Peter Wilson

Archives: Notes

  • Bug-tracker terms for closing a ticket without needing a fix are really unfriendly, wontfix is too blunt, invalid sounds like a criticism.

  • This is some great news, it will be great to see Mike working full time on WordPress. Congratulations @GetSource and @GoDaddy.

  • A lambda function that uses the GitHub and Genius APIs to determine when someone is quoting lyrics in a code review.

    Reviewer: I’m searching and scanning for answers in every line
    Bot: ?

  • I’m listening to the Slow Burn series on Bill Clinton’s impeachment. I’m about the same age as Lewinsky so it’s interesting to reconsider now I understand a twenty-something does not know everything and does not have full agency.

    A big component of reconsidering this is to think about the people old enough to know better at the time but defended Clinton anyway. Where was their judgement, their morel character?

  • My friend @web_goddess is raising money this month for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. You, yes you, should donate a few dollars and help her exceed her target. It’s a good cause. https://www.mycause.com.au/page/185950/kris-howard

  • I’ve seen a “RT if you’ve crossed the road to avoid scaring a woman” tweet going around.

    This isn’t the height of gentlemanly behavior, it’s the world’s lowest hurdle. Crossing the road is literally the least you can do, guys.

  • Bash command of the day sudo echo "127.0.0.1 twitter.com" >> /etc/hosts

  • Emma Alberici: pleasantly surprised to find she is both alive and a trending topic. Justin Milne: a trending topic.

  • Between Chrome becoming more integrated with Google and Firefox installing extensions without permissions (again, telemetry this time), I’m tempted to switch back to Lynx.

  • Turns out there was more to Torvalds’ epiphany and the Linux Foundation’s sudden adoption of a code of conduct than Torvalds suggested. Imagine my surprise.