Episode 546
Episode 546: The cURLing Test
This week, we discuss Facebook scams, engineering management trends, and the past and present of curl. Plus, when’s the right time to put up the Christmas tree?
November 14, 20251h 0mExplicit
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Show Notes
This week, we discuss Facebook scams, engineering management trends, and the past and present of curl. Plus, when’s the right time to put up the Christmas tree?
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Runner-up Titles
- Matt has a lot of room tone.
- I shut the kitchen door .
- You gotta just reboot all of Australia every morning.
- Did you see my water dragons?
- Didn’t he die?
- I’m worried about the future.
- Quality of revenue.
- The spatula is higher than the plunger.
- This discussion has really raised my morale.
- I know what your API is.
Rundown
- Meta estimates that it earns 10% of its revenue from scams, report says
- "Good engineering management" is a fad
- Yes, really, curl is still developed
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