percivalPep | 1 year ago | on: macOS Tips and Tricks (2022)
+1 for magnet. Indispensable to the extent that on rare occasions I use others Macs where it’s not installed I’ll gift it to them (and they invariably become passionate about it).
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percivalPep | 1 year ago | on: Independent directors of 23andMe resign from board
My mother is adopted and 23andMe and Ancestry have both provided me with a way of connecting with relatives as far apart as Canada and Australia. Before “revealing” my connection to them I’ve stated that in doing so I may reveal information about a shared ancestor that doesn’t put that person in the best light (my mum was the result of a short affair between a married man and a much younger woman at the end of World War 2). All have stated they are ok with this and in most cases had no contact to the ancestor involved anyway.
percivalPep | 1 year ago | on: Stop Offering Me Amazon Gift Cards
I worked for a company that sent out remote controlled cars to their top 300 global targets, with the message “if you take the meeting you’ll get the remote”. Needless to say about 280 were returned, and the remaining 20 didn’t take meetings (I assume the cars look good on office bookshelves).
percivalPep | 1 year ago | on: 23words.com
Excellent! Got stumped on 10 but brain wasn’t in gear. Tomorrow will be better!
percivalPep | 1 year ago | on: Simon Riggs has died
I worked for him at a 7 person consulting company in the 90's before his work on PostgreSQL. Back then he was a very focused and driven individual. We didn't stay in touch, but I bumped into him a few times at conferences and it was always good to catch up. RIP Simon and much love to friends and family at this difficult time.
percivalPep | 5 years ago | on: Why Is There a Bucatini Shortage in America?
Why does the FDA mix the metric and imperial measurement system (mg/lb)? Are there other examples (liters per mile?) that people know of?
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