Peter Lyons
@peterlyons.com
Staff Engineer at Float Health. Keyboard nerd. DIY.
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Peter Lyons
@peterlyons.com
· Aug 5
I built a custom desktop with recesses for my split keyboard and coffee mug. It's a multi-discipline project based around 3 layers of MDF #cnc milled and #3dprinting the inserts. I'm really happy with how it turned out. #maker
Blog post with details here:
peterlyons.com/problog/2025...
Blog post with details here:
peterlyons.com/problog/2025...
Planning to make the CNC go burr tomorrow morning.
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Planning to make the CNC go burr tomorrow morning.
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Please please please let the new CEO have taste and not be afraid of having fun
November 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Please please please let the new CEO have taste and not be afraid of having fun
I just dreamt that I was conducting a chamber orchestra rehearsal in my basement. The repertoire was Beatles covers. So fun!
November 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I just dreamt that I was conducting a chamber orchestra rehearsal in my basement. The repertoire was Beatles covers. So fun!
I am absolutely doubling down on being An Old and now when I'm given a long/dense Product Launch Document to implement, I'm switching from printing it out double-sided to printing it out single-sided so I can lay the damn thing out on a huge table and mark it up.
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I am absolutely doubling down on being An Old and now when I'm given a long/dense Product Launch Document to implement, I'm switching from printing it out double-sided to printing it out single-sided so I can lay the damn thing out on a huge table and mark it up.
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It's #FreeCADFriday, hope everyone has an excellent weekend when we get there. What are you working on with #FreeCAD? #CAD #CAM #BIM
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It's #FreeCADFriday, hope everyone has an excellent weekend when we get there. What are you working on with #FreeCAD? #CAD #CAM #BIM
Whoever curates the background music for figjam has excellent taste. This is some tasty ambient focus music.
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Whoever curates the background music for figjam has excellent taste. This is some tasty ambient focus music.
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Things that have helped me—A Cold Person—in my current three-seasons-cold biome have been:
* thick plushy zip jacket for all PJs-adjacent times of day
* fleece-lined Carhartt pants 10 months a year
* three electric heating pads: back of work chair, in bed for 10-15 min, on couch for morning coffee
* thick plushy zip jacket for all PJs-adjacent times of day
* fleece-lined Carhartt pants 10 months a year
* three electric heating pads: back of work chair, in bed for 10-15 min, on couch for morning coffee
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Things that have helped me—A Cold Person—in my current three-seasons-cold biome have been:
* thick plushy zip jacket for all PJs-adjacent times of day
* fleece-lined Carhartt pants 10 months a year
* three electric heating pads: back of work chair, in bed for 10-15 min, on couch for morning coffee
* thick plushy zip jacket for all PJs-adjacent times of day
* fleece-lined Carhartt pants 10 months a year
* three electric heating pads: back of work chair, in bed for 10-15 min, on couch for morning coffee
Watch the shelves at bookstores near you for my upcoming book "Working Ineffectively With Legacy Code".
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Watch the shelves at bookstores near you for my upcoming book "Working Ineffectively With Legacy Code".
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In other news I think people who set off loud fireworks in a residential area are pointlessly cruel, and a tradition that needlessly terrifies animals and also humans is a tradition that should be changed. Low-noise fireworks exist. Small bonfires are silent. Stop being assholes
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In other news I think people who set off loud fireworks in a residential area are pointlessly cruel, and a tradition that needlessly terrifies animals and also humans is a tradition that should be changed. Low-noise fireworks exist. Small bonfires are silent. Stop being assholes
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![Comic. [Person sitting at desk with laptop with machine labeled E-21 making “click click” noises on the floor behind] VOICE FROM LAPTOP: Hey all! Does your E-21 humidifier make an annoying clicking noise? Mine did, but I finally figured out that there’s an easy fix, so I made this video in case anyone else… PERSON AT DESK: Oh my god. Yes. *Yes.* [caption] I know there’s more important work in the world, but I feel like these people deserve, at minimum a statue.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifdjde6wgflkeil7kf4kdh3zqk32k55rkljlwu6arzbw557ogbulu@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Think of every meeting as an opportunity to figure out how to NOT have that meeting again.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Think of every meeting as an opportunity to figure out how to NOT have that meeting again.
