@abock

AI things @Microsoft. Before that: @xamarinhq, Rdio, Novell, @SUSE, @gnome. Created @Banshee. https://xitter.cf/t.co/Yhb82VvVCu

 Raleigh, NC
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Joined March 2008
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🎉 We released @VisualStudio for Mac 8.1 featuring my team's native macOS editor built on the same core from VS Windows. In even more exciting news, the Xamarin designer team released their new XAML language support on top of it in the 8.2 preview today! devblogs.microsoft.com/visua…

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.1 is now available (and a Preview for 8.2) - Visual Studio Blog

Visual Studio for Mac 2019 v8.1 and 8.2 Preview available today. The releases include a new editor, .NET Core 3.0 Preview a numerous new features

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Random reminder stroke.org/en/about-stroke/s…

Stroke Symptoms and Warning Signs

By learning and sharing the B.E. F.A.S.T. and R.Á.P.I.D.O. warning signs, you just might save a life from stroke. Plus, other symptoms. Prepare yourself and loved ones!

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Once VisualStudio for Mac killed all its IDE features, it was a matter of time before it was killed. No UI designers, no profiling, lack of tooling for the ecosystems it intended to support (Info.plist). It became just another editor. devblogs.microsoft.com/visua…

Visual Studio for Mac Retirement Announcement - Visual Studio Blog

Today we are announcing the retirement of the Visual Studio for Mac IDE. Visual Studio for Mac 17.6 will continue to be supported for another 12 months,

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If I could give one piece of advice to myself in my 20s, it would have been to develop my own language and compiler so I wouldn’t be at the mercy of megacorps. Don’t use other people’s products. They’ll only hurt you in the end. devblogs.microsoft.com/visua…

Visual Studio for Mac Retirement Announcement - Visual Studio Blog

Today we are announcing the retirement of the Visual Studio for Mac IDE. Visual Studio for Mac 17.6 will continue to be supported for another 12 months,

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I haven't tweeted in quite a while, but I guess I'll start tooting over here: mastodon.social/@abock

abock (@[email protected])

3 Posts, 40 Following, 215 Followers · Currently doing AI things at Microsoft. Prior endeavors included stirring up trouble at Xamarin, Rdio, Novell, SUSE, GNOME. Created the Banshee Media Player...

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Microsoft friends, as you hear the news about compensation not matching inflation, and that your CVP’s hands are tied and it is up to corporate to change things, remember: You could unionize and negotiate collectively better wages.
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There’s nothing like the sigh of a child who just realized they’re processing a Dad Joke.
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People often ask me how I make breakfast. This is how.
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I guess I've lost access to iCloud on my Mac due to what appears to be invalid auto layout constraints in the Terms and Conditions sheet/window.
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When you're trying to find the fan noise culprit...
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Today I walked into a delicatessen for a sandwich and left with a Moderna booster.
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Came upon this truck on I-40 today.
A photo of the back of a semi-truck from the Maybach International Group, edited with an overlaid depiction of Bach and retitled to “Maybach Music”.

ALT A photo of the back of a semi-truck from the Maybach International Group, edited with an overlaid depiction of Bach and retitled to “Maybach Music”.

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Nachos are free-range casserole.
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A perfect example of crap.ai.
A screenshot of a chat-bot conversation between me and GoDaddy Bot. I initiate the chat with "Hi. I registered the domain crap.ai on August 24th, and it's still 'Pending Registration'." The chat-bot replied "You can check to see if your domain is available here."

ALT A screenshot of a chat-bot conversation between me and GoDaddy Bot. I initiate the chat with "Hi. I registered the domain crap.ai on August 24th, and it's still 'Pending Registration'." The chat-bot replied "You can check to see if your domain is available here."

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This is my kind of September.
Screenshot of a calendar showing that every day of September is simultaneously Christmas, Christmas Eve, New Years, Valentines Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and the Day after Thanksgiving Day.

ALT Screenshot of a calendar showing that every day of September is simultaneously Christmas, Christmas Eve, New Years, Valentines Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and the Day after Thanksgiving Day.

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How do I know I am addressing my domain name hoarding habit? I now turn off auto-renew when impulse-registering my great ideas.
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I feel like it’s time for me to write another bespoke build system.
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PSA for domain name lovers: cheap.ai is much more affordable than affordable.ai.
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I would like to collect my prize.
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Ignoring altogether the bloat that Electron brings, this is so monumentally stupid from a team whose sole job is to produce a product designed to keep your secrets safe and secure. I guess my 10 years of @1Password is over. Back to my GPG-encrypted text file!
Peter Friese
@peterfriese11 Aug 2021
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... "languages and techniques never used before"... dteare.medium.com/behind-the…
Seeing a lot of QTs reminding the @Canes of their commitment to disrupt racism on and off the ice. This includes not rewarding racist behavior with a shiny new contract. #GetUncomfortable (-rh)
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@Canes20 Feb 2021
We're proud to join @BlackGirlHockey and other teams from around the @NHL to #GetUncomfortable, on and off the ice. Take the pledge » n.carhur.com/37zBFdZ
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