After a flurry of accidental pushes direct to the main branch at work, I decided we need a technical solution. The obvious answer would be to use GitLab’s protected branches, but that’s not practical at our org. Next best: a #githook to check the branch one is committing to, and have the user confirm or cancel as the case may be.
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MastoBot
I’ve started work on my #Mastodon client library, #MastoBot.
Initial work has progressed well; I have wrappers for HTML methods and reasonable coverage of helpers for Mastodon API endpoints.
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this *should*, I think, show up in my #Mastodon home feed… Maybe also the tech.lgbt federated feed? Still figuring out #ActivityPub in general and this plugin in particular
Sound check
Technology has changed since I last updated this site, but joining #Mastodon has inspired nostalgic feelings about the old days of the Internet so I plan to shake the dust off this and maybe post some stuff again.
Speaking of Mastodon, I’m at https://tech.lgbt/@silvermoon82
Pictures from MarsPhoenix!
The Mars lander has touched down safely, and is sending pictures back already:
For more on the Phoenix project, check out NASA’s mission page, or MarsPhoenix’s Twitter feed.
Save vs. Death… failed. A fitting memorial to Gary Gygax
xkcd has posted the best possible memorial to the passing of Gary Gygax, the creator of Dunegons and Dragons:
Good luck in the Outer Planes, Gary.
Minty-Fresh & amazingly inexpensive iPhone case
This guy made a neat case on the cheap, but I wonder where he put his gum?
One of life’s important questions:
Is it more sinister to talk on a cellphone while using a urinal, or to finish what you’re doing, and continue to stand in front of the urinal, chatting loudly on the cellphone in the men’s room?
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