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Robert Groves
@robertgroves.com
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robertgroves.com | ✶✶✶✶ | Chicago, IL

Teaches machines irony; they reply with stack traces. Survived Leet Heat, still tastes colors. Deploys personal code at 2:42 a.m. because chaos needs company. So it goes.
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Thanks @github.com! I had a blast at #GitHubUniverse #Universe25
October 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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That sucks man. Hope you're feeling better soon. In the meantime, to clear the passages, might I suggest...
October 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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I'm thrilled that my first conference talk will be at Commit Your Code! What started last year as a “no way this is real” event is now back, and even bigger than last before! 100 talks, 4 tracks, <$50 tickets & every dollar to charity. Virtual = free. #CYC25

Who will I be seeing there?
Speaker card for the Commit Your Code Conference for Charity (CYC’25), Sept 25–26 in Dallas, TX. Features Robert Groves, Technical Lead (Self), with his photo on the right and event branding on the left.
September 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Anyone with bolt cutters held the key to free Hugs, but nobody trusted the place. There was no door, just the weight of suspicion and dread. As it turns out, that mix locked tighter than iron bars ever could.
AI generated image of a young brown bear sitting on a dusty concrete floor inside a dim, abandoned structure. The bear has lifelike baby bear features—soft brown fur, round ears, and glossy dark eyes that reflect the faint light coming through a doorway. Around its neck is a heavy chain tethered to the wall, emphasizing its confinement. Hanging from the chain is a red-and-white “Hello, my name is” sticker-style name tag with the word “HUGS” written on it in bold letters. The soft daylight filtering in highlights the bear’s face and fur while leaving most of the room in shadow, creating an unsettling mix of innocence, vulnerability, and eeriness.
August 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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focus_v20250827.234500CDT_9705846_21030

#Art #Processing #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #CodeArt
A dark black background with a faint glowing ring in the center. The ring is circular, with a misty, cloud-like texture, and appears to be formed of soft red and gray light. The inner circle of the ring is empty except for a very small, dim red dot at the center. The overall effect resembles a hazy energy halo or a faint astronomical phenomenon, such as a diffuse glowing ring in space.
August 28, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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1nt0 The V01d

attractor001_v20250823.164256CDT_9705846_900031

#Art #Processing #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #CodeArt
Here’s alt text under 2000 characters for the image you uploaded: --- A complex, colorful digital pattern resembling a spirograph or a mathematical attractor is set against a black background. The design consists of dozens of overlapping, smoothly curved lines forming interwoven, flower-like loops that spiral outward from a central point. At the core, a tiny red dot anchors the composition, with the surrounding curves gradually shifting in hue as they expand. Closest to the center, the lines are dark green, becoming brighter green, then fading into aqua, blue, and finally pale lavender as they stretch toward the edges of the frame. The overlapping paths create a sense of depth and motion, as though the viewer is looking into a rotating vortex or layered petals of translucent ribbons. The overall impression is both geometric and organic, evoking a hypnotic, kaleidoscopic effect.
August 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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attractor001_v20250823.150151CDT_9705846_900043

#Art #Processing #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding
August 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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flowfield2_v20250820.142739CDT_9705846_1503557

#Art #Processing #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding
August 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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flowfield_v20250820.135202CDT_9705846_93328

#Art #Processing #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding
August 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Unglitched & tweaked

interacting_particles_v20250814.0625UTC

#Art #Animation #Processing #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding
August 15, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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It's glitchy to draw some lines, to draw some lines that's right first time, it's glitchy

It's glitchy, glitchy, glitchy, glitchy

interacting_particles_v20250814.0224UTC

#Art #Animation #Processing #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #Glitch
August 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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A variation of the same.

the_tangle_v20250811_0729UTC

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August 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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How this exploration started was definitely how it finished. The best thing about randomness and repetition is how often it will surprise you. I don't know why I find this pleasing, but I do.

the_tangle_v20250811_0719UTC

#Art #Animation #Processing #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding
August 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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10_print_patterns_v20250810.0214UTC

#Art #Animation #Processing #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding
August 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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retro_grid_v20250809.0314UTC

#Art #Animation #Processing #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding
August 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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oscillation_weave_V20250808.0410UTC

#Art #Processing #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding
A dense, colorful weave of overlapping sine wave curves made of small, glowing dots on a black background. The curves crisscross to form a diamond-shaped lattice pattern, with the dots shifting through pastel shades of pink, blue, green, yellow, and purple, creating an iridescent, oscillating effect.
August 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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phoenix_v20250807.0356UTC

#Art #Animation #Processing #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding
August 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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geode_slice _v250807.0522UTC
Abstract digital artwork on black background showing a half-disk of tightly packed, rainbow-colored concentric rings made of tiny square pixels, resembling a sliced geode. A single, razor-thin horizontal line bisects the disk and stretches across the empty right side of the frame.
August 7, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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I needed to fill a web page to make it look like some "real" content, so I did some stream-of-consciousness writing. To be honest I wasn't expecting to write something so real:
Screen shot of text that reads: "Then the question becomes, 'How can we minimize confusion on the web?' It is the humble opinion of this writer that this is the wrong question. The real question is, 'How can we maximize the delirious insanity of the web?' This is such an important question in this age of silos and walled gardens. Where everything is whitewashed and packaged into organized boxes with little hits of dopamine inside to keep you coming back for more. The web is a place of chaos and confusion, and it should be celebrated as such."
August 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Hear me out... giant porch goose skeleton. It's like the best of both worlds really.
AI generated image of an artistically stylized goose skeleton that is being used as a decorative porch item. The wings are outstretched and mouth open as if honking in a defense stance.
August 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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When I was in town for Leet Heat, I made the obligatory, first-time in Portland, stop at Powell's and bought a copy of Kurt Vonnegut's "Breakfast of Champions."

This is how I know that the Claude logo designer has either: A) Never read that particular Vonnegut or B) Has gotten away with it and is 🤣
July 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Or you could just... 🤣
July 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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How'd that testing after the recording go? Let me guess, non-determinism gonna non-determinize.
July 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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I just had the thought that @codetv.dev is the @a24movies.bsky.social of the software developer universe—putting out high quality entertainment and successfully riding the edge of unconventional content in an industry where everything is typically a conference, webinar, or formal training session.
Screenshot of the CodeTV “Watch” page. A grid features five series cards showcasing the great content available: 1. “Learn With Jason” — Live pair programming. Learn something new in 90 minutes with tech industry experts. 2. “Leet Heat” —How does your web dev knowledge stack up against industry pros? Join host Mark Techson as two devs face off to bring the knowledge — or face the heat! 3. “Web Dev Challenge” — What could you create if you had 30 minutes to plan and 4 hours to build? In each episode, 4 developers take on the challenge to find out. 4. “Unspoken Tech” — How talented, successful, and — most importantly — happy web professionals built careers that are resilient in the face of an ever-changing software industry. 5. “#DoItAnyways” — I'm challenging myself to make a video every weekday for at least two weeks to help me get over my perfectionism and just start making stuff.
July 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Mind ya business, Netflix.
A television screen shows a paused episode of "Portlandia" with a Netflix-style prompt asking, “Are you still watching ‘Portlandia’?” There are three options: “Ask again later,” “Play without asking again,” (which is highlighted), and “I’m done.”
July 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM