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Comment on US keyboards don't have enough keys, so I switched to Japanese - HyperJIS in ~comp
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Comment on US keyboards don't have enough keys, so I switched to Japanese - HyperJIS in ~comp
kodo Link ParentReplicability was the main driver. I went through a bunch of keyboards and layouts and kept asking: what do I actually need? A Hyper key, tiling shortcuts, Vim navigation, and accent keys for...Replicability was the main driver. I went through a bunch of keyboards and layouts and kept asking: what do I actually need? A Hyper key, tiling shortcuts, Vim navigation, and accent keys for Italian. A standard US board doesn't have room for all of that without conflicts.
JIS solved it because those extra keys (Eisuu, Kana, ¥) are unused real estate on a US-oriented setup. I get everything I need and keep full ANSI/QWERTY compatibility for media editing and programming shortcuts. Then I expanded the accent system for French, Spanish, and German since the architecture was already there.
Side benefit: absolutely no coworker or boss can start using my machine without going slightly insane and giving up. The arrow keys being tiling keys is usually the breaking point.
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Comment on US keyboards don't have enough keys, so I switched to Japanese - HyperJIS in ~comp
kodo LinkI built a Karabiner config that uses the extra keys on Apple's JIS keyboard for Vim navigation, a Hyper key, and multilingual accents. It's very niche and opinionated, but it has been really...I built a Karabiner config that uses the extra keys on Apple's JIS keyboard for Vim navigation, a Hyper key, and multilingual accents. It's very niche and opinionated, but it has been really helpful for me, and I've been using it for almost five years, so I thought I'd share it.
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US keyboards don't have enough keys, so I switched to Japanese - HyperJIS
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Comment on Habemus Papam - Leo XIV named first American pope in ~humanities
kodo Link ParentThat's subtly correct. He was called “The second American pope, the first from the US” by most media in Italy (see Il Post or Repubblica, for example) and romance-language Europe, I think. I think...That's subtly correct. He was called “The second American pope, the first from the US” by most media in Italy (see Il Post or Repubblica, for example) and romance-language Europe, I think.
I think it's fair to say that he is the first pope from the US, but not the first pope from America. South and Latin are America, so is Canada, and so was Francis/Bergoglio. By now, I know this may definitely lead to some comments and debate, mostly from people in the US pointing out how we are the default America. People from the US (I'm one) just default to the synecdoche of representing the America.
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Is consumerism the biggest religion?
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Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech
kodo Link ParentSmall tip with massive impact on your Inbox: For years, I had a filter to move anything that had the word “Unsubscribe” in the body of the email to Spam. It may be dangerous to them, perhaps, but...Small tip with massive impact on your Inbox: For years, I had a filter to move anything that had the word “Unsubscribe” in the body of the email to Spam. It may be dangerous to them, perhaps, but I find that less than 1% of what goes there is something I needed to pay attention to.
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Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech
kodo Link ParentSão Paulo, Alaska, Hawaii, and Vermont are great examples of taming visual pollution. That's a great aspect of it, though I'm convinced the most insidious real estate from advertising is occupied...São Paulo, Alaska, Hawaii, and Vermont are great examples of taming visual pollution. That's a great aspect of it, though I'm convinced the most insidious real estate from advertising is occupied in our pockets and in our minds.
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What if we made advertising illegal?
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Stoop coffee: How a simple idea transformed my neighborhood
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FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies
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Comment on The antiportfolio: counter-advice for aspiring artists in ~life
kodo Link ParentJust thought of this conversation again as I read both Drew DeVault's post and this article about how aggressive LLM scraping is getting, and the lengths they must go to minimize it. Granted, they...Just thought of this conversation again as I read both Drew DeVault's post and this article about how aggressive LLM scraping is getting, and the lengths they must go to minimize it. Granted, they face technical difficulties, but I believe the ethical aspect is not disconnected here, and unveils the scale of the problem at large.
https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/
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The photographer who takes no pictures
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My sixteen-month theanine self-experiment
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It is as if you were on your phone
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Comment on The antiportfolio: counter-advice for aspiring artists in ~life
kodo (edited )Link ParentI appreciate your help with this. In my limited experience with this approach, the pages I tested while deploying a very similar tactic were easily parsed anyways by Kagi's Summarizer and...I appreciate your help with this. In my limited experience with this approach, the pages I tested while deploying a very similar tactic were easily parsed anyways by Kagi's Summarizer and Readwise's GhostReader. Seems like Claude & co. can also go past this.
I'm unsure if you are familiar with it, but I also looked into Nepenthes (semantic poisoning tarpit). A bit hard to deploy and likely surpassed soon as well, but an attempt nonetheless. I am considering just blocking everything, even previews, as suggested above, so there is no doubt about the intent. And if just ten people ever reach it, I am happy with that.
I struggle a lot and already spend way too much time trying to convey the right message and strike a balance. Perhaps my pragmatic solution will be to resort to not even engage with this problem, and so be it. But I truly, truly appreciate your thinking and support in finding sustainable middle grounds.
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Comment on The antiportfolio: counter-advice for aspiring artists in ~life
kodo Link ParentI'll keep experimenting, fine tuning, and failing for us. :) Maybe, one day, I'll ping you.I'll keep experimenting, fine tuning, and failing for us. :) Maybe, one day, I'll ping you.
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Comment on The antiportfolio: counter-advice for aspiring artists in ~life
kodo Link ParentThat's a good point. Perhaps locking everything takes away any doubt and reduces alienation. The way Ghost works kind of invited, by default and UX, to have a "Preview" section. Very good advice,...That's a good point. Perhaps locking everything takes away any doubt and reduces alienation. The way Ghost works kind of invited, by default and UX, to have a "Preview" section. Very good advice, thank you! That little indexing chance that there was would be taken away, but frankly that doesn't matter much, if anything at all, to me.
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Comment on The antiportfolio: counter-advice for aspiring artists in ~life
kodo (edited )Link ParentI understand the "fact of life" perspective sounds like reasonable pragmatism, but I'm not ready to accept a total extractive economy like that. You also can't stop someone from breaking into your...I understand the "fact of life" perspective sounds like reasonable pragmatism, but I'm not ready to accept a total extractive economy like that. You also can't stop someone from breaking into your house, but you can make it harder. That's the approach I'm taking here.
You're right that alienation is a very likely outcome, though it doesn't stem from me directly, unless passive resignation in favor of practicality is the accepted option. Which I believe it is, unfortunately, how the modern Internet became what it is today.
All fair points, I'm unsure of the solution, if any, are possible. But I'll keep exploring.
Thanks for pointing out the issue with my ToS regarding Embedly Extract. As you can imagine, application is only to abusers for the scopes we are discussing. I'll think through that, consult with the person who helped me draft it, and reconsider those terms. :)
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Comment on The antiportfolio: counter-advice for aspiring artists in ~life
To note: the Hyper Key is my launcher key with Keyboard Maestro. Hyper+T is Kitty as my terminal, Hyper+B is the browser, Hyper+C brings up clipboard history, etc.