Really surprised the Rails default is still Coffeescript.
Disappointed that the new ScanSnap 64-bit software doesn’t support my S1300. It is a 7 year old scanner, but it’s sad that perfectly good hardware is now a brick. Not buying another Fujitsu.
Thirteen years since it was released and Why’s Poignant Guide is still the best programming book I’ve ever read.
“Look Daddy! It comes apart!” Holds up now broken thing.
Dark Reader is so much more impressive than I would have thought.
I’m convinced my child believes that Siri and Alexa are in cahoots to control the weather.
“Some things are really obvious, but most issues are pretty complicated, and to be self righteous and believe that you know the answer does an injustice to the issue.” — Christine Hallquist
Never thought I’d see the day when a American politician would talk about nuance.
Process for giving a pill to my cat: 1) place pill on counter, 2) sterilize hands, 3) split pill pocket lengthwise, 4) scoop pill in without touching it, 5) rub outside of pocket with Tostitos® Scoops!®, 6) place carefully in front of cat but DO NOT LOOK AT HER, 7) hold breath
“Before her husband vanished on a trip to China, he had sent her a phone message with an emoticon of a knife.”
Meng Hongwai scrolls through the Apple Emoji picker fervently searching for the knife emoji. He finds it, but not before it’s too late.
We need a escape room for toddlers. They should have to build a key with LEGO to open the lock to the chest with the Goldfish crackers. “With these Goldfish crackers we will secure our freedom.” Parents can wait outside on their phones while their children try to escape.
Just a regular breakfast-time conversation with my three-year-old about the downsides of capitalism and consolidated wealth.
When using my bank’s website, nothing makes me feel more secure than when I see “cgi-bin” in the URL.
I’m sorry sir, but our engineers have been in the lab nights and weekends for the last month. We’ve tried everything. 81% is simply the best we can do.
Climate change is basically poorly managed tech debt.
Today a grocery store employee demoed to me the amazing new automated checkout lane that will eventually take her job. Truly an impressive use of machine learning, but also somewhat sad.
Today a grocery store employee demoed to me the amazing new automated checkout lane that will eventually take her job. Truly an impressive use of machine leaning, but also somewhat sad.
I don’t agree with Trump about much, but quarterly reporting is insidious. Semi-annual would make such a big difference for companies’ ability to think longer term and ship quality product.
The Coffee Compass: Amazing guide to help dial into better coffee.
Me: “Do you know what they’re building?” Two-year-old: “THEY’RE BUILDING A CONE!”
Me: “Are there any cars coming?”
Two-year-old: “No.”
Me: “Did you look?”
Two-year-old: “No.”
The older I get the more dedicated I feel to starting from evidence and facts. Honest evidence doesn’t have political leanings. Outcomes can be political, but we should start with agreement about what is and move to what ought to be.
Me: “No, eat some dinner and then you can have chocolate.”
Eats a solitary grain of rice.
Two-year old: “I have eaten a non-zero amount of dinner. Chocolate now, please.”
If you dress one way for long enough, at some point you’re fashionable.
I really wish JavaScript had a range operator. 😢