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Ashley Willis-McNamara

@ashley.dev

πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Sr Dir of DevRel at @GitHub. πŸ”₯ Grandmother of the first-ever hellthread. πŸ–¨οΈ Will probably convince you to buy a 3D printer.

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a man wearing glasses and a scarf is looking at another man . Alt: a man wearing glasses and a scarf is looking at another man .

Bad Bunny really doing the thing!

09.02.2026 01:25 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, but she doesn’t know where the olive oil oil is. But the Bot does. πŸ˜‚

05.02.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My oldest is watching my 5yo for the first time while I’m in Japan for 2 weeks

Anxiety brain said: Write 15 pages of instructions, build an AI chatbot, add push notifications for trash day

This is normal behavior

05.02.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Protest sign from MN that says, β€œDEARLY BELOVED.
WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY
TODISMANTLE THIS THING CALLED ICE.” with a picture of Prince in the left hand lower corner.

Protest sign from MN that says, β€œDEARLY BELOVED. WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TODISMANTLE THIS THING CALLED ICE.” with a picture of Prince in the left hand lower corner.

10/10 ICE protest sign

31.01.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 9565 πŸ” 2616 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 116

😭😭😭

30.01.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

did Big String Cheese change their formula? Because I swear it used to have more of a snap and now it’s just… sad and bendy?

30.01.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1

I learned a long time ago not to monetize my hobbies 🫑

26.01.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the @xtool-official.bsky.social F2 ultra UV

26.01.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They’re about 10 bucks apiece. Without the light stand.

26.01.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This uses an inner-glass laser. Instead of etching the surface, it focuses energy inside the glass at precise points, creating tiny fractures. Thousands of those points = a 3D image suspended inside the block.

Extremely cool. Zero surface damage. Very much magic.

26.01.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New laser does 3D crystal engraving and I’m unreasonably excited about it. My husband’s already making fun of me like β€œyou’re gonna have the coolest mall kiosk” but LOOK AT THIS TINY MONA tell me that’s not sick.

I really need this distraction right now. πŸ₯Ί

26.01.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

Does this feel like a tipping point to anyone else

25.01.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 1074 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 209 πŸ“Œ 7
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I also laser engraved their GitHub handles on these leather notebooks, and then laser engraved pencil cases. πŸ˜…

17.01.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am a sucker for a good fidget✨

17.01.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Sticker anxiety is real!

17.01.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I get two of everything so I can put one on the sticker wall and one on a laptop or some other device. I have so many bangers on the wall!

17.01.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They’re not framed, they’re just stainless steel sheets off of Amazon and you can mount them to a wall. I just used Velcro to stick them up. amzn.to/3NOThdK

17.01.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, that makes more sense

16.01.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

OMG, you can go live on here now?

16.01.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

I do love a thing, but I have four extra drawers to fill with stuff, so there's plenty of space if I would like to fill them, but I don't expect that I will. If I get a new thing, I print a new container and I put it in one of the empty drawers.

10.01.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, I have hundreds of rolls of PLA. I have 6 printers 🫠

09.01.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks awesome though!

09.01.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, it’s gridfinity

09.01.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I highly recommend @bambulabglobal.bsky.social πŸ˜…
They really need to add me to some sort of affiliate program.

09.01.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s the only thing that’s keeping me going!

09.01.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I have these Husky desks in my garage. I have a row of four of them, each with two drawers. On one desk, I built this really beautiful Gridfinity system, but then I decided all the drawers needed to look this beautiful, and now I’m in hell. I’ve been printing for a week, but I have to finish it. 😫

09.01.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 2

No, I decided to go full ice cream

25.12.2025 21:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! πŸ₯°

25.12.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A hand holds a whimsical, cow-shaped 3D-printed ice cream pint sleeve. The cow is tan with a pink snout and small horns, and the pint inside reads β€œLimited Batch.” A decorated Christmas tree with warm lights is softly blurred in the background.

A hand holds a whimsical, cow-shaped 3D-printed ice cream pint sleeve. The cow is tan with a pink snout and small horns, and the pint inside reads β€œLimited Batch.” A decorated Christmas tree with warm lights is softly blurred in the background.

Ever need to crush a pint, but your hands get too cold? 3D printing has solved that too.

25.12.2025 20:54 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

He’s reallly good at thoughtful gifts πŸ₯Ή

25.12.2025 19:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0