Ms Boba (rebuilding community era)
@essentialrandom.bsky.social
https://essentialrandomness.com
Software engineer (and more) on a mission to bring community back to the web. Founder of @fujoweb.dev, https://fujocoded.com/ and https://bobaboard.com/. Loves building random, chaotically-delightful stuff. 🇪🇺🇺🇸
Software engineer (and more) on a mission to bring community back to the web. Founder of @fujoweb.dev, https://fujocoded.com/ and https://bobaboard.com/. Loves building random, chaotically-delightful stuff. 🇪🇺🇺🇸
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Longing for an internet that's kinder, queerer, and just plain more fun? FujoCoded LLC works to bring internet weirdos together and to empower niche communities to reclaim their online spaces!
Help us help the web by supporting our work today!
patreon.com/fujocoded
Other links below 🔗👇
Help us help the web by supporting our work today!
patreon.com/fujocoded
Other links below 🔗👇
Hello! I'm Ms Boba, and I'm a software dev + fandom person who really 💜s the web.
Check out some of the projects I founded in the quoted post 👇, and help us help niche online communities take back their internet by supporting us on Patreon!
www.patreon.com/c/fujocoded
Check out some of the projects I founded in the quoted post 👇, and help us help niche online communities take back their internet by supporting us on Patreon!
www.patreon.com/c/fujocoded
Reposted by Ms Boba (rebuilding community era)
Feeling that post-Christmas cheer? Want "new year, new internet"?
Help us find the right person(s) to get fandom sitting down and working together to build a better fandom web! 🌐🦝🦝🦝🙏
Share our hiring call 👇 on your Discord, your group chats, everywhere 🙏
...and if YOU'RE that person, ✨apply!✨
Help us find the right person(s) to get fandom sitting down and working together to build a better fandom web! 🌐🦝🦝🦝🙏
Share our hiring call 👇 on your Discord, your group chats, everywhere 🙏
...and if YOU'RE that person, ✨apply!✨
With YOUR support we can pay key roles AND have space to grow volunteers!
Help us get fandom working together for a better fandom...web ✨
-💰Project Manager [PAID part-time] (forms.gle/tRwvwFHcBjAp...)
-🙏BobaBoard Volunteer Coordinator (forms.gle/SmFv19hmamKV...)
-🙏FujoGuide Beta Wrangler (DMs 👀)
Help us get fandom working together for a better fandom...web ✨
-💰Project Manager [PAID part-time] (forms.gle/tRwvwFHcBjAp...)
-🙏BobaBoard Volunteer Coordinator (forms.gle/SmFv19hmamKV...)
-🙏FujoGuide Beta Wrangler (DMs 👀)
December 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Feeling that post-Christmas cheer? Want "new year, new internet"?
Help us find the right person(s) to get fandom sitting down and working together to build a better fandom web! 🌐🦝🦝🦝🙏
Share our hiring call 👇 on your Discord, your group chats, everywhere 🙏
...and if YOU'RE that person, ✨apply!✨
Help us find the right person(s) to get fandom sitting down and working together to build a better fandom web! 🌐🦝🦝🦝🙏
Share our hiring call 👇 on your Discord, your group chats, everywhere 🙏
...and if YOU'RE that person, ✨apply!✨
This newsletter comes super late, but it's finally here 🙏 Thank you all for your patience waiting to hear updates 🙇♀️
We started drafting it 3 months ago, but between the digital pack and day by day operations... it sure took a long time to wrap up ⏰🌯
...and that's why...
We started drafting it 3 months ago, but between the digital pack and day by day operations... it sure took a long time to wrap up ⏰🌯
...and that's why...
"General company news" includes everything from our first publicly-buyable teaching product (the Fandom Cookies pack! 🥠) to store upgrades, library releases, and our contractors teaming up for our $upporters VIP lounge (with secret merch and blorbo walls 👀)
fujocoded.com/updates/25-1...
fujocoded.com/updates/25-1...
Digital pack launch, Garage Sale 📦, and... so. many. articles. – FujoCoded
Between stores and writing processes, betas and autoreleases, there's a lot of ground to cover. We hope you brought a shovel (or a Project Manager) ❄️🏂
fujocoded.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This newsletter comes super late, but it's finally here 🙏 Thank you all for your patience waiting to hear updates 🙇♀️
We started drafting it 3 months ago, but between the digital pack and day by day operations... it sure took a long time to wrap up ⏰🌯
...and that's why...
