Aaron
@aaronmccollum.bsky.social
Software developer (Pega, Web/ReactJS). I like pancakes 🥞
Wishing Eugen the best. He created a really cool microblogging site and the ActivityPub protocol/fediverse is awesome.
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Wishing Eugen the best. He created a really cool microblogging site and the ActivityPub protocol/fediverse is awesome.
Trying out Medium for future blog posts. I like the layout much better than the Blogger site I was using. I don't plan to paywall anything either, if you're interested in my writing I want you to be able to read it. medium.com/@amccollum.d...
New move, new adventures, new blog location
My last blog post on my Blogger site was back in late June, before I realized that my job would be coming to an end in the fall and I’d be…
medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Trying out Medium for future blog posts. I like the layout much better than the Blogger site I was using. I don't plan to paywall anything either, if you're interested in my writing I want you to be able to read it. medium.com/@amccollum.d...
Just finished "Learning How to Learn" on Coursera. It was pretty fascinating to learn more about how the brain processes new information and how to learn more efficiently.
November 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Just finished "Learning How to Learn" on Coursera. It was pretty fascinating to learn more about how the brain processes new information and how to learn more efficiently.
Tons of Star Wars content incoming.
Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+.
Disney eyes a future where users help shape the story
Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Tons of Star Wars content incoming.
Excited for the fall > spring schedule for MLS. I think it's the right thing to match the season with the rest of the global calendar. #mls
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Excited for the fall > spring schedule for MLS. I think it's the right thing to match the season with the rest of the global calendar. #mls
The Steam Machine looks really awesome. It feels like this is what Xbox is (was?) wanting to be with "Xbox anywhere." But Steam has more history and games than Xbox ever could.
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The Steam Machine looks really awesome. It feels like this is what Xbox is (was?) wanting to be with "Xbox anywhere." But Steam has more history and games than Xbox ever could.
Me for 23 hours a day: I'm going to be healthy!
Me for 1 hour a day: I'm going to eat a truckload of Tostitos chips
Me for 1 hour a day: I'm going to eat a truckload of Tostitos chips
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Me for 23 hours a day: I'm going to be healthy!
Me for 1 hour a day: I'm going to eat a truckload of Tostitos chips
Me for 1 hour a day: I'm going to eat a truckload of Tostitos chips
Read this article yesterday. A great primer on VPNs for anyone interested.
When you think about online privacy, two tools may come to mind: VPNs & proxies. While they both hide your IP address & let you browse the net more privately, they work differently. Here, Manish explains the differences + how each tool works to help you choose.
www.freecodecamp.org/news/vpns-vs...
www.freecodecamp.org/news/vpns-vs...
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Read this article yesterday. A great primer on VPNs for anyone interested.
First time playing soccer in at least three years. I’m in my mid 30s. Pray for my knees.
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
First time playing soccer in at least three years. I’m in my mid 30s. Pray for my knees.
Active recall and spaced repetition being two of the best ways to learn is new to me. I was always team-reread and team-highlight (and got by well enough I suppose). Going to give this a shot though.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Active recall and spaced repetition being two of the best ways to learn is new to me. I was always team-reread and team-highlight (and got by well enough I suppose). Going to give this a shot though.
The goal is staying up until at least 10pm #jetlagged
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The goal is staying up until at least 10pm #jetlagged
@marciac95.bsky.social Hey there, I just started #100Devs and found your posts and celebratory posts. Congrats on the first subscribers! Anyways wanted to connect and say hey.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
@marciac95.bsky.social Hey there, I just started #100Devs and found your posts and celebratory posts. Congrats on the first subscribers! Anyways wanted to connect and say hey.
Okay Browns postgame show (92.3 the fan) if you don't like people saying folks should be fired, quit taking calls. Not that hard. Especially after losses. You don't like criticism of the team? Stop taking calls or stop moaning about it. #Browns
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Okay Browns postgame show (92.3 the fan) if you don't like people saying folks should be fired, quit taking calls. Not that hard. Especially after losses. You don't like criticism of the team? Stop taking calls or stop moaning about it. #Browns
It sucks but yet another "clean house" offseason probably should happen. This FO killed themselves with the Watson trade and they can't get out. We'll be drafting high, so if we go QB we surely need to get a new coach in. This team is a joke to watch right now. #Browns
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It sucks but yet another "clean house" offseason probably should happen. This FO killed themselves with the Watson trade and they can't get out. We'll be drafting high, so if we go QB we surely need to get a new coach in. This team is a joke to watch right now. #Browns
Great article, probably ~5-10 minute read.
When you and your team are just trying to finish a feature, maybe you make a quick fix and say - "we'll fix it later". But then you don't. This is an example of technical debt in your code. Here, Manish explains what it is, why it happens, & how to deal with it.
www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is...
www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is...
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Great article, probably ~5-10 minute read.
One of the best Onion articles in awhile. I wonder if it will soon be updated to include the entire country and that jobs were killed by AI: theonion.com/remains-of-a...
Remains Of Ancient Race Of Job Creators Found In Rust Belt
WASHINGTON—A team of leading archaeologists announced Monday they had uncovered the remains of an ancient job-creating race that, at the peak of its civilization, may have provided occupations for hun...
theonion.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
One of the best Onion articles in awhile. I wonder if it will soon be updated to include the entire country and that jobs were killed by AI: theonion.com/remains-of-a...
I've started unfollowing the folks on LinkedIn who write blog-length status updates about AI every day. I'm not anti-AI but let's stop with the attempt of being a thought-leader when it's not needed every. single. day.
November 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I've started unfollowing the folks on LinkedIn who write blog-length status updates about AI every day. I'm not anti-AI but let's stop with the attempt of being a thought-leader when it's not needed every. single. day.
Re-did my personal site today. Mostly in HTML/CSS but with a little JS to help with the resume download. It's not quite finished, I still need to add some stuff to the Home page and tweak a few things. But overall, pretty happy. aaronmccollum.github.io/personal-site/
Aaron McCollum
aaronmccollum.github.io
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Re-did my personal site today. Mostly in HTML/CSS but with a little JS to help with the resume download. It's not quite finished, I still need to add some stuff to the Home page and tweak a few things. But overall, pretty happy. aaronmccollum.github.io/personal-site/
40 million on Bluesky is no small feat. Well done team!
We just crossed it. Yay! Congrats everyone and Happy Halloween!
November 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
40 million on Bluesky is no small feat. Well done team!
After the failure of the Halo show, it's nice to see Halo Campaign Evolved. It looks really good.
October 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
After the failure of the Halo show, it's nice to see Halo Campaign Evolved. It looks really good.
Roundball Rock and the NBA returning to NBC is a great thing that we needed in 2025 with all the crap going on. Glad it's back.
October 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Roundball Rock and the NBA returning to NBC is a great thing that we needed in 2025 with all the crap going on. Glad it's back.