You had access to an amazing compiler with a standard library that was like having every npm module you could ever need but written by Google and well maintained without the security risks.

We still use it, and the only real “wish” we have is maybe if the jsdoc “type system” could just be replaced by TypeScript while maintaining all the rest of the library/compiler.

The early Australian internet was a lot of fun.

https://cloud.google.com/web3

Everything else is just a scam and/or ponzi.

Add to that that the price of coins is manipulated by market makers and exchanges (CEX and DEX) and it’s not looking good, honestly.

Regulation would actually improve the space a lot. Something like a national ticker for coins would go a long way to clearing out a lot of the scum.

I think it, I type it, it works and it works fast, with minimal cognitive overload.

It’s great.

Do I trust Tesla to write software that works to a degree where I would entrust it with my life? No.

The team that builds the VW (and other euro makers) software also worked on Airbus autopilot.

Got to nerd out with one of the (retired) lead engineers there and the only thing he’d get into with full autonomous driving was a Waymo.

Letting a Telsa thing self drive at over 100kph is actually kind of wild.

There’s also a breaking change coming up in SDK 34 around exact alarms.

Google seems hell bent on making the platform more and more restrictive as time goes on because they started with no restrictions.

Apple started off more restrictive and then loosened restrictions as they put actual thought into APIs.

I don’t think there’s been a breaking change since iOS 8 or so.

Both iOS and Android stopped innovating like 5 years ago, but at least the Apple ecosystem doesn’t feel dead like Android.

There’s literally a 0% chance he gets anywhere.

I spent a ridiculous amount on a Gazelle HMB 380+. It’s so much fun to ride. Every component is top quality. No maintenance issues ever.

Recently got a carbon fiber road bike from a Taiwanese factory. Just as fun. Weighs 7.9kg.

I will say when I tested the VanMoof I hated everything about it. The automatic shifter is extremely counterintuitive. The parts suck, a lot.

Shimano hydraulic disc breaks are pretty much set it and forget it type things, so I personally wouldn’t form an opinion of the quality of disc breaks based on the VanMoof.