Amitai Schleier schmonz@identi.ca
New York
[he/they] Software development coach. Itinerant programmer. Legacy code wrestler. agilein3minut.es podcaster. Musician. Bad poet (award-winning).
2020-07-04T06:13:04Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
Interpreted generously, the original American project aimed to break free of tyranny and defend human rights in a new, more universal way.July 4 seems a fine occasion to reflect that a more perfect union remains as worthy a project as ever.2020-06-21T13:20:42Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
As we work toward notqmail 1.09 and beyond, we’d like to hear from more folks who’ve…1. Updated your #qmail or netqmail installs to notqmail. (Yay! Anything tricky?)2. Tried and failed to update. (What blew up?)3. Decided not to try yet. (What were some of your reasons?)2020-05-24T06:38:19Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
Folks using #notqmail from pkgsrc, 1.08 is now available: https://github.com/NetBSD/pkgsrc/commit/bb00ba9. Please update.2020-05-20T21:32:26Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
notqmail 1.08 is out. Vulnerabilities and other bugs fixed, compiler warnings reduced, dead code pruned, presumed-dead code put on notice, my QMAILREMOTE patch added, and lo and behold, our first few unit tests.More: https://schmonz.com/2020/05/20/notqmail-108-released/ #qmail #notqmail #smtp2020-05-16T19:25:28Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
A little piano today. First chance in nearly two months.2020-05-12T20:06:37Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
I've guested on lots of podcasts; last month (before life got more interesting) I tried my hand at hosting. For the 100th episode of Developer's Journey, Tim Bourguignon tried his hand at guesting. Coincidence??!? (Also, how'd we do?)https://schmonz.com/talk/20200512-developers-journey/ #coaching #dev #podcast2020-05-07T11:12:18Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
Finias, here’s world. World, here’s Finias: https://schmonz.com/2020/05/06/finias-tira-schleier/Michele Montagna likes this.
2020-04-29T21:14:02Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
Today, T (almost 3) issued his first statement of the form “if not P then Q”; determined that not-P; on that basis, requested Q; and determined that Q.McClane likes this.
2020-04-25T19:36:44Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
Oddly cloudy and blue skies on Mars today. Maybe worth a trip.
2020-04-21T21:06:17Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
A very productive hour collaborating on https://shapemywork.com: two more people are set up to edit, and the 5 of us put our heads together to greatly improve the front page.Our next Zoom session: Friday April 24, 1pm Pacific, 4pm NYC, 10pm Germany, etc. (DM me for the link.)WE ARE THE BORG. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED.
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
YOUR CULTURE WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE OURS. 😁
Can I suggest using Big Blue Button or Mumble (voice only) instead of Zoom, and a free code chat tool (or federated network) instead of Slack? http://web.archive.org/web/20181208131734/https://www.coactivate.org/projects/disintermedia/slacking-off/
I'm a little uncomfortable with Zoom and Slack, for reasons you'd probably recognize, so I appreciate these suggestions.2020-04-21T13:33:47Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
Was gonna put shoes on the kid. He slid off the couch directly onto the shoes. I say "Shoe-butt". Therefore, the music we listened to while playing outside was Schubert.Tom Tishken likes this.
2020-04-06T12:26:18Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
Happy (?) Monday! Nearly 20 people have already joined the brand new shapemywork.com Slack. Several have already made their first wiki edits — some in a browser, some with `git push`.If you're having a workday, how's it going so far? What's going well and what's not?2020-04-02T19:37:43Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
When's the last time so many of us needed to share knowledge and experience working in #distributed teams in environments we semi-control?With your involvement, Shape My Work will be THE wiki for our times. Join us: https://shapemywork.com/meta/join/#remote #remotework #agile #teamwork2020-04-01T11:53:38Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
My sister is a doctor at an #NYC hospital. They need your help, as creatively as you can give it, to obtain PPE.Do you have some? Do you know local businesses that might? Could you make masks and face shields?Doug Whitfield, Doug Whitfield, Doug Whitfield, McClane shared this.
2020-03-31T17:51:46Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
We're all learning how to work #remote, with or without #agile. We're all looking for new tricks and tools that might help.
Come share what you know, find what you need, and help keep it all organized at http://shapemywork.com — a wiki whose time has finally come.2020-02-22T16:13:14Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
Can’t work. Doc says I have one of these.2020-02-21T15:18:38Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
Presenting "Strangle Your Legacy Code" for #BCSMiniSpa in 10 minutes. https://schmonz.com/talk/2020-minispa/ #LegacyCode2020-02-18T14:08:47Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
My recent appearance on the Mob Mentality Show has just been remastered to use my locally recorded track. Now I'm quite pleased with the content AND the audio quality.Give a listen: https://mobmentalityshow.podbean.com/e/amitai-schleier-on-the-synergy-of-mobbing-and-coaching/#MobProgramming #Coaching2020-02-12T00:49:34Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
On the first day of 7th grade French, our teacher said boys could pick any name except Hugues. She did not care for the sound.
So I picked Philippe and was a model student.
On the first day of 8th grade French, I asked for Hugues. She grudgingly agreed.
I raised my hand often.In high school French, we got a raised eyebrow and extra credit every time we correctly used the subjunctive mood.
(A few of us rephrased nearly everything we said, to game this.)
For a group skit, I played «le chef du subjonctif». Seemed like a good guy. But in a key moment, I turned directly to the camera and admitted:
«Je ne suis pas le vrai chef du subjonctif. Mais il ne faut pas qu’on le SAIT.»
Or
“I’m not the real master of the subjunctive. But it’s not necessary that anyone KNOWS.”
Our teacher fell out, laughing through tears.2020-02-08T20:23:02Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
Seeing awesome conferences in Europe in my stream. Perfect time to start thinking about my options for a year from now.What else should be on my radar for 2021, besides these? https://gist.github.com/schmonz/d77c70fd1e4a0667a286f8dab4034c9d#2021-considering