Posts by designatednerd@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AQ4DxesRJCIEY2VT0a by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2022-11-28T15:27:15Z
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Shower thought this morning: Why does Swift Package Manager consider packages pointing at tags stable, when tags can be moved, but considers packages pointing at commit hashes unstable, when theoretically those shouldn’t be duplicated?
(DIR) Post #ARlgNLdnB9IK499oEC by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2023-01-18T00:01:12Z
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Really loving @matt_levine's newsletter and how well (and entertainingly) it boils down complex economic stuff, but especially crypto:
(DIR) Post #ASFts6I8QDgob4fvwu by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2023-02-01T20:07:31Z
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PSA: The SwiftUI modifier textInputAutocapitalization takes an _optional_ autocapitalization type. You want to pass it .never, which means never autocapitalize anything, rather than .none, which is actually from Optional’s enum. Days since I have been bit by this: zero
(DIR) Post #ASYjBbPdfAsRFsPaGO by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2023-02-11T04:48:01Z
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@stux @dnanian attn @twostraws
(DIR) Post #ATxFsJdA0FOE92S0Dw by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2023-03-24T17:20:44Z
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@CliffWade I was crossposting and reading both until they pulled the plug on third party apps with zero notice. Such an incredibly dickish move that I decided to mostly stay over here.
(DIR) Post #ATxFsLQTKOQdiGWtiy by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2023-03-24T17:32:26Z
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@CliffWade I mean he wants to charge people absolutely stupid amounts of money for it and there are at least a few that will pay it. I understand how they got to the decision (even though I think it’s shortsighted) but the implementation was such a gigantic fuck you to the third party apps that made the platform so much more useful for so many people that it was where I drew the line.
(DIR) Post #AVccxzNWXxRH8NpA9I by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2023-05-12T21:20:55Z
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Me: So I got laid off from Gusto in February, then got a new job at Pixite in April.Mortgage Broker: Wait, so then why does your April paycheck still have a Gusto logo on it? Me: Because Pixite uses Gusto as their payroll company.MB: But your other paychecks also had Gusto logos on them.Me: Right because I was working *for* Gusto, but was paid *using* another company. Now I am paid *using* Gusto, *for* Pixite. MB: ....I need a drink. Me: Hard same.
(DIR) Post #AW26vmne4hf5MqLpEu by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2023-05-24T07:05:57Z
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It's important to know that a lot of the book ban horseshit going on right now is being driven by a vanishingly tiny number of people: *Eleven* people filed 60% of the 1000+ challenges the Washington Post reviewed. Gift link: https://wapo.st/3MSf6Gx
(DIR) Post #AXnzkAjZkzRy1kAchE by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2023-07-18T01:57:55Z
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@twostraws jelly, that place is amazing. Also home of the greatest sign I’ve ever seen:
(DIR) Post #AcLh7ipVA4l6i0xstk by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2023-11-30T23:06:47Z
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If you ever visit Cambodia or Laos, which I have been lucky enough to do, you will learn a lot about why all of SE Asia is ecstatic about Kissinger's death. There's a reasonably direct line from the illegal bombing of Cambodia to the Khmer Rouge's takeover, enabling their reign of terror that killed 1/4 of the Cambodian population and drove out or killed most folks who were educated.There are still "bombies" from cluster munitions all over Laos, which kill or maim people on a regular basis.
(DIR) Post #AcLh7kt7VaqF5ofnoe by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2023-11-30T23:10:24Z
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One of my friends from college was living in Cambodia when she became quite ill, and basically had to be dragged onto a plane to Bangkok to get medical care because "institutional medical knowledge" is not a thing when someone killed the vast majority of doctors in a country.
(DIR) Post #AcLh7lt9mwSuCDhLVo by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2023-11-30T23:14:23Z
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There is a long, complex history of interweaved problems in Southeast Asia, and the Nixon administration, spearheaded by Kissinger, just came and poured gasoline on it, then got a Nobel Peace Prize for "putting out" the fire (which they absolutely did not do). There's a part of me that's glad he lived long enough that a significant number of the obituaries are focusing on the long-term consequences of his illegal acts rather than the image he cultivated of himself.
(DIR) Post #AnjyT5D1drjz6QGgLY by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2024-11-05T18:12:56Z
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#uspol Does anyone have recommendations for what sort of paper bag I should be breathing into when I get panicky today?
(DIR) Post #ApW4jwIb4ybTAuH3dA by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2024-12-28T20:35:57Z
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Summarizing the lyrics of national anthems in one sentence is fun🇺🇸: Our flag is awesome and you cannot destroy it or us🇨🇦: We really, really, REALLY love Canada🇫🇷: Fellow citizens, gather your arms to murder the invaders🇬🇧: We would like god to help out the richest man in the country
(DIR) Post #Az4iLVPvXZrlwJptR2 by designatednerd@mastodon.social
2025-10-10T12:11:55Z
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I’m surprised this car needs to charge and doesn’t just power itself by being pulled back half a block and letting go