Man’s left arm with an in-progress floral full sleeve tattoo.

Continuing to get more flowerful with every tattoo session.

ClueCon Weekly with Brian Meeker [Sn. 15 Ep.29]: Tech Unions Explained YouTube video by FreeSWITCH

I guested on a podcast to talk about tech unions and managed to only sound mildly unintelligent! I'll consider that a win. youtu.be/QoxuqRGFfZY?...

Pumped to see Emperor and Blood Incantation in Chicago tonight. Far less pumped for the four hour drive back after the show. Good chance I'm passing out a hotel and finishing the drive in the morning instead.

This is so, so well-articulated.

people view themselves as computers, like they can load in information, but that’s not how it works at all.

all learning - even book learning - is experiential. handwriting, restating, organizing are all learning tasks.

you can’t “buy” it done by someone else & expect it to work at all

Clawmaxxers will mass-email 10,000 strangers using AI to "personalise" a pitch about "authentic connection" and see absolutely no irony in that. None. Zero. The irony detector has been automated and it also doesn't work.

I've been dragging my feet and need to figure out the feasibility of the talk I want to give before actually submitting it. #conferencedrivendevelopment

America’s Premier Elixir & Phoenix Conference takes place on Sept 10-11, 2026, Chicago & online

The call for talks for #ElixirConf Chicago (September 10-11) is out!

Now to put together some proposals...

elixirconf.com

#ElixirLang

I gave my Unionization, AI, & You talk at @virtualcoffee.io today. Thanks to everybody who attended and asked questions (both publicly and privately afterwards). I'll share the recording once it goes up on YouTube.

We're at an inflection point in tech. If you're scared, feel free to reach out.

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“sorry about the fascism you’re dealing with; here’s a $10 coupon that expires next week.” via @marisakabas.bsky.social

Brady Tkachuk miffed over White House AI-doctored video Brady Tkachuk said he didn't appreciate the AI-doctored video released by the White House that made it appear he was disparaging Canadians.

If you're not a hockey person, what happened here is that one of the MAGA-est dudes in the NHL just got used and embarrassed by Trump because no amount of kissing Trump's ass is enough to make him respect you or hesitate to humiliate you for his own entertainment.

We are hosting a virtual rally this Friday, 2/27 at 12pm ET on Zoom. Join us to hear from our speakers and support the re-instatement of unit members who Kickstarter retaliated against, 3 months after our historic 42-day remote strike won our latest contract bit.ly/ksrurally

Conference CFP rejection season is now in full swing. Two rejections and one waitlist so far this week.

Oh noooo, the company that extracted our data for their models is having others extracting data for their models

Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates how is it possible to cram so much ignorance--"English-Scott-Irish origin" -- into such a small space? miracle of a person said to be "world's richest man" has no more grasp of US history than a crumpled paper tissue underfoot in a men's restroom not recently cleaned.

joyce is going after elon again

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE - Bloodclock (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) YouTube video by Nuclear Blast Records

I never thought I would say this, but Opera might be Fleshgod Apocalypse's best album. I never thought King would be topped in my pantheon. #metal www.youtube.com/watch?v=Catk...

[2026 Lightning Talks] Brian Meeker - A Journey Through RSI YouTube video by CodeMash Conference

My RSI lightning talk from #CodeMash is up! This one was very personal. RSI ruled my life for almost a decade. I'm very happy to only have it relegated to a low priority background process these days. youtu.be/fNT6NXaZcZk?...

The Evidence of Our Eyes and Ears Is Under Attack Extensive video footage is prevailing in debunking false accounts of Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis. Next time, it may not be enough.

The truth is winning out this time. Do not assume it will win next time.

www.theringer.com/2026/01/28/n...

But these fascists, like many fascists and other authoritarians, confuse the pageantry of violence for power - they imagine that the state with armed men walking the streets is strong. But only a weak government needs to put armed men in the streets to exert power.

A strong government has no need.

Finally got around to writing my 2025 year in review blog post. It was a pretty quiet year as I kind of chilled after a lot of public speaking (for me) in 2024. brianmeeker.me/2026/01/25/2...

Screenshot showing a habit streak of 365 days straight of writing morning pages

365 days straight of morning pages! ~300k words over the past year

GWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan YouTube video by The A.V. Club

I'll never stop being a sucker for #metal covers of pop songs. I did not think Blothar had those belted high notes in him. Long live Gwar. youtu.be/I5XR48KLE8I?...

I had a great time giving this talk. Big shoutout to #CodeMash for accepting a talk so out of left field and to my audience for having so many great questions at the end.

Come check out lightning talks tonight at #codemash starting at 7! I’ll be talking about my 20+ year journey with RSI.

Lightning talk submitted for #codemash! Doing one at CodeMash in 2023 got me back into public speaking. I was so nervous to get on stage again.

I've since done enough public speaking that I've gotten over the nerves. Excited to get back up on the big stage and give a much different talk this time.

FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?

Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests

FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?

Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face

An invitation to Brian Meeker’s talk at CodeMash in Sandusky, OH on Jan 15, 2026 at 9:45 am entitled "Unionization, AI, and You"

“An axiom of organizers is that every good organizing conversation makes everyone at least a little uncomfortable”
- Jane McAlevey

Step outside your comfort zone and get a little uncomfortable with me at #CodeMash on Thursday. Let’s talk about unionization in tech.

This is some real, Severance-level dystopian corporate behavior…

I spent an excessive number of years moderating a gaming forum and I learned a great deal about community spaces and cultivation, whether I wanted to or not. I have critical advice for anyone who runs a game store or gaming convention. Please share this thread with people who run those things.