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Brian Demers

@bdemers.io
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Father, Geek 🤓, Beekeeper 🐝, Java Champion ♨️, and Developer Advocate 🥑 at Gradle

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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 26/02/2026
Why does GitHub Markdown not support callouts? 😖 </complaint> docs.asciidoctor.org/asciidoc/lat...
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AsciiDoc - Callouts
A documentation page for AsciiDoc.
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 11/12/2025
After a few days of looking, I couldn't find my headphones 🎧 I figured if I ordered a new pair, I would find the old pair. Sure enough... Ordered a replacement, found the old pair 10 minutes later, canceled the order 😂
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 10/11/2025
I just made my lunch using an AI recipe. 🍎🥣 It sucked… there is probably an analogy in there somewhere 🙃
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 22/09/2025
I wish I had noticed this a couple of days ago... 🫣 www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...
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American Airlines Cancel 145 Flights Across United States, Mexico, United Kingdom and More, Leaving Thousand of Passengers Stranded, What You Need To Know - Travel And Tour World
American Airlines has canceled 145 flights across the U.S., Mexico, the U.K., and more, leaving thousands stranded. Learn how to navigate the cancellations and what steps to take.
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XDEV Software @xdev.software · 15/07/2025
XDEV is heading to 🇺🇸 @kcdc.bsky.social 2025 (Aug 14-15)! Richard Fichtner will deliver talks on #Maven productivity (with co-speaker @bdemers.io) and #Java modernization. Join him to learn tips for faster builds and #Java updates without overhauling. Tickets: www.kcdc.info #kcdc2025
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Mark ⚡️Heckler @mkheck.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Just got caught up in the latest round of terminations from Microsoft. If anyone needs a "batteries included" advocate who really knows code, AI, and real production concerns + solutions, ping me! Ready to make great things happen for you. Onward and upward!
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a man with a beard is wearing a red and gold iron man costume
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 10/04/2025
Tetanus and COVID vaccines yesterday 💉 One in each arm. Happy to get the boosters, but I'm sore. 🫩
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woody from toy story is sitting on a shelf looking at a book that says 1984
Alt: Woody from Toy Story is sitting on a shelf, picking up his limp arm
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 01/04/2025
Timezones are hard enough... When are we going to end daylight savings?
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mr bean is standing in a field of yellow flowers and asking what time zone are you in .
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 01/04/2025
I was running into issues with diffoscope on my mac (installed with brew). Solution: install newer perl (brew install perl) which brings in a newer version of zipdetails #reproducible-builds
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a cartoon of a woman using a computer with a screen that says " inventory investigation " on it
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 17/03/2025
Another day, another notification of my personal information being leaked... 1 year worth of free credit monitoring is not a sufficient consolation prize
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a close up of a cartoon character with a very angry face and a tie .
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 12/03/2025
Thanks for coming to the @bostonjavausers.bsky.social @andresalmiray.com! 🍯
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 07/03/2025
Going to @devnexus.bsky.social is always a great time! See you next year!
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 14/02/2025
The pet microchip registry we used just shutdown. 🐾 Anyone have a recommendation for new one in the US? #coderdogs
Dog tax photo
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 22/01/2025
My car mechanic uses an AI phone bot (when the lines are busy). 🛻 It's _almost_ good, it answered with "Hello Brian" I could hear fake typing while it was "thinking". 🤖 My call was a little off script, so it was still a fail, but it was less frustrating than a phone tree. 🤔
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a robot with the number 11 on its back
Alt: robots playing soccer/football poorly
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 15/01/2025
Spent the morning trying to figure out why I couldn't ssh anywhere... Apparently my `pinentry` was broken 🤷 'brew upgrade' fixed it, but didn't leave me feeling confident...
