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Sia Karamalegos
@sia.codes
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Freelance web developer & performance engineer. Speaker, writer, teacher, tech community organizer. Google Dev Expert in web technologies, ex-Shopify. she/her. Durham, NC, USA.

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Doing my civic duty #vote
A hand holding up a "No Bull, I Voted" sticker and the shadow on the ground behind is my shape
November 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Current status
Several white balloons bunched together
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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May I suggest this alternative map and a choice of A?
World map with two hand drawn lines splitting equatorial regions from north and south. Equatorial is A, south is B, and north is C
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Fermenting some red Serrano peppers because I can't keep up with the harvest from that plant. This will be my first attempt at making hot sauce. I think it's going to be 🔥
A jar full of processed red Serrano peppers in brine
August 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Particularly this beautiful artwork
Hand drawn sketch showing pushing a repo to github and building it on Netlify
August 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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So good...
Thats not to say there haven’t been growing pains. When a great steak comes out of the microwave I get really excited. But more than half the steaks that come out of the microwave get sent back by the customer. To solve this problem I now run ten microwaves in parallel cooking ten steaks. One out of the ten steaks will most likely be good. The number of microwaves has required me to upgrade my restaurant’s electrical system and I now have a small nuclear reactor installed in the parking lot.
August 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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First time seeing this in a newsletter sign up. Very thoughtful.
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August 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Was able to help them for a few hours. Luckily lots of volunteers came out so they have a lot of labor support. Just heartbreaking for the commission and all they do for the arts community plus the artists who had studios there and lost everything below 3 feet
A large art room for teaching with river silt all over the floor and in complete disarray as the high stuff was moved out
July 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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This was really hard to come up with. In the end I had to make a lot of tough choices between "this movie is excellent" and "I just really love watching this movie". The latter won since it was "favorite" movies.
THE 100 BEST MOVIES OF THE 21st CENTURY Reader’s Choice: My Ballot Poster for The Favourite The Favourite 2018 Poster for Little Women Little Women 2019 Poster for Thor: Ragnarok Thor: Ragnarok 2017 Poster for Barbie Barbie 2023 Poster for Volver Volver 2006 Poster for Inglourious Basterds Inglourious Basterds 2009 Poster for Pride & Prejudice Pride & Prejudice 2005 Poster for Moulin Rouge! Moulin Rouge! 2001 Poster for The Departed The Departed 2006 Poster for Everything Everywhere All at Once Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022
June 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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I still don't understand why people do this. Like why on earth would I want some rando to write a blog post about business referrals on my... personal tech blog website?
Hello, Did you know that over 90% of consumers trust referrals from people they know? Customer referrals aren’t just a bonus—they’re a powerful engine for small business growth! I’d love to write an article for your site exploring strategies for business owners to generate more referrals. From building customer loyalty and creating referral incentives to leveraging online reviews and community engagement, the article will be packed with insights to help your readers thrive. If this resonates with you, let me know! I’d be happy to send the article over for publication. Looking forward to your thoughts!
June 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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YO THE COW PANEL TRELLIS LOOKS SO GOOD!!! I'm so pleased. About $60 in materials.

Don't make fun of my janky deer fence.
Metal arch trellis secured on t-posts. A raised garden is on one side with vining plants that now have a better place to climb
June 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Round boi going wild on the St John's Wort
A bumble bee doing from one bright yellow bloom to another
June 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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The tall meadow bed is starting to hit peak bloom. This is its second year so it still looks a bit thin. Can't wait until next year! (Sleep -> Creep -> Leap)
Various flowering perennials on a plant bed in early morning sun. The flowers are yellow, pink, purple, and fuchsia
June 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Mail came early today - lucky me.

Such a sucker for VE Schwab #booksky
Hand holding up a book titled Bury our bones in the midnight soil by V. E. Schwab
June 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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I'm very proud of this achievement
Squarespace Your domain has expired Your Squarespace Domain expired on Apr 15, 2025.
April 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Ordered my foraging book just in time for the recession
Book with title Sam Thayer's Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America
April 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Also my lawnmower 2 hours after it arrived brand new at my house
Close up of a lawnmower covered in bright yellow pollen
April 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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That's not smoke. Welcome to spring in North Carolina, where our area turns into a racist Hollywood set for some gritty movie in the global south
Yellow cloud of pine pollen billowing off the trees
March 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Shut up and take my money
Lays wavy Tzatziki chips
March 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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“We are currently clean on op sec”
Ned Stark outside the brothel on Game of Thrones
March 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Lol there's another one:

"We are currently clean on OPSEC"
All along, members of the Signal group were aware of the need for secrecy and operations security. In his text detailing aspects of the forthcoming attack on Houthi targets, Hegseth wrote to the group—which, at the time, included me—“We are currently clean on OPSEC.” Shane Harris contributed reporting. This is a free article About the Author Jeffrey Goldberg Follow Jeffrey Goldberg is the editor in chief of The Atlantic and the moderator of Washington Week With The Atlantic.
March 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Pete Hegseth, in a group text on Signal:

"And if we do, I will do all we can to enforce 100% OPSEC”
The Hegseth message goes on to state, “Waiting a few weeks or a month does not fundamentally change the calculus. 2 immediate risks on waiting: 1) this leaks, and we look indecisive; 2) Israel takes an action first – or Gaza cease fire falls apart – and we don’t get to start this on our own terms. We can manage both. We are prepared to execute, and if I had final go or no go vote, I believe we should. This [is] not about the Houthis. I see it as two things: 1) Restoring Freedom of Navigation, a core national interest; and 2) Reestablish deterrence, which Biden cratered. But, we can easily pause. And if we do, I will do all we can to enforce 100% OPSEC”—operations security. “I welcome other thoughts.”
March 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Today I walked around Duke Gardens to admire the cherry blossoms and do a quick plein air watercolor 🌸
Pathway through a tunnel of blooming cherry blossom trees
March 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Sorting through my photos looking for reference images for art and came across this banger
Bar scene with wine glasses and bottles backlit by light. Above is a chalkboard with the quote "Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one" - Harry Callahan
March 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Hello can you spell "yacht"? The 80s were superior. That is the only word I remember from this thing.
Speak & Spell: an 80s digital spelling device
March 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM