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January 2022

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@FinnairHelps
tried to call and use the chat but no chance today to reach the customer service
for assistance with rebooking a flight. Is customer service overwhelmed at the
moment? @Finnair
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Mon, 03 Jan 2022 15:49:18 UTC
Replying to @Finnair

@Finnair
@FinnairHelps Thanks for the update. Chat is
not available today as well and the line is busy, I can't even get through to
change my flight in accordance with ticket rules (which is not possible on the
website). Created a feedback case to record my inability to change in time.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 09:19:19 UTC

VS @code LiveShare is nice, but is there a "follow
me" function, so I can "call" the other person to my open file?

Also, for working with @typescript, shared
hover popups would be awesome.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:16:24 UTC♥ 3↻ 1
Replying to @pati_gallardo

@pati_gallardo Yeah, because it's like the
phase where you can run your own projects, but don't have enough experience to
teach others. Or you are really great at one technology, but not yet well
rounded enough to make project-wide decisions.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:05:37 UTC♥ 1
Replying to @m4nl5r

@m4nl5r After using it for a while, I noticed that
the Wilfa's finest grind setting is not fine enough. The Baratze Encore goes
much finer, which is needed for espresso baskets.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:11:10 UTC
Replying to @tdpauw

@tdpauw @wouterla
Caveat: you are no longer testing that you can spin up from a blank account /
environment.

But: re-using envs pays off if you have components that require instances, for
serverless it's mostly free.

But, it's faster, yes!

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:12:38 UTC♥ 1
Replying to @coderbyheart

I also like this style of testing because it is driven from user interaction,
from their perspective, and the tests are in an order that make sense to the
broadest possible audience. Also, the tool itself is great, especially the
inspector is super helpful to write tests quickly.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 23:47:48 UTC♥ 1
Replying to @autiomaa

@autiomaa Yes, I just switched to esbuild on a
frontend project and it's two magnitudes faster. This won't matter much for
deploying lambdas, but I was holding back on the ESModules migration for my
projects, which is now possible. Some dependencies start becoming ESM only...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 07:44:16 UTC♥ 1
Replying to @coderbyheart

I am relying on UART output for controlling the test run and asserting some of
the expected behaviour, which is not reliable, UART output sometimes just stops.
So what I have on my to do list is to only assert cloud side state.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 13:34:30 UTC
Replying to @powtac

@powtac I'm with NPM. It's their platform, so they
are free to make this decision. The update pushed there was harming many and
served no purpose. This does not affect the ability of anyone to release broken
code, only some platforms won't host it.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 16:50:33 UTC♥ 3↻ 1

I wonder if it's weird to hire for someone to do exactly the same that you are
doing. Shouldn't we all strive to have a bus factor of >=2? But what does it
tell an applicant, that they are hired as a +1. Feels counterintuitive to
disclose this in a hiring call.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 17:14:10 UTC♥ 5
Replying to @OwlCowl

@OwlCowl While I like the positive framing, it
downplays the likelyhood of a serious event that makes a person unavailable.

The odds of winning a life-altering amount in the lottery is ~1/10M, however
around 1/1000 people have died at the age of 40.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:51:36 UTC

Matrix Resurrection was awesome! A great mix of nostalgia, some update effects
(nothing groundbreaking), and beautiful chemistry between Neo and Trinity! As a
fan, I loved it, but standalone I wouldn't call it impressive.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:24:25 UTC♥ 8
Replying to @_francied

@_francied I'd say I am 85% self-tought, but I
think the hard part is knowing what to study. A university at least solves that
for you through providing a curriculum. Especially when you are 18 and you don't
know what's important.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:18:13 UTC♥ 1
Replying to @Niklas_L

@Niklas_L Well, if you have transparency between
businesses (no trade secrets) you can also disclose your cost structure, how
much profit you (want) to make, not lie about capabilities, etc. Which means
both parties can focus on maintaining a sustainable business relationship.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 21:40:57 UTC♥ 1

Had a fantastic chat with
@ClearingTheWay_ on the challenges of
finding the right balance between putting the finger in the wound and
manipulating people in power to achive change and how that added layer of work
can be an exhausting distraction from implementing the real change.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:57:03 UTC♥ 1↻ 1

More hardware manufacturers should take notice of IKEA's Trådfri Gateway that
includes berry effective cable management. 👍🏻

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Sun, 16 Jan 2022 11:45:44 UTC♥ 17↻ 2
Replying to @tdpauw

@tdpauw I am sorry that this is right now the only
thing that keeps you going. You are such a wonderful person and I hope that you
see this in yourself some day. I can't offer much more helpful but know that I
am always happy to listen!

