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i'm a software developer. primarily for macOS. primarily in Obj-C. primarily working on https://yourhead.com/stacks

but it hasn't always been that way. i used to write other software, in other languages. and before that i designed microchips.
hey folks at @gitlab :

this is what my profile looks like.
- domain: looks good
- mastodon: great
- bluesky: WTAF!?

can i make this look better? or can you?

also, finding the correct magic format for these fields is not at all discoverable. getting the mastodon one right was very difficult.
April 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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So many great lines in this piece by Derek Thompson at The Atlantic:

"By the numbers, the tariffs are less an expression of economic theory and more a Dadaist art piece about the meaninglessness of expertise."
April 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
There's a huge spectrum of opinions about AI for software:

- it's awesome and boosts my performance

- it's OK, i use it a bit

- it's crappy, distracting, and slows me down

- it's a bubble about to pop

- it's copyright theft and unethical to use

- it's killing the planet and immoral to use
March 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Well, they lied. Obviously.
March 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
current status: imbibe coding
March 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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March 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."

—FDR, 1937
March 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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There is absolutely no world in which this is a "setting"

What ontological universe is Apple living in? If only we had some existing design pattern like "notifications" or "banners" to show users what's new??
March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Me and the regular group who like my posts
March 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Post your favorite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.
March 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
🧵 - debugging a strange deadlock.

last week i spent about 2 full workdays worth of hours looking into a strange case in a particular user's file.

the project had one page that killed the app instantly. not an especially complex or strange page, but it always triggered a deadlock.

🧵 1 of 6
March 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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My review schedule this summer
March 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
time for a late sunday lunch, john coltrane, and my once per week of listening to NPR.

two of those things are going to be really enjoyable.

i used to listen to the news daily. now once a week feels like too much.
March 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
anyone else seeing a ton of new bots on Bluesky everyday now?
March 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
it has been 0️⃣ days since autocorrect decided that "and" was incorrect and corrected it to "snd" silently and without a red underline.

i've now nuked the autocorrect library twice. i think it's probably easier to let iOS win this one.

"snd" is now preferred spelling if "and".
March 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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I’ve decided that Ariana Grande looks like Shelley Duvall and should therefore revive Faerie Tale Theater and play Olive Oyl in a remake of Popeye.
March 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
Congressman Al Green on X: "Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl" / X
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl
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March 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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I love the idea of embedding languages inside other languages.

Why? To help with programmer productivity. A lot of folks love to use a more scripting like language for business logic, or in this case, game logic. Why not give it to them? It'll make their job easier for them.
March 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
@zachmack.bsky.social hey i just wanted to say thanks for the show.

any more advice? my own dad has been sliding deeper into his own reality since covid.

i’m going to call my dad tomorrow.
March 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
long cat is long
March 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
In Trump's New Russia the doom scrolls you!
March 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
my peach tree is bursting with a million tiny pink flowers a even smaller tiny green leaves.

in spite of everything spring is almost coming.
March 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Kinda wish I had one of those severed jobs today
February 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM