Markus Silpala @msilpala@qoto.org
Male parental unit of two kids; married to their mother; resident of Minneapolis, MN, USA; lover of cats, climbing, human connection; writer of software and occasional coach of software teams.
Joined Nov 2022
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If I hadn't deliberately put a failing test into my pull request, I would never have noticed that the CI wasn't running my tests.
Never trust a test you haven't seen fail ... in *all* environments.
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git blame, but it tells you who reviewed the code instead
@dalias @digiphile CVS did waste my time, but not in that way. Their site let me schedule an e-visit—which should have been a call-back from a local pharmacy. After six hours, the pharmacy did call me—to apologize that they don't actually offer that service despite what their site said.
There were other options on the test-to-treat listing, but CVS dominated the results. Terrible.
@digiphile 100% agree on the value of testing and Paxlovid for those who qualify. I would warn, though: avoid CVS. Their site let me schedule a virtual consult as a specific time. Six hours later I finally got a call from the pharmacy, profusely apologizing that they don't actually offer that service despite what their site said.
So I scheduled an e-visit through my regular clinic, saw a doc w/i 15m, picked up my script two hours later. Smooth.
Long weekend in NYC went quickly. Now in my seat, back at LGA, waiting to fly home to MSP. Had a GREAT time.
Super-lovely to see @schmonz@octodon.social in person for the first time in years—and all his kiddos for the first time ever. ❤️
@jeffsussna Pretty much, yeah! They did a really nice job on the renovation.
Hello, LGA. Wheels down, and looking forward to a long weekend in NYC.
The #Nobel59 conference is available as a free livestream as well: https://gustavus.edu/events/nobelconference/2023/
Great to be back on campus for #Nobel59. This is our first time since COVID that we are attending the Nobel Conference in person.
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Today I learned that MILF does not mean”Mastodonian I’d Like to Follow” and excuse me while I go back and edit several dozen posts.
Really, I do not approve of you killing off that character. Nope. Not happy with that.
@testobsessed It might make a fun article or blog post if you walked through an example of that.
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Gift link for a very interesting extended look on how Black Americans feel thing are going for them. Better than I thought at work, but grim news on the safety of teens. Let's get to work, white people! https://wapo.st/43IVP0h
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It's only AI if it comes from the Turing region of France, otherwise it's just sparkling art theft.
A lovely and thoughtful post from a lovely and thoughtful person, whom I am fortunate enough to call my friend.
https://jessitron.com/2023/04/15/when-the-world-feels-wrong/
@deco But…it’s so shiny!
@jrm4 @atomicpoet @shelenn Gotcha. Thanks for that explainer.
Male parental unit of two kids; married to their mother; resident of Minneapolis, MN, USA; lover of cats, climbing, human connection; writer of software and occasional coach of software teams.
Joined Nov 2022
