Lead front end developer @a11ytalks.com organizer Knitter, spinner, and lover of stationery 🧶 ✒️ Website: https://aubreysambor.com Mastodon: https://labyrinth.social/@starshapedhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mosywelbl227Spent the weekend volunteering at my niece’s dance recital selling snacks during the shows and intermissions, and being on my feet for a combined 10+ hours on Friday and Saturday has left me pretty damn tired. Now that I’m home after my 1.5 hour drive, I’m ready to relax!21 Jun 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosywelbl227https://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mnz3v5lt5g24The worst part of running in the summer is taking a shower and STILL being hot and sweaty after the shower. Welcome to my morning!11 Jun 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnz3v5lt5g24https://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mnpj7kimf22dRE: https://mastodon.social/@cferdinandi/116709329790795123 I can’t boost this enough.07 Jun 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpj7kimf22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mmrqfzzzn62vRE: https://mstdn.social/@a11ytalks/116642469017414816 This talk with @gerardkcohen (https://front-end.social/@gerardkcohen) was so, so good! Join us tomorrow to hear his talk “Solving for the Edges”.26 May 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrqfzzzn62vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mmkgls2hn327It’s funny that I love Survivor and the Traitors so much because I’d be so bad at both games. I’m known for being brutally honest so I’d be voted out / murdered in both games in a heartbeat.23 May 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmkgls2hn327https://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mmibc6q5w22tI’m “in bed by 9pm on a Friday night” years old, thank you very much!23 May 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmibc6q5w22thttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mmhbkqoaxl2z10 bands I've seen live: Foo Fighters Red Hot Chili Peppers Radiohead The Strokes Guided by Voices Black Rebel Motorcycle Club The Decemberists Smashing Pumpkins The New Pornographers They Might Be Giants22 May 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhbkqoaxl2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mkbdobbn2i2xSites that make any sort of noise, no. Please no. I'm easily startled and will close the page right away if your site makes any bit of sound. I didn't find it cute in the 90s when everyone had midis autoplaying on their sites and I don't find it cute now.24 Apr 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbdobbn2i2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mju24w3n5r22Got my run done this morning and I’m happy with the progress I’m making. Next up, time to enjoy some tasty coffee! ☕️19 Apr 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju24w3n5r22https://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mjf6gybyuc2mThis is something I've been thinking for over a year. In my experience, bottlenecks have never been in code being written too slowly—they've been in processes. Improving processes isn't sexy, so you'll never see those on a fancy powerpoint slide. https://andrewmurphy.io/blog/if-you-thought-the-sp13 Apr 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf6gybyuc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mivreadzbn2dIt's April 7th. Why am I seeing snow falling outside? I'd love for spring to start here, please.07 Apr 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivreadzbn2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mirklcq6ob2dWeek notes: 2026-14 https://www.aubreysambor.com/weeknotes-2026-1405 Apr 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirklcq6ob2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mim4w4ukof25Made a list of essential albums to write a potential blog post (thanks @hl (https://social.lol/@hl) for the suggestion!), but as soon as I did, I realized I didn't want to write about my past and the feelings these albums evoked. I'm finding myself wanting to write more about current or new to me al03 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim4w4ukof25https://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mih3cowq6e2jI'm dealing with the age-old problem of wanting to blog but not knowing what to blog about. Why can’t I just think of ideas?01 Apr 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih3cowq6e2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mi4gmj3v3i2dIt wouldn’t be me if I wasn’t awake at 6am on a Saturday morning. My body clearly doesn’t know how to sleep in anymore. That’s ok, more time for coffee!28 Mar 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4gmj3v3i2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mi2xpgg75f2nTraveled to Chicago this past week and one of my favorite parts was swinging by Atlas Stationers and buying myself a hot pink Esterbrook Funky Town pen. Love! #fountainpen 27 Mar 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2xpgg75f2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mhqf34cj432aChannelling my inner @macpsych (https://social.lol/@macpsych) and enjoying a glass of champagne in the airport lounge before my flight. Hey, why not?23 Mar 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqf34cj432ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mgq5oxyy6g2wIt's 75F / 24C outside right now and the walk I just took felt like the best walk I've ever taken in my life.10 Mar 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgq5oxyy6g2whttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mfkk2lzmg42bWho woke up at 3:30am yesterday, spent 12 hours in the Baltimore airport wondering if her connecting flight to New England would get canceled while a blizzard hits the area, and finally got home at 11pm? That's right, I did. And I'm so glad I got home and not stuck for a couple days while we get pu23 Feb 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkk2lzmg42bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3me7bm2xitx2bParticipated in #BandcampFriday for the first time ever today and bought 3 digital albums—Singin’ to an Empty Chair by Ratboys (https://ratboys.bandcamp.com/album/singin-to-an-empty-chair), Move On With the Year by Alice Costelloe (https://alcostelloe.bandcamp.com/album/move-on-with-the-year) an06 Feb 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7bm2xitx2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mdnlpk2wd32gIt's so fucking wild to me that companies REALLY want you to use AI, that they're really invested in you using it for who knows what reasons. Why the hell does it matter how you write your code? The one positive about not having a full time job is not being forced to use AI. So, so glad about that.30 Jan 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnlpk2wd32ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mdgqmtoksu2pWatch me and a few other members of the @a11ytalks (https://mstdn.social/@a11ytalks) team delve into the history of A11yTalks and discuss updates from the last couple years in tomorrow's event! Preview it here: https://mstdn.social/@a11ytalks/11596914396231473027 Jan 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgqmtoksu2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mdgd7p7mo42sFinally signed up for Crucial Tracks if anyone else is there! I'm trying to get back into listening to music more, and posting a new song that means something to me every day is a good way to do it. I'm at https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/starshaped!27 Jan 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgd7p7mo42shttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mcq2srmvlu2hWeek notes: 2026-03 https://www.aubreysambor.com/weeknotes-2026-03/18 Jan 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcq2srmvlu2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mclem65a7g2hOrdered some dry rub wings and ‘dry’ is the key word. Ordered some wet wings from the server to rectify this tragedy.17 Jan 2026 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mclem65a7g2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mclcslnai62zAt a Buffalo Wild Wings at 7pm on a Friday night. It is just as intense as you think it would be.17 Jan 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mclcslnai62zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mbrcj3wblx2bA great way to tell that you need a break from Discord? Closing the app but then clicking the app in your dock reflexively without even knowing you're doing it. For now, Discord has been removed from my dock. I’ll check it way less often now and open it only when I want to catch up on what's goin06 Jan 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrcj3wblx2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aubreysambor.com/post/3mbjwimfutg2pWe are in the worst timeline. Why the fuck did people here vote this man back in office? It is an embarrassment and awful for everyone in the world. So fucking awful.03 Jan 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:lpr5e7fzu327tipgidnwhdiz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjwimfutg2p