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matthew

@matthew@opinuendo.com

Software strategy consultant and writer. Trying to figure out what the alternative to being a thirsty grind-fluencer is. Started climbing a ladder only to realize it was up against the wrong wall. Working to be better. St. Paul, MN.

All opinions expressed set us up the bomb. Born 333.73 ppm. (He/Him)

#software #APIs #softwareGovernance #changeManagement #writing #amWriting #mcu #scienceFiction #comics #bookstodon #MinnesotaVikings #lego #afol #parenting #humor #programmerHumor

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matthew, to webdev
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REST APIs ≠ JSON over HTTP! HTMX brings back true REST with hypermedia. Disappointed with your SPA complexity? Say goodbye to consider giving a try. ➡️ https://netapinotes.com/tired-of-javascript-fatige-htmx-revives-restful-apis/

matthew, to random
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#QOTD: "We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective." - Kurt Vonnegut

matthew, to programmerhumor
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I've worked in enough enterprise environments that I'm pretty sure if you say "Kubernetes" three times in rapid succession, an enterprise sale rep appears.

#programmerHumor #developerHumor

matthew, to music
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Wading into the scads of royalty-free music sites to trying and find some background for a sample project. If anyone has one that they would recommend, I'll all ears.

#music #synthwave #podcasting

matthew, to streaming
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I know there was a lot of love for the XMen Fox '90s cartoon (as proven by the XMen '97 revival the family has been enjoying) but an X-Mansion AirBnB? (They put a lot of effort into this. The cell-shading effect alone is impressive.)

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1131867334740957884

#streaming #comics #xmen

matthew, to chrome
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Chrome has started doing this thing where a tab seems to "drop" its contents - it's noted by a little circle with dotted lines on one half. When I click back to the tab, the page then needs to reload.

I assume that it to keep overall memory down, but I find I can't toggle back and forth between references nearly as quickly anymore. Does anyone know if that is a setting I can change somewhere?

#chrome #browsers

matthew, to Minnesota
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"Wake up, hon. New state flag and seal dropped."

#Minnesota #LetoileduNord

The new state seal of Minnesota, showing a stylized loon with waves of grain, green hills, a north star and undulating water.

matthew,
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Get your vexillology on:

"It’s simple, it’s meaningful, it has just three colors. It has no lettering or seal on it and it’s very distinctive, you should be able to make it out at a distance it should be discernible."

"This design accomplishes those things. At the same time, this is the only flag that I know of certainly in common use, that makes use of that shape that echoes the shape of the state of Minnesota."

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/12/19/flag-expert-calls-new-minnesota-state-flag-outstanding-top-ten-in-the-country

matthew,
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A good sign for any symbol is just how well it lends itself for reinterpretation. Considering the "Captain Minnesota" memes are already popping off on Reddit, I assume this is a good one, you betcha. #Minnesota #mcu

matthew, to random
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#QOTD: "Being well-enough known to be pirated [is] a crowning achievement." - Tim O'Reilly

matthew, to random
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Well, it took a bit more effort than I expected, but I'm completely off Substack as of today.

I dunno if Better Bits, the supporting site for my on-again, off-again book will make a reappearance elsewhere. But Net API Notes, the API industry newsletter I've written since 2015, can now be found at http://netapinotes.com.

matthew, to RSS
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Had a wonderful time chatting on Treblle's roundtable panel. The recording can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5XeEnTRcIk

I'd like to thank @docpop for creating the awesome RSS shirt that attracted all the lovely attention. You can get yours from his shop: https://docpop.threadless.com/

docpop, to SanFrancisco
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The shirts that I designed for Mission Comics in SF are now available. You can order yours here https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mission-comics-and-art/mission-comics-t-shirt-summer-2024 All proceeds go to support Mission Comics, a wonderful comic shop located in the 's .

matthew,
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@docpop Is that Cable... killing a puppy?

matthew, to blender
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Wife has been thrifting again.

I had thought that most of the content was animated cartoons or kids' fare, but there was a surprising number of 70s sci-fi movie discs. It is neat how this nearly 100-year-old technology still does 3D so incredibly well.

How could you mimic that effect in the browser? A quick animated gif strobing between the left and right images? Would that work?

