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whompyjaw··on The West forgot how to make things, now it’s forgetting how to code
Ya this has been my sentiment. If i need to one-off a quick script that does some processing on data, it’s nice to offload that so i can focus on pieces of my code that are more important and interesting to me. The context switching cost is still there tho…
whompyjaw··on Rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive
What is a "punter"?
whompyjaw··on Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun
Ya i thought this as well… seems like a bad idea. I get that most ppl keep their phone number. Maybe better to let ppl just use their number than everyone creating an account? Idk..

But now i think of it… how does Visa and MC do it? Cuz i dont have a username or phone nber with them (i know they have my number). But i havent switched my number, so maybe if i did, i would have an issue?

whompyjaw··on Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux
Keep these posts coming! More the merrier! :))
whompyjaw··on Guix for Development
Im with you. As an emacsen, i feel it’s natural for me to use Guix, but nix is so so much more popular… :/
whompyjaw··on A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch
Uhhh… are you me? No other comment has hit more home. Nice. Mayne there’s something about these physical practices helping mental abilities.
whompyjaw··on The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe
It makes me really happy when companies continue to fuck up and enshitify their software because it adds more ppl to the Linux/FOSS evosystem. I have a MBP and I love it dearly (the hardware, macOS is fine), but Apple has been disappointing me with each software update on macOS and iOS. The quality of their software is degrading so badly. I know Asahi linux is around, but Im at the point ill just go full Framework and make my ecosystem Linux based (with GrapheneOS on my nee pixel). Just so tired of companies doing such a bad job with billions and billions of dollars. It’s truly unbelievable.
whompyjaw··on I'm a laptop weirdo and that's why I like my new Framework 13
I have been thinking this same thing… Goodluck! I would like my own onprem AI tho. And home assistant devices
whompyjaw··on Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban
Maybe. Do you forget that people use to not have phones or social media and they still had independent thought? Just because kids aren’t introduced to videos and comments about politics at a young age, doesn’t mean they’re going to be brainwashed by the ruling government. Societies operated just the same before social media.

Edit: Dont get me wrong, there could be ulterior motives, but kids will have other ways to educate themselves on the happenings of the world beside social media

whompyjaw··on Apple needs a Snow Sequoia
What was the major feature? The complete uselessness of “AI” on macOS? I updated and enabled all the AI features and I would ask Siri from my M1 and it failed every time. Would just continuously try with its annoying ping sound and never work. Blew my mind that they let this out.
whompyjaw··on fd: A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'
It absolutely does not matter what language this tool is written in. That goes for any tool. If it’s better, use it. In this case, fd is far superior to “find” in almost every way. Sane defaults, wayyy faster, easy options (just use cht.sh if you can’t remember) To me, there is no reason to ever use “find”. If I’m on a new system, I just install fd and carry on.
whompyjaw··on Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras
What is PE?
whompyjaw··on Show HN: Multi-monitor KVM using just a USB switch
Replying to follow (idk if there is a way to follow a thread). I have an Apple Display and would need 1.4 DP
whompyjaw··on Show HN: Multi-monitor KVM using just a USB switch
How is the latency with these devices? I produce music as a hobby and have many connections to deal with and as low latency as possible is ideal. I am looking for something I can switch between 3 different devices basically. Work laptop, MacBook Pro, and custom Linux PC. The 2 latter ones I produce on. Would this device work for that?
whompyjaw··on An app can be a home-cooked meal (2020)
Curious, how deep does the DIY go? I am curious what tools you currently leverage to support your tool? For example, instead of using ripgrep, did you create your own easy-grep program? Or anything in that similar vein? Just curious of anything you’d like to share :)
whompyjaw··on Stop the same song from autoplaying every time you plug your phone into a car
It happens to me every time I plug in my iPhone 14 Pro into my 2014 Toyota Corolla. (Doesn’t haven’t Apple CarPlay by default). So as others have said it’s likely because the car. If I were to replace my stereo unit with one that supports CarPlay I hopefully and probably won’t have this issue anymore… thank god. I always thought it was Apple Music. Well, it partly is I think. I never had this issue with Spotify, rather, well Spotify would always start off where I left it. Apple Music almost always plays the first song in my library. It seems if I leave the app open on my phone, it will continue where I left off sometimes…
whompyjaw··on Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music
I would love this same exact thing. I have not found any source that doesn't have vocals. I produce on the side as a hobby and one of my goal albums is to create something like this. 1-2hrs of a mix style album that is upbeat with no vocals.

The only thing that comes close are finding specific artist's that don't use vocals much in their mixes. Cercle has a lot of great mixes that come close. Sebastian Leger's mix might be one of those. But some parts of the mix are a little distracting.

whompyjaw··on Cannabis use disorder and subsequent risk of depression and bipolar disorder
i appreciate you sharing this. ofc, it's only one anecdotal piece of evidence, but i have been a bit torn about my use of cannabis at times. i sometimes feel it maybe helps, but i wonder if that's just the short term side effects that seem to calm me, and the long term effects (even if only using once a month) make my emotions more unstable...
whompyjaw··on Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates
im extremely biased, since its my daily driver for everything, but i think Linux is the better way to go. maybe a little awkward at first if you're fully embedded in the Google eco, but can still use most google products via browser, anyway.
whompyjaw··on Add an AI Code Copilot to your product using GPT-4
Wow. Ya this is great. Any dotfiles to skim through? I am a Doom Emacser myself, slowly learning the elisp flow to make my own config, and this seems like something I could chew on. :)
whompyjaw··on Comcast, CenturyLink fail to derail Utah community-owned gigabit fiber network
Commenting because I am also curious in this.
whompyjaw··on Feynman's Messenger Lectures (1964)
I assume your kids are somewhat young, and probably not going to be an ideal audience, but are you able to watch it with them? I know Feynman is known for his traceability, so maybe your kids will be entranced :)
whompyjaw··on LazyVim
Ya pretty sure using copilot only applies to personal projects. To my knowledge, you can’t use LLM’s while coding at work due to CCI.

However, there are plugins to use LLM’s while coding with Neovim and Emacs, so, you can still use these editors for that if you want.

whompyjaw··on Microsoft is bringing GPT-4 to US Government agencies
Do you know this for certain? As in, have you done the analysis to prove this? Collected all the IQ and other aptitude tests of these people to conclude this for certain?

Some of them could be in the beginning part of their government career attending school. Did you run a survey to ask these people what they do with their lives?