iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 05/10/2026

There's a whole series of Picross games on the Switch

Picross Mode Complete

Cleared all Picross mode puzzles! We hope you continue to enjoy Picross S. -Picross Staff

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 26/09/2026

Meet AND Greet? In this economy? #devo

Me and a new concert buddy with the members of DEVO

A 7" single of "Whip It" signed by the members of DEVO

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 24/09/2026

I've pivoted my primary hobby, the thing I used to spend most of my disposable income on, from PC enthusiast hardware to high-end mainstream fashion. Why would I even consider buying RAM when I can get made-to-measure work attire for the same price?

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 22/09/2026

AI still has no taste when it comes to UI and encouraging a responsive, performant, and accessible web

A really tall scrolling effect header reveal thing on the Opus 5.5 announcement page, as viewed on my phone.

After an unnecessary amount of swiping, the page finally stops hijacking the viewport. The two overlapping images on the sides have moved out about 20 pixels towards the edges of the screen.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 01/08/2026

I'm calling it now, this "Internet" thing is gonna be BIG and I'm getting in on the ground floor

Sean McManus
Web Design
7th Edition
Make your website a success!
In easy steps
Plain English
Easy to follow
Fully illustrated
IN FULL COLOR

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 27/07/2026

Guess who forgot about the lunch they packed last night and brought with them to work

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 15/07/2026

wake up babe a new GPT catchprase just dropped

"I have a falsifiable implementation hypothesis:"

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 13/07/2026

Gboard's emoji kitchen is simultaneously unhinged and unnecessarily limited

A gboard emoji kitchen abomination of an unlaced ballet shoe with a bone placed inside it.

A skewered motorcycle dripping with cheese held above a molten pot of fondue

A can with a label of a cork-popping champagne bottle

A sparkling abandoned house with giant glistening eyes and a unicorn horn

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 29/06/2026

I got my five-year crystal today

A decorative crystal with blue accents commemorating five years of employment at Microsoft, sitting next to a coffee cup with a "Corporate America" design printed on it. The image of a Sad John sticker is reflected in the crystal.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 26/06/2026

It's getting to be that kind of day

A screenshot of a PR commit message from me titled "what ok I guess"

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 17/06/2026

ugh, I go on vacation for ONE week and vscode fucks up all of its semantic syntax highlighting colors for JS again

Lines from a vite config styled with the Dark 2026 default theme in VS Code. Property keys and commas are orange, curly braces, parentheses, and property values are varying shades of purple, yellow, and blue

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 15/06/2026

It's a Western themed wedding

A mirror selfie of me in an olive suit and chambray shirt, wearing an 80s striped lizard bolo tie, a silver pinky ring with a cowboy hat, and a belt buckle that says META, which of course stands for "Motorized Equipment Training Academy"

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 13/06/2026

Covering the scaffolding with a tarp to hide their shame from God

Five people sitting at a table with white cloths covering their heads as they consume ortolan buntings, which is a small bird that's captured alive, force fed, drowned in brandy, roasted, and eaten whole.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 12/06/2026

Surely this is where the exercise to "define the definition of 'Done'" originated. It's also where pointing poker came from

"Done"

Telegraph wires ran to both Stanford's maul and the last spike, to signal the nation when contact was made. He lifted the maul, swung, and missed, delighting the crowd. Durant took the maul and missed also. A telegrapher completed the connection. and the word "Done" flashed out over the wires, sparking nationwide celebrations. The two locomotives moved slowly forward as champagne poured over them.

What was it the Enaines said,
Pilots touching, head to head
Facing on the single track,
Half a world behind each back?
—Bret Harte

After 40 years of planning and anticipation, the first transcontinental railroad was a reality.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 10/06/2026

It seems my work life follows me everywhere, even when I'm on vacation

A hand holding a glass filled with ice and cold brew next to a small can of Stumptown Cold Brew "Copilot" coffee

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 30/04/2026

Queens of the Stone Age @ The Paramount, Seattle WA, 4/29 (I only managed to snap a few shots before the usher tapped on my shoulder - I didn't know it was a no-phone show!)

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 29/04/2026

Created memory file `url-fabrication.md`

# Do NOT fabricate URLs

- Never guess or construct GitHub URLs from memory. They are almost always wrong.
- The TypeScript DOM lib generator repo is at `microsoft/TypeScript-DOM-lib-generator`, NOT `nicknisi/nicknisi-DOM-lib-generator`.
- If you don't know a URL, say so. Don't retry bad URLs.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 09/04/2026

There's a slim chance that I could get to meet Tony Hawk today so I'm gonna see if he'll sign my game

The game Boards and Blades 2 for PC in a CD jewel case.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 22/03/2026

The truth (about Web Components) is out there

Gillian Anderson four-panel meme where her glasses get progressively more opaque from reflections while she's presumably doing research in front of a computer monitor.

Panel one, transparent glasses:
- Using React

Panel two, her left lens appears opaque:
- Using Web Components in React

Panel three, both lenses are opaque:
- Using Web Components

Panel four, a dramatic and dark close-up shot with a deep blue reflection obscuring both lenses:
- Using Declarative Shadow DOM with Web Components

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 18/03/2026

Proof that I'm not good at art

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 18/03/2026

In case you ever need to know the weather forecast in Seattle, it's always ~50°F and raining.

My smartwatch display showing the date and time (Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 19:23:29), as well as a weather forecast for the next four hours. Every hour from 8PM to 11PM is expected to be raining and 52° F.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 16/03/2026

Aimee Mann @ The Neptune, Seattle WA

Aimee Mann performing on stage with Jonathan Coulton

Aimee Mann performing on stage, playing a guitar and singing.

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 07/03/2026

I once played a vampire in an official Tombstone Pizza branded Vine

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John Kreitlow @john.kreitlow.rocks · 06/03/2026

Wait you mean not everyone wears the same thing every day because they can't be trusted to pick out a t-shirt to wear in a timely manner and still catch their bus on time?