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jcoletti··on The Doorman's Fallacy in action
I'm just always surprised when people place their entire phone over the code, thinking it needs to fill the screen, when they scan pretty well from a couple feet away.
jcoletti··on The Doorman's Fallacy in action
I agree, but multiple people can scan a QR code simultaneously.
jcoletti··on Show HN: Sosumi.ai – Convert Apple Developer docs to AI-readable Markdown
Ha, amazing and so nostalgic
jcoletti··on Show HN: Sosumi.ai – Convert Apple Developer docs to AI-readable Markdown
This is awesome and timely for me...going to give it a whirl. Thanks for building. Also, there should totally be an easter egg where clicking something somewhere plays the sound!
jcoletti··on Ads chew through half of mobile data
Wipr has been pretty reliable for me on iOS. I know digital advertising has helped support many web innovations but it's just getting brutal out there.
jcoletti··on I still don't think companies serve you ads based on your microphone
I've noticed people often research products, services, medical issues/ailments, etc. using Google (or similar). When they start seeing related ads on social media, they tend to attribute more to having discussed the topic out loud, forgetting about the searches they made from the same device or IP address.
jcoletti··on Covid-19 linked to type 2 diabetes onset in children
Hm, I thought other methods could be used to establish causation, such as longitudinal cohorts, RCTs, and (another randomization I'm forgetting), that wouldn't require infecting humans, but maybe I'm confusing these
jcoletti··on Covid-19 linked to type 2 diabetes onset in children
Headlines always get me. Correlation identified, but not causation.
jcoletti··on WP Engine is not WordPress
Curious why the post has two hyperlinks to the WP Engine domain, and additionally without rel="nofollow", if they despise them so much. Isn't that WordPress essentially passing SEO link juice to WP Engine?
jcoletti··on AT&T Says Personal Information from 73M Customers Leaked on the Dark Web
Ah, confused this one with that. Thx for the heads-up.
jcoletti··on AT&T confirms data breach and resets customer passcodes
Seconding this. It's free to create accounts at the 3 agencies (Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian) and place an indefinite freeze until you need to apply for credit in the future.

Sometimes people sit on the data in these breaches for years before using it, after the dust has settled, assuming people have since let their guard down.

Unfortunately, it's also worth noting that you typically opt into allowing these agencies to sell your data during signup, so after be sure to comb through the privacy policies for opt-out links and submit requests to prevent the agencies from sharing your data with third parties for marketing offers, etc.

jcoletti··on AT&T Says Personal Information from 73M Customers Leaked on the Dark Web
This is a great site for checking current and monitoring future breaches: https://haveibeenpwned.com/
jcoletti··on Glassdoor updated my profile to add my real name and location
See my top-level comment. I went through this process and the confirmation message seems to indicate it does perform a deletion vs. a deactivation.
jcoletti··on Glassdoor updated my profile to add my real name and location
Strange, do you have any browser security extensions, aggressive cookie-blocking, or something similar? I was able to complete the process (see my comment below). I'm using Brave with ad blockers. The "deactivate" language is pretty misleading, but after entering account credentials, it did seem to delete the account completely.
jcoletti··on Glassdoor updated my profile to add my real name and location
This is pretty shocking. I never use Glassdoor anyway, so deleted my account after reading. Worth noting that going to Settings only shows a button that says "Deactivate account", which seems misleading. Following this process does show a modal at the end that says "Account Deleted Confirmation. You have successfully deleted your account.", so seems like this is actually deletion vs. deactivation. (Your data stays in an archive DB for some period of time for legal reasons.)
jcoletti··on My productivity app is a never-ending .txt file (2022)
Interesting. I've been using Things (similar to Apple Reminders) for 10+ years, which I thought was really minimal, but a .txt is about as barebones as you can get. Makes me want to give it a whirl. Curious about the use of Remote Desktop with a mobile device. Being an iPhone user, I'd prefer putting it in iCloud Drive or something more easily accessible natively.
jcoletti··on Adaptive Cards: Platform-agnostic snippets of UI, authored in JSON
Could not have articulated it better, especially when compared to other MS project sites like https://www.fast.design/. Maybe the dev or someone on the team downvoted me :/
jcoletti··on Adaptive Cards: Platform-agnostic snippets of UI, authored in JSON
Is it just me or is the design (and especially typography) of this website atrocious?
jcoletti··on Omnivore – free, open source, read-it-later App
After installing across 3 platforms and testing it out, it works as advertised, looks nice, and doesn't seem to cost anything (yet). Tough to find software "application" offerings like this.
jcoletti··on macOS Sonoma is available today
Didn't know about nitter, thanks for that.
jcoletti··on macOS Sonoma is available today
X/Twitter running as a new "Web App" is pretty solid, and a huge upgrade from the older, unmaintained Twitter macOS app. Everything pretty much works as expected & feels native, though not sure if Dock icon badge counts are supported.
jcoletti··on Next.js, Just Why?
Completely agree with the point of middleware only supporting the Edge runtime. This borders vendor lock-in and continues to be an ongoing debate: https://github.com/vercel/next.js/discussions/46722. Hope they add the ability to switch to Node.js runtime.
jcoletti··on Apple Shuts Down “My Photo Stream”
> Also, I would argue that Time Machine gets little to no love because it's nearly feature complete. It's dead simple to use, does what it says on the tin, and stays out of the way to the point I forget about it most of the time. Is there anything in particular that you feel that Time Machine is missing?

