Andrew Mackross

@gsd_foundation yeaaaa

BIG DAY 👀

I am self-hosting @n8n_io to set up lead flows and then enriching with GPT. Anyone tried similar with @NodeRED ? I prefer the Apache license.

Ditched webflow for framer. Felt like I was fighting webflow to get my thoughts on a page. Framer works how my tailwind brain works.

People saying meta is 💀 aren’t advertising on it. I’ve spent five hundred in the last week and getting super targeted leads.

AI is the new calculator analogy in schools is dangerous. Calculators are narrow problem solvers. AI is broad and can already arguably problem solve most problems a human can (at a high school level). Arguing that they will have similar impacts on education fails to grasp this.

#buildinpublic starting a new #rails open source durable workflow gem. Inspired by temporal.io, but simpler and just for rails. Thinking of live streaming some coding sessions, but want to gauge if there is any interest.

@chrisrickard @marckohlbrugge lol not gonna lie, I’ve worked in shitter cafes 😏

@mackross @marckohlbrugge But Gas stations though, the final frontier 😆

Maybe cafes should introduce a “day pass” ? I’d happily pay $25 or whatever on top off my drinks/food to use their space for working. Straight fee or as credit for food/drinks. Like co-working day pass, but less corporate environment

@chrisrickard @marckohlbrugge Yeah the state/city libraries are usually amazing and often have beautiful architecture to boot! I’ve been seeing more and more with free tea/coffee and kitchens too. Honestly surprised not more talked about by programmer/nomad communities.

@mackross @marckohlbrugge I just got into the state library in Melbourne. I was amazed about what is on offer for free.

Embracing my looming ascent into middle age at the home and interior design expo today 🫣

@bigyahu @M8Ventures Too true although in 10 weeks, I’m moving to golden bay on the South Island :) 🏝️

@mackross Bummer, via Christchurch this time. But @M8Ventures is overdue for a Wellytown trip. So many good startup people there.

LOL!

@bigyahu Very cool. If you’re passing through Wellington, I would love to grab breakfast

@mackross New Plymouth! For adventure, and endurance… and also a bit of charitable fundraising bigyahu.medium.com/doing-my-last-…

@svpino No evidence of an outcome isn’t the same as evidence of no outcome.

In 1994, people told me programming was for nerds and that I should become a doctor or a lawyer instead. Ten years later, they told me that someone from India or the Philippines would take my job for $5/hour. When that didn't happen, no-code became an existential threat. I was finally doomed. In 2021, it was Codex. Then, Copilot. Then, ChatGPT. Every time, people told me, "Programming is Dead." Last week, a company released a demo of the "first AI software engineer." This is it! I should start looking for a far now, right? Reality is different. The demand for good programmers has never been higher before. Today, in the age of AI, few things will make you more valuable than knowing how to write good software. Learn to code.

This is a GREAT video! It shows SpaceX’s live feed but stabilised on Earth below! It makes the roll experienced by Ship 28 very visible! 🔥

As software costs plummet (Devin). SaaS esp. ERP is going to be shaken up. I’m betting the winners will be commoditized cheap self hosting, SQLite, AI programmers, and fixed cost source available apps like #ONCE and FOSS that jumpstart the programmers.

I’ve a hunch this will become all the rage github.com/microsoft/aici

I’ve noticed many academics seem to see majority of things as black/white except for their own speciality which is obviously nuanced.

@fariastweets I think it’s way too slow but I like the animation

I kinda like this animation for the X icon. Do you? The combobox's design has been very generic so far and this is a bit of a departure. Maybe fine? Specially since the icon is overridable, as is everything else.

@jasonfried I've got a link that has 3x20 min slots for 1 hour every second Thursday because I do value my time.

Putting a Calendly (or equivalent) link in your standard email footer says "I don't value my time so why would I value yours?"