist-in-spirit guitarist, pixel artist, game developer
#guitar #gamedev #pixelart #chiptunes #desksetup #desksky
#Frontend #developer by day, and too bloody tired from parenting to do anything by night.
Hobbyist-in-spirit guitarist, pixel artist, game developer
#guitar #gamedev #pixelart #chiptunes #desksetup #desksky
I don’t know why it took me so long to figure it out, but escape rooms are just IRL Myst. And the impossible, opaque ones are IRL Riven.
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I don’t know why it took me so long to figure it out, but escape rooms are just IRL Myst. And the impossible, opaque ones are IRL Riven.
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Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
Getting tipsy at a wine show in celebration of democracy having a decent week.
And also because wine.
And also because wine.
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Getting tipsy at a wine show in celebration of democracy having a decent week.
And also because wine.
And also because wine.
There aren’t many things that get me more excited and more motivated more quickly than a well-written book.
“Anything you want” by Derek Sivers is the latest such book, my brain is overflowing with ideas and energy right now.
Https://sivers.com
“Anything you want” by Derek Sivers is the latest such book, my brain is overflowing with ideas and energy right now.
Https://sivers.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
There aren’t many things that get me more excited and more motivated more quickly than a well-written book.
“Anything you want” by Derek Sivers is the latest such book, my brain is overflowing with ideas and energy right now.
Https://sivers.com
“Anything you want” by Derek Sivers is the latest such book, my brain is overflowing with ideas and energy right now.
Https://sivers.com
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And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
You may want to fact-check yourself on that one, Gemini…
October 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
You may want to fact-check yourself on that one, Gemini…
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We don’t want AI slop.
Stop sending us AI slop.
Stop wasting our time with AI slop.
It doesn’t sound good.
It’s antithetical to our core values.
You didn’t even make it.
Knock it off.
Stop sending us AI slop.
Stop wasting our time with AI slop.
It doesn’t sound good.
It’s antithetical to our core values.
You didn’t even make it.
Knock it off.
September 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
We don’t want AI slop.
Stop sending us AI slop.
Stop wasting our time with AI slop.
It doesn’t sound good.
It’s antithetical to our core values.
You didn’t even make it.
Knock it off.
Stop sending us AI slop.
Stop wasting our time with AI slop.
It doesn’t sound good.
It’s antithetical to our core values.
You didn’t even make it.
Knock it off.
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I wholeheartedly recommend this book.
It filled in a lot of gaps and corrected a lot of my assumptions about how software engineering works at different levels and in different types of companies.
It filled in a lot of gaps and corrected a lot of my assumptions about how software engineering works at different levels and in different types of companies.
The Software Engineer’s Guidebook is now available as hardcover from Amazon. Here’s me holding the first print (the proof - it’s nice!)
And it’s also out as an ebook on the O’Reilly platform.
Get it here: engguidebook.com
And it’s also out as an ebook on the O’Reilly platform.
Get it here: engguidebook.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I wholeheartedly recommend this book.
It filled in a lot of gaps and corrected a lot of my assumptions about how software engineering works at different levels and in different types of companies.
It filled in a lot of gaps and corrected a lot of my assumptions about how software engineering works at different levels and in different types of companies.
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The Software Engineer’s Guidebook is now available as hardcover from Amazon. Here’s me holding the first print (the proof - it’s nice!)
And it’s also out as an ebook on the O’Reilly platform.
Get it here: engguidebook.com
And it’s also out as an ebook on the O’Reilly platform.
Get it here: engguidebook.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The Software Engineer’s Guidebook is now available as hardcover from Amazon. Here’s me holding the first print (the proof - it’s nice!)
And it’s also out as an ebook on the O’Reilly platform.
Get it here: engguidebook.com
And it’s also out as an ebook on the O’Reilly platform.
Get it here: engguidebook.com
I can’t lie, I really enjoyed watching The Hobbit in 3D and 48fps.
I wish there was a way to watch it like that at home
I wish there was a way to watch it like that at home
October 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I can’t lie, I really enjoyed watching The Hobbit in 3D and 48fps.
I wish there was a way to watch it like that at home
I wish there was a way to watch it like that at home
Has anyone had any luck developing client-only apps for @atproto.com on localhost using oauth-client-browser? I set clientMetadata to undefined and log in, but I get a scope error when trying to call getProfile.
