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For other viewers of Black Doves, I can tell you from personal experience that the DWP Christmas parties do not look like this.
January 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
For other viewers of Black Doves, I can tell you from personal experience that the DWP Christmas parties do not look like this.
I finished off a post I've had in my back pocket over the weekend talking about some of the rules of thumb I apply when working with infrastructure as code.
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Terraform Rules of Thumb
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December 16, 2024 at 12:25 PM
I finished off a post I've had in my back pocket over the weekend talking about some of the rules of thumb I apply when working with infrastructure as code.
meadon.net/blog/terrafo...
meadon.net/blog/terrafo...
Ever get to the end of the day without any idea what you achieved? Maybe you're white water working!
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White Water Working
meadon.net
December 4, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Ever get to the end of the day without any idea what you achieved? Maybe you're white water working!
meadon.net/blog/white-w...
meadon.net/blog/white-w...
Excellent nerd sniping material.
How Much Memory Do You Need in 2024 to Run 1 Million Concurrent Tasks?
hez2010.github.io/async-runtim...
hez2010.github.io/async-runtim...
How Much Memory Do You Need in 2024 to Run 1 Million Concurrent Tasks?
hez2010.github.io
November 28, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Excellent nerd sniping material.
I’d love to say this doesn’t annoy me, but it really does….
“Login” and “log in” is another example.
“Login” and “log in” is another example.
I'm begging you, begging you to remember that
"signup" and "sign up" are different things
"catchup" and "catch up" are different things
"setup" and "set up" are different things
"signup" and "sign up" are different things
"catchup" and "catch up" are different things
"setup" and "set up" are different things
November 27, 2024 at 9:53 PM
I’d love to say this doesn’t annoy me, but it really does….
“Login” and “log in” is another example.
“Login” and “log in” is another example.
This is my favourite album I’ve listened to this year. Feels like properly timeless music
open.spotify.com/album/1tEu6q...
open.spotify.com/album/1tEu6q...
AAA
HYUKOH · Album · 2024 · 8 songs
open.spotify.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:14 AM
This is my favourite album I’ve listened to this year. Feels like properly timeless music
open.spotify.com/album/1tEu6q...
open.spotify.com/album/1tEu6q...
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The longer Bluesky goes without competition, the sooner this decentralized social media experiment fails.
November 26, 2024 at 5:39 PM
The longer Bluesky goes without competition, the sooner this decentralized social media experiment fails.
> npm install
One of the most antisocial things you can do on a train WiFi.
One of the most antisocial things you can do on a train WiFi.
November 26, 2024 at 4:49 PM
> npm install
One of the most antisocial things you can do on a train WiFi.
One of the most antisocial things you can do on a train WiFi.
Seriously, don’t submit AI generated content for a job application. Use it as a tool to give you feedback or prepare for an interview, sure, but at this stage I’d rather have something poorly written than something with the niff of AI about it - at least you know what you’re dealing with.
November 25, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Seriously, don’t submit AI generated content for a job application. Use it as a tool to give you feedback or prepare for an interview, sure, but at this stage I’d rather have something poorly written than something with the niff of AI about it - at least you know what you’re dealing with.
Oh, is the Azure updates RSS feed finally working again? Blimey, that didn’t take long at all.
/s
/s
November 24, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Oh, is the Azure updates RSS feed finally working again? Blimey, that didn’t take long at all.
/s
/s
November 24, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Just enjoyed reading the original PR/FAQ that kickstarted lambda and the litany of alternatives that followed.
www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/11/aws-...
www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/11/aws-...
AWS Lambda turns 10: A rare look at the doc that started it
On AWS Lambda's 10th anniversary, I'm publishing the internal PR/FAQ that helped launch this groundbreaking service. This document provides insight into the customer problems we observed in the early ...
www.allthingsdistributed.com
November 24, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Just enjoyed reading the original PR/FAQ that kickstarted lambda and the litany of alternatives that followed.
www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/11/aws-...
www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/11/aws-...
Good timing.
I propose a slight change to the definition: to put everything on hold except Bsky'ing until you've had sufficient amounts of coffee.
I propose a slight change to the definition: to put everything on hold except Bsky'ing until you've had sufficient amounts of coffee.
Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
November 19, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Good timing.
I propose a slight change to the definition: to put everything on hold except Bsky'ing until you've had sufficient amounts of coffee.
I propose a slight change to the definition: to put everything on hold except Bsky'ing until you've had sufficient amounts of coffee.
Here he is.
Umm. This is like first day at school. I’ve joined up
November 19, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Here he is.
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Our brains are vector databases
November 19, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Our brains are vector databases
A reminder to those working with Azure Blob: explicitly set a start time when generating SAS tokens for immediate use. This stops you from falling foul the default start time being 1s in the future. Ask me how I know.
November 18, 2024 at 2:42 PM
A reminder to those working with Azure Blob: explicitly set a start time when generating SAS tokens for immediate use. This stops you from falling foul the default start time being 1s in the future. Ask me how I know.
Those were good times
November 15, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Those were good times
AI (currently) can’t persevere with a problem or challenge. Or have a solution suddenly appear to them at 3am or in the shower.
In the age of AI, short form video and hot takes, the competitive advantage of the future is the ability to go deep, read the docs, build something new, learn hard things that take time.
November 15, 2024 at 8:29 PM
AI (currently) can’t persevere with a problem or challenge. Or have a solution suddenly appear to them at 3am or in the shower.
Reposted by Tom Meadon
Current status - Importing 17 years of Tweets into BlueSky github.com/marcomaroni-... (minus replies and RT's and dumb stuff)
November 15, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Current status - Importing 17 years of Tweets into BlueSky github.com/marcomaroni-... (minus replies and RT's and dumb stuff)
I wonder at what point I’ll stop derailing myself with *random side project of the week*. Probably never - keeps things fun.
November 14, 2024 at 9:53 PM
I wonder at what point I’ll stop derailing myself with *random side project of the week*. Probably never - keeps things fun.
It’s great having a space where, as a Brit, I’m not constantly bombarded with US voting propaganda. I know it’s a nuanced point, but Elon, I can’t actually vote…
November 1, 2024 at 10:29 PM
It’s great having a space where, as a Brit, I’m not constantly bombarded with US voting propaganda. I know it’s a nuanced point, but Elon, I can’t actually vote…
Just seen that @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com has a podcast. I can already tell it’s right up my street - nice one!
October 29, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Just seen that @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com has a podcast. I can already tell it’s right up my street - nice one!
I was watching an interview with DHH earlier and I totally agree with his take on AI-assisted programming. I enjoy the craft of writing code too much to go full self drive on dev work.
October 23, 2024 at 6:31 PM
I was watching an interview with DHH earlier and I totally agree with his take on AI-assisted programming. I enjoy the craft of writing code too much to go full self drive on dev work.
Something that’s limited my engagement with social platforms is an internal tendency that I’ve got to get every element of whatever I’m starting on nailed before I’m happy to dive in. Which all too often means I never get properly started.
October 21, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Something that’s limited my engagement with social platforms is an internal tendency that I’ve got to get every element of whatever I’m starting on nailed before I’m happy to dive in. Which all too often means I never get properly started.