Chris Gardner
freestylecoder.bsky.social
Chris Gardner
@freestylecoder.bsky.social
I'm like the digital Lorax, I speak for the binary trees.
Reposted by Chris Gardner
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What is that? That's a hard-coded API token that Flock cameras use to identify themselves and get OAuth credentials, which can then be used to talk to Flock's production servers. Like, anyone on the internet can probably do this right now.
September 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Wow, this has been a tough week for icons...
August 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Is it just me, or did people get ahold of Claude and completely forget troubleshooting 101?
August 21, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Whelp, I can officially say it. OmegaMart is insane ...
August 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
At a pool tournament, in Vegas, wearing my Modern Rogue "Sheboygan Style" T-shirt. IYKYK. I think @jason-murphy.bsky.social would be proud...
August 11, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Why did y'all not warn me how hot it would be in the desert in August...?
August 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I leave tomorrow to go complete (with my team) in the 9-ball World Pool Championship. Think happy thoughts for me. Also, I'm going to try to stream the matches on my Twitch page, so follow me on there, if you're interested. I know our first match is 7PM EST on Tuesday.
August 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Gah, Apple just tricked me into upgrading my iPad to v26. Ok, let's see how bad this can really be ...
August 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
All I want ... is an install of #Linux ... that doesn't brick when I run updates ...

Is this really too much to ask?

Yes, it is on old hardware, but not ancient hardware.
July 29, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Wait, what? What do you mean I'm 50. I just turned 20 *checks notes* 30 years ago ...

Fuuuuuuu...
July 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM
In what was a surprise to no one, I was not renewed as an #MVPBuzz for this year. I've accepted the life changes I've had to make since the divorce, and withdrawing some from the community was part of it. However, I'm still here doing my thing, and y'all are with me, so I'm good.
July 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Whelp, I tried. Sorry #LinuxMint, but after about a week of beating my head against the wall to get a stable system, I finally fell back to #Ubuntu. You do get a small pass, as I tracked part of it down to a flaky network adapter, but Mint still never survived the initial update cycle.
June 25, 2026 at 4:11 PM
And, after between 255 and 260 hours, I finally 100%ed #EtrianOdyssey2HD on expert. (It is, notoriously, the hardest in the series because of the leveling system, so 3 shouldn't take that long...)
Oh, I forgot to mention that after between 145 and 150 hours, I finally 100%ed #EtrianOdysseyHD on expert. (Just in time for my Switch 2 to be delivered today...)
June 20, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Who do I know in Vegas? I'll probably be over there for a bit in mid-August
June 16, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I really need to post more, so I'll say this: After many years of trying, my 9-ball finally won the qualification tournament and will be competing in the APA World Championships later this summer.

Wish me luck, y'all...
June 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
It MMEEEE! Y'all come see me.
Look who's coming to #SCS2026! Tickets are available at sceniccitysummit.com/tickets/
June 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Hey skeeps. I started working on a #dotnet library to test built in interfaces for semantic purpose. Right now, it's shoehorned into another project (which is what's using it.) Are enough people interested in this idea to spin it off to its own project?
May 29, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I dream of the day I can let my #Linux box run updates without it requiring me to reinstall the entire operating system... #sigh
May 23, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I would say I just spent an hour that I'll never get back at USPS getting absolutely no help, but I think I was just in a Monty Python skit...
May 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Me, looking at a 3400 line #FSharp test file I need to convert to #CSharp:

Ugh, there are not enough RegExs for this...
May 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Reposted by Chris Gardner
In personal news, I’m on the job market again.

If you need DevRel leadership or just a solid Dev Advocate with over 15 years of experience, hit me up - pj at devrelate dot io

I’m also available for contract gigs
May 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Just kinda curious: have any of my dev friends tried to have a cloned #git repo in a personal shared folder (thing OneDrive, Dropbox, etc) to try to work on a project across multiple computers without having to commit, push, and pull when swapping off?
May 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Whelp, #MVPBuzz renewal application submitted. It's all over except the crying, now...
May 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Reposted by Chris Gardner
It takes 6-12 months to train an AI code review tool to review a team’s code with 70% confidence. It takes two months to train a junior engineer to do the same.

Do with that information what you will.
April 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
When you've finally had enough...
April 16, 2026 at 7:57 PM