Software Engineer from Michigan. Building @atexplore.social and @mackinac.social. Tinkering with the AT Protocol Updates: @now.whiteside.io Signal: whiteside.io/signal whiteside.io • atexplore.social • mackinac.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.iohttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mno2icilov2b07 Jun 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mno2icilov2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mnlhvn2rkk2zIt’s been a while since I’ve written to my dev blog. I wrote a little bit about why I built @mackinac.social https://johnwhiteside.leaflet.pub/3mnlhvivtnk2z06 Jun 2026 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlhvn2rkk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mngernnlbo2gIt’s pizza night again! #pizzasky04 Jun 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mngernnlbo2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mnfj7q5smw2dI think we’re finally reaching the point where companies are realizing that “tokens used” is about as useful a metric as “lines of code written.”03 Jun 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfj7q5smw2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mnf6vftst42eYou may not want to replace your customer service with AI… [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnf6vftst42ehttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mnf6jydv7r2rTop-tier #pizzasky post 03 Jun 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnf6jydv7r2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mnbj3kcpic2aI need to finish the @mackinac.social native app, but I really don’t feel like dealing with the App Store. 02 Jun 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbj3kcpic2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mn73xx2ulc2rFire and movie nights are back! 01 Jun 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn73xx2ulc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mn3da7u4gt2hThere’s essentially no long term benefit to data centers in Michigan. The construction jobs are temporary, they drain resources, they cause energy prices to skyrocket. The massive tax breaks companies receive are never offset by any tangible benefit to residents. https://apple.news/AAHDMlMuvSO2oi0UL7hNNFQ30 May 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3da7u4gt2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mmx433ezpq2hI’m testing a couple of new features for @mackinac.social to make publication discovery a little easier. Search will get a "Suggested Publications" section, and you’ll be able to search for specific publications.28 May 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmx433ezpq2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mmpjkcxqz42eThat time of the year again!25 May 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpjkcxqz42ehttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mmi4um7nmp2uFirst attempt at a Stromboli. Wasn’t bad, but I cooked for a little too long. 22 May 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmi4um7nmp2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mmhs3cy2jh2j60 bags of mulch later22 May 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhs3cy2jh2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mmgx7um7oo2eThere’s still more I’d like to do with this. A few things I’ve been working on or have planned: - Better support for publications - Embed cards in the timeline that link to the full article in app. - Discovery [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgx7um7oo2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mmdbslbcaf2gI would like my tax dollars to go towards all the things DOGE cut… [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdbslbcaf2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mmbzuu2l5a2uJust like Trump steaks, nobody is buying what you’re selling bud. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbzuu2l5a2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mmby4vu6um25When you get to the gym and realize you don’t have your headphones 😬20 May 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmby4vu6um25https://bsky.app/profile/whiteside.io/post/3mmbxoyv63p2hI’ve been focused the last couple weeks on lowering some of the cloud costs for running @mackinac.social and @atexplore.social. Probably going to launch a couple small features this week. 20 May 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:voaulu4vdmpdwevimf4i6lnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbxoyv63p2h