Chris‌‬ Hayes‌

👨‍💻 Creative Web Developer (Freelance)

🪄 The web needs more whimsy
🏠 #Connecticut, USA

#foss, #webdev, #ai, #design
#space, #nature, Occasional #uspol

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Blog: https://hayes.software
GitHub: https://github.com/christopher-hayes
Pronouns: He/Him

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2025-04-09 19:50:07 UTC

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Okay everybody you heard the nice intern, BUY BUY BUY

2025-04-07 14:41:20 UTC

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and that ends in 2013. Makes me want to plot that vs the rise and fall of labor unions.

2025-04-02 23:33:28 UTC

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If Framework is able to include the tariff in the Checkout subtotal, I think it would make customers more understanding of the price point.

2025-03-15 12:45:26 UTC

TFW you're an evil scientist who also has a youtube channel.
#Science #electronics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lix-vr_AF38

2025-03-13 08:25:17 UTC

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lol

2025-03-13 08:24:00 UTC

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Google recently released Gemma-3, which seems prime for this use-case since it gets deepseek-like quality responses while being able to run on your local GPU.
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/627968/google-gemma-3-open-ai-model?utm_medium=activitypub

2025-03-13 08:18:14 UTC

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I wonder if that means "How is the weather?" works. Maybe it doesn't grammar so good.

2025-03-12 10:04:46 UTC

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I'm guessing the nuance there is that you're referring to the invention of "pre-sliced" bread? Because I think knives pre-date the invention of the toaster. 😁

2025-02-28 01:32:11 UTC

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I missed this quote from the Firefox ToS when I was reading about it yesterday.
> Mozilla can suspend or end anyone’s access to Firefox at any time for any reason, including if Mozilla decides not to offer Firefox anymore.
I know Mozilla added a note that people are misunderstanding their intent, but that kind of legal language along with the "royalty-fee worldwide license to data you input" thing do not below in an open-source browser.

2025-02-27 23:12:38 UTC

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and ultimately while it is Google, YouTube giving creators 50% of revenue makes it one of the better platforms. Like I know Hank Green said while he can sometimes get a lot more views on Tiktok, YouTube pays him way better.
I still think videos with music in the background giving 30% of the video's revenue just to record labels is thievery, but I'll take what I can get.

2025-02-24 17:26:37 UTC

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wowy :blobcataww:

2025-02-17 12:50:40 UTC

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how do you feel linode is doing post merger?
They seemed like they had a good ethos, but the Akamai acquisition pushed me towards Hetzner. I've heard good things about Akamai's CDN, but Akamai seems just so enterprise-y.

2025-02-04 14:54:24 UTC

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For built-in functions I don't prefix anything, but for any global members I create I'll use `window.x = ` to declare them. For global members I create it's also more clear where they're coming from if I reference them with `window.x`

2025-01-28 19:01:44 UTC

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after adding the skill, LinkedIn wants me to share tips
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/907/522/914/421/273/original/65977be5d61fde97.png

2025-01-17 17:53:08 UTC

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It's working for me on Firefox. I don't think it has a "success" condition yet. So, it just keeps feeding you new captchas and doesn't tell you if you succeeded. They should probably explain that part in the UI.

2025-01-16 23:48:27 UTC

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Agreed! This isn't good for Earth, not good for the Carribean, not good for spaceflight, not good for SpaceX. But, boy is this footage beautiful.

2025-01-16 23:20:05 UTC

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It appears someone captured the moment the 2nd stage broke up. This is how rockets breaking up tend to look due to the tanks getting ruptured and the gas rapidly expanding.
Source: https://fixupx.com/FlyerXT/status/1880027458642350095
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/840/587/656/631/069/original/52d41e89d8dff9f0.mp4

2025-01-16 23:15:29 UTC

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This falling debris is most likely not going to fall on anyone since the flight path is specifically chosen to avoid going over any land, but we don't know for sure.

2025-01-16 23:14:00 UTC

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For anyone coming across this thread and wanting context—
A little while ago Starship test launch #7 took off from Boca Chica, Texas. The first stage booster successfully came back to the launch site and was caught. However, SpaceX lost communication with the 2nd stage soon after the 2 stages separated.
At this point it's pretty much guaranteed that this footage is of the 2nd stage breaking up as it re-enters the atmosphere over the Carribean.

2025-01-16 23:06:54 UTC

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More insane footage: https://vxtwitter.com/realcamtem/status/1880026604472266800
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/840/546/720/471/080/original/e2189239feeedc8e.mp4

2025-01-16 23:03:20 UTC

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More reports: https://vxtwitter.com/deankolson87/status/1880026759133032662?t=BsQ9fCN6i13pv5aZl-6s-A&s=19
The colors in this look wild.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/840/557/545/962/976/original/d6155b12da24f5be.mp4

2025-01-16 23:02:49 UTC

Unconfirmed footage of Starship reentry after loss of communication. #space #SpaceX
Source: fxtwitter.com/adavenport354/status/1880026262254809115
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/840/523/116/173/861/original/46f17174ddf39443.mp4

2025-01-07 17:27:29 UTC

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Framework: Posts a Linux role in FOSStodon.
FOSStodon:
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2025-01-06 02:07:36 UTC

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I was gonna ask how many layers you use for a painting like this, but noticed you offer the files for download, I was able to check the layers right in Krita, how cool!
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2025-01-05 18:54:46 UTC

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This is all I could find - https://archive.org/stream/OhX_1990-06/OhX_1990-06_djvu.txt if you go to the paragraph below "III GRAPH"
It roughly translates as:
**At III GRAPH:**
The C-TRACE club—also called “Magic Bullet”—was doing CG animations and something they referred to as “Suika Mushi” (Watermelon Bug). They prepared six different demos. I wonder why “Suika Mushi” is a better name? I’ve seen this before. In the “Musical Plan” booth, there were people who just stopped in their tracks and stared at the screen.
1/2

2025-01-04 15:42:45 UTC

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yeah. I mean CalDav is a universal standard and a lot of Todo apps support it. But, you might just have the same edit problems and you have to either pay for someone to host it or set up a server yourself.
But, that's a good point, are there no Todo apps that just focus on syncing directly between 2 people.

