Jon Schneider
@jonschneider.com
Programmer, husband, father, nice Christian, gamer, tech blogger, Michigan Marching Band trumpet alumnus, current MMB tubas volunteer, Eagle Scout; semicolon enthusiast. Content 100% human-authored. https://jonschneider.com
If your team has a 98% chance to win, then that means they have a 2% chance to lose. And, on occasion, that 01 comes up on the percentile dice.
XCOM players know this.
XCOM players know this.
October 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If your team has a 98% chance to win, then that means they have a 2% chance to lose. And, on occasion, that 01 comes up on the percentile dice.
XCOM players know this.
XCOM players know this.
As a software developer who is not (primarily) a user experience designer, this is the best advice for user experience designers that I've read today. www.grug.design/know
grug.design
The Grug Brained Designer
www.grug.design
August 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
As a software developer who is not (primarily) a user experience designer, this is the best advice for user experience designers that I've read today. www.grug.design/know
Tabletop RPG players, need a fantastic dice-rolling app? (Or, being honest, you don't NEED one, but dropping US $4 on a great one sounds fun?)
I recommend "Sophie's Dice"! sophiehoulden.com/dice/
It's easy to use, has a good UI, and is super powerful / customizable / programmable if you want that!
I recommend "Sophie's Dice"! sophiehoulden.com/dice/
It's easy to use, has a good UI, and is super powerful / customizable / programmable if you want that!
Sophie's Dice
The ultimate 3D dice-roller.
sophiehoulden.com
August 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Tabletop RPG players, need a fantastic dice-rolling app? (Or, being honest, you don't NEED one, but dropping US $4 on a great one sounds fun?)
I recommend "Sophie's Dice"! sophiehoulden.com/dice/
It's easy to use, has a good UI, and is super powerful / customizable / programmable if you want that!
I recommend "Sophie's Dice"! sophiehoulden.com/dice/
It's easy to use, has a good UI, and is super powerful / customizable / programmable if you want that!
Is it a bad sign when an external SSD gets really hot and starts audibly clicking?
(I'm just gonna go ahead and guess that it's not a _good_ sign.)
(I'm just gonna go ahead and guess that it's not a _good_ sign.)
July 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Is it a bad sign when an external SSD gets really hot and starts audibly clicking?
(I'm just gonna go ahead and guess that it's not a _good_ sign.)
(I'm just gonna go ahead and guess that it's not a _good_ sign.)
Why in the world doesn't the amazon.com homepage automatically set the input focus to the search field on page load? #ux
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www.amazon.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Why in the world doesn't the amazon.com homepage automatically set the input focus to the search field on page load? #ux
I only notice that my eyeglasses have smears on them when I'm in Zoom meetings -- never while I'm coding.
July 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I only notice that my eyeglasses have smears on them when I'm in Zoom meetings -- never while I'm coding.
I will go on record as feeling a little bit annoyed when I see some text posted online or at work, which at first glance appears to be a nice piece of prose -- but which at second glance was obviously pretty heavily edited by AI.
July 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I will go on record as feeling a little bit annoyed when I see some text posted online or at work, which at first glance appears to be a nice piece of prose -- but which at second glance was obviously pretty heavily edited by AI.
ChatGPT is pretty eager to err on the side of agreement rather than disagreement! 😅
Q: For salaried employees, is a 9-5 workday, including an hour lunch break, considered to be a standard 8-hour work day in the USA?
ChatGPT: Yes chatgpt.com/share/685aba...
Q: For salaried employees, is a 9-5 workday, including an hour lunch break, considered to be a standard 8-hour work day in the USA?
ChatGPT: Yes chatgpt.com/share/685aba...
ChatGPT - Exempt Employee Work Hours
Shared via ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ChatGPT is pretty eager to err on the side of agreement rather than disagreement! 😅
Q: For salaried employees, is a 9-5 workday, including an hour lunch break, considered to be a standard 8-hour work day in the USA?
ChatGPT: Yes chatgpt.com/share/685aba...
Q: For salaried employees, is a 9-5 workday, including an hour lunch break, considered to be a standard 8-hour work day in the USA?
ChatGPT: Yes chatgpt.com/share/685aba...
It continues to surprise me how much of a lift of psychic weight it feels like to mark all Slack messages as read, across all channels, via Shift+Esc.
June 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It continues to surprise me how much of a lift of psychic weight it feels like to mark all Slack messages as read, across all channels, via Shift+Esc.
June 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today's game recommendation: For those of you who have a Castlevania 2 (NES) itch to scratch, I recommend "Infernax" by @berzerkstudio.bsky.social ! store.steampowered.com/app/374190/I...
Infernax on Steam
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.
store.steampowered.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Today's game recommendation: For those of you who have a Castlevania 2 (NES) itch to scratch, I recommend "Infernax" by @berzerkstudio.bsky.social ! store.steampowered.com/app/374190/I...
I will be sad when we someday lose the ability to mute the audio our TVs/devices while ads are playing.
April 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I will be sad when we someday lose the ability to mute the audio our TVs/devices while ads are playing.
Passwords? More like passéwords. #passwordless
April 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Passwords? More like passéwords. #passwordless
December 14, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Michigan today:
Football team: ICE IN THEIR VEINS
Tuba section: ICE IN THEIR VALVES
Football team: ICE IN THEIR VEINS
Tuba section: ICE IN THEIR VALVES
November 30, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Michigan today:
Football team: ICE IN THEIR VEINS
Tuba section: ICE IN THEIR VALVES
Football team: ICE IN THEIR VEINS
Tuba section: ICE IN THEIR VALVES
A huge new free 10th Anniversary Update to Vigil RPG -- my take on the platonic ideal pocket turn-based iPhone RPG -- is now available! Vigil RPG is now FREE to initially download! Also: Honor Mode, inspired by Baldur's Gate 3! apps.apple.com/us/app/vigil...
Vigil RPG
One of the 10 best JRPGs available on iOS! -TouchArcade.com
Now celebrating 10 years on the App Store: 2014-2024!
Vigil RPG is a single-player, 8-bit-style, premium RPG, where *every* battle — not ...
apps.apple.com
May 28, 2024 at 2:07 PM
A huge new free 10th Anniversary Update to Vigil RPG -- my take on the platonic ideal pocket turn-based iPhone RPG -- is now available! Vigil RPG is now FREE to initially download! Also: Honor Mode, inspired by Baldur's Gate 3! apps.apple.com/us/app/vigil...