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!
@jepsen seems like a talk that would fit in great at the Conjโฆ is that a possibility?
โThe remote meeting isnโt the cause of the problem: rather, the unwritten caucus rule is the cause of the problem, and remoteness happens to exacerbate that problem to the point that even people with high caucus scores notice the friction.โ
โ Chelsea Troy
https://chelseatroy.com/2018/03/29/why-do-remote-meetings-suck-so-much/
Via @joeposaurus
https://chaos.social/@joeposaurus/112761864696365799
โWhen I start an artwork, I forget Iโm in prison,โ says Moath al-Alwi, presumably recorded from within Guantรกnamo Bay. A short documentary zeroes in on the incarcerated artist's elaborate ship sculptures. Watch it now on Colossal:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/07/a-ship-from-guantanamo/
@astraluma same. I get it as a handy mechanism for character development but itโs a little gross.
After 18 years at Red Hat, itโs time to move on. Tomorrow, July 4 is JRubyโs Independence Day! Iโm going to need your help to keep the JRuby project going. Sign up for a sponsorship or contact me about commercial support today. JRuby needs you and so do I! โค๏ธ
@getalifemike also they didnโt add a crucial missing feature: an acceleration map thatโs much slower than their current โchillโ mode, which is still way too fast for teenagers.
@martin I found your talk cogent and helpful. Thank you!
I enjoyed this rant that Rui Carmo just posted:
โA Short Rant on the Current State of Computingโ
> Amazingly, the iPad may remain the best hardware option for many years, which, despite my love for the device, is disappointing as Apple still treats it as fancy hardware for children.
Aww man, this house is for sale, but the contract says in order to buy it you MUST agree to build humanoid robots encased in living human flesh ๐
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/410-Trousdale-Pl_Beverly-Hills_CA_90210_M28472-09646
Hey folks, you may not be tuned into this unless youโve got issues with regulating depression & anxiety, but please put content warnings on posts/re/quote posts about current events.
Yes, there are perfectly valid reasons for feeling depressed/anxious about the state of the world, but some people have trouble with regulation, and try to use this space to find community
Your disregard for norms about content warnings donโt help
@simon I just watched this excellent talk today and I see some real overlap with this toot. Even if youโre not into local-first I think this talk might resonate with you:
@mhoye just in case you donโt know about this incarnation: https://html5zombo.com/
WBEZ just had a pledge drive and didn't meet their goals.
NPR has its problems, but your local station does really valuable journalism for your area and it's accessible to all.
If you haven't listened to your local affiliate or checked out their website, see what you think of their work. If you find it valuable, and you have the means, I think it's good to support such work. Especially now, good, accessible journalism covering your local area and not just national news is important to preserve
Woe is me; my 11-year-old is a slob, and is completely uninterested in my how-to-not-be-a-slob training, even though it is absolutely FREE. ๐ญ
It took so many years to develop effective birth control for men but I'm so glad the cybertruck finally arrived
I just recently realized that what I truly hate about LLMs is that it devalues language. I love language, I love using it very intentionally, I love how different people wield and work language differently. A well forged phrase can cut right to the soul. Language is literally magic. It can do things where man and machine all fail.
But now with the press of a button you can get sugary pink language goo in any shape you like. And this is sold as an equal replacement to real human language. The insult! The depravity!
I think it might say something about how far language is already devalued. We live in a morass of content marketing and business process documentation and terms and conditions and propaganda and spam. All soulless language that nobody asks for but that people are compelled to create. We can't imagine not creating such language goo. And so we're grateful for the pink goo machine.
You know those stories about how there was once magic in the world but it was lost? This is it. This is how it happens.
@baldur wait, is Web Designer no longer a job?
@dandean โgoodl is pretty broad. FWIW I bought a smallish one for like $35 at Target and itโs been a good value. Kids and dog are happy with it.
My talk from the local-first conference is up! In it I discuss the difference between local-first and offline-first, and propose a direction for the community in the coming years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMq0vncHJvU&list=PL4isNRKAwz2O9FxP97_EbOivIWWwSWt5j&index=2
@jimniels great book. I still think about it, many years after I read it.
Watched โBatteries Not Includedโ with my 11-year-old last night. It holds up!
@octothorpe thanks! Itโs a good show, have you been?