Hey everyone!
My current gig might be wrapping up soon, so itโs time for me to figure out whatโs next.
If you or someone you know could use some help with software tools or systems โ architecture, implementation, deployment, operations, data pipelines, CD, DX, etc โย maybe get in touch? Iโve been doing this a while and Iโm pretty flexible.
Iโm open to short-term or long-term, part-time or full-time. Iโm US-based (NYC area) and a US citizen.
General CV: http://aviflax.com/resume/
Energy-specific CV: http://aviflax.com/resume/energy/
Thanks in advance!
The new season of Extraordinary is hilarious so far. I have giggled twice and guffawed 1ยฝ times in just the first episode.
This is useful:
โThe industry paroxysm around AI feels like itโs all new, and exciting, and a little threatening, but I think that when you really dig into it, youโll see that itโs an acceleration and intensification of things that we have already had, just faster and louder. It feels like a revolution because itโs widely available, not because itโs all that novel. It may change the world, but lots of things change the world, and the impact of the changes is determined by society, not the technology.โ
from โHow long has this been going on?โ by Heidi Waterhouse
https://heidiwaterhouse.com/how-long-has-this-been-going-on/
I saw three Kia EV9s on the road today so far! Great stuff.
"Information Management: A Proposal" by Tim Berners-Lee, 12 March 1989 โ https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/from-a-humble-beginning-35-years-ago-the-web-is-now-central-to-the-daily-lives-of-billions/
After over 20 years of monitoring your Mac, iPulse has come to iOS! Keep an eye on your iPhone or iPad's CPU, memory usage, true storage size and more. iPulse for iOS uses Picture in Picture mode so it can stay out of your way while you pinpoint potential problems. ๐ฏ
iPulse is a one-time purchase that runs on both your iPhone and iPad. Head over to the App Store to grab the tool no developer or power user should be without.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ipulse-monitor-your-device/id6474695786
Society when experts tell them scientifically proven decades-long research shows that we destroy the climate: ๐คท
Society when a bunch of douche bros tell them they invented an intelligent toaster they don't understand but hey it will sure take over the world: "We will immediately install it everywhere, starting with schools and bombs; and it will write news"
Periodic reminder to get help and help others for your and their mental health. I have severe treatment-resistant depression and Iโm at my regular Ketamine appointment.
Can you believe we can just write nested CSS now?
I feel very strongly about calling Elon Musk's social media platform "X" because I want to remind people that Twitter is gone -- it's dead. And we know who killed it. We need to acknowledge the power that one edgelord billionaire has over our public sphere, and remind ourselves that we cannot reclaim that space. We can't make it "ours" again by calling it Twitter. I'd rather build up new spaces online than chase after the memory of one that is lost.
This morning while getting dressed my kid put on a Monty Python sketch. In 2024! Sheโs 11!
You have to wonder about people who look at processes that functionally exclude people with dependents, any parents who are likely to be older, or people with any life sort of life circumstances that might prevent dropping whatever they're doing to do an arbitrary amount of arbitrary work and somehow conclude that this is an unfortunate but avoidable byproduct of the process, and not the process doing _exactly_ what the organizations turning that crank intend.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-tech-job-interviews-became-such-a-nightmare/
I ordered the new RadWagon 5 electric cargo bike!
A few years ago I had the RadWagon 4 for ~1ยฝ years but I ultimately sold it as I wasnโt satisfied with it. It was good but (for me) not great.
The new one seems like a massive upgrade and a great value, and it seems to have addressed all my dissatisfactions with the prior version:
* mechanical brakes โ hydraulic brakes
* top speed 20 mph โ 28 mph
* cadence sensor โ torque sensor
* solid fork โ suspension fork
* incompatible with frame locks โ frame lock now available
Plus:
* brake light and turn signals
* battery: 672 watt-hours โ 720 watt-hours
* UL-2849 & UL-2271certified battery & electrical components
* IPX6 water resistance
* thru axle
* max payload: 350 lb โ 375 lb
* claimed lower center of gravity
* total length: 200cm โ 192cm
* standover height: 60cm โ 53.3cm
* USB-A port โ USB-C port
* tires rare 22" size โ common 20" size
* unlock via NFC tag
Downgrades that I can see:
* weight sans battery: 69 lbs โ 75.6 lbs ๐ฌ
* (the battery is heavier too but itโs a higher capacity so thatโs OK)
* handlebars adjustable for height โ fixed-height
They say it should arrive mid-April so hopefully Iโll be shuttling my kid around town this spring+summer via bike again!
Full details: https://www.radpowerbikes.com/collections/radwagon-electric-cargo-bikes/products/radwagon-electric-cargo-bike
Hereโs a referral link for $50 off if you might want to order one too: http://rwrd.io/astoe72?e
Iโm software developer with 25+ years of experience and I just spent 45 minutes chasing a - that should be a _. Donโt ever let anyone tell you these types of errors are not normal. โ๏ธ
Usernames...for everyone!!!
Usernames are now out of beta and available for anyone using the latest version of the Signal app--โฅ7.0.
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Apple backs down on killing web apps! ๐
But the fight goes on!โ
Read More: https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apple-backs-off-killing-web-apps/
Model collapse has entered the generated chat.
Having a minor panic attack because Iโm not sure how many syllables are in the word โsquareโ โ reality is unraveling. Square square square.
My novel #TheTerraformers is on sale as an ebook across all platforms for $1.99 in the U.S. this week!!! Check it out here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250228062/theterraformers
I just got a washer/dryer installed my apartment, after 5+ months of using a shared machine in the basement. I am gonna do a shit-ton of laundry this week!
At this point Iโve heard a few different podcast interviews with financial therapists, but this is the best one yet. Not surprising โ Depresh Mode is one of the best audio shows โ *trailer voice* โ In The World.
#mentalhealth #personalfinance #podcast https://overcast.fm/+rUCjUHZww
I finally started the Children of Time series by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I accidentally started with the second book, Children of Memory, but it didnโt matter. The book worked well on its own. Really good too!
Israel is so beautiful ๐
#israel #jerusalem #flowers #cherryblossom
