Month: July 2018

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @bloodyquantum That doesn’t work so great when it’s a calendar application. Time zones need to be baked in. 🙁


    @drwitty_knitter Third time this morning. 🙂


    YESSSS! Nice one, @notsolonecoder! https://t.co/pDsj5rmG60


    RT @zrail: @web_goddess I literally own https://t.co/2znoTDHawu but haven’t done anything with it. Too much time spent dealing with them.


    RT @awscloud: Debug & deploy your serverless applications from the AWS Cloud9 IDE. Uploading your code takes just a few minutes: https://t.…


    1000 likes and still climbing. Clearly, we need to lobby the United Nations about timezones.


    @GlowinskiRafal Three or four times. 🙂


    @mmastertheone Heh. I found it a month ago and cleaned them out! Got every different one. 😂❤️


    @busbub 👋👋👋


    @gilmae Bonus points if you wear it Thursday!


    Me: “So what happens if you have a cron job scheduled and then daylight savings happens?” 🤔

    The Snook: “It doesn’t run! ASK ME HOW I KNOW!!” 😡


    @ArnaudEsteve Doesn’t work for calendar apps that need time zone support built in.


    @porteneuve Coincidentally, it was a calendar app that prompted the rant. 😂


    @PithyOnion About 8 times in the replies so far…


    RT @awscloud: Connect with & learn from prominent members of the #AWSCommunity. Meet the first Serverless Heroes and Container Heroes! http…


    @moralez It’s in the replies about 10 times. 😂


    TFW you rant about time zones as a way to exorcise them from your soul only to have it go viral and people keep tweeting you helpful tips about time zones two days later. 😕


    Another job description going around the @GGDSydney Slack today. Companies – don’t do this. Women notice. We remember. (I can’t even imagine a real person of any gender who’d want to work in this place…) https://t.co/LPNAuIGWMU


    @warkolm @GGDSydney I do think they were right on the money with the assumption that it will appeal most to dudes living in their Mom’s basement.


    I adore high-tech, beautiful futuristic fashion. This is *amazing*. https://t.co/l29vzXWjLO


    @neil_killick Well played, sir. Well played. 👏


    @emma_n_robbins @GGDSydney Right? Ugh.


    Oh, and by the way? The company is in Sydney. This is happening *here*. https://t.co/RlHpv8bdCb


    @damncabbage I wonder if they pay referrals with, like, slabs of beer.


    RT @Sarklor: Me: [trying to reach the top shelf]

    Elon Musk: I’ll save you! with my patented rocket-powered-

    Me: nah it’s fine I got a sto…


    @thepanta82 @tobyhede @GGDSydney Right, but this comes across less “unique office culture” and more “no smelly girls or wimps.” 🙄


    @Simon_Lucy @bloodyquantum I can’t tweak the display, as I’m publishing a calendar file. I need to specify the time zone of the event. I also have to deal with dates coming from third parties.


  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @griph: ELDER UFO DIMENSION GODS: this timeline was not meant to be. we are sorry but we must collapse it before it does any more damage…


    @randomknits You need to dye her hair to match yours!!


    My rebirth as a developer continues apace. I spent all day Sunday coding and swearing. “FUCK TIME ZONES” is a legit commit message, right?


    @yortw 😭😭😭


    @yortw I started my career as a dev, so not really a stranger to these. I just haven’t done it in a long time, and I’ve forgotten how shit some things are. 😑


    @IamStan @gitlost HA! I wonder if mine will show up there…


    MUGicalNode – now with daily digests! The result of today’s tussling with timezones… https://t.co/E8UEpAqwOc https://t.co/obRGDAdCbL


    RT @SydTechLeaders: If you’re no longer attending Thursday’s meetup, please update your RSVP to free up a spot for someone on the waitlist!…


    @zarahjutz THAT’S AWESOME! You’ll smash it. 🙂


    @minxdragon I’m annoyed we can’t go together and sit in the corner and drink cocktails! 😂


    Wow. One of my most popular tweets of all time. Y’all really hate time zones. 😂


    @ReasonableCoder It’s a calendar app. Using ical-toolkit, which works fine – except for full day events, which somehow don’t obey time zone formatting. 😧 https://t.co/jm7Zj3HWkV


  • Shared today on Facebook

    I spent the whole day wrestling with timezones (ugh – thanks to the Snook for the assist) but managed to add a very nice feature to my MUGicalNode app. You can now subscribe to a digest calendar of tech events for a given Australian city! Each day will have a single all-day event that lists all of the meetups scheduled for that day.


  • MUGicalNode – now with daily digests!

    Last week I was delighted to receive an honest-to-goodness feature request for MUGicalNode from my new colleague Paul. He said that he really liked the calendar, but he had issues when viewing on his iPhone. Namely, on an day with lots of events, you end up with something like this:

    MUGicalNode - calendar chaos

    That’s not very nice, is it? He wondered if there was a way to create a single “event” per day and then have that be a list of all the meetups. Sounds like a good idea, I said!  This afternoon I set to work making that a reality.