We started drafting it 3 months ago, but between the digital pack and day by day operations... it sure took a long time to wrap up ⏰🌯
...and that's why...
When you manage to hit "send" on the newsletter you've been passing back and forth for 2 months
December 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
When you manage to hit "send" on the newsletter you've been passing back and forth for 2 months
Starting now!!! Jump on in on Twitch OR Streamplace
- www.twitch.tv/essentialran...
- stream.place/essentialran...
- www.twitch.tv/essentialran...
- stream.place/essentialran...
December 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Starting now!!! Jump on in on Twitch OR Streamplace
- www.twitch.tv/essentialran...
- stream.place/essentialran...
- www.twitch.tv/essentialran...
- stream.place/essentialran...
Need to get off my ass and work polish up another section of the @fujocoded.bsky.social newsletter (soon... I swear soon...), but afterwards—30m or so?—I'll be streaming CODE polish up for our sites and other parts of the FujoVerse™. Gotta look good for the guests.
See you later on stream! Links 👇
See you later on stream! Links 👇
December 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Need to get off my ass and work polish up another section of the @fujocoded.bsky.social newsletter (soon... I swear soon...), but afterwards—30m or so?—I'll be streaming CODE polish up for our sites and other parts of the FujoVerse™. Gotta look good for the guests.
See you later on stream! Links 👇
See you later on stream! Links 👇
Reposted by Ms Boba (rebuilding community era)
Reminder: TOMORROW, THURSDAY DECEMBER 18th is the last day to ship mail in time for Christmas (US only). Order your holiday paddle NOW, and we'll get it on its way in time!
Check out our exclusive yaoi (cheese) paddles, stickers, charms and more at store.fujocoded.com
Check out our exclusive yaoi (cheese) paddles, stickers, charms and more at store.fujocoded.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Reminder: TOMORROW, THURSDAY DECEMBER 18th is the last day to ship mail in time for Christmas (US only). Order your holiday paddle NOW, and we'll get it on its way in time!
Check out our exclusive yaoi (cheese) paddles, stickers, charms and more at store.fujocoded.com
Check out our exclusive yaoi (cheese) paddles, stickers, charms and more at store.fujocoded.com
Reposted by Ms Boba (rebuilding community era)
[FREE-ish STUFF]
tl;dr: want some FREE dot grid post-its that don't stick (but still work as tiny block-notes) for the small price of shipping costs + a choose-your-amount donation to @fujocoded.bsky.social ? Reply to this post or hit me up in my DMs!
(🧵👇 below for story time)
tl;dr: want some FREE dot grid post-its that don't stick (but still work as tiny block-notes) for the small price of shipping costs + a choose-your-amount donation to @fujocoded.bsky.social ? Reply to this post or hit me up in my DMs!
(🧵👇 below for story time)
December 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
[FREE-ish STUFF]
tl;dr: want some FREE dot grid post-its that don't stick (but still work as tiny block-notes) for the small price of shipping costs + a choose-your-amount donation to @fujocoded.bsky.social ? Reply to this post or hit me up in my DMs!
(🧵👇 below for story time)
tl;dr: want some FREE dot grid post-its that don't stick (but still work as tiny block-notes) for the small price of shipping costs + a choose-your-amount donation to @fujocoded.bsky.social ? Reply to this post or hit me up in my DMs!
(🧵👇 below for story time)
[FREE-ish STUFF]
tl;dr: want some FREE dot grid post-its that don't stick (but still work as tiny block-notes) for the small price of shipping costs + a choose-your-amount donation to @fujocoded.bsky.social ? Reply to this post or hit me up in my DMs!
(🧵👇 below for story time)
tl;dr: want some FREE dot grid post-its that don't stick (but still work as tiny block-notes) for the small price of shipping costs + a choose-your-amount donation to @fujocoded.bsky.social ? Reply to this post or hit me up in my DMs!
(🧵👇 below for story time)
December 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
[FREE-ish STUFF]
tl;dr: want some FREE dot grid post-its that don't stick (but still work as tiny block-notes) for the small price of shipping costs + a choose-your-amount donation to @fujocoded.bsky.social ? Reply to this post or hit me up in my DMs!
