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David Ross

@cdaveross.bsky.social

625 followers 355 following 92 posts

PNW web-performance specialist; into cooking, craft beer & cider, otter pics, & intersectional support. (He/They)

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David Ross @cdaveross.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The idea that immediately came to me on reading today's strip (apologies to Disco Elysium) Fantastic story arc, definitely read Swan Boy if you aren't already.

A stylized painting from the game Disco Elysium, with a man in a jacket firing a revolver off-panel & a ghost guiding his shot. Crudely overlaid upon this is two Swan Boy characters, a lizard & a swan, emulating the same pose. Caption is "God, please..." with two sixes rolled on two dice. A child is looking on in awe in the corner.

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David Ross @cdaveross.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Chuck's Hop Shop in #seattle, 16th anniversary. Cheers to making it this far. Thai Lay's Max, extra ridged ghost pepper extra chili. Mild enough on chip 1 you wonder what the fuss is 1, hot enough halfway through the bag you understand.

Taster glass of a yellow, mildly clear beer next to a red & black bag of Thai potato chips

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David Ross @cdaveross.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Consider the 18-musubi mold

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David Ross @cdaveross.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

There's a sight to see, freshly published in time for #PerfNow. Talk by @tunetheweb.com , an excellent walkthrough on how to get the most out of a truly powerful tool www.etsy.com/codeascraft/...

A speaker in front of a stage, presenting a graph of Time to First Byte before & after a speculation rules experiment, writeup at https://www.etsy.com/codeascraft/search-prefetching-performance

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David Ross @cdaveross.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

If there's not issues serving a one-off bottle for an event, I have a fun tea-related rarity that might be of interest: De Garde Brewing, The Qi blend 1 Spontaneous wild ale aged for 2 years in oak barrels with 47-year Pu'er tea leaves

Black & white beer label:
De Garde brewing, The Qi blend 1
Spontaneous wild ale aged for 2 years in oak barrels with 47-year Pu'er tea leaves

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David Ross @cdaveross.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Approximate-birthday fare: Filipino fried chicken, mixed pickled vegetables, garlic fried rice, coconut collard greens, monggo beans & rice, pancit noodles, dipping vinegar & hot sauce (from a local shop) & then a raspberry lambic chai jam bun with pearl sugar & cream cheese frosting (self-made)

Fried chicken on a plate with pickles, rice, noodles, & two bottles of sauce behind them

A spiral dessert bun, looking like a cinnamon roll but with jam filling & scone dough

A spiral jam bun with a dollop of frosting on top, on a plate. There are other plates with the same around it.

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David Ross @cdaveross.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Mapo tofu refried beans & Sichuan queso. This one came to me in a dream. Worked well with chips, would do well over rice. Did well with some sour cream & guacamole; would also take to some pickled onions or jalapenos readily.

A bowl containing queso dip, mapo tofu refried beans, & a line of scallions

A stovetop with a saucepan of queso dip & a spatula sticking out, next to a wok full of mapo tofu refried beans

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David Ross @cdaveross.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Not quite the same process, but I recently got my first taste of it at a city park glass studio, making glass otters! I was reminded of your threads about your experiences throughout

A guy in goggles in front of a flame, holding glass tubes in the fire

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David Ross @cdaveross.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I was lucky enough to be interviewed by #webperf community icon @henrihelvetica.bsky.social at #PerfNow 2024. What a whirlwind conference, it's always energizing to be around this many people interested in beating back the tide of webpage bloat & inaccessible sites

Two men in hats talking in front of a streaming setup, with microphones & cameras & lights. People are walking in the background

Two men in hats speaking face to face into handheld microphones in front of a streaming camera

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David Ross @cdaveross.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

From yesterday's end-of-day session - Bourbon Barrel Stroopwafel stout

A beer bottle with a black label, "Block 15 Brewing - Imagine Belgian-style imperial stout matured in bourbon barrels with stroopwafels"

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David Ross @cdaveross.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

They aren't kidding calling #perfnow 'the church of performance'; beautiful venue

A stage in a former church, "performance.now" on a screen"

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David Ross @cdaveross.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Meet Jojo & Lulu!

Grey cat sleeping flat on a fermentation heating mat

Tabby cat looking up at the camera with belly exposed

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