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corywright··on Fork of Adium adds support for Apple Silicon, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Teams
From the README:

This is a fork of the original Adium (source) that revives and modernizes it for current macOS. It began as an Apple Silicon (arm64) port, as the original is an Intel-only binary from 2021. Since then much has changed: WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Microsoft Teams arrived next to the classic services that stood the test of time, encrypted voice and video calls over XMPP, full Dark Mode, replies straight from Notification Center banners, a rebuilt System Settings-style preferences window, a WKWebView message view, and a long list of fixes for how modern macOS behaves.

corywright··on Southwest Headquarters Tour
I read Hard Landing a few months ago and really enjoyed it. I was interesting to see how everyone in the industry admired Herb and SW during those years.
corywright··on Bring bathroom doors back to hotels
This is one reason I'm staying at more Hilton hotels than Marriott brands these days. Having a wet bathroom floor is high on my list of pet peeves, enough so that I'll abandon lifetime elite status with Marriott to stay at hotels with doors on the showers.
corywright··on Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence
For me, it's a showstopper because Google Fi does not yet support eSIMs for their data-only SIMs.
corywright··on Alternative front end for Lemmy (looks like old.reddit)
This is great, but I'd like to see oauth support. I'm a bit hesitant to enter my credentials for other Lemmy instances on a site that is proxying them.
corywright··on New work helps to explain how chronic stress can inflame the gut
After 6 months of testing different diets to try to solve my migraines, I eventually discovered an ultra-low histamine diet resulted in a ~90% decrease in my headaches. Then I began trying different DAO products before eating foods with histamine, but the headaches returned. I eventually discovered NaturDAO (available via Amazon) and its much higher 1,000,000 HDU per pill. Taking two of these before any meal or coffee finally worked to stop the food-induced migraines for me. Hope this helps.
corywright··on California Exit Interview: Fleeing $17 salads and 'general lawlessness'
Virginia has everything from both lists, except for proximity to Asia.
corywright··on Blue Origin BE-4 engines sorts out turbopump issues
Merlin?
corywright··on New 13-inch MacBook Pro
> Tried 5 dongles, none can hold a drive reliably under heavy use

This is something I've had a problem with as well on my late 2016 13" MBP, 2 usb-c port model. I have two external drives that I sync via rsync occasionally (1 local, 1 offsite). No matter what type of dongle I use, one of the disks always ejects shortly after beginning the rsync. Even with the Apple dongle, when I plug in one of the external disks via usb-a, and plug my usb-c power to the dongle, then plug in the 2nd external disk directly to the only other usb-c on the mac, it fails every time.

What I have been doing instead is unplugging the power cord and syncing the disks while running on battery. This seems to work, but the odd thing here is that about 50% of the time when I do this I lose my wifi connection as soon as I begin the rsync from disk to disk. Nothing I can do makes the network work again until after I unmount the external disks.

Having only two ports on the computer, one of which is also used for power, has turned out to be far more annoying than I imagined.

corywright··on NASA, SpaceX set May 27 as target date for first crew launch
Doug Hurley was the pilot on the shuttle crew that left the flag on the ISS, and will be the commander of the crew that brings it back to Earth.
corywright··on 16-inch MacBook Pro
The TSA cares.
corywright··on A Plane That Accidentally Circumnavigated the World (2014)
Perfect for Tom Hanks.
corywright··on Petition: Apple recall and replace defective Macbook Pro keyboard design
I've got a late 2016 MBP and the right command key does not register about 1/10 of the time I press it. I use that key a lot. I'm taking it to the Apple Store tomorrow to see what they say about it.
corywright··on Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?
Using an electric toothbrush. (It's the little things)
corywright··on Give Google Contributor a try: Pay to remove ads
Same here. I'd happily pay a monthly subscription to stop seeing ads in the YouTube iPad app.
corywright··on Space X CR6 First stage landing
SpaceX has now published the video on their channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhMSzC1crr0
corywright··on Space X CR6 First stage landing
This is an "unpublished video" on a non-SpaceX YouTube channel. Who uploaded this?
corywright··on Ask HN: Review my startup – itripd.com
I'd like to see is for the search drop-down to list locations that aren't already in the trip database. This way it prevents people from misspelling locations when they are the first person to add it to the site.

Edit to add: Also, please allow setting a username so the profile URL is meaningful (and pretty).

Edit again to remove unnecessary feature request.

corywright··on AirHelp – Get compensation from delayed, cancelled or overbooked flights
Exactly. I'd love to use this service, but I am hesitant to connect anything to gmail.
corywright··on Ask HN: Your favorite YouTube channels?
My favorite YouTube channel is that of Matthias Wandel:

  https://www.youtube.com/user/Matthiaswandel
A software engineer by training, Matthias was one of the first 10 employees at RIM, and after he "retired" a few years ago he began making woodworking videos. His videos are great because of his background (he grew up working on his father's sawmill) and he brings an engineer's approach to woodworking. I've never done any woodworking, but I enjoy his videos because of the way he approaches and solves design problems.

Some of the marble machines he's made are incredible.

corywright··on Ask HN: How do you get and stay in the "zone"?
Listening to Live Phish always gets my brain in gear:

  1. http://www.livephish.com/
  2. http://www.phishtracks.com/
With Live Phish (non-studio stuff) you get some very long jams with minimal lyrics and long riffs. For some reason this really jump starts my productivity.

For a good one listen to the famous "Tahoe Tweezer": http://www.phishtracks.com/shows/2013-07-31/tweezer

Also, check out Marco Arment's "Geek Intro to Phish": http://www.marco.org/2011/05/26/geek-intro-to-phish

corywright··on Download a copy of your Gmail and Google Calendar data
Maildir please.
corywright··on Feds, We Need Some Time Apart
There is no registration at defcon, it's all anonymous. You hand them cash for a badge and a packet of info/stickers/cd and are on your way.
corywright··on Call Congress today to support HR 1892, "The Unlocking Technology Act"
Being able to call one number, enter zip, and press * was fantastic. I actually got to speak to three humans in the offices of my VA representative and senators. All took down my information, and even asked me to repeat which bill I was calling about just to be sure. Great experience.
corywright··on Apparently standing desks can hurt too
Check out MoonMats: http://www.themoonmat.com

We bought a couple of them for a standing work area and they are great.

corywright··on A Saudi Arabia Telecom's Surveillance Pitch
Great news! Any ETA?
corywright··on Poll: How many Bitcoins do you have?
With MtGox you can also make cash deposits at any local Chase Bank branch. MtGox has extremely easy to follow instructions for this on the 'funding' page in your account. This may only be available to verified users, I am not sure.
corywright··on Show HN: My side project – Do I need a visa for...?
Very nice.

One UX suggestion: don't center the text in the drop downs. It makes your eyes jump around when scanning the list, and has made me look past a country I was looking for.

corywright··on The Quiet Ones
Would you mind offering up a few of your favorites? I'm always looking for quiet places to eat in the city, particularly around the village.
corywright··on Craigslist Quietly Begins Testing The Feature It Sued PadMapper For Adding
Exactly, this is not helpful at all. I easily. can put the address into Google maps and see where this listing is located. The real value would be the ability to search in a specific region or neighborhood.
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