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dxzdb

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Engineer by day, learning to be an iOS Dev someday.

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Edent, (edited ) to random
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You receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraud.

"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?

The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."

Your phone buzzes. You tap the notification This is what you see.

Still think it is a scam?
1/3

dxzdb,
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@dragonsidedd @Edent I don’t think I could deposit a check without a phone app. I guess I could drive to the bank every time. To me it’s worth the convenience.

dxzdb,
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@Nonya_Bidniss how do you deposit checks?

bigzaphod, to random
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I didn't like that Apple crushing ad, either. I cringed.

I understand the conceit of the ad - cramming all of this stuff/capability into a single magical iPad - but the execution was in poor taste, IMO.

All I saw was wastefulness. It's one thing to run with the idea that someone can replicate all of those things they probably don't have using just this one device they could buy right now, but it's quite another to imply that all of it needed to be destroyed for the iPad to pop into existence.

dxzdb,
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@bigzaphod I was prepared well for it by the comment by @siracusa about the YouTube channel that crushes things all the time.

Did you know there was a new one of these “Work From Home” videos?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asKvPLmjxXY

matthewcassinelli, to random
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…I have some bad news for you 😬

dxzdb,
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@matthewcassinelli Oh wait… maybe Excel is in that dock🤣
All those apps are running on a Mini?

I wonder what arms those are.

grammargirl, to random
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My jaw dropped.

I was sitting there with my mouth open after watching this Apple ad, and I can't remember something like that ever physically happening to me before. Just slow, building horror.

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

dxzdb,
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@grammargirl Did you see the news? Apparently crazy marketing doesn't always land 🤷‍♂️

The people I tried explaining this to were like: “Why?" To which my only answer is “Marketing”

Counterpoint: pianos are hard to get rid of - and the angry birds are quite on-brand to crush.😆

https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/112413001333496694

dxzdb, to random
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Anyone else like these “Underdog" team Apple ads? Here's all 3 crammed into one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJwdhWM9d0Y

rafa, to random
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Where do you people keep all your Lego sets?

dxzdb,
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@rafa shelves and bins... SO MANY bins!

In other Lego news - did you know Lego sells a {rubber} duck?

dxzdb, to CrystalsHashtags
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Apple at iPad event: “we can't wait to see all the other apps that will take advantage of these powerful new capabilities.”

Procreate: Art is for everyone. 👍😁 🎉

Adobe: Why should we make it easy to use Sidecar?🤦🏻‍♂️🤬
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeAcUlFTioE

Backstory - a family member just got a new Mac and wanted to run Sidecar (iPad as 2nd monitor/input device). It immediately just worked for them with Procreate & Pixelmator. For Adobe it didn't, and they pulled out an old Wacom tablet.

MuseumShuffle, to random
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The indie apps of Deep Dish Swift. Who do you recognize?

dxzdb,
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@MuseumShuffle @DeepDishSwift Nice!
Is there a version without duplication? or a list of apps?

GeekAndDad, to random
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Useful looking resource:

Vintage Macintosh Repairs

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxfPY-Ebzlk3hIJja5dPy7O75ZzbB9YJp

dxzdb,
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@GeekAndDad What are you fixing? I've got a Mac Classic II that needs this. Didn't know about the corrosion 😲

dxzdb,
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@GeekAndDad Best of luck!

I've also got a Plus without a mouse that someone gave me. I need to start recycling some of these old Macs. Not sure if I'll brave eBay again.

danielpunkass, to random
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Seems like a good opportunity to share again my encouraging post for new pizza makers. When I started, I couldn't do anything right. It's a process I think anybody can learn: http://blog.punkitup.com/2015/02/make-pizza.html

dxzdb,
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@danielpunkass Nice! 😋

This vegan cookbook got me started making a filled crust pizza! There's also nachos - with a great cheese sauce, cinnamon rolls and lots more!

https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Food-Vegan-Comfort-Classics/dp/039958014X?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DPajqF6bh4Vj3yfELgScV08ThIenG12WZz65qGgVFoKONISKqqWlYNOT7jZiQvcxlfBxs6j4HS4bv6IcYkgxHHVINArZ8qMg99VWr2pCT80NDVqjuXoIYcwvWPZGSJ4Cd00I1IJg-_OUah4P8eCVShCz2zcpoE0FUNHv8weCn8CHMaf4VTR13LLWzbHoRRTdPVvXBj2ihJkzNb8_uVaJJFcD1l8fqhBobPtweM079ts._ssqVyozdV8-gTKCxVrPlNgiPrKTt6qUyYSaaJjN9Ns&dib_tag=se&keywords=vegan+comfort+food&qid=1714830272&sr=8-2

dxzdb, to random German
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This looks amazing! If I were an Vision Pro owner I’d want this!

@settern @caseyliss @jamesthomson @twostraws @marcoarment https://sigmoid.social/@Dreamwieber/112378994876849932

clive, to random
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Strangely absorbing survivalist advice from a deep-wood survivalist, via @WIRED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrdJQQ_g6AY

dxzdb,
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@clive @WIRED very interesting!

