Brian Hendrickson

@brianjesse
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Programmer-Entrepreneur, plays racquet sports, created the official rating system for pickleball - gold medalist, 2023 U.S. Open Pickleball Championships - co-founder, 
https://radious.pro - sports photog/owner, Bullet Cat / Hoverkitty
Web sitehttps://hoverkitty.com
Brian HendricksonFeb 22
Show threadChristina WarrenFeb 22
@ben @davew yeah, a year ago and six months ago and even 3 months ago, my answers would’ve been different. The models we’ve had since December and the stuff this month do some really astounding and smart stuff. Plus I use git worktrees now to make sure my shit doesn’t get rocked.
Brian HendricksonFeb 22
Emily VelascoFeb 22

One of my better and more useful contraptions is this harbor freight solar-charged security light that i attached to my garage door and hacked a tilt switch into.

The tilt switch means the light only turns on when my garage door is open and it's dark outside. That's really helpful when I'm cleaning up in the driveway at night. When the garage door is closed, the light turns itself off.

It's been there for a few years now and it's still working great.

Brian HendricksonFeb 22
Fedilab AppsFeb 21

This is how #Holos currently handles #E2EE DMs over #ActivityPub. Holos is a project we develop alongside #Fedilab.

https://holos.social/e2ee

#HolosSocial

End-to-End Encryption - Holos

Your private messages, readable only by you and your recipient

Brian HendricksonDec 14
Evan ProdromouDec 14
The schedule for the FOSDEM 2026 Social Web Developer Room is up. This is the best place to find out what's going on in the world of ActivityPub. 31 Jan 2026 in Brussels!
https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/12/13/schedule-for-social-web-developer-room-at-fosdem-2026/
Schedule for Social Web Developer Room at FOSDEM 2026

The schedule for the Social Web Developer Room at FOSDEM 2026 is starting to be populated as the speakers confirm their availability. We had a tonne of great submissions for this year’s track…

Social Web Foundation
Brian HendricksonDec 14
Show threadJason Evangelho 🐧🎒Dec 14
@davew DAVE WINER! What a joy to meet you here on Mastodon. Sir, you are one of my heroes. I'm the guy behind Insomnia Radio (one of the first 30 podcasts in the world) and I've been a podcasting fanatic ever since. Thanks for helping bring RSS and podcasts to the world.
Brian HendricksonDec 5
Dr. Amy, Psy.D.Dec 5
The fish in my doctor’s office are once again fascinated by my presence.
Brian HendricksonOct 11
Show threadBen ZaninSep 20

When I run a program written by someone I know - written by a younger version, more naive, less wise, more sleep deprived, usually - I can recognize their care in the affordances they built in.

That useful log message, graceful error detection and recovery, perfectly crystallized concept in the manual: that's my friend there taking care of me, and the person they imagined in my place. It's warm, personal.

When the arcs of our lives are lit by good luck, I can thank them.

Brian HendricksonOct 5
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Brian HendricksonOct 4
Matthias PfefferleOct 2

RE: https://activitypub.blog/2025/10/01/7-5-0-follow-the-feed-quote-the-lead/

@davew we just released our Fediverse/ActivityPub to RSS bridge. If you are in WordPress.com and follow someone on the #fediverse we add their RSS feed to the WordPress.com Reader.

Brian HendricksonOct 3
Richard MacManusOct 3
I'm currently working on my next "What the Internet Was Like in..." post for Cybercultural, this time for the year 2000. Wondering if anyone has specific memories about Flash websites that year? Or blogging, or social news sites like MetaFilter and Kuro5hin. Do let me know what comes to mind for you re the web in 2000...