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Eons ago, earning this belt was my entire life. But the belt was just a symbol. Sad as I may feel finding the old thing buried in a drawer (& knowing it's been years since it fit my waistline!), every day I still carry the confidence & skills of the journey that l let me earn it.
ALT My actual Kenpo Karate black belt
ALT Edmund Kealoha Parker, founder of American Kenpo Karate, demonstrating the fist-palm salute ubiquitous across martial art styles.
ALT Book, titled: "Kenpo Karate: The Law of the Fist and the Empty Hand", by Ed Parker.
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Nothing makes me close a tab and full shopping cart faster, @ultabeauty. Let your engineers use my name as a test when they work on this.
ALT Form field showing my last name highlighted in red with an error message saying "Enter a valid name"
Research shows that declining whiteboard usage is directly correlated to limited opportunities for minorities in tech (such as art majors), wherin I show off & wonder why I chose Ruby on Rails over Batman and Robin… 🤨
I miss the whiteboard.
Granted, I have a whiteboard; there's one in the garage.
I could bring it inside and mount it. But who will I whiteboard with? Myself? Sure. Maybe.
That's not what I miss about the whiteboard.
> "Do you have a few minutes?"
> "Sure, let's head to a room." (A room with a whiteboard)
> "How can I help?"
> "Tell me more."
> "Can you show me?"
We look at the whiteboard, curiously. Artifacts from a previous discussion remain. What client project do these circles, lines, and words relate to? What problems were they trying to solve? Whose handwriting is that? That red marker needs to be replaced. Why didn't they wipe it clean? Is that underlined date tomorrow? Seems important.
> "Wait, one moment."
I stick my head out of the meeting room.
> "Is it okay to erase the whiteboard?"
A few people look up from their monitors. Looking around, a few shrug. My focus returns to my coworker in the room.
> "I'll take a photo...just in case."
I wipe the board clean.
> "Okay, walk me through it."
They begin to show me. They start to draw circles, lines, and...
> "Wait, let's get a new (red) marker."
I miss that whiteboard.
ALT Photo of me explaining DNS, load balancers, etc to a few of our interns. Circa 2017
"The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands" --Leonardo da Vinci
Nice. Do sculptors get anything? Jerk.
Got this quote from @UseClear.
Click the ostensibly innocuous link, it's probably not an attempt to unlock cool stuff: app.useclear.com/refer/JPPJ6…
This application for the Apple iPhone operating system includes functionality such as: listing, gesturing, theming, & probably scheming. Click this referral link so I get stuff: app.useclear.com/refer/JPPJ6…
Long long ago, I ❤️ @UseClear. Like an app phoenix it rises, and I ❤️ it again.
Many "standard" todo features absent. You know what? It's ok. Keep existing task app. But move the day's items to Clear & feel joy as you knock them out. app.useclear.com/refer/JPPJ6…
Starting off the day with one of my favorite coffee mugs ☞ used to be a logo there… I guess This is Not a @WoodWhisperer Mug (art/bad joke) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tr…
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I'm really excited to announce the release of the Analog Terminal Bell. Never miss a terminal bell notification again with the Analog Terminal Bell. Go to analogterminalbell.com today to get yours!
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Nvim is a fork of Vim, created by Bram Moolenaar. To this day, it's still evident how much of his work is in Nvim.
On Aug 3, 2023, he passed away at the age of 62. If Vim or Nvim have been of use to you, read :help Uganda and consider honoring his memory in a way you see fit.
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world domination is not on the roadmap, just a new continent
via: reddit.com/r/neovim/comments…
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Guilty!
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On January 6, 2021, Josh Hawley showed us he’s a fraud and a coward.
Missourians deserve a U.S. Senator who’s willing to stand and fight. That’s why I’ve decided to take him on.
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