No bad days, just bad code
@mvoorberg.bsky.social
Software developer and entrepreneur who's rubbish at marketing and keeps buying domain names.
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#buildinpublic #golang #go #nodejs #node #javascript
Questions like this are exactly why Stackoverflow won't survive.
Here's a question with several replies that have hundreds of upvotes, and nearly a million views. But some pedantic dick closes it as 'not about programming'.
Here's a question with several replies that have hundreds of upvotes, and nearly a million views. But some pedantic dick closes it as 'not about programming'.
October 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Questions like this are exactly why Stackoverflow won't survive.
Here's a question with several replies that have hundreds of upvotes, and nearly a million views. But some pedantic dick closes it as 'not about programming'.
Here's a question with several replies that have hundreds of upvotes, and nearly a million views. But some pedantic dick closes it as 'not about programming'.
I might hafta try this with my 2009 Murano... well, maybe not but still cool.
July 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I might hafta try this with my 2009 Murano... well, maybe not but still cool.
To my friends...
July 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
To my friends...
GIMP users, tired of getting "Opening '/true' failed: Error opening file /true: No such file or directory"?
Under OSX 15, allowing GIMP full disk access fixes the issue!
Under OSX 15, allowing GIMP full disk access fixes the issue!
June 27, 2025 at 5:29 AM
GIMP users, tired of getting "Opening '/true' failed: Error opening file /true: No such file or directory"?
Under OSX 15, allowing GIMP full disk access fixes the issue!
Under OSX 15, allowing GIMP full disk access fixes the issue!
Spraying another 6 doors today!
So far so good. 2nd coat in 3 hours...
So far so good. 2nd coat in 3 hours...
April 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Spraying another 6 doors today!
So far so good. 2nd coat in 3 hours...
So far so good. 2nd coat in 3 hours...
Dammit, it seemed like a good idea but didn't clean my patio the way I hoped. 🫤
April 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Dammit, it seemed like a good idea but didn't clean my patio the way I hoped. 🫤
When your system gets so busy you can't paste text into code.
*%$!@& @$!%&*
*%$!@& @$!%&*
March 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
When your system gets so busy you can't paste text into code.
*%$!@& @$!%&*
*%$!@& @$!%&*
Trying to stay up to date with my side projects feels like:
January 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Trying to stay up to date with my side projects feels like:
I always forget this command to find what's running on a given port number. I use it every few days, but for some reason it doesn't stick!
Is it just me?!
Is it just me?!
January 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I always forget this command to find what's running on a given port number. I use it every few days, but for some reason it doesn't stick!
Is it just me?!
Is it just me?!
Fixed it for you.
January 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Fixed it for you.
First go at HTV transfer on a T-shirt. Pretty happy with it!
January 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
First go at HTV transfer on a T-shirt. Pretty happy with it!
This is gonna be cold and wet...
January 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is gonna be cold and wet...
Arduino project completed!
When the 'switch' is closed (touches ground), the timer starts, counting by the number of leds in the strip.
When all leds change to green, time is up, change them all to red.
When the 'switch' is closed (touches ground), the timer starts, counting by the number of leds in the strip.
When all leds change to green, time is up, change them all to red.
January 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Arduino project completed!
When the 'switch' is closed (touches ground), the timer starts, counting by the number of leds in the strip.
When all leds change to green, time is up, change them all to red.
When the 'switch' is closed (touches ground), the timer starts, counting by the number of leds in the strip.
When all leds change to green, time is up, change them all to red.
If this robot were pushing the liquid away... it would be what I imagine the Netherlands to be like.
January 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
If this robot were pushing the liquid away... it would be what I imagine the Netherlands to be like.
Golang embedded structs are super convenient way to extend an object. Can even inline them without assigning a name if you're only using it once.
December 22, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Golang embedded structs are super convenient way to extend an object. Can even inline them without assigning a name if you're only using it once.
Can we not teach people to make id's unique? Data in this example is hard coded, but in the real world I would totally have two with the same name!
December 21, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Can we not teach people to make id's unique? Data in this example is hard coded, but in the real world I would totally have two with the same name!
Found in the wild - and it gets wild. Time for a security audit maybe?
December 19, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Found in the wild - and it gets wild. Time for a security audit maybe?
Did you know that you can define a new TypeScript type that is a subset of attributes of an existing type? See how to use 'Pick' below:
December 18, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Did you know that you can define a new TypeScript type that is a subset of attributes of an existing type? See how to use 'Pick' below:
I have a non-trivial app that's running like a swiss watch but it lives here:
December 10, 2024 at 4:39 PM
I have a non-trivial app that's running like a swiss watch but it lives here: