Stephen Sauceda
@stephensauceda.com
Dad. Husband. Geek. Has the power to will things into being on the Internet.
https://stephensauceda.com
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Automation is cool, but there's no replacement for caring about what you do.
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Automation is cool, but there's no replacement for caring about what you do.
Health and personal reasons have kept me from devoting time to this, but it feels like it might be time to dust it off. It feels like the right time for some Punk Rock Web Development ™.
stephensauceda.com/mission-to-c...
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https://stephensauceda.com/mission-to-civilize/
October 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Health and personal reasons have kept me from devoting time to this, but it feels like it might be time to dust it off. It feels like the right time for some Punk Rock Web Development ™.
stephensauceda.com/mission-to-c...
stephensauceda.com/mission-to-c...
I wonder why Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, etc decided the best use of $300+ million is a ballroom. They could have hired people. Gave bonuses to the workers they already have. Donated to actual charities. All kinds of things. Instead, they chose to build a ballroom where their CEOs can dance.
October 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I wonder why Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, etc decided the best use of $300+ million is a ballroom. They could have hired people. Gave bonuses to the workers they already have. Donated to actual charities. All kinds of things. Instead, they chose to build a ballroom where their CEOs can dance.
I got into tech right as it was booming and there was all this talk about democratizing information and empowering people. Unfortunately, it was all bullshit and they built platforms for the exact opposite. 🔗 https://stephensauceda.com/statuses/68f3d98df3126c0413cc82d7/
October 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I got into tech right as it was booming and there was all this talk about democratizing information and empowering people. Unfortunately, it was all bullshit and they built platforms for the exact opposite. 🔗 https://stephensauceda.com/statuses/68f3d98df3126c0413cc82d7/
Maybe it’s just me, but if I were looking for “waste, fraud and abuse” I’d probably look at the defense budget before I fired thousands of people who land planes and keep toxins out of our food and educate our kids and study cancer.
March 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Maybe it’s just me, but if I were looking for “waste, fraud and abuse” I’d probably look at the defense budget before I fired thousands of people who land planes and keep toxins out of our food and educate our kids and study cancer.
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“If WordPress had a privileged code path that was only accessible to sites deployed to Automattic properties, would it be trusted as a truly open project and would it have the dominance it has today?”
Damning, thorough write up by @eduardoboucas.com
eduardoboucas.com/posts/2025-0...
Damning, thorough write up by @eduardoboucas.com
eduardoboucas.com/posts/2025-0...
You should know this before choosing Next.js
Picking the technology stack for a project is an important and consequential decision. In the enterprise space in particular, it often involves a multi-year commitment with long-lasting implications o...
eduardoboucas.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
“If WordPress had a privileged code path that was only accessible to sites deployed to Automattic properties, would it be trusted as a truly open project and would it have the dominance it has today?”
Damning, thorough write up by @eduardoboucas.com
eduardoboucas.com/posts/2025-0...
Damning, thorough write up by @eduardoboucas.com
eduardoboucas.com/posts/2025-0...
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Earlier this month, @404media.co + @josephcox.bsky.social reported that 200+ websites used for shopping, socializing, + learning are being used as tools for surveillance.
#ShadowDragon is exploiting publicly available data for profit. Sign and demand these companies protect our data:
mzl.la/41YuAPG
#ShadowDragon is exploiting publicly available data for profit. Sign and demand these companies protect our data:
mzl.la/41YuAPG
Tell Etsy, Reddit, Tinder & Duolingo: Stop Feeding Surveillance Tech
ShadowDragon is using data from sites like Etsy, Reddit, Tinder & Duolingo for U.S. government surveillance. Sign Mozilla’s petition to demand stronger privacy protections and block shady surveillance...
mzl.la
March 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Earlier this month, @404media.co + @josephcox.bsky.social reported that 200+ websites used for shopping, socializing, + learning are being used as tools for surveillance.
#ShadowDragon is exploiting publicly available data for profit. Sign and demand these companies protect our data:
mzl.la/41YuAPG
#ShadowDragon is exploiting publicly available data for profit. Sign and demand these companies protect our data:
mzl.la/41YuAPG
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dunning-kruger is so hot right now
March 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
dunning-kruger is so hot right now
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i have discovered that if you say the phrase “OKR” to me in a room with air in it, my jaw tightens with enough force to cleave an M1 macbook pro completely in two, which means both that i’ve derailed this corporate onboarding ever so slightly, and also that i’m typing this on my phone
March 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
i have discovered that if you say the phrase “OKR” to me in a room with air in it, my jaw tightens with enough force to cleave an M1 macbook pro completely in two, which means both that i’ve derailed this corporate onboarding ever so slightly, and also that i’m typing this on my phone
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Ranty grumble from me: remysharp.com/2025/03/08/d...
Devs: draw your line
This post is for my developers out there, web and otherwise. We have super powers. We can make something functional from practically nothing. And you know what…
remysharp.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Ranty grumble from me: remysharp.com/2025/03/08/d...
If non-coders get to spend their time trying to make my job redundant with AI, I demand equal time for me to do the same in regard to their job.
February 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If non-coders get to spend their time trying to make my job redundant with AI, I demand equal time for me to do the same in regard to their job.
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That @miriam.codes shared why being “in tech” in 2025 is depressing, and if we’re going to stick around, we need to remember why we’re here. This all resonates with me so much and I want to basically quote the whole article. Worth your time: www.miriamsuzanne.com/2025/02/12/t...
Tech continues to be political
And the politics aren't looking great
www.miriamsuzanne.com
February 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
That @miriam.codes shared why being “in tech” in 2025 is depressing, and if we’re going to stick around, we need to remember why we’re here. This all resonates with me so much and I want to basically quote the whole article. Worth your time: www.miriamsuzanne.com/2025/02/12/t...
