Jay Jackson
@jjackson.bsky.social
Deaf software engineer. Sports fan and technology hobbyist. Always curious and exploring.
Getting an oil change day before Thanksgiving isn’t recommended, I would say. Everyone wants to go home early.
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Getting an oil change day before Thanksgiving isn’t recommended, I would say. Everyone wants to go home early.
I’m geeking out so hard on this and I don’t do that often.
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I’m geeking out so hard on this and I don’t do that often.
I feel like I need some kind of guidance on how to effectively manage my time because it's 2:30 pm and I haven't really done any real work yet. My brain is just all over the place.
September 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I feel like I need some kind of guidance on how to effectively manage my time because it's 2:30 pm and I haven't really done any real work yet. My brain is just all over the place.
Older I get and look at Mac and Windows offerings, more likely I feel that I'll just go Linux based full-time.
September 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Older I get and look at Mac and Windows offerings, more likely I feel that I'll just go Linux based full-time.
So clearly, I'm not going to get any work done. I may as well spend rest of the day watching tech videos while my brain recovers.
September 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So clearly, I'm not going to get any work done. I may as well spend rest of the day watching tech videos while my brain recovers.
It seems it's one of those "take it easy" Friday afternoon after my migraine session is starting to finally let up. Twice this week now. Fun. Now I need a nap.
September 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It seems it's one of those "take it easy" Friday afternoon after my migraine session is starting to finally let up. Twice this week now. Fun. Now I need a nap.
Someone posted about a music video few days ago here. I thought I would share it to my work slack since the engineers have unique taste in music. Now I forget what it was. Ah...
August 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Someone posted about a music video few days ago here. I thought I would share it to my work slack since the engineers have unique taste in music. Now I forget what it was. Ah...
I was wondering why my battery was draining so fast. Turns out it was due to sound recognition feature, which never works.
July 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I was wondering why my battery was draining so fast. Turns out it was due to sound recognition feature, which never works.
My iPhone battery is now at 39% and it’s only 10:30 in the morning. Coincidentally, I’ve been getting messages from Verizon about upgrading. 🤔
July 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My iPhone battery is now at 39% and it’s only 10:30 in the morning. Coincidentally, I’ve been getting messages from Verizon about upgrading. 🤔
Interacted with Anthony Natale, who played the grown up son in Mr. Holland’s Opus when I was 14. He told me that Richard Dreyfuss has a sign name and I could be a good actor.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Interacted with Anthony Natale, who played the grown up son in Mr. Holland’s Opus when I was 14. He told me that Richard Dreyfuss has a sign name and I could be a good actor.
Should we get a dog? Kids want a cat but I’m allergic. And now I do miss having a dog after ours passed on couple years ago.
June 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Should we get a dog? Kids want a cat but I’m allergic. And now I do miss having a dog after ours passed on couple years ago.
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The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves some deaf and hard of hearing people without information.
The White House is sued over lack of sign language interpreters at press briefings
The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves some deaf and hard of hearing people without information.
n.pr
May 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves some deaf and hard of hearing people without information.
Oh, and I killed a wasp in my wife’s home office. This week is starting off..balanced?
May 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Oh, and I killed a wasp in my wife’s home office. This week is starting off..balanced?
Just dropped off the car at shop. I suspect it will be expensive. 😞
But at least I got to submit talk proposals for KubeCon NA. Hope they get accepted so I have an excuse to actually learn something. 😝
But at least I got to submit talk proposals for KubeCon NA. Hope they get accepted so I have an excuse to actually learn something. 😝
May 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Just dropped off the car at shop. I suspect it will be expensive. 😞
But at least I got to submit talk proposals for KubeCon NA. Hope they get accepted so I have an excuse to actually learn something. 😝
But at least I got to submit talk proposals for KubeCon NA. Hope they get accepted so I have an excuse to actually learn something. 😝
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Disability is not a moral failing. Everyone who lives long enough will become disabled eventually.
You can’t “try harder” your way out of it.
People can’t accept disability is a part of life, so they blame us for being sick as a way to convince themselves it’ll never happen to them.
It will.
You can’t “try harder” your way out of it.
People can’t accept disability is a part of life, so they blame us for being sick as a way to convince themselves it’ll never happen to them.
It will.
May 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Disability is not a moral failing. Everyone who lives long enough will become disabled eventually.
You can’t “try harder” your way out of it.
People can’t accept disability is a part of life, so they blame us for being sick as a way to convince themselves it’ll never happen to them.
It will.
You can’t “try harder” your way out of it.
