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It's amusing that the form demanding this "about" field is a dead end with no links to anything relevant to what generated the click.
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istillwritecode··on There are no instances in ATProto
This reminds me of the early arguments about RSS.
istillwritecode··on A History of IDEs at Google
xoogler from 2005 to 2018. People in developer tools always wanted a mandate to use their tools when their tools didn't gain enough users.
istillwritecode··on Files are the interface humans and agents interact with
Except android and iOS are both trying to keep you away from your own files.
istillwritecode··on A simple web we own
I like how it's not mobile friendly.
istillwritecode··on Oat – Ultra-lightweight, zero dependency, semantic HTML, CSS, JS UI library
bootstrap has not depended on jquery for a long time now.
istillwritecode··on MTOTP: Wouldn't it be nice if you were the 2FA device?
No. I'm comfortable remembering passwords.
istillwritecode··on Reducing Dependabot Noise
try reducing dependencies.
istillwritecode··on HTML as an Accessible Format for Papers (2023)
I would like to write code for latexml to translate a package but I found the documentation to be hard to understand. That might be what is holding developers back. I looked at this a year ago and gave up.
istillwritecode··on FAA to cut flights by 10% at 40 major airports due to government shutdown
No doubt flights between blue cities.
istillwritecode··on Privacy Badger is a free browser extension made by EFF to stop spying
you can't install for Firefox on Android unless you use a Google account for the play store.
istillwritecode··on How the US Built 5k Ships in WWII
I highly recommend the Rosie-the-riveter museum at the old Richmond shipyard. What happened there is amazing to this day.
istillwritecode··on Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative
They spelled Len's name wrong in the credits. :/
istillwritecode··on Try Switching to Kagi
Nah. I don't do subscriptions for much of anything. I just do fewer searches now that I know google is so heavily slanted toward commercially relevant queries.

Kagi seems like an obvious acquisition target. They will never raise enough paying subscribers.

istillwritecode··on Perplexity CEO says browser will track everything users do online to sell ads
Everyone in adtech gets a boner when they think people want more personalized ads. News flash: people hate them.
istillwritecode··on Google reveals sky-high Gemini usage numbers in antitrust case
Opting people into their sludge generates high engagement numbers. Or is it enragement?
istillwritecode··on OpenSMTPD and Maildrop working in concert
Note: that article does not contain the word "forward".
istillwritecode··on Do you want to be doing this when you're 50? (2012)
I'm almost 71 and I still write code every day. The only difference is that I haven't done it for an employer in seven years.
istillwritecode··on Show HN: Hacker News frontpage as a print newspaper that you can personalize
For those who prefer scrolling to reading I guess.
istillwritecode··on Y Combinator, AI startups oppose California AI safety bill
AI is getting harder to build a tech business in because people are starting to see through the hype.
istillwritecode··on Ask HN: Can we please get dark mode?
Does Firefox send a header to request this?
istillwritecode··on In Response to Google
Context: a response to a hit piece on Prabhakar Raghavan that needs corroboration from people inside before anyone should believe it.
istillwritecode··on The man who killed Google Search?
I know Prabhakar. He was my manager at Google Research and he tried to recruit me to Yahoo in 2005, but I went to Google instead. This article stinks of hatred and misunderstanding about how Google works. It's possible that Prabhakar bears some responsibility for the decline of search experience, but it sounds over the top to assign all blame to him as a manager.
istillwritecode··on The truth is paywalled but the lies are free (2020)
foxnews.com is not paywalled, but mostly spews crap to the uneducated. By contrast, nytimes is paywalled. I'm sure that limits the effectiveness of legitimate news organizations.
istillwritecode··on What is the most useful project you have worked on?
Google search
istillwritecode··on Don Knuth letter about libraries increasingly unable to afford prices (2003) [pdf]
I have a letter from Knuth as well as a letter from Erdos. I've been hanging onto these.
istillwritecode··on Delivering Copilot for Everyone
As far as I can tell, all copilot does is to regurgitate web results it has found, often out of context.
istillwritecode··on AT&T applies to end obligation to service landlines in California
My wife keeps a land line because of superior voice quality for calls to her family. I find it handy because I can give a number to businesses when they demand one. We never answer that phone (it has been silenced from ringing). AT&T has no broadband service in my area - they offer only DSL and I live in a fairly rich area of silicon valley. The problem is that my utilities were put underground when the house was built in the 70s, so it's too expensive to upgrade the utilities.
istillwritecode··on The case for single-stair multifamily
The case for burning up in a fire.
istillwritecode··on How to Build a Small Solar Power System
I've been wanting to build a solar powered above-ground pump for a waterfall into my pool. The pump will not be submerged, so I'd like to use a well pump.
istillwritecode··on GM's CarPlay replacement software is off to a disastrous start
it's odd that you say that without having seen the competitor. This is evidence of belonging to a cult or being afraid of better things. Of course it's possible that the new one is shit, but I think I'll make my own mind up.
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