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Andy Van Slaars

@vanslaars.io

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Problem Solver. Developer. Cat Herder. Semi-professional Slack-a-mole player. Screencaster @egghead.io. UI Architect. I write words sometimes on https://vanslaars.io/. he/him.

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Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · 1d

I kinda wish I had a TikTok account just so I could delete it

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · 4d

I made the switch to @kagi.com for search. I couldn’t take the ads and AI slop responses anymore. Now I just need to break the habit of scrolling past the top results… they’re actually real, relevant results now 😅

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Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · 11d

Thanks!

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · 12d

Where does one order an iPhone buttplug? I could search for it, but I really don’t want to 😅

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Feb 1

I do this with my water and my phone regularly. Never at the same time or the same place. I’m just always looking for one or the other. It’s how I get my steps in.

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 31

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Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 31

Glad your mishap worked out and someone was kind enough to lend a hand.

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 31

Some people think they’re invincible and don’t care about anyone else. I’m horrified by some of the stuff I see on the road. Huge trailers pulled by tiny SUVs, people going faster that their trailer tires are rated for, vehicles that don’t look like they’ve ever been maintained. It’s wild!

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Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 30

That’s scary! Glad he was checking. I’m a fanatic about safety when I’m towing and do the same thing. Full lap and mental checklist at every stop.

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Tim Vickery @timmytimmytimmytim.bsky.social · Jan 16

We live in the ✨ world of tomorrow ✨

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Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 17

I miss doing this. I was the same way, carefully choosing songs and putting them in a particular order, creating a name and cover for the CD, and making a couple coasters/frisbees from CDs that didn’t burn right in the process.

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 17

I think I would put more faith in magic at this point

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 13

It currently feels like 3° out here. 🥶

Keeping it cozy with the fireplace 🪵🔥

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 6

I checked out so hard for the past few weeks, I’m pretty sure I’ve forgotten how to do my job. It’ll come back to me at some point this week, probably🤞

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 4

Feels like I’m not going outside 🥶

Partial screenshot of the iOS weather app showing 17 degrees Fahrenheit with a feels like temperature of 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Additional text reads “windy conditions expected around 12pm. The lowest Feels Like temperature will be 2° around 11am.”

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 4

I used to go to a few different pool halls when I was younger (I was never very good, but had fun anyway). The ones I frequented back in NJ all shut down and I haven’t seen one since moving to Michigan. If I were out that way, I’d be in.

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 3

It’s halfway through Friday and I’m already dreading work on Monday. That’s gotta be a good sign, right? 😩

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Shreyas Mididoddi @shreyascodes.tech · Jan 3

CAN WE PLEASE STOP DISABLING ZOOM ON WEBSITES PLEASE!!

I can't see very well and if you disable zoon I feel like punching you in the face! Please don't 🙏

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Anthony Iannaccio @mrtonynacho.bsky.social · Jan 2

Mister Rogers never misses

You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Than any computer could ever be. You know why?

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

You’re a living human being. And a computer is just a machine.

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Human beings are far more wonderful than machines.

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

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Ben Schwarz @benschwarz.bsky.social · Jan 1

2025 is the year we start calling “SSR” “a website” again

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Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 1

Our daughter really wanted to be up at midnight so we are anxiously awaiting midnight so we can go to sleep. It’s way past my bedtime 🥱😴.

Happy new year!

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Jan 1

All the talk about y2k takes me back to NYE 1999 when I spent the night at the national guard armory waiting to be deployed if bad things started happening.

I’m glad I was bored that night because all the major issues had been addressed in time.

Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Dec 31

I haven’t written anything in a while but I’m planning to get back to it in 2025.

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Jesse Lawson @jesselawson.dev · Dec 28

I just cannot articulate the amount of non-work that happens in corporate tech. So many words being said in meetings, so many documents and write-ups and meetings and messages—and barely ANYTHING gets *communicated*. It’s a sea of performativity, where treading water is confused for swimming.

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Andy Van Slaars @vanslaars.io · Dec 28

Such a great movie! I haven’t watched it in years but this is a good reminder so I’ll thank you now. Thanks!