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Mike Johnson

@mrj@fosstodon.org
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CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript.

My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method.

rather be offshore.

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Joined September 13, 2022
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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Jul 23, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org

I'm surprised that people had positive memories of John C. Dvorak. All I remember of him was a period (couple of decades?) where he was bitingly negative about Linux and even Apple.

He ignorantly shit on people's hard work for a living and I was grateful when he stopped being relevant. Even now he has passed I can't recall any positive moments he's left behind.

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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Jun 28, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org
Replying to @darkuncle@infosec.exchange
@darkuncle@infosec.exchange @tbortels@infosec.exchange yeah it's that time of year when you can watch the fires start closer and closer each passing week
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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Jun 14, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

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THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE

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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Jun 09, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

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I'm disappointed to tell you that Masters of the Universe is in fact NOT a movie adaptation of the Tom Wolfe book

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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · May 30, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org

"What is the dumbest thing that could happen?" remains unbeaten

https://fortune.com/2026/05/22/microsoft-ai-cost-problem-tokens-agents/

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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Apr 22, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org
Replying to @carnage4life@mas.to
@carnage4life@mas.to lol. quite possibly the dumbest way to measure adoption when some are projecting their AI costs will match labor costs by the end of the year 🙃
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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Apr 17, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org
Replying to @Viss@mastodon.social
@Viss @xgranade ugh literally two days ago, I got an error from their dumb site that showed the complete stack and version info. They've learned nothing. The only reason I have a dumb account is they got hacked and offered free credit monitoring. I wish I had the time to sue them for complete incompetence with my data. I didn't agree to them having it.
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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Apr 15, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org

"Calories in, calories out" was always wrong, we knew it was wrong intuitively, yet people continued to push it for decades.

Re: annoying hackernews threads

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260414075637.htm

Scientists discover why bread can cause weight gain without extra calories
ScienceDaily

Scientists discover why bread can cause weight gain without extra calories

Bread and other carbohydrate staples may be doing more than just filling plates—they could be quietly reshaping metabolism. In a surprising twist, researchers found that mice strongly preferred carbs

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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Apr 14, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org
Replying to @darkuncle@infosec.exchange
@darkuncle For real. Several relationships later and half of my life... I've realized the one thing I really struggle with is a pessimist. Can't live with that anymore.
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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Apr 13, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org

@nerdpr0f@infosec.exchange the name brings back good memories of Greece for me though. I suppose I'll just focus on that

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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Apr 13, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org
Replying to @jezdez@publicidentity.net
@jezdez I didn't know that.. booked! I had some silly notion of driving to it but then I remembered LA traffic
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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Mar 29, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org
Replying to @allancavanagh@mastodon.social
@allancavanagh "hopefully this pollution will somehow offset the other pollution"
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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Mar 22, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org

Who's got Lemon Pound Cake stuck in their head all weekend 🙋‍♂️

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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Mar 17, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org
Replying to @slightlyoff@toot.cafe
@slightlyoff I would *love* a React DI and remove hooks altogether
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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Mar 05, 2026
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org
Replying to @BrunoLevy01@fosstodon.org
@BrunoLevy01@fosstodon.org and in California this will automatically provide an age signal 🎉
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Mike Johnson @mrj@fosstodon.org · Nov 27, 2022
Mike Johnson
@mrj@fosstodon.org

CTO of a small startup focused on accessible home mods. Love anything Python and Typescript. My first free software contributions were probably to AbiWord back in 2000-something. I've been using Linux on the desktop since floppy disks were the main installation method. rather be offshore.

fosstodon.org
Replying to @timbray@mastodon.cloud
@timbray@mastodon.cloud @Pxtl@mastodon.social They have been flagging or suppressing all Twitter news, almost nothing related has made it to the front page. It's really weird.
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