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stevage··on Ambient CSS v3 – Blender meets CSS
I don't really see the Blender connection here? This just seems to be a component library leaning heavily on 3D effects and lighting?
stevage··on “I just chose words carefully”
The part that horrifies me about this is the disincentive to revise any part of the text due to the flow-on effects.
stevage··on GitHub Outage Tracker: Is GitHub Cooked?
> GitHub has had 1125 incidents since March 2016. Over the last 3 months, they've averaged 24 incidents per month (↓ 5% vs prev 3mo).

Looks like they fixed it already

stevage··on Fable and the end of the free lunch
A lot like humans, really. People regularly cite something they read, or quote a stat that turns out to be just completely inaccurate. But if you look up the thing, then you have facts again.
stevage··on typ.ing
Wow, that's a great write up.

I used to feel so smug about using Dvorak. Now it feels so outdated.

stevage··on ElevenLabs, TwelveLabs, ThirteenLabs
I'm guessing at least some of these are named after their street addresses. 47 Smith St -> 47 Labs
stevage··on ElevenLabs, TwelveLabs, ThirteenLabs
Such a funny concept. So well done. Thanks for making it.
stevage··on Using the railway network as a flatbed scanner
Very cool. I'm surprised that it is so hard to stitch the frames together, and requires acceleration data. Naive I guess, but I was imagining you could simply examine the frames and work out how to join them nicely in code.

It'd be cool to see some ridiculously wide, scrollable images from this process.

stevage··on At-home test for infected ticks could improve Lyme Disease diagnosis
If there are areas where the chance of getting Lyme per bite is 10% then...about that?
stevage··on At-home test for infected ticks could improve Lyme Disease diagnosis
Can you explain how short grass on the perimeter helps?
stevage··on At-home test for infected ticks could improve Lyme Disease diagnosis
I think so that you can take antibiotics early and prevent actually getting Lyme disease.
stevage··on Stowaway – Take the window seat on any plane or satellite overhead
Pretty amazing. One of those great sites that is just "wow, I would never have thought of trying to build that". And I'm glad you did.
stevage··on Stowaway – Take the window seat on any plane or satellite overhead
Before you do that, check whether you'd be violating the ToS by caching tiles. I'm guessing, yes.
stevage··on Mea Culpa – Dark Hours
Ha, keep reading. https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/retraction_app_store_reje...
stevage··on We finally learned to center a div, then browsers added sidebars
> The point of centering an element horizontally is to make sure that the content you’re viewing is directly in front of you.

That's an awfully big assumption. For starters, you're assuming that the browser window itself is centered on the screen, and that the device is centered in front of the user.

I don't think this is the point of centering an element horizontally at all, and the result you have created here is not at all what I as a user want.

stevage··on FreeInk: Open ecosystem for e-readers
You're missing everything else I said in my comment.
stevage··on FreeInk: Open ecosystem for e-readers
Hmm, I can't see any. Just cases. Maybe they don't ship to Australia.
stevage··on FreeInk: Open ecosystem for e-readers
Are there any off the shelf e-readers which support this firmware? This site seems to be for people who want to solder together their own e-reader from components.

Also, it does a bit misleading to say "Charging, battery protection, an optional frontlight and a 24-pin e-paper interface, all on one PCB you can build for around $60." According to their own parts lists, if you are build 5 of these, you're in for $63.74 (plus shipping?) So if you want just one (like a normal person), it's going to cost more. And that's still just the circuit board and components: no mention of the outer plastic casing. (I can't find any info on their site about how to get that - presumably 3D print, but haven't found plans.)

stevage··on My falling-out with the rationalist community
I often have this experience with blog posts on HN. They do all the background, and once they get to the juicy bit, it ends.
stevage··on What I learned selling 2,500 MIDI recorders: Hardware is not so hard
That's a super interesting device. Definitely pondering ordering one.
stevage··on Is this the end of the once-mighty GoPro?
Is GoPro not manufactured in China?
stevage··on Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source
I'm fascinated that I have never heard of this, even though I did use IRC during that early 2000s era.
stevage··on Unsung's Cursed Knowledge
Wow, those are pretty cursed. Differences between browsers, and between mobile platforms, after all these years.
stevage··on Your 'app' could have been a webpage (so I fixed it for you)
Yeah I was considering buying tickets for something recently, then discovered the only option is to install an app just to buy the damn ticket.

No. Damn. Way.

stevage··on Your 'app' could have been a webpage (so I fixed it for you)
Ah, blocking all videos on Facebook is such a good idea. Can you share your script?
stevage··on QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall
>It can see WiFi through walls

I don't understand what this is trying to say. Everyone who has ever used wi-fi knows that it works through walls. You try to connect to a wi-fi in an apartment, and there are dozens of other networks showing up.

So this headline just seems...meaningless?

stevage··on CoMaps – FOSS Offline Maps
> Good map data is kinda useless if it can't be retrieved, and trying to work around it by panning around and manually saving a hundred or so favorites really kinda sucks.

There are different ways of using maps. A lot of the stuff I do with mapping apps I really do just pan and zoom, and that works for me.

stevage··on CoMaps – FOSS Offline Maps
True, although I do also have a lot of problems with Google Maps. Particularly, when I search for a small town 100km away, and instead it brings up a medium sized down in the USA. Or even more ridiculous cases, like I slightly got the name of a business wrong, so it went with a different business in the USA.

Yeah, it really loves to suggest US options.

stevage··on Resetting Xbox
> Our business today is not healthy. We are operating at margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses. We

Oof. We're making money, but we want to make more. So we're firing people.

stevage··on Building relationships with customers through support didn't turn out as hoped
Interesting post. I was a bit confused why they were seeking to build rapport with their users. These people pay a few bucks a month. What's the upside to a close, cosy relationship?

The answer might often be to understand the users' needs better in order to design for it. But OP seems to have a clear idea of how the app should work already. So...unclear.

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