Software developer, tinkerer, enthusiast. Currently slinging bits at Stripe. For my media reviews, see: @david.reviews. Blog & more: https://xavd.idhttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.idhttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3mjvl6sbvij2uThe baby screamed through her last nap and didn't sleep at all, so she's now been awake longer than she's ever has before. She's either gonna sleep great tonight or really bad and we don't know which yet. #parenting20 Apr 2026 03:56 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvl6sbvij2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3mjhrsjxqoy2vPronouncing "tentacles" like a Greek hero14 Apr 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhrsjxqoy2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3miukabvmg42oWho's ready for some Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba Basketball?? Go Blue! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-uSWAJd9GE07 Apr 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3miukabvmg42ohttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3mh2rlcipdx2cWho has two thumbs and the exact right cable (USB-B!) to connect to a 3D printer? 👍THIS GUY👍15 Mar 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2rlcipdx2chttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3mfnqadurg227Ordered business cards from @jukeboxprint.bsky.social and they turned out SO WELL. Plus their support has been above-and-beyond helpful. Real people actually reading my email and solving my problem. Unreal awesome.25 Feb 2026 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnqadurg227https://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3me5hlnklfg2gIt's wild that they're still putting cameras on the back of iPads. People use them enough to justify the weight, cost, and inability to lie flat??05 Feb 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5hlnklfg2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3mdvorvvqbs2aGonna leave this open for another couple of weeks. Get in while you can! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvorvvqbs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3mdry5x2dxi25Here's my 2025 day 3 #AdventOfCode solution (in #Python, per usual)! An extra clean little dynamic programming problem. https://advent-of-code.xavd.id/writeups/2025/day/3/01 Feb 2026 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdry5x2dxi25https://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3mdo6fdrihn2tPSA: if you use @mullvad.bsky.social with any openvpn-specific docker images, you should know that they recently sunset those servers and your stuff is broken. Luckily, there's a similar, wireguard-specific docker imager that takes just a little fiddling to get working.30 Jan 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo6fdrihn2thttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3mde3gaxpqv2oWe've been taking a lot about whether our new baby will ever learn to drive. I love long bets, so we thought it'd be fun to put together a #survey about the state of the world when she turns 16. It's short and fun, so hit us with your boldest predictions! xavdid.fillout.com/predictions https://xavdid.fillout.com/predictions26 Jan 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mde3gaxpqv2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3mcdilbnjzs2aIt's' time once again for my Favorite Media of the Year post! I can't believe it's my 10th. I truly don't know where the time has gone. Please check it out and let me know what your favorites from 2025 were! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jan 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdilbnjzs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3mcccfm6nzk2nBetter late than never, but I've got a solution post up for #AdventOfCode 2025 day 1 in #Python. It turns out babies make you tired?? But we got there anyway. https://advent-of-code.xavd.id/writeups/2025/day/1/13 Jan 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcccfm6nzk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3mazfhyzget2rWe're big fans of Yearly Themes in this house. As 2025 is wrapping up, I'm publishing a series of 5 blog posts over the next 5 days to reflect on 5 things we finished. Here's the first: https://xavd.id/blog/post/finishing-what-we-started28 Dec 2025 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mazfhyzget2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3mak4qidigc26This post from @jhpot.bsky.social puts words to a feeling I've had for a while. It's a weird word out there and I'm glad (or at least hopeful) we can find joy in our own ways and places. https://justinpot.com/whats-worth-saying-right-now/22 Dec 2025 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mak4qidigc26https://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3m76ttuka5s2gIt's education stipend season! Any must-have technical books or courses you'd recommend? Topics could include: General software engineering, #Python, #Rustlang, #Typescript, or anything else extra cool. 04 Dec 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76ttuka5s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3m6v5l3lxas27Advent of Code is starting soon!! I'll be doing it in Python, per usual. But probably a day or two behind. When I _do_ solve them, I'll write about each puzzle on my AoC blog. There's an RSS feed if you want to stay up to date: advent-of-code.xavd.id https://advent-of-code.xavd.id01 Dec 2025 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6v5l3lxas27https://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3m5wsajmnj22bGo play this! It's such a fun game and I'm excited that there'll actually be people in the queue finally. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5wsajmnj22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3m3oh6hmvxh27This feels good and normal 21 Oct 2025 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3oh6hmvxh27https://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3m2nile7hnc23Happy official #Pithon day to us all! It's got template strings, new interpreter options, some better error messages, and more! Big congrats to @hugovk.dev and all the #Python contributors that made this possible! https://mastodon.social/@xavdid/11115526218947574308 Oct 2025 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2nile7hnc23https://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3m23ikiddgc2kThey talked about my recent TypeScript blog post in this episode. It's a cool listen! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2025 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m23ikiddgc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3lzwmkkvgvs2kReal life @xkcd.com 1105 sighting! xkcd.com/1105/28 Sep 2025 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzwmkkvgvs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3lzgut7jjsc2lWrote a little #blog post over the weekend about my favorite #TypeScript pattern: #Python kwargs! It's a great little pattern. https://xavd.id/blog/post/python-kwargs-in-typescript/22 Sep 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgut7jjsc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3lxnagkhcas2h#Python f-strings have a super powerful templating language built in! But I always forget the exact syntax. Well, no longer! h/t @the-compiler.org fstring.help/cheat/ https://fstring.help/cheat/30 Aug 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxnagkhcas2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3lwcj2jfwhs2gI wrote a bit about my experience doing a bunch of Rust last year! As expected, there were good parts and less good ones. Neat language though. https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-year-of-rust/13 Aug 2025 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcj2jfwhs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/xavd.id/post/3lw6afxz5z52aFeels like it's a good day to mention that it's pretty easy to archive your Reddit data for safekeeping https://github.com/xavdid/reddit-user-to-sqlite12 Aug 2025 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:fp2izjrrcsbsqphlu7f5sixa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw6afxz5z52a