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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 15/10/2026

Because I am terminally offline right now (Reasons.) it's not THREE days, but mere hours!!! The conference of the year is coming up, and so is a new talk from me! One where I yet again try to make you feel confident about writing your docs. This time, by giving you lots of "nope" rope!

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 20/09/2026

Hi there! I'm sorry about the delay, and yes, I've been posting updates only on Discord. I've just added a copy of the messages you haven't been able to access to the other theme author guidance docs, and I'll add any new updates there too! hackmd.io/@sarah11918/...

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Sarah Rainsberger - HackMD

Open source documentation & community wrangling. Technical writing for reader empathy. Bowling alley proprietess. Sings all the parts. 📷️🐦️Bird photographer

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 14/09/2026

(In other words, YES I AM WORKING ON MY SLIDES.)

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 14/09/2026

This year @viteconf.org is back online for all to enjoy! For three years, I've been sharing ideas about what docs is. Tune in for 2026 to hear my take on what docs is... not? Register and create your own ViteConf mission credential! viteconf.org/tickets/t/C6...

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Sarah Rainsberger's ViteConf 2026 mission credential

Sarah Rainsberger is on a connect mission for ViteConf 2026. Create your own credential.

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 02/09/2026

Finally coming up for air after life kind of turned upside-down on me. So many changes; so much new. Had some challenges, but I'm settling into a new normal. Found a new choir to join, and their website is Astro (?!?!), so maybe this is the universe's way of saying it's all gonna work out. 😂

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Astro @astro.build · 31/07/2026

nothing’s going to last forever thx 4 everything july! astro.build/blog/whats-n...

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What's new in Astro - July 2026 | Astro

July 2026 - CodeTV GSAP Webflow contest, Astro Germany, and more!

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 30/07/2026

@astro.build month-end blog post/newsletter drafted! If you're not subscribed, now's a good time: astro.build/newsletter/s... - Just a tiny taste to whet your appetite: handful of news items, monthly "Top 10". astro.build/rss.xml - The full 8-course meal! Put on your stretchy pants and dig in!

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Signup | Astro

Astro builds fast content sites, powerful web applications, dynamic server APIs, and everything in-between.

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Astro @astro.build · 21/07/2026

The smartest teams trust Starlight with their docs 🌟 Speed, accessibility, SEO, flexibility. Choose four. starlight.astro.build

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 17/07/2026

No, but it's a good excuse for the Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga machine that Joe's always wanted!

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 17/07/2026

It's in the paper, so I guess it's official now! See you soon, Manitoba! It's been a minute... #5pinbowling #Manitoba #Westman

A black and white newspaper article from The Minnedosa Tribune "Passing the torch: Minnedosa Bowl begins its next chapter as owners Alan and Debbie Tarn hang up their bowling shoes." There are two photos of the couples: me and Joe on the left, and the outgoing owners of the bowling centre Debbie and Alan on the right. The article describes the 65 year history of the bowling centre, the legacy of the outgoing owners, and Joe and I as "the successors."

Includes the anecdote from Joe, "I joked on Facebook that someone needed to buy the place so that I wouldn't."

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 05/07/2026

I had LONG given up hope of having any hits on my "Sony RX10V" search/alert, but yet, here we are. (When you buy a whole bowling alley, WHAT'S ONE LITTLE NEW BIRDING CAMERA in comparison, right??)

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Amlanjyoti Lahkar @otad.systems · 01/07/2026

As someone who always wanted to build and host a personal site yet couldn't gather the courage due to the horrendous sight of modern web I want to thank all the people behind @astro.build for their work on not only the framework itself but also on its documentation

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 23/06/2026

Thank you! Feels like a great time to get more involved in the physical world, honestly. Let's hope the physical world agrees! 😂

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 23/06/2026

Thank you! You'll never pay for bowling in Manitoba again! 😂

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 23/06/2026

I hear you have experience planning an Astro offsite...

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 23/06/2026

Thank you! And well, maybe not "out" - still available for freelance Docs4Hire. But certainly much less beholden to! The industry can figure itself out over the next few years and I can care WAY less in the mean time, for sure.

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 23/06/2026

Thank you! 💜 (Please note for the record that I am still available for virtual hosting duties!)