(🧵👇 below for story time)
tl;dr: want some FREE dot grid post-its that don't stick (but still work as tiny block-notes) for the small price of shipping costs + a choose-your-amount donation to @fujocoded.bsky.social ? Reply to this post or hit me up in my DMs!
(🧵👇 below for story time)
[Starting now: Coworking & Chill (Astro/ATproto Guestbook edition)]
Things are still slow in my brain, so come hang out as I code in this coworking session!
See you on Twitch and Streamplace:
- www.twitch.tv/essentialran...
- stream.place/essentialran...
Things are still slow in my brain, so come hang out as I code in this coworking session!
See you on Twitch and Streamplace:
- www.twitch.tv/essentialran...
- stream.place/essentialran...
December 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
[Starting now: Coworking & Chill (Astro/ATproto Guestbook edition)]
Things are still slow in my brain, so come hang out as I code in this coworking session!
See you on Twitch and Streamplace:
- www.twitch.tv/essentialran...
- stream.place/essentialran...
Things are still slow in my brain, so come hang out as I code in this coworking session!
See you on Twitch and Streamplace:
- www.twitch.tv/essentialran...
- stream.place/essentialran...
🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/essentialrandom.bsky.social Starting now: Coworking & Chill (Astro/ATproto Guestbook edition)
@essentialrandom.bsky.social is 🔴LIVE on stream.place!
Starting now: Coworking & Chill (Astro/ATproto Guestbook edition)
stream.place
December 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/essentialrandom.bsky.social Starting now: Coworking & Chill (Astro/ATproto Guestbook edition)
It's time (eventually)! Join on Twitch (www.twitch.tv/essentialran...) or Stream.place (stream.place/essentialran...) as I remember "where was I even" with both the Guestbook and the Authproto project. Come hang out, chat, or co-work ✨
@essentialrandom.bsky.social's livestream on stream.place
Back at it Again at Guestbook Lexicon
stream.place
December 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It's time (eventually)! Join on Twitch (www.twitch.tv/essentialran...) or Stream.place (stream.place/essentialran...) as I remember "where was I even" with both the Guestbook and the Authproto project. Come hang out, chat, or co-work ✨
🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/essentialrandom.bsky.social Back at it Again at Guestbook Lexicon
@essentialrandom.bsky.social is 🔴LIVE on stream.place!
Back at it Again at Guestbook Lexicon
stream.place
December 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/essentialrandom.bsky.social Back at it Again at Guestbook Lexicon
Gonna stream in 10-15 minutes. Still not recovered enough to make be *on time*, but it *is time* to get back into the rhythm
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Gonna stream in 10-15 minutes. Still not recovered enough to make be *on time*, but it *is time* to get back into the rhythm
Ok, slowly recovering and catching up from a month+ of working on a big launch.
...what did I miss?
...what did I miss?
December 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Ok, slowly recovering and catching up from a month+ of working on a big launch.
...what did I miss?
...what did I miss?
this is a call for help, actually ☠️
December 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
this is a call for help, actually ☠️
ok, gonna be kind to myself and my todo list, and just get back to it on Monday
Most likely will make progress on the ATproto Guestbook, get it updated to the new lexicon libraries, and possibly even figure out the last big hurdle ("how the fuck do I want to deal with the text content itself??")
Most likely will make progress on the ATproto Guestbook, get it updated to the new lexicon libraries, and possibly even figure out the last big hurdle ("how the fuck do I want to deal with the text content itself??")
December 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
ok, gonna be kind to myself and my todo list, and just get back to it on Monday
Most likely will make progress on the ATproto Guestbook, get it updated to the new lexicon libraries, and possibly even figure out the last big hurdle ("how the fuck do I want to deal with the text content itself??")
Most likely will make progress on the ATproto Guestbook, get it updated to the new lexicon libraries, and possibly even figure out the last big hurdle ("how the fuck do I want to deal with the text content itself??")
Supposed to stream today but I'm just like
December 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Supposed to stream today but I'm just like
First vs last post.
"This," as they say, "kills the man."
If you know someone (maybe you) who's really reliable and could do a good job mimicking my voice for some kind of reasonable fee/bartering, please save me, my crops are dying. 😭
"This," as they say, "kills the man."
If you know someone (maybe you) who's really reliable and could do a good job mimicking my voice for some kind of reasonable fee/bartering, please save me, my crops are dying. 😭
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
First vs last post.