What is going on with the UI/UX for sign in with google? It seems to be an ever-changing cascade of a base UI in the main page which you can absolutely never interact with because there's some popup in the corner of that page plus also a separate popup window where the actual UI is. WHY???
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What is going on with the UI/UX for sign in with google? It seems to be an ever-changing cascade of a base UI in the main page which you can absolutely never interact with because there's some popup in the corner of that page plus also a separate popup window where the actual UI is. WHY???
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Do I have any Gen-Z/young Millennial followers who are really into music? I have questions!
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Do I have any Gen-Z/young Millennial followers who are really into music? I have questions!
Bug closed WONTFIX. Technically correct just delivered ahead of schedule. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Maine’s largest healthcare system informed still-living patients of their own deaths
More than 500 people received letters from MaineHealth expressing condolences and providing estate instructions
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Bug closed WONTFIX. Technically correct just delivered ahead of schedule. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I wrote a bit about my sidequest at Earendil: Building Absurd which implements durable execution (𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚠, Temporal, Inngest, etc.) on just Postgres. How it works and why I like it. lucumr.pocoo.org/2025/11/3/ab...
Absurd Workflows: Durable Execution With Just Postgres
Durable execution with just postgres.
lucumr.pocoo.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I wrote a bit about my sidequest at Earendil: Building Absurd which implements durable execution (𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚠, Temporal, Inngest, etc.) on just Postgres. How it works and why I like it. lucumr.pocoo.org/2025/11/3/ab...
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Pro tip for programmers: don't shower at the start of your day.
Instead, wait until you're absolutely stuck on a problem. THAT's when you shower - instant presto solution!
(Note: do not implement this if you work from an office)
Instead, wait until you're absolutely stuck on a problem. THAT's when you shower - instant presto solution!
(Note: do not implement this if you work from an office)
November 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Pro tip for programmers: don't shower at the start of your day.
Instead, wait until you're absolutely stuck on a problem. THAT's when you shower - instant presto solution!
(Note: do not implement this if you work from an office)
Instead, wait until you're absolutely stuck on a problem. THAT's when you shower - instant presto solution!
(Note: do not implement this if you work from an office)
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Please just let me type in the year I was born. No more scrolling. We don’t have to keep doing this to each other.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Please just let me type in the year I was born. No more scrolling. We don’t have to keep doing this to each other.
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Election Day is Tuesday! I wrote about everything on the ballot. Here's a link:
hi all! I've released my Boulder Colorado Voter Guide update for the 2025 election. the guide covers state and local ballot measures, as well as candidates for city council and BVSD school board. enjoy!
Election 2025 — Boulder Colorado Voter Guide
Boulder Colorado Voter Guide from Eric Budd covers state and local ballot measures, candidates, and judges
bouldercoloradovoterguide.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Election Day is Tuesday! I wrote about everything on the ballot. Here's a link:
I was over my goal weight for Nov 1 by 0.6 lbs but hit it on Nov 2 so I'm calling it a win.
November 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I was over my goal weight for Nov 1 by 0.6 lbs but hit it on Nov 2 so I'm calling it a win.
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Nobody in modern tech is satisfied with building A Thing that Works and then just... letting it be.
So close to calling it a disease at this point.
So close to calling it a disease at this point.
November 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Nobody in modern tech is satisfied with building A Thing that Works and then just... letting it be.
So close to calling it a disease at this point.
So close to calling it a disease at this point.
Friday 5pm found a DST boundary bug, changed the tests to reliably reproduce it, and fixed it with help from claude. Mic drop. See you Monday, coworkers.
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Friday 5pm found a DST boundary bug, changed the tests to reliably reproduce it, and fixed it with help from claude. Mic drop. See you Monday, coworkers.
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One of my many weird hills to die on is that ice cream stores shouldn't allow sample tasting. Just pick a damn flavor.
October 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
One of my many weird hills to die on is that ice cream stores shouldn't allow sample tasting. Just pick a damn flavor.
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I've done a 180 on supply chain security - I used to think it was mostly a theoretical problem: between communities of mostly good actors, many eyes to review, good policies for announcing vulns and removing crates, and basic due diligence, issues would be found and addressed before doing damage
October 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I've done a 180 on supply chain security - I used to think it was mostly a theoretical problem: between communities of mostly good actors, many eyes to review, good policies for announcing vulns and removing crates, and basic due diligence, issues would be found and addressed before doing damage