James Ostrowick

It’s getting real. 🚁 My game is almost ready for release on iOS and Android. A few final touches left… then it’s go time.

@MikeBales No. Anything after 17:00 better be ending by 20:00

Mike got invited to an event at 10pm on Tuesday. Mike is 57 years old. Is Mike going?

@BenjaminDEKR There is actually LOTS of evidence proving that it has the opposite effect. People then recycle old passwords, making simple changes eg:abc123,abc1234 etc.

Is there any real evidence that forcing users to change their passwords every ___ months actually improves security? It seems more likely they won't remember their password, writing it down places they shouldn't or triggering less-secure password resets

@thsottiaux I’d really like an easy way to let it modify files/execute commands.I don’t want yolo mode. Now if you let it execute a command such as “mvn” and I say “always” then ALWAYS let it do that. Just because the parameters just after that change, e.g. the file, then JUST do it.

What are we obviously not getting right with Codex?

@CaptMylo Heard a lot about this, do they have an online store? Post a link here if they do.

I would like to share the success we have had with Lions mane mushroom tincture. My six year-old son has high functioning autism and was on medication called risperidone. For the last month we have had him on this tincture and can see an amazing difference!!

@ThePhysicsMemes As an ex-teacher, if someone gave me a paper with these answers, instant A.

When you know more than what you're taught #research

@Bloke_Baz True! 😂 the number of times I have to control myself when someone says “aligned” I should get a medal for self control.

Corporate life is 10% doing your job and 90% aligning, syncing, touching base, and circling back

@MuenzenMeister IDGAF I refuse to tip for people handing me a bowl of ice cream or a cup of coffee. If you’ve been running back and forward between the kitchen and my table, bringing food to me, suggesting what to eat, chatting and making my 2 hours a pleasure - then you get a tip.

Guilt Tipping in Deutschland: War gerade Eis essen. Am Kartenlesegerät kommt vor der Zahlung die Trinkgeldfrage: 5%, 10%, 15% oder individuell. Für einen Eisbecher zum Mitnehmen! Und jeder in der Schlange hinter dir sowie der Kassierer sieht auf dem Bildschirm was tippst. Dieses System kommt aus den USA und breitet sich hier gerade überall aus. Restaurants, Cafés, Bäckereien. Wichtig zu wissen: In den USA verdient ein Kellner als Grundgehalt 2,13 Dollar die Stunde. Ohne Trinkgeld kann der seine Miete nicht zahlen. In Deutschland jedoch bekommt jeder Kellner mindestens 13,90 Euro die Stunde, egal ob du Trinkgeld gibst oder nicht. Wir übernehmen gerade ein System das für ein Problem erfunden wurde das wir gar nicht haben.

@CleansedTweets It’s AI enabled. Everything now takes longer, it has the run the update through an LLM. 🤪

Nothing screams ‘trust us’ like a Windows update that takes 30+ minutes. I’m convinced Microsoft is using that time to quietly farm my documents, photos, & browser history. Anyone else paranoid or is it just me?

@_wej01 Just had the same discussion with someone in a Checkers (very much like Walmart - but we have them here too) wanted a GaN charger, 16% cheaper if I order it and have it delivered to me at my house. Stupid.

This lady said... I went to Wal-Mart to buy some AirPods listed at $149 on their app. The sales associate told me I could buy them in the store for $179 or I could order it on the app for the $149 price and then a picker would come “pick” it for me so that I could pick it up 3 hours later, but I couldn’t just buy it at the discounted price. We live in the stupidest timeline.

@CheckersSA Yeah, maybe you should put that on the deal so you don’t irritate your customers and staff. Just a thought. Simple UI improvement would go a LONG way.

@jamesostrowick Hi James, thanks for reaching out. Kindly note that at times we may have app only promotions giving you access to exclusive delas and discounts.

@CheckersSA please can you explain to me , I tried to purchase this in store , price shows up as R299. I got told that “meh, sorry, that’s the price”. Showed them this… still just got a “meh”. Why ?!?

@LudensLudonauta Check out my games on chroma-charge.com. My best memories were 80s games. Fun, easy to figure out.

I'm always wondering that as well. The majority of my clients are building "retro" inspired games. Pixel art mostly appeal to nostalgia too. My best guess is that the golden age of games (80~90) left many child/teens longing. +

@EspressifSystem WiFi pen testing and Hacking tool

Hey folks, good things are coming your way. ESP32-S31 dev kits. I have about 100 of these to give away. Write to me and tell me what you want to do with it. ASAP, while boards last. #ESP32S31 #Espressif

@PieterDuToit This is a good thing for the country.

“Recruiters have recorded an increase in enquiries from South Africans wanting to leave the US, and 12,000 people around the world have registered to reclaim their citizenship on a portal launched by the South African government…” thetimes.com/article/f8f5fa…

@Taedza @vercingetorics So you think the landlord or the bank care? Unless you’ve got unemployment insurance, neither will.

@jamesostrowick @vercingetorics What if one has lost his job? Retrenched etc life happens

Not necessarily. If you pay R9.5K as a bond premium, you still have to factor in rates and taxes which could suck another R3K. I dont think we spend enough time discussing the real costs of owning a property.

@theboudoirmadam Yes there is! The computers also need a weekend off 😉

There’s absolutely no reason banks can’t process electronic transactions on weekends and holidays.

@Basophani @vercingetorics Yet it’s still being done 🤷🏼‍♂️

@jamesostrowick @vercingetorics It’s illegal to do that. Anyway theres a situation where repo rates can tank aswell and repayments become steep

Pet hate on appliances

@Taedza @vercingetorics Yeah, but then you’re an idiot, sorry. That is what being an adult is, pay your bills. Or setup a debit order.

@jamesostrowick @vercingetorics You could miss bond payments and your home becomes repossessed

@ftngobeni @vercingetorics Not everyone lives in America 😉

@jamesostrowick @vercingetorics That's where the housing tribunal comes in, it it illegal to raise rent by more than 10% in a calendar year