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kevin

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Admin and sole employee of the elephant.crime.group. Arthur Dent without the adventures. Kansas City, MO.

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kevin, to random
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@gruber iOS developer beta 2 has done something funky to Daring Fireball logo (unless you did it).

This is on iPad mini:

jamesthomson, (edited ) to random
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I can build Dice by PCalc as a native Reality OS app, but there isn't a way to draw the dice with depth unless I replace all the SceneKit rendering with RealityKit, as expected.

But, at least there is a route forwards, and I can relatively easily make it feel more native by moving the controls into ornaments outside the window, etc.

kevin,
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@jamesthomson can’t wait for you to be able to make it so real I’m chasing dice under the couch or refrigerator again.

kevin, to random
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By my reckoning Apple has 2 major foundation technologies having trans women central to their development.

The ARM processor, core of Apple Silicon chips, co-developed by Sophie WIlson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Wilson)

Safari/Webkit - not just foundational to Apple but was the foundation of Google's Chrome (and via Chrome, Microsoft's Edge) browser - led by @lisamelton. Congratulations.

I'm sure there are many other trans people central to tech that I'm simply unaware of, we need them all.

bynkii, to random
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@KvanH FYI, there is now a proper Cuban place in KC: La Cubana.

kevin,
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@bynkii oh sweet, and it's pretty close to me too. Have to give it a try.

kevin,
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@bynkii excellent

shoq, to random
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When I was a teen, real men had Sherwood Stereo receivers, Revox reel-to reel tape recorders, and Advent speakers the size of old steamer trunks. Today I listen to Adele, or old Dr. Hook classics on YouTube using 2 watt laptop speakers with the frequency response range of a geriatric parrot.

kevin,
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@shoq ahh, that reminds me of the Lafayette LR-1000TA my dad used and I've inherited (but not set up yet).

seldo, to random

I wish everyone who is not comfortable using a computer knew how often I, a programmer of 26 years with a degree in computer science, turn my machine off and then on again to fix problems.

kevin,
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@seldo "Oh I should reboot my computer I haven't done that in a couple of weeks" -- me a few ago, the same me who has been in computer support over 30 years.

kevin, to random
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If you want to buy a Vision Pro in 6 months you need to save $583.33 a month starting now. Ouch.

lowqualityfacts, to random
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Nature is crazy.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

kevin,
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@lowqualityfacts imagine the poop

KingShawn, to random
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Reading Vision Pro hit takes and noting that nothing/very little has been said so far about how it’s used with eyeglasses.

Will EVERY eyeglass wearer have to get inserts or will some be able to use it WITH their eyeglasses? Note that Apple didn’t show anyone who wore glasses using them.

I imagine it’s a clunky experience to be taking your glasses on and off to use VP…

kevin,
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@gedeonm @KingShawn you know you're going to have to pay extra for those inserts too. Hopefully not $400 wheels expensive but I bet at least $200.

kevin,
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@gedeonm @KingShawn inserts attach magnetically, I assumed so they could be removed pretty easily. I can already see a 3rd part case for holding all the inserts for different family members.

Migueldeicaza, to random
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Vibe check: how did you beta updates go so far?

kevin,
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@simonbs @Migueldeicaza great for me too, haven't done Mac yet, but iPad, phone and watch smooth. Watch probably glitchiest but it has biggest changes, no crashes.

kevin,
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@Migueldeicaza @esummers @simonbs I'm not seeing that either. Lots of small UI glitches like not being able to swipe between watch faces. And touch targets that are noticeably off.

Phone did refuse to airplay through my not-on-beta HomePod until I rebooted the phone.

Battery drain is horrific, worse I can remember a beta being. I have to charge my Ultra watch daily when I use to go almost 72 hours. Phone and iPad are similar.

