Twitter Archive - July 2021

Twitter Archive - July 2021

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Infinidash is revolutionary

Thu Jul 01 19:36:20 +0000 2021


Replying to @benkershner

Thu Jul 01 22:48:02 +0000 2021


“Often, the difference between the people who accelerate and those that don’t is their coachability.” (via @Pocket) #longreads https://pocket.co/xhXdky

Fri Jul 02 04:23:35 +0000 2021


Request: “Reveal Control Characters” for all primarily-text input applications that use embedded WebViews.

Fri Jul 02 17:20:23 +0000 2021


“Petroleos Mexicanos said it had dispatched fire control boats to pump more water over the flames”

Fri Jul 02 22:39:09 +0000 2021


Replying to @joshroppo

I think that’s the plan.

Fri Jul 02 23:48:01 +0000 2021


Replying to @wcgallego

It depends.

Sat Jul 03 00:40:37 +0000 2021


Props to the content team at @MoosejawMadness

Sat Jul 03 16:11:20 +0000 2021


“Looking back at the discussions, though, I saw a lot of the usual misconceptions people have about formal methods.”

10 Misconceptions about Formal Methods · Buttondown https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/10-misconceptions-about-formal-methods/

Wed Jul 07 03:51:43 +0000 2021


“We all kind of get that thirty-thousand HTTP requests is not optimal.”

Distributed Monolith - Dennis van der Stelt https://bloggingabout.net/2021/07/01/distributed-monolith/

Wed Jul 07 04:02:29 +0000 2021


Turns out that a natural gas smell in the house is considered a bit of an emergency.

Wed Jul 07 22:54:45 +0000 2021


Replying to @mweagle

Also turns out that gas key shutoff valves don’t last as long as the house they’re built into, leak when closed, and can only be replaced by opening up the wall.

Wed Jul 07 23:13:39 +0000 2021


Replying to @mweagle

Also, they can’t be upgraded with YAML.

Wed Jul 07 23:14:37 +0000 2021


Replying to @edyesed

Yep - props to @PSETalk for the quick dispatch

Wed Jul 07 23:15:19 +0000 2021


Replying to @rts_rob

Thx. So far so good.

Thu Jul 08 01:06:35 +0000 2021


Replying to @benkershner

XML?

Thu Jul 08 01:07:39 +0000 2021


Replying to @benkershner

Rational.

Thu Jul 08 01:11:46 +0000 2021


RT @sarah_edo: 💥 Excited to announce... I wrote a book!

A lot of engineering leaders worked to be best engineer they could be… and then we…

Thu Jul 08 01:35:58 +0000 2021


Interesting conversation.

https://overcast.fm/+JUPNmAFRg

Thu Jul 08 02:38:27 +0000 2021


Replying to @southpolesteve

It’s legacy. I should try INI files.

Thu Jul 08 03:29:43 +0000 2021


Replying to @ben11kehoe

But you are nice and also need sleep.

Thu Jul 08 03:35:11 +0000 2021


RT @southpolesteve: Friendly reminder that MermaidJS exists and has a nifty online editor https://mermaid-js.github.io

Thu Jul 08 03:49:43 +0000 2021


“The theme of this article—namely, that deviant practices in the form of violations of rules and practice standards are arch contributors to healthcare disasters—is remarkably generalizable.”

The normalization of deviance in healthcare delivery https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821100/

Thu Jul 08 04:17:32 +0000 2021


“If the computer can generate the required values then it should also be able to do the monitoring and alarms. And how does the operator monitor that the computer is working correctly, or take over if it obviously is not?”

https://ckrybus.com/static/papers/Bainbridge_1983_Automatica.pdf

Thu Jul 08 04:35:54 +0000 2021


Replying to @mpchlets

I see what you did there.

Thu Jul 08 04:37:34 +0000 2021


“But if you’re under some deadline to add BPF observability, try thinking like a sysadmin instead and just build upon the existing tools. That’s the fast way. Think like a programmer later, if or when you have the time.” https://brendangregg.com/blog/2021-07-03/how-to-add-bpf-observability.html

Thu Jul 08 04:55:24 +0000 2021


I really wish my car had a USB charger input.

Sincerely, Matt Purchaser of multiple car batteries over the past 18 months.

Fri Jul 09 00:45:52 +0000 2021


Second 💉 day today!

Fri Jul 09 19:46:59 +0000 2021


Replying to @mweagle

Music selection in post shot waiting room is strong.

Fri Jul 09 20:26:25 +0000 2021


Replying to @edyesed

If you don’t have time to solve it once, it’s unlikely you’ll have time to solve it twice.

Fri Jul 09 20:29:04 +0000 2021


“The main goal Williams came to the Valley with was to bring joy to the facility every day and empower players to be themselves and succeed on their own merit.” https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021/1/7/22219274/monty-williams-reflects-culture-new-orleans-phoenix-suns

Fri Jul 09 20:31:22 +0000 2021


Replying to @kstewart

Fri Jul 09 21:53:21 +0000 2021


Hi @cleanshot - is there a way to resize a screenshot?