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 23/06/2026

Not so secret anymore, but yes! Time to touch grass (wood?) and delight people with more than just software/docs.

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 23/06/2026

If you like your content in random, "page-a-day" format, I do have my "50 docs tips in 50 days before I turn 50" experiment on my personal site. 😂 www.rainsberger.ca/docs-tips/ (Lately, contemplating "read once" (Content collections are...) vs "use" (define your collection) docs org structures.)

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Docs Tips

Tips for writing, reviewing, and managing documentation.

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 23/06/2026

Brb... updating my profile to add "Bowling Alley Proprietress"

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 10/06/2026

There are absolutely people who just want to DO: people who want to see it work then (maybe) figure out where it came from What frameworks (Diataxis, Myers Briggs, horoscopes!) show educators is the variety of orientations to consider, esp beyond your own. (Even if framework itself is nonsense lol)

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 09/06/2026

To me, explanation is often what's "helpful to know" for big picture, but not directly related to completing a specific task. It's e.g. context-setting, or deeper theoretical knowledge vs an instruction to follow. In this sense, you don't "explain" HOW to do something, but maybe WHY or WHAT it is.

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 06/06/2026

> What are you learning if you don’t understand why you’re doing something? A. LOT. Some of the best learning comes from figuring out the why after you've done it! And the stuff you do learn without being "told" is some of the stuff that sticks with you the most. (Takes skill to build a good tut!)

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 06/06/2026

In fact, one of the hardest things about creating a tutorial is making sure it's mostly devoid of explanation! We want to say "Oh, by the way..." but the best tutorials SHUT UP, and try to let the learner's experiences (questions, insights, pattern matching) shape that particular moment of learning.

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 06/06/2026

Ooh, I can answer this one! 🙋 The difference is whether you (teacher/docs) actually explain anything or not! "Explanation" = me just telling just stuff, in text. "Tutorial" = you follow my strategic instructions (without theory/explanation) to the letter; goal is to learn by experiencing success.

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 06/06/2026

It's strange having client docs work that's *not* open source, so I don't know how public to be. 😅 But, if you happen to know whose docs I'm helping... just published a batch of small but strategic sidebar nav & onboarding changes to usher in the weekend that (I think) make a HUGE difference. 💪

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 01/06/2026

Just catching up to this. So sorry to hear the news, and wishing you a great new adventure soon!

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 26/05/2026

Based on my regular home play from the couch, pretty sure that my signature form of Jeopardy! question if I ever got on the show would be, "Is it...?" 😅

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 15/05/2026

The one where @florian-lefebvre.dev spills Astro Docs secrets! Take a listen to Florian's journey through open source, and how he handled the responsibilities of providing accompanying documentation along the way. (And learned to love it, right? Right?!?!)

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Florian Lefebvre @florian-lefebvre.dev · 14/05/2026

First time I went on a podcast, thanks for having me! If you want to know more about what it's like to write docs as an open-source dev, check it out!

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 09/05/2026

They are my favourite... squawks and all! Didn't see any "new to me"s today, but did see some "first time this year"s, so that's still fun.

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 09/05/2026

It's Global Big (bird) Day! An excuse to go hang out in one of my favourite spots before the baseball game. (And, no day is complete without some blue jays!)

The same beach, without me blocking the view.There are tall green trees in the background, but the four ground is mostly red sand and brown grasses.

A view more inland of the marsh from slightly above. There are various pools of water of various depths leading in from the shore.

A blue jay looking into the camera, head slightly turned in a playful manner. It's sitting on a thin branch of a tree that doesn't yet have leaves, although there is greenery in the background.

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Astro @astro.build · 07/05/2026

Starlight 0.39 just dropped! New ways to use autogenerated sidebar links, plus improvements to styling and multilingual docs. Read all about it 👇

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Starlight 0.39 | Astro

Get more flexible autogenerated sidebars, improved styling, and stronger multilingual docs support with the latest Starlight release.

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J. B. Rainsberger @jbrains.ca · 05/05/2026

When interactions "go wrong", the very thing you are most likely to complain about and try to change is the very thing that most people find hardest and most painful to change about themselves. Result? Merry chaos. I propose an alternative that might actually work. blog.jbrains.ca/permalink/th...

