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richard5mith

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CEO TeamWeb. https://issuebear.com. Cancer Survivor. Father. Pythoner. AWSer. Dabbler.

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richard5mith, to random
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@jamesthomson Is there a PCalc feature where I can do some subtraction (for example) and it tells you how to work that answer out on paper? Then I could use that to show my 7 year old daughter how to do it rather than her just cribbing the answers of my phone?

richard5mith,
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@jamesthomson No worries. I’m just glad after so many years I’m able to come up with something it can’t do! PCalc Math Tutorial Edition with separate in-app purchase then? With a special discount for us that haven’t done math on paper for 30+ years?

grumpygamer, to random
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This is driving me crazy. When using #aseprite The mouse wheel zooms but I want it to scroll. I have the option set, I'm uninstalled #aseprite, cleared all my setting. This used to work and my other Mac the wheel scrolls. My OCD is taking over and I can't do any work until this is fixed.

richard5mith,
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@grumpygamer Something like Keyboard Maestro might help here. It can do crazy Mac stuff when you need to override standard controls.

grumpygamer, to pixelart
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Someone keeps leaving the door to the cemetery crypt open and letting the skeletons out.

#screenshotsaturday #pixelart #indiedev #rpgtbd

richard5mith,
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@grumpygamer Such a lovely art style. Still temp art?

jamesthomson, to random
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Ah, it's NaNoWriMo time again, or, in my own experience, “No Novel November”.

richard5mith,
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@jamesthomson I did it 10+ years ago and thought this was the year I’d manage it again. But the cancer treatment is my excuse. Not the lack of good ideas or talent…

snazzyq, to random
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HEY! What are some of your favorite gadgets you got this year? And I'm not talking about an iPhone 15 Pro or whatever... tell me the quirky stuff! Neat products you love and don't think many people know about. :D

richard5mith,
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@snazzyq Switchbot lock has made my life easier.

viticci, to random
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New entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C is official.

This model works for all iPads and attaches magnetically, but it comes with a USB-C connector. It does not have:

  • Pressure sensitivity
  • Double-tap to switch tools
  • Wireless pairing and charging

https://www.apple.com/apple-pencil/

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richard5mith,
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@viticci Sounds like the ones you can buy from Temu or AliExpress for $9. Meaning this is still massively overpriced.

imyke, to random
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http://stjude.org/relay

richard5mith,
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@imyke That reminds me, I need to donate…

jamesthomson, to random
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Somebody said they could get in-store pickup on the 22nd still, so I had a look, and it suggested the nearest store. The word “near" is doing a lot of work here.

richard5mith,
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@jamesthomson I got offered in store pickup on the 22nd in Glasgow, but opted for delivery at the same time as yours as I can’t really go into a crowd of people right now.

viticci, to random
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In @club MacStories Weekly today:

I got the RGB light strip to work with Home Assistant and HomeKit 👀

https://club.macstories.net/posts/the-end-of-the-light-strip-saga-and-a-new-beginning-for-my-home-automation

richard5mith,
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@viticci Great to see you using HA. You can help dispel the myth that it’s difficult to use. And it’s so easy to link up with HomeKit, there’s so many things you can do.

richard5mith, to random
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@jamesthomson Is it waaaay past the statute of limitations to say that there is a bug in the Podcastatron screensaver with rotated monitors?

richard5mith,
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@jamesthomson I have 3 monitors. One is rotated 270degrees. The screensaver starts, all looks fine on each screen, then the image on the already rotated screen… rotates. And is then only at the bottom half of the screen and clearly half of it is off screen with the top half black.

richard5mith,
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@jamesthomson Having done nothing, this no longer appears to be a problem…

Based on the evidence, I can only assume it just didn’t like the month of July.

Don’t you just love being a software developer.

richard5mith,
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@jamesthomson This is actually still happening. Turns out July wasn’t just a bad month.

grumpygamer, to random
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Took my game to @Danc's prototype meet-up. Mostly a positive response. I did get grilled on my makes it Diablo and what makes it Zelda. I know the answer but it was interesting having to articulate and speak to that. Definitely some things to refine and emphasize.

richard5mith,
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@grumpygamer The thing we tell our developers is to demo their features to other people as if they’re trying to sell them it. Nothing highlights design problems faster than trying to explain to somebody what the hell is in your head.

grumpygamer, to random
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Well, it looks like "Start screen and basic death" it is.

I should do this game as Kickstarter where everyday backers get to decide that I do by taking a poll.

richard5mith,
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@grumpygamer If you combined that with some sort of Twitch stream for higher backers, I think you’d have a hit.

jamesthomson, to random
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Got to spend the morning with @charliemchapman and his wife, giving them a tour of the west end of Glasgow. Unlike when @siegel came last week though, we actually remembered to take a photo.

richard5mith,
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@jamesthomson I hadn’t realised I could book a private tour.

edward, to random

I took a roll-on/roll-off car ferry operated by Brittany Ferries from Portsmouth to Cherbourg.

The ship is the Santoña, it is brand new, it was launched in March 2023.

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richard5mith,
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@edward Why do you have a cabin for such a short journey?

richard5mith,
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@edward They must be going slow. It’s not very far. But when it’s overnight I can understand not wanting a chair.

edward, to random

Today I'm travelling by rail from to with a change in .

Here's my photos of

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richard5mith,
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@edward Impressive.

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