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tomger··on My daughter (7 years old) used HTML to make a website
Good webpage
tomger··on Drawing.garden
Can you make it store my garden?
tomger··on Atari Video Music
The demo video’s length is 4:20
tomger··on The Political Risks of Mandating EVs for Everyone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealClearPolitics
tomger··on RabbitOS
I think they misspelled API
tomger··on The pneumatic tube mail system in New York City
Roosevelt Island NY has a pneumatic trash system https://untappedcities.com/2020/04/09/inside-roosevelt-islan...
tomger··on Privacy Nightmare on Wheels’: Every Car Brand Reviewed by Mozilla
I’m privacy conscious, and on the side of Mozilla here. But I wish the article showed examples of how the data is actually being shared rather than an analysis of the terms. What’s an example of my health data being used somewhere else. I know it’s hard to get proof of this but that is what would make the public more aware.
tomger··on We are oversharing on Venmo
https://archive.is/IzwGj
tomger··on If Web Components are so great, why am I not using them?
Lit framework provides a bunch of sugar that brings the dev experience closer to JSX

https://lit.dev/

tomger··on Threads, an Instagram app
You probably don’t want this as that would end in Embrace, extend, and extinguish.
tomger··on Evolution of the Scrollbar
Nice project.

How ironic that on iOS it’s hard to try the scroll bars cause of the carousel’s drag gesture.

tomger··on Slide to Unlock
Really great!
tomger··on AirPods as Hearing Aid
can people with experience using AirPods as hearing aid give their opinion on how well it functions.
tomger··on NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car thefts
> Adams was asked during the press conference if AirTags work with Android (they don't). >"Why would anyone have one [an Android phone]?" Adams responded.

Solid point

tomger··on Japan's population may drop by almost one-third by 2070
Are there different solutions to pension planning other than controlling the birth rate or reducing pension sizes?
tomger··on Meta's Head of AI Has Some Interesting Beliefs About Dominance and Submission
Click bait sadly. Humans can have an innate need for hierarchy without there having to be a natural hierarchy among humans.

Why can’t iOS safari block websites more easily. Like right from the browser easy.

tomger··on Something Pretty Right: The History and Legacy of Visual Basic
Who else here followed the path of QBASIC > Visual Basic > ASP.NET > general web development as a kid?
tomger··on Show HN: Planlike.pro – New Estimating Tool
Scrolling the marketing website on iOS feels choppy. I’d prefer native drag gesture.
tomger··on BBC Modi Documentary Removal
> super charitable 4D chess interpretation of censorship.

Made me think of Mary Poppins https://youtu.be/1Pu1adxqUAg

tomger··on The 'buy now, pay later' bubble is about to burst
https://archive.is/2023.01.11-224923/https://www.theatlantic...
tomger··on Why Google and Apple work to snuff out the mobile web
The 1Password FaceID integration automates website auth for me.
tomger··on Habits of Highly Overrated People (2013)
Same. Long term vs short term.
tomger··on Parasite gives wolves what it takes to be pack leaders
I think that’s the takeaway from the Lord of the Rings.
tomger··on Hacker News Parody Thread (2013)
I disagree
tomger··on Hacker News Parody Thread (2013)
I always assumed [-] subtracted a point from that comment.
tomger··on FTX investor Sequoia removed its glowing profile of Sam Bankman-Fried
Fake it till you make it.
tomger··on Apple’s new App Store tax on ads is a direct shot at Meta
Iirc apple requires tax for all digital goods. If Spotify subs are taxed then Facebook boosts should be too?
tomger··on New motorcycle lighting design could save lives
TIL Loud ass pipes for safety. I never understood how someone can rationalize themselves out of waking up a whole neighborhood at night for the sake of their own transportation.
tomger··on The UX of Porn Tube Sites Are Designed for the Ultimate Money Shot
... like searching for text on the internet
tomger··on Riding in a peloton is the most energy efficient locomotion – research (2018)
Meanwhile if you have a Peloton™ bike at home, you’re probably looking at the _least_ energy efficient locomotion.
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