R. Alex Anderson
@ralexanderson.com
He/Him • Husband • Dad • Latter-day Saint • Code Poet • Hobby Chef • Spaceship Enthusiast • Serial Optimist • Determined Dreamer
Living in Utah
https://thoriumsim.com
Living in Utah
https://thoriumsim.com
Reposted by R. Alex Anderson
I think, of all the slides in this report, this is the most important -- it's really worth examining closely. This illustrates why the triumph of electrotechnical is inevitable.
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I think, of all the slides in this report, this is the most important -- it's really worth examining closely. This illustrates why the triumph of electrotechnical is inevitable.
This good boy says “you can put up a Christmas tree and listen to Christmas music in November if you want.”
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This good boy says “you can put up a Christmas tree and listen to Christmas music in November if you want.”
Just filled out literally the worst online form of my life. Laggy, missed inputs, poor A11y, and it requested duplicate information.
Unrelated, but I found it funny that the form was built using a beta version of Angular 1.3 - the most recent 1.x is 1.8.3.
Unrelated, but I found it funny that the form was built using a beta version of Angular 1.3 - the most recent 1.x is 1.8.3.
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Just filled out literally the worst online form of my life. Laggy, missed inputs, poor A11y, and it requested duplicate information.
Unrelated, but I found it funny that the form was built using a beta version of Angular 1.3 - the most recent 1.x is 1.8.3.
Unrelated, but I found it funny that the form was built using a beta version of Angular 1.3 - the most recent 1.x is 1.8.3.
If I were AI king, I would decree that all training must be done using 100% solar. Buy batteries if you must run non-stop. Otherwise, when the sun goes down, training pauses for the night.
We can do AI without externalities. We just have to make some trade offs
We can do AI without externalities. We just have to make some trade offs
AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
If I were AI king, I would decree that all training must be done using 100% solar. Buy batteries if you must run non-stop. Otherwise, when the sun goes down, training pauses for the night.
We can do AI without externalities. We just have to make some trade offs
We can do AI without externalities. We just have to make some trade offs
Do you like free books? How about historical fiction? Detective novels? Well, have I got the book for you!
My sister’s first book in her detective novel series is on sale for 100% off. Get it while it’s hot! www.amazon.com/Pennington-P...
My sister’s first book in her detective novel series is on sale for 100% off. Get it while it’s hot! www.amazon.com/Pennington-P...
The Pennington Perplexity (Constantine Capers Book 1)
The Pennington Perplexity (Constantine Capers Book 1) - Kindle edition by Brianne, Natalie. Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
www.amazon.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Do you like free books? How about historical fiction? Detective novels? Well, have I got the book for you!
My sister’s first book in her detective novel series is on sale for 100% off. Get it while it’s hot! www.amazon.com/Pennington-P...
My sister’s first book in her detective novel series is on sale for 100% off. Get it while it’s hot! www.amazon.com/Pennington-P...
I’ll note that all the candidates that I voted for in my very conservative Utah city were elected.
None of whom were endorsed by the Republican Party of Utah County.
None of whom were endorsed by the Republican Party of Utah County.
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I’ll note that all the candidates that I voted for in my very conservative Utah city were elected.
None of whom were endorsed by the Republican Party of Utah County.
None of whom were endorsed by the Republican Party of Utah County.
I get to meet one of my life-long best friends today!
October 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I get to meet one of my life-long best friends today!
The biggest questions that Remix v3 asks:
- What if we let the browser do more work? (events, signals)
- What if component reactivity was manual? (this.update())
- What if everything had a URL? (Frames)
And perhaps the biggest question of all:
- What if we stopped using `const`?
- What if we let the browser do more work? (events, signals)
- What if component reactivity was manual? (this.update())
- What if everything had a URL? (Frames)
And perhaps the biggest question of all:
- What if we stopped using `const`?
October 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The biggest questions that Remix v3 asks:
- What if we let the browser do more work? (events, signals)
- What if component reactivity was manual? (this.update())
- What if everything had a URL? (Frames)
And perhaps the biggest question of all:
- What if we stopped using `const`?
- What if we let the browser do more work? (events, signals)
- What if component reactivity was manual? (this.update())
- What if everything had a URL? (Frames)
And perhaps the biggest question of all:
- What if we stopped using `const`?
Reposted by R. Alex Anderson
A reminder for Halloween:
Every person trick or treating should get candy, no matter their perceived age. Things are even more scary and oppressive than ever. Let people have one night of fun and whimsy.
Every person trick or treating should get candy, no matter their perceived age. Things are even more scary and oppressive than ever. Let people have one night of fun and whimsy.
October 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A reminder for Halloween:
Every person trick or treating should get candy, no matter their perceived age. Things are even more scary and oppressive than ever. Let people have one night of fun and whimsy.
