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ecaron

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About ecaron

Minnesota-based developer/product-manager. Tools typically in my arsenal include Linux, Docker, AWS, PHP and Node.js.

Tweeting at @ecaron. LinkedIn at http://linkedin.com/in/ecaron. Email is me@ericcaron.com.

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Your topcolor should be dfcdfc

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    My favorite solution in this space remains https://www.modularscale.com/ , because (like others mentioned) different device types warrant different scales, BUT ALSO changing line h…

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    Article sans paywall: https://web.archive.org/web/20230727022758/https://www.busin...

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    Caribou Coffee (a part of Panera Brands) | Sr. Software Engineer | Minneapolis, MN / Remote (US) | Full-time | https://www.cariboucoffee.com/careers/listing/sr-software-en... At Ca…

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    The Weekly Thing - https://weekly.thingelstad.com/ It is a fabulous collection of technology, privacy, leadership, family and life in Minnesota.

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    I'd love to submit a PR to have them move from Google Analytics to something else. Does anyone know alternatives (like what we discussed earlier this month - https://news.ycombinat…

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    This would be much easier to adopt if there was an NPM package or Rubygem to simplify our company's integration with their platform.

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    Good catch. Corrected.

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    The comments on the bottom, plus the UserVoice ( https://odinsiders.uservoice.com/forums/920533-distribution-... ) really emphasize how this change is impacting customers.

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    For the light-attached end, it is down to $10 with this like the HUZZAH ESP8266 Breakout. At that price, the LED nearly becomes the most expensive part of the setup (assuming you w…

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    Well done! This is very impressive!!! You're 100% right that the Hue lights don't get nearly dim enough. I'm sorry I didn't see your product sooner. More parents should know about …

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    Agreed about the Dash button. I've moved one of the rooms away from that to a doorbell attached to a Pi Zero. I also picked up a Voice Kit ( https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/voic…

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    I think it depends on the age. This started several years ago to give my 4 year old an "ok to wake" light, which helps considerably with sleep training.

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    Comment #19812761

    I'm guessing he inherited it. I'm guessing most people on this thread are in that boat.

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    https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/status/ was just updated, showing "Network Infrastructure" is down across the board.

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    https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/status/ shows the impact (I didn't find a link to it in the article)

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    For teaching in a class, I like https://github.com/BestBuy/api-playground . Let's you consume it and see how it is written while still having relatable content.

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    For better or worse, the answer is yes. Or as I said in a 12/19 tweet ( https://twitter.com/ecaron/status/943292264692011009 ): > If I work at a coffee company and my boss said, "Y…