Alex LaFroscia
@alexlafroscia.com
Hiker, weight lifter, archer, board gamer and cook. Sometimes a programmer, too. Proud Pittsburgher. Probably walking my dog right now.
Super excited to see the updated App Store on the Web launch today — I spent about a year helping to put this together! apps.apple.com/us/iphone/to...
Today for iPhone - App Store
Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
apps.apple.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Super excited to see the updated App Store on the Web launch today — I spent about a year helping to put this together! apps.apple.com/us/iphone/to...
At long last, a new post on my blog! I dug into the @obsidian.md Bases View API to learn about how plugin authors can implement their own custom Bases views. Check it out for a peek at the API, plus a walkthrough of building your own Calendar view!
alexlafroscia.com/tech/2025/ma...
alexlafroscia.com/tech/2025/ma...
Making a Custom Obsidian Bases View
alexlafroscia.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
At long last, a new post on my blog! I dug into the @obsidian.md Bases View API to learn about how plugin authors can implement their own custom Bases views. Check it out for a peek at the API, plus a walkthrough of building your own Calendar view!
alexlafroscia.com/tech/2025/ma...
alexlafroscia.com/tech/2025/ma...
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10 years apart, same place, same goofballs ❤️ @alexlafroscia.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
10 years apart, same place, same goofballs ❤️ @alexlafroscia.com
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It's Bandcamp Friday! All the money you give to artists on Bandcamp today goes straight to them without a percentage taken out for the platform. May I suggest the new album by TWRP for your purchasing pleasure?
twrp.bandcamp.com/album/the-lo...
twrp.bandcamp.com/album/the-lo...
The Longest Weekend, by TWRP
11 track album
twrp.bandcamp.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It's Bandcamp Friday! All the money you give to artists on Bandcamp today goes straight to them without a percentage taken out for the platform. May I suggest the new album by TWRP for your purchasing pleasure?
twrp.bandcamp.com/album/the-lo...
twrp.bandcamp.com/album/the-lo...
Which is great, actually
Yeah, but then you live in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh stands out as only U.S. city cheaper to buy than rent, report says
Pittsburgh came out on top in a new Realtor.com rental report as the only U.S. city where it’s cheaper to buy a home rather than rent. According to the report, renting saves over $900 per month ...
triblive.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Which is great, actually
I have literally never used a website as sketchy as the actual verizon.com
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Verizon.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I have literally never used a website as sketchy as the actual verizon.com
No YOU’RE taking Blue Prince too seriously
April 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
No YOU’RE taking Blue Prince too seriously
If you’ve ever wanted to play a game about digging a hole, I definitely recommend A Game About Digging A Hole https://store.steampowered.com/app/3244220/A_Game_About_Digging_A_Hole/
Save 20% on A Game About Digging A Hole on Steam
A minimalist game about digging a hole in the garden of a newly purchased house. Collect resources, sell them, upgrade your equipment and discover a mysterious secret. Costs you only one coffee!
store.steampowered.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you’ve ever wanted to play a game about digging a hole, I definitely recommend A Game About Digging A Hole https://store.steampowered.com/app/3244220/A_Game_About_Digging_A_Hole/
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”Miyazaki said, 'I am utterly disgusted. If you really want to make creepy stuff you can go ahead and do it. I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all.' He also said, 'I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.'"
OpenAI CEO Responds to ChatGPT Users Creating Studio Ghibli-Style AI Images
The latest version of OpenAI's image generation technology has resulted in a flood of users sharing images transformed in the style of Studio Ghibli.
variety.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
”Miyazaki said, 'I am utterly disgusted. If you really want to make creepy stuff you can go ahead and do it. I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all.' He also said, 'I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.'"
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That was one heckuva lunar eclipse in #Pittsburgh this morning. I headed into the city a little after 1:00 to start capturing it, but the best part of the day was just before 3:00 at totality. The moon looked incredible perched atop a spire of PPG Place. Tons more to come.
March 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
That was one heckuva lunar eclipse in #Pittsburgh this morning. I headed into the city a little after 1:00 to start capturing it, but the best part of the day was just before 3:00 at totality. The moon looked incredible perched atop a spire of PPG Place. Tons more to come.
