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Got my iPhone 13 Pro (Gold, 512GB) in the mail today. Happy to be off the Pro Max line. A fun experiment, but I definitely prefer the smaller size.
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@cleverdevil this year, I came close to go from the 11 Pro to the 13 Pro Max... decided against it for the same reason.
, Sep 25 2021 on micro.blog
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I may be in the minority on this one, but I generally like the new Safari across iPad OS, iOS, and macOS. The tab interface isn't good on macOS or iPad OS, but the sidebar and tab groups that sync across devices is amazing. I'd like to see tabs moved to the sidebar as well!
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@cleverdevil Safari 15 is great ๐๐
, Sep 23 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil I've been a big fan of Safari since forever, but the only thing that would improve Safari 15 on macOS is to revert it, in its entirety, to Safari 14 on macOS. ๐.. The thing that finally fixed it for me was to switch to Vivaldi (that's how much I hate Safari 15).
, Sep 23 2021 on micro.blog
@jack I see that a lot. Is it just the tab interface change? Or is there something else you don't like?
I am not a fan of the new tab style either, but I think that they'll backpedal on it over time. The sidebar, tab groups, and other changes make it overall a win for me.
, Sep 23 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil @jack I miss real extensions instead of the new app/plugin/whatever crap it currently is. Iโm probably going to switch my Macs all to Firefox soon.
, Sep 23 2021 on micro.blog
@jack whatโs so bad about version 15?
, Sep 23 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil It's just the tabs. I'm still reeling from that 1st iteration and the subsequent ones haven't made me feel much better. Fingers crossed, though.
, Sep 24 2021 on micro.blog
@sgtstretch One happy side effect of switching to Vivaldi is that it opened up the opportunity to use real extensions. They can be darn handy.
, Sep 24 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil I'm with you there. It's nice but those tabs do look goofy.
, Sep 24 2021 on micro.blog
I havenโt used it much outside of iPhone yet, but honestly I like it. Bottom centered layouts are much better with the way that we use phones nowadays.
, Sep 24 2021 on twitter.com
I concur. The iPhone is the spot that I have had the most difficulty adapting, but it makes complete sense. I just need to retrain my muscle memory. The tab interface definitely sucks though. I think people are focused exclusively on that rather than seeing the other benefits.
, Sep 24 2021 on twitter.com
@jack totally fair. The first iteration was hot garbage. For me, tab groups made a massive improvement. I have many tabs across many projects / threads. I can now be more organized. I have replaced my Reading List use with a tab group called "Inbox" for example.
, Sep 24 2021 on micro.blog
@frostedechoes yeah, I think they'll continue to walk it back. The biggest quality of life issue I have with them is the "active tab" is very poorly indicated. Just solving that would turn it into an entirely aesthetic issue for me.
, Sep 24 2021 on micro.blog
@jack if I'm out with my phone and I see a link on Twitter that I want to review, I can toss it into the "Inbox" group, or file it directly into the relevant group if I have time. I move between my MacBook Pro and my iPad Pro throughout the day, and now my browsing is in sync.
, Sep 24 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil Sounds like a good setup. As someone who rarely allows more than a half-dozen tabs at once, I don't get as much value from tab groups. :)
, Sep 24 2021 on micro.blog
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โThe pug ate my Apple Pencilโ isnโt how I wanted to start my Sunday, but here we are. ๐ถ ๐
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Me so sorry!
, Aug 01 2021 on twitter.com
That is not the face of contrition
, Aug 01 2021 on twitter.com
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My new workflow for processing emails, tasks, and notes with Obsidian and Mimestream has had me at Inbox Zero across personal and work accounts for a week. #productivity
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Lost in all of the (justified) criticism about Safari's new tab UI is how great the new "tab groups" feature is. Segmenting browser tabs into "workspaces" that sync across devices is great for organization.
I'd even be OK with tabs being in the sidebar as list items...
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I decided that it would be a good time to read Anathem again. I think it has surpassed Snow Crash as my favorite Stephenson book.
@cleverdevil I was just thinking the same thing
, Jul 25 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil Anathem is definitely my favourite
, Jul 25 2021 on micro.blog
@mroutley so dense, but so worth it.
