Microblog

  • I want social apps that truly help me stay close to and meet up with the people I care about. This is not what social media is accomplishing today. Ev’s blog well articulates a ton of things that I’ve been stewing on for years (the new platform is pretty cool too): ev.medium.com/making...5c6ce8 posted 9 months ago - reply

  • A buddy of mine described me as a sheep in wolf’s clothing today, lol. I’m not really sure what to do with that. posted 10 months ago - reply

  • My Apple Watch recognized my Covid by noticing that my wrist temperature and breathing rate were elevated in my sleep. Kinda cool. posted 10 months ago - 1 comment

  • WE HAVE COVID posted 10 months ago - 3 comments

  • My 2024 stats, footprint, and some pics: derek.broox.com/in/2024 posted 10 months ago - reply

  • I guess it’s time to get my fat holiday butt up and play some hockey. posted 10 months ago - reply

  • I rebuilt the front end of my website (with Nuxt 3). It’s not a whole lot different, but should be faster and less buggy… or at least differently buggy. Give me feedback! derek.broox.com posted 10 months ago - 3 comments

  • Critics of social healthcare often talk about wait times for care and to see specialists. In the US, my partner with a chronic condition waits weeks to months for specialists to diagnose worsening symptoms and often gets no answers. Our healthcare system isn’t better. It’s actually quite terrible. posted 10 months ago - reply

  • That pop tart trophy was pretty ridiculous, lol. Follow your dreams. posted 10 months ago - reply

  • "Also, as a style note, you might want to consider removing or changing that log message (8=====D) to something more professional." ... Claude AI does not approve of my log line visibility hack. posted 10 months ago - reply

  • I put together 2,651 legos today. The new set kinda consumed me… so anyway, Merry Christmas or whatever. posted 10 months ago - 2 comments

  • Went to get a Christmas Eve bloody with Kari and someone at the bar just tested out their bottle of mace. Now we’re all just chillin, randomly coughing with the doors wide open for airflow. posted 10 months ago - reply

  • CHRISTMAS BREAK BABAYYYYY posted 10 months ago - reply

  • Anyone still using RSS readers? If so, what are you using? What are you subscribing to? posted 10 months ago - 4 comments

  • Just listen to some Devin the Dude and chill out. posted 10 months ago - reply

  • “Missy Elliott is the original hawk tuah. Please.” - Kari Brooks right now posted 10 months ago - 1 comment

  • Trying to decide between the Big Doinks and the Comfy Pants. posted 10 months ago - 1 comment

  • Someone that I work with just said, “I have FOBI... Fear of being included.” posted 10 months ago - reply

  • It really grinds my gears that Sonos got rid of the last.fm integration. posted 10 months ago - reply

  • I removed nearly all the news and social media apps from my phone a month ago and wrote about it: derek.broox.com/blog...-detox posted 11 months ago - 2 comments