J.D. Hillen
@jdhillen.com
Code 💻 Coffee ☕️ Metal 🤘
Senior Full Stack Developer @ Dimensional Innovations
Kansas City vs. Everybody
https://links.jdhillen.com
Senior Full Stack Developer @ Dimensional Innovations
Kansas City vs. Everybody
https://links.jdhillen.com
This is my final transmission...
When Connection Becomes Currency: Why I'm Walking Away - J.D. Hillen
A personal reflection on how my relationship with social media has evolved over the years, and why I’ve decided it’s time for a change.
jdhillen.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This is my final transmission...
just a heads up…
I’m a 42 year old, disenfranchise, angry elder millennial, watching the world crumble around me, who also just finished rewatching Breaking Bad.
The world is lucky I’m not that good a chemistry.
I’m a 42 year old, disenfranchise, angry elder millennial, watching the world crumble around me, who also just finished rewatching Breaking Bad.
The world is lucky I’m not that good a chemistry.
October 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
just a heads up…
I’m a 42 year old, disenfranchise, angry elder millennial, watching the world crumble around me, who also just finished rewatching Breaking Bad.
The world is lucky I’m not that good a chemistry.
I’m a 42 year old, disenfranchise, angry elder millennial, watching the world crumble around me, who also just finished rewatching Breaking Bad.
The world is lucky I’m not that good a chemistry.
September 25, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Logan had his first tackle football game yesterday. This kid played all over the field on both offense and defense, made plays, got a sack and a wide open touchdown! He’s going to marry a Pop Star!
September 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Logan had his first tackle football game yesterday. This kid played all over the field on both offense and defense, made plays, got a sack and a wide open touchdown! He’s going to marry a Pop Star!
Yes! Yes! A thousand times YES!
Nine Inch Nails - As Alive As You Need Me To Be (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by NineInchNailsVEVO
youtu.be
September 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Yes! Yes! A thousand times YES!
August 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Reposted by J.D. Hillen
Cynical, sure, but it took me way too long to realize that in America your gifts are not enough unless you can monetize them. Your artistry, your creativity, your wild impulses that give life real meaning, they are unvalued unless assessed through the cold calculus of profit and loss.
August 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Cynical, sure, but it took me way too long to realize that in America your gifts are not enough unless you can monetize them. Your artistry, your creativity, your wild impulses that give life real meaning, they are unvalued unless assessed through the cold calculus of profit and loss.
It’s starting to come alive!
August 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It’s starting to come alive!
Not all work travel is glamorous. I’m currently in a Best Western in South Carolina that is under construction with a green pool. 🤮
August 20, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Not all work travel is glamorous. I’m currently in a Best Western in South Carolina that is under construction with a green pool. 🤮
KCDC 2025 will be the first conference that I’m attending as just an attendee since 2018! Very much looking forward to a chill, stress-free event.
August 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
KCDC 2025 will be the first conference that I’m attending as just an attendee since 2018! Very much looking forward to a chill, stress-free event.
A friend summed up AI’s role like this:
“Give it the bitch work.”
Let it wrangle notes, draft outlines, rename files — the stuff that drains time, not talent.
It’s not laziness. It’s making space for the work that actually needs you.
Let the machines grind.
You make the good stuff.
“Give it the bitch work.”
Let it wrangle notes, draft outlines, rename files — the stuff that drains time, not talent.
It’s not laziness. It’s making space for the work that actually needs you.
Let the machines grind.
You make the good stuff.
August 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A friend summed up AI’s role like this:
“Give it the bitch work.”
Let it wrangle notes, draft outlines, rename files — the stuff that drains time, not talent.
It’s not laziness. It’s making space for the work that actually needs you.
Let the machines grind.
You make the good stuff.
“Give it the bitch work.”
Let it wrangle notes, draft outlines, rename files — the stuff that drains time, not talent.
It’s not laziness. It’s making space for the work that actually needs you.
Let the machines grind.
You make the good stuff.
My 9 year old Catcher is devastated by this news. Freddy was his favorite Royal. Thanks for everything Freddy! KC loves ya!
Thank you, Freddy, for your dedication to the organization, your spirit, and your contributions on and off the field.
We wish you and your family the best in San Diego! 💙
We wish you and your family the best in San Diego! 💙
July 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My 9 year old Catcher is devastated by this news. Freddy was his favorite Royal. Thanks for everything Freddy! KC loves ya!
Tough times makes for great music!
Biohazard - F**k the System - Official Music Video
YouTube video by Biohazard
youtu.be
July 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Tough times makes for great music!
Reposted by J.D. Hillen
Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.
Ozzy Osbourne Farewell Show Was The Highest-Grossing Charity Concert Of All Time
On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne put on a farewell concert, performing as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath for the last time in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Billed as the “Back To The Beginning”...
www.stereogum.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.
Heartbroken. See you on the other side Ozzy!
OZZY OSBOURNE - "See You On The Other Side" (Official Video)
YouTube video by Ozzy Osbourne
youtu.be
July 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Heartbroken. See you on the other side Ozzy!
Seattle… you’re beautiful.
July 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Seattle… you’re beautiful.
This is why I’m not doing any speaking gigs this year. This right here.
July 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This is why I’m not doing any speaking gigs this year. This right here.
Who’s coming with me man?!? C’mon who’s coming with?!?
🎺 ANNOUNCEMENT 🎺 : Karaoke Night at #KCDC after the Attendee Party on Thurs, Aug 14 (930p-2a)!!! In partnership with @kcdc.bsky.social, @nx.dev, and TekSystems KC, we're putting together the most epic #karaoke night KC has ever seen (since last year's of course). Make sure to RSVP at lu.ma/c3qaflrj
Karaoke with DevOpsDays KC & KCDC · Luma
Get ready to unleash your inner rockstar at the most epic karaoke night Kansas City has ever seen! DevOpsDays KC and KCDC are teaming up to bring you a night…
lu.ma
July 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Who’s coming with me man?!? C’mon who’s coming with?!?
Western Kansas is Beautiful
July 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Western Kansas is Beautiful
Does anyone have opinions or suggestions on a Travel secondary monitor?
I'm going to be onsite for some work later this month and could use the desktop space.
Internet, do your thing!
I'm going to be onsite for some work later this month and could use the desktop space.
Internet, do your thing!
July 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Does anyone have opinions or suggestions on a Travel secondary monitor?
I'm going to be onsite for some work later this month and could use the desktop space.
Internet, do your thing!
I'm going to be onsite for some work later this month and could use the desktop space.
Internet, do your thing!
I think this might be my favorite quote ever.
June 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I think this might be my favorite quote ever.
Do. Not. Like.
The Blue Screen of Death Is Dead
Microsoft's iconic Blue Screen of Death is on the way out after 40 years in service. Instead, a new error screen with a more minimal, less startling look is replacing it.
lifehacker.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Do. Not. Like.
It may be time to cut ties with society and go live in the woods.
a man with a mustache and a striped shirt is saying `` i hate everything '' .
ALT: a man with a mustache and a striped shirt is saying `` i hate everything '' .
media.tenor.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It may be time to cut ties with society and go live in the woods.
Today I worked on 5 different Vue apps, 2 different CMSs and a module library I’m building for my team. My brain is mushy.
June 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Today I worked on 5 different Vue apps, 2 different CMSs and a module library I’m building for my team. My brain is mushy.