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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

With October and spooky season right around the corner, I wanted to share an awesome horror book I just finished. “The Salt Grows Heavy” by Cassandra Khaw. It’s so beautifully written. Haunting and gruesome.

Book cover for “the salt grows heavy” by Cassandra khaw. Cover art shows a plague doctor and a haunting looking pale mermaid holding skull next to a pile of stacked skulls.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Logging into my first #100Devs 100 hours project from years ago. Wanted to make some note of things I’d like to update/change. Came across a “bug” where the mood color circle stretches with the container when the description text goes long. Looks wonky but should be an easy fix.

A mood track list with dates posted on left. A color circle in middle. Yellow and blue. And a description text on right the mood color circle is stretched when text goes on for longer than a few lines

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Finally got my dev environment setup the way I like (mostly) on my Mac mini. Now back to studying SQL

A widescreen monitor showing a Mac OS with a background image of Frieren anime and a VSCode window on the left.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The lunar eclipse “bloodmoon” giving off pokeball vibes.

A blurry phone photo of the lunar eclipse. Moon looks half red and half bright white.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Every time I try to adjust and update some gradients on one of my sites, I feel like no matter what I try it looks like I'm making a geocities webpage from the 90's. Which isn't a good thing or a bad thing.

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Gift Dance Retro Style

ALT: Gift Dance Retro Style

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Giggling and kicking my feet every time a new episode of “You and I are polar opposites” releases.

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Seihantai You And I Are Polar Opposites

ALT: Seihantai You And I Are Polar Opposites

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The dev of Sqljam.dev reached out to me after I pointed out an issue that was keeping me from progressing through the challenges. (See my previous posts about it). They were grateful for me reaching out and they fixed the bug quickly. Which is awesome. Respect!! Andy dandy dev, you rock!!

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Cool Cat: You Dropped This Crown

ALT: Cool Cat: You Dropped This Crown

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

They should make a coding challenge website like leetcode, but call it neat code. Where the challenge answers are given to you in super spaghetti code and you have to refactor it

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Found this very cool resource for learning SQL. Made by andy dandy dev. Works right in the browser. Has datasets for Pokemon, NBA stats and anime and games. Loving it so far. sql.andydandy.dev

sql.andydandy.dev

SQL Playground — practice SQL on data you love

Practice SQL by querying real-world datasets you actually care about — NBA, Pokémon, Steam, Anime and more. Runs entirely in your browser.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I got my ticket for “The Odyssey” in 70mm IMAX. August 20th. That seems to be the last day this theater has for that viewing. Actually got a ticket before all the seats got sold. So excited!

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Wearing My Helmet Odysseus

ALT: Wearing My Helmet Odysseus

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Well, I guess I’ll just stay inside.

261 - Very Unhealthy
Air quality index is 261, which is worse than yesterday at about this time.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Spending way too long trying to figure out why your CSS media query isn't triggering Just to realize you didn't import the CSS file into the main.js file

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Bugs Bunny Facepalm

ALT: Bugs Bunny Facepalm

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Making an effort to work on my overgrown garden areas between work and coding studies. Today wasn’t crazy hot so I got almost 2 hours to mow lawn and clear out area a bit by bird feeders and bird bath.

A before pic of an overgrown garden areas between large bushes and lots of tall weeds

Same area after pic. Large bushes trimmed down. Bird feeders filled and bird bath visible. Some of the tall weeds have been pulled

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Lady Yuna is more curious than scared of the fireworks, although the big boomy ones aren’t her favorite.

A tabby cat looking to their left with ears perked up.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Brushing the dust off of some older coding projects. Decided to take some time to update and refactor the code. Working on my word guessing game. Removed redundant code, and fixed an issue where it returned a wrong guess when it was correct. Also, found comments I left for future me.

A comment section in a JS file. "End of test section. Don't mess with other code."
Then the code below:
if (word === guess) {
score++
document.querySelector("#update").innerText = score
if (score > highScore) {
highScore = score
updateHighScore.innerText = highScore
localStorage.setItem("highScore", highScore)
}

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Well Brazil beat Japan. Still a very good game. Glad I got out to watch most of it and got to eat some delicious tacos.

A picture of me wearing a Japan jersey. Happy that Japan was in the lead at the time.

Two steak tacos with some red and green sauces on the side.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Made time in my work day so I can watch the Brazil vs Japan World Cup match. Was going to go to my local bar and grill to watch it but found a Vtuber doing a live watch along. So I might do that and maybe go to the bar for last half so I can get yummy lunch.

