Ken Kousen
@kousenit.com
Author, speaker, software developer, and technical trainer. Java Champion, teaches Java, Groovy, Gradle, Kotlin, Android, Spring. Publishes "Tales from the jar side" newsletter and YouTube channel
My wife knows how to celebrate a birthday
August 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
My wife knows how to celebrate a birthday
New photo, showing my new glasses. Also present: my new hearing aids. You can't see them, which is presumably a good thing :)
Whenever I post an image like this, all I can think is:
"Oh, Bwunhilda, you're so wovely."
"Yes, I know it. I can't help it."
Whenever I post an image like this, all I can think is:
"Oh, Bwunhilda, you're so wovely."
"Yes, I know it. I can't help it."
April 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
New photo, showing my new glasses. Also present: my new hearing aids. You can't see them, which is presumably a good thing :)
Whenever I post an image like this, all I can think is:
"Oh, Bwunhilda, you're so wovely."
"Yes, I know it. I can't help it."
Whenever I post an image like this, all I can think is:
"Oh, Bwunhilda, you're so wovely."
"Yes, I know it. I can't help it."
My contribution to today's #TeslaTakedown : traded in my Model 3 for a lease on an electric BMW i4. Nice, isn't it? And no more Elon, ever
March 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My contribution to today's #TeslaTakedown : traded in my Model 3 for a lease on an electric BMW i4. Nice, isn't it? And no more Elon, ever
I'm thinking this would be a good day for another uprising.
February 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'm thinking this would be a good day for another uprising.
Morning all you woodchuck chuckers! Be sure to bundle up cause it's cold outside
February 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Morning all you woodchuck chuckers! Be sure to bundle up cause it's cold outside
Here's mine:
"Ken Kousen: The Code Whisperer with a Symphony of Tweets
"A maestro of Java, humor, and the occasional existential crisis.
"Part coding genius, part musical soul, all wrapped in a delightful package of dad jokes and tech wisdom."
Um, yeah. At a loss for words here. For a change
"Ken Kousen: The Code Whisperer with a Symphony of Tweets
"A maestro of Java, humor, and the occasional existential crisis.
"Part coding genius, part musical soul, all wrapped in a delightful package of dad jokes and tech wisdom."
Um, yeah. At a loss for words here. For a change
December 1, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Here's mine:
"Ken Kousen: The Code Whisperer with a Symphony of Tweets
"A maestro of Java, humor, and the occasional existential crisis.
"Part coding genius, part musical soul, all wrapped in a delightful package of dad jokes and tech wisdom."
Um, yeah. At a loss for words here. For a change
"Ken Kousen: The Code Whisperer with a Symphony of Tweets
"A maestro of Java, humor, and the occasional existential crisis.
"Part coding genius, part musical soul, all wrapped in a delightful package of dad jokes and tech wisdom."
Um, yeah. At a loss for words here. For a change
Apparently, she's got friends
November 19, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Apparently, she's got friends
D'oh! A deer! A female deer...
... in my backyard. They rarely come this close 🙂
... in my backyard. They rarely come this close 🙂
November 19, 2024 at 12:26 PM
D'oh! A deer! A female deer...
... in my backyard. They rarely come this close 🙂
... in my backyard. They rarely come this close 🙂
I had to add that to an AI image generator. Specifically, Flux 1.1 pro from Black Forest Labs, with the prompt "flying koalas in the sky surrounded by rainbows and unicorns"
November 17, 2024 at 6:10 PM
I had to add that to an AI image generator. Specifically, Flux 1.1 pro from Black Forest Labs, with the prompt "flying koalas in the sky surrounded by rainbows and unicorns"
FYI, I have a script that shows time zones in Antarctica. Both the code and the output are attached. The South Pole is currently on DST. That's because it's considered part of the Ross Dependency, which follows the DST rules for New Zealand
November 14, 2024 at 2:51 PM
FYI, I have a script that shows time zones in Antarctica. Both the code and the output are attached. The South Pole is currently on DST. That's because it's considered part of the Ross Dependency, which follows the DST rules for New Zealand
I'm really glad I did this two weeks ago
November 4, 2024 at 7:57 PM
I'm really glad I did this two weeks ago