curtismchale

curtismchale, 4 months ago to apple

Brent Simmons – Corporations Are Not To Be Loved
In response to Apple's policies on external purchase for AppStore apps Brent has this to say.

But I need to remember, now and again, that Apple is a corporation, and corporations aren’t people, and they can’t love you back. You wouldn’t love GE or Exxon or Comcast — and you shouldn’t love Apple. It’s not an exception
https://curtismchale.ca/2024/01/18/brent-simmons-corporations-are-not-to-be-loved/
#LinksOfInterest #Apple #EpicGames

sereedmedia, 4 months ago to wordpress

#WordPress, its philosophy, and its community has been such a bright spot in a world that revels in unchecked capitalism and glorifies control and power.

I am so sad to have to admit that even WordPress cannot stand up to those forces. It feels like a death, and I am grieving.

curtismchale, 4 months ago to apple

iPad Focused Desk Setup for 2024
After spending much of 2022 and 2023 not using my iPad that much outside of watching YouTube videos and running Zwift for bike training, I've started to make the move back to using the iPad as my primary writing and RSS consumption place. One of the issues that had me move away from the iPad as a regularly used computing platform was my speed issue wit
https://curtismchale.ca/2024/01/16/ipad-focused-desk-setup-for-2024/
#Apple #Hardware #IPadDesk #IPadPro

thelinuxcast, 4 months ago to linux

New Blog Post! - The ToDo List Fiasco - https://thelinuxcast.org/posts/todohardships/ #Linux #FOSS #productivity

curtismchale, 5 months ago to random

At -50C I get frost on the back door. I don’t think I’ve ever seen -50C

curtismchale, 5 months ago to random

Feels like -43C today and I can feel the cold air coming off my uninsulated office wall. This may be a laptop work day, but I have a bunch of meetings.

curtismchale, 5 months ago to random

Yeah it’s -27c it seems that Carrot weather is not connecting to my phone for weather updates.

I like the idea of macOS widgets, but in practice there are similar issues with many I've tried.

alda, 5 months ago to random

I've been seeing people on here praise #DHH.

While I have specialised in the web development framework that he piloted and usually don't disagree with the man when it comes to technical scoping and infrastructure, he is not someone whom I would be praising on social media as he is a fucking dick.

shawnhooper, 5 months ago to random

A passenger aboard an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Dubai opened a cabin door and fell to the tarmac before takeoff Monday evening, injuring themselves and causing lengthy delays.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10215152/air-canada-passenger-opens-cabin-door-yyz/

dangillmor, 5 months ago to random

Kentucky officials to women who nearly died because of state's beyond-cruel abortion ban (paraphrase):

"Exactly. What's your point?"

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/01/republican-abortion-bans-pregnant-women-deaths.html

curtismchale, 5 months ago to random

Do we Use Polymath as Perjory Now
One of the words we hear passed around in technology circles is polymath. You’ll hear it on some podcast where the host says “my guest today is a true polymath”, but according to Simon Winchester in Knowing What We Know the use of this word is now mere flattery instead of fact.

The Meaning of Polymath

Now we apply the word polymath to anyone that seems smart and has
https://curtismchale.ca/2024/01/06/do-we-use-polymath-as-perjory-now/
#MemberPosts

danielpunkass, 5 months ago to random

When my first son was born 15 years ago, I didn't know how to make pizza. I committed to make "Dad's Pizza Night" a thing, and started making pizza every Friday. It didn't have to be great, it just had to exist. At some point over the past 15 years, it became great. Both my kids are enjoying it now. http://blog.punkitup.com/2015/02/make-pizza.html

chris, 5 months ago to random

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curtismchale, 5 months ago to random

Molly White – Citation Needed Leaves Substack
Molly White's email newsletter left Substack because Nazi's aren't cool. I particularly liked this quote from an embedded Tweet.

When you argue that fascists should be defeated through debate what you're actually suggesting is that vulnerable minorities should have to endlessly argue for their right to ex
https://curtismchale.ca/2024/01/05/molly-white-citation-needed-leaves-substack/
#LinksOfInterest #fascist #MollyWhite #nazi #substack

curtismchale, 5 months ago to random

Platformer Responds about Nazi’s and Substack
From yesterday's edition of Platformer:

Thanks to everyone who wrote to us over the break regarding Substack’s response to criticism that it is hosting and monetizing dozens of extremist publications, including some that are openly advocating for genocide against Jewish people.

In the wake of Jonathan M. Katz’s Novemb
https://curtismchale.ca/2024/01/03/platformer-responds-about-nazis-and-substack/
#LinksOfInterest #racism #substack

alda, 5 months ago to random

Red flags I've seen in job postings in the past hour:

• One star out of 5 on Glassdoor, with 5 detailed ratings in total

• "You need to be proficient with PHP 5"

• "Don't worry about writing a cover letter or bringing us documents, our chatbot will ask you the relevant questions!"

• "You need to know a JavaScript framework such as Laravel"

• "You need to have TTD running through your veins because test coverage is all we care about!"

• There's "AI" in the company name.

• "We are a family"

ross, 5 months ago to random

Help! AV advice needed.

I have an office with low-level background noise.

I’ve tried a condenser mic and they pick up EVERYTHING!!!

I’ve tried a dynamic mic and I need to really have it in my face to eliminate the noise and it’s looks stupid (but sounds awesome).

I’m currently trying a cheap(er) wired lavalier mic and this seems like a good compromise.

Should I:
a) Now I’ve proven it’s good invest in a wireless lav mic?
b) Do something else? Shotgun/directional mic? Hide under a duvet?

Monsterlady, 5 months ago to HollowKnight

A pleasure dancing with you, Grimm #HollowKnight

#videogames #shareyourgames

curtismchale, 5 months ago to random

My Top 5 Posts from 2023
According to my site statistics the top 5 posts as voted by readers are.

Sync your Obsidian Vault for Free with Github

9 Must Have Obsidian Writing Plugins

Everything You Need to Know about Obsidian Sync

How I use Day Planner for Daily Notes

Using Obsidian with Things3

The first striking thing to me is that none of those posts were published in 2023. Number 4 was pu
https://curtismchale.ca/2024/01/02/my-top-5-posts-from-2023/
#LinksOfInterest

matt, 5 months ago to random

And with this, Home Depot becomes the only store I go to on a remotely regular basis that doesn’t take contactless payments. https://www.macrumors.com/2023/12/26/lowes-apple-pay/