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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Good morning! It sounds like it's gonna start raining at any moment.

Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

... What do I mean about the used market being shit? Here is a 2024 Mac Mini with 32 GB of memory on Swappa. That is $115 more than I paid Apple for that M6 Mac Mini. 😦 swappa.com/listings/mac-mini-2024?m…

Screenshot showing the price of a 2024 Mac Mini with 32 GB of unified memory

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

I think that it is time to put the iPad Mini up on eBay. I am really liking this phone. #ZFold #ZFold8 #Samsung

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

My flight home is supposed to have WiFi on it. I might try to use my new (non-work) development workflow on the flight home.

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/05/2026

The birds are coming into pick off the worms from my yard work.

The end result of trimming the extra sod that was growing over the edge of the sidewalk.

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026

I've been using the WAVE Evaluation Tool (chromewebstore.google.com/detail/wa…) for accessibility testing for a while now. It gives you an "AIM Score" (wave.webaim.org/aimscore) that you can fix on […] [Original post on jws.social]

A screenshot of hacker news (https://news.ycombinator.com) with the WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool turned on.

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

I had to drive out to Madison on Sunday and paid $25.47 to fast charge along the way. That's not half bad in my book.

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2026

I just canceled my "LinkedIn Premium" subscription. Paying so much to just be more visible on LinkedIn was never worth it to me. What did that 30-day trial and posting daily for a month get me? Not much.

A screenshot of content performance on LinkedIn over the past 28 days

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

How am I supposed to write code if my teapot broke? 🫖

A metal teapot where the top broke on it

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/04/2026

I tried to run an experiment on #LinkedIn by signing up for a 30-day trial of their "Premium" service and then posting once a day for a month. The experiment is noticeable in their analytics. I don't think that I am getting anything out of it, though. 🤷‍♂️

Screenshot of content performance on LinkedIn since the middle of March

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/04/2026

I have no idea why the :pixelfed_bw: icon wouldn't be showing properly from my Mastodon instance.

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

is trying to add more custom emoji to the #GoToSocial :GoToSocial: instance. Yes, those are all #FontAwesome :font_awesome_bw: icons, and yes, I am a paying user.

A screenshot from the gotosocial admin screen, showing custom emoji available

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2026

🤨 That's an expensive thing to just leave on the side of the road.

A hunting bow left on the side of the road next to a tree.

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/04/2026

Yeah, #LinkedIn ... I don't care enough to check back. I don't care enough.

A "Your LinkedIn Network Will Be Back Soon" error on the LinkedIn website

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/03/2026

The neighborhood coffee shop is getting into the dubai chocolate craze.

A pastry on a white plate next to a fork in front of a mug of coffee.

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/12/2025

I pay the local movie theater mega-chain $10/mo for their "movie club," and a few months ago, they started showing unreleased movies for free on Mondays for members. I skipped last night's show because I figured it would be Song Sung Blue, Avatar, or Anocanda, and […] [Original post on jws.social]

A screenshot of part of an email, showing "Previous Mystery Movies Include ..." with three movie posters shown below it.

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/12/2025

It is good that it is staying open-source and staying actively maintained ... but this is still a little disappointing. "TLDR: Bun has been acquired by Anthropic. Anthropic is betting on Bun as the infrastructure powering Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, and future […] [Original post on jws.social]

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2025

She got some vaccine shots over lunch. I can't tell if she's logie or if this is just her normal midday nap.

A small white dog laying down on top of a colorful blanket

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2025

I bought an ube Rice krispie treat to bring home with me from lunch

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2025

Does anyone know how to create a new application in the #GoToSocial interface with the "follow" scope?

A screenshot of the "New Application" interface in GoToSocial

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/05/2025

When I rebuilt my home server, my goals were: - To make sure that the #Ollama instance was using the GPU - Move the Dell 1L PC that #Microsoft EOLed onto a Windows 11 VM - Add enough disc storage to eliminate the need for the #Drobo I wasn't expecting to […] [Original post on jws.social]

A screenshot of "Internal" bookmarks in Vivaldi

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2025

I tried running the script before uploading to pixelfed.social/i/web/post/78673980… / jws.pictures/2019/00100lPORTRAIT_00… but I didn't preserve the EXIF data before uploading and that borked the script. I […] [Original post on jws.social]

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2025

Hey GoToSocial peeps! Does anyone know how to replace the image and text at the top with just one big SVG? #GTS #GoToSocial

A screenshot of jws.social taken from an Android phone

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2025

... Here is what the script looks like, applying the watermark to a photo that is much darker.

