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Comment on People who contribute to libre projects - how do you find time for this? in ~hobbies
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Comment on Xbox Series X and S: Microsoft has reportedly sold less than 30 million consoles this generation in ~games
kovboydan LinkI like Xbox controllers better than PS controllers and I don’t pay attention to exclusives. So for the past 3 generations of xbox I’ve picked one up on sale mid-to-late-cycle. I could game on PC,...I like Xbox controllers better than PS controllers and I don’t pay attention to exclusives. So for the past 3 generations of xbox I’ve picked one up on sale mid-to-late-cycle.
I could game on PC, I guess. But graphics cards are expensive and gaming on Linux wasn’t generally a fun, easy, or even workable experience back in the day. I won’t buy a license for Windows or use it at home, and Civ VI runs on the MacBook well enough.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
kovboydan LinkBleu Soleil x Luiza - Soleil Bleu. It’s like a super chill throwback to simpler times when tropical house was a thing. It’s not house, but has tropical vibes or whatever.Bleu Soleil x Luiza - Soleil Bleu. It’s like a super chill throwback to simpler times when tropical house was a thing. It’s not house, but has tropical vibes or whatever.
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Comment on Vancouver Whitecaps confirm signing of Thomas Müller in ~sports.football
kovboydan LinkFor commentary, and some neat visual representations of quantitative data, related to Müller and the White Caps offense see: How Thomas Müller can find his space and success with the Vancouver...For commentary, and some neat visual representations of quantitative data, related to Müller and the White Caps offense see: How Thomas Müller can find his space and success with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
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Vancouver Whitecaps confirm signing of Thomas Müller
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Comment on 'Sonny in LA' - Son Heung-min joins LAFC in Major League Soccer record deal in ~sports.football
kovboydan LinkThis isn’t a surprise given the coverage the rumored deal had over the past week or two, but it is a big signing for a team that leans on a single player - Buoanga - every match as their only real...This isn’t a surprise given the coverage the rumored deal had over the past week or two, but it is a big signing for a team that leans on a single player - Buoanga - every match as their only real goal scoring threat.
The Buoanga x Giroud pairing didn’t work as well as LAFC might have liked, but maybe this will.
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'Sonny in LA' - Son Heung-min joins LAFC in Major League Soccer record deal
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Comment on US Senate Democrats use obscure law to try to force the release of Jeffrey Epstein documents in ~society
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Comment on Where Major League Soccer truly stands after its Club World Cup awakening in ~sports.football
kovboydan LinkI was happy with how the MLS sides performed, especially given (1) the extreme difference in salaries between MLS and other leagues; and (2) that the three MLS sides in the Club World Cup are...For any team entering a global tournament that isn’t seen as a threat to contend, the prioritized side quest is to not be embarrassed. In a World Cup, each group’s minnow hopes to avoid what Thailand experienced against the U.S. women’s national team in 2019. Auckland City provided a perfect example, overcoming a brutal 10-0 thrashing in its opener against Bayern Munich to notch a famous draw against Boca Juniors in its final match.
At a glance, MLS’s results leave a record with much to be desired: one win, three draws and six losses. In terms of competitiveness, however, the result shows a trio of teams that gave opponents a game almost every time. Lopsided results were largely absent. Before PSG routed Miami, only three of nine games saw an MLS team lose by two goals, and none by a greater margin.
I was happy with how the MLS sides performed, especially given (1) the extreme difference in salaries between MLS and other leagues; and (2) that the three MLS sides in the Club World Cup are middle of the table teams domestically this year.
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Where Major League Soccer truly stands after its Club World Cup awakening
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Comment on Give footnotes the boot in ~design
kovboydan LinkTufte’s CSS with inline sidenotes on mobile and actual sidenotes if there’s enough width?Tufte’s CSS with inline sidenotes on mobile and actual sidenotes if there’s enough width?
Sidenotes: Footnotes and Marginal Notes
One of the most distinctive features of Tufte’s style is his extensive use of sidenotes. Sidenotes are like footnotes, except they don’t force the reader to jump their eye to the bottom of the page, but instead display off to the side in the margin. Perhaps you have noticed their use in this document already. You are very astute.
Sidenotes are a great example of the web not being like print. On sufficiently large viewports, Tufte CSS uses the margin for sidenotes, margin notes, and small figures. On smaller viewports, elements that would go in the margin are hidden until the user toggles them into view. The goal is to present related but not necessary information such as asides or citations as close as possible to the text that references them. At the same time, this secondary information should stay out of the way of the eye, not interfering with the progression of ideas in the main text.
Sidenotes consist of two elements: a superscript reference number that goes inline with the text, and a sidenote with content.
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Comment on I need advice, which laptop would you buy now? in ~tech
kovboydan Link Parentdefaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false in Terminal.app or iTerm2 for the folks who never want desktop icons.defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop falsein Terminal.app or iTerm2 for the folks who never want desktop icons. -
Comment on I need advice, which laptop would you buy now? in ~tech
kovboydan Link ParentCmd+` and Cmd+tab behavior are useful for me. I regularly close all windows of a program but not quit the program, e.g. Firefox, so I tab to the program and Cmd+N a new window. Unless Finder was...Cmd+` and Cmd+tab behavior are useful for me. I regularly close all windows of a program but not quit the program, e.g. Firefox, so I tab to the program and Cmd+N a new window.
