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Re: Graceful Errors in Ruby SDKs » Cristiano Betta, Developer Experience consultant

thinkingserious — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:34:56 -0000

This is awesome Cristiano! As usual your insights are super valuable :)

To get a hash of the response body for the SendGrid Ruby SDK, you would call 'response.parsed_body'. We need to update the documentation on that.

I will be sure to include your feedback regarding the error handing in our refactor here: https://github.com/sendgrid...

Disclaimer: I maintain the SDKs for SendGrid.

Re: OpenSSL Errors and Rails – Certificate Verify Failed – Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError

thinkingserious — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 17:06:48 -0000

This worked for me, thanks!

Re: Generating Swagger Specs For The APIs Of The 700+ Companies That I Monitor

thinkingserious — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:01:23 -0000

How are you grabbing the auto-generated Swagger definition from the APITools interface? I don't see that option. I did find this, however: https://github.com/APItools...

Re: API Prototyping — Dan Hough — Independent Software Developer

thinkingserious — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:38:13 -0000

Happy to learn about Interfake and Fortune.js. Thanks!

Check out APIary's thoughts on API Design here: http://blog.apiary.io/2014/...

Enjoy!

Re: Are You Getting Enough Sleep?

thinkingserious — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:54:08 -0000

The Fitbit Force has shown me just exactly how terrible my sleep patterns are. I'm definitely not getting enough sleep (averaging around 5 hours), especially on days where I don't exercise or when I have late night coding/reading/writing sessions. Once I'm in the zone, it's real hard for me to stop. I also need to get up no later than 6:30am to take my daughter to school, then walk the dog. After that, I'm wide awake. I try to carve out some nap time, but I'm real bad at falling asleep during the day and if I do, I tend to get real groggy.

While I knew my sleep quality was bad intuitively, having the data in my face every day is what's motivating positive change for me. I've now setup up silent alarms on the Fitbit to remind me when it's time to start unwinding. I've also started using SleepBot on Android to experiment with waking up during light sleep. My wife says I talk in my sleep, so I'm curious to see if I can start capturing some of what I'm saying (this is the first sleep app that I've found that has that feature).

Brad,

I see that the Zeo is no longer in production, but someone is selling one for $30 on eBay. Worth it?

Re: A Month of Android Instead of iOS

thinkingserious — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 13:25:17 -0000

I had the same initial impression (especially because their display units look hideous), but now after having the device for about a month, I'm loving it. I do miss the solid field of an iPhone in my hand though.

I mentioned it because its screen is a bit smaller and might be more comfortable in your hands. There is also a smaller version of the S4 I believe that is around the same size os the iPhone 5, width-wise.

Re: A Month of Android Instead of iOS

thinkingserious — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 13:11:17 -0000

:) I try to show Foundry and Techstars companies love whenever I can.

I'm loving it so far. It's definitely motivating me to move more and now my wife in interested in one for some friendly competition. *thumbs up* I was using SleepBot on Android to track sleep, but now with the Force, no need for that app anymore.

Re: A Month of Android Instead of iOS

thinkingserious — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 13:05:35 -0000

I just switched about a month ago because of Google Glass. The experience between iOS and Glass was crippled with no directions or SMS. Part of that issue is now fixed with the newly released MyGlass app for iOS, but too little to late for me.

A bit of history; I started with a Handspring Palm device, then moved to various Windows mobile devices during the stylus era, and finally converted to an iPhone when the 3GS came out (it was the iPod Touch that finally convinced me a stylus was no longer necessary). Since then, I jumped in full force into the Apple ecosystem with various iMacs, MacBook Pros and iPads, upgrading my iPhone every year as Steve told me I should. Coming from Windows, then Linux, the Mac PC gave the best of both worlds. I have a Nexus tablet, Microsoft Surface and Chromebook Pixel (as a developer, it will take some time to figure out a proper workflow on that machine), but I still am still completely attached to an iPad Mini mainly for OmniFocus and reading with a MacBook Pro at home and MacBook Air when traveling.

