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cton | 1 year ago | on: iPhones were being stolen off porches right after delivery, and now we know how

Whatever the solution is here, it must not, under any circumstance, involve an analysis of why people are so willing to steal from one another. All that matters is me getting my iPhone.

cton | 1 year ago | on: When imperfect systems are good: Bluesky's lossy timelines

> The only year that beat it – again – was 2020 when universal mail-in voting was more widely available.

You answered your own question. Voting was made more difficult in 2024, so fewer votes were cast.

cton | 1 year ago | on: Will Figma become an awkward middle ground?

You’ll be able to one day!

https://www.w3.org/TR/mediaqueries-5/#at-ruledef-custom-medi...

cton | 2 years ago | on: Animated Knots

I must have saved upwards of 10 minutes so far by tying my laces with the Ian Knot [1]. If anyone knows of a faster knot I’m all ears, otherwise, cheers to Ian and his innovation in the shoe lace knot space.

[1] https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm

cton | 3 years ago | on: Anisotropic Filtering

Same here, it felt good knowing that I could at least crank something to the max.

As an aside, does anyone know why console games will sometimes opt to use a very low AF setting? It’s something that comes up in Digital Foundry videos and I was curious if anyone familiar with console dev could shed some light.

cton | 3 years ago | on: Why didn’t we get the four-hour workday?

I honestly believe this could have been achieved already, at least in my country. But opportunities to push us in that direction are avoided more often than not. Maybe the same characteristics that advanced developed nations will also be their downfall?

cton | 3 years ago | on: Why didn’t we get the four-hour workday?

Because people spend a large portion of their lives at work. I think it’s sad that so many people have to work these kinds of jobs because their talents aren’t monetisable. A person shouldn’t have to justify their need for shelter or food.

cton | 3 years ago | on: Why didn’t we get the four-hour workday?

I think “useless” is the wrong aspect to focus on. Having someone sit at a desk doing nothing except answer a couple of phone calls sounds terrible. It’s good from the firm’s perspective because they get their receptionist, but the person in that role likely doesn’t get anything more than a pay check out of it.

cton | 3 years ago | on: Why does calloc exist? (2016)

Is calloc avoided for a good reason? Or is it something that people should be doing in most cases?

cton | 3 years ago | on: Solarized

Solarisation is a photographic technique

cton | 3 years ago | on: Telefunc: Remote Functions instead of API

It’s still called RPC. https://telefunc.com/RPC-vs-GraphQL-REST

cton | 3 years ago | on: Why does ancient Egypt's distinctive art style make everything look flat?

Perhaps that’s how banks and the justice system view art. Two pillars of society that are perfect just the way they are.

cton | 4 years ago | on: The 0.5 MB of nothing in all Apple Music files (2020)

Apparently they lose players when the game receives large updates, so I think this is a pain point for them as well.

https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-warzone-cant-have-more-...

cton | 4 years ago | on: Why did the Pfizer young kids trial fail?

This doesn’t help with decision making though. If long covid is worse than going to the ICU then something must’ve been measured or documented that shows this. Otherwise what’s your point?

cton | 4 years ago | on: AirGuard: Protect yourself from being tracked by AirTags and Find My accessories

This is a solution in the same way anti-homeless design is a solution

cton | 4 years ago | on: A Linux distro with a focus on simplicity and the concept of less is more

If I could, I would kiss Linux. I like the name.

cton | 4 years ago | on: Mise-en-place for knowledge workers

Windows’ built-in file search becomes embarrassing once you’ve used Everything. Though Windows search does save me from having to trawl through settings/control panel.

cton | 4 years ago | on: Exxon lobbyists admit they have no intention of fighting climate change

Glad to know they were looking out for their shareholders. No matter what happens in the future, I’ll be able to take comfort in this.

cton | 4 years ago | on: Apps supporting account creation must also offer account deletion

Relevant text under 5.1.1 (v):

> (v) Account Sign-In: If your app doesn’t include significant account-based features, let people use it without a login. If your app supports account creation, you must also offer account deletion within the app. Apps may not require users to enter personal information to function, except when directly relevant to the core functionality of the app or required by law. If your core app functionality is not related to a specific social network (e.g. Facebook, WeChat, Weibo, Twitter, etc.), you must provide access without a login or via another mechanism. Pulling basic profile information, sharing to the social network, or inviting friends to use the app are not considered core app functionality. The app must also include a mechanism to revoke social network credentials and disable data access between the app and social network from within the app. An app may not store credentials or tokens to social networks off of the device and may only use such credentials or tokens to directly connect to the social network from the app itself while the app is in use.

cton | 4 years ago | on: The bullshit-jobs thesis may be bullshit

By the same token, not feeling as if your job is useless doesn’t mean you derive meaning from your work.