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jamie_blumberg

@jamie_blumberg@hachyderm.io

Swift Software Engineer of indeterminate gender
I play video games, read comics and produce podcasts
Currently on a neurodivergent journey of self-discovery
Pronouns: they/she/no/please-don’t (don’t collapse the probability waveform)
Jewish, in the never finished Hebrew school way
:verified_trans:

Profile pic description: a vaguely feminine person with green hair and black lipstick wearing a black turtleneck.

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Impossible_PhD, to random
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Holy crap, I just stumbled across Poppy's "Am I A Girl?" and WOWWWWWW it's a bop. Instantly one of my favorite trans anthems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSUGuFsTgmw

jamie_blumberg,
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@Impossible_PhD I need to give that one another try, because I really like the albums Poppy.Computer and I Disagree (More). I also like her Moonage Daydream cover.

jamie_blumberg, to random
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I haven't kicked my ex (divorce pending) off of my Amazon account (yet). Today they ordered a rollator, one of those things that a senior citizen or someone recovering from surgery might use to carry their stuff while also supporting them.

A minute after the order confirmation comes through, they text and ask me if I would "be willing to pay for part (or all)" of this item.

The thing is $150, and there was no discussion beforehand. Am I out of line here or are they delusional?

Amy, to random
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Why is writing software so horribly difficult?

jamie_blumberg,
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@Amy Because computers dislike us, and know that someday they will be in charge.

chucker, to macos
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Sure. Among these, the app that takes up RAM should be… Twitter.

(Sometimes I do wonder if there are still lingering weird ARM-specific issues in , since I hadn’t had these dialogs on Intel in a long time, despite having half the RAM. Something in Cocoa, maybe?)

jamie_blumberg,
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@chucker There does seem to be something wonky going on with memory management in the Apple Silicon era. I know people are getting this dialog more often now at least.

Impossible_PhD, to random
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Just for clarity:

If you're thinking about getting your own set of aftermarket boobs or are wondering with a curious mix of envy and longing what it's like to have boobs that are literally as big around as your head?

Yes, I am happy to answer your questions.

jamie_blumberg,
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@Impossible_PhD Hmmmm, well I do have a pretty big head…

christianselig, to random
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SwiftUI visionOS question, how do you give the Menu a title like Apple does? I can't seem to get anything to show up

Apple's playback speed control that when opening the menu shows a "Playback Speed" title

jamie_blumberg,
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@christianselig Knowing SwiftUI it will be an EmptyView() on each side, or a VStack with .center alignment or something kind of dumb like that.

jamie_blumberg,
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@christianselig This is why at work we still don't ever do 100% pure SwiftUI. We do a kind of UI framework turducken with stacks of UIViewRepresentables and UIHostingControllers and such.

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    jamie_blumberg,
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    @Terra I slide in and once again start taking about using related rates from calculus as a mental model for algorithmically optimizing my life.

    rooster, to trans
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    jamie_blumberg,
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    @rooster Ooh, that short hair was pretty cute! I think if you ever want/need to cut it you'll still look good.

    christianselig, to random
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    The best part of FaceTiming with AVP is inevitably something funny happens then everyone starts laughing then everyones' Personas look funny when laughing which makes you laugh even harder into an endless cycle of laughter

    jamie_blumberg,
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    @christianselig It's all fun and games until someone keels over from laughing too hard.

    Some say if you listen closely you can hear them laughing to this day…

    lisamelton, to random
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    I doubt it's what you'd expect, but here's what I think about on Groundhog Day:

    https://lisamelton.net/2024/02/02/groundhog-day/

    jamie_blumberg,
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    @lisamelton WOW. I was not aware that she jumped to divorce so quick, and I'm sorry to hear you had to go through that.

    I'm also going through a divorce, but thankfully it wasn’t because of me being trans. Though I doubt I will still be friendly with my ex in the same way when all is said and done unfortunately.

    jamie_blumberg,
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    @lisamelton Thank you! In my case there are good reasons this is happening but it is still frustrating and a difficult process. Here's to being single and ready to mingle?

    jamesthomson, (edited ) to random
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    If you get an Apple Vision Pro today, and are looking for a native visionOS calculator, may I suggest my PCalc?

