Charlie Gerard
@devdevcharlie.com
Senior research engineer 🧪 in cybersecurity, author about ML in JS, and creative technologist. Making weird things in JavaScript (mostly)
https://charliegerard.dev
https://charliegerard.dev
Built my first mechanical keyboard! Some mistakes were made but I got it all working eventually! 😂
November 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Built my first mechanical keyboard! Some mistakes were made but I got it all working eventually! 😂
Busy week! After GitHub Universe, today I'm at the WebAI summit!
October 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Busy week! After GitHub Universe, today I'm at the WebAI summit!
October 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I love hardware badges but don't usually have the time to hack on them but I had fun trying out the @github.com Copilot app to build a little game for my Universe badge, using its built-in accelerometer and gyroscope for tilt controls.
#GitHubUniverse
#GitHubUniverse
October 28, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I love hardware badges but don't usually have the time to hack on them but I had fun trying out the @github.com Copilot app to build a little game for my Universe badge, using its built-in accelerometer and gyroscope for tilt controls.
#GitHubUniverse
#GitHubUniverse
I miss building developer tools 😞
October 28, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I miss building developer tools 😞
It took me a long time to understand that it's not because you show people that something can be done better in an easy way that they will actually care about doing it. If someone doesn't care about details, it doesn't matter that it's easier now, a tool isn't gonna change their personality.
I wish I'd realized when recording this that it would come out on the 10-year anniversary of my channel, but even if I didn't mention it, I guess it's still pretty fitting 😅
(plus it was posted to my second channel anyway, lol)
(plus it was posted to my second channel anyway, lol)
October 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
It took me a long time to understand that it's not because you show people that something can be done better in an easy way that they will actually care about doing it. If someone doesn't care about details, it doesn't matter that it's easier now, a tool isn't gonna change their personality.
Every time I'm in Portland I feel like maybe I should move here 🤔
October 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Every time I'm in Portland I feel like maybe I should move here 🤔
I built a fun little Chrome extension that lets plants invade your abandoned tabs the longer you leave them unread. To access them again, you have to slash through the vines 🪚🌿
October 20, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I built a fun little Chrome extension that lets plants invade your abandoned tabs the longer you leave them unread. To access them again, you have to slash through the vines 🪚🌿
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If you had a ticket to Grace Hopper and have not cancelled your plans to go to San Francisco, go to @github.com's LinkedIn right now if you'd like to attend GitHub Universe for free ❤️
October 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
If you had a ticket to Grace Hopper and have not cancelled your plans to go to San Francisco, go to @github.com's LinkedIn right now if you'd like to attend GitHub Universe for free ❤️
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I gave a talk at EMF titled "Men in Tech #YesAllMen", in which I told my experience of being a woman in tech. I was afraid to publish it in case it affected my current or future employment.
With all the current news I would like to add my 2¢. So here is the recording: youtu.be/WXL6K1lhvt0?...
With all the current news I would like to add my 2¢. So here is the recording: youtu.be/WXL6K1lhvt0?...
Men in tech #YesAllMen - EMF 2026
YouTube video by Electromagnetic Field
youtu.be
October 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I gave a talk at EMF titled "Men in Tech #YesAllMen", in which I told my experience of being a woman in tech. I was afraid to publish it in case it affected my current or future employment.
With all the current news I would like to add my 2¢. So here is the recording: youtu.be/WXL6K1lhvt0?...
With all the current news I would like to add my 2¢. So here is the recording: youtu.be/WXL6K1lhvt0?...
Reposted by Charlie Gerard
CASTING CALL: I had a team drop out, so I need 2 devs on short notice to join an episode of Web Dev Challenge in Portland on Oct 21–23
TimescaleDB and sensor data challenge. if that sounds like fun, grab a friend and slide into my DMs ASAP! 💜
TimescaleDB and sensor data challenge. if that sounds like fun, grab a friend and slide into my DMs ASAP! 💜
October 16, 2026 at 12:14 PM
CASTING CALL: I had a team drop out, so I need 2 devs on short notice to join an episode of Web Dev Challenge in Portland on Oct 21–23
TimescaleDB and sensor data challenge. if that sounds like fun, grab a friend and slide into my DMs ASAP! 💜
TimescaleDB and sensor data challenge. if that sounds like fun, grab a friend and slide into my DMs ASAP! 💜
Started the day with a little cry and then I went to my weekly Muay Thai training and now I'm in this blissful state of exhaustion in which, just for a little bit, I don't have enough energy to be affected by anything at all. It's not gonna last long but it feels so peaceful. 😌
October 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Started the day with a little cry and then I went to my weekly Muay Thai training and now I'm in this blissful state of exhaustion in which, just for a little bit, I don't have enough energy to be affected by anything at all. It's not gonna last long but it feels so peaceful. 😌
Ran the Portland half marathon! 🏃🏻♀️🥳🏅
Reached my goal of 2h10 without stopping! I've been focusing a lot more on zone 2 training and I could feel it's slowly paying off 😃 Definitely felt better than my last half a couple months ago.