Fast forward to last month, after some Google+ research and asking around at the office, I went with the Moto X. The Nexus 5 was a close second. I was mildly tempted by the Note 3, but I'm still hesitant about jumping into the phablet world. While the Moto X is not the best phone by measurement of raw specs, this phone is very functional and well thought out. My top favorite things about this phone (and Android):

- Integration with Google Glass, particularly the turn-by-turn directions. I also enjoy the easy send to Evernote and SMS features.
- I like that the phone can be asleep, but turn on instantly if I say "OK Google Now". I find the voice interactions work much better than with Siri.
- The shake to camera mode is also useful. From a sleeping state (or any other state), I can shake the phone a few times and it launches into camera mode. Too bad the camera is no where near the iPhone's quality, but its passable.
- The ability to change the keyboard and launcher have changed the way I interact with a phone and now makes it difficult using an iPhone.
- The Motorola Mobility Chrome extension allows me to see my phone calls and text messages through the browser.
- The various G+ communities have been very helpful. I suggest you join the one relevant to your device. You will learn all the latest tips & tricks while meeting some interesting people.
- The battery life is amazing on this phone. The choice to go with a screen that is not so power hungry was a good trade off in my opinion. I really enjoy the ability to go an entire day without recharging.
- The inter-app integration makes me smile. For example, its easy to select a block of text and then share it with Evernote.
- Native development for the Android is not as scary as I imagined. Though I'm still a total n00b, the experience so far has been surprisingly pleasant compared to native iOS development.

Following are the apps that I found most useful so far:

- Swiftkey (keyboard replacement)
- Action Launcher Pro (the shutter and cover features have forever ruined the iOS interface for me)
- Fitbit (just got one of these for Christmas and I was happy to find a great companion Android app).
- Pocket, Kindle, Feedly and Safari To Go for reading, though I prefer reading on the iPad Mini.
- All the social stuff is here, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Foursquare, LinkedIn, etc)
- Pocket Cast for listening to podcasts. Be sure to check out All About Android and This week in Google.
- Amazon App Store (Very cool to discover that there are multiple stores for Android.)
- 1Password (I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt to create a new version that is actually useable before jumping ship to LastPass)
- HipChat keeps me connected to the team at SendGrid.
- Uber!
- Wolfram Alpha
- I'm trying to Any.do, Wunderlist, Springpad, Asana and Trello in desperate search for an OmniFocus replacement for the GTD obsession

One of the biggest downsides for me is what others have said, the tinkering aspect. Similar to Linux, you can get caught up in customizing mode and still always have this feeling that with one more tweak ...

Re: A Month of Android Instead of iOS

thinkingserious — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:23:58 -0000

Have you tried the Moto X?

Re: Migrating to Sendgrid

thinkingserious — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:16:36 -0000

Hello Kristian,

We would like to understand how you want to use individual unsubscribe link. Can you walk us through a use case?

With Best Regards,

Elmer Thomas
Developer Evangelist, SendGrid
@SendGrid @ThinkingSerious

Re: http://www.rollingstone.com/preview.php/culture/blogs/gear-up/typing-karaoke-and-rock-trivia-on-command-the-best-apps-from-hollywood-hack-day-20120611

thinkingserious — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:14:20 -0000

SendGrip should be SendGrid :)

Re: What is the best daily deal website?

thinkingserious — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:37:39 -0000

This site gives you more than a deal a day, but I find that for much of the deal news I need, it does the trick: www.cheapcheapcheap.com

Re: Can I watch the Academy Awards Ceremony live on internet?

thinkingserious — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:55:24 -0000

Try one of these:
- http://www.livestream.com/a...
- http://www.livestream.com/a...
- http://www.ustream.tv/disco...
- http://oscars.go.com/

Re: Downgrade a SWF file?

thinkingserious — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:22:28 -0000

You may try this:

1. Convert your .swf file to .avi using http://www.erightsoft.com/S...
2. Then use http://www.swftools.org/ to convert the .avi to the .swf version you want ( see the -T option: http://www.swftools.org/avi... )

Re: Contest: LogoBids Offers $100 For Best Wal-Mart Logo

thinkingserious — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:41:03 -0000

That's an interesting analysis. The new logo definitely does not look like the brand of an overlord. Unless those overlords were teletubbies ;)

Re: Contest: LogoBids Offers $100 For Best Wal-Mart Logo

thinkingserious — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:29:47 -0000

In this case I would take a hybrid approach (uh oh... sounds familiar...) Run the contest, but have two levels of feedback. Internal and external with the final decision going to the internal team. It would be wise for the internal team to have open dialog and constructive feedback for the external team.

Re: Upgrade to Wordpress 2.5

thinkingserious — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:44:58 -0000

Thanks! I just ran into this problem and you saved the day!

Re: MS-DOS 5 Upgrade [Commercial Break]

thinkingserious — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:07:33 -0000

It seems like this is targeted to re-sellers, who apparently are teens.

Re: Startup Reactor: The Elevator Pitch

thinkingserious — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:40:11 -0000

I posted the wrong pitch for Publicitr. It is now updated above. Thanks for making the change Steve!