BrianB | 5 years ago | on: Moved a server from one building to another with zero downtime
It's been done.
https://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TBS/Images/Dynamic/i439/sei...
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BrianB | 5 years ago | on: The Healing Power of Birdsong
I've been watching my neighborhood birds for a while now and they indeed have individual personalities. It's pretty cool to know for example when a neighborhood cat is approaching, how it's approaching (stalking or walking?), and even which cat it is all because the birds communicate it to each other.
If you're interested in diving deeper into this bird world, I'd recommend starting with "What the Robin Knows" by Jon Young https://www.amazon.com/What-Robin-Knows-Secrets-Natural/dp/0...
Jon still does a lot of programs and workshops and research and it can be a fascinating rabbit hole to dive into.
BrianB | 6 years ago | on: Why the Gov.uk Design System team changed the input type for numbers
Did you check the source code yet?
BrianB | 6 years ago | on: Why the Gov.uk Design System team changed the input type for numbers
> Or remember what car websites used to look like vs what they look like now.
lingscars.com ?
BrianB | 6 years ago | on: SoundCloud raises $75M from SiriusXM
They used to send me a ton of letters, even phone calls. You can opt out of that, as I did, and they will stop it.
BrianB | 6 years ago | on: TLDR pages: Simplified, community-driven man pages
I would still reference man pages to see what the flags do in the tldr examples.
BrianB | 6 years ago | on: In Silicon Valley, some men say cosmetic procedures are essential to a career
Maybe some 15 years ago I had a job interview. It went well and I was asked to meet the co-founders at a downtown bar. Being dressed rather casually I asked if it was appropriate attire for the bar. I was told "Actually, one of the reasons I want to hire you is because you look like what I would expect a computer geek to look like." (I'm paraphrasing, it was a long time...)
BrianB | 16 years ago | on: Experiment HN: Remove Numbered Listing
..Or a way to retrieve a random article. Maybe with some point threshold qualifier. HN fortunes.
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