The great Cory Doctorow speaking truth here at the Fediverse House at SXSW.
“When life gives you SARS, make sarsaparilla”
Great to see new ideas for user experience for the social web coming together here at the Fediverse House at SXSW. This is a demo of the new upcoming Surf browser.
Hanging out at the Fediverse House at SXSW. Listening to panels about new social platforms and generally hanging out for the day. You can get in without a badge!
Also worth a timely read, related to both 18F and the USDS (the agency that was gutted to create “DOGE”).
Thanks to 18F for lots of true government efficiency work. Sorry to see them go. 18f.org
Best michelada on planet Earth
Hotel San José Austin, Texas
Feast of the Seven Fishes at L’Oca d’Oro. 🐟
I definitely recommend a pour of their house Amaro Campanella to pair with dessert.
Just switched to mise (from asdf) and liking it so far.
🧩 Puzzle #439
🤔 15 guesses
⏱️ 2m 30s
At Matt’s El Rancho for the first time. Long overdue. Small Bob + shared the beef fajitas. Mexican martini. Perfect. No notes. 🍸🍹
It’s the weekend
After 2½ years, I’ve released a small update to pg_search. Version 2.3.7 adds support for Active Record 7.2 and various other small changes.
I’ll probably release another version soon to add support for composite primary keys, a new Active Record 7.2 feature.
I’m in Dubai 🇦🇪 for a quick layover on my way to Bangalore 🇮🇳 for a work trip.
Dubai has a silent airport. There are no announcements. But I did just hear a muezzin call playing for the daily dhuhr prayer.
Many yearn for the “good old days” of the web. We could have those good old days back — or something even better — and if anything, it would be easier now than it ever was.
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DNA is an acid that is made up of bases. 🤔
Looks like we just traded my favorite player! I’ll miss telling everyone about how good Nick Lima’s throw-in is. Thanks and good luck in New England! ⚽️🟩⬛️
New England Revolution acquire Nick Lima from Austin FC | MLSSoccer.com
For my birthday, Vanessa got me a CD that I’ve been wanting for a long time. I came across it years ago and regretted not grabbing a copy. Yes, that is the cat cartoon character better known from his appearance on Paula Abdul’s “Opposites Attract”. 🐱 🎤
Had a great time seeing the Flaming Lips last week.
They played two sets: the first being a full play-through of their excellent 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
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RIP Molly Holzschlag. We are all forever indebted.
I’ve finally decided to look into Elixir. I know I will love it! I have started doing the Elixir Koans
But the yak-shaving has already taken over. I haven’t even completed the first koan yet. Instead, I have:
But I’m having fun! And I will have some free time next week to dig deeper into all of these things.
Bram created vim which is a terminal-based text editor so good that it comes preinstalled on every Mac and nearly every server. I use it everyday.
Austin FC never seems to get a break when it comes to these “extracurricular” cups. Let’s hope they can get a couple weeks rest and come back strong to finish out the MLS season! ⚽️ 🟩 ⬛️