``` android.disableAgpUpgradePrompt=true ``` issuetracker.google.com/issues/26157...

I wish those commenting about bands at Glastonbury were just a small bit as vocal about all the children being slaughtered, maimed and starved in Gaza.

This story about 3 guys who randomly tagged along with Jonas on a training ride is so awesome.

A palette cleanser for your timeline today: Introducing Metro! Metro is a compiler-plugin-based dependency injection framework that draws heavy inspiration from Dagger, Anvil, & Kotlin-Inject. www.zacsweers.dev/introducing-...

In the last two days I've had two people stop me to give me their opinions on me using my phone whilst walking (on practically empty pavements, not crossings). The latest informing me (falsely) that in Hamburg I can be fined 60€ for it. Why are you like this? Can't you, idk, get laid or something?

androidx.build.gradle.s3buildcache Gradle Plugin has shipped 1.0.0-beta01. Give it a spin if the GCP version does not work for your use-cases. @oheyadam.bsky.social has been doing a lot of the heavy lifting here. Thank you!

Drivers in Cairo stay in your lane challenge: impossible

The remote work debate was funny because it forced the question "Is a job something valuable you do or is it a place you go to be watched like daycare" and the answer for a lot of them was yeah it's the daycare thing now come on inside recess is over

Google auto opted in *every* paying Google Workspace user to Gemini. Also adding a nice increase in price, even though no one opted into it. You cannot turn off / opt out. Except... if you open a support ticket. Only then does Google enable the setting to turn it off! I did:

Happy New Year #AndroidDev! Happy to share some new custom themes for @androidstudio.bsky.social and @intellijidea.com that I've been chipping away at here and there: Cloudy Blue, New Darcula, and In Bed By 7pm. Screenshots in 🧵 plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/26164...

I maintain that YouTube should have launched a stand-alone Shorts app.

just watched sesame street with my son. i don’t know. it’s not like i’m too good for it, it’s just that i know most of this stuff already. like, i work in journalism. i know 23 letters of the alphabet and i’m confident i’ll learn the rest over the course of my work. i don’t need a tv show for that

I've done an unusual number of mentoring calls this week, and one thing I'd like to remind everyone is, you are enough, and you can't forget how far you've come. You're most likely in the best position you've ever been in to build on top of everything you've done until this point.

Do you hoard every item you can get your hands on in a videogame and save it for “just in case” or are you normal?

malted vinegar on fries is delicious but it's viscosity is far too liquidy - it's basically like pouring water on your fries. they should invent a nice thick vinegar that has he consistency of mayo or ketchup. instant s-tier dipping sauce

Now do cars

Tonight I want to talk about how we track performance in production on the Square Point Of Sale First, if you haven't yet, read @dml.bsky.social 's blog bsky.app/profile/dml.... Performance can take many shapes, let's dive into what we do! #AndroidDev

Straight people love to stumble upon the concept of a twink and struggle to describe it, like if an ancient Roman saw someone vaping

Wrote up a short post on how to do artifact aggregation in the world of Gradle Isolated Projects www.liutikas.net/2024/12/11/T... #gradle

My new favourite Kotlin feature is "when guards"! Since Kotlin 2.1.0, you can now add extra conditions to the when expression, which helps perform multiple checks while keeping type exhaustiveness. I'm using just the basics and need to read more about it, but this feels good! #KotlinMultiplatform

If you want to learn about how AndroidX monorepo came to be and how we manage it here is my talk from Developer Productivity Summit 2024 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUtP... Slides: speakerdeck.com/aurimas/tami...

Here is a recording of my Droidcon London 2024 titled "Gradle: The build system that loves to hate you" www.droidcon.com/2024/11/22/g... Slides here: speakerdeck.com/aurimas/grad...

From the book, “The Creative Act: A Way of Being.” I’ve never approached any project the same way, bc the problem and the people are different. If I force myself into a framework or process, the results are uninspiring.

Standing Desk Celebrates 4th Year At Lowest Possible Setting

A few months ago I shipped a bug that broke a feature that users hit at app launch. When fixing it, I added a feature flag to disable that feature entirely if needed. I had to use that feature flag today. Use feature flags, my friends.

Good times

“lazy linking” is such a funny way to think about the internet — a true distaste for the open web in pursuit of endless scrolling of one walled garden slate.com/technology/2...

The Meta thing is interesting because users have been vocally opposed to all these tweaks along the way & they have defended each one w/ metrics+engagement. But when there’s competition, people are moving. It’s a reminder that engagement ≠ enjoyment. Wonder what experts have to say about this ⬇️

Found the one! A list of folks that talk about #Gradle for anyone interested.

Is there a BlueSky list of people that post about developer productivity and build tooling? Specifically #AndroidDev and #Gradle

Me: What are they in for? Zookeeper: This isn't a prison. Me: So they can leave? Zookeeper: Well, no. Me: [pointing to penguin] I bet *that* one killed somebody.

I wrote about Kotlin scripting

I open my Bluesky feed and it is full of really cool people saying really smart things and being really passionate about really interesting stuff. I like this version of social media, and the world. Thanks, folks.

Every time I cook with butternut squash I just can't help but think it's not delicious enough to be so hard to prep. Like calm down with the hard skin, you're not pizza

an inspiring aspect of Bluesky is that it aligns so closely to the ethos of the early Internet: - open source + open platform - extensible and customizable, so users can build their own experiences - designed for data portability - seemingly humanist principles we need a lot more of this in tech!

Trying out Rouvy instead of Zwift this winter because of the real-world routes. I've done a few Z2 rides on it and even a race as well! Really enjoying it.

In person.

If you like Pixel devices and you use Google Fi, you can get a pixel watch 3 for $0 right now (need to stay on fi for 2 years). I just ordered one to replace my Pixel watch 2 fi.google.com/about/watche...

Do I know anyone who owns a Patagonia Nano Puff jacket? Does it fit true to size and can you wear a knitwear sweater under it?

I understand why a lot of people dislike algorithmic feeds, but I gotta say I enjoy hopping on Threads for a minute every now & then because my timeline is just bikes & fashion content. Lovely. The algorithm knows what's up sometimes.

If someone walks into a Starbucks and starts foaming at the mouth screaming at you because they overheard you saying you really enjoyed a movie, you wouldn't give them the time of day. Do the same here. Life is short. Spend time talking with people who make you happy or make your life better.

This is so darn cool blog.transitapp.com/go-undergrou...

I'd like to start following RSS feeds. Ideally folks sharing their thoughts in short blogs, and it could be about anything they're interested in! Do you have any favorites you follow? Also what's your favorite RSS reader app, #AndroidDev?

Okay, one more random tip for newbies: if someone quote-skeets (yes, they're called skeets, shut up) you in a way to dunk on your or annoy you, you can "detach" your skeet from the quote, so that it no longer shows. This is also useful in ending brigading attacks.

obviously the most recent explosion in growth is linked to the election but the enthusiastic level of engagement makes me think people are pretty hungry to interact with users who act like people instead of bots

I wanna make sure I'm not going crazy. Is anyone else's reddit home page just not refreshing content? I have been seeing the same post(s) for hour

The difference between scrolling a Bluesky timeline of posts from folks with whom I have only a parasocial relationship with and one with literal randos is soooo stark. I rarely get absolute foolishness here, and nothing so wildly disconnected from (my) reality that I rage-close the app.