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Phil Davis

rekiwi@mastodon.nz

<p>Tech writer, cyclist, solder junky, woodworker, airplane nut, dad, hubby, half-Kiwi (mom&#39;s side). Not in priority order. (he/him)</p><p>Header: Final scene, The Descendants (2011), father &amp; 2 daughters on a couch under the mother&#39;s blanket.</p><p>Profile pic: bearded white dude with maniacal expression; hair, eyes, teeth glowing blue under blacklight.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/techWriterLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>techWriterLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/writeTheDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>writeTheDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>documentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/techComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<

Posts

  • Post #3087351

    Working with one of my favorite developers to build an API to automate publishing our release comms to multiple channels. Is this what doc tools development feels like? Because it feels damned good. #technicalWriting #techWriterLife #writeTheDocs

  • Post #3087350

    Really nice IT guy reminded me that I need to update Windows 10 to 11 before October 14th. He warned me that it will take a while and maybe I can do it over the weekend. Fuck. That. This Microsoft clusterfuckery will be 100% employer subsidized.

  • Post #3087349

    My wife recently went to the ER sweating in pain. 5 hours &amp;amp; a CT scan later she&amp;#39;d passed a kidney stone and was back home. The Explanation of Benefits (EOB) from her secondary health insurer shows $69,000 in unpaid charges. Let&amp;#39;s hope her primary insurer covers the cost. Double covered and still worried. What was that about &amp;quot;shithole countries&amp;quot; again?

  • Post #3087348

    We&amp;#39;re using AI to integrate w/ 3rd-party systems. Our devs must feed the AI complete API reference &amp;amp; thorough, well formatted business docs for any chance of success. AI requires excellent documentation &amp;amp; devs can do it when the user is a machine. Ironic. #techWriterLife #writeTheDocs

  • Post #3087347

    While decluttering, our daughter pulled out the PS2. I recluttered with an HMDI adapter, but wife &amp;amp; I enjoyed listening to our adult kids whoop it up over a 20-year-old Naruto fighting game. Strong nostalgia for when video games drove engagement in your living room. #ps2 #retrogaming #retrogame

  • Post #3087346

    Bike commute: heavy fog. Con: 20m visibility Pro: Still, moist air means I ride through heavenly plumes of fried dough aroma from every donut shop on my route. #bikeCommute #cycling

  • Post #3087345

    Adventures in technical writing: I just caught this typo in a draft: &amp;quot;Shite+Win+S (Windows)&amp;quot; Freudian slip? #techWriterLife #technicalWriting #writeTheDocs

  • Post #3087344

    @lilithsaintcrow @dammitjanet Yep, if you spend any time in youth sports this is painfully loud and clear.

  • Post #3087343

    Sierra Ferrell &amp;quot;The Garden&amp;quot;: Her voice is so velvety, lithe, &amp;amp; sincere, the bluegrass harmonies &amp;amp; instrumentals so compelling. A gentle masterpiece. I feel like my heart is an instrument expertly played. I can&amp;#39;t keep a dry eye. #music #sierraFerrell https://youtu.be/ViwLZswXpgI?t=260

  • Post #3087342

    This is important. &amp;quot;The writers you let go were the supply chain for the intelligence you&amp;#39;re now betting on.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;…documentation […] is not a byproduct of development: it&amp;#39;s the glue that ties the product together.&amp;quot; #technicalWriting #techWriterLife #writeTheDocs https://passo.uno/reconsider/

  • Post #3087341

    Had to stop on my morning commute through Sunnyvale, CA to take a picture of this rare beauty (1960s Anglia 1200 DeLuxe) #bikeCommute #fordAnglia #oldCars