Aaron Silverman

My team's custom slack emojis are on course to become a complete directory of technologies we rely on.

@Dave__BC Whoops sorry I didn’t know! I kicked the server!

We've been in this page for like a week, @aarsilv. When does the torment end?

@mulletor69 @Dave__BC I’ve kicked the server but it looks like the site is under some sort of spam attack so may take it offline until I have time to deal with that 😔

@Dave__BC @aarsilv Save ussss!!!!

Hey @aarsilv, your funny doodling internet game broke again. You've got fives of anxious people,: chewing off their fingers, wanting to troll each other with bad/good drawings. And for some reason, I gotta be their squeaky wheel. Squeak-squeak.

As a fan of one-on-ones, it’s always interesting to see other perspectives. fortune.com/2024/06/12/nvi…

@girdley That elevation restriction is ruling out a lot of sweet places in Western Colorado; just take it easy an extra day or two to acclimate!

Best escape from heat in Western/Central US in July? Criteria: • walkable • cool weather • below 7,500’ • reasonably priced • close to decent commercial airport • restaurants etc What you got?

@girdley @DanielMurton Canmore FTW!

@DanielMurton Was looking at Banff. Ridiculously expensive.

@screeenqueeen @engineering_bae @shriyanevatia I wear socks like these for everything <= 10 miles, tons of miles on each pair. Love them!

@engineering_bae @shriyanevatia I am a saucony gal. I buy these constantly and never got a single blister training for my first marathon (with saucony shoes). Can’t beat price/cushion combo. a.co/d/hGXhjAB

@KevinBreezeTV Sank so many hours into this game. Had it in window mode on one side(ish) of screen, AOL instant messenger on the other. Chatting with friends while building amusement parks.

you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

Great article by @abinoda and @timcochran on going beyond DORA metrics and surveying your engineering team to get actionable insights: martinfowler.com/articles/measu…

@Dave__BC Shoot sorry about that—gave the server a kick!

Hey @aarsilv, I didn't rouse you sooner but your website has been down for about three days now.

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@dougboneparth When you get Eagle Scout the Boy Scouts will write famous people on your behalf to get congratulatory letters. I asked and received one from nVidia’s CEO. Was thinking I may want to work there after graduating with my computer engineering degree. Unfortunately, I went elsewhere.

@dougboneparth In 2003 I got third place in the state of Mayland in the stock market game, where high school economics students invested an imaginary $10,000 all semester. I put it all on nVidia. If only I somehow did that for real 🫠

If you invested $100 in Nvidia 10 years ago, you'd have $1,812,503,476 today.

@Stealx Games my Wife and I have played a ton of after kids go to bed that are generally under an hour: - Dominion (and a few expansions) - Carcassonne - Hive - Splendor - Blockus

What’s a great board game to play with your spouse every week? - Not Monopoly - Under 2 hour game time

This guide to picking STEM majors is too good. Especially true about chemistry and feelings on safety haha

I was fortunate to be working in the office building next to where Pupatella first set up their food cart Thursdays and Fridays in their early days. It was so good, I ate at it both those weekdays every week and have been singing their praises ever since. wtop.com/local/2023/12/…

This adorable ball of fluff was abandoned and rescued by a shelter near me. They found a home outside of Vegas but the 16-hour round trip drive wasn’t practical for either party. They posted on Pilots N Paws where I saw it and me and the kids launched on an impromptu Vegas trip!

My son said he wanted to see some tall cliffs. So we toured the Black Canyon from the air!

Family XC ski yesterday and morning BC today having fun in the snow this weekend!

Was “reading” (listening) to Algorithms to Live By (great book!) and was surprised with @DanSmithHolla quotes making an appearance! Worlds colliding in a super cool way!

@lawyer4SMBs The one I probably use the most is a large, insulated, zip-up-able grocery/cooler bag. Perfect for keeping cold groceries cold in the car!

Can you help me out? What's the coolest and most memorable corporate swag/gift you've seen or received under $150? Feel free to be creative 😀 Thanks for your help!