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Douglas Adams was a big proponent of baths to help his writing

Apple even used the 1/4” jack for the Lisa keyboard https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/physica...

Back in school we were told essays had to be submitted (as paper printouts, this was early 2000s of course) in Times. The rebel that I am, I submitted them set in Baskerville as I loved how much better it looked.

The last thing I need is a fridge with a Genuine People Personality

UI-wise then I wonder if it would work better to have a "+" button inside each column, clicking that then gives a popover of available components right where you’re adding them.

Lumino City the puzzle game took this approach too, although their simpler detail perhaps makes it easier to appreciate the physical work that went into it. The “making of” app they released is worth it for anyone into making/crafting.

50/50 - I’ve been surprised about the number of Reddit threads that have been more useful than other results. Even if it’s been a discussion that doesn’t give me a solution but helps me shape what I’m trying the find.

Although it would be nice if unanswered posts didn’t rank so highly.

I hadn't heard this connection to Tom Kamifuji before, but knew of it being Regis McKenna's work. Here's an example of that exact rainbow I found after a quick search: https://www.flickr.com/photos/30559980@N07/37428150582

The other end of the spectrum: I’m seeing graduates with great knowledge of frameworks, but no understanding of the fundamentals that these are built on. It’s all fine until they’re trying to debug a problem and don’t know where to turn. glares at Tailwind

Ah you’re right yes, hard to believe now that was the early spec

Yes, the MacBook Air was much more about being able to completely remove the DVD drive, SSD storage able to replace a traditional hard disk, and the battery formed of space efficient flat cells rather than a series of cylinders.

Have a look at Plasticity, it seems to be a bit under the radar currently but I think it’s going to grow well

There's a related tale to this in Andy Hertzfeld's Macintosh Folklore book when demoing to Microsoft Bill Gates assumed it required specific hardware to draw the cursor (bonus outburst from Steve too)

https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&stor...

The only thing I am happy about Autodesk is that they do at least attempt maintaining a Mac version. Wish this was more common on other CAD developers.

I repeatedly see features being placed into a "phase 2" that appears approx 90% into a project as the deadline looms.

Half of those features eventually get implemented, the rest it’s realised are not needed at all.

I need to recommend Sunburst and Luminary as an excellent memoir of the work to write and test the software for the Apollo missions.

http://sunburstandluminary.com/SLhome.html

Same, but I enjoy when someone else has done the software part for me :)

"Thanks for all the fish"

SC4 also has an impressive modding community still adding new features.

That works for the folder icon, but not the icon in the Finder sidebar

For a few years now I've been using a ~/Uploads directory, as in the opposite of ~/Downloads

Uploads is where I put any temporary files that I've just made, e.g. an attachment I need to email, or upload into an online service of some kind. Previously my desktop became littered with these files which I absolutely hated.

I just wish I could set the sidebar icon to an upwards arrow.

The footer credits "Dashcode", which I had completely forgotten about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashcode

Ok so this literally happens to me! There’s a desk behind my back. When the guy there stands up, roughly 10% of the time my Dell monitor will go blank and reset.

I'd be interested to know what products you're seeing those on? UK market at least all recent MacBooks, iPads and iPhones I've opened have used paper-based trays instead of the old plastic. Even the screen protector has been a thin paper layer.

Even the cables in the box have a paper rings to hold them in shape, and everything has tabs to allow for easily removing from the boxes.

The exterior brown shipping boxes also have clever mechanisms which "raise" the retail box gently out when opening the flaps.

The Apple Watch is the only one of those products post Steve Jobs. Since then they have specifically removed that prefix from the OS too, e.g. iPhoto > Photos

For me it was weird not hearing that very specific sort of grinding noise of old hard drives while watching the boot screen :)

It scores better know, but previously if you even ran Google's own pages about Lighthouse through Lighthouse itself it would score terribly. I don't know if that ever helped my feelings towards the tool or made it worse.

I second your recommendation for The Book book, it’s a beautifully produced hardback, extremely well written and researched.

Tom Scott covered this in a good video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA5UiLYWdbM

You are probably in a position to retire earlier than age 86!

Woohoo!