I almost completely agree with this, but do like the scheduling features of the free third-party "TimeMachineEditor" tool, which lets you control the backup intervals, windows, and set an exclusion window. Otherwise, TM has been pretty flawless for me.

jcoletti··on How to start a React Project in 2023
npx create-next-app@latest myapp
jcoletti··on Apple HomePod 2nd Generation
Completely agree. Incredible audio quality for the price, and it does a good job at the basic things I would personally ever need to use a voice assistant for. Will definitely buy a v2. Conversely, totally understand people not wanting one of these if they are true audiophiles, outside of the Apple ecosystem, or expecting a more sophisticated voice assistant.
jcoletti··on Ask HN: How do you manage your passwords in 2023?
All in on Minimalist Password. One of the few macOS-native apps left with enough of the right features (OTP, custom fields, iOS apps) without bloat, and no subscription (syncs via iCloud). The only drawback is no Chrome/Brave/Firefox extension yet (Safari only) but it's on the roadmap for this year I believe.

Edit: I see you didn't specifically mention Mac or Windows, but this one is Apple ecosystem only, currently.

jcoletti··on I am done. I give up
Maybe your journey was meant to include some type of cold turkey exit from entrepreneurship to force you to step back, reevaluate things, rebuild mental health, etc., and maybe it's all temporary and you'll be back, better and stronger. Or maybe it'll give you the chance to find something else more fulfilling. Wishing you the best of luck either way.
jcoletti··on 1Password delisting forum posts critical of their new Electron based 1Password 8
iCloud Keychain password manager is becoming more capable but still pretty limited. Aside from the extensions to support more browsers soon, Minimalist Password provides some of the sugar that 1Password has, like the ability to store different things beyond just passwords (credit cards, crypto wallet keys for hot wallets, software licenses, secure notes, etc.) It also includes the ability to add custom fields of various types to password entries, and tags for grouping. It's more of a comprehensive secrets manager.
jcoletti··on 1Password delisting forum posts critical of their new Electron based 1Password 8
Putting the Electron and subscription model debates to the side, if you're unhappy with 1Password and on macOS, consider switching to Minimalist Password. Currently a fair fixed price model, solid native apps for macOS, iOS & iPadOS, and iCloud syncing. They release updates often enough, and have been super responsive via Twitter about making small tweaks. The only thing missing are Chrome/FF extensions but they're coming (have to copy/paste on desktop unless you use Safari).
jcoletti··on Don't rely on LocalStorage
This just sounds like a Sandstorm issue/side-effect. Of course randomizing hostnames is going to break things that rely on the underpinnings of the web. I don't think a third-party tool failing to provide additional functionality beyond what the developer intended is reason to entirely dismiss core web functionality like LocalStorage.
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