Every person trick or treating should get candy, no matter their perceived age. Things are even more scary and oppressive than ever. Let people have one night of fun and whimsy.
Reposted by R. Alex Anderson
I just created the “Remix 3 Resources” repo, collecting useful links related to Remix 3.
It has *super* granular links to the Remix Jam live stream for each API, feature and demo, plus a bunch of demo apps and 3rd party integration examples.
github.com/markdalgleis...
It has *super* granular links to the Remix Jam live stream for each API, feature and demo, plus a bunch of demo apps and 3rd party integration examples.
github.com/markdalgleis...
GitHub - markdalgleish/remix3-resources: A collection of useful links relating to Remix 3
A collection of useful links relating to Remix 3. Contribute to markdalgleish/remix3-resources development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I just created the “Remix 3 Resources” repo, collecting useful links related to Remix 3.
It has *super* granular links to the Remix Jam live stream for each API, feature and demo, plus a bunch of demo apps and 3rd party integration examples.
github.com/markdalgleis...
It has *super* granular links to the Remix Jam live stream for each API, feature and demo, plus a bunch of demo apps and 3rd party integration examples.
github.com/markdalgleis...
A nice way to clean up event handlers in React effects.
useEffect(() => {
const abortController = new AbortController();
websocket.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
// Do Stuff
}, {signal:abortController.signal})
return () => abortController.abort()
}, [websocket])
useEffect(() => {
const abortController = new AbortController();
websocket.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
// Do Stuff
}, {signal:abortController.signal})
return () => abortController.abort()
}, [websocket])
October 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A nice way to clean up event handlers in React effects.
useEffect(() => {
const abortController = new AbortController();
websocket.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
// Do Stuff
}, {signal:abortController.signal})
return () => abortController.abort()
}, [websocket])
useEffect(() => {
const abortController = new AbortController();
websocket.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
// Do Stuff
}, {signal:abortController.signal})
return () => abortController.abort()
}, [websocket])
Someone should do a tier list video of all of these proposals.
WebTransport is S-tier, don't @ me
WebTransport is S-tier, don't @ me
As an experiment, we (the Firefox team) wanted to try a new way to get feedback on which Interop proposals matter most.
So, here's a web app where you can rank the proposals you care about, giving us data we can use when reviewing which ones to champion.
interop-rank.jakearchibald.com
So, here's a web app where you can rank the proposals you care about, giving us data we can use when reviewing which ones to champion.
interop-rank.jakearchibald.com
Interop Feature Ranking
Rank the web platform features you care most about
interop-rank.jakearchibald.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Someone should do a tier list video of all of these proposals.
WebTransport is S-tier, don't @ me
WebTransport is S-tier, don't @ me
Struck by this Orange site comment about gen AI. It seems so obvious in hindsight.
Gen AI cheapens everything. If you expect to be able to sell something produced by gen AI at the same price as something produced by a human, you're delusional.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4550...
Gen AI cheapens everything. If you expect to be able to sell something produced by gen AI at the same price as something produced by a human, you're delusional.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4550...
CEOs keep taking (mostly misguided) about how GenAI will replace their people. T... | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Struck by this Orange site comment about gen AI. It seems so obvious in hindsight.
Gen AI cheapens everything. If you expect to be able to sell something produced by gen AI at the same price as something produced by a human, you're delusional.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4550...
Gen AI cheapens everything. If you expect to be able to sell something produced by gen AI at the same price as something produced by a human, you're delusional.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4550...
Regular reminder that if you're looking for a great money monitoring app, Copilot is excellent. You can try it for 2 months free with my referral code. FA7G7K
A little difficult to get up and running, especially the transaction import feature which is a dealbreaker for me. I haven't played with it since I wrote this.
I've been using Copilot for almost 2 years and have been loving it. Have a 2 month free trial referral code on me: FA7G7K
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copilot.money
October 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Regular reminder that if you're looking for a great money monitoring app, Copilot is excellent. You can try it for 2 months free with my referral code. FA7G7K
Astrophysics question: If stars are formed by gravity pulling hydrogen atoms together so tight that they undergo nuclear fusion, releasing energy in the process, does that mean almost all of the energy we experience on Earth comes from Gravity?
That's kinda bananas, considering how weak Gravity is.
That's kinda bananas, considering how weak Gravity is.
October 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Astrophysics question: If stars are formed by gravity pulling hydrogen atoms together so tight that they undergo nuclear fusion, releasing energy in the process, does that mean almost all of the energy we experience on Earth comes from Gravity?
That's kinda bananas, considering how weak Gravity is.
That's kinda bananas, considering how weak Gravity is.
