Zach Leatherman

my new analytics product “google analytics analytics” will tell you if stakeholders are using the google analytics data you’re collecting.

you simply add my small script to your site and it will prevent google analytics from collecting data. then we wait to see if anyone complains

Apr 17, 2024 at 1:17pmWeb
Show threadMarcus HerrmannApr 17, 2024
@zachleat Sounds even GDPR compatible!
Show threadSimon Cox Apr 17, 2024
@zachleat
did something like this years ago as the team i ran was creating loads of Intranet reports so we changed them to pdfs and tracked openings - then we had a business case of reducing the reports to 10% of the previous number as the rest were never opened! Team could then spend time on real analytics.
Show threadvincentApr 17, 2024
@zachleat …ok how did you get into my notes from this week they are in an airhapped moleskin no I am not fixing that typo
Show threadZach LeathermanApr 17, 2024
@papayaga air gap security implies the existence of baby air gap security
Show threadPete GamacheApr 17, 2024
@zachleat “Listen for screams” is the original Observability
Show threadKhalid ⚡Apr 17, 2024
@pete @zachleat QA testing your app
Show threadPatrick O'BrienApr 17, 2024
@pete @zachleat
I recently saw @shanselman post something about Microsoft utilizing "scream testing" and I've thought about it often since. Who needs all this observability anyway?
https://www.microsoft.com/insidetrack/blog/microsoft-uses-a-scream-test-to-silence-its-unused-servers/
Microsoft uses a scream test to silence its unused servers - Inside Track Blog

Do you have unused servers on your hand? Don’t be alarmed if I scream about it—it’ll be for a good reason (and not just because it’s almost Halloween)! Check out Pete Apple’s expedition to the cloud series The learnings, pitfalls, and compromises of Microsoft’s expedition to the cloud Managing Microsoft Azure solutions on Microsoft’s expedition...

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Show threadZach LeathermanApr 17, 2024
@pobrien @pete @shanselman that’s incredible—I like it