Simon MacDonald
macdonst@mastodon.online
<p>Father, Software Engineer, Comic Enthusiast, Coffee Lover, Human Goodreads and Staff Software Engineer at Sanity. He/Him</p>
Posts
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Post #4297629
Haven&#39;t been posting which records I&#39;ve been listening to during my workouts because we were one of the houses who got a flooded basement in #Ottawa on July 1st. However, I recently had a very good day at the record store.
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Post #4297628
This conference is 6 months out and is already down to 15 tickets left. Don&#39;t come begging to me in 3 months time asking for an extra ticket! https://mastodon.world/@webstandards/116957453462624066
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Post #4297627
Opening Dialogs with the Invoker API Replacing some custom JavaScript with the Invoker API. https://simonmacdonald.com/blog/posts/2026-07-26-opening-dialogs-with-the-invoker-api
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Post #4297626
It took longer than I expected but my copy of &quot;The Psychology of Software Teams&quot; by @grimalkina has finally arrived. Just in time for my vacation next week.
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Post #1541716
It’s #transdayofvisibility so I wanted to share these amazing stickers from @accudio For local #ottawa folks, if you are in tech please join us at an upcoming Forward JS meetup as we strive to create a safe space for our LGBTQ+ community members.
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Post #1325633
@alice the Batwoman comics written by Rucka and lovingly illustrated by JH Williams III are pretty amazing. Grab the first volume, “Elegy” from your library.
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Post #1325632
Has anyone checked on the flat Earther’s today? Are they doing okay? I assume all this extra evidence has shaken their belief system. Jk, they don’t care about evidence.
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Post #1185588
“My theory, which I outlined in the book, is that software quality and business success, especially for individual managers, have been completely decoupled. Insisting on software development methods that are known to reduce defects and improve User Experience is more likely to harm your career than help. High-level managers and executives get rewarded for project size, not long term success.” From: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2023/tech-broke-the-webs-social-contract/
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Post #817393
This is so dumb. Carbon capture a) doesn&#39;t work and b) produces more carbon than it captures. Just spend that $15M on renewables instead. Nobody wants carbon capture except for our industrial overlords. https://ottawa.place/@auxonic/116302746690126715