KingShawn, to random
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Is it just my imagination or did Apple not say how much the Vision Por actually weighs?

kevin,
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@KingShawn I looked for that yesterday and couldn't find it

kevin,
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@KingShawn yeah, they were fairly vague about resolution too.

flargh, to random
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Maybe I'm expecting too much out of a nascent tech that won't be available until early next year. But I'm still waiting for Apple to show me the one use for that I can't do with a Microsoft HoloLens or Meta Quest 2/3.

kevin,
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@flargh I think this is why Apple had to ship. Rarely does the "killer app" ship with the product but instead comes from actual users. I suspect these won't have new use cases for a few years.

lowqualityfacts, to random
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This gives me a newfound respect for soccer players.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

kevin,
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@lowqualityfacts that certainly explains their thigh size

kevin, to random
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I see @louie moved to Japan but after reading his blog post as a fellow Missourian I’m more interested in who his St. Louis salami maker is.

Also does he have to change Mastodon instances now? :)

maxkennerly, to random
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On the one hand, OMG WTF, it was a horrendous series of misjudgments for a lawyer to rely on ChatGPT to write their brief, including citations.

On the other hand, this is another example of widespread confusion about what, exactly, ChatGPT does—confusion that OpenAI promotes.

It's Spicy Autocomplete. That's it. It verifies nothing. It spits out words based on opaque calculations.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.32.1.pdf

kevin,
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@jeffjarvis @maxkennerly I believe opposing counsel filed a brief with the court saying they couldn’t find any of the cases cited and that’s when the court asked for copies.

kevin,
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@jeffjarvis @maxkennerly The doc with the bogus cites was filed March 1st (Mata v. Avianca, Inc., 1:22-cv-01461, (S.D.N.Y. Mar 01, 2023) ECF No. 21)

Defendents filed a brief March 15th that said "...
Plaintiff ... cites to a variety of cases in opposition to this motion, the undersigned has been
unable to locate"
Mata v. Avianca, Inc., 1:22-cv-01461, (S.D.N.Y. Mar 15, 2023) ECF No. 24

Judge requires docs on April 18 (Mata v. Avianca, Inc., 1:22-cv-01461, (S.D.N.Y. Apr 11, 2023) ECF No. 25)

kevin,
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@jeffjarvis @maxkennerly wooo! I was right in the internet! I didn’t mean to be pushy but I thought this was a good example of how the system is supposed to work and the advantage of an adversarial system. Thanks

GossiTheDog, to random
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    kevin,
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    @GossiTheDog the ads didn’t mention its just a riddle guessing game.

    bynkii, to random
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    No

    https://technews.social/@therealjimlove/110401728232063259

    kevin,
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    @bynkii not just no, but fuck no.

    kevin,
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    @bynkii crypto bros changing gears to a different tech they don't understand.

    glennf, to random
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    The latest acquisition into the Joe Shlabotnik Institute of Metal Printing Things is this entry from around 1941 or 42: George Nuttall drawing (for a short time) “It Never Fails.” This strip is undated (but has a number in the corner, 304) as it was reused by a syndicate that didn’t want to be bogged down by a pesky date when it ran years or decades later!

    (reversed metal plate from original) It Never Fails, a comic strip drawn by several artists—here by Geo. (George) Nuttall, likely in 1941 or 1942. The comic depicts a family in the top half. An older woman sitting and sewing at left has a label above her: “Just before turning in, Ma makes the fatal mistake of picking up her sewing basket—”. She says, “I’ll just add a few more patches to my quilt and go to bed early.” (Low in the top half it reads “Geo. Nuttall—” and “Thanx to Mrs. Martha Goebel St. Lousi, MO.”) Other family members look avidly to Ma. In the bottom half, the label reads “—and the parade is on—it never fails—”. A young woman says, “Ma, while you have your basket out, would you put th’ hem in my new skirt?” An older man says, “An’ how about this hole in my pants?” and a young man holding two different socks says, “Look, Ma, socks!!”

    kevin,
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    @glennf this is me when I say I work on computers at a party

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