Tag: srsly
-
Files Are Files
I guess it would be cool if you could store files more efficiently in a database than in the files service, but…
-
Exceeding Expectations
If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What’s the worst that could happen?” about a simple API call, you probably weren’t creative enough in your response.
-
We Still Can’t
I will admit, there were moments where it felt like: are they hoping we’ll give up so that they don’t have to tell us that they don’t have the data? But good news: the data exists, just in a less handy format for now! Related: The Only Way
-
Not a Trick Question
So…English. Lots of the names for animals for when they’re alive and needing to be tended are Germanic: Cow, Pig, Sheep. But the words for when they’re prepared as food are Frankish: Beef, Pork, Lamb. Probably because at one point the Frankish conquerors were the upper-class eating the food raised by the lower-class Germanic folk.…
-
Work Family
We’re so close to AI being our functional digital butler where no one will have to ask a fellow human to do this kind of thing.
-
-
Semantic Sticks
This was said with complete sincerity. Apparently “drumstick” doesn’t classify as a “stick” despite the seemingly obvious name clues.
-
In Between Years
Work milestones are every 5 years. For adult ages I’ve got things like: 21 (legally drink), 25 (can rent a car), 35 (can be president), and all the decades (like turning 40). But I find those in-between numbers to be less memorable.
-
-
Eye Don’t Get It
Honestly, I’m not even sure if reading in the dark is actually bad for you, but people sure brought it up a bunch growing up. I don’t recall reading in the dark often, but I also didn’t like carrots as a kid, so I’m sure that didn’t help with my terrible eyesight.