Mark Finkle

Technology curmudgeon

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

Lots of discussion about native apps on Apple's Vision Pro but I hope the bundled Safari supports Web APIs too

[Diarmid Mackenzie @dhmackenzie]

Since I got my Quest Pro (thanks @meta!), I've been playing with Mixed Reality a lot more...

@aframevr physics can now automatically learn the room layout via the WebXR APIs, and factor it into its physics simulations.

https://t.co/MNdVXBDYZJ

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

@EnglishMossop Seems like a win to me

[Tim Curry @NotTheTimCurry]

Indeed. I’m actually choosing not to die for this very reason.

[Engram Software / Leo (they/them) @engramsoftware]

I am looking for a senior dev that has experience working on gecko-based projects aka Firefox

Working on building a browser using Firefox as the foundation and we need someone who groks the internals/beyond the front end

The client is great to work with! lmk if this is you ✨

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

OH: "Unfortunately most of us will never solve a new problem ever again"

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

@ajoekerr

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

@madhava Not going to lie. I had to look that up... and I'm very glad I did. I thought I was a better Python fan. I'd heard the Fish Licence bit, but not poor Eric

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

I used "ipso facto" in a discussion today

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

@EnglishMossop Not ironically, but sarcastically

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

@EnglishMossop Vanilla JS and Web Components

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

OH: "nerds being pedantic"

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

My personal favorites: Hartley’s, Middleswarth, Martin’s.

In that order

[Atlas Obscura @atlasobscura]

A single state dominates the snack industry. https://t.co/9rlcO9Cf6u

[Brad Lassey @blassey]

Mozilla had an amazing remote work culture. Tooling was a big part of it, but I think one of the biggest reasons was a cultural expectation that every team would get together for a "work week" about once a quarter.

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

Longing for the days when I was between just one rock and hard place

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

OH: "This could be DLL related"

Didn't have that on my 2023 Tech Bingo Card

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

@chekofif @snorp I showed up 10 minutes late, but somehow overcame that poor start

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

OH: "Mark, having you in this meeting was extra special"

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

@eamsen His official name is Snorp! There is no James, only Snorp

LOL

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

@snorp I checked the participant list just to be sure

[Mark Finkle @mfinkle]

but why am I charging myself 6.9%?