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Chris Gardner

@freestylecoder.bsky.social
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I'm like the digital Lorax, I speak for the binary trees.

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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 16/09/2026
HaJ3FgupAm8RrDJW3MHgT9X7Ft27eVaD What is that? That's a hard-coded API token that Flock cameras use to identify themselves and get OAuth credentials, which can then be used to talk to Flock's production servers. Like, anyone on the internet can probably do this right now.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Wow, this has been a tough week for icons...
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Is it just me, or did people get ahold of Claude and completely forget troubleshooting 101?
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Whelp, I can officially say it. OmegaMart is insane ...
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
At a pool tournament, in Vegas, wearing my Modern Rogue "Sheboygan Style" T-shirt. IYKYK. I think @jason-murphy.bsky.social would be proud...
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Why did y'all not warn me how hot it would be in the desert in August...?
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I leave tomorrow to go complete (with my team) in the 9-ball World Pool Championship. Think happy thoughts for me. Also, I'm going to try to stream the matches on my Twitch page, so follow me on there, if you're interested. I know our first match is 7PM EST on Tuesday.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Gah, Apple just tricked me into upgrading my iPad to v26. Ok, let's see how bad this can really be ...
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
All I want ... is an install of #Linux ... that doesn't brick when I run updates ... Is this really too much to ask? Yes, it is on old hardware, but not ancient hardware.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Wait, what? What do you mean I'm 50. I just turned 20 *checks notes* 30 years ago ... Fuuuuuuu...
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
In what was a surprise to no one, I was not renewed as an #MVPBuzz for this year. I've accepted the life changes I've had to make since the divorce, and withdrawing some from the community was part of it. However, I'm still here doing my thing, and y'all are with me, so I'm good.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Whelp, I tried. Sorry #LinuxMint, but after about a week of beating my head against the wall to get a stable system, I finally fell back to #Ubuntu. You do get a small pass, as I tracked part of it down to a flaky network adapter, but Mint still never survived the initial update cycle.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
And, after between 255 and 260 hours, I finally 100%ed #EtrianOdyssey2HD on expert. (It is, notoriously, the hardest in the series because of the leveling system, so 3 shouldn't take that long...)
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Who do I know in Vegas? I'll probably be over there for a bit in mid-August
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I really need to post more, so I'll say this: After many years of trying, my 9-ball finally won the qualification tournament and will be competing in the APA World Championships later this summer. Wish me luck, y'all...
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
It MMEEEE! Y'all come see me.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Hey skeeps. I started working on a #dotnet library to test built in interfaces for semantic purpose. Right now, it's shoehorned into another project (which is what's using it.) Are enough people interested in this idea to spin it off to its own project?
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I dream of the day I can let my #Linux box run updates without it requiring me to reinstall the entire operating system... #sigh
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I would say I just spent an hour that I'll never get back at USPS getting absolutely no help, but I think I was just in a Monty Python skit...
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Me, looking at a 3400 line #FSharp test file I need to convert to #CSharp: Ugh, there are not enough RegExs for this...
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PJ Hagerty @aspleenic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
In personal news, I’m on the job market again. If you need DevRel leadership or just a solid Dev Advocate with over 15 years of experience, hit me up - pj at devrelate dot io I’m also available for contract gigs
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Just kinda curious: have any of my dev friends tried to have a cloned #git repo in a personal shared folder (thing OneDrive, Dropbox, etc) to try to work on a project across multiple computers without having to commit, push, and pull when swapping off?
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Whelp, #MVPBuzz renewal application submitted. It's all over except the crying, now...
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PJ Hagerty @aspleenic.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
It takes 6-12 months to train an AI code review tool to review a team’s code with 70% confidence. It takes two months to train a junior engineer to do the same. Do with that information what you will.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
When you've finally had enough...
Screenshot of a text message from a political candidate. I replied with "I don't vote for people in league with or endorsed by the fucking anti-christ"
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Repost for visibility, particularly for @xirclebox.com
