In a fun twist of fate, I refunded my Monitorama PDX ticket, so that I could go to SF for a full team work event, which I am now not going to. But, of course, can’t go to the conference because it’s sold out.

**Andrew G10z** · Jun 02, 2018, 05:11

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**matt 🏴** @matt@cybre.space · Jun 02, 2018, 05:11

I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
But we use the metric system here
So in kilometers that's 804

**Andrew G10z** @apg · Jun 02, 2018, 18:41

**Andrew G10z** @apg · Jun 02, 2018, 18:41

Little known fact: There was a short-lived, alternative conference to #bsdcan, #bsdcant. There were no submissions, because there’s nothing BSD can’t do.

**Andrew G10z** · Jun 01, 2018, 19:16

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**GCU Prosthetic Conscience** @gcupc@glitch.social · Jun 01, 2018, 19:16

I would like to announce a public server running #brutaldon: https://brutaldon.online/

Brutaldon is a brutalist, Web 1.0 web interface for Mastodon. You can use it as a client for any instance. Currently you do not need a separate brutaldon account. It is compatible with almost any web browser, including text-mode browsers like lynx, w3m, or eww.

Screenshots, issues tracker, and source code are available at https://github.com/jfmcbrayer/brutaldon.

Have fun!

**Andrew G10z** · Jun 01, 2018, 20:22

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**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker@octodon.social · Jun 01, 2018, 20:22

Tooting from lynx on OpenBSD using #brutaldon. It's hella sweet.

**Andrew G10z** · Jun 01, 2018, 20:54

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**แทกโนมันซี** @technomancy@icosahedron.website · Jun 01, 2018, 20:54

grpc is pronounced "gur-pic"; pass it on

**Andrew G10z** · May 29, 2018, 21:43

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**Louder, Alice!** @alice@elekk.xyz · May 29, 2018, 21:43

crypto means cryptography Show more

**Andrew G10z** @apg · May 29, 2018, 20:59

**Andrew G10z** @apg · May 29, 2018, 20:59

There's a house for sale with an address, 6502. It's tempting, but a) it's too MOS money. b) it's kind of out there location wise.

**Andrew G10z** @apg · May 29, 2018, 18:04

**Andrew G10z** @apg · May 29, 2018, 18:04

"Joe is a manager at Foo, Inc, and is a proud alumni of the University of the Cloud. Go Ice Crystals!"

**Andrew G10z** · May 29, 2018, 15:46

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**แทกโนมันซี** @technomancy@icosahedron.website · May 29, 2018, 15:46

that feeling when you volunteer to contribute a feature but you're not really sure they'll take you up on it and you're also not actually sure you can actually pull it off and then they're like "sure that sounds great" and then you're like "oh ok.... now what do I do"

https://itch.io/t/234931/interactive-development

**Andrew G10z** · May 28, 2018, 23:05

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**Nate Cull** @natecull@mastodon.social · May 28, 2018, 23:05

Protip:

When designing a user interface, imagine some old woman using it, say Margaret Hamilton, and she's clicking your app's buttons and saying to you, as old people do,

"Young whippersnapper, when I was your age, I sent 24 people to the ACTUAL MOON with my software in 4K of RAM and here I am clicking your button and it takes ten seconds to load a 50 megabyte video ad and then it crashes

I'm not even ANGRY with you, I'm just disappointed."

**Andrew G10z** @apg · May 27, 2018, 18:20

**Andrew G10z** @apg · May 27, 2018, 18:20

I need a new phone, and would actually like a phone that does 4 things only: calls, sms, alarm, wifi/tethering modem. Suggestions?

**Andrew G10z** @apg · May 26, 2018, 03:02

**Andrew G10z** @apg · May 26, 2018, 03:02

“Computing is pop culture. [...] Pop culture holds a disdain for history. Pop culture is all about identity and feeling like you’re participating. It has nothing to do with cooperation, the past or the future—it’s living in the present. I think the same is true of most people who write code for money. They have no idea where [their culture came from].” — Alan Kay, Dr. Dobb’s Journal interview (2012)

**Andrew G10z** · May 25, 2018, 21:06

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**Leia** @mrtino@mastodon.xyz · May 25, 2018, 21:06

**Andrew G10z** @apg · May 26, 2018, 01:50

**Andrew G10z** @apg · May 26, 2018, 01:50

Bonus points if they talk about, or mention remote workers.

**Andrew G10z** @apg · May 26, 2018, 01:49

**Andrew G10z** @apg · May 26, 2018, 01:49

Anyone have recommendations for good articles, for non-technical folk, that explain the focus and other mental capacities needed to be successful in software? Even after 15+ years, seems my family doesn’t actually get it...

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