Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/05
I originally searched for the tables below to see if I could get the visualisations of TeX and LaTeX right for infinite loop in “LaTeX: A Document Preparation System” by Leslie Lamport, printed in 1994..
Didn’t work, neither did using plain html super and subscript. The only thing that worked was using CSS styles (I chose to embed them, as separate CSS files are a huge premium over the WordPress plan), which also preserves actual meaning for screen readers:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/05
Somehow I never consciously thought through how on many GitHub repositories, some of the issue reporting steps started with nice templates.
That is, until I bumped into [Wayback/Archive] alfred-my-mind/.github at master · nikitavoloboev/alfred-my-mind which has:
PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md at master · nikitavoloboev/alfred-my-mindSo from [Wayback/Archive] ISSUE_TEMPLATE – Google Search a few results for me to get started:
--jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/04
Still public merchant information
It looks like some store and merchang APIs were not protected back when [Wayback/Archive] Dotpe API Security Breach — bool.dev was published.
Reminder to self: check their status now as I can’t believe their “human error” got fixed properly.
History (reverse chronological order):
[Wayback/Archive] Tweet JSON: [Wayback/Archive] GYSlTthakAEoojp.png:orig (2346×1838)
Now protected private API
[Wayback/Archive] Deedy on X: “6 hours later, the API is still very much public! …”
[Wayback/Archive] Tweet JSON: [Wayback/Archive] GYK38dXbkAEEEs_.jpg:orig (1358×1798)
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Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/04
In the past, the Google Hangouts desktop app on Windows would integrate with the system “tray” (actually the notification area) and show you missed chats and calls.
The [Wayback/Archive] Google Chat desktop app does not. It shows missed messages only as a number on the taskbar icon. Even worse: when you close the Window, the taskbar application icon does not show that number any more.
The odd thing is that the Google Duo desktop app does stay active and shows a notification popup on incoming calls. The Google Chat desktop app does not.
So I wanted to restart the Google Chat desktop app automatically when the Window was closed. But there is a catch:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/03
While recovering from cancer treatments and moving, I heavily cut down on spending money for my IT infrastructure as you can only spend money once.
Now that I have recovered quite a bit, and also gaining more income, I got more recent Apple hardware and could start to use this: [Wayback/Archive] Use an iPad as a second display for a Mac – Apple Support
It’s called Sidecar in Apple terminology and actually quite neat, though you need extra software to use the iPad in portrait mode (it is hard coded to landscape though a 10-inch iPad Pro fits very nicely in portrait position next to a 16-inch M1 MacBook Pro).
If I persist, I need to look at solutions like [Wayback/Archive] Rotated Sidecar · waydabber/BetterDisplay Wiki · GitHub ([Wayback/Archive] GitHub – waydabber/BetterDisplay: Unlock your displays on your Mac! Flexible HiDPI scaling, XDR/HDR extra brightness, virtual screens, DDC control, extra dimming, PIP/streaming, EDID override and lots more!)
Sidecar is part of Handoff, so these preconditions apply: [Wayback/Archive] Use Handoff to continue tasks on your other devices – Apple Support.
In the end, I think it is all based on AirDrop, especially because of the first Apple Support link above mentioning these “Additional requirements”:
Both devices must be signed in with the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication.
To use Sidecar wirelessly, both devices must be within 10 meters (30 feet) of each other and have Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Handoff turned on. Your iPad must not be sharing its cellular connection and your Mac must not be sharing its internet connection.
To use Sidecar over USB, your iPad must be set to trust your Mac.
Via:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/03
Interesting responses to [Wayback/Archive] Forrest Brazeal on Twitter: “People who’ve been software engineers for awhile: what’s your process for learning a new technology or framework on the job? (I want the beginners who follow me to read the replies carefully)”.
Not just interesting for beginners to read, but for any developer: understanding how other people acquire new technology helps you to compare your own way of learning to others.
Forrest keeps these simple steps as “[Wayback/Archive] For me:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/02
Ook voor de overheid is de (ook aangetekende) postbezorging van PostNL slecht: [Wayback/Archive] Zorgen van ombudsman over onbetrouwbare bezorging post van overheid
De bezorging van post van de overheid door PostNL is onbetrouwbaar, stelt de Nationale ombudsman.
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De ombudsman zegt dat de overheid verantwoordelijk blijft voor het bezorgen van de post, ook als die het door PostNL laat doen. “Dus of de overheid zorgt dat de post goed aankomt, of de overheid helpt de burger die hierdoor in de knel komt. Zo simpel is het.”Kassa vroeg verschillende overheidsinstanties om een reactie op de brief van de ombudsman. Tien instanties reageerden, waaronder de Raad voor de rechtspraak. “Vanuit de Rechtspraak zijn er diverse overleggen geweest met PostNL om PostNL tot verbetering van de (aangetekende) postbezorging te bewegen. Dit lijkt tot op heden helaas tot onvoldoende resultaat te hebben geleid.”
--jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/28
The winter after I bought my first ARM based (or Apple Silicon powered) MacBook I noticed that often about half an hour after sunset, within 10 seconds all the screens (the built-in and external ones) would get a red teint on them.
[Wayback/Archive] MacBook Red Screen Issue – SimplyMac was the very first search result, and mentioned this:
Adjusting Night Shift and True Tone
Night Shift and True Tone features can affect the color temperature of your display. Night Shift reduces blue light in the evenings, which can make the screen appear warmer. True Tone adjusts the display’s color temperature to match the ambient lighting. If these settings are misconfigured, they could contribute to the red screen issue. Check your Night Shift and True Tone settings in the Displays section of System Preferences to ensure they’re set correctly or turned off.
I had to turn off both Night Shift and True Tone to get rid of this artefact, though for some people that didn’t solve the issue: [Wayback/Archive] Screen has red tint at night (True Tone and Night Shift are Off) – Apple Community.
I fully agree with [Wayback/Archive] Am I the only one who prefers True Tone?* : macbookpro
The only thing I like about true tone is how great it looks when I turn it off.
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I was soooo disappointed with how crap the display was on my M1 Max that I thought about selling it as soon as I got it. Decided to play around with display settings and found True Tone. Turned it off and felt immediate relief. That’s how bad I think True Tone is. Absolutely flabbergasted that Mac’s come out the box with it enabled.
My 2015 MBP screen looks better to me than a M series screen with True Tone on.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/28
Mooie draad: over “Wat is het Syndroom van Moeje eigenlijk en wat moet je ermee?”
Begin-tweet: [Wayback/Archive] Ester Naomi Perquin on Twitter: “Op speciaal verzoek van iemand met weinig geld en veel zorgen (die momenteel op dagelijke basis met #hetsyndroomvanmoeje te maken krijgt) vandaag nog even een kort draadje daarover. Wat is het Syndroom van Moeje eigenlijk en wat moet je ermee? 1/10”
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Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/27
Will likely need some of these in the future (be remember: USB 2.0 in Bulgaria and 3.0 in Germany price difference is about 10-fold) as galvanic isolation can reduce risks of gear blowing out a lot, for example when working with SDR (software-defined radio – often USB devices) and roof antennas:
Via
Pictures below the signature.
--jeroen
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