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rmondello, 4 days ago to random

Everyone coming into town for WWDC should be aware that the COVID risk in the area is extremely high right now. You’re not going to see me in any poorly-ventilated areas without a very high-quality mask. https://twitter.com/coviddatareport/status/1797717196048638318

samhenrigold, 5 days ago to random

Little BTS video from the  Archive: At WWDC 2010, they had a visualization showing the activity of the 50K most popular App Store apps.

As apps are downloaded, their data is coalesced via an XML feed every five minutes. That data is then passed to an OpenCL kernel, which drives the animation and drops the icon into a column in the grid based on icon color. Quartz Composer renders the final synchronized output.

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moira, 5 days ago to Seattle

okay I'm not sure how to get the attention of any #Seattle local people involved with the #LocalTalk #RetroComputing network BUT

a localtalk-talking laserjet just showed up on Free Stuff on Seattle craigslist and I thought maybe someone might be interested:

https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/zip/d/mill-creek-vintage-hp-laserjet-2100m/7753245455.html

#VintageMac #Accessories

18+ thomasfuchs, 5 days ago to random

Three D cells

wklj, 5 days ago to random

Smells like… enshitiffication https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/3/24170682/instagram-unskippable-ads-test

drahardja, 6 days ago to random

Because #Trump is now a convicted felon, he is barred from entering 37 countries, including the United Kingdom, which means he can’t even visit his own golf course in Scotland.

“Donald Trump Is Banned from 37 Countries as Convicted Felon, Including Major Allies Like Canada and U.K.”

#TrumpFelon #NelsonHaHa

https://people.com/donald-trump-barred-entering-37-countries-convicted-felon-8657038

thatchriscarley, 6 days ago to random

iOS tip:

Toggle on…
Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content > “Speak Selection”

Doing so will add a new option to many context menus to have the phone speak whatever text you have selected. It also works in Messages, perfect if you know someone who likes tea.

You may also want to go into the “Voices” settings under Spoken Content to choose a more natural sounding voice, like the Siri voices.

You can also highlight text in screenshots to speak, if needed.

JoeRess, 9 days ago to random

Anyone still active on twitter needs to take a long hard look at themselves.

NanoRaptor, 8 days ago to random

Bnuuy

goldman, 8 days ago to random

There’s a lot of 1:1 commentary flowing from Jensen Huang saying 1:1s are bad. Basically; 1:1s are bad for disseminating information and reaching decisions. And as a big 1:1 proponent, the critiques are just validating my viewpoint. Because that’s not what 1:1s are for! It’s not your time as a the manager to tell people facts. It’s to be of service to the person you’re managing. To find out how better to cultivate and grow that relationship and the career of the person who reports to you.

jamesdempsey, 8 days ago to random

A huge thank you to The Omni Group ( @OmniGroup) for being a Gold Sponsor for LIVE near WWDC 2024!

The Omni Group builds software to help people accomplish more every day, including tools as powerful as you such as @OmniFocus, @OmniGraffle, @OmniPlan, and @OmniOutliner.

https://www.omnigroup.com

jef, 9 days ago to random

oosp

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bunchjesse, 9 days ago to random

I'm looking for some really great Machine Learning people to join the Productivity Applications team. Lots of interesting problems to solve.

Details and apply here:
https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/search?search=buje&sort=relevance&location=united-states-USA

RTs appreciated!

fraying, 9 days ago to random

My fellow super-serious friends: give yourselves the gift of enjoying this moment. Just fucking enjoy it. We can all go back to fretting about the future tomorrow. Enjoy this one motherfucking moment. Please.

samlitzinger, 9 days ago to random

If Trump were ranting like this on a street corner instead of in front of TV cameras, someone would call mental health services.

gedeonm, 9 days ago to random

Lock him up.

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emarktaylor, 9 days ago to random

#Trump

kottke, 11 days ago to random

Scientists have figured out why killer whales are smashing up luxury yachts: it’s a new fad among teen orcas. “A combination of free time, curiosity and natural playfulness has led to young orcas adopting this ‘trend’ of boat-bumping.” https://newatlas.com/biology/orcas-killer-whales-boats/

Karoli, 10 days ago to random

If Alito thinks he has no right or ability to control his wife’s biased flag-flying at his house, why does he think he has the right and ability to tell other women what they can and cannot do with their own bodies?

https://crooksandliars.com/2024/05/alito-refuses-recuse-himself-j6-cases

omgubuntu, 10 days ago to retrocomputing

IBM’s Iconic Model-M Keyboard Gets Modern Remake from 8BitDo - https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/05/8bitdo-keyboard-m-ibm-model-m-inspired #RetroComputing

holly, 10 days ago to random

Super excited to meet folks in person at the Swift Community Social @ WWDC24! Come say hi if you want to chat about contributing to Swift, Swift evolution, concurrency, the mentorship program, or anything else open source!

Sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/swift-community-social-wwdc24-tickets-897550506727

msbellows, 11 days ago (edited 11 days ago) to random

I'm gonna share some completely anticlimactic TMI for the benefit of other middle-aged men:

The day before yesterday, I was very stressed and anxious for a variety of reasons, and we were moving some furniture out of a storage locker, and I was feeling lethargic and a little lightheaded and generally out of it, and then I began feeling nausea and indigestion and my jaw was tight and then my left arm and hand started feeling a little numb. Nothing terrible! Just: feeling meh, and those minor symptoms.

And then guess what crazy thing we did?

We went to the nearby emergency room.

Yep.

And they were very nice to me, and quickly administered an EKG and blood tests, and guess what?

I wasn't having a heart attack.

I was just stressed and tired and anxious. That's all.

But if I had been having a heart attack, going to the E.R. could have saved my life. And even though I wasn't, they were very nice to me. No one made fun of me. No one called me a whiner or a hypochondriac. My wife expressed gratitude that I took my survival seriously. And I was home again in less than two hours.

So this is for my fellow typical men, who are inclined to ignore health issues because: John Wayne or something, and fear of embarrassment:

Don't ignore stuff. Don't wait until you're sure. Be willing to overreact. Be willing to waste everyone's time. It's okay! The world won't end! (And you may even get to take a nap under a warm blanket, like I did!)

onegeekarmy, 11 days ago to random

Me from 27 years ago (who was very excited by the release of Mac OS 8.1) would be pleased with me from today:
Disk Jockey now parses HFS+ volumes (and extracts files from it).

It's not out yet, and there is more work to be done, but soon.

Disk Jockey parses MFS, HFS and HFS+ volumes.
Studying how the humble MFS (no folders! Floppy only!) has evolved into the omnipresent HFS+ has been a fascinating journey.

Old computers have so much to teach.