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Lucas Homer

Software builder | Technical leader | Recovering attorney

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A quick follow-up to my first post. Picked a color palette too. lucashomer.leaflet.pub/3m5u5kbucx22b

What's in a name? - codeshedding

why codeshedding

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Trying out @leaflet.pub - Will post there (and thus, here) as I read things and work on projects. lucashomer.leaflet.pub/3m5tmju25k22p

I'm starting a Substack! I'll be writing illustrated posts on different software topics. The first series is going to be all about AWS networking. Here's the first post on VPCs www.ducktyped.org/p/why-is-it-...

An illustrated guide to Amazon VPCs

In this section, I talk about why VPCs were invented and how they work.

ducktyped.org

The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run

The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.

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Finished getting our Maestro E2E tests going on @expo.dev EAS docs.expo.dev/build-refere... We use GH Actions and EAS so all I had to do was create a small custom build config and a new build profile, so in GH before the `eas build --auto-submit` step, we have an `eas build --profile maestro` step

Run E2E tests on EAS Build

Learn how to set up and run E2E tests on EAS Build with Maestro.

docs.expo.dev

Never thought we could leverage our Zillow addiction into helping Angeleno tenants but I'm so here for it.

Lex Roman@lexroman.com · 2y ago

The spreadsheet brigade that's keeping LA's rental market from exploding—new from @awalkerinla.bsky.social www.torched.la/the-spreadsh...

It’s important to get your rest and vitamin D

Thread on a side project I'm doing to give back to my community. I'm bringing a local non-profit's digital presence from 1997 to 2024. It's not live yet, but soon! For now, check out a blast from the past, hosted on earthlink! sespewild.org

Okay it’s time for me to write a thread about bringing a local nonprofit from EarthLink-hosted one page site into 2024. With receipts!

Technology Connections@techconnectify.bsky.social · 2y ago

I wish we could cultivate a culture where people get excited about and share the new skills they've learned more than the new stuff they've bought.

Ah so THIS is what a slurp juice is

a man wearing a hat that says hds is standing in front of a glass door .

ALT: a man wearing a hat that says hds is standing in front of a glass door .

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Anil Dash@anildash.com · 2y ago

when you want to crunch your slurp

Solved our non-US SMS login issue! Twilio quietly switched off all non-US/Canada geo-enabling so we had to dig around the dashboard and find that page, then manually opt-in for each territory, and then opt out of those that weren’t labeled “high risk” but they emailed us saying they actually were 🥲

This is what you are looking for, my beautiful babies.

Molly Knight@mollyknight.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you’re good at internet sleuthing and want to put your skills to work to help wildfire victims you can check for LA county rentals that have suddenly doubled in price, publicly name and shame the agents doing this, and report them to the government because it’s illegal: oag.ca.gov/contact/cons...

this is our actual climate future staring us in the face - no consensus reality or shared source of authority, rampant conspiracies everywhere, more pressure to address made up nonsense than the underlying problem conspiracy theories are fully mainstream now

Hank Green@hankgreen.bsky.social · 2y ago

LA Fire TikTok comments are BLEAK. Every conspiracy theory I’ve ever heard plus a bunch that are brand new.

The amount of conspiracy nonsense and general ignorance and misinformation around the fires and why the happen, what we/“they”/points-at-someone should do/should’ve done… I cannot handle it. Go read Mike Davis. Go read Obi Kaufman. Stop prognosticating and show love and support to those affected.

SoCal friends, I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. A few things I wish I’d known as we evacuated ahead of a wildfire (that took our home in 2021) 🧵

I cannot recommend this app enough apps.apple.com/us/app/watch...

‎Watch Duty: Wildfire Maps

‎Watch Duty is the only wildfire mapping and alert app powered by real people giving you real-time information vetted by trained professionals, not robots. While many other apps rely solely on governm...

apps.apple.com

Erica Joy Astrella@ericajoy.astrel.la · 2y ago

be safe, LA.

Last year this pod leapfrogged all other tech pods as my favorite listen. Great interviews of course, but more than anything they’re funny and always keep it 💯. Thanks for continuing it @justingarrison.com @withenoughcoffee.com 🙏🙏 open.spotify.com/episode/7wBc...

Remaining Authentic in Retirement with Kelsey Hightower

Fork Around And Find Out · Episode

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Getting E2E tests going for our Expo app and this article proved really helpful, specifically the string matching bit: blog.theodo.com/2024/03/thre... Kind of odd that it wouldn't initially pass on such a simple assertion, but adding `.*` fixed the issue.

Three Hacks to Level Up Your Maestro Testing | Theodo

Discover solutions to problems faced when writing end-to-end tests for a React Native mobile app, using Maestro and Flashlight. Learn how to identify elements using testID, use regex with your string ...

blog.theodo.com

I'm sticking with @darthbluesky.bsky.social's take on this. Promote what you want and be proud of your work and ignore the haters. bsky.app/profile/dart...

darth™️@darthbluesky.bsky.social · 2y ago

always post and repost without fear about what u are proud of creating here your people here will never shame u for this

Trying to reach her level of blissed out. Goals.

Run club had a holiday pizza party and a buddy and I made dough. I engineered my face off and he went with a more… unstructured method 😅 Both turned out great

@expo.dev happy friday! I'm evaluating where to run my Maestro tests, and I'm curious about the 'preview mode' disclaimer on EAS Workflows. Do you have customers using it in prod? Is it mostly stable? Would love to leverage these workflows now but don't know if I should wait a bit. Thanks!

The launch went really well! I followed it with a two week torrent of UI details/fast-follows. Dust is settling and it’s time to write a launch post-mortem. I’ve learned a few things and I’m excited to share.

Lucas Homer@lucashomer.com · 2y ago

Seven months of work goes live to our customers today. A new iOS app. Every commit by yours truly. I feel nervous, excited, and a bit queasy.

Autumn in the Topatopa Mountains 🤩 Got some great training in this morning, and now I’m firmly on the couch.

It important to know the names of women researchers who've been studying, speaking & writing about bias and AI. Dr Timnit Gebru, Dr Rumman Chowdhury, Dr Safiya Noble, Dr Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Dr Buolamwini And many many more within/outside academia. Free link: archive.ph/2023.11.22-1... 👑👑👑

These Women Tried to Warn Us About AI

Rumman Chowdhury, Timnit Gebru, Safiya Noble, Seeta Peña Gangadharan, and Joy Buolamwini open up about their artificial intelligence fears

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Joanne Harris@joannechocolat.bsky.social · 2y ago

Of all the problems with AI, I think we neglect this one: it is the enemy of diversity. Trained largely on white, mainstream creators, it creates a bland, soulless art form in which no individual voice, no diverse life experience can exist…

You can only be great at Development and programming if you are truly willing to be bad at it first. If you are willing to be bad, pay attention and learn. If you do that, you will truly become great at this!

Seven months of work goes live to our customers today. A new iOS app. Every commit by yours truly. I feel nervous, excited, and a bit queasy.

She was so stoked for a hike LOOK AT THAT SMILE 🤩

Showered my friends with fresh baked bread yesterday 😇 I made two of roasted garlic + rosemary and two classic. Holiday season is going to be fun.