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mikey_p

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Write software, toots, other stuff.

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thomasfuchs, to random
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That urge that people have to reply with “actually it’s ok to mock drug addiction and mental health issues” is really something.

mikey_p,
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@thomasfuchs I swear these is something on social media that breaks people's ability to understand nuanced discussion.

TechConnectify, to random
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OK, new thing to address in the Heat Pump Chronicles:

HVAC pros know a lot of stuff and have pretty elaborate mental frameworks of how things "should" be designed. And usually they're correct at least on a basic level.

For instance, you don't want to size a heat pump for heating load if you also plan to use it for cooling. If the heating load is bigger than the cooling load, this would result in short-cycling in the summer.

This is still true! But only with single-stage equipment.

mikey_p,
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@TechConnectify I can't help but wonder why consumers aren't demanding these. I do notice more modern, mini-split head pumps in dense urban areas, think Downtowns, New York, Philly, Chicago, vs. typical suburbs. Not sure if it's an issue of cost, legislation, incentives, refit costs, contractor awareness, consumer awareness, maybe it's a weird classist thing? who knows, but it really baffles me

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    @mph To be fair I think even Terminal.app needs similar permissions. It bugs me that even after granting full disk access permission, photos and other 'special' items aren't included

    zorn, to random
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    👨‍💻 When setting up network-related cron jobs, do your fellow system admins a favor and maybe shoot for 12:05 and 12:35 instead of 12:00 and 12:30.

    Not only will you help avoid pilling on to the very popular time slots but you probably have a better chance of getting a positive response too!

    mikey_p,
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    @SergKoren @zorn I miss using Jenkins because it had that feature

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    @mph I'm intrigued, and I want to try some of their stuff sometime, but I've never gone ortho before and worried that I'll hate it

    thomasfuchs, to random
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    Just FYI if you reply to me that “masks are a personal choice” and “most people don’t get very sick” I will block and report your fucking ignorant ass.

    mikey_p,
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    @ksenzee @thomasfuchs What's wild to me is that people like my parents, who lived through the polio scare and introduction of the vaccine are all about personal choice and complain about masks and social distancing constantly.

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    mikey_p,
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    @mph Is this why subconsciously I still weigh purchases against their 5 and 10 year old recommendations?

    thomasfuchs, to random
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    I kinda want to run my own Mastodon server (if so, would use a hosted service) but I also kind of don't want to.

    The way Mastodon is federated with mostly "special interest" servers is just striking me as weird as I have, you know, more than one interest? But I also don't really care all that much about the big "everything" servers. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

    Why is this so hard (not a comment about Mastodon, more about my brain).

    mikey_p,
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    @thomasfuchs It's like picking Geocities neighborhoods all over again

    thomasfuchs, to random
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    TIL that yarn makes some Back to the Future joke in lock files, wtf

    mikey_p,
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    @thomasfuchs For reasons related to cache control, Drupal sets the 'Expires' header to the founder's birthdate

    amy, to random
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    i was writing up a little personal essay about my experience with synesthesia, and struggling to explain it, when it turns out it’s been on fuckin wikipedia the whole time

    mine is not as math-y (and i have next to no visual imagination) but i feel systems & it’s a fuckin trip

    mikey_p,
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    @amy That's fascinating and I wonder if those folks ever end up doing audio engineering? That description sounds very similar to what alot of folks would try, to be able to visualize how sound waves behave in a room or a large concert hall.

    thomasfuchs, to random
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    What few people know is that car manufacturers just needed to keep up with fast food drink sizes, there’s no way a 40oz slurpee fits in a pickup truck from the 90s

    mikey_p,
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    @thomasfuchs bold of you to assume old cars even have drink holders at all

    thomasfuchs, to random
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    📣🧠 Regular PSA: Just had my regularly scheduled mental health treatment (Ketamine in a professional health setting), I have severe depression and SSRIs don’t work for me.

    If you or a loved one has mental health issues, seek help. ❤️

    mikey_p,
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    @thomasfuchs if you are comfortable answering, do you still take any other antidepressants?

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    @mph nice! I didn’t know there was metal KuruToga, does it rotate the lead automatically as well? I like it but keep mine inside, and use pentel for woodworking.

    aral, to twitter
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    I hear Hugo Boss will be making the new uniforms for X.

    #x

    mikey_p,
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    @aral Maybe we can get Coco Chanel to chip in?

    thomasfuchs, (edited ) to random
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    The LLM thing and people believing it will replace people reminds me so much of the "visual programming" hype in the 80s/90s, when companies promised that everyone could write complex applications with a few clicks and drawing on the screen.

    Turns out, no, you can’t.

    mikey_p,
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    @thomasfuchs yeah, but I still miss HyperCard. Never would have got into programming without it.

    mikey_p,
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    @thomasfuchs what version is that? I ended up asking my parents to buy me the boxed version around 96, and it came with several thick manuals and reference books.

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    mikey_p,
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    @thomasfuchs Looks like something from Techmoan

    thomasfuchs, to retrocomputing
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    Anyway, #Retrocomputing quiz time!

    What's this connector (bonus: what does it plug into)? (use CW's with replies so to not spoil it for others)

    mikey_p,
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    @thomasfuchs Did it also supply power? similar to ADC?

    garrettdimon, to random
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    It would certainly be nice if things could easily be binary.

    Some of the businesses with the the most questionable practices are also hubs for the marginalized or disadvantaged.

    The disability community, for a single example, thrives on Facebook. It has provided connection and answers for countless people.

    That’s not to say that alternatives couldn’t exist and provide that, but simply burning things down—no matter how much it feels like it could improve some things—would harm many others.

    mikey_p,
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    @thomasfuchs @garrettdimon @tenderlove I've started a new side project in Laravel due to the mess of Rails.

    mikey_p,
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    @thomasfuchs @garrettdimon I doubt the old leadership would let this happen without a fight though. Doesn't mean it's still not the right thing to do

    mikey_p, to random
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    Question about the , supposing I still had my old Powershot G3, would it qualify?

    thomasfuchs, to random
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    My three wishes for WWDC '23

    • Sunsetting of iOS and reintroduction of the Newton
    • Update laptop keyboard with white Alps switches
    • New QuickTake cameras

    I'd also welcome other products, like the PowerBook G5, but let's not be greedy

    mikey_p,
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    @thomasfuchs I'm still holding out for Copland and OpenDoc.

    P.S. I'm sure QuickDraw GX will take off any year now.

    thomasfuchs, to random
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    Did you know? "Ubuntu" is the South African word for "contemplating the world by staring at progress bars"

    mikey_p,
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    @thomasfuchs All jokes aside, the Ubuntu installer's feature to import public keys from Github is pretty brilliant and I use that all the time now.

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