wow, so you can't make a private list on bsky? so much for privacy..
Leo Chashnikov
@ryanral.bsky.social
SWE @ Facebook, Java Foundations JVM and pipelines tuning, in free time - FP and data processing. Often Scala, occasionally Python, rarely C++, always SQL. 📍 London, UK 🇬🇧 From Ukraine 🇺🇦
Highlighting one thought that, while not novel, rings very true: Aim to be 90% done in 50% of the available time (corollary to "The first 90% of the job takes 90% of the time. The last 10% of the job takes the other 90% of the time.") Reminded to me by reading qntm.org/devphilo
Developer philosophy
Amazing as it may seem after all these years, there are still junior developers in the world. A few weeks ago at work we had a talk where senior developers (including me) were invited to spend around ...
qntm.org
Oz’s wonderfully shot film “The Battle for Kyiv” is moving & informative. We discovered things we didn’t know about the start of the war in #Ukraine, particularly in #Kyiv and surrounding areas. Impressive editing and production too. Well worth watching. @ozkaterji.bsky.social @bylinetv.bsky.social
Equinox Features@newspics.com · 2y agoJust about to sit down to watch Oz Katerji’s #documentary film “The Battle for Kyiv” on Byline TV. #videojournalism #Ukraine byline.tv/docfest/ @ozkaterji.bsky.social @bylinetv.bsky.social
Xbox app: "Pre-install Starfield to play as soon as it will be available!" Me: "So, there won't be a day 0 patch that would make me download it all over again? Ok" == install == == game is released == Xbox app: "Update, downloading 117 Gb" Why does pre-install even exists?..
Unexpectedly, since Threads release I find myself using it more than Bluesky, seems like most of people I previously followed on Twitter migrated there.
якось так Європа непогано покрита, з рештою світу ситуація значно гірша (джерело: tenpages.github.io/us-level/eu)
Vlad fishing.for::<fishies>(☢️)@vladbat02.bsky.social · 3y agoХотілось би краще, але, думаю, не так погано, як могло би бути. Була ще поїздка в Іспанію запланована на літо 2022, але йобана русня
Just finished "Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves". I did expect it to be ok, but it was really, really good! Light action-comedy, captivating world, and it's not afraid to reference source material, but still tells its own story, with good characters and nice humour. Hopefully more to come?
4 days in Wales, 3 days of hikes, ~100 km, beaches, waterfalls and mountains. Wow that was awesome! Felt like a month really.
Finally, when all the hype died down: Barbenheimer - check
is there a way to hide alt text in bluesky images when they are opened in full screen? it covers all the bottom part of the image, making it unreadable, and seems like it can’t be hidden
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life. - Terry Pratchett
Written in 2018, but still very actual today, great set of advice and best practices: Functional Data Engineering — a modern paradigm for batch data processing
Functional Data Engineering — a modern paradigm for batch data processing
Batch data processing — historically known as ETL — is extremely challenging. It’s time-consuming, brittle, and often unrewarding. Not only…
maximebeauchemin.medium.com
Watching ASMR on 2x speed so I can hurry up and relax
I was sceptical starting to listen "Building a new Ukraine" episode of my favourite Neoliberal podcast, but in the end I don't think Tamar said anything I disagree with: on state of civil society, on it's aspirations, on "what people want". So, as usual - highly recommend to listen / subscribe.
Building a New Ukraine ft. Tamar Jacoby — Center for New Liberalism
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It's interesting how bothsidesism works (and especially whow it stops working for certain news) in different media outlets
Andrii Katriuk 🇺🇦@andriikatriuk.bsky.social · 3y ago#UkrainianView And fuck you western media. Immediate "Ukraine attack" about the bridge. But when russia blew the dam and killed hundreds - "we dunno who did/both sides blame each other". You are fucking corrupted disgrace and pos. Burn in hell.
For 📚👀 folks, 5 books I like (not "top 5" or "defining 5", it's impossible to select them): Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman The Witcher Saga, by Andrzej Sapkowski Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
> Musk announces new AI company that seeks to “understand the universe” > xAI’s core team will be led by Musk himself I don't think it sounds as positive as he hopes it is. On the flipside - he might finally leave Twitter alone and let it recover a bit (only to break it again in a few months).
FTC v. Microsoft is over, and the judge has decided to deny the FTC’s preliminary injunction request. Finally! Hope the UK regulators would allow deal to be closed as well.
Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
Microsoft can now go ahead and close its giant deal.
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I don’t know how much did development of Threads cost (probably not too much), but this tweet was absolutely worth it
Sky is rather grey than blue, but it doesn’t mean it’s worse
PSA: America is not an empire, and it's not falling. BRICS is fake, and the dollar isn't dying. The U.S. economy is doing well. Russia isn't winning the war in Ukraine. Most of the declinist narratives you see being throw around are false...
Hey tech folks: The West is not failing
A Russian rebellion should highlight the weakness of certain anti-American narratives.
noahpinion.blog
Great post on differences between "brand" and "prestige", and why you should invest more in the latter:
Building personal and organizational prestige
Most months I get at least one email from an engineering leader who believes they’d be a candidate for significantly more desirable roles if their personal brand were just better known. Similarly, w...
lethain.com
A view on Threads from Mastodon's creator Eugen Rochko, and answers to most common questions What to know about Threads https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/07/what-to-know-about-threads/
What to know about Threads
There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched toda...
blog.joinmastodon.org
Recent changes on Linkedin look like desparate attempts to bring some life to the platform: First it started to (poorly) generate articles and invite "experts" to add opinions there. Now it suggests to repost "relevant" (absolutely not) posts to your groups to "start conversation".