Jeff Posnick

@jeffposnick
6 Followers
304 Following
43 Posts
Doing #web stuff at Two Sigma. #Xoogler. (he/him)
GitHubhttps://github.com/jeffposnick
Websitehttps://jeffy.info/
Jeff PosnickNov 21, 2022
BramusNov 21, 2022

One thing that’s a bit of a hassle with Mastodon is that you can’t immediately follow people on other instances.

You have to copy the username and search for it on the server that has your account.

To make this easier, I’ve created a little bookmarklet. Press it, and you’ll be taken to the same account as viewed from the masto host you are on.

GitHub Gist: https://gist.github.com/bramus/d8bce55dab1881cde18aa2169c66ac33

(Change the value of `MY_MASTO_HOST` in the code to your mastodon host –not URL– and you’re good to go)

Mastodon User Page Bookmarklet

Mastodon User Page Bookmarklet. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

Gist
Jeff PosnickNov 21, 2022
Tim BrayNov 21, 2022
Wrote a blog on why AWS never dove seriously into blockchain. Features groovy pix from a trip to New York, which is part of the story: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/11/19/AWS-Blockchain
AWS and Blockchain

ongoing by Tim Bray
Jeff PosnickNov 21, 2022
Tab CombsNov 18, 2022
When people tell me I'm overreacting to the threat posed our lack of regulations on motor vehicle size
Jeff PosnickNov 20, 2022

#1899 (https://g.co/kgs/qNYNPE) is a new series on Netflix from the folks who made #Dark.

If you’ve already seen Dark, that’s probably all you need to hear, and, like me, you’re going to start watching 1899 right away.

(The first episode was very good!)

Jeff PosnickNov 20, 2022
Andy BaioNov 19, 2022
So many new people are joining Mastodon, I recommend using Fedifinder every few days to find all your Twitter follows who just showed up. And put your Mastodon handle somewhere in your Twitter name/description/url so these tools can find you! https://fedifinder.glitch.me/
Fedifinder

Fediverse accounts of your X/Twitter followings

Jeff PosnickNov 20, 2022

Curious about which Mastodon servers the accounts you follow are on?

Here's a quick tool I put together to give you a breakdown, sorted by server count:

https://jeffy.info/2022/11/19/following-mastodon-servers.html

thirty-four

Jeff PosnickNov 19, 2022

And on the topic of #podcasts, it was a joy to see the new episode of Home Cooking (https://homecooking.show/) pop up in the feed.

Their initial batch of episodes were a small ray of sunshine at the start of the pandemic. While they're only doing one episode a year now, it's worth waiting for.

I live for podcasts featuring people who clearly love working with each other. (See also: the official #BreakingBad and #BetterCallSaul podcasts.)

Home Cooking

Home Cooking
Jeff PosnickNov 19, 2022

On the #TV front, we're doing a family rewatch of #ReservationDogs (https://g.co/kgs/gWPMj8), which I can't say enough good things about.

If you like the show, check out the Fresh Air interview with the creator, Sterlin Harjo: https://www.npr.org/2022/09/19/1123873702/reservation-dogs-showrunner-sterlin-harjo

Jeff PosnickNov 18, 2022

By way of #introduction:

I don't know if I'm going to get into too much #WebDev material here, but I have strong opinions about good #TV, #podcasts, and #books.

So stay tuned for some of those?

Jeff PosnickNov 18, 2022
jptNov 18, 2022
A good night to donate to your mastodon instance if you haven’t already— let’s keep these places running without billionaires and ads.