Watch along Japan vs Brazil (I love both) Takanashi Kiara Vtuber from hololive

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Trying to get used to Vue and all it's quirks. The conditional rendering is very useful. v-if, v-else, ect. I've been trying out all their uses and taking so many notes. Was refactoring parts of my recipe web app, which initially broke the app till I replaced the now unused code with handleSearch

<div class="search-container">
<input
v-model="searchTerm"
@keyup.enter="searchRecipes"
placeholder="Enter ingredient (chicken, salmon, beef...)"
/>

<button @click="searchRecipes">
Search
</button>
</div>

const handleSearch = async () => {
searched.value = true;
await searchRecipes(searchTerm.value);
};

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Got a 7 day free trial for a sports streaming service to watch the NBA finals and World Cup games. The trial is over and the service is expensive. I still want to watch more World Cup matches so I gotta figure out another way to watch them.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Slowly getting my recipe finder site going. Built using Vue and using TheMealDB's free API. Works well so far. Need to clean up the logic and UI. Ingredients and the recipe instructions look jumbled at the moment and need better spacing and layout. But fetching recipes and displaying images works!

recipe finder: search recipe by ingredient. A search bar with chicken written in it and display cards showing different chicken dishes

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Old Butstillkicken @oldbutstillkicken.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Not sure who still needs to hear this but; “HEALTHCARE BEFORE DATA CENTERS”

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I love rainy days. I can just relax with a nice cup of tea and listen to the sounds of the rain.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Was looking through old unfinished coding projects and found a react project using Babel. Now I’m just trying to remember how to spin the dev environment up.

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Midnight The Cat Stopped Working Meme

ALT: Midnight The Cat Stopped Working Meme

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Had a great night taking my friend out for her birthday. Drinks and a nice dinner.

A girl holding an espresso martini in a small restaurant.

A plate of filet mignon. A basket of fries and a plate of carrots.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Needed to update my Node.js to current version for a new React app I'm building. Was worried the newest Node.js version might affect my older dependencies. Found this useful site that will check Node.js version compatibility for npm packages. npm-nodecheck.vercel.app

npm-nodecheck.vercel.app

NodeCheck - Check Node.js Compatibility

Verify npm package compatibility with your Node.js version.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

While visiting my Mom for Mother’s Day she was telling me she likes to find inspirational quotes on Facebook. I decided I’m going to make her a simple site using ZenQuotes API so she can get a random quote anytime she wants.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

“It’s gonna be May” - Midwest edition

Freeze watch. These conditions are expected by 12:00AM, Saturday, May 2.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Spent longer than I'd like to admit to get my likes icon to turn red when a user likes a post. Since the "liked" state lives on the database and not the browser, it wasn't as straightforward as I had hoped. After much googling and breaking my site over and over I got it. EJS syntax is wild.

screenshot of a webpage with an audio player. Audio file is named inhale weirdo. There are 2 likes on the post and a heart icon that is turned red and a trash icon

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Got myself something I’ve wanted for awhile. A nice display case for my anime figures. I measured wrong so a bit of it goes over the basement door. But that’s not a big deal. Loving the motion sensor lights and different light shades.

A 3 tier shelf filled with various anime figures. Each shelf is lit up with a calm blue light. A cat is sitting next to it looking shocked.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I’ve got no calls today so I hope to get some spring cleaning done. Also, it’s been almost 2 weeks since I last coded. I’ve just been in a rut and not motivated to code. Going to try to at least do some codewars and update my portfolio a bit.

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brostoevsky @brostoevsky.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Thanks Barret ur right 🌍

Screenshot of FF7 for PS1. Barret's text box reads: People say they love milfs yet look how they treat the original milf (mother earth)

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌎

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Taint @taint9.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Exactly 💯

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Had a stress dream about building PC's. No matter what I couldn't find the pin header for the two pin ATX connector. It was driving me crazy. I woke up and felt relief that I wasn't building a PC.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I keep telling myself to get more active in the #100Devs discord. I want to be more active in it I’m just not good with discord. I feel like the conversations move so fast and you blink once and are out of the loop.

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kermit the frog is sitting on a railing and says `` just do it you 'll like it a lot '' .

ALT: kermit the frog is sitting on a railing and says `` just do it you 'll like it a lot '' .

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

First day of spring and the snows melted and the sun is shining. Please enjoy these pictures of my cat enjoying the sunshine. #Caturday

A tabby cat laying on their back in a beam on sunshine

A tabby cat in a beam of sunlight with their paws curled up.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I had someone reach out with some work they thought I could help with. They told me they want a website redesign. I can totally do that. Do social media marketing and make new profiles on all platforms . Setup system to post content across platforms and have AI generate most of it. No thanks.

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a cartoon of a woman with the words you ask too much below her

ALT: a cartoon of a woman with the words you ask too much below her

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Today's the day I begin thinking about maybe, sometime soon, hopefully soon, updating my portfolio. I kind of want to start from scratch and build a whole new one, but not sure if I have time for that right now. Really, I just need to add more details about services and what I can do for clients.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Been rebuilding a collection of Pokemon cards as I haven’t really been since I was little. Buying packs whenever I can. This is by far my favorite called I’ve pulled. #PokemonDay

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Came across a not so fun issue when testing my site across browsers. It's only on Brave browser so far, but the vfx-js for the image makes the whole screen shake, which is not ideal. Tried some fixes but have yet to find a solution.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Playing around with the VFX-JS library to add some fun animations to my "Sounds Spooky" site. Updated the flickering effect for title using CSS and added a glitch animation to the ghost microphone image.

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Monday, or as I like to call it : “the day I forget everything I’ve ever learned about coding.”

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Cory lives in the computer @coryn.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Taking breaks from learning Vue to make some fun beats in Strudel.

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