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dxzdb

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

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jordanmorgan, to random
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Elite Hoops hit 2.5k MRR today ๐Ÿ“ˆ

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!๐Ÿ˜ฒ

vmbrasseur, to random
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This is a fun article.
โ€”โ€”

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.โ€

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. ๐Ÿ˜

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

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 โ€œthey [roasted crickets or grasshoppers] taste like popcorn - covered in insectsโ€

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

One โ€œfunโ€ realization that USB-A chargers deliver 5V - period. USB-C doesn't do that blindly since it needs to know what power to deliver. Soโ€ฆ 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 ๐Ÿคฏ

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

#usbc #cables #usba

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 portโ€ 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.

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 doesnโ€™t keep going when my arm goes down. Even turning the โ€œscreen to always onโ€ doesnโ€™t work (Pulse doesnโ€™t appear in the list of apps to show so maybe itโ€™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 โ€œAccount 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, โ€œVibrate, 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 doesnโ€™t let much keep going on the watch.

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 ๐Ÿ˜‹

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.

mattgemmell, to random
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Spent the afternoon putting up trellises for peas in my wifeโ€™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 thatโ€™s probably my favourite. Also levels, pliers, scissors, and choice screwdrivers.

dxzdb,
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@mattgemmell This is great!
I need that wolfcraft drill guide - didn't know that existed.

Does that red right-angle screw driver have some sort of power drive?

I was going to say you need more screw drivers but that amazon set has a lot of choices.

I'd submit the โ€œKreg R3 Jr. Pocket-hole jigโ€ might help you with projects. Some of their drawer setting clamps are amazing too.

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.

dxzdb, to random
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@grammargirl Linguistics / Plumber microfiction ๐Ÿ˜†
https://social.chinwag.org/@FutzleFiction/112337097929428921

dxzdb, to random
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Hi @seanallen_dev couple requests for your Widget course:

  1. Could we get a channel for it in your slack? Maybe it's included somewhere else?

  2. It seems like Github changed the way API's work or something. I guess I could keep building along... but that

curl https://api.gethub.com/repros/sallen0400/swift-news
errors out with: Could not resolve host: api.gethub.com

Thanks!

dxzdb,
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@seanallen_dev Thanks so much! Wow๐Ÿ˜ฒ I must have been very tired when I typed this.

bigzaphod, to random
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Commander Sisko was quite a badass. He didnโ€™t suffer fools and he was quite clear about who was in charge without creating resentment.

dxzdb,
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@bigzaphod I'd like to watch this again too! That moment when the Defiant ship came out ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿคฉ

GeekAndDad, to random
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y73GDYW

dxzdb,
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@GeekAndDad this is only for hollow rivets? Are they two pieces? Why so many replacement screws?

dxzdb,
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@GeekAndDad interesting! I also realized this is probably used to install t-nuts in plywood too. Like on a pallet.

dxzdb,
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@GeekAndDad Ah right - bashing on something with a hammer would be very quick ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ”จ

Thanks for the rivet technology lesson. I'll stick to pop-rivets.

_Davidsmith, to random
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I don't really give conference talks anymore, but I had this idea bouncing around my head for a while which I thought would make a good one. So I recorded it as though I was giving a talk.

The idea is around how to develop An Inclusive Mindset as it relates to product design. How to build software which is comfortably useful to as wide a spectrum of your users as possible. I then illustrate this with a variety of concrete examples from my work building Pedometer++.

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

dxzdb,
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@RobW @MuseumShuffle @_Davidsmith
This really highlights _'s point in his talk! By setting out to providing a continuum of text sizes, this is provided to people who don't know about the Large Content Viewer or don't get to 160%. Oh... & P++ also supports the LCV too - maybe by default of using SwiftUI?

๐Ÿ‘€Oh look who did this talk on the Large Content Viewer! https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2019/261/
@sommer

So glad to see SwiftUI provides this for a typical TabView
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜

Fun way to learn about this - Thanks!

MxAlba, to random
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Kids say the darndest things...

dxzdb,
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@MxAlba that's great!๐Ÿ˜

@grammargirl might enjoy this.

mattgemmell, to random
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After redoing my desk setup the other day, I was reminded of how annoying it is to have my tools on my workbench in the shed, so I spent some time today addressing that.

video/mp4

dxzdb,
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@mattgemmell Nice - So are you going to paint / indicate where things go? I've resisted that because it stifles adaptability.

grammargirl, to Podcast
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We communicate differently on different platforms. We talk differently on the phone than we talk in person, and we write texts differently than we write email messages.

To be a supercommunicator, you need to learn the rules of these different environments.

Learn more in the latest Grammar Girl podcast:

LISTEN: https://pod.link/173429229

READ: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/duhigg/transcript

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iYvJCo5Upc

video/mp4

dxzdb,
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@grammargirl Really enjoyed this podcast - Thanks!

The book sounds like a must read to improve interpersonal communications. I really like the idea that two people are not necessarily ready to have the same conversation.

@charlesduhigg

davemyersworld, to random
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@atpfm @marcoarment @caseyliss @siracusa I have never heard a conversation more validating than this! I have had to make electricians come back because they installed a three-way such that the lights cannot be off when both switches are in the off position!

video/mp4

dxzdb,
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@davemyersworld @atpfm @marcoarment @caseyliss @siracusa Fun segment, and it's good to know about the smart switches. But, Iโ€™m so glad I don't feel any need to care about the position of my 3 way switches.

Iโ€™d also never heard of more than 2 switches ๐Ÿ˜ฒ The things you learn on ATP ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜†

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