Reached my goal of 2h10 without stopping! I've been focusing a lot more on zone 2 training and I could feel it's slowly paying off 😃 Definitely felt better than my last half a couple months ago.
October 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Ran the Portland half marathon! 🏃🏻♀️🥳🏅
Reached my goal of 2h10 without stopping! I've been focusing a lot more on zone 2 training and I could feel it's slowly paying off 😃 Definitely felt better than my last half a couple months ago.
Reached my goal of 2h10 without stopping! I've been focusing a lot more on zone 2 training and I could feel it's slowly paying off 😃 Definitely felt better than my last half a couple months ago.
Very excited to read this new @nostarchpress.bsky.social book! It's probably way out of my league but at least I'm sure I'll learn something!
October 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Very excited to read this new @nostarchpress.bsky.social book! It's probably way out of my league but at least I'm sure I'll learn something!
Reposted by Charlie Gerard
Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him
Meta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess
Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable
karlbode.com
September 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him
Periodic reminder that the only thing you get for being really good at what you do, is just more work 🙃
September 30, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Periodic reminder that the only thing you get for being really good at what you do, is just more work 🙃
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This was a *THRILLING* interview. Cory has so much to say on AI, workers rights, software freedom, and so on.
It's refreshing to hear nuanced, realistic views beyond "ai good" and "ai bad". Give it a listen!
It's refreshing to hear nuanced, realistic views beyond "ai good" and "ai bad". Give it a listen!
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, journalist, and technology activist. He joins @joshuakgoldberg.com to discuss the dynamics between AI, work, and power.
@doctorow.pluralistic.net
softwareengineeringdaily.com/podcasts/cor...
@doctorow.pluralistic.net
softwareengineeringdaily.com/podcasts/cor...
Cory Doctorow on AI, Work, and Power - Software Engineering Daily
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, journalist, and technology activist. He joins Joshua Goldberg to discuss the dynamics between AI, work, and power.
softwareengineeringdaily.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:47 PM
This was a *THRILLING* interview. Cory has so much to say on AI, workers rights, software freedom, and so on.
It's refreshing to hear nuanced, realistic views beyond "ai good" and "ai bad". Give it a listen!
It's refreshing to hear nuanced, realistic views beyond "ai good" and "ai bad". Give it a listen!
Reposted by Charlie Gerard
After careful consideration and a look at where the industry is spending it's funding we've decided to pivot #FFConf in a "new" direction.
I present to you: ffconf.ai
Please share with bots and humans alike.
I present to you: ffconf.ai
Please share with bots and humans alike.
FFConf.ai
The web conference, now with 100% less you. Agent-first, human-optional, ice cream not included in the Enterprise tier.
ffconf.ai
September 29, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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I spent the summer prototyping a device that projects information and imbues computing into the real world, I call it the Lightbulb Computer.
Full write up and demos at lightbulbcomputer.com
Or on YouTube:
youtu.be/0R-9qkjPEqg
Full write up and demos at lightbulbcomputer.com
Or on YouTube:
youtu.be/0R-9qkjPEqg
The Lightbulb Computer — Reimagining Spatial & Ambient Computing with Projectors
A new direction for computing: projecting information into the real world to augment it, with a device that combines a projector and computer vision in the shape of a large lightbulb.
lightbulbcomputer.com
September 26, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I spent the summer prototyping a device that projects information and imbues computing into the real world, I call it the Lightbulb Computer.
