Barry Hess
@bjhess.bsky.social
Working to build good internet at goodenough.us.
Taking a break from social, but always an email away from your heart.
pika.page
bjhess.com
Taking a break from social, but always an email away from your heart.
pika.page
bjhess.com
I’m gonna sit out the socials for a bit. If you wanna say hi, feel free to email me.
October 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I’m gonna sit out the socials for a bit. If you wanna say hi, feel free to email me.
Some good takeaways from @johnnunemaker.com’s Self-Made is a Myth appearance (https://www.johnnunemaker.com/self-made-is-a-myth-podcast/).
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I should probably up the priority on automating imports to Pika.
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I, of time-tracking descent, am going to try time-tracking again (gasp!). I’m hoping
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I should probably up the priority on automating imports to Pika.
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I, of time-tracking descent, am going to try time-tracking again (gasp!). I’m hoping
Self-Made is a Myth Podcast
Podcast interview where I share my journey building lasting SaaS businesses, the power of partnerships, and why I'm obsessed with onboarding, risk reduction, and hiring ‘batteries included’ people.
www.johnnunemaker.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Some good takeaways from @johnnunemaker.com’s Self-Made is a Myth appearance (https://www.johnnunemaker.com/self-made-is-a-myth-podcast/).
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I should probably up the priority on automating imports to Pika.
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I, of time-tracking descent, am going to try time-tracking again (gasp!). I’m hoping
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I should probably up the priority on automating imports to Pika.
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I, of time-tracking descent, am going to try time-tracking again (gasp!). I’m hoping
Now to figure out how to rip this scratched PAL disc…
October 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Now to figure out how to rip this scratched PAL disc…
I finished the podcast Dead Eyes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Eyes). It was pretty good! Now I need a new podcast.
October 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I finished the podcast Dead Eyes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Eyes). It was pretty good! Now I need a new podcast.
New post: A List of Unplugging Possibilities https://bjhess.com/posts/a-list-of-unplugging-possibilities
A List of Unplugging Possibilities - I am BARRY HESS
As I’m thinking about disconnecting from the endless social media and news streams, I’ve been sniffing around the world of paper products. Here are a few publications that I’m considering: •...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
New post: A List of Unplugging Possibilities https://bjhess.com/posts/a-list-of-unplugging-possibilities
Happy “Facebook Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation Settlement Administrator has sent you $14.89 USD” day to those who celebrate.
September 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Happy “Facebook Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation Settlement Administrator has sent you $14.89 USD” day to those who celebrate.
An absolutely huge advancement (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevz13xkxpro) in the treatment of Huntington’s disease.
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
An absolutely huge advancement (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevz13xkxpro) in the treatment of Huntington’s disease.
New post: A Bit Naive https://bjhess.com/posts/a-bit-naive
A Bit Naive - I am BARRY HESS
What I wouldn’t give right now to be a bit more naive. What I wouldn’t give for all of us to be a bit more naive. A bit less social...
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September 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New post: A Bit Naive https://bjhess.com/posts/a-bit-naive
New post: Today’s Home Screen https://bjhess.com/posts/todays-home-screen
September 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
New post: Today’s Home Screen https://bjhess.com/posts/todays-home-screen
While the national anthem was sung at this soccer game, church bells rang very slowly (every 10 seconds or so). Very foreboding.
September 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
While the national anthem was sung at this soccer game, church bells rang very slowly (every 10 seconds or so). Very foreboding.
Made a sad error yesterday and didn’t hear the delivery person ringing the bell with our new iPhone. Guess we’ll wait until Monday. To be fair, yesterday was a wild day of household logistics.
September 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Made a sad error yesterday and didn’t hear the delivery person ringing the bell with our new iPhone. Guess we’ll wait until Monday. To be fair, yesterday was a wild day of household logistics.
I believe Patreon’s unsubscribe feature is broken and I’m about to start marking as spam. (Though, admittedly, my sample size is one Patreon member.)
September 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I believe Patreon’s unsubscribe feature is broken and I’m about to start marking as spam. (Though, admittedly, my sample size is one Patreon member.)
Codex has been the worst AI agent experience I’ve had. It’s results have been…okay. But it’s integration with the system has been very lacking. There’s probably ways around it, but…🤷♂️.
