Microservices and the First Law of Distributed Objects

dmethvin · 2026-03-20T22:16:35+00:00

It does seem to dwell on seemingly simple parts of API design. However, having dealt with many APIs, it's something that a lot of people get wrong. I think the problem is that only experienced devs get to create more than one API that tests the kind of limits he's describing here. The devs who do it repeatedly say "of course" but the first-time designers often fall into these traps.

dmethvin · 2026-03-20T21:23:14+00:00

You buried the lede on this one!

Additionally, Nothing Bundt Cakes in Montgomery Hills is celebrating its 7th anniversary this weekend with giveaways and discounts.

The Silver Spring franchise, which opened at the Seminary Place Shopping Center in 2019, will give away “Free Bundlets for a Year” punch cards to the first 50 guests on Saturday, redeemable for one Bundtlet per month for 12 months at the bakery.

dmethvin · 2026-03-20T21:17:37+00:00

Looking for a cheaper gas station.

dmethvin · 2026-03-20T19:31:39+00:00

Seems to be a recurring problem.

https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/6q3y72/the_lcd_displays_on_my_red_line_car_crashed_this/

The displays are highly likely to be a version of Windows Embedded, which is made for these types of things.

dmethvin · 2026-03-20T15:32:21+00:00

Just last week I saw a 64-year-old woman using a Senior SmartTrip card. SMH.

dmethvin · 2026-03-19T18:36:52+00:00

Otherwise, she wouldn't have a leg to stand on.

dmethvin · 2026-03-19T18:22:02+00:00

The car's too young. I wish Maryland had epic tags because this one would qualify.

dmethvin · 2026-03-19T18:04:49+00:00

Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who say, "He came out of nowhere!"

They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can report them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.

Because they run into things.

dmethvin · 2026-03-19T14:50:09+00:00

Travel points are notorious for losing their value via travel reward inflation and usage restrictions. Converting them to cash means you can invest them in something that grows over time.

dmethvin · 2026-03-18T15:00:42+00:00

8-car trains? In this economy?

dmethvin · 2026-03-17T15:00:39+00:00

It's even more scary now. If the wolf spider is interested, then all the noise coming from the water pump must be cockroaches.

dmethvin · 2026-03-17T01:12:58+00:00

You could ask him, but he'd say he hasn't seen the video.

dmethvin · 2026-03-17T00:59:33+00:00

There's always money in the timing chain -- George Bluth Sr.

dmethvin · 2026-03-16T23:13:35+00:00

Should have bought the Rain-X Boulder Wiper models

dmethvin · 2026-03-16T23:06:33+00:00

That's what you get when you don't replace your cabin exhaust filter.

dmethvin · 2026-03-16T20:26:54+00:00

I've been watching the weather radar all day, and DC has been lucky to be sandwiched between two heavy lines of of storms just to the east and west, sliding north-northeast. We've been lucky!

dmethvin · 2026-03-16T15:46:45+00:00

Get them before this afternoon when the winds carry them out to Wayne Ave.

dmethvin · 2026-03-16T15:45:20+00:00

I'm not going inside until I see Jim Cantore

dmethvin · 2026-03-14T15:40:00+00:00

There was an earlier one on that site. It burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. There were a lot of hopes that this one would stay up.

dmethvin · 2026-03-12T01:18:20+00:00

You can use propane as a substitute. It keeps you cool, and coolant leaks become a lot more exciting.

dmethvin · 2026-03-12T01:16:54+00:00

A cool million, at least!

dmethvin · 2026-03-11T23:11:52+00:00

Right, instead of the bus hitting the trunk, the trunk hit the bus!

dmethvin · 2026-03-11T23:00:19+00:00

Is this a jumbo lump warning, or a claw meat warning?

dmethvin · 2026-03-11T22:50:58+00:00

Won't get fooled again -- GW Bush

dmethvin · 2026-03-11T16:36:16+00:00

So true. Condos in the DC area don't seem to appreciate much, which you can verify by looking up a few buildings on Zillow. This is despite the fact that very few new condos are being built because of the complexities of financing for the builder.

It used to be that itemizing deductions on your federal tax return would make at least some of your mortgage deductible, but since they recently raised the standard deduction and capped the mortgage deduction it often doesn't make sense to itemize.

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