I like one where he said “they [roasted crickets or grasshoppers] taste like popcorn - covered in insects”

jordanmorgan, to random
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Elite Hoops hit 2.5k MRR today 📈

I have so many ideas and directions to take it to grow it even more. Here's hoping I hit my goal of 20k MRR sooner rather than later.

Some fun things:

  • The market is ripe for good software for basketball coaches.
  • I still haven't implemented core, highly requested features

Some hard things:

  • An institutional leader in the space released an app recently, eating heavily into my downloads.
  • Balancing Elite Hoops with other apps I wanna do.

Onwards!

dxzdb,
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@jordanmorgan Congrats!
For a minute I thought this was your soccer app!😲

vmbrasseur, to random
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This is a fun article.
——

This is How a Pen Changed the World

"When released in 1950, the Bic Cristal cost just $2. Since this vital instrument has continued to be so affordable, world literacy is at 90% today.”

https://hackaday.com/2024/04/29/this-is-how-a-pen-changed-the-world/

dxzdb, (edited )
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@vmbrasseur @clive very interesting!

They should have dug up an old one where the whole end piece mating with the clear part was metal. 😏

marczak, to random
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You may be interested in dairy alternatives:

https://boingboing.net/2024/04/29/after-a-vegan-blue-cheese-won-the-good-food-award-panicked-dairy-cheese-makers-forced-the-foundation-to-disqualify-it.html

Less cruelty, save the planet/human race.

dxzdb,
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@marczak I see restaurants that use these vegan cheeses https://climax.bio/findus/ but not a place to buy them.

dxzdb,
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@marczak Yeah - vegan cheese is pretty good now. I make a filled crust pizza that is really great.

I've also found that vegan mayo, cream cheese, and sour cream are almost indistinguishable from the dairy ones.

dxzdb, to random
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Really great to see! It seems like many tutorials skip over the idea of using Xcode for git.
https://iosdev.space/@swiftandtips/112349370183392725

marcoarment, to random
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My iPhone 15 Pro doesn't hold onto USB-C cables very well anymore, and they always fall out or flake out.

(And I only use the USB-C port for Xcode and travel charging, so it's not from overuse.)

Anyone else have this happen? Is this most likely a "crap in the port” 5-minute-fix-at-an-Apple-store situation, or a hardware-repair I'll-be-without-my-phone-for-some-days-and-need-to-move-into-an-old-one situation?

dxzdb,
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@marcoarment to my eye (with magnification) the retention features on USB-C seem to have less engagement as compared to lightening.

dxzdb, to random
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This $50 USB tester has been very useful!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbKCVezzpYA

One “fun” realization that USB-A chargers deliver 5V - period. USB-C doesn't do that blindly since it needs to know what power to deliver. So… the same cable plugged into a A to C adaptor can work fine, but do nothing when plugged into the same device from a Type-C charger 🤯

The FNB58 also shows capability of batteries, compares cables & even shows a tiny oscilloscope trace of voltage, current & data lines.

GeekAndDad, to random
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Is there a metronome app for Apple Watch that keeps working when the screen sleeps? Pulse looks good but doesn’t keep going when my arm goes down. Even turning the “screen to always on” doesn’t work (Pulse doesn’t appear in the list of apps to show so maybe it’s just too old to work right?)

dxzdb,
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@GeekAndDad I realized a while ago I didn't have a metronome on my phone... your post got me to fix that just now. I got it going and then put my phone to sleep and it does keep going.

I typed in metronome and the app Pro Metronome showed up with a cloud download button. It says “Account status Free" so maybe I never paid.

This sort of pricing drives me crazy. Is it a subscription or not?

Price list Pro Version & Annual Plan $3.99 Montly Plan, Subdivisions, Practice mode, Rhythm Trainer, Polyrhythm, “Vibrate, Flash & Air Play, and Customizable tone generator are all separately listed at $0.99 Playlists are $1.99

dxzdb,
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@GeekAndDad sorry - I missed that watch bit. Apple doesn’t let much keep going on the watch.

mattgemmell, to random
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Spent the afternoon putting up trellises for peas in my wife’s greenhouse, then reorganising my tool racks in the workshed. Spot all the lovely tools!

Tool rack, sharp and blunt hand tools, and safety equipment.
Tool rack. Marking, sanding, tapes, misc. Including prized Mitutoyo vernier callipers.
Tool rack. Mostly squares and rulers! Bahco combination squares in 300 and 400mm variants. A mini engineer square to check saw blades. Big speed square that’s probably my favourite. Also levels, pliers, scissors, and choice screwdrivers.

dxzdb,
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@mattgemmell Good to know about the Autoline - I do wonder how often you/I might need a hole at a different diameter than the ones offered.

That angle adaptor sounds very handy.

I use a Rigid JobMax tool for my impact driver. I also have replaceable heads for an oscillating saw, hammer, and sawsall.

Thanks for the tool details.

GeekAndDad, to random
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Wife made coconut macaroons - half with melted chocolate drizzled on top - mighty tasty!

dxzdb,
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@GeekAndDad mmm 😋

I just found out via another recipe that toasting coconut - by itself - makes a great snack. Mixing it with a few chocolate chips and maybe some walnuts and it was like an instant bar cookie with very little work.

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