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Comment · 2 months ago
Mine liked steak dinners.
Comment · 9 months ago
They were when we called them 4GLs.
Comment · 10 months ago
It's a great looking site. I'll keep it in mind once I use up more of the ink I already have!
Comment · 11 months ago
Guildenstern: No, no, no — what you've been is not on boats.

I read this play for the first time last week and this exchange really stuck with me.

Comment · 11 months ago
The brain perceives amber as a "bright" color that contrasts well with black, without the headaches that come from staring at white light for hours.
Comment · 11 months ago
Activision bought Infocom in 1986, and Microsoft purchased Activision in 2023.
Comment · 1 year ago
I agree so much with this. I used Replit extensively to prototype things in different languages and share my work with my teammates, who could then suggest tweaks to my ideas. We never came close to the limits of the free tier, but I paid for it anyway because I loved the product.

The magic is definitely gone.

Comment · 1 year ago
I'm coming up on 50 years old, with 26 years in this industry. I work as an engineering manager/director these days. I've worked at startups and bigger companies -- they all have their problems and neither is better. I'm sick of layoffs. I'm sick of hype cycles. Honestly I'm ready for a career change but it would be a huge pay cut and lifestyle change for our family.
Comment · 1 year ago
I love it! I did something similar at my last job that ran when you cd'ed into a directory
Comment · 1 year ago
Can I control those robots using VR?
Comment · 1 year ago
Correct. The GitHub Action was doing

`git pull origin ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}`

In the pull_request_target action, $github.ref is the name of the branch, which in this case included a curl request for a shell script, a pipe character, and bash.

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 2 years ago
Under $100:

A sleep blindfold with Bluetooth headphones built in. It's helped me become a deep sleeper.

Comment · 2 years ago
Location: Boston, MA USA

Remote: Yes (only)

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: React, Typescript, NodeJS, etc (modern web stack)

Résumé/CV: https://hiredanatoday.com/

Email: hello [@] hiredanatoday [dot] com

I've been in the tech industry for 25 years and I've led remote teams since the early 2010s. Looking for a VP or Director of Engineering role where I can build out teams, help engineers level up, and build a great culture.

Comment · 2 years ago
I loved Blue Wave. My first "real" open source C program loaded your editor and tacked a signature onto the text when you exited. I then set that program as the editor in Blue Wave and got signatures on my BBS posts just like on Usenet.

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