tylerscott

This reminds me of when I first discovered the Win32 API and used it to write some silly annoying apps in Borland C++ Builder. This was around 1998 and the worst I ever came up with was a persistent pop up that was difficult to remove due to some registry obfuscation. It had a single button that would open the CDROM tray. I put it on every computer in the lab. Good times. You’re right—it used to be playful to hack around. I miss those days.

I also have a 2018 MBP and I agree the Framework keyboard is a HUGE improvement over the 2018 MBP keyboard.

Will do! A perfect use case for the spare expansion 250gb card I have. Thanks for the heads up.

I also was skeptical though I had a feeling after chatting with some of the team that they would deliver. I didn't expect the level of polish in terms of customer experience--e.g., packaging, instructions, etc. Like you, I am also very impressed with Framework. It's actually amazing given how early in the company life they are.

I personally dig the resolution. I run at 200% and have the fractional scaling toggled off. It works for me but I am primarily editing text files. If you're doing anything graphically intensive, I don't really have any anecdata.

I do and I also own a number of MacBooks.

The trackpad is solid but not quite to the level of an Apple product, at least when I'm running Ubuntu. I imagine as drivers improve over time it will only get better.

I personally dig the display but I am not doing anything graphics intensive so YMMV. The aspect ratio is great for editing text files, though!

I am currently using the DIY version running Ubuntu.

I absolutely love this laptop. It had been awhile since I built a computer (let alone a laptop). The DIY kit instructions and the construction of the machine itself are very well thought out.

I am very excited for a future where we can measure the lifespan of our personal electronics in decades rather than months.

Congrats to the Framework team!

I don't know if you would be interested in it but I currently own yaynay.io and would happily transfer it to you at cost. I had originally hosted a failed side project there and it has since been rotting away. Feel free to email me at tyler at greaterscott dot com. Congrats and good luck on this!

Just a friendly nudge toward the physical copy. Just imagine that fresh book smell! Full disclosure--I bought the physical copy. I am excited for these illustrations and the layout looks fantastic.

Just another congrats! I have been waiting for this day. Thanks for all your work!

I use it for zoom daily. Yesterday was the first day in awhile where I had difficulty completing a call. The handoffs now last only about a second or two. Previously they’d be 15 or so seconds but that hasn’t happened for over a month. It is my daily driver though I do have back up DSL just in case.

I absolutely love your perspective. I feel the same way. s/Ruby+Rails/node for my situation. I believe there needs to be more respect paid to "bad" technologies. The measuring stick should include things outside pure benchmarks. Low barrier to entry technologies provide broad access and real life changes to folks that are able to pick them up and get hacking.

Same. I love the phrase "give myself the permission." That's probably the best way I've ever read to express that feeling.

> Years later, having tackled anxiety problems that had plagued me most of my life, I came to recognize that my relationship with hard work during my college years was not healthy and that this deep seated desire to do more work is not a positive thing, at least not for me.

This resonates with me.

I would often try to outwork depression, anxiety, grief...basically any difficult emotion. Work was my coping mechanism and all external signals were positive about that--i.e., "he's a real go-getter." The pathology of all this became apparent after, well, becoming a parent.

Fast forward to now, I still sometimes struggle with those "alarm bells" but for the most part I can solidly state that I am not defined solely by my productivity. Contentment is an active practice, I suppose.

It's incredible how many companies exist solely to collect (and sell?) personal data. I was ignorant to just how wide spread bits of my data were until I fired up Optery. It was sorta shocking to see all the results.

For recording your work, I've built a simple language and some libraries around it: https://traindown.com. I am hoping to add some additional I/O utilities like "export to csv". I'd love any feedback you may have on it. Totally OSS now and forever.

I have an open source app that uses a language called Traindown to record exercises. It might be of interest for folks who prefer text or more "free form" recording of workouts: https://traindown.com/transponder/.

I completely agree. I never understood the argument of docs getting out of sync. If an organization prioritizes documentation then the comments are just as likely to stay in sync as the variables.

That was also my progression! The end of the road was the C++ AP test my junior year of high school. I believe we were the last year of the C++ test with Java being used after that.

TIL about <meter> and wow is it interesting. Here is the spec: https://www.w3.org/TR/html52/sec-forms.html#the-meter-elemen...

I wonder what else in the HTML5 spec I've missed...

Thanks for sharing this!

Thank you for sharing this!

We've also taught a similar one in "your body, your choice." I can confirm some folks look at us sideways when we agree with our kids choice to not hug or kiss.

If there is one thing I'd want my kids to know it is how to establish and confidently hold a boundary.

I love the idea of OARS and would like to help any way I can!

Not very practical but pretty damn cool. Thanks for the share!

I had not but now have plans to! Thanks for the info. TIL.

Here I thought I was alone in this opinion. I’ve often wished for a caffeine free version of Red Bull so I could drink more without jitters. It is fascinating how divisive that flavor is.

Great questions!

I will add a section with measuring tips. Thanks for the feedback!

For pupillary distance, you would want to get that measurement from your eye doctor for the best accuracy. It is something you may need to request that they do when getting your prescription. Some vendors provide instructions for measuring that I can use to fill out the new information I will add.

For some of the other measures, typically frames are marketed using the lens width, bridge width, and temple length so you may even be able to find your frames online and get those numbers without too much fuss.

Point definitely taken there needs to be more information for folks who don't have access to these numbers on how to get these numbers.

Hey folks! Happy Sunday.

I made Frames by Size after getting frustrated at how difficult it is to find new glasses based on the ones I currently wear.

The idea is simple--just take the frames you are currently wearing and enter the dimensions. You will see frames across multiple vendors that match your dimensions.

If you don't see anything you like, you can sign up for an email notification the moment the system finds a new match.

Anyhow, I would love any feedback you fine folks have.

Thanks!

Anecdotal for sure but our connection has been fairly consistent. We do experience the occasional 10 second disconnect every so often. SSH over Starlink has me reach for my DSL for those use cases. If you want specific numbers, I can pull whatever data.

Satisfied Starlink user here. It beats the pants off our DSL connection though there are still some hiccups. Outside DSL, all we had available were the high orbiting Hughes, etc. I’m stoked to see more folks have this as an option.

Yeah buddy! I love it because it allows for me to mark the "color" of a volume. As I build out the analytics tools I want to use, I want to have 1) what is my PR for this EXACT configuration 2) graph or otherwise detail volume with an axis for this "color".