Bending Spoons just acquired Airtable.
https://bendingspoons.com/

Whoever does their messaging is pretty shit at it. Pretty hard to enshittify Airtable more than they've already gone, but if there's anyone who can do it... Just look at that list of companies purchased by Bending Spoons that used to be relevant.

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/bending-spoons-buy-airtable-steep-105538695.html

I think it's important to keep an eye on the consolidation of assets in tech. A lot of personal information gets stored on Airtable.

Feedback is a gift.

Sometimes it comes poorly wrapped, but chances are that if it comes from someone you trust and you're taking it badly, it's worth dissecting.

A note to myself.

"We're protected by our agreement with [big tech]."

Yeah, and what are you going to do when they breach your contract? Sue a trillion dollar company?

The nice thing about Mastodon is that it'll load eventually even with just 1 bar of service. Photos might not load, but the alt text will!

From a few days ago, seagull!
#MayZoomies #BirdsOfMastodon

You leave the house.

Roll initiative.

My copy of the Psychology of Software Teams by @nprofile1q... was supposed to have shipped a week ago for me to pick up in Vancouver. I got here yesterday! So I went to the store to see what's going on.

Clerk: "Hmm... It says it's delayed... That's weird. Should be here by now."

[5 minutes of digging through the system later.]

Clerk: "Ah! Here it is. 'Delayed due to natural disaster'. Must be all the forest fires."

....... Ah well. Let's see if it shows up by Thursday. If not, someone in Vancouver is getting a present.

I just had the best butter tarts I've ever had in my entire life.

Copper Eagle Cappuccino and Bakery in Greenwood, BC.

It might be worth the several day roadtrip to come back. It's that good.

#MayZoomies

It's amazing how fast you hit farmland once you're in the air.

No jets in the Toronto downtown airport! The densest residential area in the country shouldn't be building an unnecessary airport right next door. It's bad for the people. There is a direct train that takes you from downtown to the big airport.

The island should be a park.

Let the Government of Canada know.
https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/consultations/public-consultation-future-billy-bishop-toronto-city-airport

#topoli #cdnpoli