Jake Fowler
@jakefowler.com
I live in Kansas City, MO with my wife, Maura Cluthe, and our dogs, Rosie and Gus. My wife and I are collectors: art, toy VW Beetles, toy Robots, vinyl (both toys and records), books, plants, Lego sets, etc. Subscribe: https://jakefowler.com/subscribe
Spent the weekend modernizing two ~2010-era client sites. Found: no mobile support, 65MB of images that should've been 24MB, 246KB of dead JS, 4 real WCAG contrast failures, and identical SEO tags copy-pasted on every page
"Still works" was hiding a lot. 🧵👇
twobit-consulting.com/blog/posts/t...
"Still works" was hiding a lot. 🧵👇
twobit-consulting.com/blog/posts/t...
September 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Spent the weekend modernizing two ~2010-era client sites. Found: no mobile support, 65MB of images that should've been 24MB, 246KB of dead JS, 4 real WCAG contrast failures, and identical SEO tags copy-pasted on every page
"Still works" was hiding a lot. 🧵👇
twobit-consulting.com/blog/posts/t...
"Still works" was hiding a lot. 🧵👇
twobit-consulting.com/blog/posts/t...
Filling the Gap — My New Tattoo — https://jakefowler.com/2026/07/30/filling-the-gap-my-new-tattoo.html
July 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Filling the Gap — My New Tattoo — https://jakefowler.com/2026/07/30/filling-the-gap-my-new-tattoo.html
The Stranger from Spain — https://jakefowler.com/2026/07/15/the-stranger-from-spain.html
July 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
The Stranger from Spain — https://jakefowler.com/2026/07/15/the-stranger-from-spain.html
My New Anchor — https://jakefowler.com/2026/07/09/my-new-anchor.html
July 9, 2026 at 11:47 AM
My New Anchor — https://jakefowler.com/2026/07/09/my-new-anchor.html
The Fear of Success — https://jakefowler.com/2026/06/30/the-fear-of-success.html
June 30, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The Fear of Success — https://jakefowler.com/2026/06/30/the-fear-of-success.html
The Night We Almost Missed Paul Simon — https://jakefowler.com/2026/06/19/the-night-we-almost-missed-paul-simon.html
June 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The Night We Almost Missed Paul Simon — https://jakefowler.com/2026/06/19/the-night-we-almost-missed-paul-simon.html
Walking in the dark — https://jakefowler.com/2026/06/10/walking-in-the-dark.html
June 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Walking in the dark — https://jakefowler.com/2026/06/10/walking-in-the-dark.html
Peter Max: Peace, Love, God, and Thought — https://jakefowler.com/2026/05/28/peter-max-peace-love-god-and-thought.html
May 28, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Peter Max: Peace, Love, God, and Thought — https://jakefowler.com/2026/05/28/peter-max-peace-love-god-and-thought.html
Universal Quantum Consciousness — https://jakefowler.com/2026/05/18/universal-quantum-consciousness.html
May 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Universal Quantum Consciousness — https://jakefowler.com/2026/05/18/universal-quantum-consciousness.html
Belonging — https://jakefowler.com/2026/05/14/belonging.html
May 14, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Belonging — https://jakefowler.com/2026/05/14/belonging.html
David Byrne, May 2026 — https://jakefowler.com/2026/05/06/david-byrne-may-2026.html
May 6, 2026 at 10:08 PM
David Byrne, May 2026 — https://jakefowler.com/2026/05/06/david-byrne-may-2026.html
The Silver Death Cult — https://jakefowler.com/2026/05/06/the-silver-death-cult.html
May 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The Silver Death Cult — https://jakefowler.com/2026/05/06/the-silver-death-cult.html
Happy 50th Birthday Apple: https://jakefowler.com/2026/04/01/happy-th-birthday-apple.html
April 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Happy 50th Birthday Apple: https://jakefowler.com/2026/04/01/happy-th-birthday-apple.html
Starting Something New: Two Bit Consulting: https://jakefowler.com/2026/03/31/starting-something-new-two-bit.html
March 31, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Starting Something New: Two Bit Consulting: https://jakefowler.com/2026/03/31/starting-something-new-two-bit.html
What Eliza Started: Human/Computer Communication: https://jakefowler.com/2026/03/06/what-eliza-started-humancomputer-communication.html
March 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
What Eliza Started: Human/Computer Communication: https://jakefowler.com/2026/03/06/what-eliza-started-humancomputer-communication.html
The Scarcity of Words: https://jakefowler.com/2026/02/16/the-scarcity-of-words.html
February 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The Scarcity of Words: https://jakefowler.com/2026/02/16/the-scarcity-of-words.html
Happy birthday to my moustache!: https://jakefowler.com/2026/02/04/happy-birthday-to-my-moustache.html
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Happy birthday to my moustache!: https://jakefowler.com/2026/02/04/happy-birthday-to-my-moustache.html
Check out Ollie's Arcade Expansion: More Retro Games by The Iconfactory on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ico...
Ollie's Arcade Expansion: More Retro Games
The world is a mess. Help us create a safe and free space for everyone to enjoy simple, retro games on iOS.
www.kickstarter.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Check out Ollie's Arcade Expansion: More Retro Games by The Iconfactory on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ico...
Processing Emotions: https://jakefowler.com/2026/02/03/processing-emotions.html
February 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Processing Emotions: https://jakefowler.com/2026/02/03/processing-emotions.html
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
You are not the weight you carry: https://jakefowler.com/2025/12/10/you-are-not-the-weight.html
December 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You are not the weight you carry: https://jakefowler.com/2025/12/10/you-are-not-the-weight.html
It’s been a rough year for a lot of reasons, politics, work stress, politics. I found out recently that after twenty years of loyal dedication to my place of work, due to organizational shifts, my position was being eliminated. I had th... https://jakefowler.com/2025/12/05/its-been-a-rough-year.html
December 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It’s been a rough year for a lot of reasons, politics, work stress, politics. I found out recently that after twenty years of loyal dedication to my place of work, due to organizational shifts, my position was being eliminated. I had th... https://jakefowler.com/2025/12/05/its-been-a-rough-year.html
Call me sentimental, a hopeless romantic, sappy, whatever you want to call it. I feel in love with the movie Somewhere in time the first time I saw it. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen it, but I pretty much have it memoriz... https://jakefowler.com/2025/06/23/call-me-sentimental-a-hopeless.html
June 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Call me sentimental, a hopeless romantic, sappy, whatever you want to call it. I feel in love with the movie Somewhere in time the first time I saw it. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen it, but I pretty much have it memoriz... https://jakefowler.com/2025/06/23/call-me-sentimental-a-hopeless.html
Freight Train Rabbit Killer at Gigantic Recrods: https://jakefowler.com/2025/06/14/freight-train-rabbit-killer-at.html
June 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Freight Train Rabbit Killer at Gigantic Recrods: https://jakefowler.com/2025/06/14/freight-train-rabbit-killer-at.html
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer: https://jakefowler.com/2025/06/06/talking-heads-psycho-killer.html
June 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer: https://jakefowler.com/2025/06/06/talking-heads-psycho-killer.html