Matthew Nielsen

Professional computer-puncher. In a past life I created later sold to MTV.

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@hopsoft If your server responds with anything other a machine-code pulses through a current loop, you’re using SSR. (Also get off my lawn you damn kids)

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@bressain Final unsolicited comment, promise: we need a term for people who are legal joined to each other because they’ve co-signed for the same mortgage.

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@kyleshevlin @bressain Also, need to note I’m using “gender” there in a weird way. What I mean specifically is social perception of the participants irrespective of biology, since we’re talking about socio/legal constructs here.

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@kyleshevlin @bressain Of course, it’s a very small sample size (like 4?), not deliberate chosen, and this was only in the mid-west and western US states so it’s more of a “huh interesting” thing than “ooh proof!” thing.

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@kyleshevlin @bressain My unscientific experience, it depends on audience: in the before-time I’d go to dev conferences, use a given term exclusively for my relationship, note response. Partner: was assumed I have children but not married, no gender assumed. Spouse: was assumed a same-gender marriage.

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@schwad_rb @coderberry There’s two of them, so wouldn’t it be “sh-doublepipes?”

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@jfhbrook You’ll remember, just take a break for a while and rela– oh wait I see the problem now

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@JamesDavisMakes @dajobe Use steganography to hide your REAL message as spaces within your Slack messages? Although that makes your messages rather long, and you’ll have keep telling everyone your spacebar is sticky.

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@mclaughj I’m still working on/with that same app you worked on around 2015, I saw your name in the source just a few days ago and it made me smile. Building something you can be proud of is good, but having that thing be something people use because they WANT to is the best feeling ever.

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Happy 20th Birthday, Quizilla! Looks like My drawing skills haven’t improved much since we started this #quizilla

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@robkellas I was rereading my old journals from that time and I have lots a paragraphs that start “if I’m ever going to write a book about this one day, I’d better talk about…”, so I must have had it in mind

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20 years ago today, a little web site named “Quizilla” was launched. I know, cuz I was there.

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@elforesto Simple rule: if it’s an app you would be embarrassed to have show up in an management-meeting-screen-share, don’t install it on your work machine.

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My own little lion was overjoyed watching the ⁦@Lionesses⁩ win today. This is her “overjoyed” face, I promise.

[Lionesses @Lionesses]

WE HAVE DONE IT

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@Lionesses you have made me so happy today! And to do it at Wembley no less! #WEURO2022

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Yes! @ESPN has come back with sound, thank you! #WEURO2022

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Good heavens @espn! You HAD to have the audio cut out RIGHT NOW?!? #WEURO2022

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I got up at 8am on a Sunday to Watch @Lionesses battle @DFB_Frauen, so this had better be good! I’m torn on who to cheer for, but since my spouse has a farm in Bedfordshire named after their family I think I’ll have to be behind @Lionesses! #WEURO2022

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@NeniaCampbell Quizilla existed because I like making things, and helping other people be creative is the part of that site I enjoyed the most.