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Joey Joey Tribbiani GIF
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Sharat (Shar) Chander - 🟦🌊 @sharatchander.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
#Java peers: Members of the #Java_Champions program are hosting their annual #JChampionsConf in late Jan w/speakers such as @brunoborges.bsky.social @hanno.codes @horstmann.com @elias-nogueira.bsky.social @kevindubois.com @danieloh30.bsky.social @hollycummins.com ➡️ jchampionsconf.com/index.html
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JChampions Conference
Conference organized by Java Champions and featuring Java Champions in the presentations.
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 06/01/2025
Yes! Deleting and replacing old code isn't something we talk about enough!
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 06/01/2025
Welcome back from vacation everyone... Now to get through a couple weeks of email...
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a close up of patrick star 's face with his eyes closed
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 05/01/2025
Played hockey tonight, but I forgot my contacts… Playing with foggy glasses kinda sucked… 🤓👓
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a group of hockey players are sitting in a locker room with sticks in their hands .
Alt: The Hanson brothers
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 10/12/2024
After starting a "Customer Service Chat" with Amazon, it still took multiple messages and four clicks to convince the bot that I wanted to talk to a human...
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a macbook is open to a web page that says captcha
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Andres Almiray @andresalmiray.com · 27/11/2024
Please ping @bmarwell.de if you're local JUG is missing from this pack
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 26/11/2024
New pair of glasses... now wearing headphones hurts. 👓🎧 Any advice?
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Arnaud Héritier @aheritier.net · 21/11/2024
Discovering the perfect Java Supply Chain Attack vector and how it got fixed xdev.software/en/news/deta...
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Discovering the perfect Java Supply Chain Attack vector and how it got fixed
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 13/11/2024
Watching @lawrencedlockhart.bsky.social at JAXJUG, talking about @vaadin.com 🦌
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 11/11/2024
We've trained the dog to ring a [digital] bell when he wants to come inside. He's also figured out, he can ring when he wants me to refill his outdoor water bowl. A typical day:
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a man on a horse is ringing a bell in a tower
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 05/09/2024
We sent the kid off to college, it's been an odd couple of weeks 🪹🥹
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 16/08/2024
I hit 100 days in my local gym yesterday! This year, I’ve been on a mission to level up my health—boosted my constitution by slashing my body fat in half! 🧙‍♂️ Next quest: putting all my XP into strength! 💪 #NerdFitness #LevelUp
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 26/09/2023
💡I want more _intelligence_ in code reviews. Not just an alpha ordered list of files🤔 - Show changes to interfaces first. - Group tests with their relevant change. - Show coverage data inline (not a different tool) What else am I missing, and who makes it? #CodeReviews
Geek & Poke comic: "How to make a good code review"
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 06/09/2023
Do I just pick my favorite? 🙃 - ® - ®️ - (R) - (r) - Ⓡ - ⒭ #unicode
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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 05/09/2023
Never been this excited about a piece of clothing before. 🤩 Thanks to Jim Grisanzio for providing me with the iconic Java Champions goodies!
Hanno wearing his brand-new Java Champion gear for the first time
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 05/09/2023
I’ve been thinking about growing out my beard. #Beekeeping
Honey bees bearding on hive
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 04/09/2023
I made blueberry lemon cakes today 🫐🍰 The recipe say it should take about an hour. But it was more like four. Maybe recipes should come with story points? 🙃
Cake
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 20/08/2023
I probably won’t need this anymore… #TechHoarding #PartsBin
CME11E9-EVBU / M68HC11 Dev Board
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 10/08/2023
Heading out to #IndyCode to talk about #ReproducibleBuilds and productivity. New backpack for the trip! (I feel bad retiring my #devnexus ebag)
Backpack
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 04/08/2023
Panel 4!
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 03/08/2023
Panel 3!
Lego 21340 - Panel 3
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 02/08/2023
Panel 2!
Lego 21340 - panel 2
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 31/07/2023
Space!!
Lego 21340 - first panel
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Brian Demers @bdemers.io · 22/06/2023
First post on Bluesky.
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