Michael Cox
@mdcox.net
Technical founder / Engineering Leader / Software Engineer. 20+ years building teams and shipping products. Most recently ProfitWell / Paddle. Now working on something new.
Boston, MA | https://mdcox.net
Boston, MA | https://mdcox.net
This is fascinating. I’ve been getting more usage out of SQLite recently but had no idea they keep their test suite proprietary as a business model.
This is an often-overlooked but practical and occasionally-successful FOSS-tools business model: the code is FOSS, the testsuite is the union of all your customers' proprietary code & data, held in NDA by the devs, who sell customers back a subscription to "a version we ensure passes your tests".
December 12, 2024 at 12:56 AM
This is fascinating. I’ve been getting more usage out of SQLite recently but had no idea they keep their test suite proprietary as a business model.
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Snarky holiday sweater up on Etsy!
December 1, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Snarky holiday sweater up on Etsy!
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Google is required to include any search engine that meets specific criteria, such as having an app with over 5,000 installs, in the default list for Android and Chrome.
We'd love it if you install the Kagi app and help us meet the criteria! We're almost there:
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
We'd love it if you install the Kagi app and help us meet the criteria! We're almost there:
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
November 27, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Google is required to include any search engine that meets specific criteria, such as having an app with over 5,000 installs, in the default list for Android and Chrome.
We'd love it if you install the Kagi app and help us meet the criteria! We're almost there:
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
We'd love it if you install the Kagi app and help us meet the criteria! We're almost there:
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Phillip Eng seems to actually be fixing the MBTA since being appointed last year?
I’m cautiously optimistic, but I keep seeing stories like this.
www.cambridgeday.com/2024/11/25/m...
I’m cautiously optimistic, but I keep seeing stories like this.
www.cambridgeday.com/2024/11/25/m...
MBTA says red line is cleared of all its slow zones for first time in decades, like entire system soon - Cambridge Day
The blue and orange lines were already free of speed restrictions and the green line will be after upcoming track work in December, returning the entire subway system to normal speeds in the year, the...
www.cambridgeday.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Phillip Eng seems to actually be fixing the MBTA since being appointed last year?
I’m cautiously optimistic, but I keep seeing stories like this.
www.cambridgeday.com/2024/11/25/m...
I’m cautiously optimistic, but I keep seeing stories like this.
www.cambridgeday.com/2024/11/25/m...
Had someone recommend Kagi to me recently and I’m now a proud subscriber. Got me to switch off DuckDuckGo. Love the idea of trying to build a search engine based on its merits, not its ability to sell ads.
November 26, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Had someone recommend Kagi to me recently and I’m now a proud subscriber. Got me to switch off DuckDuckGo. Love the idea of trying to build a search engine based on its merits, not its ability to sell ads.
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if you have a @github.com profile, can i ask you to update it with your @bsky.app handle? 🙏
👉 it enables some very cool integrations, like auto curated feeds and starter packs for contributors and tech
👉 it enables some very cool integrations, like auto curated feeds and starter packs for contributors and tech
November 23, 2024 at 1:53 PM
if you have a @github.com profile, can i ask you to update it with your @bsky.app handle? 🙏
👉 it enables some very cool integrations, like auto curated feeds and starter packs for contributors and tech
👉 it enables some very cool integrations, like auto curated feeds and starter packs for contributors and tech