September 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Codex has been the worst AI agent experience I’ve had. It’s results have been…okay. But it’s integration with the system has been very lacking. There’s probably ways around it, but…🤷♂️.
I should re-watch Sneakers.
September 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I should re-watch Sneakers.
Reposted by Barry Hess
As @bjhess.bsky.social, co-founder of Good Enough, a platform that builds small-scale projects, says:
”Connecting in this way, human-to-human, is vital to building a future filled with more connection, understanding, and empathy.”
That is the beauty and promise of the indie web.
”Connecting in this way, human-to-human, is vital to building a future filled with more connection, understanding, and empathy.”
That is the beauty and promise of the indie web.
September 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
As @bjhess.bsky.social, co-founder of Good Enough, a platform that builds small-scale projects, says:
”Connecting in this way, human-to-human, is vital to building a future filled with more connection, understanding, and empathy.”
That is the beauty and promise of the indie web.
”Connecting in this way, human-to-human, is vital to building a future filled with more connection, understanding, and empathy.”
That is the beauty and promise of the indie web.
A good night in Des Moines with Lawrence and Lake Street Dive.
September 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
A good night in Des Moines with Lawrence and Lake Street Dive.
I’ve been trying JetBrains’s Junie as an AI coding agent. Read good things, but turned out slow and expensive and meh in terms of results. Going to give Codex a try next. If that’s underwhelming, I’ll head back to augmentcode.
September 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I’ve been trying JetBrains’s Junie as an AI coding agent. Read good things, but turned out slow and expensive and meh in terms of results. Going to give Codex a try next. If that’s underwhelming, I’ll head back to augmentcode.
I’m on an iPhone 14 Pro and my better half is on the 13 Pro. Our youngest’s 13 Mini battery is toast. I think we’ll move the 13 Pro to the youngest and replace the Mini with a 17 (non-Pro). Four-year cycle!
September 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I’m on an iPhone 14 Pro and my better half is on the 13 Pro. Our youngest’s 13 Mini battery is toast. I think we’ll move the 13 Pro to the youngest and replace the Mini with a 17 (non-Pro). Four-year cycle!
Reposted by Barry Hess
Thankful to be interviewed for Alexandra's latest at New_ Public: newpublic.substack.com/p/the-handma...
🧶✏️👩🏽💻 The internet’s hidden creative renaissance (and how to find it)
The indie web means the return of gifs, funky cursors, and personal websites
newpublic.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Thankful to be interviewed for Alexandra's latest at New_ Public: newpublic.substack.com/p/the-handma...
I'm already crying: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hatk...
John Candy: I Like Me | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Ryan Reynolds
www.youtube.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I'm already crying: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hatk...
A first for me: bugs in the rice. I’m shook, y’all.
September 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A first for me: bugs in the rice. I’m shook, y’all.
After many past threats, I guess it’s time to finally get off Arc (https://www.theverge.com/web/770947/browser-company-arc-dia-acquired-atlassian?utm_content=buffer8278e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=verge_social).
The company behind the Dia and Arc browsers is being acquired
$610 million is a pretty big number for a web browser
www.theverge.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
After many past threats, I guess it’s time to finally get off Arc (https://www.theverge.com/web/770947/browser-company-arc-dia-acquired-atlassian?utm_content=buffer8278e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=verge_social).
Going to a movie tonight and I’m not really a horror fan. Do I force myself to Weapons or go for Caught Stealing?
September 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Going to a movie tonight and I’m not really a horror fan. Do I force myself to Weapons or go for Caught Stealing?
My head needs some clearing, so taking a break from CDN/S3 troubleshooting and primarily working on some smaller Pika things this week.
September 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My head needs some clearing, so taking a break from CDN/S3 troubleshooting and primarily working on some smaller Pika things this week.
Getting CloudFront/S3 to be responsive and consistently hitting its cache may be the death of me. Wishing I could go back in time and start with Cloudflare, but is the grass really greener?
September 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Getting CloudFront/S3 to be responsive and consistently hitting its cache may be the death of me. Wishing I could go back in time and start with Cloudflare, but is the grass really greener?