Joshua Bloch
@joshbloch.bsky.social
Effective Java author, API Designer, CMU Prof, Swell guy.
Here is our snack. Every bit of produce came from the garden except for the (spectacular) nectarines, which came from Andy Mariani's orchard. It was delicious.
July 23, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Here is our snack. Every bit of produce came from the garden except for the (spectacular) nectarines, which came from Andy Mariani's orchard. It was delicious.
I am in awe of that Hubble image of the crab nebula. Heck, I was in awe of this image, which I took from my San Jose backyard with an 8" cat.
June 24, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I am in awe of that Hubble image of the crab nebula. Heck, I was in awe of this image, which I took from my San Jose backyard with an 8" cat.
Score: Josh 1, O2 sensor 0. This is the carcass of a post-cat sensor that spent 188K miles in Cindy's E46 wagon. It was pretty well fused to the bung & I rounded it trying to remove. One muffler shop refused to touch it, & another made a valiant effort. In the end I had to pull the exhaust manifold
May 30, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Score: Josh 1, O2 sensor 0. This is the carcass of a post-cat sensor that spent 188K miles in Cindy's E46 wagon. It was pretty well fused to the bung & I rounded it trying to remove. One muffler shop refused to touch it, & another made a valiant effort. In the end I had to pull the exhaust manifold
This is not what democracy looks like.
May 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
This is not what democracy looks like.
This is how you govern when all you know how to do is build tarty hotels and act in mediocre reality shows.
May 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This is how you govern when all you know how to do is build tarty hotels and act in mediocre reality shows.
Oh, we understand. In fact we understood as soon as he was elected.
May 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Oh, we understand. In fact we understood as soon as he was elected.
Yeah, I remember those. But Ice Cubes were way better. Does that make me elitist?
April 19, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Yeah, I remember those. But Ice Cubes were way better. Does that make me elitist?
You can always trust Merriam-Webster (www.merriam-webster.com) for definitions. Here's what they have to say:
April 7, 2026 at 5:20 PM
You can always trust Merriam-Webster (www.merriam-webster.com) for definitions. Here's what they have to say:
Tim took this lovely picture in Boston last night.
April 2, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Tim took this lovely picture in Boston last night.
Also, when you're an airline CEO and no one who has any choice in the matter is flying, just remember that it's happening because of that guy.
March 24, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Also, when you're an airline CEO and no one who has any choice in the matter is flying, just remember that it's happening because of that guy.
Carat Beta 2 is out. If you're into Atmos multichannel audio and you have a local digital music library, check it out: github.com/jbloch/carat...
March 16, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Carat Beta 2 is out. If you're into Atmos multichannel audio and you have a local digital music library, check it out: github.com/jbloch/carat...
They are celebrating Pi Day early in San Francisco.
March 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
They are celebrating Pi Day early in San Francisco.
This Serrano was planted last year. It overwintered!
March 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
This Serrano was planted last year. It overwintered!
No, that's alcohol. This is what a joint looks like. On behalf of all dads everywhere. I apologize for even thinking of this joke, let alone posting it.
February 23, 2026 at 4:42 PM
No, that's alcohol. This is what a joint looks like. On behalf of all dads everywhere. I apologize for even thinking of this joke, let alone posting it.
That's great! I always wanted to catch a glimpse of an aurora too. I took a 1-night vacation to Boise last November to attempt it. It didn't look like much to the naked eye (a dull red & green glow in the North after 3 hours in the cold), but I got a nice picture, even nicer after post-processing:
February 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
That's great! I always wanted to catch a glimpse of an aurora too. I took a 1-night vacation to Boise last November to attempt it. It didn't look like much to the naked eye (a dull red & green glow in the North after 3 hours in the cold), but I got a nice picture, even nicer after post-processing:
Tim took this picture in Boston last night.
January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Tim took this picture in Boston last night.
R.I.P. Scott Adams. We all know what he turned into in recent years, but he wrote and drew some damn funny cartoons thirty years ago. This one, from 4/11/1994, is my favorite.
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 AM
R.I.P. Scott Adams. We all know what he turned into in recent years, but he wrote and drew some damn funny cartoons thirty years ago. This one, from 4/11/1994, is my favorite.
Cindy is knitting a cat hat for Matt.
January 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Cindy is knitting a cat hat for Matt.
This was five years ago. The tyrant responsible is now our president, and doing his best to turn our erstwhile democracy into an autocratic oligarchy.
January 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This was five years ago. The tyrant responsible is now our president, and doing his best to turn our erstwhile democracy into an autocratic oligarchy.
...and I am Marie of Romania.
January 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM
...and I am Marie of Romania.
Boxing Day rainbow!
December 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Boxing Day rainbow!
Christmas is coming, so tonight we're going to watch the Grinch. We're also going to listen to
@stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social's wonderful new Atmos mix of the Who's classic "Who Are You." In honor of this holiday paring, I made some artwork with nano banana. It's called "The Who Down in Who-ville."
@stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social's wonderful new Atmos mix of the Who's classic "Who Are You." In honor of this holiday paring, I made some artwork with nano banana. It's called "The Who Down in Who-ville."
December 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Christmas is coming, so tonight we're going to watch the Grinch. We're also going to listen to
@stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social's wonderful new Atmos mix of the Who's classic "Who Are You." In honor of this holiday paring, I made some artwork with nano banana. It's called "The Who Down in Who-ville."
@stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social's wonderful new Atmos mix of the Who's classic "Who Are You." In honor of this holiday paring, I made some artwork with nano banana. It's called "The Who Down in Who-ville."
Here is an image of the Rosette nebula that I took Friday night from my San Jose backyard. It represents 4.5 hours of data (138 two-minute exposures). You can zoom in and it still looks good.
December 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Here is an image of the Rosette nebula that I took Friday night from my San Jose backyard. It represents 4.5 hours of data (138 two-minute exposures). You can zoom in and it still looks good.
Hell, this unreadable technical tome that I co-authored when I was in grad school sold more than 1200 copies.
December 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Hell, this unreadable technical tome that I co-authored when I was in grad school sold more than 1200 copies.