Daniel Pipkin

want to do HCI research when I grow up. Right now I mostly help make software @Spiff_Inc. Previously @mX.

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Finally made a workable prototype of a wall game idea I had.

Introducing SpotSwat!

Use the fly swatter to get rid of the spots when they appear.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

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No thank you. I didn't care for this last time.

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Proud to be an American, where we install authoritarian leaders through free and fair elections instead of a violent coup.

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@lannieforclerk Oh I forgot about Utah County. 😕 Pick a better clerk next time.

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There are a lot of things I dislike about Utah politics. But holy heck we run elections really well. Thanks @lannieforclerk and your entire office for all the hard work ❤️

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@rsnous I really liked changing my desktop shortcut icons.

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We are having a great time over on Bluesky. I love it.

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@gingerbeardman @rsms Or they could negotiate with a carrier and provide it for free like Kindle did (does?)

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@phil_lyman Absolutely. There are many great people working hard to make sure our ballots are counted accurately.

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@tobyshooters Love this tool for data vis https://t.co/1yXK7yZXMJ
All using X11 colors.

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@rsnous 👍👍

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It was really fun but work and parenting ultimately became a higher priority. Making small programs was a great way to get more familiar with the system and it gave me some things to draw on for demoing this month.

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🐈‍⬛Folktober🎃
For Inktober this year I decided to make https://t.co/zL8i1CiHJn programs based on the prompts. I lasted 9 days which, while not the whole month, is about a week longer than expected 😅

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9. Sun
Just a simple sun animation. I was hoping to get it to orbit around the tag but, surprisingly, that would've taken 2-4 times as long.