"This," as they say, "kills the man."
If you know someone (maybe you) who's really reliable and could do a good job mimicking my voice for some kind of reasonable fee/bartering, please save me, my crops are dying. 😭
"This," as they say, "kills the man."
If you know someone (maybe you) who's really reliable and could do a good job mimicking my voice for some kind of reasonable fee/bartering, please save me, my crops are dying. 😭
I can't believe my crossposter hit a bug on the final and most terrifying post to write 😭 and that they're clicking me out of the library before i'm done 😭😭😭
December 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I can't believe my crossposter hit a bug on the final and most terrifying post to write 😭 and that they're clicking me out of the library before i'm done 😭😭😭
Reposted by Ms Boba (rebuilding community era)
Very last: a final, additional shoutout to @elendraug.bsky.social who tirelessly supported me (@essentialrandom.bsky.social) through every aspect of this pack for over a month of head-down work.
And to my own bed who's going to see me FINALLY sleep at a decent hour tonight 💪💤
See you all soon 💖✨
And to my own bed who's going to see me FINALLY sleep at a decent hour tonight 💪💤
See you all soon 💖✨
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Very last: a final, additional shoutout to @elendraug.bsky.social who tirelessly supported me (@essentialrandom.bsky.social) through every aspect of this pack for over a month of head-down work.
And to my own bed who's going to see me FINALLY sleep at a decent hour tonight 💪💤
See you all soon 💖✨
And to my own bed who's going to see me FINALLY sleep at a decent hour tonight 💪💤
See you all soon 💖✨
Reposted by Ms Boba (rebuilding community era)
Next up, the hidden work of crafting the launch, pricing strategy, socials posting, alt-text writing, planning, and everything that helps our pack reach those it's meant for! 📦🚢
Let's hear it for the [Launch Crew 🚀] @elendraug.bsky.social @gqueercatboy.bsky.social & @essentialrandom.bsky.social 🗣️🙏
Let's hear it for the [Launch Crew 🚀] @elendraug.bsky.social @gqueercatboy.bsky.social & @essentialrandom.bsky.social 🗣️🙏
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Next up, the hidden work of crafting the launch, pricing strategy, socials posting, alt-text writing, planning, and everything that helps our pack reach those it's meant for! 📦🚢
Let's hear it for the [Launch Crew 🚀] @elendraug.bsky.social @gqueercatboy.bsky.social & @essentialrandom.bsky.social 🗣️🙏
Let's hear it for the [Launch Crew 🚀] @elendraug.bsky.social @gqueercatboy.bsky.social & @essentialrandom.bsky.social 🗣️🙏
Reposted by Ms Boba (rebuilding community era)
And now, the [Learn-Along Squad ✨🎓✨]
Please applaud the brains, hands (and tears 😭) behind this learning experience: @riazaia.bsky.social and @essentialrandom.bsky.social, who braved hours of writing, discussing—negotiating even!—and rewriting to craft an accessible AND fruitful learning path 📝💪
Please applaud the brains, hands (and tears 😭) behind this learning experience: @riazaia.bsky.social and @essentialrandom.bsky.social, who braved hours of writing, discussing—negotiating even!—and rewriting to craft an accessible AND fruitful learning path 📝💪
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
And now, the [Learn-Along Squad ✨🎓✨]
Please applaud the brains, hands (and tears 😭) behind this learning experience: @riazaia.bsky.social and @essentialrandom.bsky.social, who braved hours of writing, discussing—negotiating even!—and rewriting to craft an accessible AND fruitful learning path 📝💪
Please applaud the brains, hands (and tears 😭) behind this learning experience: @riazaia.bsky.social and @essentialrandom.bsky.social, who braved hours of writing, discussing—negotiating even!—and rewriting to craft an accessible AND fruitful learning path 📝💪
was trying to find the 📈 emoji and was confused when "stonks" didn't bring it up 😭
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
was trying to find the 📈 emoji and was confused when "stonks" didn't bring it up 😭
Cracks writing fingers 💪 it's time
Going to go make the final celebration post from the library (which means even more time for the special prices 😌)
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Cracks writing fingers 💪 it's time
Going to go make the final celebration post from the library (which means even more time for the special prices 😌)
December 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Going to go make the final celebration post from the library (which means even more time for the special prices 😌)