[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Two screens. One is dedicated to the IDE, the other is everything else: browser, mail and chat clients, docs, maybe another IDE with a REPL to play with stuff.
I find I need a large code window. I know devs that use a 4K monitor the same way, but I don't have one.

[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

A 1980 MGB.

The fuel gauge was only loosely related to the fuel level, I ran out repeatedly before learning to use the odometer instead.
The dashboard switches would sometimes disintegrate, springs fly out, when you flipped them.
The electric radiator fan was controlled by a relay that melted if the fan ran too much, and the engine would overheat. I lived in Arizona at the time.
The brake system totally failed in traffic and I had to stop from 40 MPH using the emergency brake. I think that was the most scared I have ever been in a car.
The supposed catalytic converter was an empty shell (I bought the car used, I did not do this) so once a year I would take it to the mechanic, who would tune it to pass emissions, get it tested, and immediately take it back to the mechanic to make it drivable again. The statute of limitations has run out so I can admit that.
Finally, the water pump failed in an incontinent way when I tried to sell it, the buyer had second thoughts after that and I had to fix it and start over selling.
It was cute, cheap, and drove well, but a creation of Hell.

[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

I went on a vacation trip last week. We took the ferry fron Connecticut to Long Island, rode our bikes from Orient Point to the Hamptons, took the train to New York City, hung out in Brooklyn for 4 days. No car the whole way. It was awesome. Brooklyn is super cool, biking in NYC is the best way to enjoy the city. I am full of ideas for the next trip.

[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

One can only hope for a long and brutal fight, much damage. Mutual annihilation would be great. Pass the popcorn.

[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Specifically, good things on the World Wide Web: research. The amount of good information available is incredible, compared with pre-Internet times. Weather forecasts, what the space telescope is looking at, what's happening in other parts of the world places in their own voice.

Sure, there is misinformation as well, and some people will cast doubt on anything they don't like or try to drown it out, but get past that, and this is a golden age of knowledge.

[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Pushing a tricycle around the yard. It was too big for me to ride. About 3 years old. I know it's my real memory because it's very sensory, the grass was tall and tickled my legs, and the trike was rusty and squeaked. It feels slightly alien, I can't quite understand 3 year old me.

[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

The first time I did a web site that was any use to other people, was exactly like this.

[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Yes, I'm one too. That's why I am here. The channels are generally relevant to me, and I can communicate with people, and not disappear in the mob, or deal constantly with low effort smart ass comments, trolls and bots.

What is it that you want to win? http://web.archive.org/web/20230707004346/https://ploum.net/2023-07-06-stop-trying-to-make-social-networks-succeed.html

[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Roasting and brewing the best coffee I possibly can.

Installing open source operating systems or firmware on every device I can.

[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

I did, recently, with a couple of high school buddies.

One, I left a voice mail, they never returned the call.

The other, I got in contact, I went to visit them, we had some drinks, dinner, chatted a lot, it was great. We have continued to be in contact since.

Overall, I'd say it was absolutely worth it.

[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

Tor. A serious study of as many .onion sites as I could find. There are many reasons why people want to be anonymous. I don't know why, I just felt compelled to look at the edges of humanity.

[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago

Any reference to "common sense", which really means "what I believe". Violating it is used as a universal rebuttal for any intellectually sophisticated argument.

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