Fri Jul 09 23:31:06 +0000 2021


Replying to @jbminn and @CleanShot

More than once.

Fri Jul 09 23:35:43 +0000 2021


Replying to @jbminn and @CleanShot

The dude abides.

Sat Jul 10 01:20:46 +0000 2021


Replying to @CleanShot and @jbminn

Great - thanks for your reply and looking forward to the update. 👍

Sat Jul 10 16:26:33 +0000 2021


Replying to @dpp

Thx 🙏. Doing ok so far.

Sun Jul 11 02:46:33 +0000 2021


Wait, did he suit up?

Sun Jul 11 03:04:16 +0000 2021


Dealing Effectively with Legacy Infrastructure: Home Edition

Tue Jul 13 02:06:33 +0000 2021


Replying to @johnkinmonth

Sawzall: if Bias for Action were a tool

Tue Jul 13 04:03:01 +0000 2021


Running bamboo: would not recommend

Running bamboo from neighbor’s yard: Definitely not

Running bamboo under deck:

Wed Jul 14 02:03:46 +0000 2021


Replying to @mweagle

Considering purchasing new household tool

Wed Jul 14 02:04:40 +0000 2021


Replying to @mweagle

Does anyone know how I can hire this individual for a small job?

Wed Jul 14 04:21:20 +0000 2021


Replying to @nconnaughton

Ugh. We have those as well.

Wed Jul 14 04:34:49 +0000 2021


YAML / JSON / HCL / XML

Thu Jul 15 04:35:35 +0000 2021


Replying to @JustinKitagawa

Agree. Our issue is that it’s in our neighbors yard and impossible to eradicate from that source. It has been running under our deck and below the landscape fabric. One rhizome went 20’ and then forced a shoot between the foundation and siding. I am not a fan 😀

Thu Jul 15 04:54:58 +0000 2021


Replying to @JustinKitagawa

I’ve also found prybar and trench shovel to be helpful tools.

Thu Jul 15 04:56:14 +0000 2021


“Soon, we will be expanding states to apply to all Lambda functions.

This post outlines the upcoming change, any impact, and actions to take during the roll out of function states to all Lambda functions.” https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/coming-soon-expansion-of-aws-lambda-states-to-all-functions/

Thu Jul 15 05:27:44 +0000 2021


Replying to @Jowanza

You might enjoy this: https://www.amazon.com/World-Without-Email-Reimagining-Communication-ebook/dp/B08BKSJX1M

Fri Jul 16 19:38:49 +0000 2021


RT @TheUndefeated: RIP Biz Markie 🙏🏽

Sat Jul 17 00:39:00 +0000 2021


Versioned USB-C cables: not a fan.

Mon Jul 19 04:39:34 +0000 2021


Replying to @GoFasterCloud

That fan is working better than my strategy of assuming that physical compatibility is a valid UX affordance.

Mon Jul 19 05:07:05 +0000 2021


Late blooming season this year.

Mon Jul 19 05:09:53 +0000 2021


“Agile is the new thing. Everybody is doing it. That’s great for teams and it’s also great for programs, but what are the managers supposed to do?”

Johanna Rothman on Modern Management Made Easy https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/modern-management-made-easy/

Mon Jul 19 14:58:24 +0000 2021


“By now I hope you’re convinced that the hardware details are complex and subtle and not something you want to work through every time you write a program.”

research!rsc: Hardware Memory Models (Memory Models, Part 1) https://research.swtch.com/hwmm

Thu Jul 22 04:31:04 +0000 2021


“But when it comes to work, especially engineering work, the cost of multitasking skyrockets.”

Context switching costs more than we give it credit for. - by Mayank Verma - Thinking Through https://thinkingthrough.substack.com/p/context-switching-cost-more-than

Thu Jul 22 04:50:49 +0000 2021


“Ready? Here it is: people come with brains that are pre-configured to scan everything you say for threats to their safety.”

Building Stronger Human Teams by Managing the Inner Lizards https://www.infoq.com/articles/human-teams-managing-inner-lizard/

Thu Jul 22 05:02:38 +0000 2021


RT @ohhoe: is this hell

Thu Jul 22 05:07:32 +0000 2021


Replying to @shidoshi

I have met Goodspaceguy IRL. His voting guide blurbs are 100% representative.

Fri Jul 23 23:43:32 +0000 2021


Replying to @nconnaughton

That sounds like a good plan…And it didn’t take long until I’m looking at a ~30k sq. foot lodge/estate/residence/compound/hotel/lair near Abel Tasman

Sat Jul 24 05:13:24 +0000 2021


https://twitter.com/windowsdev/status/1418617645046321152

Sat Jul 24 17:47:39 +0000 2021


Replying to @nconnaughton

Milford Sound Bound! 😀 A few years ago we did a long RV trip around NZ. Very beautiful country.

