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Brian MacDonald

bmac@jawns.club

<p>Technical writer, editor, speaker, manager, currently slinging docs at Temporal.io. Former DigitialOcean, Pragmatic, O&#39;Reilly. Philly native. Likely to get nerdy about Lego, roller coasters, role-playing games, Doctor Who.</p>

Posts

  • Post #4472646

    I know there&#39;s not many coaster fans on fedi, but last night I experienced the Voyage with no trims, and I am a believer

  • Post #1985187

    @raganwald @ilovecomputers I&amp;#39;m coming to believe that the Internet as we knew it from say 1990 to 2010 was the anomaly. Nothing that powerful or that useful can survive as a public good in a capitalist system.

  • Post #1985185

    Went to #NoKings in West Chester, PA. Parked on the street about a half-mile away and walked in, which turned out to be smart. Stood on the sidewalk across the street from the courthouse, because that was the only spot I could find. Couldn&amp;#39;t see much because there were lots of people with signs. Couldn&amp;#39;t hear much because of all the supporters in cars honking. Couldn&amp;#39;t tell how many people were there, because I was in the middle. Doesn&amp;#39;t matter. I stood up.

  • Post #1985183

    Watching &amp;quot;For All Mankind&amp;quot; while there&amp;#39;s an actual rocket with humans on it headed to the moon...

  • Post #1985181

    I had to call my homeowners insurance company today. I had a couple of questions, and depending on the answers, I might want to make some adjustments. Needless to say, I was dreading this. It went great. Once I got to a human, she took the time to explain the policy breakdown, answered my questions thoroughly, and helped me make an adjustment that lowered my bill substantially. I can&amp;#39;t guarantee this experience for everyone, but for today: nicely done, Assurant-a-subsidiary-of-Geico.

  • Post #1985179

    Hello, credit-card company. Thank you for your concern. I&amp;#39;m aware that my credit card usage jumped this month. I had a rather expensive car maintenance appointment at the beginning of the month, and then some expensive yard work at the end. Unfortunately, they both fell within the same billing cycle. I&amp;#39;m aware that this happened. This is what I have a credit card FOR. I do not require credit counseling, nor a free webinar on credit management.

  • Post #1985177

    The Hugo Awards finalists have been announced, and I once again find myself looking at the nominees and seeing names of friends, and friends-of-friends. And that is seriously strange. Not strange that they got nominated; that&amp;#39;s normal. They&amp;#39;re awesome, they&amp;#39;re talented, and they&amp;#39;ve put in the work. They deserve to be where they are. But I wonder what the hell I did in my life that I get to associate with people that talented. https://www.lacon.org/hugofinalists/

  • Post #1985174

    Security System: Fault reported! Motion sensor has condition &amp;quot;low battery&amp;quot;! Me: Yeah, OK. &amp;lt;changes batteries&amp;gt; Security System: Alert! The motion sensor reports it has been tampered with!

  • Post #1985171

    Packing for a trip. Consulted my &amp;quot;packing checklist.&amp;quot; ✅ toothbrush ✅ toothpaste 🎵 a flannel for my face... Goddammit. Every time.

  • Post #1985169

    I&amp;#39;ve only been at #WriteTheDocs for half a day, and I&amp;#39;ve already had so many interesting conversations. I even ended up talking documentation *on the walk over,* before the conference even started. I love this conference, and this community, so very much