Thomas Sibley
@trs.metasocial.com.ap.brid.gy
Often riding a bicycle or tending the garden. Computing generalist. He/him. Cars ruin cities.
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Magnolia Electric Co. spinning on the turntable, my kids and the neighbor kid playing with wooden trains on the living room floor, my feet up, reading the paper, sipping a pale ale saison, while the rain falls gently down outside. A good Sunday.
January 11, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Magnolia Electric Co. spinning on the turntable, my kids and the neighbor kid playing with wooden trains on the living room floor, my feet up, reading the paper, sipping a pale ale saison, while the rain falls gently down outside. A good Sunday.
My phone made noise this morning, and I scowled and suspected my oldest had idly flipped the silent mode switch last night when he was listening to a podcast.
But no, the school used its emergency communications system to send a text about parking/traffic flow changes for today, and I have that […]
But no, the school used its emergency communications system to send a text about parking/traffic flow changes for today, and I have that […]
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January 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
My phone made noise this morning, and I scowled and suspected my oldest had idly flipped the silent mode switch last night when he was listening to a podcast.
But no, the school used its emergency communications system to send a text about parking/traffic flow changes for today, and I have that […]
But no, the school used its emergency communications system to send a text about parking/traffic flow changes for today, and I have that […]
Making something special. Now just to wait a couple weeks.
January 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Making something special. Now just to wait a couple weeks.
Enjoyed reading about how Rene Herse Cycles (née Compass Cycles) designs their tires. https://www.renehersecycles.com/the-science-of-tire-tread/
They make the best bicycle tires around and are a testament to the power of attention to detail and incremental improvements compounding over time […]
They make the best bicycle tires around and are a testament to the power of attention to detail and incremental improvements compounding over time […]
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metasocial.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Enjoyed reading about how Rene Herse Cycles (née Compass Cycles) designs their tires. https://www.renehersecycles.com/the-science-of-tire-tread/
They make the best bicycle tires around and are a testament to the power of attention to detail and incremental improvements compounding over time […]
They make the best bicycle tires around and are a testament to the power of attention to detail and incremental improvements compounding over time […]
Reposted by Thomas Sibley
Cory Doctorow:
"That's why tech bosses are so quick to equate "writing code" with "software engineering" (the latter being a discipline that requires consideration of upstream, downstream and adjacent processes while prioritizing legibility and maintainability by future generations of […]
"That's why tech bosses are so quick to equate "writing code" with "software engineering" (the latter being a discipline that requires consideration of upstream, downstream and adjacent processes while prioritizing legibility and maintainability by future generations of […]
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m.ai6yr.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Cory Doctorow:
"That's why tech bosses are so quick to equate "writing code" with "software engineering" (the latter being a discipline that requires consideration of upstream, downstream and adjacent processes while prioritizing legibility and maintainability by future generations of […]
"That's why tech bosses are so quick to equate "writing code" with "software engineering" (the latter being a discipline that requires consideration of upstream, downstream and adjacent processes while prioritizing legibility and maintainability by future generations of […]
Last bike ride of 2025 was on Wednesday. Took a kid-free and dry-but-windy window to tool around the broader neighborhood and watch the sunset from the bluffs. Blasted down this alley on the way out and the way back. Good two-track. #seabikes #biketooter
December 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Last bike ride of 2025 was on Wednesday. Took a kid-free and dry-but-windy window to tool around the broader neighborhood and watch the sunset from the bluffs. Blasted down this alley on the way out and the way back. Good two-track. #seabikes #biketooter
I wonder if I am more likely than the average Seattleite to step in dogshit because, as someone who rides a bike everywhere, I'm more often on the margins of roads and sidewalks to lock up or put a foot down at a light, and those margins are the same places that dogs do their business while […]
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December 22, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I wonder if I am more likely than the average Seattleite to step in dogshit because, as someone who rides a bike everywhere, I'm more often on the margins of roads and sidewalks to lock up or put a foot down at a light, and those margins are the same places that dogs do their business while […]
December 20, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Tonight I learned a cursed phrase: “Netflix Household WiFi”
December 20, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Tonight I learned a cursed phrase: “Netflix Household WiFi”
“Your tickets only work in the app, so make sure your phone is charged.”
I miss paper tickets.
I miss paper tickets.
December 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“Your tickets only work in the app, so make sure your phone is charged.”
I miss paper tickets.
I miss paper tickets.
New mudflap day. Spent the morning fashioning it. #seabikes #biketooter
December 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
New mudflap day. Spent the morning fashioning it. #seabikes #biketooter
A good way to get a stuck and broken off bar end plug out.
December 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A good way to get a stuck and broken off bar end plug out.
Today I hosed off about a pound of decomposing leaves and needles off the cargo bike. It’s that time of year! #seabikes #biketooter
December 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Today I hosed off about a pound of decomposing leaves and needles off the cargo bike. It’s that time of year! #seabikes #biketooter
uh wtf flickr‽ going the route of Instagram/Facebook? seriously?
I don’t pay you to make my photos visible only for people with accounts!
I don’t pay you to make my photos visible only for people with accounts!
December 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
uh wtf flickr‽ going the route of Instagram/Facebook? seriously?
I don’t pay you to make my photos visible only for people with accounts!
I don’t pay you to make my photos visible only for people with accounts!
Reading a new comment on an old feature request thread I’m still on from years ago, and a maintainer is saying, “why not simply an sso?”. Now I don’t have a horse in this race anymore, but I’m thinking, “there’s nothing simple about an sso my dude! setting REMOTE_USER is so much simpler!”
It’s […]
It’s […]
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metasocial.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Reading a new comment on an old feature request thread I’m still on from years ago, and a maintainer is saying, “why not simply an sso?”. Now I don’t have a horse in this race anymore, but I’m thinking, “there’s nothing simple about an sso my dude! setting REMOTE_USER is so much simpler!”
It’s […]
It’s […]
Accidentally allowed my phone to upgrade to iOS 26 and oh man it’s terrible. Not even just the liquid (gl)ass, but everything is stuttering and slow and janky.
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Accidentally allowed my phone to upgrade to iOS 26 and oh man it’s terrible. Not even just the liquid (gl)ass, but everything is stuttering and slow and janky.
I continue to be amused that Mailchimp leaks their customers' internal mailing list names in the subject lines of subscription confirmation emails (and sometimes unsubscribe pages?). It's a little peek into how an organization thinks of its different lists and often hints at other hidden […]
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metasocial.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I continue to be amused that Mailchimp leaks their customers' internal mailing list names in the subject lines of subscription confirmation emails (and sometimes unsubscribe pages?). It's a little peek into how an organization thinks of its different lists and often hints at other hidden […]
December 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The first step of correcting a chronic sleep deficit is trying to convince yourself that 22:00 is not a totally unreasonably early time to head to bed.
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The first step of correcting a chronic sleep deficit is trying to convince yourself that 22:00 is not a totally unreasonably early time to head to bed.