Posts by gruber@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AZR4HDDUYIbvrs7ZD6 by gruber@mastodon.social
2023-08-30T15:16:10Z
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@glennf Wow, good prices indeed. And that 0.3m length might be perfect for the backpack.
(DIR) Post #AcNqq7ftRAqiPSdZCa by gruber@mastodon.social
2023-12-02T01:23:15Z
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@solarboi I don't see the contradiction. When they introduced the first iPhones without headphone jacks, Phil Schiller said it took courage. It did! Perhaps with more courage Apple would have switched from Lightning to USB-C a year or two earlier.
(DIR) Post #AdHUWEopbmKzhB9K9w by gruber@mastodon.social
2023-12-28T21:40:25Z
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"Slow Horses" is that rare gem: a show that started good and has gotten better. Season 3 was my favorite so far. Nice to know too that it's coming back for another.
(DIR) Post #AhqGOJ8ntj8rwHtTDE by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-05-03T21:41:27Z
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@jack_regan Because it’s a mania at the moment. And saying “coming soon” spoils nothing.
(DIR) Post #Ai1RpvbmDnZJISNTxw by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-05-03T21:45:03Z
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@meltajon @viticci Good to know but that’s not really “working”.
(DIR) Post #Ai4u0LxcTmum76EYQS by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-05-04T22:45:38Z
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@alexandronov Sure, but a nearly three-year gap?
(DIR) Post #AibcdJmRozTHJKNOue by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-06-04T21:27:26Z
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I know I've mentioned this before, but one of my favorite features on the Mac that has no equivalent on an iPhone or iPad is adding new words to the system-wide spelling dictionary. The feature dates back to Mac OS X 10.0 and I'm pretty sure was in NeXTStep a decade before that.And, even better, the custom words you add to the dictionary are stored in a simple text file, one word per line, at:~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.AppleSpell/Library/Spelling/LocalDictionary
(DIR) Post #AibcdL6gtDG3QOr56W by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-06-04T21:33:37Z
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That text file used to be at an even simpler location:~/Library/Spelling/LocalDictionarybut Apple moved it at some point in the last few years into a sandboxed folder. Kinda sucks that such much stuff is buried deeper in ~/Library/, but one can see why this file deserves to be protected.
(DIR) Post #AibcdMFwcIFozOBzAO by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-06-04T22:16:43Z
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If you ever make a mistake or simply wish to remove a word from your custom spelling dictionary, you don't need to edit the text file. Just secondary-click on the word again and choose "Unlearn Spelling”:
(DIR) Post #Aie1RVfOgmTxs2SrlA by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-06-03T02:15:51Z
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My son got some fancy keycaps for one of his keyboards, and while I like the feel overall, I realized only after trying to use it myself that this compact layout lacks a backtick/tilde key, making it impossible to do a code span in Markdown.
(DIR) Post #Aie1RYUWBgYwdAOiie by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-06-03T02:46:42Z
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Also pictured there: my beloved Chockdingus™.
(DIR) Post #Aiu9b73NW02Y9vHJQ0 by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-06-14T01:16:16Z
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The cool thing about travel is that after spending a week complaining about hotel Wi-Fi, you get to look back fondly upon hotel Wi-Fi while dealing with airplane Wi-Fi.
(DIR) Post #AiyHT7wHumrAr3VLTE by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-06-16T02:17:11Z
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How to write a Cancel dialog box without using “Cancel” as a button name. Good labels.
(DIR) Post #Aj8mOl3V1MNJFA1NVg by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-06-20T00:47:42Z
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@jaytorres That's the whole point of this story! Whether the US should require cigarette-style warning labels. Not whether social media for kids ought to be limited by parents.
(DIR) Post #Aj8mOmarIoea0udX96 by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-06-20T02:59:37Z
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@jaytorres Follow @mmasnick's links in his Daily Beast story -- many citations showing no justification for such a warning.
(DIR) Post #AkWQpWoxYGvLB6gFQ8 by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-07-31T17:53:42Z
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One of the most American sentiments is this: Live and let live. Stay out of others’ personal lives.That’s what’s fueling this “MAGA Republicans are weirdos” vibe. It’s not just fucking weird but *wrong* that they are so concerned with how others, including every woman, chooses to live their own lives.It rubs most Americans wrong. It’s not a liberal/conservative thing. It’s an American thing.I think it’s a human thing too — and America should exemplify that aspect of humanity.
(DIR) Post #AllNGbXChCNyyFweY4 by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-09-07T00:14:22Z
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@wezm It's a cool idea and as a nerd I endorse it, but you think this should be legally mandated for all devices?
(DIR) Post #AllNGd257sgBcJOpJg by gruber@mastodon.social
2024-09-07T14:31:13Z
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@antranigv @wezm It’s easy to see why Apple doesn’t make that possible. But neither do any major Android handset makers.
(DIR) Post #AqacEhcezilHLEC0ky by gruber@mastodon.social
2025-01-29T20:17:31Z
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@jemal @Gte @jason That actually worked! Screenshot:
(DIR) Post #B2d32Y0nLkCLRNSE5Y by gruber@mastodon.social
2026-01-25T01:50:48Z
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RE: https://masto.ai/@rbreich/115953160828314923“Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.”