> It’s not the average, it’s the deepest and most accurate reporting.
Yes! I'm also a paying member but I'm deeply suspicious of this feature.
The website claims "we expose readers to the full spectrum of global perspectives", but not all perspectives are equal. It smacks of "all sides" framing which is just not what news ought to be about.
I was a stay at home dad for two years in my mid-thirties. Learned to make iPhone apps, and landed a job developing iPhone apps when my kid was two. It was my first programming job. Have been in the industry for a decade now.
I was a big fan of Adobe through the '90s and early '00s and also noticed their devolution post-Geschke/Warnock. I wish those complaining about today's Adobe could have seen how amazing the company and their products were back then.
I have a PowerMac G4 1.25 DP that boots Mac OS 9.2.2 natively from an SSD (using a SATA to PATA converter board.)
It absolutely screams (Photoshop 5.5 cold launches in about 1.5 seconds), and I'm not sure how much of this is pure nostalgia, but the look and feel of classic Platinum Mac OS is friendly in a way that's really hard to describe.
Of course this machine is only useful for opening all my old documents from the '90s, but I plan on keeping it in a working state for many years to come, if for no other reason than to let the nerds of the future get a taste of what computing was like before the internet destroyed everything.
I don't have a question but I first heard about you because of Inconsolata (I instantly fell in love with it.) Also, your writing is just exceptionally good.
Thanks! Did you know that it's now a 2-axis variable font, with large ranges on both width and weight? Check it out on Google Fonts.
And also thanks for the kind words about my writing. I consider education to be a pretty big part of my personal mission, and take care to write clearly, explicitly trying to minimize controversy and misunderstanding (if you optimize for clicks or number of comments, it often takes you in a different direction). And sometimes my blog posts take a long time to gestate. "The compositor is evil" was 18 months from concept to publication, 11 of which were in my private repo. It's nice to hear that people appreciate the effort.
I totally appreciate it! And kudos on your personal mission.
Not that you don't have enough on your plate, but I wonder if you've been interested in doing a kind of "on writing" post where you can articulate your approach? I think your writing is unusual in that it has both specificity and approach-ability in equal measure. Like, it's precise but also friendly if that makes any sense. Definitely uncommon in any circles but more so in tech circles. (Also the layout/presentation of your blog is so nice.)
Edit: To be clear, and to quote a previous blog post of yours, "As a reader of my blog, you likely have above average ability to discern truthful information from lies, and you also probably can communicate reasonably effectively to other people." A few nuggets of wisdom on effective writing could help us trying to communicate with others. :-)
Yes! So great, especially after a night of drinking Belgian beer. These Belgian frites are the best fries I've ever had (and I'm old enough to have had the original McDonald's fries.)
I love them topped with mayo but some places have a curry option that is even better!
Yes! I'm also a paying member but I'm deeply suspicious of this feature.
The website claims "we expose readers to the full spectrum of global perspectives", but not all perspectives are equal. It smacks of "all sides" framing which is just not what news ought to be about.