Mark Pauley

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He/Him
I’m Mark Pauley
I like synthesizers, tequila, skateboarding and convincing computers to do things.
My snark is not a weapon.
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Show threadMark PauleyMay 17
https://discuss.systems/@unsaturated/116591943968883713
Mark Pauley (@[email protected])

If I was Target, I would drop those prepaid gift cards like a bad habit until they figure out a mechanism whereby information gets added only at payment / activation time.

discuss.systems
Mark PauleyMay 17

Public service announcement that Target sucks.

Just got scammed on a gift card I bought from their Cupertino store and they just put me on hold for 10
minutes and then told me that it’s the bank’s problem. They charged like a 10% premium and then tell me to go pound sand. It’s like a giant blinking ad for ApplePay and AppleCash.

Also those gift cards at the checkout aisle suck: they are likely to be scams and there’s nothing you can do about them.

Mark PauleyMay 9
Happy Ocho de Mayo everyone 🪅🎉
Mark PauleyMay 4
I legitimately think AI would do a better job these days at interviewing software engineers than people do and it makes me feel incredibly bad to say this.
Mark PauleyFeb 4
MostlyHarmlessFeb 3
Johannes Gutenberg: I've invented this printing press.
Printing press: You're out of magenta.
Mark PauleyFeb 4
I don’t think people understand just how much code is about to be written. I’m not trying to be smug or provocative. I mean we are about to witness the dissolution of the concept of software.
Mark PauleyJan 30
Chris PetrilliJan 28
The perfect movie review doesn’t….
Mark PauleyJan 28
✧✦Catherine✦✧Jan 28
hot take: cmake would not exist if *nix people (i am including myself in that set) collectively took portability of software seriously. no, i do not consider "i kept adding preprocessor statements until it ran on AIX and then relied on a mixture of fear and guilt for everyone else to not touch them for the next decade" serious
Mark PauleyJan 25

The only thing that helps me with my mental health (ADHD / Depression / anxiety / Cyclothymia) is hard exercise. It has to be like 170 BPM for 30-45 minutes. Three times a week at minimum.

It feels like better than the best meds, with no hangover (other than muscle soreness and sweaty clothes).

I know this doesn’t work for everyone but if you have ADHD, I recommend you give it a try. Rowing machine plus exercise bike plus running or especially trail running.

I have to make time for it and tell everyone who wants to interrupt my routine to fuck off. ❤️

Mark PauleyJan 24
Dan PortsJan 24
Man, this January has sure been a rough one in terms of telling apart seasonal depression from regular depression... or just completely rational responses to the state of the world.