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Cake day: June 17th, 2023

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  • In the early days of the pandemic…and the early days of my Ansible learning…I set up a playbook to scrape several websites for hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes.

    If it found one in stock, it would email my cell phone carriers SMS gateway. Tasker would then make a loud audible alert.

    Ran for weeks before it found some in stock. And then it did. At 2am. And again at 2:05, and 2:10, and 2:15…

    And it was an error on the shops webpage. It wasn’t actually orderable…once it got in your cart, it wouldn’t let you check out.




  • This is one reason why I’d rather get delivery from DD/GH/UE instead of calling for delivery (if it’s even offered)…I don’t want to give my credit card over the phone.

    I’d much rather do it through an established app/storefront (I.e. Square or Toast).

    That, and anxiety. I really don’t want to talk about my pizza. Much rather press a button.


  • They have their place but I totally get you.

    For example, when I’m planning a big home project, I want to watch a lot of DIY channels (plug for Home Renovision here) on the basic procedure.

    But, if I’m repairing my dryer, I don’t want to be unlocking my screen, rotating, hitting play, watch a few seconds, pause, put it down, work, repeat. Just give me something I can print out ffs.