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
Bluesky needs custom emoji
December 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Bluesky needs custom emoji
I woke up last night in sweats to write in my notes: RPN implies a normal Polish notation
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I woke up last night in sweats to write in my notes: RPN implies a normal Polish notation
Reposted by Alex Akers
Officially off work for the next 5 days. How many new side projects should I start? 3? 6? 2 new domains?
December 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Officially off work for the next 5 days. How many new side projects should I start? 3? 6? 2 new domains?
anyone here do 3D design, specifically towards web dev?
December 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
anyone here do 3D design, specifically towards web dev?
I forgot just how gd awful the HSBC hold music is
December 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I forgot just how gd awful the HSBC hold music is
Reposted by Alex Akers
this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
December 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
Me: "Let me take a break for this evening and go to bed, I can ~~give up on this idea~~ frustrate myself in the morning"
December 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Me: "Let me take a break for this evening and go to bed, I can ~~give up on this idea~~ frustrate myself in the morning"
"think its just not" sounds about right www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"think its just not" sounds about right www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
I shouldn't be surprised… it was DNS
Currently getting a "Wrong DID returned from server." error when trying to update the handle on the new account 😬
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I shouldn't be surprised… it was DNS
this is the highest praise
I don’t know what this is about but that this problem would happen to you could not be less surprising. I tried to help.
🎶 Don’t save her, she don’t wanna be saved
🎶 Don’t save her, she don’t wanna be saved
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
this is the highest praise
If I have a Bluesky account with a custom URL as the username, and then I delete that account, am I screwed? Or can I re-use that URL by updating the DNS record?
December 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If I have a Bluesky account with a custom URL as the username, and then I delete that account, am I screwed? Or can I re-use that URL by updating the DNS record?
@stephenrobles.com The "Create new Shortcut" shirt was a big hit at work today!
December 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@stephenrobles.com The "Create new Shortcut" shirt was a big hit at work today!
I wasn't sure how I felt about the new iOS 26 design language at first, but it's starting to grow on me.
You could say my Liquid Glass is half full…?
You could say my Liquid Glass is half full…?
December 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I wasn't sure how I felt about the new iOS 26 design language at first, but it's starting to grow on me.
You could say my Liquid Glass is half full…?
You could say my Liquid Glass is half full…?
trying out Grain
grain.social/profile/a2.co
grain.social/profile/a2.co
Timeline — Grain
grain.social
December 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
trying out Grain
grain.social/profile/a2.co
grain.social/profile/a2.co
Sometimes (like now) I feel stressed when I have the itch to build something or solve a problem :(
December 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Sometimes (like now) I feel stressed when I have the itch to build something or solve a problem :(
I should have seen this coming tbh
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I should have seen this coming tbh
Yeah I went there (hehehe)
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Yeah I went there (hehehe)
@playtiles.bsky.social How often do you ship out orders? Excited to get my thumbs on one of these 😁
December 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
@playtiles.bsky.social How often do you ship out orders? Excited to get my thumbs on one of these 😁
If today is Monday then tomorrow is giving Tuesday I don't make the rules
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If today is Monday then tomorrow is giving Tuesday I don't make the rules
Don't worry, this is the "before" (fast forward to it being good)
November 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Don't worry, this is the "before" (fast forward to it being good)
Pixel art is hard! (This was supposed to be a panda)
November 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Pixel art is hard! (This was supposed to be a panda)