A photo of xmas decoractions without a watermark

A photo of xmas decorations with a watermark

A screenshot of iterm2 running the script

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2025

I think that I made some nice progress with my #Node script for watermarking images. 1.) You tell it which of the three watermarks you want to apply and what the source image is 2.) It looks at the bottom right corner to see how bright it is and picks a light or […] [Original post on jws.social]

A screenshot of the terminal, showing my watermarking script working

A screenshot of the two files that the script outputs

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/01/2025

I’m trying it again with an image that I knew would be a torture test for the darker watermarks. :blobcatthink:

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/01/2025

I updated my #node script to use your choice of a white, black, or grey watermark. I wonder if I should figure out a way of automatically determining which one is the best for that particular image. 🤔 gist.github.com/steinbring/7728f6a5…

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2025

I'm playing around with a quick #Node script to watermark images. Is this too faint? Not faint enough? I was going to use this on jws.pictures. gist.github.com/steinbring/8eaeb330…

A photo of Osa without a watermark in the corner

A photo of Osa with a watermark in the corner

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2024

I usually use UptimeRobot (uptimerobot.com) to monitor my stuff, but I had to install Uptime Kuma (uptime.kuma.pet) to troubleshoot something for the boss. It looks interesting. #UptimeRobot #UptimeKuma #ServerMonitor

A screenshot showing how to install uptime kuma from the MacOS terminal

A screenshot showing uptime kuma running in docker

A screenshot showing the setup screen for uptime kuma

A screenshot showing uptime kuma monitoring jws.dev

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2024

I’m working on adding web mentions to the photo pages on <https://jws.pictures> but it doesn’t seem to be working. 🤔 <https://jws.pictures/#/2024/PXL_20240922_020851868>

A view from the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, overlooking a wide plaza with patterned gardens and people walking. In the background, the Liberty Square Arch and distinct architecture are visible, under a cloudy sky suggesting an approaching storm.

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2024

I played around with the UI on <https://jws.pictures> a little. ... There is still a lot more left to do with it.

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2024

I started populating <https://jws.pictures>, even though I still have a few changes that I want to make to the thing.

A screenshot of a photography website that I wrote

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2024

... If you are using an M-class CPU (M1, M2, M3, etc), you need to change ORACLE_INSTANT_CLIENT_ARCH from x86_64 to arm64 *but* once you do that, you *must* change ORACLE_INSTANT_CLIENT_MAJOR to 19 and you *must* change ORACLE_INSTANT_CLIENT_MINOR to 10. No other values will work. ...

### Environment ###########################################

# If you need to change the sources (i.e. to China), set CHANGE_SOURCE to true
CHANGE_SOURCE=false
# Set ORACLE INSTANT_CLIENT_MIRROR option if you want to use Intranet improve download, you can download files first
ORACLE_INSTANT_CLIENT_MIRROR=https://github.com/the-paulus/oracle-instantclient/raw/master/
ORACLE_INSTANT_CLIENT_ARCH=arm64
ORACLE_INSTANT_CLIENT_MAJOR=19
ORACLE_INSTANT_CLIENT_MINOR=10

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2024

I'm really glad that #UWM was supportive of me speaking at the conference, this past Friday.

A speaker's badge for an Nvisia event in Brookfield

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2024

I am going to be giving a talk at 11:00 AM this morning in Collab A if you are at #DevConMidwest

Dive into the delectable world of AI as I demonstrate how to use Python, Ollama, LangChain, and Chroma DB to teach a Large Language Model to recognize and relay the "Flavor of the Day" at Culver's. A Large Language Model is normally limited to what is contained in its training data but with embedding, you can add to it. Perfect for AI enthusiasts and developers alike, this talk will showcase practical applications of modern techniques in a fun and relatable context, ensuring your next project is as delightful as a scoop of frozen custard.

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2024

I tried asking <https://calcgpt.io> what 45−5+60 is. 🤔 #CalcGPT

A screenshot of CalcGPT showing it's answer to "45-5+60"

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Joe Steinbring :laravel_bw::vuejs_bw: @joe.jws.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2024

I just posted v1 of my "The Scoop on Embedding: Teaching Large Language Models the 'Flavor of the Day' at Culvers" presentation, if anyone is looking for it. <https://github.com/steinbring/python-rag-demo> #Python #Ollama #RAG

A screenshot of a CLI app running on a Mac

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