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What’s new in DevTools 108 video and blooper reel

Whenever we release a new (stable channel) version of Microsoft Edge, we also create a short video showing all the new features. This time in 108, it was my job to record it and it features my glorious flat and a Kurzgesagt hoodie. You can see it in the browser or on the Microsoft Edge […]

4 of 8

Since getting the Fitbit, I've been trying to walk 250 steps or more every hour. It pings me 10 minutes before an hour is to finish if I haven't already completed my 250+ steps.

Looking at my weekly averages, there are of course good weeks (5 of 8 hours on an average per day) and then there are bad weeks (2-3 of 8 hours on an average per day). I've been trying to build this habit for a really long time now.

I can start the day with a lot of determination, but something or the other during the work day stops me from "getting up." Sometimes I'm so engrossed in my work that I don't even remember the device vibrating to let me know I need to get up.

I try to listen to it, yes, but I probably need to do more. I don't think I've ever had a day that was 8 of 8.

Still, this is infinitely better than my previous lifestyle. It's a step up (that is an intentional double pun and I'm proud of it). I'll take it.

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Barrierefreiheit mit Computern 1985 – ein faszinierender Artikel

Beim stöbern nach alten Artikeln im 64er Magazin, das 1985 bis 1993 in Deutschland erschienen ist und suich mit dem Commodore 64 Heimcomputer beschäftigt hat, bin ich auf einen faszinierenden alten Artikel gestossen. Dieser erklärt, wie ein Computerclub in Graz mittels der Symbolsprache Bliss von 1949 und dedizierter Hardware für den C64 es behinderten Nutzern […]

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TinyPilot: Month 29

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Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and the founder of TinyPilot, an independent computer hardware company. I started the company in 2020, and it now earns $60-80k/month in revenue and employs six other people.

Every month, I publish a retrospective like this one to share how things are going with my business and in my professional life overall.

Highlights

  • TinyPilot generated $112k of monthly revenue, breaking the six-figure mark for the first time ever.
  • I grossly overestimated how much spare capacity TinyPilot’s fulfillment team had.
  • Long-term tasks can be a canary for impending resource exhaustion.

Goal grades

At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s how I did against those goals: