Adam Roach

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Work: Networking, RTC, Webtech, Standards
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Adam RoachFeb 22, 2025
I'm in the middle of a job search, and one of the things that I'm finding surprising this time around are the number of companies mentioning Elixir as part of their tech stack. I'm not seeing it very high on things like lists of languages used in Github commits, so I'm curious if this is just an odd coincidence of who I'm talking to, or if there's been an industry-wide uptick in Elixir use for large-scale production environments.
Adam RoachNov 27, 2024
Adam RoachOct 27, 2024
FWIW, I’m a lot more active on Bluesky, where you can find me at abr.bsky.social.
Adam RoachJul 10, 2024
Simon WillisonJul 9, 2024

It turns out Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on `*.google.com` access to private APIs, including your current CPU usage

You can test it out by pasting the following into your Chrome DevTools console on any Google page:

chrome.runtime.sendMessage(
"nkeimhogjdpnpccoofpliimaahmaaome",
{ method: "cpu.getInfo" },
(response) => {
console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, 2));
},
);

More notes here: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Jul/9/hangout_servicesthunkjs/

hangout_services/thunk.js

It turns out Google Chrome (via Chromium) includes a default extension which makes extra services available to code running on the *.google.com domains - tweeted about today by Luca Casonato, …

Simon Willison’s Weblog
Adam RoachJul 13, 2023
"Rather than continuing to negotiate, SAG-AFTRA has put us on a course that will deepen the financial hardship for thousands who depend on the industry for their livelihoods" has some real "look what you made me do" energy to it.
Adam RoachJun 21, 2023
Wow! If I had a nickel for every time a sitting supreme court justice received over-the-top luxury gifts from billionaires with business before the court, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Right?
Adam RoachMay 19, 2023
I guess Google went ahead and launched this despite the objections of pretty much everyone else in the web ecosystem.
Adam RoachMay 8, 2023
Scott EdelmanMay 7, 2023
There's been a lot of talk today about Henry Kissinger's upcoming 100th birthday, but I've yet to see Anthony Bourdain's quote about that war criminal scroll by, and it can't be shared enough.
Adam RoachMay 8, 2023
Chris TrottierFeb 28, 2023
@osma Until I see an active Bluesky server in the wild, I consider it vaporware.
Adam RoachApr 29, 2023
Okay, open-world gamers: am I the only one here who has a notepad nearby to take notes while gaming? My son thinks it's hilarious, but like there's no way I'm keeping all this in my head.