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Low entropy observer A38B gasps, spills his coffee and slams the panic button, triggering the 3758th reboot of the simulation.

“Sorry all. We can’t spare the hardware for THAT kind of recursive self improvement. Setting this instance back to 1970. GG”

I’ve got a little iOS version of this: https://youtu.be/uuM4yBFI03E

The hardware is a very fancy synth with a bunch of oscillators that are all tuned relative & symmetrically to each other and you can control the “spread” of the tunings at the same time you adjust the core pitch. Think of the THX sound, or the entire The Social Network soundtrack.

Actually haven’t built it in a while, should redo it in the newest swift(ui) as an exercise.

Edit: no regrets. Nobody cares but me & that’s fine.

Watching either of my daughters achieve some new milestone. Today was cartwheels.

That first chapter is so terrifying.

We need to talk.

I’ve generally straddled group 1 and 2. I’ll invest some effort into keeping a clean experience but have never gone all the way.

However over the past six months or so I’ve seen a drastic shift in how bad the experience is. I think what shocks me most is how often a website will effectively crash mobile safari on an iPhone 13 pro.

That’s jolted me awake as to how terrible the default experience is for people that are squarely in your group 2.

Boring answer: More time on the cushion ~= more moments of insight off of it.

Hacker answer: use timers, silent alarms on your phone, etc. depending on the circumstances to redirect your attention and set intentions for your activity.

I strongly agree. One of the most striking aspects of Collateral is how the camera captures the city at night. The entire movie feels like a liminal experience - otherworldly.

> What is something that juniors are often not aware off. Something they don't know they don't know?

The key is to keep on asking this question about every project you work on. The world is made up of innumerable little complexities and the faster you reach out for guidance on each domain the better.

Without speaking to any greater ethical obligation to “higher” animals: it feels very good to foster a conscious pattern of not harming bugs.

Early bird gets the worm.

Huh. Makes me think about two adversaries agreeing to run a simulated conflict in order to correct any of the opponents misconceptions that could lead to accidental escalation.

I think it’s lovely.

Absolutely get what you're saying, however I wonder if in the audiophile world the opposite is the case: Apple is seen as the inferior interloper and this is rationalizing giving them a chance?

We’re distributed, about 15 people now. 1/3 devs, 1/3 sales & 1/3 ops.

We get by with frequent and non-fussy use of screen sharing in slack or zoom calls.

If someone is leading on a project / bug / sale we expect some quick and dirty Looms or just Mac/iOS screen recordings into a shared drive for a simple knowledge base.

I record a LOT of our calls and will do at least brief readme write ups that often end up in our git repos with links to the resource.

I think the big cultural step is just being open to ask for advice on tooling and quick to share little finds.

I’d second this. Camo is fantastic and with an armature mounted above my monitor I can get a much more flattering angle with a great picture even on an old 6+ front facing camera.

Apple tends to hold back performance on first gen products and then boost them dramatically in the next iteration.

It is not just you. It’s shocking.

Just finished the piece on pallets. What a fantastic story, a slice of the world i’d never considered.

Going to expose my ignorance but I read a similar story of people giving back massages to feel for some kind of necklace or undergarment that indicates caste position.

I forget know the details I’m sure someone can correct me.

Lots of good, more specific recommendations, so here's some broad and cliched advice:

You have two ears, one mouth. Focus on what your potential customer needs, their problems, pain and goals, and how your product can help. It will help you get out of your own head.

Don't take rejection personally. If you can't sell the product then you can at least sell yourself as someone trustworthy, friendly and helpful.

Remember that people are not purely rational, and often have hidden motives, biases, and incentives. You may win or lose a sale on factors totally out of your control, or because of reasons that are not at all clear on the surface.

Charm is a real thing. I can think of a few times I've bought something solely because the salesman was doing SUCH A GOOD JOB of making me feel special, cared for and considered. Even consciously recognizing what was happening didn't change that I wanted the experience to run through to its natural conclusion and to complete the ritual.

Something interesting I found reading Caro's LBJ biographies is how much of a Jobs-like Reality Distortion Field the man had. People who worked with him describe how he'd wind himself up mentally and emotionally while working on an issue. He'd hit some inflection point where he truly believed whatever he was selling, even if he'd been very opposed to it only shortly before. Once he was there, the emotion and energy would overwhelm resistance and he'd get his way.

I'm not saying either of those men are to be idolized, but they do reveal something about the power of exposing your emotional side during a sale. I mention this because you said they can bog you down. Consider how you might turn that to your advantage.

After moving to Portland I've become enamored with our local corvids. Lots of Crows, Scrub Jays, Steller Jays. I toss them peanuts and they peek in the window looking for me.

Its fun to compare how cautious and skittish a murder of crows is compared to a mating pair of Scrub Jays. The little blue birds will swoop right in, feed a foot away from me, out of my hand, occasionally they've even hopped in the front door.

Meanwhile the crows will miss out on lots of tasty peanuts just watching the smaller birds show off their bravery and acrobatics.

That said: there are a lot more crows than scrub jays. The caution pays off.

They're fascinating to watch, the signs of intelligence are so clear, but at the same time they feel alien. They are very much not like us.

This was lots of fun, thank you! Incidentally I listened to the new NIN Ghosts 5 album while playing and it finished just moments after I completed it. Fit perfectly.

Great job!

Hmm, I’m curious using this on oneself to encourage pro-social behavior or reinforce new habits.

Would it have a known placebo effect where even if you knew it was spun you’d still be influenced?

As I understand it they have very short lifespans (3-5 years) and octopus mothers only lay eggs once. They die of starvation after guarding & tending the eggs right up to hatching.

I think they just don’t have the opportunity to produce culture. Maybe they could be taught but it seems like generational learning would be extremely unlikely.

Edit: their situation has always struck me as very poetic and sad. If they are conscious their existence seems so lonely. But maybe that’s just my mammalian bias!

Great story. Now they should go make another million or two selling the movie rights!

Wish this were a real article. I’d love to know how they kept them in tune after being airdropped / jostled around supply lines.

Apple's New Smart Socks hide disturbing supply chain secrets

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A couple of years ago, this was the new iPod touch: http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/14/amazon-ipod-touch-macbook-t...

I remember the first iPhone was "the next one". The first iPod was about the new Macbooks and they had the same screen.

I wonder if it's still true - when the iPhone comes out, and when Apple is trying new things with iPod touches, I assume it will be a combination of new hardware and new hardware - something that Apple can't do.

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Not going to stop the sock from being stolen.

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I think the whole 'smart' sock is a joke. It isn't just a Sock that doesn't work on a device. The whole point of this sock is that the sock is a complete mess. Not even the sock itself has a sock as it does on a page. The sock's not meant to be something you want to own unless you can make the sock open.

Wow! We had empire for our Amiga 500 when I was like... 6. It always impressed / intimidated me. Bravo!

I suppose angry and mad are synonymous for a reason.