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cassidy

@cassidy@blaede.family

Building useful, usable, delightful products that respect privacy.

:eos: Partner success at https://floss.social/@EndlessOS Foundation
:gnome: @gnome Foundation member
:flathub: https://floss.social/@flathub contributor

Previously: co-founder and CXO at elementary OS, UX architect at System76.

Frequently posting about #OpenSource, specifically in #GNOME and #Flatpak realms. I also enjoy #StarWars, #LEGO, #3DPrinting, and #SmartHome.

I have a background in UX architecture, open source, product design, & communication.

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cassidy, to GNOME
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Wrapping up a very productive GNOME design call… about accent colors! We addressed every single blocking topic and have a clear way forward. I don’t want to promise anything specific (especially timelines), buuuut it’s looking good to me.

I might write up a blog post to summarize the direction once we sort some of the little details out. But there’s a pretty good consensus across half a dozen or so people doing the work—harder than it sounds. 😅

cassidy, to Starwars
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I watched The Acolyte last night, and forgot to share about it here!

Spoiler-free first impressions thread:

• I really like this era. 100 years before Episode III is close enough to the prequels to feel much more like them than anything else, but also, the Jedi are more at their peak than even then.

• So far there have been no references to or appearances of characters or planets that we know besides Coruscant. And I’m okay with this.

cassidy,
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Spoiler-free impressions of The Acolyte, continued:

• I like the vibe of the show. It feels different. It should: it is in a period we have never seen before with characters we have never met, facing a galaxy in a state we’ve never known.

• There were moments that reminded me of The Expanse, of a martial arts film, of a mystery/thriller flick. I like this combination. I want more!

• I love the cast of characters. Not too trope-y but… a little.

cassidy, (edited )
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Spoiler-free impressions of The Acolyte, continued:

• I don’t think I felt the need/want to explain context or lore to others watching—refreshing after Ahsoka (which I also really enjoyed, to be fair, but for different reasons!)

• Okay yeah we have Nemoidians and Coruscant and Jedi with the Force and lightsabers and hyperspace… it is still 100% Star Wars

• I appreciate that it jives with The High Republic era aesthetically but that’s about it

#StarWars #TheAcolyte #SciFi #TV #DisneyPlus

cassidy,
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Spoiler-free impressions of The Acolyte, continued:

• I want more! That’s a good thing. I remember so many people dogged on Andor for starting out slow, but it had to take its time to introduce you to the state of the galaxy, the characters, the motivations. This doesn’t feel as slow-burn (or as deep) as Andor, but just remember the first impressions of that show before you judge this one too hard from its premier. 😉

cassidy, to GNOME
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Shout out to Text Pieces! I needed to URL-encode a big ugly string (creating a template form from URL parameters, yay!) and yep, sure enough, it made it stupidly easy.

The next time you need to encode, transform, or convert some text on Linux, reach for this pretty little offline app instead of pasting your data into some random website. 👍

https://flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.liferooter.TextPieces

cassidy, to homeassistant
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Got my Chipolo ONE Point! First impressions: yep, it’s a little Bluetooth item tracker. 😁

Interestingly, it has a button just like the standard Chipolo ONE, but it doesn’t do anything after the initial pairing. No ring-your-phone feature or anything… I wonder if that’s something Google will add to the Find My Device network/spec later? Not a big deal, I almost exclusively trigger that accidentally on my Tiles. 😅

Also, no explicit integration. 🤔

cassidy,
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Yoooo this is genuinely really useful. The kitchen hub is right next to our key rack, so this tells me my keys are probably put away where they should be.

cassidy,
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Okay, neat, once I’m out of direct Bluetooth range, it shows an actual map (but still notes it’s pretty close by).

(The blacked out area is a street map.)

BrodieOnLinux, to random
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I can't work out if this is a bug or a weird KDE feature:

If you open the shutdown dialog and then press the super key it stops the count down timer. It's probably a feature that I don't understand why it exists but I'd like some insight

cassidy,
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@BrodieOnLinux making screenshots/demoes easier? 😅

cassidy, to random
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Oh, wow, my kitchen apparently broke science!

cassidy,
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655.4% relative humidity, too!

cassidy, to 3DPrinting
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:bluey: “HERE COME THE GRANNIES!” :bingo:

3D printing some photo booth props/party favors for the 5-year-old’s Bluey-themed birthday party! 🕶️

The hinges are scrap filament handily melted into place with the precisely-set Pinecil to not burn the filament. Handy!

#3Dprinting #Bluey #Pinecil #Pine64

cassidy, to linux
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Framework clearly wants to be the @EndlessOS work-issued laptop of choice…

✅ Repairable, encourages upgrades/byo-parts over new hardware; jives w/our sustainable hardware policy

✅ Employees can choose ports they want/need

✅ First-class Linux support; Super key available instead of Windows logo; no Windows license

✅ Dippi-approved display

✅ Excellent cam/mics for video calls, a must for our all-remote org

✅ ORANGE! bezel and expansion card options

https://frame.work/blog/introducing-the-new-framework-laptop-13-with-intel-core-ultra-series-1-processors

Framework Laptop keyboard with Super key where you would usually see a Windows key
Bright orange USB-C expansion slot

cassidy, (edited ) to random
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This is pricey (and glass, really??), but I kind of love the idea: some benefits of a fitness tracker & smartphone for kids, w/o the smartphone. Plus a Tamagotchi!

