Dori Smith
@dori.com
No longer who I was and still trying to figure out who I will be. Open to suggestions on who and what to be next.
Hair color and pronouns subject to change without notice.
Tell me something you're passionate about.
Hair color and pronouns subject to change without notice.
Tell me something you're passionate about.
Early editions of our JS VQS book had a full chapter on debugging. Based on the questions I received, it became clear to me that no one ever read that chapter.
We only pulled it, though, when we were desperate for page count to add updated content.
We only pulled it, though, when we were desperate for page count to add updated content.
October 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Early editions of our JS VQS book had a full chapter on debugging. Based on the questions I received, it became clear to me that no one ever read that chapter.
We only pulled it, though, when we were desperate for page count to add updated content.
We only pulled it, though, when we were desperate for page count to add updated content.
Looking at the #AppleEvent feed: apparently I'm the only person who despises everything orange.
September 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Looking at the #AppleEvent feed: apparently I'm the only person who despises everything orange.
Same.
I always hear about amazing private chats after the fact.
I always hear about amazing private chats after the fact.
June 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Same.
I always hear about amazing private chats after the fact.
I always hear about amazing private chats after the fact.
I've always blamed Audrey Hepburn.
May 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I've always blamed Audrey Hepburn.
Apple laptops originally had the apple facing the user.
At one point they realized this meant that, from the point of view of everyone looking at the user, the lit-up apple was upside down. They then flipped it so it displays right-side-up to everyone else… which still confuses us long-time users.
At one point they realized this meant that, from the point of view of everyone looking at the user, the lit-up apple was upside down. They then flipped it so it displays right-side-up to everyone else… which still confuses us long-time users.
May 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Apple laptops originally had the apple facing the user.
At one point they realized this meant that, from the point of view of everyone looking at the user, the lit-up apple was upside down. They then flipped it so it displays right-side-up to everyone else… which still confuses us long-time users.
At one point they realized this meant that, from the point of view of everyone looking at the user, the lit-up apple was upside down. They then flipped it so it displays right-side-up to everyone else… which still confuses us long-time users.
In years past, I've judged each outfit on my "send to the guillotine/send to an art gallery" scale. So far, there are far fewer of the former than there have been in previous years.
May 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
In years past, I've judged each outfit on my "send to the guillotine/send to an art gallery" scale. So far, there are far fewer of the former than there have been in previous years.
It's a good thing I'm not following my usual Met Gala drinking rules. "Chug everytime you see a masc-presenting guest dress on-theme" would have me trashed already, and we're only 30 minutes in.
May 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It's a good thing I'm not following my usual Met Gala drinking rules. "Chug everytime you see a masc-presenting guest dress on-theme" would have me trashed already, and we're only 30 minutes in.