So, I got this email from my friend, Reid Hoffman. I’d stick some scare quotes inthere, but you know, he sends me stuff, he’s on my Christmas card list, and I reallydo think he’s a decent human being. Even if he’s so amazingly busy that he doesn’tactually have time for things that aren’t on hisContinue reading “OMG, Reid, Stop It”
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New ScoreEdit released!
I’ve just released ScoreEdit version 1.2. It includes a lot of work to make drawing multi-voice scores actually work and look good, so I’m quite pleased with it. It’s actually useful for editing ABC files (at least, I’m finding it useful) so if that’s the sort of thing you want to do, then I encourage youContinue reading “New ScoreEdit released!”
Open Source, For Great Autonomy
I’ve made it so I can easily keep track of all the batteries that need replacing in our networked compound.
Xcode project framework: Tuist
I saw a couple of tools (mise, tuist) in use at NSScreencast and thought I’d try them out. They seem kinda useful, but it’s possible (likely) that I’m just not using them to their full potential, since they solve some problems that I sometimes have, and introduce new friction that I usually don’t have.
Infrastructure Project: Gate Opener Battery Case
We put an electric gate opener on the gate on our driveway. There’s been a lot of tweaking and configuring, but it basically works. The solar panels, though, are insufficient to recharge the batteries after a day of contractors coming and going — this is one of the drawbacks of living in the redwood forest;Continue reading “Infrastructure Project: Gate Opener Battery Case”
Language Skills Get No Respect
Top level thought: the reason so many people are aware of the horribleness of Discord is that developers hate writing text intended for human consumption. Okay, this is kind of a long chain, so strap in and follow along.
App Design Project: Inbox Assistant
The other day, Miguel de Icaza announced a pair of Swift packages to do email stuff. This, of course, makes me happy. I love email. Email is one of the greatest technologies in existence for the sometimes online computer: it gracefully handles periodic disconnections, so it’s my go-to for thinking about how to deal withContinue reading “App Design Project: Inbox Assistant”
Feature: Editing Preview
…or, WYGIWYG Context: in the Olden Days, I used a word processing application to write papers for school. The computer I used didn’t have pixel-level display, so rather than rendering the document as it would appear on my printer, I just got to edit the text along with the embedded control codes to turn onContinue reading “Feature: Editing Preview”
Local or Cloud? I Dunno.
This is more of a whinge than anything constructive. For all three readers who follow this blog, feel free to skip this entry unless you’re dying to find out why I haven’t made any progress on my current coding project.
My New AI Overlord
Okay, so the love of my life got me a swell AI assistant because I am not great at writing down all the things I need to do, nor am I at all good at remembering them, let alone doing them. And it’s helpful, it really is. But even so, the tech is…well, I’m goingContinue reading “My New AI Overlord”