matschaffer

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I was today years old when I realized Deee-Lite’s “Groove is in the heart” comes from a Herbie Hancock tune https://open.spotify.com/track/3i0meyRRCpIzyMmLdYssGw?si=lavk2rhmQW6pxlmIdfoIaA
Bring Down the Birds - Outtake

Herbie Hancock · Blow-Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · Song · 1967

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An interesting read! Scott Chacon, one of GitHub's cofounders, looks back on what led Git to win over its competition:

https://blog.gitbutler.com/why-github-actually-won/

Why GitHub Actually Won

How GitHub _actually_ became the dominant force it is today, from one of it's cofounders.

GitButler
Where’s the iOS app that reduces brightness when I show my phone to my wife. I need that.

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Unnecessary Complexity: Dark Mode

I fucking hate dark mode.

If you have a small kid or will soon please check this podcast out https://www.janetlansbury.com/2024/06/whining/

I think my parenting life could have been orders of magnitude less stressful if I found this stuff sooner.

Whining - Janet Lansbury

A whining child can show relentless persistence and stamina, can wear away at our will to hold our ground, and maintain our boundaries and temper. We may lose confidence and second guess ourselves: Am I doing something wrong? Am I being too rigid? Maybe I can put off my shower for an hour and play … Continued

Janet Lansbury
Oh and cars.
You know how with RAID0 your likelihood of trouble increases with each disk? Turns out that goes for children as well. 😆
Unforeseen remote/timeshifted work complication: software updates have no idea when it’s safe to “install tonight” so I just have to do it manually.