Jeff Ruane

software/data engineer | previously conductor at Union Pacific

denver, co, usa | i used to be fun | dsa 🌹

email me at skipper@fart.boats

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2024-08-02 19:03:51

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@npub1e7v…flg9 hah, that would explain it! i’m not sure how i missed that, but i’m also a little bit happy that i didn’t. i think i was far too focused on this stuff a few years ago, and i don’t think it was good for me.

2024-08-02 18:43:44

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@npub1e7v…flg9 great point, that seems very plausible. i wonder why he’s not involved this time around.

2024-08-02 16:01:07

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is he just a super old weirdo and his mind’s too foggy to see how his lines are landing? is it because he’s on truth instead of twitter and completely cut off from anyone resembling average voters? maybe that’s caused him to start believing his own narratives? i’m curious. 3/3

2024-08-02 16:01:05

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it was obvious how it’d turn out with even minimal context. why not let his army of grifters handle riling up his base and keep his hands clean? or the whole Black/Indian thing—why does he keeps coming back to even though it’s clearly not working? 2/3

2024-08-02 16:01:04

did trump get worse at this? for all his incompetencies, he’s good at controlling media narratives, but recently it’s been one unforced error after another. why did he post about the boxing situation? 1/3

2024-08-02 12:55:47

it seems like photographers’ access and movement at the olympics is pretty restricted, and that bums me out. how many potentially classic photos are we missing out on because nobody can get a good angle?

2024-08-01 13:37:55

dwyane wade seems like a genuinely good guy. he gave a shoutout to simone biles in the closing minute of the team usa basketball game: “thank you for giving us all something to be proud of and cheer for. we all walk around with our chests out because you got the gold last night.”

2024-07-31 17:08:49

i wrote about the absurdity of the current olympics-centered trans panic. it's not great, but it felt good to write and learn more about the situation. https://jbrr.dev/olympic-trans-panic

2024-07-31 02:43:38

i didn’t know this was a problem.
when i worked on the railroad, the mere possibility that our train could break during a 20 minute move on the main line and delay an inbound amtrak 2 hours out was enough for dispatch to make us wait.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/business/norfolk-southern-amtrak.html?unlocked_article_code=1._U0.YUoQ.K7VqEtN48C8B&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2024-07-09 01:01:44

i’m so fucking bad at css. i’ve been struggling with media queries for like an hour and a half and just keep making it worse somehow

2024-07-08 17:36:44

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@npub1wup…vrs5 interesting, thanks, i’ll have to put some work into it, and into my workflow of posting to flickr, glass, and a blog.

2024-07-08 17:32:05

@npub1wup…vrs5 sorry to keep getting all up in your mentions, but how’d you make your photoblog, if you don’t mind my asking? is it also just bearblog?

2024-07-08 03:21:39

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https://flic.kr/p/2q2TBi5

2024-07-07 20:47:51

things are worse than ever. even worse than last time they were worse than ever. i'm desperate for distractions to keep my mind off the world's ills, even though i know that'll just cause deeper despair later. maybe i should do something useful instead? https://jbrr.dev/distraction-and-despair/

2024-07-07 14:17:27

what a week of rediscovering some old favorites and finding a few new ones to throw in the mix
https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/745/634/002/913/307/original/2e56c0a310684557.jpeg

2024-07-01 19:13:44

i never liked mike piazza. don’t know anything about him as a human, but the hair, the iterations of facial hair, the aerodynamic glasses—it’s just too much.
however if his name were mike pizza, that would immediately change my opinion 180°. like, hero worship.

2024-07-01 15:52:42

all you so called political junkies and pundits: how is this the first time i’m hearing about biden’s golf handicap? it’s pertinent, newsworthy, and you’ve done the american people a great disservice by not writing long form think pieces on it earlier. shame. vergogna.

2024-06-30 20:25:51

this breaks my heart. take care of each other, but especially our homeless neighbors. the suffering they endure on a regular basis is nothing short of profound.
https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/707/446/478/988/935/original/959249b4fdc30048.jpeg

2024-06-30 05:37:11

the blogging platform i use has a "discovery" section to promote interesting posts. i enjoyed it, but that joy gradually faded. i'm suspicious that many of those posts are ai generated.
anyway, i just had an ai write 500 words on why everyone should blog to see if it trends.

2024-06-29 18:19:05

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@npub1y0k…dhyh don’t be sorry lol, i’m not offended. it was just a low risk opportunity to try it out.

2024-06-29 16:53:01

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@npub1y0k…dhyh oh also, this was literally the first time i’ve used AI to punch up the wording, just for shits and giggles, and i think it went too hard. i don’t think i’ll be doing that again.

2024-06-29 15:11:22

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@npub1y0k…dhyh don’t you dare ruin my zen animal for me. bison are pure good. gentle souls. they’re like if kaley cuoco were a large ungulate. delightful.

2024-06-29 14:53:05

Trump's our next president. The Chevron doctrine? Gone. Time for a Bison Day.
https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/700/475/641/756/476/original/5159afa350e1ce96.jpeg

2024-06-29 13:05:12

yeah, going full elveurm this morning. if you don’t hear from me in a few hours, send help, i may be catatonic with sympathetic grief from “a crow looked at me.” https://open.spotify.com/track/7K1HpRlFM1G203S5XvpmpA?si=6Z1pwAIkT560uo34fr90gA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A5jPQa1BcteUZm0h0pxuEDg

2024-06-29 00:24:56

i've been talking too much about it already, but i wrote about photography and sports and learning to enjoy hobbies again, and a little bit about cu basketball. i'll get over this tomorrow. i'm just excited. a little bit of encouragement goes a long way. https://jbrr.dev/pardon-this-meaningless-interruption/

2024-06-09 17:00:05

.@npub1rqp…5p24 talks about his experience moderating the now viral CD4 GOP primary debate with bree davies and paul karolyi. it's super interesting and even at times insightful at times (compared to kyle's normal jibber jabber, anyway). https://megaphone.link/CC7949119440

2024-06-07 17:15:39

couldn’t have happened to a more deserving guy. good riddance, alex. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGAAhzreGWw

2024-06-06 18:02:10

the wealthy are not just cool with the wealth gap, it’s actually a good thing! https://jbrr.dev/silicon-valley-brain-rot-income-inequality/

2024-06-06 16:00:11

this is my all time most viewed photo on flickr by an enormous margin. it made the rounds on digg, college humor, and reddit back in the day. 215k views for a silly typo
https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/570/506/363/396/562/original/ae444ed3cd5e0c9f.jpeg

2024-06-05 01:19:33

spring after a long winter
https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/561/381/190/159/228/original/9a8a9f9c462112ca.jpeg

2023-08-17 01:31:18

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@npub15x4…3p3l Oh cool! Preordered! I asked you to write something very stupid lol