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  1. 5' 6''. Doesn't know what he's talking about. Currently making up Niice.com

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tosbourn, to random
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Another day, another person using the term UK to mean “England”.

armstrong,
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@tosbourn they’re just ahead of their time

bastianallgeier, to random
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This is a great summary about Tailwind: https://nuejs.org/blog/tailwind-misinformation-engine/

We played a lot with utility-first ideas for @getkirby and our site still uses utilities heavily. I think I poured enough time in understanding it to confidently say that the downsides outweigh the benefits. Some utilities are great, but going all in on utilities means that you actively have to ignore the full power of CSS.

armstrong,
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@bastianallgeier wait… Tailwind is paid??

rafa, to random
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Anyone else getting a ton of spam here?

armstrong,
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@rafa nope

onpaperwings, to random
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“Sticks Used With Freedom” is a pretty great name for a band.

armstrong,
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@onpaperwings huh, I didn’t realise we’d exported our Northern Irish sectarianism

jonikorpi, to random
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Still feels like Mastodon is split in half between those who want a closed/curated community, and those who want a better version of old Twitter (hi). Still unsure if both can coexist.

armstrong,
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@jonikorpi for me the entire point of mastodon is that it CAN be multiple things, because there’s no single centralised agenda

onpaperwings, to random
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I know this is an extremely niche post and only a few people will know or even care, but HOW can the world’s best watch company, Patek Philippe, make amazing watches with incredible technical prowess and then just phone it in on the typography on the dial?!

Truly the most 🤢 watch dial in my opinion and an affront to their entire catalogue of beautiful watches.

Patek Philippe World Time 5231G Enamel Dial 18K White Gold watch with very boring and possibly artificially condensed all-caps serif type.
Patek Philippe World Time 5231J Enamel Dial 18K Yellow Gold watch with ugly typography around the dial.
A green Patek Philippe World Time 5930P Chronograph Platinum Green Dial watch with cheap-looking, san-serif typography.

armstrong,
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@onpaperwings oof somehow that uppercase script hurts even more when it’s engraved

armstrong,
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@FontsInUse @tphinney @onpaperwings 😳

armstrong, to random
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Just realised that Taylor & Travis is just America having their Posh & Becks moment

armstrong, to random
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“A game is a series of interesting decisions” — Sid Meier

Feel like a lot of the ideas in this talk are applicable to product design in general, not just games

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WggIdtrqgKg

rafa, to random
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Yeah, this is better

video/mp4

armstrong,
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@rafa it would be cool if there was an environment that could show you what was outside the plane at that time

shiflett, to random
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@armstrong I just stumbled across this: http://chris-armstrong.com/ticktalk/

armstrong,
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@shiflett oh man. Honestly forgot that was even still online.

How the heck did you “stumble” across that??

DavidDarnes, to random
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To me this reads as “we’re struggling and clutching at straws” https://once.com/

armstrong,
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@DavidDarnes yeah, I mean wait and see if they deliver I guess, but this feels driven by “our old business model isn’t working for us any more” more than any deep conviction

armstrong,
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@DavidDarnes oh you haven’t seen the product demo? It has… some interesting choices.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akijDEmjp5Y

armstrong,
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@DavidDarnes oh jeepers… I mean I find it hard to get past the “we don't want there to be any words in the UI but we'll add this random globe emoji everywhere”

jonikorpi, to random
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Surprised how reasonable these changes sound. Might still be too little and too late to revive the platform, but maybe I’ll consider an iOS version of my upcoming game after all. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/01/apple-announces-changes-to-ios-safari-and-the-app-store-in-the-european-union/

Pretty funny if non-EU ends up keeping the crappy rules though.

armstrong,
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@jonikorpi does it apply to every app, or is it just for alternative app stores?

shiflett, to random
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I lost the habit during the pandemic, but decided to start writing yearly recaps again. 2023 was a tough year, but it ended on a positive note, and I’m feeling hopeful about 2024. Happy New Year to you.

https://shiflett.org/blog/2024/2023-recap

armstrong,
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@shiflett happy new year man 😊

rafa, to random
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Got'em

armstrong,
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@rafa an Apple Store employee just told me if you buy it in the US you’ll need a US Apple ID to use it… might be worth double checking?

armstrong, to random
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So far, posting a job on LinkedIn has been precisely as horrible as I’d feared. 300 applicants so far, only 2 of which live in Northern Ireland (which the job posting states as a requirement).

95% of the applicants are based in India or Pakistan, along with 100% of the dozens of folks DM-ing and emailing me (although half of them are agencies). To be clear, I’d be delighted to hire someone with that background — if they live in Northern Ireland.

armstrong,
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@shiflett yep, and it also means their “How you compare” feature is really misleading to potential candidates (and may even put somebody off applying)

armstrong,
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@iorsh @shiflett 😂 how much do you know about Northern Ireland…

DavidDarnes, to random
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If there’s any UK people who’ve wanted a Penny board now is the time, literally everything is 50% or more 🤯 https://uk.pennyskateboards.com/collections/skateboards

armstrong,
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@DavidDarnes so… a hapenny board?

armstrong, to random
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Just completed Dungeons of Dreadlock: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1560875528

Can’t remember when I last “completed” a mobile game, really enjoyed it.

Thanks to @bastianallgeier for the rec!

tosbourn, to random
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Just finished The Light Fanstastic by Terry Pratchett.

I enjoyed it a lot, I’m not sure if there are more Rincewind books but whilst I enjoyed him as a character, I’m looking forward to reading about another part of the Disc next

armstrong,
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@tosbourn my fav are the Sam Vines/Night Watch/Vetinari ones… but also love the witches

tosbourn, to random
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We all know that hard work doesn't equal lots of lines of code changed, but it is still kinda deflating when you look at what you've done after a couple of hours heads down and it's well, "small"

armstrong,
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@tosbourn ❤️

armstrong, to random
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Any recommendations for new mobile games that are worth checking out (and aren’t “free to play” slot machines)?

Feels like literally years since the App Store was a good place to discover new games.

armstrong,
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@bastianallgeier please tell your friend I’m really enjoying it! Thanks for the recommendation!

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