Alex Akers
@a2.co
🩳 Software Engineer, Shortcuts at Apple
🏳️🌈 he/him
🕸️ https://a2.co
🌾 https://grain.social/profile/a2.co
🏳️🌈 he/him
🕸️ https://a2.co
🌾 https://grain.social/profile/a2.co
r/crochet is going through it this week fr fr
February 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
r/crochet is going through it this week fr fr
Reposted by Alex Akers
Just got home from returning one of those soda/seltzer makers. When we got home with it, we noticed that it had been opened and previously used (there was liquid and a slight citrus smell in the bottle) despite the product being on the shelf and sold as new!!
Yuck??
Yuck??
February 2, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Just got home from returning one of those soda/seltzer makers. When we got home with it, we noticed that it had been opened and previously used (there was liquid and a slight citrus smell in the bottle) despite the product being on the shelf and sold as new!!
Yuck??
Yuck??
They should make FlikFlak watches for adults
February 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
They should make FlikFlak watches for adults
Did we ever find out what was going to happen with .IO domains?
February 1, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Did we ever find out what was going to happen with .IO domains?
Feeling uninspired to work on my side project, feels bad :(
January 30, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Feeling uninspired to work on my side project, feels bad :(
@averyisonline.bsky.social Did you end up getting the Ollee watch in the end? It came up in conversation and was wondering if you got one. Current preorders are shipping in March
January 29, 2026 at 7:58 PM
@averyisonline.bsky.social Did you end up getting the Ollee watch in the end? It came up in conversation and was wondering if you got one. Current preorders are shipping in March
@iamleeg.bsky.social Graham Lee, or should I say, Dr. Phil, we meet again!
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
@iamleeg.bsky.social Graham Lee, or should I say, Dr. Phil, we meet again!
You can take the L or the W (also the 4 train!) from 14 St-Union Sq station
you may be familiar with the phrase "Take the L." but you must also acquaint yourself with the corollary phrase, which may even be more important: "Take the W"
January 27, 2026 at 5:17 AM
You can take the L or the W (also the 4 train!) from 14 St-Union Sq station
Deleting Signal now that I know it’s compromised. Find me on the Outernet
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Deleting Signal now that I know it’s compromised. Find me on the Outernet
On a scale of "step 1 to 2 of the owl" how's your side project going? #SideProjectSunday
January 25, 2026 at 10:04 PM
On a scale of "step 1 to 2 of the owl" how's your side project going? #SideProjectSunday
I feel like I should get these photos framed, and it would be a great iOS software dev in-joke
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I feel like I should get these photos framed, and it would be a great iOS software dev in-joke
Our neighbors are baking something that smells good like brownies (we haven't figured out why our new apartment always smells like their cooking)
January 25, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Our neighbors are baking something that smells good like brownies (we haven't figured out why our new apartment always smells like their cooking)
(From last night) Just as I was getting into the groove of Claude Code's web interface too
January 25, 2026 at 6:54 PM
(From last night) Just as I was getting into the groove of Claude Code's web interface too
I forgot that I dictated this to Siri as I was falling asleep last night, to remind me this morning
![Screenshot of a macOS notification:
[Time Sensitive]
Terry Pratchett but it's a pterodactyl
Today, 10:00 AM](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jcrgfze4hwg55l5r64be64el/bafkreibqitvtwcq5ftiyhq6v44hcz373illynnq77ioez7klqg4rjoswta@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I forgot that I dictated this to Siri as I was falling asleep last night, to remind me this morning
~/Desktop (this is a side project I'm actively working on)
~/Developer (this is sort of the archive when I'm feeling done with it)
~/Developer/Archive (graveyard, tumbleweeds; what's even in there, a ghost?)
~/Developer (this is sort of the archive when I'm feeling done with it)
~/Developer/Archive (graveyard, tumbleweeds; what's even in there, a ghost?)
January 25, 2026 at 6:55 AM
~/Desktop (this is a side project I'm actively working on)
~/Developer (this is sort of the archive when I'm feeling done with it)
~/Developer/Archive (graveyard, tumbleweeds; what's even in there, a ghost?)
~/Developer (this is sort of the archive when I'm feeling done with it)
~/Developer/Archive (graveyard, tumbleweeds; what's even in there, a ghost?)
🤔 Can we still call it #BuildInPublic if no one knows the domain
The side project equivalent of "if a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it" or something
The side project equivalent of "if a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it" or something
January 25, 2026 at 6:39 AM
🤔 Can we still call it #BuildInPublic if no one knows the domain
The side project equivalent of "if a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it" or something
The side project equivalent of "if a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it" or something
Reposted by Alex Akers
Have a wild article about the history of bird names in English, and just wait until you get to the kestrel...
weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/how-birds-...
weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/how-birds-...
How birds got human names
Magpie is short for "Margaret Pie" and I swear I'm not even joking
weirdmedievalguys.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Have a wild article about the history of bird names in English, and just wait until you get to the kestrel...
weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/how-birds-...
weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/how-birds-...
I don't really know web tech that well so I'm open to suggestions and recommendations:
I'm thinking that I'd like my site to be a PWA and it should avoid a centralized database. Users should own their data and it should sync/replicate to the user's other devices.
I'm thinking that I'd like my site to be a PWA and it should avoid a centralized database. Users should own their data and it should sync/replicate to the user's other devices.
I'm interested in using the concept of a user's PDS as a data store for a web app. Users would sign in with their PDS as a kind of "bring your own storage". Similar to "sign in with Dropbox" but you own your data, or similar to remotestorage.io
January 23, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I don't really know web tech that well so I'm open to suggestions and recommendations:
I'm thinking that I'd like my site to be a PWA and it should avoid a centralized database. Users should own their data and it should sync/replicate to the user's other devices.
I'm thinking that I'd like my site to be a PWA and it should avoid a centralized database. Users should own their data and it should sync/replicate to the user's other devices.
I'm interested in using the concept of a user's PDS as a data store for a web app. Users would sign in with their PDS as a kind of "bring your own storage". Similar to "sign in with Dropbox" but you own your data, or similar to remotestorage.io
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I'm interested in using the concept of a user's PDS as a data store for a web app. Users would sign in with their PDS as a kind of "bring your own storage". Similar to "sign in with Dropbox" but you own your data, or similar to remotestorage.io
We went on a hike today and there was a tree swing!
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 AM
We went on a hike today and there was a tree swing!
I'm not sure, what else does it _need_
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 AM
I'm not sure, what else does it _need_
California DMV should decide to stop gatekeeping my driver's license
January 12, 2026 at 12:55 AM
California DMV should decide to stop gatekeeping my driver's license
@metagamemike.bsky.social I got some mail! 🐸🤠
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
@metagamemike.bsky.social I got some mail! 🐸🤠
Not sure if it's the in-flight Wi-Fi, or some outage at spline.design (AWS?). I'm unable to generate .splinecode links to use on my website
Spline - 3D Design tool in the browser with real-time collaboration
Spline is a free 3D design software with real-time collaboration to create web interactive experiences in the browser. Easy 3d modeling, animation, textures, and more.
spline.design
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Not sure if it's the in-flight Wi-Fi, or some outage at spline.design (AWS?). I'm unable to generate .splinecode links to use on my website