Jeff Forcier

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2024-09-14 19:10:52

Still registered to vote 💪🏻
If you live in a democracy: don't forget to double-check /your/ voter registration periodically too! Shenanigans abound.

2024-09-10 00:36:36

Who the goddamn stinky fuck is running "AAA games like Assassin's Creed Mirage" on their PHONES?

2024-09-07 19:22:32

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I’ll leave you to it then! 😂

2024-09-07 18:17:27

Any y'all mutuals involved in the `uv` discussion which branches off the below toot, planning to blog about it?
I've been taking notes and might write it up as a(n objectively framed) post, but don't want to duplicate too much work 😅
https://social.jacobian.org/@jacob/113091418140504394

2024-08-29 15:54:00

This is a super cool #BlueSky feature that I honestly wonder /if/ it could work on the #Fediverse? But edits, etc function seemingly fine here so I assume this would too?
Sure, minor chance for 'drift' as the detach event chases down the original post event, but again…we use edits all the time which would have the same property.
The point about binary thinking is spot-on, anyway.
https://bsky.app/profile/fraying.bsky.social/post/3l2sb53aiup2f

2024-08-14 14:18:54

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yes. Hm maybe that's an argument for dedicating my various AirPods to specific use cases?

2024-08-14 13:54:57

God DAMN but does iOS need per-app volume controls 😵
Every single time:
- put on podcast while I mow the lawn, at maybe 75% volume because spoken word + lawnmower
- 18 hours, including a couple hours' sleep, pass
- "ok time to put on some background music while I try to work”
- AAAAAHHHHHHHHH SO LOUD WTF

2024-07-06 14:54:52

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the Jarvis? They're Herman Miller now. Seem to sell a “3-stage low" that goes down to 23", which is still an inch or so too tall, lolsob.

2024-07-06 14:45:39

Adjustable sit-stand desks for /truly short people/ just don't exist, do they? 😩
(I don't actually need sit-stand anymore, thanks ankle, but given how hard it has been to dial in the ergonomics, a fully fixed option just seems like a horrible idea. Also, 99.9% of fixed options are /also/ the wrong height for me.)

2024-07-06 14:20:28

OH: "I didn't enjoy <tv show character>, if I wanted to watch assholes fail upwards I'd just turn on the news."

2024-07-02 20:25:30

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as an aside: hmm what's the best way to do "markup” for screenreaders? do they understand Markdown syntax, for example? Or do they just read out “asterisk emphasized words here asterisk”?
(real question: assuming there is *any* such support, what's best-supported between asterisk/underscore/slash?)

2024-07-02 20:23:45

ME: ok, vacation is over, time to go back to barely drinking any alcohol.
THE NEWS: are you suuuuuuuuuuure? you do have this lovely custom liquor cabinet full of delicious whiskeeeeeyyyyy
THE NEWS: and /gosh/ I just /really/ think you should /drink/ the /fear and sadness/ away!

2024-05-31 02:41:22

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nice, good luck!! I can't remember if I paid for PowerPack BITD but it's a solid maybe.

2024-05-31 02:25:01

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yup, the bits I've read outside of this poll/replies, definitely makes it seem like Alfred is still the obvious go-to. Wonder if I still have my old license and if it's any good 😂
Raycast has two strikes for me: the AI, and being implemented in "you are not allowed to use ANYTHING else for a desktop GUI app in the 2020s” JavaScript. I use plenty of JS apps on the daily (hi Obsidian!) but my app/file/etc launcher /cannot/ have any excuses to be slow 😂

2024-05-27 18:44:51

Fed up with #macOS' #Spotlight. No fuzzyfinder, in 2024; no real drilldown; the way it organizes/sorts results are unintuitive. I shouldn't have to remember what /format/ a document is to go "oh right I oughtta scroll down a bunch to see PDFs” 😩
What's good for alternative launcher/finder tools these days? AFAIK, it's still down to the same candidates from ~10ya, ie #Alfred, #Quicksilver, #Launchbar? (EDIT: Raycast enters the chat! Tho its AI focus is worrying.)
See poll!

2024-05-25 15:02:20

Finally done with precautionary post-#PyConUS isolation. Tested negative✌🏻
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/502/330/881/906/477/original/327f8913c583ad3e.jpeg

2024-05-23 04:11:13

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my brain just assumes this is all ncurses

2024-05-23 04:11:13

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my brain just assumes this is all ncurses

2024-05-19 17:58:52

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I'm in Exhibit Hall C for micro python, probably knocking around outside the exhibit halls the next slot, and will be at the closing keynote.
Cc @npub1nsp…ahke !

2024-05-19 15:02:37

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fun! not sure I can be by swag desk anytime soon, maybe we reconnect after lunch

2024-05-19 14:55:56

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What are you up to today? I'm still forming plans but hoping to hunt down you and a few other not-yet-seen folks in the hallways.

2024-05-19 04:41:57

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I think I’ve spotted you a few times but always when one of us was firmly enmeshed. I’ll be around!

2024-05-19 02:24:08

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we're still at bridges & bourbon (tho we've paid). Sidewalk

2024-05-19 01:26:22

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did you develop evening plans? No pressure ☺️ I may just call it a night tho!

2024-05-18 15:46:35

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supposed to be reasonably nice starting in the afternoon so hoping to get outdoor dinner somewhere

2024-05-18 14:52:23

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what, me rudely ambushing you and Jon while you were trying to eat lunch yesterday doesn't count? 😇 (but yea, would be great! I’m currently free tonight, unlikely to auction/bof.)

2024-05-17 20:59:00

Woof. Was only out and about for maybe 6h but feels like twice that long. Old friends, new friends, faces only seen in passing here on the Fedi.
Also a nice birdwatching & trainspotting (no, not that kind) session from the CC's third floor balcony.
Think I'm gonna hole up now & try recharging my metaphorical batteries for tomorrow.

2024-05-17 03:51:03

Hotels which only have one size/style pillow and only one thickness of comforter: are they even /in/ the hospitality industry?
Don't get me wrong, I'm equally confused by places with a literal /pillow menu/, but like. no middle ground? really?
If I seem grouchy the next 4 days, it may be due to lack of sleep 🫠

2024-05-16 03:26:14

Boy howdy, I don't understand folks who willingly use a laptop all dang day when they have the opportunity to use actual peripherals.
This shit isn't just "not ergonomic", it is /anti/-ergonomic.
(Bonus points for “hotel desk/chair is designed for tall people” 😩 I guess I need a travel booster seat now, like a child at a family restaurant.)
(Or I need to take a page from some tweeps earlier today and simply stop bringing the laptop altogether.)

2024-05-07 22:47:00

Foursquare STILL EXISTS?!?! 🤯