Marc Egea i Sala
@meis.dev
My job is computers. And sadly, people.
Opinions are my own, I think.
More personal stuff @meis.cat
Opinions are my own, I think.
More personal stuff @meis.cat
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you could not waterboard this out of me. “we didn’t understand why people use steam”
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
you could not waterboard this out of me. “we didn’t understand why people use steam”
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added a cheat sheet to the official Git website
(with a lot of help from other folks who work on the website)
git-scm.com/cheat-sheet
(with a lot of help from other folks who work on the website)
git-scm.com/cheat-sheet
Git Cheat Sheet
git-scm.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
added a cheat sheet to the official Git website
(with a lot of help from other folks who work on the website)
git-scm.com/cheat-sheet
(with a lot of help from other folks who work on the website)
git-scm.com/cheat-sheet
Excellent article referencing an excellent book: "Seeing like a software company" by Sean Goedecke and "Seeing like a State" by James C. Scott
www.seangoedecke.com/seeing-like-...
www.seangoedecke.com/seeing-like-...
Seeing like a software company
The big idea of James C. Scott’s Seeing Like A State can be expressed in three points: Modern organizations exert control by maximising “legibility”: by…
www.seangoedecke.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Excellent article referencing an excellent book: "Seeing like a software company" by Sean Goedecke and "Seeing like a State" by James C. Scott
www.seangoedecke.com/seeing-like-...
www.seangoedecke.com/seeing-like-...
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Putting all your controllers in one directory and your views in another
Is like putting the cortisone and hemorrhoid cream in the drawer with toothpaste because they're all tubes.
Is like putting the cortisone and hemorrhoid cream in the drawer with toothpaste because they're all tubes.
August 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Putting all your controllers in one directory and your views in another
Is like putting the cortisone and hemorrhoid cream in the drawer with toothpaste because they're all tubes.
Is like putting the cortisone and hemorrhoid cream in the drawer with toothpaste because they're all tubes.
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I keep reading about things like detailed up-front Sprint plans, about "failed" Sprints, about people panicking when a Sprint doesn't go according to plan, etc. There is no agility in that thinking, whatsoever.
1/7
1/7
July 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I keep reading about things like detailed up-front Sprint plans, about "failed" Sprints, about people panicking when a Sprint doesn't go according to plan, etc. There is no agility in that thinking, whatsoever.
1/7
1/7
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![Comic. [Person with ponytail using handheld device in front of a large sign with crooked, off-center header, with crooked QR code (with illegible URL) and crooked list beneath] Header: DOANATE TO FIX THIS SIGN! List: $10 Fix kerning [kerning around “rni” of kerning is difficult to read]; $20 Align Columns [out of alignment] $20 Fix text size [much smaller text size]; $50 Fix typo; $50 Fix centering; $100 fix rotation. PERSON: Grrr… [caption] My new company’s business model is based on extorting graphic designers.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidspubnircp7xyx267adn6waakg76eb4giljnlwdh3zig5dqw7pbm@jpeg)
July 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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I missed the fact that people were talking about Kubernetes 2.0 this week
Here’s my wish list I wrote down last year
justingarrison.com/blog/2024-06...
Here’s my wish list I wrote down last year
justingarrison.com/blog/2024-06...
Kubernetes 2.0
Breaking changes I would like to see in Kubernetes 2.0
justingarrison.com
June 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I missed the fact that people were talking about Kubernetes 2.0 this week
Here’s my wish list I wrote down last year
justingarrison.com/blog/2024-06...
Here’s my wish list I wrote down last year
justingarrison.com/blog/2024-06...
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I'm so old that I'm still kind of scared to put spaces in file names
February 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I'm so old that I'm still kind of scared to put spaces in file names
Been there
Done that
Done that
Mental note: Do not hold the cat @ 7:30 am or 5:30 pm when the automatic cat feeder dispenses food.
June 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Been there
Done that
Done that
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1) it's part of the job description for that level
2) The work intrinsically matters (and they care about doing a good job)
"Make the org run well" is the domain of senior contributors, who have the skills and good judgment to do so effectively and efficiently. Juniors don't.
2) The work intrinsically matters (and they care about doing a good job)
"Make the org run well" is the domain of senior contributors, who have the skills and good judgment to do so effectively and efficiently. Juniors don't.
June 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
1) it's part of the job description for that level
2) The work intrinsically matters (and they care about doing a good job)
"Make the org run well" is the domain of senior contributors, who have the skills and good judgment to do so effectively and efficiently. Juniors don't.
2) The work intrinsically matters (and they care about doing a good job)
"Make the org run well" is the domain of senior contributors, who have the skills and good judgment to do so effectively and efficiently. Juniors don't.
