Stew
@stewcodes.bsky.social
From 01109 to Denver
Work in tech, have a small kiddo, am generally curious about everything... and I've always got a song stuck in my head.
Work in tech, have a small kiddo, am generally curious about everything... and I've always got a song stuck in my head.
To expand on that. I am at the tail end of a layoff notice period… so I’m looking back through all that stuff. The role I was just laid off from was listed as a full stack Java and the job had exactly zero Java
The day to day role was updating and migrating decades old reports in a 4gl language
The day to day role was updating and migrating decades old reports in a 4gl language
June 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
To expand on that. I am at the tail end of a layoff notice period… so I’m looking back through all that stuff. The role I was just laid off from was listed as a full stack Java and the job had exactly zero Java
The day to day role was updating and migrating decades old reports in a 4gl language
The day to day role was updating and migrating decades old reports in a 4gl language
I generally take what is in a job posting with a grain of salt. As long as it's not entirely buzzwords/coded language for 'you're going to live at the office' then I generally try to get a read of what the team is like from talking to the hiring manager
June 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I generally take what is in a job posting with a grain of salt. As long as it's not entirely buzzwords/coded language for 'you're going to live at the office' then I generally try to get a read of what the team is like from talking to the hiring manager
Honestly, it feels almost too kind to a man that’s made his entire career about solidifying systematic cruelty to anyone not born part of ‘his’ group
June 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Honestly, it feels almost too kind to a man that’s made his entire career about solidifying systematic cruelty to anyone not born part of ‘his’ group
I heard the French have some revolutionary ideas around it
May 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I heard the French have some revolutionary ideas around it
Ehhh. Not to be a downer… but I’m not sure that’s practical. You’re talking about a space that is typically multiple layers deep in concrete. With redundant power, internet, and air conditioning. Even small data centers have security.
Unless the goal is to catch a felony… and not a lot of sympathy
Unless the goal is to catch a felony… and not a lot of sympathy
May 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Ehhh. Not to be a downer… but I’m not sure that’s practical. You’re talking about a space that is typically multiple layers deep in concrete. With redundant power, internet, and air conditioning. Even small data centers have security.
Unless the goal is to catch a felony… and not a lot of sympathy
Unless the goal is to catch a felony… and not a lot of sympathy
The fact that Warren is against something people are framing as protecting consumers says *a lot*
They need to spend some time reading @web3isgoinggreat.com before bankrupting the FDIC
They need to spend some time reading @web3isgoinggreat.com before bankrupting the FDIC
May 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The fact that Warren is against something people are framing as protecting consumers says *a lot*
They need to spend some time reading @web3isgoinggreat.com before bankrupting the FDIC
They need to spend some time reading @web3isgoinggreat.com before bankrupting the FDIC
What?! Now, I’m not going to defend vigilante executions… but in what worldview would he not be entitled to a trial?
May 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
What?! Now, I’m not going to defend vigilante executions… but in what worldview would he not be entitled to a trial?
Wild. The one thing people switch away from Chromium based browsers for is privacy… and they’re like… please accept our attempt to catch up to a few decades of technical learning in exchange for even less privacy
April 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Wild. The one thing people switch away from Chromium based browsers for is privacy… and they’re like… please accept our attempt to catch up to a few decades of technical learning in exchange for even less privacy
Missed the first school choice window… so I’m having to go round after round about keeping the kiddo where they’re happy and thriving is better than a low enrollment neighborhood school that isn’t in either of our neighborhoods
Still trying to work out what, if anything, changed to warrant this
Still trying to work out what, if anything, changed to warrant this
April 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Missed the first school choice window… so I’m having to go round after round about keeping the kiddo where they’re happy and thriving is better than a low enrollment neighborhood school that isn’t in either of our neighborhoods
Still trying to work out what, if anything, changed to warrant this
Still trying to work out what, if anything, changed to warrant this
Most of his takes are clearly in support of something he’s got a financial stake in
Like, if they were in some high school level lesson on identifying bias in social media they’d be the easy ones
Like, if they were in some high school level lesson on identifying bias in social media they’d be the easy ones
March 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Most of his takes are clearly in support of something he’s got a financial stake in
Like, if they were in some high school level lesson on identifying bias in social media they’d be the easy ones
Like, if they were in some high school level lesson on identifying bias in social media they’d be the easy ones
My bad. Talking smack and I didn’t even watch the video.
March 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
My bad. Talking smack and I didn’t even watch the video.
Can't forget the replacement to Obama-care that a surprising number of people still don't realize is the Affordable Care Act.
March 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Can't forget the replacement to Obama-care that a surprising number of people still don't realize is the Affordable Care Act.