Have I missed a step, or is it a limitation of local-only, client-only atproto dev?
Have I missed a step, or is it a limitation of local-only, client-only atproto dev?
www.npmjs.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Has anyone had any luck developing client-only apps for @atproto.com on localhost using oauth-client-browser? I set clientMetadata to undefined and log in, but I get a scope error when trying to call getProfile.
Have I missed a step, or is it a limitation of local-only, client-only atproto dev?
Have I missed a step, or is it a limitation of local-only, client-only atproto dev?
Last race of the year, so we’re going wayyyy back to the classics open.spotify.com/track/0QcVKh...
Boys & Girls
open.spotify.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Last race of the year, so we’re going wayyyy back to the classics open.spotify.com/track/0QcVKh...
I own Jaws at least 5 times on 4 different formats, but as soon as I see that it's streaming again I can't help but think "shit, I gotta watch that again!" as if it was my last chance.
October 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I own Jaws at least 5 times on 4 different formats, but as soon as I see that it's streaming again I can't help but think "shit, I gotta watch that again!" as if it was my last chance.
I'm super curious to see what future-me is going to put on my best-of-2025 playlist. I'm not 100% certain, but somehow Sleep Token is likely to occupy the number-one spot which I *would* not have guessed.
youtu.be/0NDqYZVbpho?...
youtu.be/0NDqYZVbpho?...
Sleep Token - Damocles
YouTube video by SleepTokenVEVO
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I'm super curious to see what future-me is going to put on my best-of-2025 playlist. I'm not 100% certain, but somehow Sleep Token is likely to occupy the number-one spot which I *would* not have guessed.
youtu.be/0NDqYZVbpho?...
youtu.be/0NDqYZVbpho?...
NGL, I wouldn't have guessed that a *country* version would make this song listenable again in my lifetime.
@alexonvacation.bsky.social is a wizard
youtu.be/TXrT05S1xGA?...
@alexonvacation.bsky.social is a wizard
youtu.be/TXrT05S1xGA?...
Y'all Star (Smash Mouth Goes Country)
YouTube video by Alex Melton
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
NGL, I wouldn't have guessed that a *country* version would make this song listenable again in my lifetime.
@alexonvacation.bsky.social is a wizard
youtu.be/TXrT05S1xGA?...
@alexonvacation.bsky.social is a wizard
youtu.be/TXrT05S1xGA?...
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Well don't I feel stupid
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well don't I feel stupid
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My email address is 27 years old, it could be going back to its tenth high school reunion next year
I have an email address that is older than some of my colleagues.
My actual bones cried out in terror when I found that out.
My actual bones cried out in terror when I found that out.
September 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My email address is 27 years old, it could be going back to its tenth high school reunion next year
Google putting their old-school logo on the homepage reminds me of a happier, simpler Internet that I wish we hadn’t lost.
I’m almost mad at Google for reminding me of it.
I’m almost mad at Google for reminding me of it.
September 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Google putting their old-school logo on the homepage reminds me of a happier, simpler Internet that I wish we hadn’t lost.
I’m almost mad at Google for reminding me of it.
I’m almost mad at Google for reminding me of it.
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All hail the best patent drawing ever
September 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
All hail the best patent drawing ever
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SilverStone has officially announced another retro design PC case: the FLP02 mid-tower:
www.gdm.or.jp/pressrelease...
www.gdm.or.jp/pressrelease...
September 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
SilverStone has officially announced another retro design PC case: the FLP02 mid-tower:
www.gdm.or.jp/pressrelease...
www.gdm.or.jp/pressrelease...
Ahhhh, new pocket journals arrive and I immediately want to stop using the old one, even though there’s still 6 days worth of paper left…
September 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Ahhhh, new pocket journals arrive and I immediately want to stop using the old one, even though there’s still 6 days worth of paper left…
30-day decluttering challenge Day #1:
A Lich King bust I printed when I was in the honeymoon period of 3D-printing everything I could think of
Into the bin it goes.
A Lich King bust I printed when I was in the honeymoon period of 3D-printing everything I could think of
Into the bin it goes.
September 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
30-day decluttering challenge Day #1:
A Lich King bust I printed when I was in the honeymoon period of 3D-printing everything I could think of
Into the bin it goes.
A Lich King bust I printed when I was in the honeymoon period of 3D-printing everything I could think of
Into the bin it goes.