2025-01-04 15:17:24 UTC

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if you don't require an open-source solution, there's TODOist, which has collaborative editing on their free plan.

2024-12-28 15:45:14 UTC

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🔴 Live over here: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/38c3/huff
Though I'm having audio issues on my end.

2024-12-23 08:58:40 UTC

Coffeezilla going after CS:GO gambling companies is the best kind of Christmas present.
75% of all streamers playing CS:GO are being paid to promote gambling. Imagine you're a 13-year-old kid, and 3 in 4 of your favorite YouTubers are saying "you should gamble, it's so much fun."
This has created a new generation addicted to gambling, and will continue unless something changes.
https://youtu.be/v6jhjjVy5Ls

2024-12-07 18:23:36 UTC

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These comic strips especially strike true when you know Bill declined any attempts to commercialize Calvin & Hobbes (specifically in juxtaposition to Garfield), and Bill has avoided the spotlight ever since the strip ended.

2024-12-07 18:21:43 UTC

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One of my all-time favorite comic book writer AND illustrator.

2024-12-04 16:44:14 UTC

I was looking at the properties on the Person #ActivityPub object implemented by #fedify, and wasn't expecting this one, haha!
I'm presuming this is #Misskey related? The quirks of having to implement many different versions of a spec!
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/595/540/505/552/272/original/1cadd4cd08cc8b4b.png

2024-11-12 01:39:13 UTC

I recently bought a pack of NFC tags to use with @npub1hn2…kl6z and I gotta say—I'm really happy with how they're working out.
I have the apartment problem where I have IoT bulbs everywhere, but turning on/off those bulbs means opening an app. But, now I can just tap my phone to turn on a room's lights or turn off all lights before I leave. It's nice, and was only about $10 for 30 tags.
#IoT #HomeAssistant #Automation

2024-10-30 16:40:11 UTC

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this is super exciting.

2024-10-22 08:48:10 UTC

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The future, I can feel it.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/350/192/945/381/262/original/fb0c9443af1045ad.png

2024-10-18 15:47:19 UTC

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no quote boosts is a feature

2024-09-22 01:56:51 UTC

Wow, the Second Reality port for the Commander X16 is something else.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_67sF4onNQM
#retrogaming #retrocomputing

2024-09-13 16:31:54 UTC

Spent some time at the beach this week. #FensterFreitag #snail
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/131/190/192/595/350/original/5f842ab3e9636b30.jpg

2024-09-03 21:09:51 UTC

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Hey, it worked! I hope they add scrolling, but this is awesome.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/075/661/273/594/662/original/1f5f7c4436c259ee.png

2024-09-03 21:06:39 UTC

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Oh! No way.

2024-09-03 21:00:02 UTC

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Thanks, yeah I already use it today on Edge + Chrome. ie on Edge I can link the quote above with right click > "Copy link to highlight", and I get: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-131-beta-improves-translations-adds-temporary-site-permissions#:~:text=For%20web%20developers,top%2Dlevel%20sit.
Firefox is my daily driver though, so I've been missing this feature.

2024-09-03 20:53:55 UTC

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Text fragments came to Firefox?! That's an exciting update.
"Firefox 131 promises support for text fragments, which can be used to link directly to a specific portion of text in a web document via a special URL fragment"
It says "For web developers", but really this is a great feature for non-devs because it means you don't have to go looking for anchor IDs and you can link a specific sentence of text from an article.

2024-08-22 10:13:09 UTC

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lol I was visiting my parents last weekend, and they were trying to offload some zucchini onto me. The conversation always goes:
" Wow :blobcataww:, look at the size of this zucchini!"
"So you want some?"

2024-08-22 02:03:33 UTC

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Your art is always stunning.

2024-08-06 19:05:03 UTC

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**Why does this matter?**
When you want to use ai to make logical decisions in your code, you NEED ai to give a well-formatted JSON. Early on, this was very difficult and dodgy.
Last year, OpenAI gave you a way to request a "JSON response" from gpt-4, which improved its usability in code.
Today, it's now possible to get valid JSON 100% of the time. This makes it so much easier to add complex decision-making to your code, without having to worry about gpt-4o giving you wacky responses.

2024-08-06 19:02:08 UTC

100% valid JSON schema has come to `gpt-4o`
https://openai.com/index/introducing-structured-outputs-in-the-api/
#openai #ai
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2024-05-28 04:14:50 UTC

I'm self-hosting the design tool, @npub1rfc…7tmz, I use for personal projects. For login, I'm running my own #OpenID auth server with #Authentik.
Boy does this make me happy.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/516/750/005/191/849/original/73f33b732d647800.png
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