Jim Wallace
Jim Wallace
@jim@extroverteddeveloper.com
278 posts
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  • It is generally true that if you can fool developers into thinking they are “mastering” something hard (as opposed to learning tolerance for something badly designed), you can build a fiercely loyal priesthood. – Avdi Grimm

  • We owe George Lucas an apology

    Turns out the blockading of a trade route is a big deal and worthy of the Jedi’s attention

  • NGL, feeling pretty smug about driving an electric car right now

  • “Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.” Steven Winterburn

  • I just got my new MacBook Pro M5 Pro and I wonder if I made the wrong choice not buying the highest end laptop I could get. For the first time in my life it seems like computer components are getting more expensive over time, not less. It started with GPUs. Most GPUs were <…

  • Just canceled my 1Password subscription. I too received the email that the price was going up by 40% for the family plan. So I had Claude install Vaultwarden along side everything else I already self-host and canceled the subscription. I’m not sure which feature they thought warranted the increase but I assure you it didn’t.…

  • You become an expert in a subject but alone in it If you love being right, you’ll be right alone. -Eugene’s Mom

  • It really grinds my gears to order something online. Have no idea when it’s actually coming, only to find out that it shipped and REQUIRES A SIGNATURE. As though everyone can just take random days off from work or work from home. It’s the same thing with doctors only being available during business hours on…

  • Starting Career Pro Tip

    I normally don’t do this because I don’t have much advise for how to get through the technical interviews in big tech. However, if you are a college student trying to get an internship or full time position at one of the big tech companies I can tell you what I did that helped a…

  • Happy MAR10 Day!