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:00:16 UTC♥ 2
Replying to @nisrulz

@nisrulz @hhariri
Yes, agree. A physical switch will always have the best usability. However given
the possibilities with today's lighting setups (think 10 multi-color LED light
sources in your room), I see why some want this. It's no longer a simple on/off
thing.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:14:20 UTC♥ 1

Email is the only inter-organization integration tool that works. But it seems
nobody has managed yet to get a foothold in that space to make it good.

I am thinking shared, collaboritive inboxes.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 15:36:53 UTC♥ 5

Got bitten by a broken update last week in a web app, the update compiled fine,
but didn't actually work. So starting the rewrite of that app now with
Playwright end-to-end tests from commit 1.

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:15:20 UTC♥ 4
Replying to @coderbyheart

"Additionally, we are aware that some of the TLDs" [e.g.
@dotHIV] "put out for auction by UNR are meant to
support certain public interests, [...] with unique and specific binding
obligations on the registry operator."

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 23:41:02 UTC
Replying to @coderbyheart

"Despite assertions made publicly, ICANN has not indicated that the issuance of
#NFTs was the primary concern relating to the transactions. ICANN questioned
what purpose they serve. ICANN org has since been informed that the NFTs have
been destroyed."

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 23:41:03 UTC
Replying to @coderbyheart

"This only serves to make the issue more confusing since the NFTs were marketed
as enhancing the value of the offering, but now are set out as unimportant and
of no value."

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 23:41:03 UTC♥ 1

I did a logic test today, and I scored average. However I am not disappointed.

I like to do tasks with precision, without haste.
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Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:27:22 UTC♥ 4
Replying to @coderbyheart

"The completion of the test was rather slow, which means that the candidate
completed fewer tasks than most other people in the norm group in the default
time. At the same time he/she was extremely accurate, so most of the answers
given were correct."

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:27:23 UTC
Replying to @MaikNog

@MaikNog I think that's fine, if they feel
included when being addresses with "guys". I wouldn't consider this naive, for
many native speakers it's a cultural norm. Where I try to raise awareness (in
private) is if they are using it to address a group that includes non-men with
"guys" >

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 21:57:28 UTC♥ 1
Replying to @MaikNog

@MaikNog We can make it our concern, and make the
effort to be aware of these behaviours and make the kind effort to help others
see it, too. I'd argue that you very often CAN know which way to address a group
is appropriate. And you can always make a better choice and be a good example.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:13:42 UTC♥ 1
Replying to @friemae

@friemae No. Just this info:

The service team is looking into this. It is a work-in-progress and I am
therefore unable to comment on an ETA.

Adding a layer to support ES modules is not supported currently. As a
workaround, you can add the dependency in the deployment package.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 08:42:30 UTC♥ 2
Replying to @rachelnabors

@rachelnabors In one company I was asked to
micromanage my team, and to push them to work unpaid overtime. That (and a
manipulative CEO) made me quit. In another company the CEO tried to force me to
write a offer to a big potential client, which I knew we couldn't deliver.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 14:54:37 UTC♥ 10
Replying to @ThisIsMissEm

@ThisIsMissEm
@unpkg Yes. IP addresses are personal identifiable
information, and technically sites are forwarding this to third parties without
user consent, if they fetch resources from those parties. One could argue that
certain third-parties do not store logs, but certainly not Google.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 15:52:25 UTC
Replying to @ThisIsMissEm

@ThisIsMissEm
@unpkg Well, one could argue that the are a) not
changing as often as dependencies b) required for all users / in all parts of
the website

while replicating features of unpkg (mirroring) is too much effort. But, I
agree, it's a not a solid argument.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 16:17:15 UTC