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matthew

@matthew@opinuendo.com

Software strategy consultant and writer. Trying to figure out what the alternative to being a thirsty grind-fluencer is. Started climbing a ladder only to realize it was up against the wrong wall. Working to be better. St. Paul, MN.

All opinions expressed set us up the bomb. Born 333.73 ppm. (He/Him)

#software #APIs #softwareGovernance #changeManagement #writing #amWriting #mcu #scienceFiction #comics #bookstodon #MinnesotaVikings #lego #afol #parenting #humor #programmerHumor

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matthew, to programmerhumor
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I've worked in enough enterprise environments that I'm pretty sure if you say "Kubernetes" three times in rapid succession, an enterprise sale rep appears.

docpop, to SanFrancisco
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The shirts that I designed for Mission Comics in SF are now available. You can order yours here https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mission-comics-and-art/mission-comics-t-shirt-summer-2024 All proceeds go to support Mission Comics, a wonderful comic shop located in the 's .

matthew,
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@docpop Is that Cable... killing a puppy?

matthew, to Minnesota
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A fun (and extremely pragmatic) exploration of the new #Minnesota state flag "controversy":

https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/s/yC7gxafpSF

matthew,
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First comment: "I like the new flag more. Didn't hate the old one. Probably going to move on with my life" which is just the perfect Minnesotan sentiment.

matthew, to streaming
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I know there was a lot of love for the XMen Fox '90s cartoon (as proven by the XMen '97 revival the family has been enjoying) but an X-Mansion AirBnB? (They put a lot of effort into this. The cell-shading effect alone is impressive.)

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1131867334740957884

jeffjarvis, to random
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This is a wonderful condensation of lessons about the state of the book industry from the PGH/S&S merger case, by Elle Griffin. My reading: This is the last gasp of mass.
https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books

matthew,
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@jeffjarvis As someone who has authored several books, does anything in that post make you reconsider the book format for your upcoming work? Are aspiring writers better off exploring other formats (like, I dunno, self-publishing or releasing a work as a serialized newsletter) rather than gambling to become a "traditional" publisher unicorn? Is time better spent building an audience/brand before writing that novel?

I'm interested to hear your perspective.

matthew, to blender
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Wife has been thrifting again.

I had thought that most of the content was animated cartoons or kids' fare, but there was a surprising number of 70s sci-fi movie discs. It is neat how this nearly 100-year-old technology still does 3D so incredibly well.

How could you mimic that effect in the browser? A quick animated gif strobing between the left and right images? Would that work?

matthew, to webdev
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REST APIs ≠ JSON over HTTP! HTMX brings back true REST with hypermedia. Disappointed with your SPA complexity? Say goodbye to consider giving a try. ➡️ https://netapinotes.com/tired-of-javascript-fatige-htmx-revives-restful-apis/

matthew, to random
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Now why would HR require "updated skills and certifications in Workday, immediately"?

Wrong answers only.

matthew,
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@earth2marsh Sigh. I was hoping for some mirth, or at least an alternative take to my worse case assumptions.

I have always been a square peg in a world of HR round form fields. The inability to detail my education and experience in the default drop downs was almost immediate.

shrugs hands into the air
I do not see this ending well.

matthew, to Minnesota
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Happy and Transgender Day of Visibility from .

vicki, to random
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Something I've been wondering about it, what was different about the invention of the printing press, which also allowed potentially multiple copies of low-quality content, and LLMs? I'd love to read some historical context around what people did to combat low-quality copies in previous eras and how it worked or didn't work.

https://www.wheresyoured.at/are-we-watching-the-internet-die/

matthew,
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@vicki Sounds like @jeffjarvis and his book, The Gutenberg Parenthesis might be worth checking out, if you haven't already.

danilo, (edited ) to random
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Apple will keep homescreen web apps.

And they'll have to use WebKit.

I think it's the right approach. What they don't want is a replay of Electron-based garbage destroying the performance and UX of the platform.

It's one thing for endless copies of chromium binaries to clog your Mac, consume all your RAM, and run down your battery

it's quite another for it to happen on a device you badly need to still work by the end of the day

https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/01/apple-home-screen-web-apps-ios-17-eu/

matthew,
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@danilo I'd also be in favor of a practice, enshrined in law, where if a piece of technology is discontinued, it would enter into a conservatorship after a period of time and made open - source code, documentation, cad models, etc.

matthew, to random
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I can sorta understand the timeline outrage from people that feel like WordPress and Tumblr performed a bait and switch on them, selling them out to train AI models.

