I know my geocities page from 1999 was atrocious, but i will take that style any day over the “cookie overlay“ under the “join my mailing list overlay” shit of today
Posts by Alex Boten
Most of the time i just want that software to look the same… i really dont need upgrades… please pay people to keep things looking the same and running smoothly, mmmk thx bye
Anything to do with speakerphone in public is just a big nope for me
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Caring continues to be punk AF
The episode of @techwontsave.us about the Luddite Club was really refreshing! Keep up the good work podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
3. everyone is adjusting to changes in the industry, at the end of the day, maintainers and approvers are humans. everyone is trying their best. engage with the community
2. existing contributors love newcomers, open source requires two-way communication to be successful. opening pull requests with intention, and responding to the feedback is a great way to build trust
1. read the contributing doc, these guidelines are there to help everyone figure out how to interact within the community
In a world of tools making it easier to open pull requests to address issues, if you're new to a community, please remember:
As the maintainer of a few different open source projects, I love seeing the enthusiasm of new contributors. Having people collaborate in the open in a project with the goal of making things better for everyone is part of what makes open source so special to me.
Even when two agreed on spaces, they would fight about the number of spaces 🤣
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I just installed linux on a personal machine for the first time in years!
As i was writing that, i thought the same 😄
Fried a raspberry pi pico tonight, and now i'm reading about icarus.... you know... standard Sunday night
Shoulda gotten those markers
Yuuuuuuuuuuuup
Maybe the hardest thing the project is doing
What is time?
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
May cause sleep disturbance
Talk to your doctor about context propagation
Happy notifications bankruptcy day to all those who celebrate it
Logged in to my laptop on the first try, this will be a fantastic year 🎉😂
This bit about needing a glass of water lives rent free in my head m.youtube.com/watch?v=Btb2...
Not all USB-C cables are created equal
I like this plan… science is another great thing to do that’s better than arguing on the internet 😆
Endless fun, until you run out of putty, but then a trip to the hardware store can be added to the list!