Catholic Husband Dad Musician. Software engineer @anduriltech ex-@google

Joined November 2008
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[Cmd/Ctrl] [Shift] [A] in Chrome/Chromium is the best! Center of my Internet browsing life. Apps: PLEASE do not intercept this key combo. I'm looking at you @SlackHQ and @Google Messages!
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Sending love to folks at @CrowdStrike. It seems to be where all the best and nicest software engineers I meet in OC end up. Really tough break. Take a deep breath, we'll all get through this and so will you.
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Develop from anywhere, on any machine. 🎉 Introducing Project IDX, an experimental new project aimed at bringing your entire full-stack, multiplatform development workflow to the cloud. Learn more ➡️ goo.gle/3KvqTZP

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Wait I'm sorry... Does the first verse of N'Sync's turn-of-the-millenium masterpiece "It's Gonna Be Me" rely on a misunderstanding of the meaning of Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry"?
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4 Jan 2022
I managed multiple engineering teams before quitting big tech. Now that I quit, I can speak freely. Here are 12 things your manager may not be telling you, but I know for a fact will help you. 👇
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But whatever! You voted for them and here they are. Pick your favorite tag, using whatever criteria you like. The top 2 from this round go through to the championship tomorrow, when the very best HTML tag will be crowned.
41% <a>
20% <div>
26% <marquee>
13% <script>
2,851 votes • Final results
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Another blog I need to write up soon: "Why every engineer should do a stint in consulting." • Enforces clear communication, esp. in docs • Builds empathy for user needs • Reveals the business impact of code • Improves "mean time to competence" on new skills
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The ice cream van of my youth has now become the Amazon van. Except the Amazon van comes a LOT more often. ... And there's a lot about that that concerns me
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Please excuse me while I go order some stuff on Amazon now
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This is absolutely stunning!!! 2020 stole more from us than I realized. Keep that rig together. Make it out to California someday and I'll be there! And yes, absolutely screw the algorithms.
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10 Feb 2021
Q: How do senior devs remember all those pesky functions, methods, and types? Here's Sweet Filepath O' Mine. If you like it, you know what to do: github.com/sponsors/matryer
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I have been DIGGING @TheBlueStones the last few months. Live on Display was JUST AWESOME! Just found out their newest stuff is being produced by @paulmeany and...of COURSE it is. Paul, just keep putting incredible tunes in my ears no matter who's playing it :)
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occovid.com What an excellent site! Great visualizations of a not-so-great situation. Great job @occovidguy

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Assassin's Creed is just Magic Tree House for grown ups
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21 Sep 2020
oh my fucking god
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168 AWS services in 2 minutes. *inhales*
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