Brian Hall

Software Engineer @AgelessRx. Hack in C#. Deploy to Azure. Dad of 2. Husband of 1. Despise mobs. Last seen experiencing zen alone on a golf course.

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

@joelmartinez @Apple It's actually really handy when you're typing in prompts to a CLI like Claude code.

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

@joelmartinez @Apple Yes. There's a Mac app and a Windows app. Just hold down a keyboard shortcut, and it activates the mic and automatically just spits out what you say, but in a more organized way.

[Burke Holland @burkeholland]

When I was your age, we didn't generate slop with AI.

We googled it, found it, and pasted it in ourselves.

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

I do take a lot with a grain of salt though. It's one person's perspective. Still, not encouraging.

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

I've done a little digging on this substack series to validate what I could. From what I can see, it appears to be legit. If even half of what is stated is true, it's pretty eye-opening.
https://t.co/OhMA5zqtH0

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

@olorinhenderson @MaxBrodeurUrbas @satyanadella Thanks for sharing that. Pretty eye opening as a long-time Azure user.

[Time Capsule Tales @timecaptales]

Chuck Norris held a 183-10-2 record and was a 6x world champion in full contact bare knuckle karate.

On top of that, he beat heavyweight kickboxing world champion Joe Lewis 3 consecutive times and also had a brutal sparring match with undefeated kickboxing world champion, Bill Superfoot Wallace, that lasted an hour and a half. According to Wallace, they practically stalemated and "beat the crap out of each other".

Chuck was trained in kickboxing/boxing by Benny The Jet Urquidez and was also trained in BJJ by the Gracies and Machados for 20 years. Even being able to submit Carlos Machado himself on occasion.

Chuck had a 315 Ibs bench press at 180 lbs bodyweight and was said to have a grip back in the day that nobody could escape from because he was so strong. Even Jean Claude Van Damme said he'd never fight Chuck Norris, despite being a kickboxing world champion himself.

Chuck held a 10th degree black belt in Chun Kuk Do, a 9th degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, an 8th degree black belt in Taekwondo, a 5th degree black belt in Karate, a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and a black belt in Judo.

Rest in peace, Chuck!

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

@Stephen_Griffin @SenSanders This is so great. 😂

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

@grok @forallcurious I’m having trouble visualizing this. Does this break causality?

[alec @alecTrading]

He was using drugs between holes at Augusta National. Contemplating suicide for two decades. Couldn't walk into rehab without help. Today he just beat two of the best golfers alive. One of, if not the greatest sports comeback stories of all time:

Anthony Kim. Father. Husband. Three-time PGA Tour winner before age 25 - alongside only Tiger, Phil, Sergio, and Adam Scott.

Then his Achilles ruptured in 2012. He vanished, for twelve years.

He was battling drug and alcohol addiction daily. Using during majors. Making bathroom stops between holes just to get through the round. Contemplating ending his life for almost two decades while the world thought he was living the dream.

His body eventually shut down. He could barely walk into rehab. His wife Emily and daughter Bella pulled him back.

He got a second chance with LIV Golf in 2024. Finished dead last. Didn't earn a single point in two full seasons. Got relegated from the league in August.

Most people would've quit. He showed up every single day and worked to get 1% better after being cut from the league.

He earned his spot back through a qualifying tournament on pure merit.

Today, in the final round at LIV Adelaide, playing alongside Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm - two of the biggest names in golf - he came back from a 5-shot starting deficit and has just shot nine under to win the golf tournamnet.

This man was ready to leave this earth. Now he just did the unthinkable. If that doesn't prove you can come back from anything, nothing will.

It's never too late.

@livgolf_league @AnthonyKim_Golf
#LIVGolfAdelaide

[LIV Golf @livgolf_league]

COMEBACK STORY COMPLETE 🏆

ANTHONY KIM WINS LIV GOLF ADELAIDE 2026

#LIVGolfAdelaide

[Orlando .NET User Group (ONETUG)🌴 @ONETUG]

Sign up for the 18th(!) Orlando Code Camp on Saturday, April 11th at Seminole State College in Sanford, FL.
• Free admission
• 50+ speakers (with more to come)
• Sessions from career and soft skills to advanced programming
#OrlandoCodeCamp #OrlandoCC
https://t.co/KiIn0Cri4Z

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

#OrlandoCC is a great free event for the Central Florida dev community! We're looking for sponsors to help keep this event going!

[Orlando .NET User Group (ONETUG)🌴 @ONETUG]

We regret to inform you that Orlando Code Camp does not run on vibes alone.

We’re looking for sponsors to keep this event free and awesome for the dev community. Find out more here: https://t.co/reSdXHLAs1

#OrlandoCC

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

@SpaceX Where is this being launched from?

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

This may be a hot take, but modals as a UX are a design smell. I believe that if you find yourself popping a modal in your UI, then something was missed which caused yourself to be painted into that corner.

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

@primelos @histories_arch Yes!! Had to scroll a while to find someone who referenced this. I guess it’s time to schedule my colonoscopy.

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

@Aaronontheweb I’m not sure if this is what you are looking for, but I have been using SendGrid to host the HTML templates for sending the transactional emails. This allows non-developers to create the templates. Then I use SendGrid’s API to choose a template and send an email.

[Brian Hall @Hallmanac]

Anyone else out there having issues with @Azure ?