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Jon Holloway 📫 @jph98

🥦 🐶 ⏳💊 Guitarist | Musician | Software Engineer | Pedal Nerd

Joined December 2008
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Great collection of simple *nix scripts for time saving - evanhahn.com/scripts-i-wrote…

Scripts I wrote that I use all the time

I've written a number of little scripts over the years, many of which I use every day. Here's a little collection.

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Great article on debugging Bash scripts - blog.brujordet.no/post/bash/…

Debugging Bash like a Sire

Many engineers have a strained relationship with Bash. I love it though, but I’m very aware of it’s limitations when it comes to error handling and data structures (or lack thereof). As a result of...

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Come track my AirPods that I left in Paddington Station. ⁦@GWRHelp⁩ refused to get a cleaner to pick them up for me and send to lost property. They’re currently in Bridgend
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DHH
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"He taught me that “the standard pace is for chumps” — that the system is designed so anyone can keep up. If you’re more driven than most people, you can do way more than anyone expects." -- one of my all-time favorite Sivers' essays. sive.rs/kimo

There’s no speed limit | Derek Sivers

Derek Sivers official site. Thoughts on philosophy, culture, self-improvement. Author of Useful Not True, How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Anything You Want.

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My slow collection of “vintage” yet cheap amps grows. Unfortunately there’s a cost in terms of valves and the increasing cost. Still - amazing compared to the digital modelling crap.
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Replying to @BucksCouncil
@BucksCouncil This zip wire in Higginson Park in Marlow is becoming a bit of an issue. Had a family member seriously injured back in April and now broken homes with a child? Something needs to be done - fixmystreet.buckinghamshire.… Had a narrow miss with my daughter this weekend!

Zipwire on the Higginson Park Marlow Play area - Viewing a problem

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Here’s another one - fixmystreet.buckinghamshire.…

Higginson Park play area Marlow - Viewing a problem

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Is this actually legal to force people to accept all cookies OR pay? #adtech
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Replying to @KLM
@KLM Your delayed London City flight has caused chaos at security (short staffed) with connecting at Amsterdam for Alesund. Leaves in 20 minutes. You’d better hold that plane for me. Please and thanks.
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Well I missed the flight, was refused hotel and taxi, rebooked tomorrow. Lost a day of work due to this.
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Thinking Meat. They're made out of meat - mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writ…
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Hey @Google this Google Drive bug is affecting tens of thousands of users in-practice within the animal health space. It's been open for a week and is causing chaos for tens of thousands of users. Can somebody PM me - issuetracker.google.com/issu…

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DJ Eliza Rose says UK club scene should be like Berlin. < Please. Stop the drunken culture and embrace the music. bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-6263…

DJ Eliza Rose says UK club scene should be like Berlin

Chart-topping DJ Eliza Rose speaks about the importance of small venues to get people "raving again".

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Steve Stewart-Williams
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18 Aug 2022
Peace was never an option
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It might be that many software business models don't work when engineers cost $400k/year.
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Hey @easyJet my plus has expired and I cannot renew currently? How do I renew prior to booking my flights?
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Roy van Rijn@royvanrijn
8 Apr 2022
💻 Developers: "I hate meetings" "Just let me code, I'll skip this one" "Sigh, not *another* meeting" ☹️ Also developers: "This project has no clear vision." "Management has no idea what's going on."
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Pulp Librarian
@PulpLibrarian
9 Apr 2022
Whatever happened to lemon denim?
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Why @virginmedia do you insist on passwords being 8 - 10 characters - that’s ridiculous in terms of the upper limit!
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‘Merkel’s toxic legacy’: Germany nears a reckoning over ties to Russia thetimes.co.uk/article/b4091…
Not cool ⁦@virginmedia⁩ not cool. Awful customer service.
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Dear ⁦@clickup⁩ I love you, but how on earth do I show all columns by default on iPad. It’s driving me utterly mad currently and I’m switching back to desktop to make sense of this.
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