Marks Polakovs

DevOps engineer, recovering broadcast tech tinkerer. on 🦋

[Marks Polakovs @markspolakovs]

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New highlight! From playtesting to challenge design, @itscfox and @markspolakovs break down all the behind the scenes secrets from Noughts And Crosses Across Manchester.

https://t.co/n9eT4d4VWZ

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@garybrannan That’s bordering on looking more “rave” than “memorial service”.

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Not that that's a bad thing.

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Listening to Paris Paloma's 'Cacophony' and the thought that keeps running through my head is "this is very nearly English TTPD".

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Prototyping location-based games for video material over iMessage with @itscfox is fun!

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@eligaultney @troyhunt One of the funniest I ever saw was "the website has a serious vulnerability, anyone can edit it"... on Wikipedia.

[Michael Grace @michaeldpgrace]

it must be impossible to use the wetherspoons app without saying "oh that's disgusting" when you read the date on the age verification screen

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Have you even truly accepted an award without thwacking the mic clean off the podium (sorry @NaSTAuk!)

[York Student Television @ystv]

Shortly before punching a microphone @markspolakovs won us gold for the @NaSTAuk 2024 technical achievement award. 🦡🦡🦡

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"I'm gonna tweet that" - things @michaeldpgrace says that get you worried

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@tomus_sherman @fredkisss Could it be https://t.co/RwA5wNgK1I? I ran into it in an app of my own

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@mutableai please auto wiki ystv/bowser

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@Direwolf20 @SwiftOnSecurity ... where else was he planning on getting updates from?

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@Kent6Ben @rolandmcs The Leave campaign managed to drum up the fear of Eastern European immigrants coming in freely and taking all the jobs, used it as a wedge issue, and people fell for it.

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P.S. Watch until the end for a little post-credits scene...

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"Weren't the first two parts out a month ago?"

Yes, they were - editor's block is a fun time.

Very pleased with the result though (and the series finale isn't far away either - promise!)

https://t.co/jA3HabhiTd

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@Koryyyyyyyyyyy macOS

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@leeerob @nextjs Yes! This is exactly what I’ve needed, thanks Lee!

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@LNER own-brand beer: still excellent.

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And the winner of this incredibly tightly fought battle: Prayer

I have no words.

I’m not a religious person, but the mix of prayers in different languages is so, so well done and powerful. Give it a listen if you haven’t already.

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Ranking all the musical numbers in Come From Away, a 🧵, presented by someone (bored on a train) who doesn’t usually enjoy musicals but really likes this one:

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2/20: Somewhere In The Middle Of Nowhere

Now I’m not one to get emotional when listening to music, but every time I hear the chorus (for lack of a better word) I get a tear of joy in my eye. Restores my faith in humanity.