I’ve been using @skeetsapp.com which is great, but I am REALLY looking forward to having a client by Tapbots on the horizon. I still miss Tweetbot!
March 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I’ve been using @skeetsapp.com which is great, but I am REALLY looking forward to having a client by Tapbots on the horizon. I still miss Tweetbot!
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I've had parts of this written down for a while - but I thought it was about time to document the detailed version of what happened during Balatro development
localthunk.com/blog/balatro...
localthunk.com/blog/balatro...
The Balatro Timeline — LocalThunk
It’s been approximately 3 years since I began work on Balatro - and in that time I have personally documented almost nothing about the journey. This is something that has bothered me since the game la...
localthunk.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I've had parts of this written down for a while - but I thought it was about time to document the detailed version of what happened during Balatro development
localthunk.com/blog/balatro...
localthunk.com/blog/balatro...
After weeks of seeing him in the yard, @emilyofsuburbia.bsky.social and I finally got this male cardinal on the Bird Buddy #birds
December 23, 2024 at 8:31 PM
After weeks of seeing him in the yard, @emilyofsuburbia.bsky.social and I finally got this male cardinal on the Bird Buddy #birds
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How awesome was that snow today in #Pittsburgh? For a couple hours it really came down, and I took the opportunity to capture one of my favorite winter compositions. I love how you can *just* make out the outline of the city and bridges...really puts the focus on the incline and snow. More to come.
December 12, 2024 at 12:53 AM
How awesome was that snow today in #Pittsburgh? For a couple hours it really came down, and I took the opportunity to capture one of my favorite winter compositions. I love how you can *just* make out the outline of the city and bridges...really puts the focus on the incline and snow. More to come.
December 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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Babe, wake up! Franz Ferdinand covering Chappell Roan! youtu.be/3EmaZeoG5Cc?...
Franz Ferdinand - Good Luck, Babe! Chappell Roan Cover (Radio 2 Jo Whiley Sofa Session)
YouTube video by BBC Music
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Babe, wake up! Franz Ferdinand covering Chappell Roan! youtu.be/3EmaZeoG5Cc?...
Extremely excited to check out the new Stacked Pull Requests feature of Tower 12! I have been manually managing a lot of stacked branches lately, and the ability to keep them updated automatically is going to save me so much time 🙌 😭 www.git-tower.com/features/…
September 4, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Extremely excited to check out the new Stacked Pull Requests feature of Tower 12! I have been manually managing a lot of stacked branches lately, and the ability to keep them updated automatically is going to save me so much time 🙌 😭 www.git-tower.com/features/…
Does your engineering team have a person or group of people that are responsible for the quality of the codebase itself – the build tools, tests, infrastructure, sharing patterns, etc? If so, what do you refer to those folks as?
June 25, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Does your engineering team have a person or group of people that are responsible for the quality of the codebase itself – the build tools, tests, infrastructure, sharing patterns, etc? If so, what do you refer to those folks as?
True love is when your wife gets the terrible version of “Stand By Your Man” from GoldenEye stuck in your head but you forgive them anyway www.youtube.com/watch
May 8, 2024 at 2:39 PM
True love is when your wife gets the terrible version of “Stand By Your Man” from GoldenEye stuck in your head but you forgive them anyway www.youtube.com/watch
The only good push notification #BirdBuddy
April 3, 2024 at 3:17 PM
The only good push notification #BirdBuddy
If Apple was smart, they’d bring Balatro to iOS through Apple Arcade. This game has a ton of potential on mobile, and Apple has a chance to grab a winner before it launches
March 22, 2024 at 6:23 PM
If Apple was smart, they’d bring Balatro to iOS through Apple Arcade. This game has a ton of potential on mobile, and Apple has a chance to grab a winner before it launches
For any other McElroy fans out there: the first official McElroy Family Clubhouse starts now! #TheAdventureZone #TAZ #MBMBAM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bRW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bRW...
McElroy Family Clubhouse: 0001
Welcome to the McElroy Family Clubhouse! Miggy Mackerel runs things around here, and you can never be too sure what's gonna happen, but rest assured there wi...
www.youtube.com
March 19, 2024 at 4:03 PM
For any other McElroy fans out there: the first official McElroy Family Clubhouse starts now! #TheAdventureZone #TAZ #MBMBAM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bRW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bRW...