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No time spent creating new branches for new features. No time spent switching between branches to address feedback. I'm sorry but these are non-issues with git. The approach you've…

The Good Parts ... CloudFormation Really? I mean, I get you want to recommend an infrastructure as code tool, but I really wouldn't consider it in the category of "[features] which…

Despite George and Disney's best efforts, a scrappy team of rebels have pieced together a glorious 4K version scanned from original 35mm prints. https://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/…

The screams during turbulence are one of my highlights when flying. Doesn't happen very often these days unfortunately... 20 years ago flying used to be like going on a theme park …

I haven't done this myself, but I assume you would install the certificate mitmproxy uses on your phone. That would result in a successful handshake

The purpose of the battery isn’t to power the entire state for 15 minutes. It can respond to market demand within milliseconds, and after coming online was responsible for dropping…

> Eight years ago Japanese tourism was near 100% domestic. Nope, calling bull on this. Not by a long shot. Japan has been a major international tourist destination, particularly in…

Thanks for the thoughtful response Scott. All the best for this next phase :)

I asked donuts (gTLD owner of .family) whether my domain renewal could be reduced (from $385 per year to something more reasonable for a genealogy hobby). This was their response. …

It’s been a little while since I’ve received a deal email (located in Australia) and I just received this email today. Such a shame, this service not only saved me money, but also …

At least now there’s a bond yield inversion to give the prediction some substance.

Spot-on analysis unfortunately.

I have a late model VW Tiguan and it has a great design with physical controls + large capacitive touch screen. No critical driving functions are controlled by the touch screen. I …

These birds were huge. There’s a statue of one in Queenstown - worth a look if you are there. https://www.google.com/search?q=moa+queenstown&rlz=1CDGOYI_e...

90% of our population lives within 100km of the coast between Melbourne and Cairns. However agricultural usage extends far inland in the temperate regions and there has been a lot …

Yep there are lots. - gitlab review apps https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/review_apps/ - probo ci - https://probo.ci/ - m8s - https://github.com/previousnext/m8s I think Lagoon has th…

In my experience on the hiring side of the equation, recruiters often _demand_ a reason why an applicant was rejected. I'd prefer to diplomatically say they were a poor culture fit…

The fact that php.module ever existed in the codebase is a downright travesty. As soon as any privileged user was compromised (i.e. someone with "administer users" or "administer s…

Run your distributed, trustless ledger inside a private network!

This sounds interesting - can you explain further?

The sad reality is that our government thinks only in timespans less than an election cycle. Any large-scale national infrastructure project is basically a non-starter now, the Lib…