Sat Jul 24 17:55:49 +0000 2021


If service uptime, grey failures, and outages were a meme. https://twitter.com/humorandanimals/status/1418984870039195648

Sat Jul 24 18:01:47 +0000 2021


🪄 “Lambda performs the heavy lifting for you, from provisioning to scaling. But where is the magic happening and how does it actually work under the hood?”

Behind the scenes, AWS Lambda https://www.bschaatsbergen.com/behind-the-scenes-lambda

Sat Jul 24 18:44:17 +0000 2021


“Library can also provide instrumentation out of the box. OpenTelemetry makes this a great viable option (and only enables instrumentation for apps that explicitly configure it).”(via @Pocket)

https://pocket.co/xhLgsW

Sat Jul 24 18:50:33 +0000 2021


“‘Big changes’ are often less about ‘bad decisions’ than ‘good enough decisions’ that let the business continue to thrive.”

Making ‘Big Changes’ Successfully | LeadDev https://leaddev.com/technical-direction-strategy/making-big-changes-successfully

Sat Jul 24 19:14:40 +0000 2021


“Whenever we read about a public incident, a common pattern in the reporting is that the organization under-invested in some area, and that can explain why the incident happened.”

The greedy exec trap – Surfing Complexity https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2021/07/11/the-greedy-exec-trap/

Sat Jul 24 19:33:57 +0000 2021


Replying to @mweagle

Related: https://twitter.com/mweagle/status/1407563246945505280

Sat Jul 24 19:38:32 +0000 2021


Poll: which is the most ambiguous?

Sat Jul 24 20:14:47 +0000 2021


Started seeing this error using @overcast. Known problem @JalenandJacoby @BiggRegg23 ? GTGTPWTW. ✊ Thx.

Sat Jul 24 22:30:03 +0000 2021


“Expert Generalist” is an interesting concept. /ht @seclectech for the recommendation.

https://overcast.fm/+BuY_PjFoc

Sat Jul 24 22:35:10 +0000 2021


Replying to @ben11kehoe

Your first take. They tend do a lot of heavy lifting (eg: essential vs accidental complexity). I suspect the Legal department has a different view of what’s essential vs accidental. So what is the “complexity metric”?

Sat Jul 24 23:01:11 +0000 2021


Replying to @jhscott

Unforgettable, terrifying, inspiring story: https://snapjudgment.org/episode/belly-of-the-beast-snap-classic/

Sun Jul 25 03:49:14 +0000 2021


Replying to @chrismunns, @amazon and @drondemand

Hope you start feeling better soon.

Mon Jul 26 15:30:30 +0000 2021


Replying to @vllry

Yep - the boundaries, they are porous :)

You’ve probably already read it and if not here’s some related @skamille wisdom: https://skamille.medium.com/opp-other-peoples-problems-d7eb174724ee

Wed Jul 28 23:27:21 +0000 2021


https://skamille.medium.com/why-is-it-so-hard-to-decide-to-buy-d86fee98e88e

Thu Jul 29 04:11:11 +0000 2021


Replying to @Adron

Yes. I like Obsidian and found https://noteplan.co/ a bit better for managing tasks.

Thu Jul 29 19:45:23 +0000 2021


“Controls take over when behavior is not enough.” https://overcast.fm/+tF0CQnsw4

Thu Jul 29 19:49:49 +0000 2021


Today I recommended RSS as a possible solution.

Thu Jul 29 20:07:54 +0000 2021


Replying to @mweagle

TBF, it is a good solution, notwithstanding the lack of authoring and hosting options.

Thu Jul 29 21:33:57 +0000 2021


Replying to @gaunetes

I hear that.

Thu Jul 29 21:47:37 +0000 2021


“If the issue isn’t new, but you think the situation warrants an exception to the policy, you need to think carefully.” (via @Pocket) https://pocket.co/xhLBEA

Fri Jul 30 04:41:18 +0000 2021


“Events are used to great effect in a wide variety of systems, and this paper has provided a systematic overview of the field of event based software.”

https://martin.kleppmann.com/papers/debs21-keynote.pdf

Fri Jul 30 05:48:37 +0000 2021


Replying to @jodyrodgers

I don’t even know what the metaverse is.

Sat Jul 31 16:55:10 +0000 2021


Another unbearably good fishing season: https://explore.org/livecams/brown-bears/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls

Sat Jul 31 17:03:09 +0000 2021


Replying to @h3techdev and @jodyrodgers

I am the fish is the metasea. 😲

Sat Jul 31 17:05:47 +0000 2021


Replying to @mpchlets

Nice!

Sat Jul 31 17:09:57 +0000 2021