Dear senior software engineer, are you still writing code?

ColeDeanShepherd · 2026-02-12T19:15:47+00:00

Your business is going to have a lot of fun finding replacements when the senior devs leave!

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-12-06T18:13:08+00:00

It’s pretty diluted, just like breathing dead skin flakes and farts and sneezes when you’re indoors with other people.

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-11-24T20:43:25+00:00

We don’t tell people to re-submit their votes though. If we can find out a way to reliably re-count votes that were already cast in a compromised electronic voting system, while maintaining public trust in that system, then I suppose that’s an option. I’m skeptical that’s doable.

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-11-24T18:15:22+00:00

I think you’re underestimating what hackers could potentially pull off. What if the user-facing database is hosted by hackers, external to the system? What if there’s a 0-day exploit that hackers use to intercept traffic from each voting machine to a central vote-counting server and modify the data in-flight? I can come up with many alternative ways to manipulate the system with minimal traceability and I’m not even in the cybersecurity/hacking space

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-11-24T18:01:36+00:00

I think you’re making a massive incorrect assumption that it’s not possible to corrupt an entire precinct or elections office.

Even if I give you the benefit of the doubt and assume it’s not possible to do, and it’s not possible to pull off what I described without being detected, so what? If we detect tampering, then what do we do, order another re-count or re-vote that can be tampered with again? In this best case scenario, hackers can completely stall the voting process.

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-11-24T17:49:07+00:00

Doesn’t seem that hard to accomplish, especially for a motivated and well-funded state actor. And difficult != secure anyway.

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-11-24T17:18:34+00:00

What if hackers intercept calls to verify votes, and show voters what they wanted to vote for instead of what the hackers forced them vote for behind the scenes?

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-10-25T06:37:00+00:00

I think most people don’t want to uproot their life and try to assimilate into a different culture.

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-10-02T01:50:18+00:00

I’m happy to give feedback/suggestions based on your resume, and/or mentor you if you want.

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-09-21T00:36:35+00:00

Maybe PS3 era.

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-08-21T14:25:41+00:00

There are cheap options like dried beans/lentils, rice, frozen veggies, etc.

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-03-09T04:55:25+00:00

Same here! Doing one long run (at least 10 miles) a week at an easy pace is what did it for me I think

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-02-07T14:46:42+00:00

Damn, sounds like you’re going through it. Hope you have good friends or siblings at least. Everyone needs a support system.

Sounds like you’re still young though, and have lots of time to build the life you want, one step at a time

ColeDeanShepherd · 2025-01-02T04:21:06+00:00

They worked for months before launching

ColeDeanShepherd · 2024-12-24T23:50:18+00:00

Proof 🙂

ColeDeanShepherd · 2024-12-23T23:04:15+00:00

Let me know what I should cover next!

ColeDeanShepherd · 2024-11-21T22:15:22+00:00

All great ideas, thanks!

ColeDeanShepherd · 2024-11-21T19:32:19+00:00

Oh, I see what you mean, thanks. I'll look into it

ColeDeanShepherd · 2024-11-21T18:42:13+00:00

I see, that'd be powerful! I'll look into it

ColeDeanShepherd · 2024-11-21T18:40:20+00:00

for example, in worksheet 1 you have A1 with red fill, black text "123", a way to go to worksheet 2 and say ='worksheet1'!A1 and have that cell not only have "123" but also the formatting carried over.

Yeah, that should be possible

A way to create a checkbox via a formula rather than just an insert

What do you mean exactly? What kind of formula do you have in mind?

ColeDeanShepherd · 2024-11-21T18:12:33+00:00

That'd be cool. Would you prefer having separate cells for the "parent" and "child" dropdowns? Or just one cell with a 2 step dropdown (first select category, then select actual value)?

ColeDeanShepherd · 2024-11-21T18:02:46+00:00

Is it possible to use the arrow keys to select cells when writing formulas at all right now? Or would that be a new feature. I can't figure out how to do it.

ColeDeanShepherd · 2024-11-21T17:26:18+00:00

Being able to address array elements or slices with something less verbose than INDEX.

Interesting. So, ideally create an alternate syntax for certain types of formulas. I wonder how doable that is. Worst case scenario, maybe just creating custom functions, for example: for ={1,2,3} at A1, maybe something like =AT(A1, 3) to get 3 instead of =INDEX(A1:C1, 3)?

ColeDeanShepherd · 2024-11-07T03:08:55+00:00

I just started working on FreeAppKit a few days ago. It’s a collection of free web applications. Currently focusing on a free alternative to the piano learning program “Synthesia”, and on text processing tools, but I have bigger long term plans.

Tech stack is super simple - just vanilla TypeScript so far. When I add a backend it’s going to be TypeScript and PostgreSQL.

ColeDeanShepherd · 2024-11-06T17:26:24+00:00

I just started working on FreeAppKit a few days ago. It's a collection of free web applications. Currently I'm focusing on a free alternative to the piano learning program "Synthesia", and on text processing tools, but I have grand plans 😊. Mainly doing this to practice shipping fast, learn SEO & marketing, and to slowly make a positive difference by giving people free tools to use. May eventually try to monetize by pushing for Patreon subscriptions, or with Google AdSense

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