ols's recent activity
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Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes
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Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes
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Comment on The main problem with the Fediverse is that people mostly just use it to talk about the Fediverse in ~tech
ols LinkI saw the same with Gemini when I was involving myself with that project, but to a more extreme degreeI saw the same with Gemini when I was involving myself with that project, but to a more extreme degree
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Comment on How do you make meeting notes? in ~life
ols LinkI use paper and pen to stay present in the meeting, and then transcribe them to JIRA tickets or Slack messages to people/groups with suitable reminders (not kidding, and well aware how terrible...I use paper and pen to stay present in the meeting, and then transcribe them to JIRA tickets or Slack messages to people/groups with suitable reminders (not kidding, and well aware how terrible this idea is) for follow up
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Zero-downtime Kubernetes deployments
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Comment on Welcome to RWX.GG in ~comp
ols Link ParentI like this approach. I do something similar: https://ols.wtf/blog/behind-the-curtain.html https://ols.wtf/blog/how-i-publish-notes.htmlI like this approach. I do something similar:
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Comment on Twitter will allow employees to work at home forever in ~tech
ols Linkwe've also recently been told that the offices are remaining closed until September at least!unlikely Twitter would open its offices before September
we've also recently been told that the offices are remaining closed until September at least!
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Comment on What's something that's better than expected? in ~talk
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Comment on Mastodon 3.0 has been released in ~tech
ols Link ParentYeah this is a great thing about Mastodon. I use the Mast app on iOS which allows you to follow a specific timeline, I've added sunbeam.city :)Yeah this is a great thing about Mastodon. I use the Mast app on iOS which allows you to follow a specific timeline, I've added sunbeam.city :)
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Comment on Mastodon 3.0 has been released in ~tech
ols Link ParentI like to think I'm quite interesting... the instance I am on definitely is! @ols@chaos.socialI like to think I'm quite interesting... the instance I am on definitely is!
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Comment on GitHub shocks top developer: Access to five years' work inexplicably blocked in ~tech
ols Link ParentI got far enough through that thread (stopped when the insults started) to understand it, and he’s against HTML patch emails? That sounds completely reasonable given how HTML email has a habit of...I got far enough through that thread (stopped when the insults started) to understand it, and he’s against HTML patch emails? That sounds completely reasonable given how HTML email has a habit of making a mess of plain text parsers.
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Comment on Spotify begins testing curated podcast playlists in ~tech
ols Link ParentI only discover new podcasts by mention in a podcast, or word of mouth. I trust Spotify with my music recommendations having used them for many years, and have recently started listening to...I only discover new podcasts by mention in a podcast, or word of mouth. I trust Spotify with my music recommendations having used them for many years, and have recently started listening to podcasts on there too, so hopefully they have enough data about me... never thought I'd say that
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Comment on What news sources or other websites do you use on a daily basis? in ~talk
ols LinkTildes and lobster.rs, have basically replaced reddit and HN with them. I also ready BBC, The Spectator, and a few different phlog aggregators.Tildes and lobster.rs, have basically replaced reddit and HN with them. I also ready BBC, The Spectator, and a few different phlog aggregators.
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Comment on Which Mastodon instance should I use? in ~tech
ols LinkI use chaos.social which is centred around the Chaos communityI use chaos.social which is centred around the Chaos community
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Comment on How do you feel about where you live? in ~talk
ols LinkI live in Sheffield, England. I love it, and am proud of where I am from. The good People are friendly The scenery The beer The bad The weatherI live in Sheffield, England. I love it, and am proud of where I am from.
The good
- People are friendly
- The scenery
- The beer
The bad
- The weather
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Comment on Who will know your passwords after you die? in ~tech
ols LinkHopefully no one! All the people that need to know I’m dead will know, online I’ll just disappearHopefully no one! All the people that need to know I’m dead will know, online I’ll just disappear
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Comment on Since football world cup is around the corner, which team do you think will be the one to lookout for? in ~sports.football
ols LinkEngland to win, Harry Kane penalty against Germany in the finalEngland to win, Harry Kane penalty against Germany in the final
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk
ols LinkI know you said “other than marriage” but I changed mine when I married my wife, which I don’t think is that common How very modern of me, right? We went double-barrelled with the aim of starting...I know you said “other than marriage” but I changed mine when I married my wife, which I don’t think is that common
How very modern of me, right?
We went double-barrelled with the aim of starting a new identity for our family
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Comment on What game has your favorite soundtrack? in ~games
ols LinkFor me, it has to be Outlaws Not sure if this is because of the music or the nostalgia of the music but I still hum the tunes absentmindedlyFor me, it has to be Outlaws
Not sure if this is because of the music or the nostalgia of the music but I still hum the tunes absentmindedly
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Comment on So, what have you been working on? in ~comp
ols LinkSlackbots. Creating and adding to existing ones internally where I work, nodeJS and golangSlackbots. Creating and adding to existing ones internally where I work, nodeJS and golang
Also a gmail beta user but only thought to snag <nickname from early 2000s>@gmail.com. Thankfully my name is unusual enough that I managed to get <surname>@gmail.com and <surname>.com when I realised it would be useful!