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Bruce Johnston
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Software engineer @ Microsoft. Gitx̲san on xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, səlilwətaɬ, & Sḵwx̱wú7mesh unceded territory. Opinions are my own. 🌿🌈🌙✨
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September 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Views from Ksan, taken at a recent gathering of our house group. Being on our territory really helps me clear my head. I spent hours tonight reading about persistent data structures just for fun, so it must’ve been good medicine.
A photo from Ksan campground of the large mountain known as Stekyoden taken near Hazelton, BC, Canada A photo of the mountain known as Stekyoden taken at dusk so the mountain appears pink in color A picture of a Gitxsan longhouse with red and black formline drawings of animal figures on the front. A picture of a Gitxsan longhouse with red and black formline drawings of animal figures on the front. A large tree is casting a shadow on the front of the house.
September 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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I did it anyway 😆
Screenshot of a user’s feedback exchange regarding the Feliz.ReactThreeFiber NuGet package and GitHub Copilot's response. The user criticizes Copilot for suggesting a non-existent library, leading to wasted time and misdirected design decisions. They highlight the difference between minor code errors versus foundational misunderstandings in tech stack recommendations. The user writes: “Well, that was a total bust… If you could feel shame, I would say ‘shame on you.’” They conclude they’ll seek a different F# integration approach later. GitHub Copilot responds with an apologetic and constructive message, acknowledging the mistake, expressing appreciation for the feedback, and offering future support with suggestions such as Fable or Three.js interop options.
June 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie.
Photo of an older Japanese touch-tone telephone located in Chotto Motto, a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia. It has a large sticker on the front with the label “Tofu Phone“ and a picture of an adorable Shiba Inu named Tofu Chan. On the right side of the label are instructions for using the phone. Each button will give a different recording of the “voice“ of Tofu Chan. 1 is “Let’s get motivated“. 2 is “Your lucky numbers“. 3 is “3 is a magic number“. 4 is “Tofu reads your fortune“. 5 is “Tofu tells a funny jokes“. 6 is “Tofu’s steps to happiness“. 7 is “Tofu believes in you!“. 8 is “Tofu listens to you talk“. 9 is “The secret to smiles“.
November 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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I’m considering a new way to discourage folks from introducing mutable global variables into the codebase. What do you think?
A warning sign from the Singapore Police Force with an image of two people in stick-figure style, one on the ground and the other standing over them, holding their neck with one hand and winding up for a punch with the other. The text on the sign reads “Moment of Anger, Lifetime of Regret. Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt: Imprisonment of up to 2 years and/or fine of up to $5000.”
November 20, 2024 at 10:44 PM
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If you’re here just for tech-related posts, see the warning meme. 3/3
A meme in the form of a two-panel comic. In the first panel, a cartoon person with a toothy open-mouthed grin is reaching for a giant yellow ball with both hands. The person is labeled “Bluesky users” while the yellow ball is labeled “My posts about software engineering”. The second panel is below the first, and is the same except there is now a large smiling mauve-colored creature behind the person, beginning to wrap its arms around them. The person, while still reaching for the ball, has turned their eyes towards the creature and a large drop of sweat is rolling down from their forehead. The mauve creature is labeled “My replies/reposts on Indigenous issues”.
November 20, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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Post a photo to bring zen to the timeline
November 20, 2024 at 3:28 AM