“Hey Google, tell me when the laundry is done.” would be a prime example. Most integrations are super clunky and not worth the effort.

It’s less about controlling things but more about being able to ask them questions and query information.

It’s main function is so I can ask it about the weather. But I wish more things in my house could talk to it.

I got a Google Home mini for Christmas and have been asking all sorts of random questions.

Psst, Twitter refuses to work with @internetarchive to archive tweets

If you have a Comcast/Xfinity set top box you can earn some money by taking a picture of it worker.mturk.com/requesters/A16T…

It’s amazing that people are able to get through life without the ability to hack a URL parameter when necessary.

Please help me find a job for Christmas! I’m looking for a new position doing UX/IA, strategy, or team management. In Calgary, remote, or can relocate. Is your team hiring? Any tips or intros would be very appreciated.

Asleep by the tree waiting for Santa. Vera is all tuckered out on her first Christmas instagram.com/p/BdHM4Svlzbv/

All @naudebynature wanted for Christmas is for me to get a pedicure with her. It kind of instagram.com/p/BdHEFgxFa__/

“Now! Bitcoin, now! Dogecoin, now! Litecoin and Dash,
“On! Monero, on! Ripple, on! Ether and BCash;
“To the top of the charts! Let no margin be called!
“Now hash away! Hash away! Hash away all!”

Got the nearly 3 year old her own iPad for Christmas and holy hell Apple sucks at on boarding. So passcodes, iCloud passwords, some iCloud pin that I have no idea what it is, legalese, slow. I thought they were good at this.

CHILD: But how can Santa deliver toys to every little boy and girl on his list in one night?
ME: (laughs) It’s quite simple. The items on Santa’s list are called blocks, and each block in his “blockchain” typically contains a hash pointer, a timestamp, and transaction data…

“AWS is down”
I looked to my coworker who was now tracing tribal glyphs on his face with a sharpie.
“The machine is broken’. he mused. “We must begin anew”.
Now fashioning a crude spear with tape and a plastic butter knife,
“We will live off the land. We will find a better life.”

Do me a favor, RT if you’re a Senior Engineer who gives a damn about mentoring juniors.

“The Fold” is my least favorite term related to website creation.

Also, when you’re done with a spreadsheet, it’s called a spreadshat. Tell your friends and colleagues.

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1/ There’s no denying that 2017 was a really tough year… but it also delivered some amazing moments of hope and progress. Here are some inspiring tweets that you may have missed…