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Had a few tabs to close this AM. I'm unsure what it means to say I'll be logged out in negative time. #javascript #fail

Bank messsage says I'll be logged out in -8,533 seconds.
2023-03-06


On hold with twitter.com/grasshopp... to cancel our account.

We moved to Google Voice for KickoffLabs today. Cheaper, and they have transcriptions at no extra fee.

I was told it would be a 16-minute wait.

This experience isn't changing my mind. :)
2023-03-06


Engineering. And history. Day 6.


2023-03-07


Mostly whole. Day 7.


2023-03-08


Day 8: Walk the plank.


2023-03-08


Testing out a walking video. What do you think? A good format for small announcements and tips?

youtu.be/yofiXTvhq...
2023-03-08


If you get 80% of the way on something and then run into an issue, it's worth considering if the issue really matters before you scrap everything and change directions.

The grass isn't always greener.
2023-03-08


What to do instead of tutorials?

Good contextual help you can find again.

Good post: www.nngroup.com/articles/...
2023-03-09


A social media client that injects your local phone pics of the day into your feed to remind you what’s important.

Bonus if you tie it with those flash book summary services as well so you learn more.

makeitso

2023-03-09


Good take on Signup UX for apps. nathanjpowell.com/blog/how-...
2023-03-09


"Elon Musk asked managers at Twitter to nominate their best employees for promotion, then fired the managers and replaced them with their lower-paid nominees"

I don't even know where to start.

inews.co.uk/news/pres...
2023-03-09


Day 9: Together.


2023-03-09


As a parent with 2 kids on the verge of getting phones I hope we can all adapt.

noahpinion.substack.com/p/honestl...


2023-03-10


There's nothing wrong with the faster horse business. twitter.com/asmartbea...
2023-03-10


Please don't "TikTokify" everything. Your app could just, you know, do what it's best at.

The downside is that without the low-effort junk of a typically user-generated platform, you don’t get the infinite-monkeys-at-typewriters alchemy that produces truly viral pieces of content.

https://www.garbageday.email/p/an-infinite-amount-of-monkeys-at?r=22hu3&utmcampaign=post&utmmedium=email
2023-03-10


Day 10: ritual. It’s never drinking alone when you have friends.


2023-03-11


The weather app is on point again today.


2023-03-12


I tell my kids all the time there is often no such thing as “the correct way” to get something done.

mastodon.social/@JonBaker...
2023-03-13

Josh Ledgard @joshl