I went to a talk lately that was mostly about something else, but the speaker came out with:

“If you only remember one thing from this talk, remember this. Everyone in this room who likes helping people, raise your hand.”

Every hand, or nearly every hand, went up.

“If you like asking other people for help, keep your hand up.”

Almost every hand went back down.

“As you can see, people like helping you. When you ask for help, you’re making them feel good, even if you don’t like asking.”

I’ve genuinely forgotten the rest of the presentation but I won’t forget that.

The immeasurable irony of referencing accessibility as “a11y.”

Interesting question to ponder as Apple's support for developers gets worse and JavaScript support for apps gets better. Is Electron really that bad? https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/04/25/is-electron-really-that-bad/

If you're a manager or in a situation where precise language matters, this is a really helpful article with a lot of examples of how to address situations with specific language. https://staysaasy.com/management/2025/04/06/precise-language.html

#ironandwine at the #bluestone in Columbus

@tante This has to be an April fools article.

When people say "it's still early days" or "this is only just the beginning" about some use of technology, it feels like it's a good indication that the tech is not headed in the direction they think it is. See: crypto becoming the new currency, blockchain for web3, or LLMs replacing programmers.

Huh. #atari #retrogaming https://atari.com/products/atari-2600-my-play-watch-smartwatch

turns out i REALLY needed to hear the Severance theme song via 2× Commodore 64 SID sound chips (in stereo)

I think for those that enjoy coding as a means to building products (creating something from nothing), this is an exciting time. If your enjoyment is solely in the coding itself, maybe it's less of an exciting time. https://jagilley.github.io/faang-blog.html

@Siff That is a fantastic idea. I didn't even think about libraries having this service but I found one near me. Thanks for the recommendation!

Happy MAR10 Day, everyone!

🟢 What are the most Mario colors?
🔗 https://lmnt.me/blog/the-most-mario-colors.html

⭐ Super Storage hard drive icons.
🔗 https://lmnt.me/blog/icons/super-storage.html

🧱 Super Mario Bros. World 1-1 wallpaper.
🔗 https://lmnt.me/blog/wallpapers/super-mario-bros.html

It might be time to get a 3d printer so I can build one of these. What printers do you recommend? #print3d #printer #3dprinting https://learn.adafruit.com/portable-macrodata-refinement-terminal/overview

Do Wikipedia editors work in MDR? #severance

Extremely glad to find this detailed look at how prop company make3 created that absolutely beautiful emete… uh, “woemeter” for the latest episode of Severence. It’s so very good!!

https://make3.co/work/woemeter

Step-by-step putting an M4 Mac Mini inside an iMac G4 (the old "sunflower" Mac).

Fun to follow along, lots of pictures.

https://jcs.org/2025/02/26/imacg4k
#Apple #History #Retro

As a developer on both platforms, I especially resonated with what Curtis Herbert from Slopes said about fragmentation of manufacturers (e.g. Samsung battery savers killing apps too frequently) and Android users assuming that you as a developer don't care about Android. The whole episode does a good job outlining the big reasons why many apps are iOS only or iOS first.
https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast/post/DGimkCTzhWy

OMG. Life perspective through UI. I freaking love it. Check out My Life in Weeks by Gina Trapani: https://weeks.ginatrapani.org/

@_Davidsmith I looked through the images before I fully read your comment and my vote was for precise, professional as well!

@sethlopez Do you use Cursor or anything equivalent for coding? I don't know if that's part of the bubble, but man I've found it super useful for writing tests and improving my code as well.