#toys #viewMaster #3D #scifi #retro

vicki, to random

Something I've been wondering about it, what was different about the invention of the printing press, which also allowed potentially multiple copies of low-quality content, and LLMs? I'd love to read some historical context around what people did to combat low-quality copies in previous eras and how it worked or didn't work.

https://www.wheresyoured.at/are-we-watching-the-internet-die/

matthew,
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@vicki Sounds like @jeffjarvis and his book, The Gutenberg Parenthesis might be worth checking out, if you haven't already.

danilo, to random
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My first exposure to the mechanics of neoliberalism came in high school, when I sold consoles, phones, PDAs, cameras, and appliances for a certain blue and yellow retailer.

Managers would patrol the store with a little clipboard with hourly figures on how each department was succeeding, or not, at attaching high margin supplements to customer orders:

Cables, extended warranties, credit cards.

The store was brand new, with no baselines established. So a conspiracy emerged.

matthew,
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@danilo The talk here is a bit rambly (especially to start) and I enjoy Charlie Stross much more as an author than as a lecturer. HOWEVER, the premise of this talk of his from a few years ago is that if you were a malevolent alien species that wanted to reorganize the planets' resources and enslave the population, you'd invent the corporation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmIgJ64z6Y4

jeffjarvis, to random
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This is a wonderful condensation of lessons about the state of the book industry from the PGH/S&S merger case, by Elle Griffin. My reading: This is the last gasp of mass.
https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books

matthew,
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@jeffjarvis As someone who has authored several books, does anything in that post make you reconsider the book format for your upcoming work? Are aspiring writers better off exploring other formats (like, I dunno, self-publishing or releasing a work as a serialized newsletter) rather than gambling to become a "traditional" publisher unicorn? Is time better spent building an audience/brand before writing that novel?

I'm interested to hear your perspective.

danilo, (edited ) to random
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Apple will keep homescreen web apps.

And they'll have to use WebKit.

I think it's the right approach. What they don't want is a replay of Electron-based garbage destroying the performance and UX of the platform.

It's one thing for endless copies of chromium binaries to clog your Mac, consume all your RAM, and run down your battery

it's quite another for it to happen on a device you badly need to still work by the end of the day

https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/01/apple-home-screen-web-apps-ios-17-eu/

matthew,
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@danilo I'd also be in favor of a practice, enshrined in law, where if a piece of technology is discontinued, it would enter into a conservatorship after a period of time and made open - source code, documentation, cad models, etc.

matthew, to random
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I can sorta understand the timeline outrage from people that feel like WordPress and Tumblr performed a bait and switch on them, selling them out to train AI models.

HOWEVER, are you going to stand there and tell me, with a straight face, that if someone offered you $50 million a year (likely more) you'd turn it down? That it would be an easy decision? That that amount of money wouldn't at least give you pause?

I'm not defending what they intend to do. But don't act like this is simple.

matthew,
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Yikes. It keeps getting worse. , if I remember correctly, was a brilliantly conceived backup service - self hosted users got some piece of mind for a fair price. This is not what they signed up for.

https://www.404media.co/wordpress-firehose-allows-ai-companies-to-buy-access-to-a-million-posts-a-day/

danilo, to random
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At McMonkey-McBean Venture Partners, we don’t just monetize your hyperfixation:

we make it into a new source of your trauma

matthew,
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@danilo I think there is something wholesome that in your first moment of socioeconomic bliss you made it rain... Cupcakes. 😜🧁

matthew, to Minnesota
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A fun (and extremely pragmatic) exploration of the new #Minnesota state flag "controversy":

https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/s/yC7gxafpSF

matthew,
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First comment: "I like the new flag more. Didn't hate the old one. Probably going to move on with my life" which is just the perfect Minnesotan sentiment.

matthew, to random
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Now why would HR require "updated skills and certifications in Workday, immediately"?

Wrong answers only.

matthew,
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@earth2marsh Sigh. I was hoping for some mirth, or at least an alternative take to my worse case assumptions.

I have always been a square peg in a world of HR round form fields. The inability to detail my education and experience in the default drop downs was almost immediate.

shrugs hands into the air
I do not see this ending well.

matthew, to Minnesota
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