Unless Finder was the last used application, it wouldn’t be an issue in a quick Cmd+tab alternate between two programs situation. And if it’s a slower, hold Cmd+tab to another program situation, there’s a visual indicator of which program you’re selecting in the middle of the screen?
Not sure I’ve ever inadvertently tabbed to Finder, but I guess it’s possible?
If I do happen to have so many windows of a program open, 4+ probably, I tend to default to a three finger down swipe for app expose and select it, but there’s always ctrl+down as a keyboard shortcut that can be enabled in settings to open app expose. Ctrl+` cycles app expose through running programs. The arrow keys can be used to navigate to the window you want to open in app expose too, so you can open app expose and select a window with just the keyboard.
TL;DR: Enable the app expose keyboard shortcut. If you’ve got more than a few windows open, use ctrl+down to open app expose and then use the arrow keys to select a window?
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Comment on I need advice, which laptop would you buy now? in ~tech
kovboydan Link ParentI’ve used Spectacle now Rectangle forever-ish, so I don’t check as often as I should, but there seem to be more native features than I remember, like toggles for: andI’ve used Spectacle now Rectangle forever-ish, so I don’t check as often as I should, but there seem to be more native features than I remember, like toggles for:
Hold ⌥ key while dragging windows to tile
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Tiled windows have margins
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Comment on I need advice, which laptop would you buy now? in ~tech
kovboydan LinkIf I’m looking for something stationary, like a home media server, I’ll build it myself and install Debian (or Arch sometimes). If I’m looking for a daily driver laptop? MacBook all day everyday....If I’m looking for something stationary, like a home media server, I’ll build it myself and install Debian (or Arch sometimes).
If I’m looking for a daily driver laptop? MacBook all day everyday. The walled garden isn’t that walled. Download Xcode, install Brew, do what you want with the machine while not getting bogged down with gtk and qt themes clashing, worrying about whether the WiFi chipset is supported, etc. Really need linux running on it for some reason ? UTM is free and works pretty well.
I went from a new at the time 2014 MacBook Pro to an M* model, thankfully missing some of the less performant/useable intel models, but I wouldn’t consider anything else at this point. Maybe a secondhand Thinkpad to repurpose for something specific?
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
kovboydan Link ParentThose are top three for me because they’re the artist distilled into a single album. You could listen to more and pick up the other 5 to 10% of gold, but those albums get you 95% of the way. If I...Those are top three for me because they’re the artist distilled into a single album. You could listen to more and pick up the other 5 to 10% of gold, but those albums get you 95% of the way.
If I was super flexible with the “year” I’d drop Hall & Oates for Ice Cream Castle by The Time.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
kovboydan Link ParentThank You for the Music by ABBA and Rock 'n Soul Part 1 by Hall & Oates.Thank You for the Music by ABBA and Rock 'n Soul Part 1 by Hall & Oates.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
kovboydan LinkSpeaking in Tongues by Talking Heads. It’s good and the 3rd best album released that year.Speaking in Tongues by Talking Heads.
It’s good and the 3rd best album released that year.
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Comment on What's a new skill that you've picked up recently? in ~life
kovboydan LinkI don’t know if this is a skill that I picked up recently, but if it isn’t then it’s a skill I’ve come close to perfecting recently. Zombies on CoD BO6 has super strong aim assist (on console, not...I don’t know if this is a skill that I picked up recently, but if it isn’t then it’s a skill I’ve come close to perfecting recently.
Zombies on CoD BO6 has super strong aim assist (on console, not sure about pc). If you hold down RT to fire and repeatedly tap LT to aim down sight, then you’re basically guaranteed crits. And because you’re basically guaranteed crits, every loadout can have the CHF barrel to increase headshot damage.
It’s nice, because you get more essence, a resource to purchase upgrades, from crit eliminations and if you’re grinding camos you can get somewhere between 1000 and 1500 crit eliminations in a single run up to round 31 or so.
It’s not nice because playing isn’t really enjoyable anymore without Rampage Inducer activated. Not until round 7 or 20, indefinitely activated. Most random lobbies aren’t down with that it seems, but in the last week or so there was one lobby that left it on. Grateful, I did my part; I ran through the entire EE, made 10 of 14 door buys, and had 36 revives.
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Comment on Explain Linux controversies to me in ~tech
kovboydan Link ParentOS X Lion, circa 2011, had mixed reviews too. The more meaningful criticism was about functionality not UI, but there was some criticism of UI changes too.OS X Lion, circa 2011, had mixed reviews too. The more meaningful criticism was about functionality not UI, but there was some criticism of UI changes too.
I just contribute when I happen to have the time, energy, and interest. There’s one project I’ve contributed to for about a decade, but I only look at bugs and submit PRs sporadically, over a few days each year, when I happen to have time and energy.
It usually starts with being bored and deciding to flip through issues/bug reports to flag duplicates or point out something can be marked closed because merge xyzxyz fixed it. Then when I don’t have the right amount of time, energy, and interest I disappear for another year.
I’m team “contribute what you can, when you can.”