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I always had this issue when working with Flash developers. A common mantra was "don't reimplement scrollbars unless you can implement all the features a scrollbar comes with." They always had to do more than five iterations and spent days on that scrollbar.
Yeah, I'm working on a hardware project and would like to know more about this.
It's all relative. Nobody expects a grown man post-voice change to speak with the pitch of a child.
I think it's called learning to speak.
One day you might be that person who requires medical assistance. Think about that for a bit, considering what you just said.
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I used Zip disks extensively for audio and graphics work. Almost all the drives I encountered died after a while.
It was a design issue.
It was compatible with the radio and crypto equipment aboard my coast guard ship!
Full network stack and a web server on a 1.44MB floppy!
Had a close call with a cyclist going the same direction as me. She veered over in my direction as I was overtaking and was rather startled to see me, as she was wearing Airpods.
Nice to hear back from you.
I'm sure modern PHP code does not prevent scalability, but old PHP code definitely does.
Also, and this is slightly beside the point, but last time I tried Nextcloud there were _usability_ "scalability" issues, such as being unable to upload large files in the web GUI due to classic PHP config issues such as client timeout and upload file size limits.
Failure to account for modern file size limits is a massive code base red flag.
Sure, it's a doddle to fix if you know basic PHP, but it's a sign that the developer doesn't understand the core requirements of the product they are developing.
And a sample size of one.
Nextcloud and Wordpress both suffer massively from technical debt.
Keep in mind Apple would never admit mistakes on Liquid Glass. But: Looks to me they're fixing some of the worst aspects. I'm on the fence.
The iOS 7 flat redesign was a UX disaster. But they got back up to speed in subsequent releases.
There IS something to be said for design resets with follow-up refits to accomodate for actual human beings. Most companies just add crap on top of crap.
Not saying what everything Apple does is perfect, even as a user/fanboy since '86.
What I most enjoyed about todays's annoucement that they're doing a Snow Leopard performance/bug reset, because that was expected and needed. And they started out with it, so they know their WWDC audience.
So: Both a technical and UX debt effort, with some privacy-focused AI on top.
I can't complain.
Interesting thought. Isn't it possible to design around this?
Surely this was considered when building the first modules.
AKA Salami Tactics, famously referred to in the UK sitcom "Yes, Prime Minister"
Isn't the whole five eyes argument moot because member states spy on citizens from the other countries and trade intel with each other?
Yeah, I've seen some fixes that gave me the wrong kind of goosebumps.
I like his history videos, though, for instance the ones that talk about graphics modes for a given computer.
Also, your bio says you don't shave. Sure you're not one of those bearded, middle-aged men?
Think about it the other way: It's an opportunity to talk about lookup tables, loop unrolling and tricks like that.
Also, now different people are pitching in with their own takes, so it turned into a bit of friendly competition.
Maybe it's because he's a bit of a gun nut on the side? He did some computer videos casually carrying a rifle of some kind slung over his shoulder.
I still enjoy his videos.
This should be the default behavior.
Microsoft deliberately chose not to because keeping your files in the cloud is a barrier to easy switching.
How to kill a business 101. The brand damage to business and owner is incalculable.
Reminds me to put Tautulli on Tailscale now. Just reviewed my port openings.
I agree. However, it's gotten so bad that people are calling out AI slop on things they just don't care for — or mistake human writing for AI — which paradoxically becomes its own red flag to ignore the comment, even if there are valid points within.
I just used the em dash twice, and have been doing so for 35 years. This is now supposedly a dead give-away for slop.
Call it slop when it's slop. When it's not total garbage, give it a rest.
I think the problem is that half the time the callouts are incorrect (edgelords trying to be clever) or irrelevant (non-native speakers using AI to translate or clarify).
I now use both. DynIP for public-facing services (yeah I still have a few), and Tailscale for what only I need to access. Drastically reduced my attack surface.
Luckily I don't have to deal with CGNAT.
I also write my own copy. (You're absolutely right!) But this trend on HN of calling out everything as AI slop is a bit tiring.
This can't be stated often enough. Society, diet, education and technology changes, but we've biologically had the same makeup for thousands of, if not more, years.
Just because they're dead doesn't mean they were idiots. This is the young person's folly.
Then again, this attitude may be a substantial cause of what we define as progress. Gray areas are hard to figure out.
I didn't even notice that bit.
What broke the show for me was some hot peroxide blonde doing what was really done by a slightly dumpy guy in an isolated office.
I just can't watch shows that fictionalize history from my field of work. My dad's a musician and he's the same with his field.
I'm fine with that. I read the history book or watch the documentary instead.
That is doable. Most of my work was regexp and repetitive stuff. And the typograhpy stuff is achievable with the current state of the art models. Not that I remember what I did, it was 30 years ago.