Aaron 🥞

💻 Software Developer
🚀 JS/React, Python, Ruby, Pega low-code platform
👨‍💻 #100Devs participant

Website: https://aaronmccollum.netlify.app/

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2026-07-18 02:52:17 UTC

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I agree with this Mike. I'm here, mostly because of a few nice people, FOSS news, and I enjoy the infrastructure of the Fediverse. But some of the drama here gets really petty over things we're better off scrolling past and moving on.

2026-06-08 21:32:11 UTC

I have a few interviews coming up. Fingers crossed one of them goes well enough for me to be hired again. Moving abroad has been a fun experience, but horrible for my remote work possibilities. One thing I've learned is that a lot of remote work is only for people living in that specific country. Globally remote work is so rare right now.

2026-06-07 00:29:48 UTC

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I've enjoyed LibreOffice a lot since getting it on my Mac. The UI is better than Apple's office suite.

2026-05-13 22:05:29 UTC

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I’ve been following the vergecast episodes about this. You have the right idea on the trial. It’s at trial because Elon forced it.

2026-04-10 05:07:02 UTC

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I'm 100% in the same place as you on that lol. I don't need it yet, but when it comes time I'm going to also try to persuade my wife in letting me get it hehe

2026-04-09 21:58:56 UTC

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This looks cool. I’ve had my eye on their desktop computer for my next PC.

2026-04-07 22:08:39 UTC

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I’ve loved my move to Vivaldi. One big perk for me has been th removal of a lot of ads automatically on pages and video players without any special extensions installed. The web is quiet for me again.

2026-03-29 13:11:31 UTC

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We could buy a few dump trucks full of pizza.

2026-03-29 11:31:15 UTC

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This is a cool site. Looking more closely at the daily metrics over the past year, it seems like it's flattening out. This makes sense, because I think a year+ ago, it was newer and people were still making the move over and trying it out. The growth they had at the start was never going to remain. To echo somewhat the points made in a few other comments here, that's probably a good thing.

2025-12-22 06:44:50 UTC

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I started Fallout and got hit with 2.5 minute ads. I just mute the TV, scroll social media, and look up every minute or so to see how long is left. Then resume. It's pretty similar to cable TV back in the day that you paid for but still got commercials. Golden age of streaming ended when I couldn't stream The Office commercial free on Netflix for $5 a month. What a time to be alive.

2025-06-19 16:57:57 UTC

Alexi Lalas is fantastic proof that being great at playing soccer does not equal being knowledgeable about the industry and environment of soccer. #FediFC

2025-05-03 12:43:07 UTC

So how to people get more involved in #Fosstodon ? Do you have the Live Feeds on constantly to see who's posting and just reply to posts? I'm here part-time but interested in getting to know others but unsure how people really get involved and know each other. Seems like a big instance.

2024-08-03 03:40:37 UTC

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Eggs, sausage, and biscuits are in my future. 😍