Jay Shirley
@jshirley.dev
I read, snowboard, cook, drive cars too fast, fly planes, and build software that helps people. Not at the same time. I also really like ice cream.
Reinventing on-call at https://hotpot.works
Reinventing on-call at https://hotpot.works
Last Friday, I took my checkride and passed and I'm now a private pilot. It's been a goal I never thought I'd reach, and days later I'm still in awe.
I get to go see things like this whenever I want, now!
I get to go see things like this whenever I want, now!
December 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Last Friday, I took my checkride and passed and I'm now a private pilot. It's been a goal I never thought I'd reach, and days later I'm still in awe.
I get to go see things like this whenever I want, now!
I get to go see things like this whenever I want, now!
札幌市！初めてに行くのは6月でした。北海道は素晴らしい。
札幌駅は歩いて3分です、めっちゃ便利！
札幌駅は歩いて3分です、めっちゃ便利！
September 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
札幌市！初めてに行くのは6月でした。北海道は素晴らしい。
札幌駅は歩いて3分です、めっちゃ便利！
札幌駅は歩いて3分です、めっちゃ便利！
First flight after my son got his PPL, great way to spend Sunday morning.
June 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
First flight after my son got his PPL, great way to spend Sunday morning.
Great surprise in the mail today! @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social and the incoming leaders are keeping me macro-optimistic.
April 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Great surprise in the mail today! @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social and the incoming leaders are keeping me macro-optimistic.
Seems I made a pretty great choice in the past. Good job past-me!
February 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Seems I made a pretty great choice in the past. Good job past-me!
Love to see young kids organizing and energizing crowds!
February 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Love to see young kids organizing and energizing crowds!
I took a panorama, and it instead repeated the first segment. It’s fun when software misbehaves!
December 29, 2024 at 1:00 AM
I took a panorama, and it instead repeated the first segment. It’s fun when software misbehaves!
Grand Canyon scenic flight was perfect. Good flights with good people
December 4, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Grand Canyon scenic flight was perfect. Good flights with good people
Great scenic flight today, seeing Valley of Fire and Snow Canyon from new angles.
December 1, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Great scenic flight today, seeing Valley of Fire and Snow Canyon from new angles.
I could be watching F1 in Las Vegas, instead I just drove around Zandvoort. It was great fun.
November 23, 2024 at 8:05 PM
I could be watching F1 in Las Vegas, instead I just drove around Zandvoort. It was great fun.
Happy to see @obfuscurity.bsky.social on here, more coffee nerds!
November 19, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Happy to see @obfuscurity.bsky.social on here, more coffee nerds!
Absolutely lovely flight last night, got to watch the sunset and the moon rise, and on return some of the most challenging wind I've dealt with--wasn't smooth, but landed the plane successfully! Can't ask for more.
November 16, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Absolutely lovely flight last night, got to watch the sunset and the moon rise, and on return some of the most challenging wind I've dealt with--wasn't smooth, but landed the plane successfully! Can't ask for more.
It's unfortunate I can only do this once.
November 14, 2024 at 3:14 PM
It's unfortunate I can only do this once.
Completed my first night flight!
October 20, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Completed my first night flight!
same. 90%+ study practice, 63% mock exam. Brain, what are you doing.
Here is a fun early morning pic to hopefully cheer you up!
Here is a fun early morning pic to hopefully cheer you up!
September 4, 2024 at 12:46 PM
same. 90%+ study practice, 63% mock exam. Brain, what are you doing.
Here is a fun early morning pic to hopefully cheer you up!
Here is a fun early morning pic to hopefully cheer you up!
I don’t have a dog and feel like I’m missing out on some quality skeets, so here is a dog I met a few months ago. Meet Kobuk, employee of the month.
June 27, 2023 at 6:26 PM
I don’t have a dog and feel like I’m missing out on some quality skeets, so here is a dog I met a few months ago. Meet Kobuk, employee of the month.
Me too. I was complaining to a friend and he told me “oh I do this for someone and they do it for me, it works great!”
And then I asked to get in on this. His response:
And then I asked to get in on this. His response:
June 26, 2023 at 9:41 PM
Me too. I was complaining to a friend and he told me “oh I do this for someone and they do it for me, it works great!”
And then I asked to get in on this. His response:
And then I asked to get in on this. His response:
Building a demo panel that allows us to stress test parts of the application as we build it (in whatever environment) has been such an unexpectedly useful addition. Panel pops up by hitting F5, type a dogfood command, done. I love this pattern.
June 17, 2023 at 1:37 PM
Building a demo panel that allows us to stress test parts of the application as we build it (in whatever environment) has been such an unexpectedly useful addition. Panel pops up by hitting F5, type a dogfood command, done. I love this pattern.
