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Reply by email
I am pretty quickly coming to the conclusion that the default functionality for feedback and responses to posts in any blogging platform should be “Reply by email.” I've got this functionality on my primary blog. That blog is hosted on Micro.blog and…
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"Why isn't the web fun anymore?" is not a complicated question.
I have seen a bunch of posts and conversations lately about "Why isn't the web fun anymore?" I understand where people are coming from with this question and I think it is good that we are asking it and talking about it, but I also think that we are…
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Unplanned work should not be a risk.
I had an engineering manager from one of our infrastructure teams come to me yesterday following a PI Planning prep session they'd had. His team had raised a lot of concerns about unplanned work coming into their queues and they wanted to note a risk…
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Apparently there is a new Saxon album out today
LOL There is a new Saxon album out today. I had no idea they were even still a going concern. And I’ll be honest—I have done zero research here. For all I know, it could be an entirely different bunch of dudes than the classic NWOBHM iteration of the…
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Re-watching Ahsoka
Holed up in the basement while isolating from the rest of the family because of stupid COVID, I have just watched the first four episodes of Ahsoka in a row. I really enjoyed the series when it first aired back in the summer, but I find I am appreciating…
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Summer camps suck
The summer camp that my kid really loved last summer and wanted to do multiple sessions of this summer has just announced that they are only doing one session this summer. It's a bit longer than any of the multiple sessions they did last summer, but it…
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Re-watching TNG's "Best Of Both Worlds"
I spent more time than was really necessary today watching TNG and DS9 clips on YouTube. But then, I’m holed up in the basement, isolating from the rest of the family because of a (thankfully mild) case of COVID, so what the hell else am I going to do…