Well that was a lot.
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“Don’t start using async/await everywhere in your application, because you’ll quickly learn how async infects your code like a virus and travels upwards in the call stack until everything is async and you don’t know what’s going on.” – @siracusa
Nothing like having a shutdown prevented because of a goddamn ad.
I found this gem while once again trying to calibrate my display in Windows 10.
The web being so horribly broken that people are apparently fleeing to newsletters really has me doubling down on a reckon that we should bifurcate browsers into two distinct applications: web site navigators and web app runtimes.
Even those who complain about the tuck rule have to admire Vinatieri’s subsequent 45 yard field goal in the middle of a snowstorm. What a career.
I mean really, did Microsoft have a conference this week?
More evidence that the HomePod didn’t fail for being a bad product, but because of marketing. People expect “smart speakers” to be under $100, but spend hundreds of dollars on good sound bars. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207117
I watched the pilot to Letterkenny. While I am not sure if I like the show and don’t really relate to any of the characters, I kind of see the appeal as someone who grew up in a small town. They really nailed the energy of being in a clique in a small town with nothing to do.