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It’s always better to go outside if you can, even if it’s just for a bit. You may feel crappy, and feel resistant to do so. And it’s not like going outside will solve the problems you’re facing. But you will feel better, or at least you won’t feel worse.
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People say AWS is expensive, but somethings it’s worth it. We’ve been seeing one of our pods crash randomly the last few nights because it’s loosing connection to a self-hosted NATS cluster. I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t be experiencing this if we just used SNS and SQS.
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Enjoyed the discussion about AI and independence on Ruminate #179. I agree with Robb and John: websites created by people will definitely have a leg up amongst all the sites that are little more than AI generated “content”. 🎙️
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Photo Bucket Update: More On Galleries
Spent a bit more time working on Photo Bucket this last week1, particularly around galleries. They’re progressing quite well. I’m made some strides in getting two big parts of the UI working now: adding and removing images to galleries, and re-ordering gallery items via drag and drop. I’ll talk about re-ordering first. This was when I had to bite the bullet and start coding up some JavaScript. Usually I’d turn to Stimulus for this but I wanted to give HTML web components a try. Continue reading →
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Huh, so apparently it’s possible to scheduled Github actions to run like a cron-job. That’s really interesting to know.
Found this while reading this post about setting up an RSS feed to Google Chrome’s Dev blog.
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Feels a little like bush week this morning.
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Signed up as a lifetime member to Scribbles. Given how fun it is to use, it was an easy decision. Fantastic work, Vincent.
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Finally got a new release of Dynamo-Browse out today. Realise the last one was 9 months ago, which is a bit long in the tooth (I’ve been using dev builds so the changes were beginning to pile up). Also updated the documentation which needed a bit of TLC.
I probably should write about what’s actually in this release. I tried writing an announcement post, but it just didn’t sit right with me, so I junked it (writing about, or really “announcing” things I’ve done does not come easily to me). Not sure anyone is actually using this anyway, which didn’t help with motivation. I might write more about what’s in this release a bit later. In the meantime, if there is anyone using this, please refer to the release notes and let me know if there are any questions.
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Was just at the supermarket using an automated checkout machine with the sound turned off. Must say, it’s so much better than the otherwise chatty machines I usually have to use.
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Giving Insomnia a try for testing a REST API. Took a while to find the downloadable artefact, but first impressions are pretty good. Have yet to explore the more advanced features like chaining requests, but good to see that this is supported.
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Found this DynamoDB item calculator which would estimate the size of DynamoDB records. Useful for those times when you’re wondering if you can get away with using BatchGetItem without worrying about unprocessed keys and the 16 MB limit.
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Need to find an alternative to Postman for API testing. It’s quite capable, but something just repels me from using it. Might be its insistence that I should make an account, or maybe because the UI feels inefficient and clunky to use. I’d like to like it, but it’s just not doing it for me.
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Random fact I found on Wikipedia today: apparently marsupials are less likely to contract rabies because they have a slightly lower body temperature than placental mammals (35°C vs. 37°C or so).
Only reason why I searched for this is that we’ve got a possum trap setup at work and someone asked if one could get rabies from a possum bite. I’m pretty sure rabies is not really a major problem here in Australia, but it’s interesting to know that marsupials are naturally more resistant to it for this reason (not that I’d be interested in testing this out myself).
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If I were ever to make an RSS service like Feedbin, I’d probably add a feature which would delay some items until a specific day of the week. Some posts I get feel more suitable for weekend reading.
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📺 Nintendo’s Luckiest Accident
So apparently the “watch” in Game & Watch actually references the time piece. Until I watched this video, I actually thought it meant watching the demo that played while in Time mode.
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Just discovered that Stripe has a changelog, which is great. But they don’t offer it as an RSS feed, which is crazy. Seems like this would naturally translate into an RSS feed. They have one for their engineering blog so it’s not like they unfamiliar with the concept.
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Getting a little tired of listening to podcasters talk about the Apple Vision Pro (I guess you have to be there). I’m more excited to hear about Manton talk about Micro.blog’s new notes feature on Core Intuition.
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One Cup of Cappuccino Then I Go, by Paola Pivi
Saw this print while I was in Europe and liked it enough to buy a copy. Finally got it framed after several months, and now it’s on my wall. Turned out great.
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🔗 The internet used to be ✨fun✨
Lot of interesting posts here about the personal web, both current and old school. I’ve been ducking in and out of this for a week now. Via the HV Discord.
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Users of Go: don’t fear the zero value. Resist the urge to use string pointers for things that can be left unset. We need not live like Java developers (let’s not even mention
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Complexity Stays At the Office
It’s interesting to hear what others like to look at during their spare time, like setting up Temporal clusters or looking at frontend frameworks built atop five other frameworks built on React. I guess the thinking is that since we use it for our jobs, it’s helpful to keep abreast of these technologies. Not me. Not any more. Back in the day I may have though similar. I may even have had a passing fancy at stuff like this, revelling in its complexity with the misguided assumption that it’ll equal power (well, to be fair, it would equal leverage). Continue reading →
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Bought some “genuine” EarPods as emergency headphones I can keep in my bag. Wired earbuds are not my preferred listening device. Well, at least they’ll act as a deterrent from forgetting my headphones again.
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Well, it’s finally happened. I’ve left for work without my headphones. 🙁
