mijkal

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by mijkal 5y ago
There's a utility app on macOS that I've used for years called Shush < https://mizage.com/shush/ > that provides a global mic toggle (double tap to invert toggle to speak/mute). Very nice because i
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by mijkal 5y ago
Long before the pandemic, I enjoyed playing Plague (mobile app game). It's surprising accurate with its headlines — and was quite unnerving to live it irl. And it's educational in the sense that the player must get just the right
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by mijkal 6y ago
Not a physical device, but I've been using Shush app on macOS for years. I have a global menu icon to enable/disable the mic, and map it to the fn key (can quickly toggle tap-to-speak or tap-to-mute with a double-tap). https:&#x2
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by mijkal 6y ago
I've always thought if/when new states are added, the future US flag could pay homage to the original by forming the stars in a circular pattern. Eg: https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/2015/01/flag-wee
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by mijkal 6y ago
'Democracy' and 'republic' are not mutually exclusive concepts. The US has a democratic|representative|constitutional|federal republic. It's quite disturbing to see an uptick in this claim in the recent years, as if
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by mijkal 6y ago
I am so sorry this happened to you. :,( I hope Tim Cook sees this and takes swift action to make things right with you, hold others accountable, and ensure processes are changed to prevent this from ever recurring.
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by mijkal 6y ago
If you call CL, you should be able to change the plan to $65/mo (one is pre-paid vs post?). I did that last year and saved $20/mo for exact same service. :-) (1 Gpbs up/down)
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by mijkal 6y ago
I had CL 1Gbps fiber in Fremont/Ballard area for a couple years, and was able to transfer service to (very) North Seattle near Bitter Lake. Though my friend in Central District still cannot get fiber (stuck on slow DSL). Maybe I just g
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by mijkal 6y ago
Reminds me of the prestige low-digit Slashdot user IDs (used to?) hold. (I'm /. 309880!) ;-)
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by mijkal 6y ago
Wikipedia has a nice map showing the coverage of various grids in N. America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_power_transmiss...
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by mijkal 6y ago
This assertion is counter to the core principles of the nation's founding — that one's rights are innate, and the constitution simply places limits on the government regarding what can be regulated and to what extent. That means w
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by mijkal 6y ago
It's an artificial deficit that Congress created. The postal service is one of the few gov't agencies explicitly created in the Constitution; it's vital to national cohesion and commerce (especially rural areas).
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by mijkal 6y ago
I found this site to be a great primer on MMT. https://modernmoneybasics.com
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by mijkal 6y ago
I've become more persuaded by Modern Monetary Theory (which is more descriptive than prescriptive). In short, a sovereign currency issuer is not like a household, business, or gov't entity lacking this ability; it need not offset
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by mijkal 6y ago
TWIF (The World Is Fun): https://www.theworldisfun.org
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by mijkal 7y ago
Dodecahedron :-)
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by mijkal 7y ago
Bitty! Lol :-) (Ref: 'Little Britain') https://youtu.be/FmD2Y6WxpIw?t=61
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by mijkal 7y ago
I've used the omnipresent Spotlight as my primary means of navigating macOS for years, greatly reducing my time in Finder. (Same on iOS / iPadOS and SpringBoard.)
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by mijkal 7y ago
Free speech, in the US context, usually relates to the 1st Amendment, which precludes _govt_ censorship. You can yell 'fire' in a crowded theater; if there is indeed a fire, it's fine — you're trying to help alert people
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by mijkal 7y ago
Sad to see Atom take such a sharp decline. I've finally accepted the writing on the wall and began migrating to VS Code last week. Thanks for all the memories, Atom! <3
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by mijkal 7y ago
My side project is React + Firebase (Node functions + NoSQL database + websockets) — love it!
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by mijkal 7y ago
FileVault is encryption at the disk level; you unlock at startup. Unless you have other encryption methods for files or directories, once you're logged in, they are unencrypted as far as Google Drive or any other app sees it.
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by mijkal 8y ago
Exactly! US-style capitalism is at least as bad as the system described in the article. People living to work rather than working to live. :-/