HOWEVER, are you going to stand there and tell me, with a straight face, that if someone offered you $50 million a year (likely more) you'd turn it down? That it would be an easy decision? That that amount of money wouldn't at least give you pause?

I'm not defending what they intend to do. But don't act like this is simple.

matthew,
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I was going to probe whether it's a privacy matter that is pushing people's buttons, or the fact that the data is being used to train LLMs, but then I read further...

The opt-in by default was already pretty sus. Then I learned that 2014-2023 has already been shared, and the opt-out will only be honored going forward - that's pretty bad.
https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer/112008184779953956

There has long been tension on platforms over who owns the data - the platform or users. AI usage may force a decision on the issue.

matthew,
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Yikes. It keeps getting worse. , if I remember correctly, was a brilliantly conceived backup service - self hosted users got some piece of mind for a fair price. This is not what they signed up for.

https://www.404media.co/wordpress-firehose-allows-ai-companies-to-buy-access-to-a-million-posts-a-day/

matthew, to random
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A question for historians (and software archivists in general):

Who coined the term, "API-First"?

I assume there is probably no one single author, but I'm just as interested in the chain of who popularized the term. Researching this sort of thing can be hard, as search algorithms heavily favor recency.

Trying to trace things through slide decks, it seems like there was a big bang of mentions around 2013, but then things get muddled.

Ideas? Leads to run down? Or a boost for reach?

matthew, to RSS
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Had a wonderful time chatting on Treblle's roundtable panel. The recording can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5XeEnTRcIk

I'd like to thank @docpop for creating the awesome RSS shirt that attracted all the lovely attention. You can get yours from his shop: https://docpop.threadless.com/

matthew, to javascript
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I know I've seen regular mentions in my feed of why Reactjs has outlived its usefulness. However, when I need some expert thought on the matter, I can't seem to find a link.

I believe the popular industry sentiment has largely soured on React. Anyone have a link (or three) on the problems with React that they've found informative?

danilo, to random
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My first exposure to the mechanics of neoliberalism came in high school, when I sold consoles, phones, PDAs, cameras, and appliances for a certain blue and yellow retailer.

Managers would patrol the store with a little clipboard with hourly figures on how each department was succeeding, or not, at attaching high margin supplements to customer orders:

Cables, extended warranties, credit cards.

The store was brand new, with no baselines established. So a conspiracy emerged.

matthew,
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@danilo The talk here is a bit rambly (especially to start) and I enjoy Charlie Stross much more as an author than as a lecturer. HOWEVER, the premise of this talk of his from a few years ago is that if you were a malevolent alien species that wanted to reorganize the planets' resources and enslave the population, you'd invent the corporation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmIgJ64z6Y4

matthew, to random
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Best one of these I've seen, tbh.

danilo, to random
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At McMonkey-McBean Venture Partners, we don’t just monetize your hyperfixation:

we make it into a new source of your trauma

matthew,
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@danilo I think there is something wholesome that in your first moment of socioeconomic bliss you made it rain... Cupcakes. 😜🧁

matthew, to random
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Well, it took a bit more effort than I expected, but I'm completely off Substack as of today.

I dunno if Better Bits, the supporting site for my on-again, off-again book will make a reappearance elsewhere. But Net API Notes, the API industry newsletter I've written since 2015, can now be found at http://netapinotes.com.

danilo, to VisionPro
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Comparing to the iPhone is the exact wrong frame.

The iPhone showed up to replace and refine and combine multiple product categories we already knew and depended on.

The much better comparison, paradigmatically and economically, is the original Macintosh. Which was even more expensive than Vision Pro, broke new ground in popular HCI, and took time to become a mass-market phenomenon.

matthew,
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@danilo I'll never say never - I'm eager to see what those applications might be. But those comments remind me of a Second Life demo I attended given by Jeff Bar around 2007/2008-ish. "Look how much more impactful the numbers are," he said, piloting his avatar around, "when you can walk AROUND and THROUGH the spreadsheet!"

I can be pretty naïve about some things, but even then it was pretty clear that use case was bs.

shauna, to bookstodon
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I'm looking for recommendations for books set in the tech industry. I'm interested in any genre (except, like, kids books, but why would you have middle grade fiction or a picture book set in the tech industry) and am open to wide definitions of tech. Like, a book about an uber driver counts, a book about a Silicon Valley venture capitalist counts, a book about a programmer at a mid-sized firm in Ohio counts.

Thank you in advance!

@bookstodon

matthew,
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@shauna @bookstodon Test Drive, by Patrick McGinty, is interesting near future scifi about life as an autonomous car test driver at a startup in Pittsburgh. https://www.propellerbooks.com/store/test-drive-by-patrick-mcginty

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