One thing that I have really come to like with Heroku is the pipeline. fly.io doesn't have one (I don't think?) and render isn't the same; it rebuilds for different stages and there's no concept of 'promoting' the same slug.
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Our team realised heroku was going to take weeks and we’ve replicated our “review app” development workflow with GitHub actions that clone apps on PR, push code and rebuild them on push and destroy them on PR close. It’s not as seamless as the heroku GitHub integration but it’s good enough for now.
We (like many others I assume) pay more for Heroku than AWS as it allows us to “outsource” our dev ops. We are a small team (sub 15) with a decent sized, decade old app. We’ve had it on AWS before (and used platforms like BuildKite) but both required much more overhead (in terms of employee salary). Anecdotally I’ve heard the same from friends, though I understand AWS works well and is cheaper if you know AWS well.
You can be a professional (by definition being paid) athlete and still never be in the top 10% of players (see decades of PGA [golf], ATP [tennis] results etc). I’m not sure on the definition, but there’s absolutely tiers of professional players. Take the NBA (basketball) - there’s over 500 players in the competition, they’re good by definition but there’s a subset that are elite. There’s further subsets, for example “generational” which are “once in a generation talent” etc.
However, being an Olympian doesn’t make you elite by default (in fact there’s numerous “loop hole” athletes that prove this is the case, eg Elizabeth Swaney).
Highly recommend you take a look (I’ve tried others and they were a combination of too much, too little and bad UX)
My anecdotal experience is once kids get to around 5, they start really wanting to form consistent social relationships. Also, if the child has younger siblings, generally they crave some “alone time” but not to be by themselves, to be with other kids their own age without their siblings.
Basically what I’m trying to say is parents do what you’re talking about, but the older kids get, the more they need and it’s not as simple as you’d expect.
My kids do lots of stuff they couldn't do in a public space and I likely wouldn't let them do inside. They have outdoor baths in summer, grow sunflowers and herbs, collect eggs from the chickens, have 'outdoor movie nights', run around naked for hours etc. There's also social things, being in a playground or park means my kids often go and find things to do by themselves, which is great (they're great at independence). Being in our backyard forces them, most of the time, to work together to solve whatever problem they have. Those problems are often far different from what happens _inside_ the house and are just as critical to their development. Last week I saw my 2.5yo up our apricot tree throwing apricots into a bucket being held by our ~5yo because they wanted to make dessert. Could probably do that in a park, but yeah.
My wife struggled with keeping weight off and counting macros has been the only effective way to do it, but it’s insanely exhausting, especially with kids who you need to feed too. We worked from a spreadsheet for about a year until I automated everything and now we (and others!) get automated meal plans once a week with genuine, easy recipes that hit your calorie requirement. It’s like EatThisMuch but specifically for Australians and generates much more realistic meal plans. Of course, nothing is ever perfect for everyone, but it’s a great foundation.
My tip is be comfortable with eating MORE sometimes. Going out for dinner with mates? It’s fine, as long as it’s not a regular thing. Movies with popcorn and coke? That’s okay too! “Flexible eating” works well when it becomes a lifestyle, not just an 8 week plan.
I cook for my family, so after work I rush home to prepare and cook, often with two children hanging off of me. What I've found keeps cooking as quick as it can be:
- Be prepared, have all of the right ingredients, and make sure everything is fresh
- Have all of your utensils within reach, have a well setup kitchen (like your workspace)
- Have good quality equipment - the right pan can save you heaps of time, as can a good oven
- Think about what you're eating in advance, having a meal plan gets you in a good place mentally
- If you're going to be busy, think about preparing the night before, of better yet, cooking something like pasta the night before and re-heating
I noticed that it was increasingly difficult to think about what to eat, shop, and cook while being healthy. That's why I created https://noshh.com.au - automated meal plans and shopping. It's focused on Australians - but there's similar services in the US and UK (and i imagine other regions) too!
- I've never felt this much purpose before. It's hard to remember what drive I had four years ago, or what motivated many aspects of my life. Now I live to be a dad and I go to work to provide for my family.
- I've learned heaps. Kids growing up is not a one-way street when it comes to education, you learn too. You learn how to communicate, deal with frustrations, be content and be patient. You learn how to do a lot more, too, but those are the main ones that come to mind.
- I understand what love is, to me. I love my wife - often I refer to it as 'love at first sight' over ten years ago, and nothing has changed. But the love I have for my kids is different, it feels entirely unconditional and raw. It's a feeling I never had before kids, and it sure is sweet.
- My kids are so much fun. Yeah, it's hard work, but there's not a day that goes by where I don't have lots of fun, and lots of smiles. I wake up next to my kids every day and it's an absolute joy.
- Getting context is easy. I look at my kids and i instantly know what life is. I have a hard choice, and kids make it easier, because I've learned what it is to be less selfish.
- Getting more out of life. Life was fun and filling before I had kids, sure - but now, daily, I get more out of my life. Often I'll give a mate a buzz at 7:30am on a Saturday morning and find out I've woken them up - not because I'm rude, but because I'm already 1 - 1.5hrs into my day and I forget what 'early' is. And then I get perspective, and think 'damn, I would have hated to sleep those hours away and not of experienced banana pancakes with the kids'.
That's entirely subjective and not exhaustive, but yeah, it's rad.
There has been a similar thing for decades, from planes. But drones mean much more regular intervals and much higher resolutions.
This is said pretty regularly in the media in Australia, and honestly no one cares. Even big mining companies like BHP pay little corporate tax on shore, and after years of it being 'exposed', honestly the general public don't seem to care.
The IIHF just cancelled a few international tournaments, and while not actually linked to the NHL, would have undoubtably had an impact on how the NHL is assessing its situation.
Go back 20+ years, and there's no way you could have convinced any petrol head that Holden would exit Australia, ever. Ever second car you saw on the road was either a Commodore or a Falcon. There's a car championship (Supercars Championship) that was literally built, for decades, on the "rivalry" that was Holden vs. Ford.
We have a "luxury car tax" that was implemented as a cushion for the local automotive industry. It's meant so if you buy a car from overseas, there's a tariff to make it less enticing, and buy local. Now that Holden will exit, and Ford/Toyota will no longer make cars in Australia, I hope we abolish it. Doubtful though.
They’ve had episode with industry experts on Wolf genetics, conservation, migration, reintroduction, hunting, habitat control and more. Recently they’ve had a running commentary on wolves and Isle Royale[1].
0: https://www.themeateater.com/listen/meateater 1: https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/natural-history/is...
I can't see how charging for search would work, charging for Android, they already charge for handsets but it's easier for Apple because of a closed ecosystem, I doubt they could charge for Chrome, so I'm a bit confused.
They share history/bookmarks, which I'm not a fan of. I prefer my work profiles not to have reddit/hacker news etc. in the auto fill address bar.
In Firefox, you need to go to about:profiles to even see what profile you're currently using.