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I think I'm going to put #Linux on an old laptop that's struggling on Win10, due to a lack of TPM2 module. Old me would use Debian. More recent me would use Ubuntu. However, I know a lot of really good distros have come out lately. So, mostly dev, what distros should I look at?
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Remember when we actually had a software craftsman movement? Yeah, good times, good times...
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I don't remember where I heard it, but this quote has been living rent free in my head ever since: Don't change the part of you that's cringe, change the part of you that cringes.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Y'all ever cue up a new album in a playlist while thinking "I don't know why I'm grabbing this one. I know I'm not going to like it." Then, hours later, it finally comes on and you don't like it and you curse past you that should have known better? No, just me? Cool, cool cool cool cool...
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Scenic City Summit @sceniccitysummit.com · 12/03/2026
Just a couple of days left to submit your session for Scenic City Summit 2026! sceniccitysummit.com/call-for-spe...
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Call For Speakers - Scenic City Summit
Scenic City Summit - Call for Speakers! Scenic City Summit is back in 2026 and we’re opening the call for speaker submissions! The conference will be held on Friday, June 5, 2026 at the Chattanooga Co...
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
How can there be an Ender Dragon if there is no Beginder Dragon?
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Should I take tomorrow off work so I can play Resident Evil Requiem all day? * Yes * Yes, but as a different option
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Pro tip: do not accidentally deep fry part of your hand. It really hurts... (Yes, I will be fine...)
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a rainbow and a star with the words " make you know " on it
Alt: a rainbow and a star with the words "the more you know " on it
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Finally made it out to #HattieBs to try the Shut the Cluck Up sandwich. I can see why a normal person would have problems with it. Of course, I had no problem.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
*Holiday Gift Cards* My family: We must absolutely be at the store the instant it opens, so I can extract every last cent out of this card. Me: I will walk through time and space immemorial, hoarding this gift for such a time that the fate of humanity itself rests on its value.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Does anyone have a spare abyss I can borrow for a bit? I need to stare into it...
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Spawn, the Elder: I point at the American flag and say, "why is that fandom so toxic."
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
It's game day! That's right, it's time for #ExtraLife. Join me all day today into tomorrow morning as I stream #PolemonLegendsZA for 24 hours to raise money for #ChildrensOfAlabama Event Page: www.extra-life.org/participants... Stream Page: www.twitch.tv/freestylecoder
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Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
Game on with Extra Life, a fundraising program of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Rally with our community of gamers to play games and raise funds that help kids in local communities across the ...
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Not gonna lie. Literally kinda shaking right now...
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Holy Smurf, y'all, we did it. And, I do mean we. I couldn't have done it without y'all. Let's keep going. @extralife4kids.bsky.social #ChildrensAL www.extra-life.org/participants...
Picture of my Extra Life dashboard showing $10,034.34 in lifetime funds raised.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
This was too good to leave buried in a reply thread and not share with everyone
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Spawn, the Latter, while wearing a My Chemical Romance T-shirt they got at Hot Topic: I'm not emo. Everyone else in the room: o_O
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Whelp, my current project at work is winding down. Yes, I still have a job, I will just be between projects. Having said that, if anyone wants to swoop in and talk, now is the time. Hit me up.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Today, I was successfully removed from a mailing list. So, no matter what happened in the morning, or what this evening may bring, today will end no worse than a push.
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The only thing worse than your computer crashing is knowing your computer is about to crash and being fairly helpless to doing anything about it...
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 06/09/2025
Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.
Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything.

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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Home ownership 101: The penalty for fixing the lawnmower is having to immediately use the lawnmower...
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 27/08/2025
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
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Chris Gardner @freestylecoder.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Watch this. Seriously. Even if you don't care about the games aspect, this is happening all over the corporate world. Shout out to @icklenellierose.bsky.social and @outsidextra.bsky.social for some great digging and, dare I say, actual journalism. (Link in Ellen's quoted skeet.)
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