Nick Cairns
@niccai.bsky.social
Frontend engineering and UX leader. Stock trader, hockey player, husband, and father.
Yay. It’s about rapidly exploring alternatives - not about right or wrong.
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Yay. It’s about rapidly exploring alternatives - not about right or wrong.
Costco sells a lot of dogs…but yeah.
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Costco sells a lot of dogs…but yeah.
Pretty easy to customize. I switched from Alfred ages ago and brought my commands.
October 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Pretty easy to customize. I switched from Alfred ages ago and brought my commands.
Raycast is a must for me.
October 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Raycast is a must for me.
It’s sadder to see them celebrating that they made the playoffs like they won it all.
October 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
It’s sadder to see them celebrating that they made the playoffs like they won it all.
I feel the same way about lactose free milk, but I think it’s the sweetness
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I feel the same way about lactose free milk, but I think it’s the sweetness
I think at a high level, most people are simplifying these deals as circular. What they are is an infrastructure investment. The scale and demand for compute is so vast that chip makers (trains) need to invest in the DC infrastructure (tracks). It opens the door to more chips, networking, software
October 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I think at a high level, most people are simplifying these deals as circular. What they are is an infrastructure investment. The scale and demand for compute is so vast that chip makers (trains) need to invest in the DC infrastructure (tracks). It opens the door to more chips, networking, software
Invest in some Denby for every day. You won’t regret it.
October 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Invest in some Denby for every day. You won’t regret it.
I’m showing my age referencing that version of the idiom. Billion now? Trillion? Ask Lee Majors?
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I’m showing my age referencing that version of the idiom. Billion now? Trillion? Ask Lee Majors?
That’s the $6 million dollar question. climateinstitute.ca/smart-way-in...
How to integrate AI data centres into Canada's electricity grids?
Data centres are booming and Canadian provinces are racing to attract them for both economic and security benefits. What are the links ...
climateinstitute.ca
September 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
That’s the $6 million dollar question. climateinstitute.ca/smart-way-in...
- Abundant, clean energy
- Cooler climate
- Privacy/data sovereignty
- Stable political environment
- Lower natural disaster risk
- Cooler climate
- Privacy/data sovereignty
- Stable political environment
- Lower natural disaster risk
September 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
- Abundant, clean energy
- Cooler climate
- Privacy/data sovereignty
- Stable political environment
- Lower natural disaster risk
- Cooler climate
- Privacy/data sovereignty
- Stable political environment
- Lower natural disaster risk
The startup investment environment needs to improve, but I know there are lots of things afoot. Already seeing some uni profs moving north. If we can get those research dollars, and improve the early stage environment some, we could grow. Canada has a legitimate value prop for data centres as well.
September 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The startup investment environment needs to improve, but I know there are lots of things afoot. Already seeing some uni profs moving north. If we can get those research dollars, and improve the early stage environment some, we could grow. Canada has a legitimate value prop for data centres as well.
Vancouver seems likely due to PT. Microsoft, Amazon have large offices. Toronto and the greater area is always an option.
September 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Vancouver seems likely due to PT. Microsoft, Amazon have large offices. Toronto and the greater area is always an option.
Take the buying opportunity.
August 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Take the buying opportunity.
One that warns me at the start of an idle period that my mouse is about to die so I can plug it in while I am away.
August 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
One that warns me at the start of an idle period that my mouse is about to die so I can plug it in while I am away.
FWIW, might be useful as ref. github.com/github/hotkey
GitHub - github/hotkey: Trigger an action on an element with a keyboard shortcut.
Trigger an action on an element with a keyboard shortcut. - github/hotkey
github.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
FWIW, might be useful as ref. github.com/github/hotkey