Marty McGuire

Marty Likes Things (Sometimes)

2023
Thu Aug 17
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Wed Aug 16
★ Liked https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/08/16/back-to-the-future-of-tokyo-drift-marty-a-robotic-drifting-delorean/
post from Back to the Future of Tokyo Drift: MARTY, a Robotic Drifting DeLorean
If the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future was going 88 miles per hour, but drifting, just where in time would it end up. Can you even drift that fast? We want to know. Here’s more, via SlashGearDrifting is a sport that lots of people are into. It requires a high degree …
★ Liked https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/08/16/playstation-controller-authentication-as-a-service-gaming-playstation-python/
post from PlayStation controller authentication as a service #Gaming #Playstation #Python
Jacek Fedoryński posts about providing “PlayStation controller authentication as a service”:
★ Liked https://the-ard.com/2023/08/16/the-forgotten-u-s-territories-and-the-american-empire/
Mon Aug 14
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★ Liked https://www.spicyweb.dev/web-components-ssr-node/
★ Liked https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/women-warnings-ai-danger-risk-before-chatgpt-1234804367/
★ Liked https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/14/hidden-worlds/
Sun Aug 13
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Sat Aug 12
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★ Liked https://maya.land/monologues/2023/08/12/social-media-chalk-milk-guess.html
post from social media isn't chalk milk: a guess
epistemic disclaimer: I’m not an expert on this, and I’m not sure who would be. Largely speculative.
Fri Aug 11
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Thu Aug 10
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★ Liked https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/08/07/tactics-for-writing-in-public/
post Some tactics for writing in public
Someone recently asked me – “how do you deal with writing in public? People on
Wed Aug 9
★ Liked https://jacky.wtf/2023/8/4bFu
post from Giving Up on Corporate Outlets
After nearly a decade of social media; I've finally given up.
Tue Aug 8
★ Liked https://todon.eu/@jalcine/110853749632168566
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Tech Won't Save Us: The Online Shopping Boom Is Over w/ Amanda MullEpisode webpage: http://techwontsave.us/Media file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12954730-the-online-shopping-boom-is-over-w-amanda-mull.mp3Listening during my stationery run, @parismarx hits the head with …
★ Liked https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/your-computer-should-say-what-you-tell-it-say-1
Mon Aug 7
★ Liked https://adactio.com/journal/20377
post from Relative times
Last week Phil posted a little update about his excellent site, ooh.directory:
Sun Aug 6
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Sat Aug 5
★ Liked https://werd.io/2023/engineering-principles
post from Engineering principles
Code is cumulative overhead. The more you write, the more you have to maintain over time.Self-hosted infrastructure is cumulative overhead. The more you configure and run, the more you have to maintain over time.Always watch your overhead and keep it as light as possible.The only …
★ Liked https://gomakethings.com/how-to-create-your-own-api-endpoints-with-php/
★ Liked https://www.wired.com/story/the-cloud-is-a-prison-can-the-local-first-software-movement-set-us-free/
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post from Conduct
My week at the Belfast TradFest culminated in a cathedral.
★ Liked https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/8325-Publs-insurmountable-technical-debt
post from Publ’s insurmountable technical debt
Back when Publ was brand-new I was using a fairly common ORM for managing my database. It was okay but I had some issues with how the project was being run, particularly in how the core maintainer treated bug reporters who were reporting things that he didn’t personally agree …
Thu Aug 3
★ Liked https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/08/03/why-doesnt-this-upload-a-debugging-tale/
post from Why Doesn’t this Upload? A Debugging Tale
This is a story of doing some debugging, and how various possibilities were eliminated.Last week an SSL certificate that is needed for access to Adafruit IO expired. The older certificate was embedded in CircuitPython and also in the NINA-FW firmware. The NINA-FW firmware runs on …
★ Liked https://jamesg.blog/2023/08/03/help-build-the-social-web/
post from Help Build the Social Web
The Web is about enabling collaboration between people. I can write a blog post about coffee, publish it, and share it with coffee roasters around Scotland. That post can be referenced for years by people I will never meet who share my passion for coffee. People can respond to …
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