"By caring about the happiness of others, we find our own." Plato

"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness." Seneca

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." — Maya Angelou

Reading my old journals from years ago reminds me of how beautiful it is to be naively young, before age colors our lens & biases our view. Youth is not a number, but a mindset. It is the ability to look at the world, and despite its shortcomings, to still feel hope & to dream.

Heartbroken to see how deepfake technology can be weaponized to violate women's privacy. The fact that someone created a fake video of me naked is beyond disturbing. This is a reminder of the dangers of AI misuse. We must urgently address this issue to protect everyone's safety.

Romy, Jamie, Oliver, The xx… come back sometime. We miss you.

A good song is memorable and catchy. A great song touches our own humanity.

#FedoraWeekOfDiversity (FWD) call for proposals is open until May 11. 🚀 FWD is a virtual event celebrating #DEI in the #OpenSource community. We're looking for proposals that spark conversation, inspire action, and promote inclusivity. 🌟 Apply here: cfp.fedoraproject.org/fwd-2024/cfp

That’s why this stuff isn’t just all-sides chaos, or mere distraction, or a pox on everyone’s house. They WANT you to think this was some random devolution of conduct instead of a structured GOP outcome. We must understand who and what actions created the situation. It matters.

When politicians campaign on "no more taxes!" but have no actual plan on how they would fund the government or public services, as if the private market will "take care of it." I enjoy paying taxes as much as the next person, but I also like public infrastructure and healthcare?

Poetic lyrics ❤️ "Dreaming is the home of the brave, Future is the healing of pain." – Empire of the Sun

Starting a new health journey. I started seeing a specialist for spine health and posture. The shift to fully remote work has done a number of me (literally, 84% loss of my neck curve). It is small steps now, but they are still steps. Feeling cautiously optimistic.

I cannot help but think of Ray Bradbury whenever I get too far in on the AI/ML hype train. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Veldt…

Here's our GNOME Asia 2024 talk on Fedora x Outreachy: Mentee/Mentor Perspective with Justin Wheeler (bsky @jwheel.org) Justin youtube.com/live/zMKcTnhZV… Fedora Project (@[email protected]) Outreachy Internships image by sumantro

Hello World! 👋🏻 I made the decision to leave X/Twitter on July 31st, 2025. I am consolidating several social media accounts to a new Bluesky account (@ jwheel.org). Going forward, this will be the best platform to keep up with me. 🧵 See the schedule below ⬇️