One thing I observed when we moved to US was that Americans love some GEAR.
You're going for a walk? What? You can't just go out and start walking like that! You better have the right GEAR.
Saw a dude another day walking with a blinking light attached to his waist and I now have no idea how we all made this far walking like amateurs who have no idea what we're doing.
What, are you going to wear sneakers? pffff, don't even get me started!
Going to ride a bicycle? You better have some GEAR. You need some mofo wireless drivetrain because if you're just pulling cables, you might as well just wear a clown costume with that. YOU NEED SOME GEAR.
Going to play some music? What? You can't just sit at the piano and start playing like some reckless idiot, no: You need the right GEAR. You need at least a dozen keyboards, some mics, some samplers and God forbid you start singing, you CAN'T DO THAT. NEED GEAR
Joining a conference call? WHAT, you can't just use your webcam like that, how about the lights and a DSLR, YOU NEED SOME G oh wait, that's me...
Here you can literally subscribe to services where they ship you random GEAR every month because you literally ran out of ideas of what more GEAR you can possibly need, so they choose and buy it for you.
It's almost as if we're all trying to fill a void in our lives with GEAR. Pretty sure there's GEAR for that too.
(no, the Surface Duo is not GEAR, that doesn't count)
Today, @migueldeicaza and I will be watching the iPhone event.
Will it have a larger screen? A faster processor? Maybe, dare we dream, even USB-C? Personally I don't know if I can handle all that innovation but here we go!
I am ready, baby!
With the new iHome, every Apple product integrates nicely. Yes, you need to buy a new house but it's for better privacy and experiences.
To unlock the front door you will need your Apple ID
Years ago when I moved to US I rented an apartment, wife was still in Brazil, so I ordered a bunch of furniture online. Like, everything: Dinner table, chairs, bed, etc.
Also in Portuguese, "Puxe" which sounds like "push" means pull, which is why you can tell someone is from Brazil if they are staring at a door with their CPU clocking at 100% for a few seconds
And "remind" and "remember" are the same word, which is why we never remind which one to use when
When I got my first programmer job I didn't have a degree. They didn't pay much but I saved every penny for 6 months. Then told my boss: "I'm going to spend this on Microsoft certifications"
My boss told me this would be a waste of time. So I quit.
Went to a Microsoft partner and asked for all the trainings I could afford. Learned Windows NT, networking, etc. Started doing the certs. The instructors there told their manager they should hire me. I started working there.
Funny they had an incentive: More Microsoft certs, bigger your paycheck. So I did every Microsoft certification in existence 🤣 Anyways, it was good, I've learned a lot of stuff.
Microservices: "We solved DLL hell by wrapping every binary with HTTP"
Don't at me
Narrator: Wait, but that doesn't solve th...
Dev: Shut up
You still get dependency hell, you still have a gazillion fragmented things, you still have versioning problems but on the bright side you lost the ability to debug anything