My oldest kid is a bit young for something like this, but Internet access freaks me out—yet I’d love for them to be able to contact me if they need. Other options in this space are clunky/ugly, so it’s refreshing to see something this polished here.

The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/29/24166168/fitbit-ace-lte-kids-smartwatch-wearables

Google Store: https://store.google.com/product/fitbit_ace_lte

cassidy,
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@ThePlant https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/29/24166168/fitbit-ace-lte-kids-smartwatch-wearables

jorge, to linux
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Nirav's #1 is making these laptops the best for - New meteor lake, and the new display looks great, 120hz with VRR.

They purposely picked 2880x1920 so that Linux users can avoid fractional scaling entirely.

Can retrofit it onto existing 13's too! I'm totally getting the display because of the rounded corners. Ximian lives!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo-okzQOxOU

cassidy,
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@jorge oh I am 100% getting this display. Finally! Cassidy approved resolution!!

https://cassidyjames.com/dippi/?d=13.5&w=2880&h=1920&t=l

brainofdane, to random
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I made a bad decision: I took apart my Nook Simple Touch so I can measure, model, and print a new plastic case.

This might be my most challenging 3D printing project yet. :blobfoxdealwithitfingerguns:

cassidy,
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@brainofdane I hope you're sharing the files somewhere once you feel like you've dialed them in! I think I have one of those sitting in a drawer somewhere…

nova, to random

silly ​:neocat_floof_owo:​

cassidy,
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@nova SO FLOOFY

pleia2, to random
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I'm a total convert to electric toothbrushes 😁 my teeth feel so shiny!

But I don't know the difference between the "cheap" Sonicare toothbrush pair I bought at Costco and the more expensive versions because the Internet is trash.

Are we back to personal recommendations now?

cassidy,
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@pleia2 generally Costco mandates manufactures meet a certain price point, and then the manufacturer determines what exact product/features/etc. to develop or drop based on that price point. It’s the reason Casper mattresses are cheaper at Costco than from Casper themselves: they are actually a cheaper-made version with fewer layers, etc. Buuuut neither Costco nor the manufacturers really like advertising that, so it’s hard to figure out the differences.

cassidy,
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@pleia2 Fwiw, I have had a Quip toothbrush for like a decade now and love it; it’s small, lightweight, uses normal batteries I can recharge, and my dentist says I do a good job brushing, lol

I think the actual toothbrush itself is way less important than the timer, the fact that it is vibrating the bristles on your teeth for you, and brushing regularly. 😅 I think it comes down more to preference around how they look/charge/store/etc. between all the electric ones.

cassidy, to GNOME
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An update to Tally, my desktop app for Plausible Analytics, is incoming! Tally 3.2.1 refreshes the visuals a bit, and I really like the more subtle look with the header bar. This addresses some feedback that the old look was too bold.

https://flathub.org/apps/com.cassidyjames.plausible

If you’re on Linux and use Plausible, grab the update from Flathub soon!

#GNOME #Linux #Flatpak #Flathub #PlausibleAnalytics #OpenSource

Screenshot of Tally showing a Plausible dashboard, but in a dark style

cassidy,
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@reesericci I mean, that's a completely different service that I don't use and so can't test. It's a simple enough app that someone could probably throw something similar together, though.

cassidy, to homeassistant
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I’ve been playing with air quality sensors and purifiers in Home Assistant. Here’s my current layout on my dashboard; I want to improve it a bit more, but I am loving the glancable styling powered by the sensor values. :)

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #AirQuality #Zigbee

Dark style screenshot of an air quality dashboard with tiles for outdoor, indoor, office, bedroom, and kids room. Each tile has a measure of PM2.5 particles along with a graph of the last 12 hours. The card background is color-coded to match the level of particles, e.g. orange for unhealthy for sensitive groups, green for good, yellow for moderate, etc.

cassidy,
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@motoridersd I do not

cassidy, to random
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Love to lose half my working day because my laptop decided to corrupt its own BIOS. Again.

This is the second or third time I’ve had this issue on the Dell XPS 9310, and it’s a huge pain every time. Their forums and support site are full of incomplete information, wrong information, and steps that seem more like a seance than documentation. It seems to be triggered when the battery is low, but I’m not 100% sure.

Here’s how I recovered it, in case anyone else has this laptop and hits the issue…

cassidy,
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I had to do this yet again, so I’ve documented these steps in a blog post—along with the near-superstitious-level tips that I’ve learned along the way.

The next time your Dell XPS laptop won’t boot, give this a try and let me know if it works?

https://cassidyjames.com/blog/dell-xps-13-9310-boot-bios-recover/

💬 Note: I’ve enabled comments on this blog post, so replies here on Mastodon will show up on the blog post.

#Dell #DellXPS #DellXPS13 #XPS13

samhenrigold, to random
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two minutes of lo-fi puffin groans to study/relax to (via https://fairislebirdobs.co.uk)

video/mp4

cassidy,
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@samhenrigold they replaced THIS with Porgs‽ These are the most Star Wars ass birds ever.

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