Dave Paquette

I'm vibe coding today... and by vibe coding I mean listening to The Tragically Hip and writing some code. (Yeah, I'm using a little AI too)

2 days for me

I do. I had one of these until my daughter got ahold of it so ripped off its head 😂

Screenshot of IMDB Starmeter showing actor Jake Weary as #1

It's wild that after all these years, jQuery is still #1

AI

Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024

This has never happened to me

No! Keep them coming

I'm going to have to wait a little longer for my rhubarb

Dang, wish I could be there. Not quite the same watching the live stream

Same! I love that hoodie

I stand with Ukraine and the truth that Russia is an invader.

I stand with Ukraine and the truth that Russia is an invader.

Remember that “move fast and break things” is the motto of a sector of businesses with a 90% failure rate. The US Government cannot afford a 90% failure rate.

This was my first IDE out of school too! Good times

Now the whole country gets the experience of what it's like when private equity buys the place you work

And diapers!

Congrats!

Stating the obvious, but every person of color I’ve worked with in tech has been extremely good at their jobs— remarkably skilled and also very patient. Because they HAVE to be. Nothing about diversity initiatives ever changed that.

Bill Gates Isn’t Like Those Other Tech Billionaires (Gift Article) The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist is taking a break from the future to examine his past — and mulling where the billionaires now fit in.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/t...

a canadian flag is surrounded by various canadian currency bills ALT: a canadian flag is surrounded by various canadian currency bills

It probably doesn't help that we sell candy that is literally a replica of our $1 coins

Marbles, ball bearings, coins...so many coins

💯 I couldn't agree more

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Deleting prod. The biggest oh sh*t! moment

Announcing ConsoleApplicationBuilder, DI in console applications, simply: bit.ly/4hmR4A2 #dotnet

IBM BASICA which interestingly is the predecessor to GW-BASIC which is the first language I ever tried

I just ordered parts to build an e-ink dashboard that will be home assistant part of my home assistant setup. Plans are for weather and today's family calendar events. A daily comic would be a great addition here

So you can have an employee who only exists digitally but work from home is somehow not possible?

I'm very intrigued by this