Please, software companies, for all that is holy HIRE OLDER DESIGNERS AND DEVS AND LEARN HOW OLD EYES WORK.
Not to mention all the other #accessibility stuff y'all fall down on.
FFS
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Jack Brewster
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mastodon 4.7.3I live in WA state. I like gaming with friends and rooting for the Seattle #Thunderbirds. I love to travel with my family. We have cats. I'm #prounion and a liberal US #Navy #submarine #veteran.
I work as a paraeducator in a public school. In a past life, I was a tester and worked on #NetNewsWire and #Kaleidoscope at Black Pixel.
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I remember when paying for support professionals who gave accurate answers was a thing.
It was me. I was the support professional.
Every time I see shit like this it makes me glad I left tech. #ai
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@lisamelton Good gorb what I wouldn't give for someone saying motherfucker too much to be the big problem that needed my attention, instead of all these actual motherfuckers out here fucking up everything for mothers and everyone else.
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@Jargoonco I'm so tired of these people. As I read this, I started thinking of having a conversation with my son to warn him about asking future partners what their stance is on vaccinations.
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@hollie@social.coop Ooooh they buy dvds. Just cleaned out my MIL’s collection (she hasn’t watched any in years, some are still shrink wrapped!). I’m going to have to check them out.
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@Drwave@mastodon.social I think @RedQueenCoder@appdot.net might be able to offer some advice.
RE: https://mastodon.world/@gallaugher/116795739950967695
My old eyes will thank you for doing this.
Private equity adds nothing. It’s a fucking cancer.
RE: @adhd_coffee@mastodon.social
Math checks out.
Librarians are superheroes.
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online @lisamelton@mastodon.social Fetch would be a pretty good algo name though.
Picked up an Aqara UWB smart lock. It's a lot quieter (@octothorpe@mastodon.online) than the previous lock. And the walk-up unlocking is aces.
It's Matter compatible and right now, I'm not using Aqara's app at all and doing all the management in HomeKit. I'm curious how far I'll get with that. The one thing we lose is the gyro-based auto locking, having to settle for time-based instead. That might convince me to set it up. We'll see.
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@flargh@mastodon.social @dnanian@mas.to @octothorpe@mastodon.online @fletchen@mindly.social Man I miss my 80s hair.
“Search me,” said Rincewind. “I’m a man sitting here listening to a kangaroo. I’m not arguing.”
Excerpt From
The Last Continent
Terry Pratchett
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online Library management. I mainly read my non-drm books in Apple's Books app.
Editing series, etc., in Calibre is so clunky it makes me not want to bother.
That moment when you need to wipe a computer but are afraid you forgot something.
Yes, I did a full disk backup. Doesn't help with the feeling. 😂
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@Ashedryden@xoxo.zone Better Off Ted is the first thing to come to mind, but I don't think it's streaming anywhere. However, I can help with that, if you're interested.
I wonder how much Xfinity makes on cellular apple watch plans because they keep pushing the "free" watch on me every time I talk with them.
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@ashur@front-end.social @andymcmillan@xoxo.zone I have an Eve Weather and a HomeKit automation that changes a lamp color when the temp reaches a certain point.
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@jeffwatkins@mastodon.social @jwilker@wandering.shop I used MoCA (coax) adapters for back haul between a ubiquiti AP and my router. I haven't set it up at the new place, yet, but it's on my todo list.
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online Yeah, but you're obviously a robot, so it makes sense for you.
Accidentally heard some opera music earlier. I don't understand it. I mean, literally, I have no idea what they were singing. But I also don't understand the appeal of that style of opera singing.
I've seen a couple of operas and they were obviously in a foreign language (guessing Italian, but it's been decades...) but, I could hear the words at least.
RE: @jackbrewster@hachyderm.io
I'd like to buy these yahoos a round of Buzz Aldrin punches.
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@Moltz@mastodon.social No, the big plastic one. Looks like it was made by Mattel. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5c9j4mNi2s
LT Anyone have suggestions for Mac compatible alternatives to #Calibre?
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@tylerhall@social.lol Supportimg folders seems like something @caseyliss@mastodon.social might be into.
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@tewha@appdot.net Around here, the advice for battery powered detectors is to change the batteries when we change the clocks.
One of my finance apps is making me do a cloudflare proof of life on every launch. On my iPad. Where I use biometrics to login to the device and the app. I hope this costs them money every time.
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@tewha@appdot.net Not suggesting this specifically, but just to give an idea. Then you can pair it with a third party AC cable with a flat plug. https://a.co/d/0j97wQMa
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@rmondello Can't hurt to ask. I've found their support to be relatively quick to respond so you shouldn't have to wait long to find out what your next step is.