mtwittman

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by mtwittman 5y ago
The single most problem-reducing maneuver I've tried with home network printers is getting the printer off plain DHCP and make it consistent (set a static IP manually [outside your DHCP range] or by DHCP reservation). After sorting thi
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by mtwittman 5y ago
First, congratulations, hamaluik. This especially made me smile because I went through a similar experience - in the early 2000s, inspired by kids’ births I had the itch to evolve the manual process of a 'game' with our extended f
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by mtwittman 5y ago
This is important to be aware of, but there is some nuance. According to this BB blog post[0] certain functions are unavailable ("making a new purchase, installing new trials, signing in to your account, creating new accounts, enabling
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by mtwittman 5y ago
This article is not an exclusive (but some on medium are), so here's the canonical non-paywalled version: https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/08/unfollow-everything/#shut... Cory seems to be up front ab
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by mtwittman 5y ago
Consider a different approach to mitigate automated URL fetching interference (this can apply to both email ownership verifications and password resets). Make the emailed verification/reset link (GET request) idempotent (1 and >1 re
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by mtwittman 5y ago
At the moment anyway, that XML link won't render per an XML parsing error. For anyone who wants a quick look at what these XML docs look like here's one for UUID6 [0]. [0] https://github.com/uuid6/uuid6-ietf-d
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by mtwittman 5y ago
I use the expiration date in KeepassXC and here's my thought on it in particular: I want the KP date-time field to err on the side of simplicity (implementation and interface). Seems to me best practice of renewing accounts is to alway
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by mtwittman 5y ago
The research and engineering of new mobility aids is fine, but the inventor/CEO's quote, "Ten years from now, there will be no, or far fewer, wheelchairs" belies an attitude strongly criticized by many in the disability
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by mtwittman 5y ago
The handle/touchpoint is not full user journey, let's pull back and explore the approach, the threshold navigation, the bio-mechanical motion & timing — the bigger picture: "How to open a door - Finnish instructional vide
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by mtwittman 5y ago
Also good[0]. 0: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/interrobang/
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by mtwittman 5y ago
Earlier this month I got tired fumbling through all the little steps to use notes app for scanning and then separating out the PDF so I blogged[0] up the steps (including screencaps). [0] https://wittman.org/blog/scan-p