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The Fundamental Irony of Human Interaction — The jbrains Blog

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 04/05/2026

Looking forward to working with @yanthomas.dev to devote some love to the @biomejs.dev docs so they better serve the entire community: readers, contributors, reviewers, and maintainers!

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Florian Lefebvre @florian-lefebvre.dev · 04/05/2026

Today I'm launching astro.jobs! It's an unofficial job board for the @astro.build ecosystem. If you're looking for a job or if you have open positions related to Astro, check it out!

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Jobs for the Astro ecosystem | Astro.jobs

Find your next role in the Astro ecosystem: from startups to enterprise teams hiring developers who are truly stellar.

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 02/05/2026

Watching a bunch of "how to hem your own pants" tutorials on YouTube and maybe the best advice so far: "If anyone is looking that closely at your hem, you don't need them in your life."

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Brian Rinaldi @remotesynthesis.com · 24/04/2026

Do you run a IRL tech community? Or have you thought about running one to make some in-person connections in your area? ICYMI last week I launched a new site that means you can create your community without needing an expensive paid account on a certain site who shall not be named. devrelish.tech

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Real Connections for DevRel Folks — DevRel(ish)

Find your people. DevRel(ish) connects developer relations professionals and adjacent roles for in-person gatherings around the world.

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 23/04/2026

Wow, applying some of my own advice to my own writing *really* makes a difference. I should do this all the time! 😂

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 23/04/2026

@astro.build , @netlify.com , and @resend.com ... quite the dream team! (I'd expect nothing less from you.)

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Brian Rinaldi @remotesynthesis.com · 20/04/2026

I spent the weekends the past month refining a new site at DevRelish.tech. The goal was to create something that wasn't Meetup that helps folks in tech organize IRL social gatherings. It's not a full replacement, but it's free and open source. I wrote more here. remotesynthesis.com/posts/introd...

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Real Connections for DevRel Folks — DevRel(ish)

Find your people. DevRel(ish) connects developer relations professionals and adjacent roles for in-person gatherings around the world.

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 23/04/2026

That thing where your crows wonder why you'll rush outside to photograph the eagles flying overhead, but don't pay specific attention to them. After four "hello"s, I came out with peanuts. (This is an older video, but we have regular "Hello Crows" in the backyard.)

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Elly is 3 birds in a gardening hat @almost-elly.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Imagine making AI bird slop when blue jays already exist and thousands of people take pics of them and share them for free out of love for birds and community and watching birds be big ol' dramatic little goobers #birds

A very round puffed-up somewhat forlorn-looking blue jay in a spruce tree.

A blue jay stands uo and tilts its head to one side as it strikes a dramatic pose in a spruce tree

Washed-out golden hour close-up of a blue jay with ruffled feathers and a crest that, if it were on a human, we'd describe as bedhead.

A blue jay contorts itself to preen under one wing. Its head, wingtips, and tail are all pointing in different directions like some kind of IRL bird attempt at cubism.

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 18/04/2026

Why no, I have no idea why LumaFusion keeps crashing on my Android tablet.

Screenshot of the LumaFusion video editing app showing a dozen seperate tracks, each with several small audio clips making a patchwork of clips and empty spaces. Most individual clips show icons indicating per-clip editing (volume, effects) to more finely control the resulting audio output at every moment.

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ATProto Toronto @atproto.to · 09/04/2026

April 29th! Come talk about atproto! Featuring demos by @bad-example.com, @hypha.coop, and more. atmo.rsvp/p/atproto.to...

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 11/04/2026

Of course Nate already said what I wanted to say but I also love this for you. It's no exaggeration to say your creativity/artistry is a huge part of why and how I came to be the staunchest advocator & amplifier for the Astro community. Everything you do enriches the internet & ppl on it. Go you!

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Sarah Rainsberger @sarah11918.rainsberger.ca · 11/04/2026

Last I checked, I couldn't post audio to Bluesky (only video). So, Mastodon gets my a cappella instead! (I know, sarastic "Lucky them" ... but still! I don't necessarily have the energy to create a video just to share some of my latest WIP.)

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