People can’t accept disability is a part of life, so they blame us for being sick as a way to convince themselves it’ll never happen to them.
It will.
I wonder if this is a good time to state I have never seen Idiocracy and perhaps never will.
April 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I wonder if this is a good time to state I have never seen Idiocracy and perhaps never will.
I think back to the time when I talked to a Deaf person about interpreter quality. He said that he once bluntly ousted an interpreter in middle of a speech and replaced them with a more qualified one. Didn’t beat around the bush. I wish for the same energy when it comes to representatives.
April 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I think back to the time when I talked to a Deaf person about interpreter quality. He said that he once bluntly ousted an interpreter in middle of a speech and replaced them with a more qualified one. Didn’t beat around the bush. I wish for the same energy when it comes to representatives.
Drinking Recess in my chair while kids watch Johnny Test on a Sunday afternoon. Sometimes it’s the simple things.
April 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Drinking Recess in my chair while kids watch Johnny Test on a Sunday afternoon. Sometimes it’s the simple things.
On way home from visiting in-laws, my kids were excitedly chattering in the backseat. When we got home, they immediately went in and grabbed some papers and started writing and drawing. Turns out they wanted to write a story. I love this so much. Is this how writers actually get started?
April 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
On way home from visiting in-laws, my kids were excitedly chattering in the backseat. When we got home, they immediately went in and grabbed some papers and started writing and drawing. Turns out they wanted to write a story. I love this so much. Is this how writers actually get started?
Apple forcing 60 minute delay to reset password after failing attempts to login is ridiculous.
April 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Apple forcing 60 minute delay to reset password after failing attempts to login is ridiculous.
Finally took the armrests off my home office chair. I think it's already ingrained in me since my first QA job was spending 8-10 hours a day testing software in a room full of computers and armless chairs. It feels liberating.
April 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Finally took the armrests off my home office chair. I think it's already ingrained in me since my first QA job was spending 8-10 hours a day testing software in a room full of computers and armless chairs. It feels liberating.
TIL that, in Norway, apparently Texas is slang for wild or crazy. Is that true, @patigallardo.bsky.social?
April 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
TIL that, in Norway, apparently Texas is slang for wild or crazy. Is that true, @patigallardo.bsky.social?
It is ironic that, as a deaf person, I don’t like making phone calls and prefer to use online options if possible but I find this stupid. Because there ARE people out there that cannot use online resources for one reason or other and prefer to use phones. This is why we have DEI.
Americans seeking retirement or survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to apply over the phone, starting next week.
New Social Security rules will create hurdles for millions of seniors, report finds
A new report from a left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that upcoming changes to Social Security will amount to a "45-mile trip for some 6 million seniors."
www.npr.org
April 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It is ironic that, as a deaf person, I don’t like making phone calls and prefer to use online options if possible but I find this stupid. Because there ARE people out there that cannot use online resources for one reason or other and prefer to use phones. This is why we have DEI.
Finally getting the chance to use Ubuntu to see if I can recover my dead laptop. Hands down one of my favorite distros and I wish I had opportunity to use it more.
March 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Finally getting the chance to use Ubuntu to see if I can recover my dead laptop. Hands down one of my favorite distros and I wish I had opportunity to use it more.
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Don’t miss my keynote talk at #KubeConEU Day 1!
🗓️Wednesday morning GMT
📍ICC Auditorium
🎙️"Empowering Accessibility Through Kubernetes: The Future of Real-Time Sign Language Interpretation"
My goal is to open your eyes to the future of accessible tech: sched.co/1txBg
#DeafInTech #DHHWG #CloudNative
🗓️Wednesday morning GMT
📍ICC Auditorium
🎙️"Empowering Accessibility Through Kubernetes: The Future of Real-Time Sign Language Interpretation"
My goal is to open your eyes to the future of accessible tech: sched.co/1txBg
#DeafInTech #DHHWG #CloudNative
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025: Keynote: Empowering Accessibility Throug...
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sched.co
March 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Don’t miss my keynote talk at #KubeConEU Day 1!
🗓️Wednesday morning GMT
📍ICC Auditorium
🎙️"Empowering Accessibility Through Kubernetes: The Future of Real-Time Sign Language Interpretation"
My goal is to open your eyes to the future of accessible tech: sched.co/1txBg
#DeafInTech #DHHWG #CloudNative
🗓️Wednesday morning GMT
📍ICC Auditorium
🎙️"Empowering Accessibility Through Kubernetes: The Future of Real-Time Sign Language Interpretation"
My goal is to open your eyes to the future of accessible tech: sched.co/1txBg
#DeafInTech #DHHWG #CloudNative