, Jul 25 2021 on micro.blog
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Finished Loki last night. I really enjoyed it, overall. The finale was a bit heavy handed, with too much exposition, but I think it was worth it to introduce an incredible villain with deep history in Marvel lore.
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Facebook takes your personal data and exploits it for profit in shady ways. GitHub has now done the same, but with your source code. GitHub is a much better company than Facebook is, and they have an opportunity to prove it now. So, prove it.
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@cleverdevil prove it how? What would you have them do?
, Jun 30 2021 on micro.blog
@nitinkhanna there are many things that they could do: Make a public statement acknowledging that they didn't think this through well enough and that they'll be taking steps to make it right. Give people an option within their GitHub repositories to opt in or out of the training process. Automatically disable training and prevent enabling training on software that is licensed under an incompatible license (GPL, MPL, etc.) Open source their ML model so that the "derivative work" is available under a compatible open source license. Shut down the entire offering until they figure it out.
Its a complicated problem, but they'll need to attack it head-on.
, Jun 30 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil You have a link where I can read about this?
, Jun 30 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil This is a good list.
, Jun 30 2021 on micro.blog
@pimoore so, Nora Tindall has some great tweets about the issue. But, the long and short of it is that GitHub released something called GitHub Copilot which uses AI / machine learning to predictively pair program along with you.
The issue is that they trained their machine learning model using tons of code on GitHub without anyone's consent. There are a myriad of issues with this, not the least of which is copyright, but software licensing also comes into play.
There are several very popular open source licenses, such as the GPL, which explicitly prohibit "derivative works" that are created from GPL-licensed code, unless those works are also released under the GPL. They're immediately in violation of hundreds (thousands?) of GPL licensed projects.
Worse, if you're a user of Copilot, there is a decent chance that when you're writing some code, Copilot predictively spits out some code that is very very close to, if not verbatim, lifted from a GPL licensed project. Guess what? Now you are in violation of the GPL unless you open source your work under the same license.
Its a bit of a nightmare, and an absolute self-own from GitHub.
, Jun 30 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil interesting... I take it the whole thing left a bad taste in your mouth. It certainly is a concern what they've taught the model on. But as far as absracted code goes, they could very well have done a good job using well known open source software to train on. Of course, technical breakdowns will tell us more.
But I don't see how shutting it down and rethinking it would help. Every time they do, someone might come up with a new issue which they'll have to respond to.
You're right about open sourcing the model though - it's in line with what we've come to expect from the open source world, even though github per se hasn't always been a good caretaker of that.
, Jun 30 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil This kind of makes me want to move my stuff to either Gitlab/Bitbucket, or a self-hosted Gitea instance.
, Jun 30 2021 on micro.blog
@nitinkhanna well, they trained their model on my open source software without my consent, for their own benefit, which is not only kind of icky, its also a legal problem for them as they're in violation of many, many, many projects' licenses. It also puts their users at risk as a result. If they don't shut it down and rethink, they're asking for many lawsuits that they'll very likely lose.
, Jun 30 2021 on micro.blog
@pimoore I'm not quite there just yet, as I think that they're genuinely trying (and succeeding) to do something very cool and innovative. They just misfired a bit on the critical thinking side. Many technologists suffer from this :)
I'm hopeful that they pivot.
, Jun 30 2021 on micro.blog
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Well, I guess we have at least one terrifying answer to the question of "what if a significant, double-digit percentage of the world's code was in a for-profit company's possession."
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uh oh, what happened?
, Jun 30 2021 on twitter.com
GitHub Co-Pilot. Very cool, but also very dangerous.
, Jun 30 2021 on twitter.com
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Fatherโs Day thus far has featured breakfast for daddy, two hours of Breath of the Wild, and a visit from my parents. Next up, a soak in the hot tub, and an early dinner with a view.
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@cleverdevil that sounds like a pretty idyllic Fatherโs Day.
, Jun 20 2021 on micro.blog
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Yes, Iโll shave the โstache. It looks ridiculous and I only did it for fun.
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@cleverdevil I think it looks good. But then I have one just like it. (Only grayish).
, Jun 07 2021 on micro.blog
My fav sneaky thing to do is to grow enough shag to shave into funny moustaches. Best so far was showing up with the pencil โstache and a pair of aviators.