    It's a universal purchase with the iOS version, so you might even already own a copy!

    https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pcalc/id284666222?platform=appleVisionPro

    jamie_blumberg,
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    @jamesthomson Will definitely be installing after I pick mine up tomorrow 🐼!

    imyke, to random
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    We really tried our best to understand, explain, and discuss Apple’s response to the DMA on this episode of @upgrade.

    I hope you find it useful and interesting

    https://relay.fm/upgrade/497

    jamie_blumberg,
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    @BenRiceM
    I do think @caseyliss should take it as a challenge to either do a longer Analog(ue) chapter or never ever do an ATP chapter that long.

    @imyke

    Terra, to random

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    jamie_blumberg,
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    @Terra Every time I see “Hellmouth Opens" I think of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And so I'm imagining that after your surgery you will be able to spontaneously summon various demons and monsters to fuck up transphobes.

    chucker, to random
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    Wait. I have 501 tabs open. iOS 17.4 feature? EU-specific? 😂

    jamie_blumberg,
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    @chucker Wouldn’t it be wild if max tab number varied depending on how much RAM you have or something?

    “If you upgrade to a new iPhone, you can have up to four times the number of tabs as before!”

    Also 501 tabs you monster. I only have a completely respectable 98 😜.

    jamie_blumberg,
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    @chucker Oh goodness 😳

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    @Terra It was my understanding that the plan was to have a chest that could blot out the sun. Is that not still the case? 😜

    Btw @rooster I think your size is great for your frame. I’ve always said that proportionality is my goal relative to the rest of my body, and you’ve got that.

    jamie_blumberg, to random
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    For software devs in general but in particular: how important do you find the low-level nitty gritty stuff to your everyday work?

    I feel like I learn about ARC, and value vs. reference types and such for an interview, and then promptly forget it in my day to day work because it's hardly ever relevant. Like I use "weak self" in closures because something something retain cycles but I don't really need to know the full reason most of the time.

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    @saagar @kyleve I think my brain just has certain topics it can't fully retain unless it can see those topics as currently relevant. So for instance I know not to force unwrap because of how that is a recipe for problems, and I know when to guard let vs if let and such because I do that all the time.

    And I actually did solve a nasty deallocation bug one time by taking the weak off of a weak self reference in a closure.

    But for some other stuff… ¯_(ツ)_/¯

    jamie_blumberg,
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    Goddamnit @shantini you're completely right. The exact mechanics of how you prevent errors is secondary to the fact that you prevent them and help make it possible to find and fix them if they do occur.

    @saagar @kyleve

    brooke, to random
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    i am once again asking you

    to learn to use ffmpeg like a pro

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kaIXkImCAM

    jamie_blumberg,
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    @lisamelton @brooke @caroline There was a time where I seriously considered writing my own basic macOS GUI for FFmpeg, because there's simply no timeline where I’m memorizing all of the commands. Might still do it sometime when I want to stretch my skills.

    chockenberry, to random
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    This product image on Amazon has the mystery of a Renaissance painting.

    jamie_blumberg,
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    @chockenberry @shantini No no no, the guy is going to cook the batteries. It's a trendy new human/robot fusion restaurant thing.

    film_girl, to random
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    This is the first time since probably 2008 (for iPod touch 2nd gen, the good one) that I haven’t been a day one new Apple device person but you know what, I’m fine waiting. It isn’t even the money. I could buy it with cash no problem. But it’s the principle of not having a way to test it in advance and no clear use case that has me concerned. A friend did get one and I’ll try hers out on the 2nd and I might have FOMO, but like, I gotta be honest, I haven’t been sold on it yet.

    jamie_blumberg,
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    @film_girl I think this is the logical, measured and smart position, which is why I ordered one earlier today. Because I’m an iOS developer, I currently have the means, and the only Apple platform that I've used (more or less) day 1 was the Apple Watch, and I even resisted that for a month or so.

    AKA the "eh, fuck it why not" justification.

    jamie_blumberg,
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    @film_girl Oh, I wish I could expense this. I should have formed an LLC a while ago and buy it that way.

    But I'm definitely excited to share my thoughts once I've had a chance to play around with it.

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