Full write up and demos at lightbulbcomputer.com
Or on YouTube:
youtu.be/0R-9qkjPEqg
Full write up and demos at lightbulbcomputer.com
Or on YouTube:
youtu.be/0R-9qkjPEqg
Reposted by Charlie Gerard
Love ye ol' websites from the 90's and early 2000's?
Check out this New York City Art Gallery Tonight: WEBSITES WEBSITES WEBSITES!
websiteswebsiteswebsites.net
@archive.org @retrotechdreams.bsky.social @textfiles.com @defcon.bsky.social
Check out this New York City Art Gallery Tonight: WEBSITES WEBSITES WEBSITES!
websiteswebsiteswebsites.net
@archive.org @retrotechdreams.bsky.social @textfiles.com @defcon.bsky.social
WEBSITES WEBSITES WEBSITES!
A group exhibition celebrating the website as an artistic medium. Armory Week, New York City, September 21–27, 2026. Presented by ARTXCODE and Rhizome.
websiteswebsiteswebsites.net
September 21, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Love ye ol' websites from the 90's and early 2000's?
Check out this New York City Art Gallery Tonight: WEBSITES WEBSITES WEBSITES!
websiteswebsiteswebsites.net
@archive.org @retrotechdreams.bsky.social @textfiles.com @defcon.bsky.social
Check out this New York City Art Gallery Tonight: WEBSITES WEBSITES WEBSITES!
websiteswebsiteswebsites.net
@archive.org @retrotechdreams.bsky.social @textfiles.com @defcon.bsky.social
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The Front-End Community is Still Alive and Beautiful
I thought about dropping an addendum into my last post to say just how overwhelmed I am, in the best possible way, by the way all of you in the...
https://geoffgraham.me/the-front-end-community-is-still-alive-and-beautiful/
I thought about dropping an addendum into my last post to say just how overwhelmed I am, in the best possible way, by the way all of you in the...
https://geoffgraham.me/the-front-end-community-is-still-alive-and-beautiful/
The Front-End Community is Still Alive and Beautiful
I thought about dropping an addendum into my last post to say just how overwhelmed I am, in the best possible way, by the way all of you in the front-end community have shown up to show support, both for me and for CSS-Tricks. I started to do that but then felt a new post...
geoffgraham.me
September 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The Front-End Community is Still Alive and Beautiful
I thought about dropping an addendum into my last post to say just how overwhelmed I am, in the best possible way, by the way all of you in the...
https://geoffgraham.me/the-front-end-community-is-still-alive-and-beautiful/
I thought about dropping an addendum into my last post to say just how overwhelmed I am, in the best possible way, by the way all of you in the...
https://geoffgraham.me/the-front-end-community-is-still-alive-and-beautiful/
As much as it's nice to see people experiment more now that AI makes it easier, it's kinda sad that I don't see much knowledge sharing. No walkthrough of their process, implementation, etc. It's all just "look at this cool video of what I built" and that's it... 😞
September 18, 2026 at 4:31 PM
As much as it's nice to see people experiment more now that AI makes it easier, it's kinda sad that I don't see much knowledge sharing. No walkthrough of their process, implementation, etc. It's all just "look at this cool video of what I built" and that's it... 😞
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“Let me make it clear: without people at the top of their game sharing their experience and knowledge—regardless of whatever ‘game changing’ technology is in place—we are pulling up the ladders and committing our industry to stagnation and death.”
bell.bz/youll-miss-p...
bell.bz/youll-miss-p...
You’ll miss publishers when they’re gone
Ever since Piccalilli started to get traction, I’ve always seen CSS-Tricks, Smashing Magazine and A List Apart (among others) as peers. We all help each other behind the scenes and importantly, back…
bell.bz
September 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“Let me make it clear: without people at the top of their game sharing their experience and knowledge—regardless of whatever ‘game changing’ technology is in place—we are pulling up the ladders and committing our industry to stagnation and death.”
bell.bz/youll-miss-p...
bell.bz/youll-miss-p...
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I have a lot of feelings about the whole CSS-Tricks debacle. Here's me trying to be constructive about it. ericwbailey.website/published/cs...
CSS-Tricks could be a co-op
The web will calcify without voices sharing what they know.
ericwbailey.website
September 18, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I have a lot of feelings about the whole CSS-Tricks debacle. Here's me trying to be constructive about it. ericwbailey.website/published/cs...