    Introducing digest calendars

    I modified my existing “makecalendar” Lambda to also create a separate digest calendar and upload it to the same bucket. For each day, it creates an all-day event with a description that lists the events and their URLs. You don’t get as much info (like the individual meetup description or venue details), but you can click on the link to go to the relevant Meetup.com page. I think it’s a really nice solution!

    Digest calendar detailsDigest calendar details

    Note: depending on how many events there are on the day, you may need to click “Show All Notes” to see the full list on your phone.

    If you’d like to subscribe, the URLs are:

    • https://krishoward.org/sydneymugs-digest.ics
    • https://krishoward.org/melbournemugs-digest.ics
    • https://krishoward.org/brisbanemugs-digest.ics
    • https://krishoward.org/perthmugs-digest.ics
    • https://krishoward.org/hobartmugs-digest.ics

    Please let me know if you encounter any issues. Thanks to Paul for the suggestion, and to the Snook for helping me untangle a mess of timezone nonsense.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @emma_n_robbins Yes, THIS. I’ve had employers question why I’ve changed jobs more than men of my age in the industry. BECAUSE ITS THE ONLY WAY TO GET A RAISE. If I didn’t, I’d be on < 1/3 what I’m on now.


    @Mandy_Kerr Nah, just got nearly 100 connection requests from complete randoms who don’t include a note, and it’s annoying the crap out of me.


    @evanderkoogh @WaiLingKo What was that eldritch horror meant to be??


    Somebody missed his Mama… 😻 https://t.co/NczTDJmaVi https://t.co/xV7RxL8qpt


    @frankarr Interesting. We have watched a few eps of “Gourmet Samurai” too – highly recommended. Similar idea with a retired guy who goes to restaurants for lunch!


    @frankarr Correction: Samurai Gourmet.


    @ricardoy1 He’s more cuddly in winter when it’s colder. 😂


  • Shared today on Facebook

    Watching Queer Eye where the Mayor is hosting a delegation of Filipinos, and Antoni is suggesting fish and salad. Meanwhile I’m yelling at the screen “MEAT AND RICE AND SUGAR YOU FOOL!” 😂❤️


    Somebody missed his Mama… 😻


  • Shared today on Twitter

    Woven tapestry of the “Golden Record” sent into space with Voyager. I ❤️ this!! https://t.co/HWnapeOLtY via @metafilter https://t.co/Ntr11g4n6h


    🤨 https://t.co/59sz2exgVw


    RT @SwariAntifa: friend of mine who doesn’t use twitter made this and said i could post it here https://t.co/zY7Oj6MH0u


    What’s ”the cloud” made of? Chicken wire. 😂❤️☁️ #socute https://t.co/FEIwFTvRkZ https://t.co/yOW3qjguXc


    RT @BenKentish: There is currently a “Dalek Trump” bring paraded down Whitehall accompanied by “Secret Service agents”… https://t.co/6aoP…


    Gudetama is happy we were able to squeeze in a visit to @punch.gram. 👊 https://t.co/ZeenAvh5v9 https://t.co/VhQss7fjSs


    RT @awscloud: Learn how industry leaders like @GEHealthcare , @CondeNast and @Intuit are partnering with AWS for AI innovation. https://t.…


    Are you animals happy now? You finally ruined it for everyone. https://t.co/Lct0AxKpoj


    @darthted But they must be telling you that? It’s the totally random, inexplicable ones that get me.


    How you recognise a Singaporean cafe run by someone who’s lived in Melbourne. 😍 @punch.gram https://t.co/hk3RRtER1C https://t.co/He3g9SGz5e


    RT @RoaldDahlFans: Oh no! Our thoughts go out to Denise Nickerson, who played Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka. 💜 Willy Wonka child star i…


    Lovely new colleague got me into Qantas Lounge, and DAMN. Delicious carbs… https://t.co/HakpSkOrEA https://t.co/cgnZhLl0uk


    RT @StoryBoardGamer: from @tinstargames https://t.co/zKFs42ujJ3


    @developerjack @i386 @michaelneale I’m trying to get a status match. Waiting to hear back.


    Good grief. If you’re wondering where half of Sydney is, they’re waiting for their luggage in the Qantas arrivals hall. 😩


    I don’t understand why the @SydneyAirport taxi rank has 100 turnstiles that I’ve never seen used, even when the queue is backed up to the terminal (like now).


    RT @Cat_Headley: For once,I hope Prince Philip is eye wateringly rude to a foreigner.


    RT @nicole22___: GIRLS

    have you ever shopped in the men’s clothing section at a store?

    retweet if yes
    like if no

    i’m trying to prove a p…


    @samthor @SydneyAirport I live pretty close. Training to Central and then hauling my suitcase down Broadway isn’t on the cards after a Friday night redeye. 😒


  • Shared today on Facebook

    What’s “the cloud” made of? Chicken wire. 😂❤️☁️ #socute


    Gudetama is happy we were able to squeeze in a visit to @punch.gram. 👊


    How you recognise a Singaporean cafe run by someone who’s lived in Melbourne. 😍 @punch.gram


    Lovely new colleague got me into Qantas Lounge, and DAMN. Delicious carbs…