"AI is going to fundamentally change every industry!"
...Is that fundamental change in the room with us right now?
(For reals though, it's been almost 4 years. Anybody have any examples of how AI has fundamentally changed an industry for the better?)
...Is that fundamental change in the room with us right now?
(For reals though, it's been almost 4 years. Anybody have any examples of how AI has fundamentally changed an industry for the better?)
October 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"AI is going to fundamentally change every industry!"
...Is that fundamental change in the room with us right now?
(For reals though, it's been almost 4 years. Anybody have any examples of how AI has fundamentally changed an industry for the better?)
...Is that fundamental change in the room with us right now?
(For reals though, it's been almost 4 years. Anybody have any examples of how AI has fundamentally changed an industry for the better?)
Hosted my first large gathering at my new house this weekend - 20 people, and all seemed comfortable and like they were enjoying themselves.
It's kind of thrilling that it worked out so well, since I had a hypothesis that this house we bought would be great for hosting large groups. I was right!
It's kind of thrilling that it worked out so well, since I had a hypothesis that this house we bought would be great for hosting large groups. I was right!
September 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hosted my first large gathering at my new house this weekend - 20 people, and all seemed comfortable and like they were enjoying themselves.
It's kind of thrilling that it worked out so well, since I had a hypothesis that this house we bought would be great for hosting large groups. I was right!
It's kind of thrilling that it worked out so well, since I had a hypothesis that this house we bought would be great for hosting large groups. I was right!
Reposted by R. Alex Anderson
ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm looking for work!
I'm a JavaScript/TypeScript expert with a ton of experience in Node, ASTs, Testing Frameworks, Docker, and more!
- 10 years experience
- Former core maintainer of Prettier
- 315 GitHub repos, 198 npm packages
suchipi.com/Resume2025.pdf
I'm a JavaScript/TypeScript expert with a ton of experience in Node, ASTs, Testing Frameworks, Docker, and more!
- 10 years experience
- Former core maintainer of Prettier
- 315 GitHub repos, 198 npm packages
suchipi.com/Resume2025.pdf
June 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm looking for work!
I'm a JavaScript/TypeScript expert with a ton of experience in Node, ASTs, Testing Frameworks, Docker, and more!
- 10 years experience
- Former core maintainer of Prettier
- 315 GitHub repos, 198 npm packages
suchipi.com/Resume2025.pdf
I'm a JavaScript/TypeScript expert with a ton of experience in Node, ASTs, Testing Frameworks, Docker, and more!
- 10 years experience
- Former core maintainer of Prettier
- 315 GitHub repos, 198 npm packages
suchipi.com/Resume2025.pdf
This is now my go-to resource when folks ask me what I like about Bluesky.
i wrote about atproto and why it matters
Open Social — overreacted
The protocol is the API.
overreacted.io
September 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This is now my go-to resource when folks ask me what I like about Bluesky.
Yay! I passed!
Yay! I failed my first home improvement inspection!
(I didn't realize that garage power outlets need GFCI protection)
(I didn't realize that garage power outlets need GFCI protection)
September 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Yay! I passed!
Yay! I failed my first home improvement inspection!
(I didn't realize that garage power outlets need GFCI protection)
(I didn't realize that garage power outlets need GFCI protection)
September 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Yay! I failed my first home improvement inspection!
(I didn't realize that garage power outlets need GFCI protection)
(I didn't realize that garage power outlets need GFCI protection)
Screaming at this infographic
September 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Screaming at this infographic
A Christmas Carol is a story about love, grace, and how everyone deserves second chances, even the rich and miserly who have terrible ideas about who does and does not deserve our care.
IMO the story would be much worse if Tiny Tim had bust a cap in Scrooge’s neck.
IMO the story would be much worse if Tiny Tim had bust a cap in Scrooge’s neck.
September 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A Christmas Carol is a story about love, grace, and how everyone deserves second chances, even the rich and miserly who have terrible ideas about who does and does not deserve our care.
IMO the story would be much worse if Tiny Tim had bust a cap in Scrooge’s neck.
IMO the story would be much worse if Tiny Tim had bust a cap in Scrooge’s neck.
Palette swapping has got to be one of my favorite animation techniques, as demonstrated in this blog post: blog.prototypr.io/color-cyclin...
And this demo by Mark Ferrari: www.effectgames.com/demos/worlds/
And this demo by Mark Ferrari: www.effectgames.com/demos/worlds/
August 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Palette swapping has got to be one of my favorite animation techniques, as demonstrated in this blog post: blog.prototypr.io/color-cyclin...
And this demo by Mark Ferrari: www.effectgames.com/demos/worlds/
And this demo by Mark Ferrari: www.effectgames.com/demos/worlds/