2023-07-03 : Random Geekery

Activity Log

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 09:05

In case you were wondering how Elon’s TweetDeck is doing.

timeline column has content, notifications and five other columns are empty with “loading” notice

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 09:06

@WuMargaret Thank you!

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 11:37

Went ahead and grabbed the #ApolloApp goodbye wallpaper set

beach scene with Apollo mascot robot looking at the sunset from a hammock held between palm trees

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 11:38

@kusuriya well I am crying a little bit but allergies have been fierce this year so cause is uncertain.

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 13:54

Finally got around to importing #RSS subscriptions from Feedly, which I’ve been ignoring for a few months, to NetNewsWire.

Those unread counts may not be 100% correct, but close enough for our purposes.

NetNewsWire showing 1,636 unread posts. The XKCD comic from 2023-07-02 is currently displayed.

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 13:55

https://hackers.town/users/IamMrsGeek/statuses/110652145416663027

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 14:41

@tedder yep the basic email inbox layout. Which I kinda welcome, after several years of Feedly trying to be helpful.

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 14:44

@tedder @IamMrsGeek It was good and I was ready for a bit of a tear-jerker, because Tom Hanks shows up in those. But dang I was not prepared for the total impact.

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 19:13

https://hackers.town/users/lmorchard/statuses/110653361515010339

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 19:16

Welcome to the #Fediverse. We track the following information about you for an optimized experience:

🎃 Jack💩 Shit

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 19:25

@kusuriya talk to Eugen, I just share the facts.

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 20:37

@WuMargaret It’s such a happy poop!

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 21:36

#HelpfulHint for package documentation: it may be an inadvisable practice but people will copy and paste your CLI instructions. Why not make that easier by leaving out $PS1?

Instead of

maybe

It took me a while to come around to this one myself, but it does clarify the instructions.

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 21:48

@genehack Thing is, if the prompt is there and folks are unfamiliar with it, they often think it’s something they need to type.

Which got me thinking about what I’m trying to communicate.

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 22:03

it took longer than expected, but pre-4th fireworks are now in effect around the neighborhood

the house animals are not happy and TBH the house people are not too thrilled either

hackers.town: 2023-07-03 Mon 22:10

@Wrewdison eloquently stated