, Jun 07 2021 on twitter.com
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So, I got Colette, my 10yo daughter, her first mechanical keyboard today. Sheโs so excited and Iโm so proud! Looking forward to keycap hunting with her ๐
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Thank me later: discord.gg/cutekeyboardclโฆ
, Jun 07 2021 on twitter.com
What is it and is it at least a split ortho? :)
, Jun 07 2021 on twitter.com
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After some hiccups, the emulation PC is starting to shape up! 4TB of storage in a RAID1 array, AMD 4750g APU, 16 GB of RAM, and an internal 256GB SSD.
Notably, Cemu seems to run really well. Looking forward to cheating in Breath of the Wild ๐
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I'm finally all caught up on For All Mankind. I really enjoyed season two, but I have to admit that the fates and paths of some of my favorite characters was quite a letdown. Still, it's a fantastic show and I definitely recommend it.
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Earlier tonight, I put some boneless short ribs into a sous vide bath for a 48 hour soak. I think itโs time to put myself in a one hour hot tub soak. Seems fair. #NightTubbin
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48h???
, May 20 2021 on twitter.com
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My new emulation PC arrived today and I still have no idea how anyone can use Windows on a daily basis. Itโs like a seven layer burrito dip of legacy. Youโre always one or two clicks away from Windows 95.
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@cleverdevil I haven't used Windows regularly in years, but from what I've seen, I'd almost rather have Windows 95. Lol
, May 19 2021 on micro.blog
I got hopeful for solid competition in the ecosystem when devs started switching back a few years ago, but it never fully took ๐
, May 19 2021 on twitter.com
@mdrockwell yeah I agree. Windows 95 was significantly more consistent than Windows 10.
The best release of Windows Iโve ever used was NT, haha.
, May 19 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil Be careful, or youโre going to end up in DOS! ๐
, May 19 2021 on micro.blog
@odd with each click, you jump back about 4 years ๐
, May 19 2021 on micro.blog
@odd @cleverdevil @mdrockwell DOS is boss. ๐๐ป
, May 19 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil A seven layer burrito dip of legacy is a perfect discription.
, May 19 2021 on micro.blog
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For the flight home, I am thinking about watching Nomadland, but Iโve heard mixed reviews. Worth it?
@cleverdevil book was great ๐
, May 08 2021 on micro.blog
I wouldnโt watch it on a laptop or small screen.
, May 08 2021 on twitter.com
@cleverdevil Itโs a slow-paced vignette, not exactly a story, but still beautiful and emotional. I enjoyed it.
, May 08 2021 on micro.blog
@cleverdevil For me it was. This might not be all that helpful, but I can't quite put my finger on why I enjoyed it - fed a wish to be out on the road, solitude, community, an eye on another world?
, May 08 2021 on micro.blog
Noted! Iโll save it for when Iโm home :)
, May 09 2021 on twitter.com
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Finally got around to watching Jojo Rabbit on my flight today. Taika Waititi is a genius. Hilarious, beautiful, heart-wrenching, and triumphant all at the same time. If you havenโt yet seen it, Iโd encourage you change that soon!
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@cleverdevil agreeed! Loved that movie.
, May 08 2021 on micro.blog
Thatโs been on our list for awhile now! Good to hear!
, May 08 2021 on twitter.com
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Weโve been working our way through For All Mankind, and itโs a fantastic show. Season two has been incredibly strong. If you havenโt given it a chance, I highly recommend it.
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No spoilers, but I will just say that S2 gets even stronger as it goes on. You're in for a treat.
, May 06 2021 on twitter.com
We are a little over halfway through season two. The character development is some of the best Iโve seen in a drama in years.
, May 06 2021 on twitter.com
@cleverdevil I second this.
, May 06 2021 on micro.blog
That S2 finaleโฆ No spoilers but Iโm still stressed out just remembering it.
, May 06 2021 on twitter.com
Oh yeah, for sure. S1 was so so but I liked it in the end. S2 had me enjoying it the whole way!
, May 07 2021 on twitter.com
We just got into The Mosquito Coast. Itโs captivating but confusing as heck!
, May 07 2021 on twitter.com
Ooh interesting! We will have to check it out :)
, May 07 2021 on twitter.com
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Iโd wager that Apple will just ditch ports altogether rather that let the EU force them to put USB-C on the iPhone.
Jonathan LaCour, Sep 25 2021 on twitter.com