Damn it. I was going through a stack of papers in my office, and I, too, found some classified documents.
Sorry. Calling the FBI now.
I have been working on a new KickoffLabs trial experience today and I have typed trail more times than I can count. Copilot has caught on seems to be helping push me in the wrong direction.
Once GMK Chaos Theory ships, I may need to pick up this PCB.
If you work in an office, this is a great way to keep others from using your keyboard.
Finding and Fixing Files in Git with Mixed Case
I cloned a repo with a couple of files that were duplicated because of case sensitivity. Git was nice enough to warn me about them, but I couldn’t remember which files where an issue.
Two of them became a problem and were fixed, but I was sure there were more than two when I cloned the repro.
I found this excellent script to highlight and fix the problem files: git-detect-case-change
My playoff Mona Lisa.
NFL Playoffs 2023 Week Two Pics
I was 5-1 last week on the money line. I sadly picked the Bucs not because I thought they would win, but because I despise the Cowboys.
With the spread, I was 3-3 with the Ravens and Bills (and Bucs) letting me down. The Bills inparticular cost me nice tease I had no business winning anyway.
Week 2 Pics:
- The Chiefs like to play with their food, so the -9 scares me, but I think they are going to be ready. So I will take the Chiefs to cover.
- Eagles need to make a statement. -7.5 feels a couple of points too high, but lets roll with the favorites.
- Bengals - I not only expect them to cover, but I think they will win.
- 49ers - Have I mentioned how much I hate the Cowboys…the Eagles and 49ers are on a collision course. I expect the 49ers to win by much more than 4.
I was unaware of Rails support for custom enum types in PostgreSQL.
It looks like Rails 7.1 will proper support for dropping them in migrations
This looks like a great library to take your Rails javascript interactions up a notch without adding something like Alpine (or even more heavy-handed).
A collection of composable behaviors for your Stimulus Controllers
What’s in your Gemfile? These are some of my favorite posts. I also need to create a list of my favorite/most often used gems soon.
I did a little digging and found an option for a Bauer 2 POM plate.
I would not be this excited for a piece of Polyoxymethylene. 😄
I went through Turbo Rails Tutorial (free e-book).
Overall, it is a helpful guide to seeing how all the Turbo/Hotwire pieces fit together.
It is free now, so no real gripes with it. But, if I could change anything I would have liked to see a git repository with the bare-bones structure in place. Copying and pasting a bunch of CSS just adds unnecessary busy work.
Fun little health food hack.
I purchased a couple cheap Silicone Air Fryer Liners. They make it very convenient to quickly cook various white fish for lunch with almost zero cleanups (just throw them in the dishwasher).
Today’s flounder below (about 9 minutes at 375)
Only Thing Worse Than Layoffs are Slow Drawn Out Layoffs
I cannot comment on the specifics of the Microsoft layoffs, but one thing in the announcement jumped out to me as particularly bad:
…with some notifications happening today
Yuck. The rest of the 100K+ employees just get to sweat it out for the rest of the year. Maybe the news broke before they were fully ready, but this is not an acceptable way to treat your employees (especially when your pockets are as deep as Microsoft’s).
I have worked through a couple major layoffs. The second was full of remote employees, and the founder wanted to take the time to talk to each employee affected. I knew I was safe and who would ultimately be let go. It was a dreadful day of waiting for everyone (obviously worse for those let go).
Extending this longer than today should be a crime.
On my desk, the last week or so has been the excellent Bauer 2 sporting some APL keycaps.
Hidden below is a full brass bottom…why? Just because.
All this board really needs is a POM plate.
Did you ever want to have a conversation with a book?
Jack Ryan - Season 1 - 8/10 on the treadmill watchability index.
I rearranged my office over the long weekend
- Back to a multi-monitor setup. I have been team one larger monitor for the last few years, but I felt like some of the work I have been doing benefits from having more fixed windows.
- I moved my desk back against the wall. It had been floating in the room for the last couple of years. I prefer not to stare at a wall in the background, but a floating desk that can also be stood at gets messy on the backside. In addition, the internet speed is nearly 1 Gbps when plugged in vs. 300/400 MPs over wifi.
- Removed the XLR mic and went with an Elgato Wave 3 USB mic. In quick testing, it seems more than adequate for my needs and does not require a Cloud booster, Focusrite Scarlett, extra cables, etc.
- Moved my Anker camera to the top of my MBP instead of the separate arm. Minor change, but one less thing on my desk. I still find it pathetic that Apple has not shipped a better laptop camera. It is cute I can use my iPhone, but who wants to go through all that effort every day.
- Semi-related, I disabled “Displays have separate spaces.” I heavily use spaces and typically have a space for specific tasks with keyboard shortcuts. Once each display has its own space, this gets messy. The downside is I cannot just dock a window in a display across all spaces.
I mentioned the new Rails Docked option a couple of weeks ago. However, until watching Drifting Ruby’s Rails Docked video, I did not fully grasp how simple a process of setting up a new rails project could be.
Recommended Book: Die With Zero
The first completed book of 2023 is Die With Zero by Bill Perkins (@bp22).
I heard about this book a couple of years ago, but I thought it was a “fuck the kids and spend it all” kind of book. I was very wrong.
Instead, the book focuses on the following:
- Understand how much money you need for the rest of your life and adjust your work habits based on this (slow down when you have enough, find more meaningful work, etc.)
- Do your best to have amazing experiences sooner than later. We often push things off for the future, but as you age (and your loved ones as well), your ability to enjoy those experiences in a meaningful way diminishes
- Don’t wait until you die to give money to your children, charities, etc. Like you, a $1 today is far more valuable than a $1 tomorrow.
The audio version of the book takes about 4 hours (I think) on 1.2x speed and is worth a listen.
Quick Tip: This All the Hacks interview made me reconsider reading/listening to the book.
VSCode Short Cut for currently open files: control+tab.
I forget this one often and have to use the regular command+p and search through all of my projects' files. Hopefully, sharing this helps me to remember it….again control+tab. 😄