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by alin23 4y ago
Looks like displayplacer uses the standard `CGDisplayCreateUUIDFromDisplayID` which the system also uses internally: https://github.com/jakehilborn/displayplacer/blob/master/dis... This should be prone t
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by alin23 4y ago
It sounds very likely that this might be electromagnetic interference. The good part is that it’s easy to troubleshoot, just move the generator (or the monitor, whichever is lighter) far away, like in another room or outside. You can also t
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by alin23 4y ago
Yes, looks like the same thing but applied to USB peripherals instead of DDC-capable ones. I guess changing the serial number and recompiling the firmware for every device is too hard or too slow for some reason.
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by alin23 4y ago
Thank you! It is indeed a very frustrating kind of work. But still, a lot less frustrating than waking up at 6 AM for a Zoom call with an overseas company I’d be working. I prefer angry users of my own app over demanding (and often not know
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by alin23 4y ago
Oh.. that sounds so familiar it almost triggers PTSD-like symptoms inside me. I guess these vocal and demanding people are everywhere, no matter how easy and intuitive the software is. I just had someone ask for a new feature and a disc
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by alin23 4y ago
Yes, man-in-the-middle for EDID was one of the solutions I thought about. But that can be a security issue [0] and I didn't want to endorse something I don't trust fully. [0] https://git.cuvoodoo.info/kingkevin&#x2
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by alin23 4y ago
Well that's a really odd bug :) I'll keep it in my notes for when the next user complains about Lunar making his monitor lag and stutter
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by alin23 4y ago
It's a free form blog post, not a tutorial.
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by alin23 4y ago
Author here. My intuition says that's probably a faulty backlight panel. Not sure if you know that, but the liquid crystal that creates the image and colors is very dark by itself, so behind the crystal panel there's another panel
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by alin23 4y ago
I'm also moving towards software that is less dependent on hardware especially because of the headaches that Lunar brought me over the years. You're probably in a much better spot, SaaS is still the best way to make money as a dev
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by alin23 4y ago
That's also how Lunar started actually :) I got my first Mac + monitor setup in an apartment with the desk on a closed balcony. It was driving me crazy to press the fiddly LG joystick to get to the brightness menu all day long, so I ca
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by alin23 4y ago
Thanks, glad you like the styling ^_^ And yes, it's very likely that most of your problems went away because you're using the Pro Display, as it has a much faster CPU than most monitor controllers on the market. Apple displays als
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by alin23 4y ago
Thank you for the kind message! Happy to hear you find it so useful :)
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by alin23 4y ago
Yes, that's a good hint. Most monitor power bricks have very large capacitors, especially when they also charge the laptop through the Thunderbolt connection. That's also the point of the LEDs you see on power bricks. After unplug
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by alin23 4y ago
Author here, it happens right now with my 5 year old LG 27UD88. When the bottom part of the monitor renders something darker (say a Sublime Text window), it also displays a ghost image of a lighter previous image (like the browser window wi
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Weird monitor bugs people sent me in the last 5 years(notes.alinpanaitiu.com)
524 points by alin23 4y ago|227 comments
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by alin23 4y ago
(author here) the data is always cached so even with no internet, you can still access the newest data, filter it, see it on a map etc. But really, the biggest reason why I wanted this to be an app is because I like how native apps feel as
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by alin23 4y ago
Yep, the social network function is also my next go-to for getting this app accepted. Glad to hear it at least worked for someone, gives me hope. I'm thinking of adding an IRC client so that people that go to the same festival can talk
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by alin23 4y ago
(author here) Man that camera app sounds so good! I love gesture based apps, and I'm tired of going looking for buttons on the most used functions of a device.. The biggest problem I try to convey is that you have no way of knowing you
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App Store doesn't accept “too simple” apps(notes.alinpanaitiu.com)
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by alin23 4y ago
You can get names, folder, and ordered by date added in a nice JSON format: sqlite3 -json /tmp/places.sqlite '\ SELECT p.url, b.title, (SELECT f.title FROM moz_bookmarks f WHERE fk IS NULL AND f.id=b.parent) AS
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by alin23 4y ago
I actually had to do this yesterday for a small fuzzy search through bookmarks thing I’m building for myself. It was something like: SELECT url FROM moz_places WHERE id IN (SELECT fk FROM moz_bookmarks) You can find more info on th
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by alin23 4y ago
Indeed, power users are not really what Apple optimizes for. They try to dumb everything down, and it helps them in their ultimate goal: get more market share. You've actually stumbled upon the least configurable components of macOS: t
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by alin23 4y ago
For the Command Tab issue, I created rcmd to fix it: https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd It became really annoying to press tab 5 times just to get to the app I need. If you’re interested in technical writings, I recently wrote ab
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by alin23 4y ago
Nice idea! That might come in handy for desktops. Note that if anyone wants to do the same thing on macOS or Linux: 1. macOS: Using the Lunar CLI ( https://lunar.fyi/#cli ) you can run lunar displays external power off
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by alin23 4y ago
The journey to controlling external monitors on M1 Macs : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28011861 Made about $1000 in sales just in those few days after the article has been on the front page of HN [0] I was amazed t
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A window switcher on the Mac App Store? Is it even possible?(alinpanaitiu.com)
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by alin23 4y ago
> What are things people and businesses pay for? I think this is missing the "to fix annoyances, remove frustrations, save time" bullet point. That's basically all my own one-person business does ( https:/&#x2
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by alin23 4y ago
Looks like some users of Lunar ( https://lunar.fyi ) are already using this monitor: https://files.alinpanaitiu.com/6a7515174ddd729a3df47063ee760... Some notable data points: - supports DDC brightness contro
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Shortery – Shortcut Automation for Your Mac(lgerckens.de)
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