I asked about mirroring and caching dependencies, over on the Swift forums, and I got an answer that I think might be helpful. It turns out that not too long ago, swift package manager added support for mirroring dependencies. It does this on a per-project basis, rather than being a global setting, which I canContinue reading “Offline Swift – A Hint”
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Maybe…Don’t?
Today’s newspapers offer a feast of anxiety. A quick overview: Russia/Ukraine war – many, many countries are proposing to stop purchasing petroleum exports from Russia. The US is proposing to start buying oil from Venezuela to replace the Russian oil they’d been buying, to try to avoid an energy price shock. The bits of tiresContinue reading “Maybe…Don’t?”
Characteristic: Overkill
So, we’re refugees. Also, I’ve been thinking about store-and-forward, intermittently-connected networks for a good long while. Looking at where life is going and how we plan to navigate it, I’m only going to be more intermittently-connected, with longer periods of isolation, not less/shorter. So, I want to start solving problems now, before I’m cut offContinue reading “Characteristic: Overkill”
So, It’s A List
Get a new storage unit Dispose of old CPAP backup batteries and cleaners Obtain filters for new CPAPs Schedule flooring replacement for new dwelling Put like 80% of what’s in the current rental into storage Continue living like a refugee Scream into the void
Really? You Have Opinions?
“I see that you are wearing a garment decorated with shapes that are obviously linked to a widely-appreciated cultural artifact. I assume, therefore, that you would like to have a conversation about that with me, a stranger on the street, rather than go about your business in the shops, one of which I just witnessedContinue reading “Really? You Have Opinions?”
Speed Is Relative
When Apple announced their custom CPU machines, part of the hype was how fast they are. I saw a bit of buzz like, “Oh man, my compile times are so amazingly fast,” from people who went ahead and got the Mac Mini with the M1 chip. I waited for the 16″ MacBook Pro, and IContinue reading “Speed Is Relative”
Software Release!
I’m pleased to announce the release of an updated version of Stumpy. Mostly, the differences from the previous version will be invisible; the one user-facing difference being that, since I’m only supporting macOS 12+, I can wrap the list of servers in a ScrollView, so you don’t have to resize the window if you’re runningContinue reading “Software Release!”
Type Safety
If you don’t care about programming languages, feel free to skip this entry.
Vacation Nerdsnipe
We bought into Disney Vacation Club some years ago, because having a timeshare would mean we’d have this incentive to take vacations. We are bad at taking vacations. There’s always stuff to be doing, after all. But if you don’t use your timeshare, that’s effectively money you just gave away to be burned. So…take aContinue reading “Vacation Nerdsnipe”
Tabloids, All The Way Down
So, in “The Avengers,” there’s a scene where Tony Stark and Pepper Potts are having 12% of a moment when they’re interrupted by Agent Phil Coulson. Pepper addresses him as, “Phil,” and Tony says, “…His first name is ‘Agent’.” This is funny because that’s not his name, and it points out how narcissistic Tony is,Continue reading “Tabloids, All The Way Down”