eviks

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841.
by eviks 11mo ago
Of course they don't, but since there is no magical way to make incompatible desires/workflow compatible, configuration is the only way out
842.
by eviks 11mo ago
Indeed, people aren't paid to do the good things, only the easy ones
843.
by eviks 11mo ago
The famously ironic case of honesty in a study about honesty https://retractionwatch.com/2021/09/14/highly-criticized-pap...
844.
by eviks 11mo ago
Maybe they set everything up before png was popular and never changed the workflow since then (or didn't care about the website to adjust anything)? After all, the PNG is only about 2 years younger than the font
845.
by eviks 11mo ago
and BMP in this context is not BitMap, but Unicode Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP) of the first 65,536 code points of the Unicode
846.
by eviks 11mo ago
"and yet didn't bother to swim to the nearest Apple store"
847.
by eviks 11mo ago
Except they're not keeping the font clean, just less legible
848.
by eviks 11mo ago
Indeed, and you'd think that over many decades of font design some basic fails like this would not happen as they'd be against the fundamental rules "that every single font designer knows by heart"
849.
by eviks 11mo ago
Why would showing real button sizes make casual typing less forgiving?
850.
by eviks 11mo ago
> There is no way for your keyboard to know you're in "hunt and peck" accuracy mode But there is a way for your keyboard to simply show the real size/position of buttons so that in hunt and peck mode you'll be co
851.
by eviks 11mo ago
> That should be corrected if anyone invents a time machine. :P Why can't this be dealt with with CSS versioning/features where you can opt into your current-color and a lot of more substantive style behavior while leaving curr
852.
by eviks 11mo ago
> Remember having to put a 1px image in a table cell to avoid it disappearing Isn't this a trivial problem to solve that doesn't require introducing any new layout mechanisms?
853.
by eviks 11mo ago
Most people face most of these issues every day and suffer from them. Some do that silently, some don't even realize there is a better way, some even go so far as to project their ignorance onto everyone and dismiss improvements as a w
854.
by eviks 11mo ago
> But when I offer to teach somebody to surf, sharks are still one of the most common objections (it's probably second to "I can't swim"). It could also be just a good common excuse (and also a cover for the sometimes
855.
by eviks 11mo ago
> I do not Ok, how does that address my initial question (which was not about you) then? Not everyone's setup is so primitive as to only be centered around two apps Though in this case I don't get what is so terrible about app
856.
by eviks 11mo ago
> why do you have 10 windows for an app open? For example, because the app restores its state and you have a few "projects" within the app. > I'd rather see things grouped by project Ok, and what if that project is enca
857.
by eviks 11mo ago
Ok, but presumably macos isn't made just for you, so your comment was also not just about yourself???
858.
by eviks 11mo ago
No, not too, but instead. What's your argument for doing dumb harmful stuff instead of dumb harmless stuff?
859.
by eviks 11mo ago
Interesting, was she unable to pass the test just didn't even risk it, thinking the algo is good and can reliably detect reality?
860.
by eviks 11mo ago
If you just want to try something that doesn't work, why not legislate touching grass every morning without all the downsides of a dumb blanket ban?
861.
by eviks 11mo ago
But you're not spiting anyone, they don't even know about this, just wasting your time compiling a list of a thousand websites
862.
by eviks 11mo ago
> The "Where's Waldo" Problem What's your solution to finding one of 10 widows within an app?
863.
by eviks 11mo ago
The following two ways should cover everything: 1) (can be visual) you can setup cmd-tab to move between apps and alt-tab to move between one windows within an app (for example with alt-tab app) 2) (non-visual) with your window management p
864.
by eviks 11mo ago
And since they don't have tasteful defaults, what's your nonyakshaving way out?
865.
by eviks 11mo ago
You could use real vim in there with ghosttext, but it's not a native integration, you'd have a separate editor window Another upside is (if your editor is properly setup to not lose data) that a page crash will never lose your pr
866.
by eviks 11mo ago
Strange, checked the latest version of a counter app, same slow startup ~2sec as before and ~70M ram vs a native simple window app that takes 0.2s and 1M.
867.
by eviks 11mo ago
but trivial for all the similar changes before that while the laptops were still flying out
868.
by eviks 11mo ago
Easy customisation / sharing is the gate to heavens out of that hell, but the lid on the designer' pot is too thick so the don't even notice
869.
by eviks 11mo ago
How can you remember the underlined "i" when it's so tiny and also positioned in random places? These should be in their own column just like a checkmark or an icon (but yes, no single key navigation is way worse than bad ico
870.
by eviks 11mo ago
That would indeed be the myth. The reality is what you see on the screen

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