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robcee

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Software dev (full stack, currently: #dotnet, #java, #js). Mozilla alumnus. Poodle wrangler. @dria's house hippo. He/him.

I wrote some #scifi books as Robert M. Campbell. I might do it again some day.

#web #photography #music #audio #writing #tech #scifi

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not entirely surprised to see people don't trust MSFT with their new Windows 11 Recall feature. Privacy terrors abound!

robcee,
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@matt agreed! I could see it if turning actions into automation were part of the thing, but I don't think it is, yet. And I certainly don't need my OS watching everything I'm doing all the time.

There are probably undiscovered legal implications to a tool like this. Imagine reading confidential documents and having your OS regurgitate parts of the contents during a routine search of history?

will there be an incognito mode or privacy shield for any of this?

robcee, to random
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well that was some aggressive thunder and lightning. 🌩️

zeke (dog buddy) is still a bit freaked out.

foone, to random
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I keep forgetting that I hate keyboards

this makes it a bit of a problem given that's like 1/3rd of everything I do

robcee,
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@foone DSA Carbon if I’m not mistaken

polotek, to random
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What's wild about this is that it sounds similar to the thing Microsoft just announced and is putting in all Windows computers.
https://mastodon.social/@zackwhittaker/112486102998856636

robcee,
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@polotek @zackwhittaker also most serious analytics software has hi fidelity capture on web and mobile apps.

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the session list at Microsoft's Build this year is a smorgasbord of AI+Copilot gunk. Gotta dig deep to find anything about .Net 9 and C# 13.

robcee, to random
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corporate AI FOMO is real, people.

robcee, to random
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turning off advertising in Windows is a full time job

robcee,
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@matt good luck! shields up!

robcee, to random
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How to Remove Annoying News Widgets From Windows 11 | WIRED

“it's consistently some of the worst rage bait you can find on the internet, as though the 2000s-era MSN homepage had a baby with 4chan.”

agree. Windows 11 “news” is complete garbage.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-remove-news-articles-from-windows-11-widget-board/

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robcee,
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@sayrer @Ffangohr these are great 👍

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(suicidally) I’ll have the sports bar salmon please

robcee,
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@bradsucks don't do it, Brad! You're too young! put. the. salmon. down!

shanselman, to random
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This new iPad Pro is fantastic. Very happy with it. Except it’s also not a MacBook Air. All this power and this 3 legged OS. Stage Manager is a weak simulacrum of a window manager. Please unify these operating systems.

robcee,
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@shanselman I love them as creative tools but get annoyed by the guard rails. still magical hardware.

robcee, to random
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"yeah, he was a really great guy, really gave back to the people who worked for him." CBC about a guy who fought to keep minimum wage down so he didn't have to pay people a living wage while raking in billions in oil and gas profits.

robcee,
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@bhearsum yeah, I didn't get it. I guess they felt the need to comment and that was the best they could come up with.

robcee, to random
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now is the season when the CBC says nice things about a dead billionaire who carved up our province like a pumpkin for his own massive gains.

robcee, to random
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took a day off to run some errands and it’s been a busy day. Glad it’s the weekend.

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robcee,
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@neilio so young. produced most of my favorites from the 90s.

jeromechoo, to foss
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Honest question — Why is open source software usually ugly?

Programming is just as much work as designing. Is it a cultural thing? Designers are less inclined to share?

#FOSS #askfedi

robcee,
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@jeromechoo I was thinking more about cross platform desktop apps, but that looks cool. Apollo was a great app and @christianselig deserves a lot of props for what he built.

I hadn’t seen Voyager before. Looks like a cool project. Also guessed it was React Native before I looked at the source. Ironically, I think there are more XP mobile toolkits than there are desktop ones these days. Building something that looks good on macOS and Windows and Linux is hard.

robcee,
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@jeromechoo @rizzi oh yeah, I’ve used Reeder App. Very nice!

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@pheonix @jeromechoo I think it's more than just money. A well designed app is designed first and implemented to a spec. Then iterated on with the help of the designer and product folks. It's more than just UI, it's about the whole workflow and interaction. The "experience".

Not a lot of open source projects start with that design mentality up front. Some devs are better at design than others, but it's a rare developer that can do it all themselves.

robcee,
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@jeromechoo @pheonix very true! I focused on the “whole app” angle, but libraries and back end tools are way more numerous.

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Me: Ok, I am going to embrace Swift Concurrency and show the world.

5 minutes later:

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