David Somers

@omz13
77 Followers
131 Following
489 Posts

bit wrangler (software engineer)
word mangler (writer)
coffee drinker
#EU; #GenX; he/him/his

I encounter systems
bloated
ceremonial
dubiously useful

I build tools as dérives
mostly for myself
sometimes for others
YMMV

My tools drift
across systems, networks, protocols, and people
Observing flow
Mapping friction
Finding gaps

Collaboration is optional
Clarity is not

Computer languages should be strongly typed

RTFM

Attitude := Coffee + electronic music + Dada + punk

websitehttps://omz13.com/
David Somers1d ago
Nice and toasty in the shade, gah! #heatwave
Show threadDavid SomersJun 11
@fromjason Do you make content for people or do you make content for the algorithm so people can discover your content? Yeah, this is the world that we live in and it kinda sucks. I prefer quality, but I think I’m in the minority when I look around me.
Show threadDavid SomersJun 9
@fluffy This is when you get an IKEA Door Sensor (MYGGBETT) and wire up alerts to changing state.
Show threadDavid SomersJun 9
@preslavrachev My local supplier says EUR 180 for one of these (tax included), which is about USD 210. The prices are a joke. Doubled in 6 months or so. Gah!
Show threadDavid SomersMay 30
@fluffy Same in my part of the world. When the original product has taken #enshitification so far that the cheap rip off tastes better (and costs so much less), its a no-brainer which one to get.
Show threadDavid SomersMay 30
@kagan @nev @forestine I once had an editor who said: “Just because people know the alphabet, they think they can write”.
David SomersMay 29
I’m working on my #ActivityPub implementation, I can feel what little remains of my sanity ebbing away . In the background, because I'm #GenX and have taste in music:#DeepPurple “Demon's Eye" is playing. Coincidence, yes, but perhaps the universe is trying to hint at something.
Show threadDavid SomersMay 26
@fluffy Because it is such well engineered software /s You would have thought by now this would have been addressed, but no.
David SomersMay 22
@[email protected] This approach has many advantages, and it’s what I try to do. I have a sneaky feeling that packages tend to get multi-purpose because it’s easier to add to an existing one than go through the hassle of creating a new one and integrating it. Chaos begets chaos (looking at you #Xcode).
David SomersMay 22
@[email protected] I would rather coordinate a bunch of specialist and extremely good things than work with a behemoth that only gets it right half the time. Oh look, we’ve gone back to the Unix way of small tools that do one job, but do it well.