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by richev 3y ago
I somehow agree with both of these points, but am not sure I understand how that can be.
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by richev 3y ago
> ludicrously fast charger when you go to bed in the evening This is why I never charge overnight. Just pop the phone on to charge while I'm having a shower in the morning, or in the evening while I'm having dinner. Those time
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by richev 4y ago
Rather like Trigger's Broom[1] [1] https://www.adambowie.com/blog/2018/06/triggers-broom/
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by richev 4y ago
HoTMaiL
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by richev 4y ago
Yes, it was Toy Story 2. https://screenrant.com/toy-story-2-movie-deleted-accident-re...
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by richev 4y ago
My expectation is that hot desks will become the norm, as companies will (in time) decrease their office space in line with the % of the workforce who are actually in the office on an "average" day.
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by richev 4y ago
Calls are working for us, but not text chat.
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by richev 4y ago
Isn't it designed to be _just_ good enough to stop people using (and paying for) Slack instead?
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Microsoft Teams Is Down - "Operation failed with unexpected error."(teams.microsoft.com)
9 points by richev 4y ago|2 comments
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by richev 5y ago
I saw that there was an update to the Android version of the app today which addresses this exact issue. Fantastic! Sharing now working for me and my wife. Thank you.
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by richev 5y ago
Same error message for me, also on a Pixel 5. Otherwise a great app though!
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by richev 5y ago
It's facilitated by "at will" employment contracts. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment
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by richev 5y ago
Old habits... :/
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Octopus Deploy raises $172.5M from Insight Partners(techcrunch.com)
4 points by richev 5y ago|0 comments
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by richev 6y ago
Octopus Deploy | Full Stack & Front-End Software Engineers | Australia | Full-Time | Remote Our back-end is C#, .NET Core, our front-end is React with TypeScript Read all about it at https://octopus.com/company/care
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by richev 6y ago
or WinAmp?
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by richev 6y ago
Totally agree with this post! I fondly remember a summer job in the IT department of a gas exploration company where we were unboxing and setting up a load of SPARCstation 10 machines, each with three(!) monitors. Monitors so huge and splen
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by richev 6y ago
> I can probably think of some more of people are interested Yes please!
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by richev 6y ago
This may be why an 18-year old me chose to do a degree in Cybernetics and Control Engineering! Excited by the first word, I didn't dwell too much on the last two. Sure, there was some fun robotics, electronics and math, but also some t
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by richev 7y ago
I can really recommend Sweating Bullets: Notes about Inventing PowerPoint[1]. Written by Robert Gaskins, inventor of PowerPoint, I found it enjoyable and interesting to learn the history and design decisions behind a product most take for g
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Microsoft's Unlikely Millionaires (1992)(nytimes.com)
3 points by richev 7y ago|0 comments
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by richev 7y ago
Because neither a phone or watch alarm can wake me gently with light[1]. [1] https://www.lumie.com/products/bodyclock-starter-30-refurbis...
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by richev 7y ago
In addition to the basics (decent workstation setup, monitor(s) at proper height, good quality chair), I make sure I'm using a good ergonomic keyboard[1] and a mouse that's suited to my hand size[2]. I'm left-handed, but can
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by richev 7y ago
The original version of the C# compiler was written in C and C++, but today's version is indeed itself written in C#! https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27513234/in-which-langua...
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by richev 7y ago
> We don't save the earth for the earth. We save it for ourselves. I was hoping that we were trying to save it (from us!) because this is simply the right thing to do.
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by richev 7y ago
On a Sunday evening, you find yourself looking forward to getting into the office on Monday morning.
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by richev 7y ago
That's a good question - and I'm not sure. I created my app when I had a Nest thermostat and was working from home. The thermostat would assume that no-one was at home during the day - and so turn off the heating - as I didn'
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by richev 7y ago
So my Nest app[1] that has 1800+ registered users will stop working in August. :'( [1] https://richev.me/nest
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by richev 7y ago
I create short-lived checklists all the time. For an up-coming food shopping outing, or a to-do list for the weekend. My favourite ones are for vacations... My wife and I will be taking our son (who will be 5 months old at the time) on his
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by richev 8y ago
Don't feed the troll :-/

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