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dxzdb

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

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dxzdb, to random
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Best Venn diagram ever 🤣

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aczOF7_KXn0/VYT0EChwZqI/AAAAAAAACG4/pMZ9ZPz4dzg/s1280/05GrapeNuts.jpg

bigzaphod, to random
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Kid had a cheap little desk fan that charges with USB-C. He forgot it in back of the car for like... 6 months. After he found it he tried to make it work and it seemed to not work anymore. We figured the battery was probably toast or something.

So he took it apart and poked at with with a multimeter. And he couldn't figure anything out. So he brings it out to me. And I plugged in a random USB-C cable on my desk just to check assumptions and it worked.

So now we're like.. wtf?

dxzdb,
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@bigzaphod in the words of Steve Jobs: USB-C is a “bag of hurt”

tjw, to Bloomscrolling
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Happy first peony day to all who celebrate!

dxzdb,
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@tjw fun celebration & hashtag! Yesterday it was a tight ball.

dxzdb, to random
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I enjoyed learning about all these word differences. Thanks for a great podcast interview!
https://zirk.us/@grammargirl/112417504404940065

MuseumShuffle, (edited ) to accessibility
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During her presentation at @DeepDishSwift my jaw hit the floor when Kim Arnett said that not supporting landscape in your app could be an accessibility problem.

I started taking some baby steps towards supporting landscape mode in Please Don't Rain.

Edit: Fixed the background color not extending fully to the left and right by adding .edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all) to the Color in my .background modifier.

dxzdb,
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@MuseumShuffle @DeepDishSwift 😲 I wouldn't have thought of that either. Thanks!

clive, (edited ) to random
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People of Mastodon!

I'm researching the growth of ebikes ...

... in cities around the US

I've talked to many people who love them!

But also want to include the perspective of folks who have concerns ...

... i.e. about the speed and weight of ebikes in accidents with pedestrians or other cyclists, and the like

If anyone has thoughts they wanna share, ping me! I'm all ears: clive@clivethompson.net

Pass this along if you know anyone else with perspective they want to share

#fedibikes

dxzdb,
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@clive I don't see any issue with the speed. I routinely saw people on non-ebikes going just as fast next to pedestrians before. I'm not convinced the weight matters either.

One detail that people might not be ready for is that bike batteries are not meant to be left in cold temperatures - and at least some batteries are not easy to remove.
Options:

  1. Buy a bike with easily removable (& lockable) battery.
    2a) Degrade your battery in the cold.
    2b) Find a way to store your bike inside.
rafa, to random
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Anyone has recommendations for a nice soldering kit?

dxzdb,
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@rafa you should get @bigzaphod & @GeekAndDad in on this conversation.

dxzdb, to random German
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Wow! This is so well done! But read the whole thing ! https://mastodon.social/@jesusmargar/112477932267608871

gruber, (edited ) to random
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My Apple Card is expiring this summer, and the replacement physical card arrived in the mail today. Activating was super-duper easy—just bring it in close proximity to your iPhone and tap a button or two on screen. Done.

But what do I do with the old card? It's titanium so it's not easily destroyed.

I've had metal Amex cards since 2010 or so. When Amex sends a replacement card, they include a return envelope custom made for mailing them your expired card for recycling.

[See thread for update]

dxzdb,
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@gruber isn’t using the physical card like the worst deal around as far as reward/cash back?

jamesdempsey, to random
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Sign up to be among the first to find out when tickets go on sale for LIVE near WWDC 2024!

More show details available at https://livenearwwdc.com!

dxzdb,
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@jamesdempsey will you be streaming the event again? Looking forward to it!

dxzdb,
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@jamesdempsey great! thanks.

Migueldeicaza, to random
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Beowulf cluster of iPad Pros.

dxzdb,
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@Migueldeicaza @bennomatic great minds think alike. 😁

clive, to random
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How to make Google more usable with this One Weird Trick

By @ernie: https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/

dxzdb,
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@clive @ernie Interesting!

DuckDuckGo should implement this in a ! code.

dxzdb, to random
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@ddemaree Thanks for your excellent “Git for Humans" book!

This was the first git book short enough (and well written enough) that I actually read it all! One of the others was Pro-Git so that's probably my fault 😆

dsalo, to random
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Johns Hopkins is doing a long-COVID survey and apparently is having trouble finding controls -- people who haven't had COVID. If this is you, consider giving them some clicks.

https://covid-long.com/

dxzdb,
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@dsalo @grammargirl done - haven’t had it - not planning to stop masking ever.

It was a proud moment to answer : where’d you hear about this? Other - Mastodon 👍😁

mattgemmell, to random
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Another weekend update on the smallest workshed in Edinburgh! https://youtu.be/MmfYiyc6CnI

dxzdb,
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@mattgemmell very interesting! I never heard of clamps that could attach to other clamps.

Is it fair to say that it’s ironic that getting the router table flush would be easier with the router table.

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Truly amazing record run of renewable energy carrying 100% of California’s grid for portions of the day:

43 straight days — and 67 out of 73 days — where clean energy exceeded 100% of demand.

5th largest economy on the world, 39 million people and over a million EVs on the road here.

Right now renewables are producing 103% of demand and it’s 3:30pm here. It’s just amazing and should bring immense hope around the world!

#renewableenergy #climate #climatechange #earth #nature #environment

dxzdb,
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@bamfic @renewable_energy yeah - why is that? Because it’s not new?

dxzdb, to random German
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Such a fun ride of a story! And thanks to @Cdespinosa for his thoughtful analysis.

The comments are a great laugh too! 🤣
https://social.panic.com/@cabel/112452865865688143

JustinSeal, to random
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It's a little scary when Jr. Dev applications ask for experience with Cocoa Touch.

dxzdb,
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@JustinSeal do they also ask for 10 years of SwiftUI experience too? 😏

jensbest, to random German
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"What radicalized you?"

video/mp4

dxzdb,
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@tip @jensbest I was thinking the exact same thing!😆

dxzdb, to random
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@danielpunkass @manton Is there something up with the latest issue (E598) of @coreint ? Two different podcast players won't play it. @overcastfm & iCatcher! from @joeisanerd

dxzdb, to random German
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Wow - that’s a lot!

The demo of those dots in motion makes my eyes & head hurt. 😬🫣😖

Instant lasting eye strain & headache in exchange for a few seconds of viewing on a small video. Keep that away from me!
https://iosdev.space/@bas/112445530640267812

lorihc, to random
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Motion Cues are hugely helpful as a car passenger, as well as on buses and shuttles! https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-announces-new-accessibility-features-including-eye-tracking/

dxzdb,
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@lorihc wow, I’m not moving but even the demo makes my eyes & head hurt instantly. Did testing show others reacting like me?

The default is off, right? 🫣

wuppy, to random
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why isn't my breadboard working

dxzdb,
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@wuppy 🤣that took me longer than it should have

m0rgabyte, to random
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Got one of the new M3 Pro MacBooks recently after having the same 15 inch one since 2015..

Things are crazy these days haha

dxzdb,
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@m0rgabyte Wow - your keyboard was still working? 😏

Congrats!
Watching iStat Menus for all those cores jump to work on Xcode builds and Simulator launches never gets old with Apple Silicon.

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