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💡 Empezamos nueva aventura y voy a empezar un "Build in Public" tanto del equipo como del producto.
Si te gusta la idea, dale al repost 🔄 y suscríbanse a mi canal.
Si te gusta la idea, dale al repost 🔄 y suscríbanse a mi canal.
May 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
💡 Empezamos nueva aventura y voy a empezar un "Build in Public" tanto del equipo como del producto.
Si te gusta la idea, dale al repost 🔄 y suscríbanse a mi canal.
Si te gusta la idea, dale al repost 🔄 y suscríbanse a mi canal.
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current status: putting a few weird terminal facts that I do not have any practical use for into the terminal zine
(mostly I’m keeping it extremely practical but I think it's fun to have SOME weird stuff)
(mostly I’m keeping it extremely practical but I think it's fun to have SOME weird stuff)
April 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
current status: putting a few weird terminal facts that I do not have any practical use for into the terminal zine
(mostly I’m keeping it extremely practical but I think it's fun to have SOME weird stuff)
(mostly I’m keeping it extremely practical but I think it's fun to have SOME weird stuff)
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Choosing Languages steveklabnik.com/writing/choo...
Choosing Languages
steveklabnik.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Choosing Languages steveklabnik.com/writing/choo...
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark by claiming Node.js — now it wants that ignored
#FreeJavaScript
deno.com/blog/deno-v-...
#FreeJavaScript
deno.com/blog/deno-v-...
Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark with Node.js—now it wants that ignored
Oracle filed a motion to dismiss in response to Deno’s petition to cancel its “JavaScript” trademark. But instead of addressing the real issue—that JavaScript is an open standard with multiple indepen...
deno.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark by claiming Node.js — now it wants that ignored
#FreeJavaScript
deno.com/blog/deno-v-...
#FreeJavaScript
deno.com/blog/deno-v-...
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What is the origin of the word "mainframe"? Digging through archives, I traced it back to 1953. The IBM 701 computer was built from "frames": power frames, a storage frame, a drum frame, and the main frame. This 1953 drawing from the Installation Manual shows the dimensions of the "main frame". 1/n
February 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
What is the origin of the word "mainframe"? Digging through archives, I traced it back to 1953. The IBM 701 computer was built from "frames": power frames, a storage frame, a drum frame, and the main frame. This 1953 drawing from the Installation Manual shows the dimensions of the "main frame". 1/n
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I've made a brief summary of @bethcodes.bsky.social and @kentbeck.com's metaphor of The Forest and The Desert.
martinfowler.com/bliki/Forest...
martinfowler.com/bliki/Forest...
bliki: Forest And Desert
A metaphor for why two software development ecosystems have difficulty communicating.
martinfowler.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I've made a brief summary of @bethcodes.bsky.social and @kentbeck.com's metaphor of The Forest and The Desert.
martinfowler.com/bliki/Forest...
martinfowler.com/bliki/Forest...
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If you have a slow Saturday, let me remind you of my fine collection of "interesting" emails I received: daniel.haxx.se/email/
Daniel Stenberg -- Emails
The Daniel email collection
daniel.haxx.se
January 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
If you have a slow Saturday, let me remind you of my fine collection of "interesting" emails I received: daniel.haxx.se/email/
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❓ ¿Qué organizaciones privadas (empresas, fundaciones, asociaciones...) admiráis por su impacto social?
Me interesan especialmente temas como salud, inclusión, acceso digital y economía solidaria.
Se agradecen RTs 🫶
Me interesan especialmente temas como salud, inclusión, acceso digital y economía solidaria.
Se agradecen RTs 🫶
January 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
❓ ¿Qué organizaciones privadas (empresas, fundaciones, asociaciones...) admiráis por su impacto social?
Me interesan especialmente temas como salud, inclusión, acceso digital y economía solidaria.
Se agradecen RTs 🫶
Me interesan especialmente temas como salud, inclusión, acceso digital y economía solidaria.
Se agradecen RTs 🫶
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Imagine having a $300K+ year job at Apple. Then notice Apple matches charity donations up to $10K/year and deciding… you want that additional $10K/yr. So you defraud Apple with a fake charity to funnel the matching contribution back to you.
6 ex-employees did this. Just… wow:
6 ex-employees did this. Just… wow:
January 6, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Imagine having a $300K+ year job at Apple. Then notice Apple matches charity donations up to $10K/year and deciding… you want that additional $10K/yr. So you defraud Apple with a fake charity to funnel the matching contribution back to you.
6 ex-employees did this. Just… wow:
6 ex-employees did this. Just… wow:
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Here's a 2-month guest pass if you want to give it a try.
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