sunpazed

My 15 year old Sony LCD TV is built like a brick, and has never had an issue (nor a firmware update). Meanwhile, my 6 month old Sony OLED Smart TV has given me nothing but grief. Recently had to replace the entire OLED panel — understandably it’s not a repairable part — which is 80% of the TV itself.

In another example, we replaced our 20 year old microwave with a modern LG (we moved house and the old microwave didn’t fit). The LG faulted within 15 months of use.

Let’s not forgot the impact “SQL on Rails” had on the industry a few years back /s https://youtu.be/0_PK1eDQyVg

I used to love playing my family Atari 2600 as a 5 year old kid. Here’s the same Atari, 40 years on (in original condition) being played by my own 4 and 5 year old kids! https://twitter.com/sunpazed/status/1332832920101240833

Great work! There’s a typo on the 6502 page, DNC should be DEC for the Accumulator. Started coding asm on the c64 as 10 year old kid. Would have loved resources like this!

https://github.com/hackclub/some-assembly-required/tree/main...

I forgot to mention, there is no sounds, no jingle, no logo when operating the television — which is refreshing given that my LG and Samsung appliances are constantly jingling for my attention and engagement.

I recently purchased a Sony A90J after owning a “dumb” TV for over a decade. I was pleased to see that there was a “TV only” option that did not require me to use any of the “Smart” TV features.

In fact, given I can control the TV through my Apple 4k device I never have to experience any of the televisions interface (apart from settings and inputs)

operata.com | Remote | AU/NZ | Full-time | Go/Python/K8 | Senior Software Engineer(s), Data Analyst(s)

We're a VC-funded startup that is building the world's first experience monitoring and assurance platform for cloud contact centers. Think Datadog / Segment for voice communications. We are a fast growing SaaS company backed by leading investors and our customers include global insurers, telcos, banks and technology companies. The co-founders and executive team have a proven track record of success, including high-profile acquisitions and IPOs. Read the investment notes here (https://tidal-prod.netlify.app/blog/investment-notes-operata).

We are fully remote-first, and aim to build and maintain an excellent DevOps experience and culture. We have a strong vision, some great customers, and are working collaboratively as a Product+Dev team to innovate in the voice/data space.

Our platforms are cloud-native and built on AWS, so we're looking for developers who have DevOps experience building infra at scale and also developers who love building products from the ground up with a mixture of technologies. Operata truly is a platform that runs "across the stack", so you'll have exposure solving problems across the network, the protocol and application layers (ie; WebRTC, CCaaS APIs), and on the front-end.

If you're keen to be part of our story, check out our roles (https://operata.com/careers/) or email me (in my profile) if you don't yet see the role listed.

What an awesome explainer! I love mechanical watches. I have a relatively cheap Stowa Antea which runs a simple hand-wound Peseux/ETA 7001. It’s so thin, the entire watch is less than 7mm thick. All of what you see in this explainer is crammed into that tiny space the size of a stamp.

I’ve been building free Garmin apps and watch-faces since 2016.

Any developer can download the ConnectIQ SDK and freely publish an app or watch-face in the Garmin App Store. Does not require any license to build, install or publish an app.

Congratulations and nice work! I build a baby-name webapp when we were expecting our second child a few years ago. Random rolls were fun and filter by rarity, etc http://peanutapp.herokuapp.com/

As a 43 year old, I’ve been using Discord to collaborate within a small developer community across Europe and the United States (I’m in Australia). Since the pandemic, we’ve done more than code — supporting one another in our various COVID circumstances.

Wow! This is great. Reminds me a pop-up book from 1984 (which I still own)

https://youtu.be/2NueRKhEwvY

The pop-up models were awesome, and explained the inner workings of a digital computer. It’s how I learnt to count in binary as a 7 year old kid.

Looks like this dev has patched the HW and has shell access https://twitter.com/nyan_satan/status/1322329047779713024?s=...

Obligatory “can it run DOOM?”

I really love this talk by Mary Rose Cook — she illustrates step-by-step how to code a game loop from scratch in 30 minutes.

https://youtu.be/hbKN-9o5_Z0

Tech similar to this already exists. My rear bike light is also a radar that informs me of oncoming traffic. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/601468

It works really well, but requires the cyclist to assess the risk and react. Something like this, that could inform both myself and the driver of an impending collision, would be (literally) a life saver.

I’ve used Gatsby for generating my wife’s static blog. It’s as simple as adding a new Markdown file, and building. The React workflow makes customising layouts and interactions much easier for those familiar with the ecosystem. For anything more than that, I’d stick to a dynamic framework.

My iPhone XR has better performance than both my 15" and 13" Macbook Pro laptops. Quick, someone put a A13 Bionic in a real machine.

Ornamentation vs function is as old an argument as when humans began crafting objects. I would argue not a decline but a phenomenon that ebbs and flows over time — check out this NYT article from over a decade ago https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/arts/01iht-DESIGN1.html —

I have a $1200 Garmin smartwatch on my wrist, which will likely need to be replaced in 3 years time.

With that same money, I could have purchased an entry-level ETA Swiss-made automatic watch, that would last me a lifetime.

I’m lucky enough to own both. On the weekend I wear my Swiss watch, and during the week I wear my smart watch. As someone who’s worn smart watches since the Pebble, the utility of a digital device can’t be replaced by nostalgia.

Maybe there’s a place for both.

Oh the irony. He himself has failed to include a:visited in his CSS stylesheet.

Anyone remember “Pinoy-grams” in “Cryptonomicon”? Facebook have built Neal Stephenson‘s “Data Haven”

As a keyboard jockey, you’re liable to get RSI, as I did — as such, I’ve been using a fountain pen for nearly 20 years. You use much less pressure when writing, and it’s great using a pen that you don’t have to throw away.

My two Lamy 2000’s have been going strong for many years. But even a cheap Lamy Safari can last just as long.

If you’ve never tried a fountain pen, strongly suggest you do.

I have my original A600 (1993) and C64 (1986) — great hardware that captured the imagination of a young kid. I still have fond memories, fooling around and coding games (my parents were too cheap to buy me more than a few retail games)

Totally unrelated, but I couldn’t help notice that the OP shared an “old.reddit.com” URL. Glad to know it’s not just me that hates the new Reddit UX.

Have been using xsv (in combination with any-json, and jq) for a few months wrangling big csv files at work. Found it to be a better / faster process than rolling my own code.

“A small percentage” ... this is so Apple

I have experince coding on all three platforms (Pebble, FitBit Ionic, and Garmin). If you’re serious about developing fitness apps, then Garmin is a great option. The language is easy to pick up, and the SDK and ecosystem make it simple to access, stream, and record sensor data.

I personally own the 2014 15" MBP — and would agree with the post.

My work–issued 2017 13" MBP requires 2x dongles to run a dual screen setup — at a total cost of $240 — which is just ridiculous. And I have to carry one everywhere, just in-case I want to jack into HDMI (ie; visiting customer, presenting research). HDMI will be the prevailing standard for some time, and is ubiquitous.

Nice work! Looks tempting... until you realise you need to integrate your service with a whole heap of other platforms. Or build scale. Classic Build vs Buy — are you building a core capability in your product, or are there more important things you should be focusing on?