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[ my public key: https://keybase.io/frobware; my proof: https://keybase.io/frobware/sigs/W7xrRGf2gS4HcTxMiEjC1T2U3kmpF6lku69l_hY9fQ0 ]
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frobware··on 16-inch MacBook Pro
C-x ESC ESC (translated from C-x <escape> <escape>) runs the command repeat-complex-command
frobware··on Oracle Dyn DNS Services Shutting Down in 2020
I just reevaluated. I moved to another supplier (hello cloudflare). I suspect I have been a customer for more than 15 years. Possibly even longer. Way longer. 2 decades? I was a VIP member too - whatever "cred" that holds. Account now closed.
frobware··on Using Dark Mode in CSS with MacOS Mojave
Thanks for the links.
frobware··on Using Dark Mode in CSS with MacOS Mojave
As a partially sighted user this is fantastic news.
frobware··on Amazon's Alexa now at Marriott hotels
Alexa, upgrade my room.
frobware··on Facebook is destructive to society.We'll invest $100K if you build a replacement
It fails immediately with "reasonable advertising".
frobware··on Ask HN: For those programming 10+ years, what do you wish you knew 4 years in?
If you think you are in for the long haul then please buy a standing desk!
frobware··on How the Blind See the Stars
Yes, it is RP. I have no recollection of ever seeing in the dark.
frobware··on How the Blind See the Stars
I'm blind (at night). I would dearly love to the stars. In fact, this is pretty close to my #1 on my bucket list.
frobware··on ASCII Art Weather
The inaccessible comment is somewhat ironic. If the display of the ASCII craft is in a terminal at least I have some control over the font size and, in particular, the background colour.
frobware··on I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
Thanks for the link - was really interesting, particularly the introduction which explains why accessibility is so important and the number of people that it touches.
frobware··on I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
Sadly, the web is an accessibility nightmare. If that changes, then sure, I could move too. But there's a lot that modern versions of iOS get right regarding accessibility, stuff that I wish google/android would do too.
frobware··on The Tenacity of Tech Recruiters
Looks like you got the same email as I just did. How weird is that!
frobware··on Go is moving to GitHub
Nice summary; thank you. I don't know why people put up with the merge commit pollution. Great to see Go taking the best of both worlds.
frobware··on Go: 90% perfect, 100% of the time
Please could you elaborate on the arm64 compiler. Is there a repo somewhere, etc?