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by tommypalm 1y ago
This is a great idea. I'd like to make a few suggestions though: - Allow filtering by companies and libraries. I'm interested in both, but I wanted to look at just the list of companies to see if there were any I didn't recog
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Phoenix 1.8.0 Released(phoenixframework.org)
3 points by tommypalm 1y ago|0 comments
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by tommypalm 2y ago
I worked at GOV.UK for a few years on what was effectively specialised CMSs all written in Rails. Mostly basic CRUD stuff. A contractor came along and built the most insane CMS I've ever seen. I found out later it was flavor of the Jav
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My Grandpa Was a Nazi(bastianallgeier.com)
30 points by tommypalm 3y ago|19 comments
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by tommypalm 3y ago
If you're in the UK, the Panorama documentary on this from 2022 is really worth watching - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0016t20/panorama-the-...
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by tommypalm 3y ago
Location: London Remote: Yes, or hybrid. Have EU passport. Willing to relocate: Potentially Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Elixir, Ruby Résumé/CV: - Lead Engineer on a DJ streaming platform: Mux, Twilio/LiveKit,
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by tommypalm 3y ago
I was early enough to get my first name on Twitter and didn't, but did get it on Instagram. The @tommy on Twitter was a dev at Gameloft who gets constantly harassed in his mentions to give it up. I had a similar problem on Instagram. I
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by tommypalm 3y ago
But most people in the UK can afford to go to them, which is maybe by design.
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by tommypalm 3y ago
I'm a huge fan of your blog. _Part Time Creator Manifesto_ inspired me to start on side projects again and _Svelte for Sites, React for Apps_ was the first intro I had to Svelte. Thanks for your great writing!
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by tommypalm 3y ago
I really recommend everyone listen to the 4 part series on MK Ultra from Behind The Bastards[1]. Its absolutely insane that the government did this and BTB really delves deep on how it all came about. [1] https://podcasts.apple.c
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by tommypalm 4y ago
I always go! I've been lucky enough to play a few times. It's a very special festival. Never thought I'd see it mentioned here.
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by tommypalm 5y ago
I listened to a Podcast and one of the hosts was a British guy living in America. He had to speak in an American accent to his Xbox One in order for it to understand him. It seemed the voice recognition was based on your location setting an
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by tommypalm 5y ago
I gave up with 1Password around version 7 because of the push for subscriptions and switched to Secrets (Mac and iOS) - https://outercorner.com/secrets-mac/
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by tommypalm 5y ago
20 days is standard in the UK but most companies will give you 25. Some also give you the option to buy more.
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by tommypalm 6y ago
Location: London Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Depends Technologies: Ruby, Rails, Sinatra, Elixir, Phoenix, Go, Elasticsearch, Postgres, GraphQL, Kafka, Javascript, React, Next.js, Redux Résumé/CV: https://tommyp.org &#x
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by tommypalm 7y ago
IIRC he also used "queer" to describe things as strange. I listened to some audiobooks of his works and it always threw me off.
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by tommypalm 7y ago
> it's to pay my CC bill Most people in the UK don't put regular spending on a Credit Card. Nearly everyone will use their Debit Card for day to day spending. A lot of the traction it has got has been with the 18-30 age bracket
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by tommypalm 7y ago
"You're folding it wrong" - Someone at Samsung, probably.
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by tommypalm 13y ago
If you've ever been to Amsterdam, it's amazing to see how the people move around that city. Bikes everywhere and they have the right of way. Not cars.
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by tommypalm 13y ago
Except that Musk has said it's the 5th mode of Earth Transport after Trains, Cars, Airplanes and Boats.
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by tommypalm 13y ago
In Northern Ireland, all Police Officers are armed. I may be wrong in this but in recent years it hasn't led to many shots being fired mistakingly and I don't think there has been any deaths. Even still, why would a unit that poli
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by tommypalm 13y ago
I've worked with Rails for 2 years after finishing University. One email to the London Ruby User Group got 15 replies and out of those I got 6 interviews and 2 job offers.
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by tommypalm 14y ago
I've been a Gimmebar user for months. Pro user for about 1 month. The redesign (currently available to Pro users) is great. The difference between Gimmebar and lots of other similar services is your ability to bookmark anything you find, wh
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by tommypalm 14y ago
Europe is awake already and has had a chance to register?
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by tommypalm 14y ago
As someone that works on Rails projects almost all of the time, no, for a few different reasons. 1. Coda (1+2) are geared towards one file = one file output to preview. Obviously Rails doesn't work this way. 2. Starting a project from the C
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The Medium & The Message(tommyp.org)
1 points by tommypalm 15y ago|0 comments
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The Entire History Of Everyone(tommyp.org)
1 points by tommypalm 15y ago|0 comments
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When We Build(vimeo.com)
7 points by tommypalm 15y ago|0 comments
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by tommypalm 15y ago
Anyone know how to get the Soda Theme working again?
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Spotify now requires a Facebook account to sign up.(getsatisfaction.com)
423 points by tommypalm 15y ago|224 comments

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