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monocularvision··on What's New in C# 14: Null-Conditional Assignments
Swift has had this from the beginning, and it doesn’t seem to have been a problem.
monocularvision··on Apple has a private CSS property to add Liquid Glass effects to web content
Depends on how you implement it.
monocularvision··on Apple has a private CSS property to add Liquid Glass effects to web content
“seems” indicates conjecture
monocularvision··on Apple has a private CSS property to add Liquid Glass effects to web content
It is not. Apple made a big deal about the changeover a few years back.
monocularvision··on EU court rules nuclear energy is clean energy
It’s always funny to me to see folks with the “HN leans _________” comments every few days with the blank spot filled in with every single political position one can think of.
monocularvision··on The Expression Problem and its solutions (2016)
A pretty decent solution for the Expression Problem using Swift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsanJ7_U89A

We use this pretty effectively in our iOS app to model and implement Effect types in a functional core / imperative shell architecture.

monocularvision··on How to Give a Good Talk
I once read a book that could have been a pamphlet or maybe a paragraph that boiled down to “Don’t have a script you memorize, but do practice over and over and over and over and over until you feel entirely comfortable with the material”. This made an enormous difference in my ability to give talks.
monocularvision··on CocoaPods trunk read-only plan
I agree entirely. I feel like CocoaPods should have done this shortly after iOS 8 was released when dynamic frameworks were added. It was a terrible solution to a problem that way outlived its usefulness and because of that has absolutely polluted the ecosystem.
monocularvision··on Bear is now source-available
The base-stealing that comes with the throwing out the term “winner-take-all” is astounding. People claim this all the time on HN without any shred of evidence that it is the case.

The history of technology and markets show this just isn’t true on any significant timescale.

monocularvision··on Why Exercise Is a Miracle Drug
This was a total game changer for me when running. I would always develop some sort of knee pain at some point but since making a very minor change to how I land my foot, I am running without any.

Make sure to start and transition slowly though as there are warnings about injuring your Achilles and other muscles in your calf if you start off too aggressively.

monocularvision··on Programming vehicles in games
“The game features stunning graphics…”

Love the self-deprecation! Downloading now.

monocularvision··on Open Source Maintenance Fee
I guess the point is if someone discovers a bug and opens a PR to fix it, then that person is, in a way, also a maintainer. They are “paying” for the maintanence of the project in time and effort.
monocularvision··on C# Language Design Meeting for June 30th, 2025
Swift
monocularvision··on US Supreme Court limits federal judges' power to block Trump orders
It absolutely did. The Biden administration was hit with so many nationwide injunctions that they also requested that the SC limit them.
monocularvision··on Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in 'gatekeeper power'
There is absolutely some truth to this.

But we’re talking about extremely basic things. Simple pages that display data, like a bank website showing my transactions. And you know what? The simplest of sites seem to work awful on the web… because the web developers make bad sites. I have seen examples of sites that are smooth, functional, and beautiful. But most sites are not. They are bloated messes where the user experience seems to be 15th on the list of concerns.

To answer to the question: “why does the web suck on mobile” is almost entirely “because web developers make awful websites”.

monocularvision··on FFmpeg merges WebRTC support
Your work in this area has been phenomenal. Thank you! I use broadcast-box all the time.
monocularvision··on Cinematography of “Andor”
We watched the original trilogy a couple months back with our kids and we were all so impressed by how they looked. And it wasn’t an “impressive for their age” but legitimately looked better than modern day films.
monocularvision··on I'm starting a social club to solve the male loneliness epidemic
I realize that it is silly to tell non-believers to go to church to fix their problems but it’s funny how often people talk about place or group or organization that seems to be missing in society that was fulfilled by houses of worship in the past.
monocularvision··on Human coders are still better than LLMs
That might be the case. Perhaps it lowers the difficulty level so more people can do it and therefor puts downward pressure on wages.

Or… it still requires similar education and experience but programmers end up so much more efficient they earn _more_.

Hard to say right now.

monocularvision··on Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Dept of Ed says
It was literally in the bill when it passed! What are you talking about? I very distinctly remember this being promoted as part of the package.

The deal was “if a business spends a percentage this money on payroll, it will be forgive”. It was designed to keep businesses afloat for a set amount of time as we locked down for COVID.

monocularvision··on Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Dept of Ed says
Because that program was designed from the beginning to be forgiven. It was about keeping businesses afloat during extraordinary times and keep paychecks going to folks. People who compare student loan forgiveness to PPP are not making a good faith argument.
monocularvision··on Briar: Peer to Peer Encrypted Messaging
What API are you using to keep running in the background? Most likely you are misusing it on some manner and have yet to get caught by App Review.
monocularvision··on Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working
Got it. Thank you. I guess saying “they have been stable after 1955 would have made more sense time than “post-war” but maybe just being pedantic.
monocularvision··on Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working
The title of this piece is “Effective Income Tax Rates Have Fallen for The Top One Percent Since World War II” which seems to directly contradict your statement they have been stable?
monocularvision··on DOGE's only public ledger is riddled with mistakes
You are falling into the trap of thinking that federal income tax levels are all that matters. When you account for * Federal AND state income taxes * Payroll taxes (SS & Medicare/Medicaid) * Property taxes * Sales taxes * Car registration taxes You realize that depending on income level, the level of taxation in the US is much higher than the typical numbers thrown about. I have seen estimates but couldn’t find them as almost every search ends up taking me to stories and research doing the exact same thing you mention: federal income tax rates only.
monocularvision··on The young, inexperienced engineers aiding DOGE
And 2/3rds (and growing) of the Federal Budget is mandatory entitlement spending (Medicare, SS, etc), which Trump explicitly stated he won’t touch.
monocularvision··on Openhaystack: Build 'AirTags' – track Bluetooth devices via Apple's network
A Kindle or cover with Find My support would make my wife overflow with happiness.
monocularvision··on EFF statement on U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold TikTok ban
So you quote the extreme interpretation of the decision by the dissenters to describe what he believes as opposed to using his own words? Seems unfair.
monocularvision··on Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, but Trump might offer lifeline
Actually, both of those examples might be legal (assuming the form is applying for a permit for some specific event/location). Time, place, and manner restrictions have long been upheld by the courts. What isn’t legal, or at least what requires strict scrutiny, are content restrictions.
monocularvision··on Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, but Trump might offer lifeline
What exactly do you mean here by using the term “biased”? In what way is the Supreme Court “biased”?
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