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Short and sweet snippet for generating text in Apps Script with the Gemini Pro Rest API. function generateContent(text, API_KEY) { const url = `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-pro:generateContent?

New: Check out Using Gemini in Apps Script for the latest built-in service!

A generic Apps Script memoization function can be written to cache any function.

This afternoon I updated my homelab server from Bullseye to Bookworm and the latest version of Proxmox.

A Workspace Add-on can create and manage a container bound script to combine the functionality of both Workspace Add-ons and Editor Add-ons.

Over Labor Day weekend, I am planning a three day training camp for the Moab 240.

This past Saturday, I ran the Enchanted Forest Trail Marathon by Gemini Adventures.

Playing whack-a-mole with the Rust compiler is both frustrating and a great learning experience.

I recently migrated a site from Wordpress to Eleventy and I wanted to add a login page that would send magic link to an email address.

A week after running the Canyons 100 mile ultramarathon: HRV: 44 (-30) Resting Heart Rate: 48 (+11) Resting Respiratory Rate: 13 (+1) It is really amazing how long some of these activities take to recover from!

Many Google APIs, such as those for Google Workspace, require end user credentials instead of service account credentials or API keys.

A Google access token can be verified using the following command to an Oauth2 endpoint: curl "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/tokeninfo?

As a software engineer, technically “Developer Relations Engineer”, I try and automate repetitive tasks as much as possible.

In 2022 I ran nearly 2400 miles and have big plans for 2023!

The La Sportiva Cyklon Cross GTX is an ideal winter running shoe for snow and icy conditions with the built-in gaiter, GoreTex uppers, and lugs that provide traction on snow.

Introduction As part of a little side project, I wanted to log all Firestore writes for a user to a user specific collection that I can use to display a user’s activity.

Was browsing through my GitHub repositories and realized I have an embarrassing number of forks.

It’s kinda of fun pushing super hard.

Achilles still has not recovered from the Mog100, giant nodules and the entire ankle was swollen.

This weekend I have been exploring conditional types in TypeScript to use with Firestore.

Today, I was trying to integrate the docker/build-push-action with Google Container Registry (GCR).

I recently ran into an issue where I was required to pass environment variables into a Docker container.

I’ve always enjoyed using Playwright, but never want to wait for the binaries to download.

Update: See the 2022 Mogollon Monster Race Report for the results.

The high average elevation is a defining characteristic of the Creede 100 and runners should be ready for the challenge!

The Mace’s Hideout 100 was an outstanding, but brutal race put on by Tempest Adventures in the Wet Mountains of eastern Colorado.

I am currently changing teams at Google and need to unsubscribe from all repositories in my former GitHub organization.

I recently implemented a small application, Stokehook.com, that can send webhooks for your Strava activities to any endpoint.

As an Open Source maintainer, I get hundreds of emails a day from Dependabot and Semantic Release.

The GitHub cli tool gh now has a search feature!

I’ve recently been using a combination of GitHub apps to automate the approval and merging of Dependabot pull requests, but wanted to simplify this into a GitHub workflow, using branch protection and GitHub’s auto merge feature.

There was a short discussion about DevRel that got me thinking about my role and what I do as DevRel.

Edits: I will be updating this post as I actually lay out my gear and pack up my bags these next few days.

One of the key features I was missing from my new blog written with Eleventy was a widget for related posts.

❗ I am not a doctor and you should see a doctor to diagnose and treat any conditions you may have.

Problem I have a GitHub repository using main as the default branch, but I am trying to integrate a third party tool (loading JSFiddle contents from GitHub) that has master hardcoded as the default branch.

tl;dr I finished the 2022 Red Rocks Stage Race 50k/50k in second place overall. 🏅 Picturesque Sedona made for a great backdrop if you can look up while running the very technical trails.

Lighthouse Obsession I have caught the Eleventy Lighthouse obsession bug!

Throughout the Western United States, no matter how rugged or wild the land, you have a good chance of seeing livestock on our public lands.

tl;dr I finished the 2022 Behind the Rocks Ultra 50k in 4 hours and 55 minutes, good for 8th place.

Earlier this year, a woman was killed by a black bear on a trail that my partner and I run or bike almost every day!

Update: I ran this race again in 2022.

Update: This library has been archived.

Last Sunday, July 19th, I decided to go for a long run in the Weminuche Wilderness to make up for the lack of ultra marathons this year.

It seems my inbox has exploded recently and this morning I wanted to declare email bankruptcy.

The following code is now a package published to NPM at @googlemaps/ogc.

Here at Descartes Labs, we have been using the microservice architecture in building out our platform.