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I have feelings about AI & the web & my experience being trans "in tech" in 2025 - so I screamed some thoughts onto my personal web log.
I hope for all of us a more queer & humane future. Keep building communities & dreaming better paths.
https://www.miriamsuzanne.com/2025/02/12/tech-ai-wtf/
I hope for all of us a more queer & humane future. Keep building communities & dreaming better paths.
https://www.miriamsuzanne.com/2025/02/12/tech-ai-wtf/
Tech continues to be political | Miriam Eric Suzanne
And the politics aren't looking great
www.miriamsuzanne.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I have feelings about AI & the web & my experience being trans "in tech" in 2025 - so I screamed some thoughts onto my personal web log.
I hope for all of us a more queer & humane future. Keep building communities & dreaming better paths.
https://www.miriamsuzanne.com/2025/02/12/tech-ai-wtf/
I hope for all of us a more queer & humane future. Keep building communities & dreaming better paths.
https://www.miriamsuzanne.com/2025/02/12/tech-ai-wtf/
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use RSS
Unread 4.4 makes it easier to subscribe to feeds offered by Bluesky, Mastodon, Reddit, and YouTube. This update is available now from the App Store.
www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2025/01/unre...
www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2025/01/unre...
Unread 4.4 Makes It Easier to Subscribe to Feeds Offered by Bluesky, Mastodon, Reddit, and YouTube
This update is available now from the App Store.
www.goldenhillsoftware.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
use RSS
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we’re going to look back at how we designed the world around computers with the same regret that we look at how we’ve designed cities around cars
January 17, 2024 at 4:04 PM
we’re going to look back at how we designed the world around computers with the same regret that we look at how we’ve designed cities around cars
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Hiding who you really are until a president tells you it's okay is some pretty serious beta behavior
January 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hiding who you really are until a president tells you it's okay is some pretty serious beta behavior
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Matt Mullenweg discovers Wordpress has a Sustainability team after the the team representative resigns over Matt’s antics. So Matt goes “Founder Mode” and dissolves the Sustainability Team.
2025 has kicked off with a bang.
2025 has kicked off with a bang.
January 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Matt Mullenweg discovers Wordpress has a Sustainability team after the the team representative resigns over Matt’s antics. So Matt goes “Founder Mode” and dissolves the Sustainability Team.
2025 has kicked off with a bang.
2025 has kicked off with a bang.
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If AI generated content is not worth a human writing, is it worth a human reading?
January 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
If AI generated content is not worth a human writing, is it worth a human reading?
I kinda feel like, with the way things are going, being an engineer for a company is going to become a more scarce thing.
However, I think being an engineer on its own is still a super-power. Because you can build your own stuff. So build your own stuff.
However, I think being an engineer on its own is still a super-power. Because you can build your own stuff. So build your own stuff.
January 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I kinda feel like, with the way things are going, being an engineer for a company is going to become a more scarce thing.
However, I think being an engineer on its own is still a super-power. Because you can build your own stuff. So build your own stuff.
However, I think being an engineer on its own is still a super-power. Because you can build your own stuff. So build your own stuff.
It's my last working day of the year which means I have two weeks to think deeply and introspectively about my flaws as a human being and how I can improve before either giving up entirely or deciding that I'm awesome and it's society that is the problem.
December 20, 2024 at 1:47 PM
It's my last working day of the year which means I have two weeks to think deeply and introspectively about my flaws as a human being and how I can improve before either giving up entirely or deciding that I'm awesome and it's society that is the problem.
@-ing someone on Slack without first checking their status feels like it deserves far more punishment than the "aww, schucks" it typically gets. 🔗 https://stephensauceda.com/statuses/676499a5f5d6c405ec082c23/
December 19, 2024 at 10:11 PM
@-ing someone on Slack without first checking their status feels like it deserves far more punishment than the "aww, schucks" it typically gets. 🔗 https://stephensauceda.com/statuses/676499a5f5d6c405ec082c23/
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The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
MADISON, WI—In the hours following a violent rampage in Wisconsin in which a lone attacker killed at least two individuals and injured six others, citizens living in the only country where this kind o...
theonion.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:48 PM
The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.
It’s hilarious to me that an entire section of tech “journalism” is devoted entirely to speculation of Apple products. They’ve been reporting imminent foldable iPhones for years now. I don’t care if they’re eventually “right”. It’s just the same articles over & over for years.
December 15, 2024 at 2:30 PM
It’s hilarious to me that an entire section of tech “journalism” is devoted entirely to speculation of Apple products. They’ve been reporting imminent foldable iPhones for years now. I don’t care if they’re eventually “right”. It’s just the same articles over & over for years.
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This is why I’ve never played the SEO game, and (other than a weeks long experiment with AdWords in 2003) have never accepted pageview-measured ads on Daring Fireball. The way that SEO-driven ads would — not *might*, but *would* — corrupt both format and content was obvious to me.
this is the internet Google created where everyone is trying to keep page time up, word count above a certain level, etc. it fucking sucks and it’s just because everyone is trying to game the algo to make their little ad rev pittance
I wanted to know if Kraven the Hunter had a post credits scene so I found an article about it.
There were TEN paragraphs before I got a yes or no answer.
This was one of them. Do they really think I needed this beforehand?
There were TEN paragraphs before I got a yes or no answer.
This was one of them. Do they really think I needed this beforehand?
December 14, 2024 at 9:10 PM
This is why I’ve never played the SEO game, and (other than a weeks long experiment with AdWords in 2003) have never accepted pageview-measured ads on Daring Fireball. The way that SEO-driven ads would — not *might*, but *would* — corrupt both format and content was obvious to me.