Daniel De Laney

I think about technology.

[Daniel De Laney @pixelrumination]

Free software scares normal people. The FOSS world is full of great tools that only have a “power user” UI.

https://t.co/nWjNOLL6in

[Daniel De Laney @pixelrumination]

@ivanboroja It’s neat as a way to quickly and easily audit a codebase for compliance with your design system. I found some straggling old patterns with it.

[Daniel De Laney @pixelrumination]

We already have more goods than anyone needs. Our remaining problem is distribution. Currently, workers are able to generate enough value that they can trade their labor for wages, thus they can afford necessities. If automation can deliver all the benefits of human labor for less money, companies which do not employ humans will outcompete those that do. Humans who do not possess capital will have nothing to trade. This is a quick spiral downward: mass unemployment, homelessness, starvation, civil war.

[Daniel De Laney @pixelrumination]

Bob makes a software product. Many of his customers are unsubscribing. This is high-quality feedback. It’s not in itself evaluable, though; it doesn’t tell Bob how his attempt at a solution (the product) is incompatible with the outcome he wants (loyal customers). More feedback (additional customer churn) will not help him find the answer. For Bob to learn, he needs a window into how his customers interact with the software. This will show him where he can productively make changes to produce a better outcome. Otherwise he will just implement bad guesses until he gives up.

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@PSkinnerTech Sent you a DM.

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@EricJorgenson Relatedly, the answer to the question “Why are we here?” is “Because we haven’t died yet.”

The reason we haven’t died yet is procreation.

[Daniel De Laney @pixelrumination]

@BarryRoland19 “Okay, but I have to charge you for my day” is weak, apologetic, and apparently not true.

Maybe next time he will find the courage to simply say “Great, that job will be $400.”

Excessively detailed pricing looks like justification, and invites negotiation.

[Daniel De Laney @pixelrumination]

@benjamincrozat A smart lock for my office door has been one of the best purchases of my entire life.

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"Scanning" is triggered by webcam motion.

[Daniel De Laney @pixelrumination]

1. Get one-way mirror from Amazon for $50

2. Place one-way mirror over any display

3. Open a fullscreen HTML document that pulls data from your preferred fitness tracker

[Daniel De Laney @pixelrumination]

I just read a review of one of my macOS apps, written by someone who never downloaded it. He was trying to to use a screenshot of the app, confusing the screenshot for the app itself. Unsurprisingly, he could not get it to work.

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@gucaslelfond Exactly! Why not? You can just do things.

[lucas gelfond @gucaslelfond]

this note in the readme is also so good

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@adriaandotcom Fixed! Thanks for the heads up.

https://t.co/6rYLzRWPly

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@adriaandotcom Sometimes you have to say no to feature requests, but my favorite is when you get to say “Yes, but not that way.” Like a kid who wants all his toys on the floor. Shelving will make everyone (including him) happier, but he doesn’t know that until he tries it.

[Daniel De Laney @pixelrumination]

Free software scares normal people. The FOSS world is full of great tools that only have a “power user” UI.

https://t.co/nWjNOLL6in

[Daniel De Laney @pixelrumination]

Getting normies to use a command line be like

"Just do ffmpeg -i file.webm file.mp4"

"What does that mean?"

"Paste that into your terminal."

"My what?"

"Open your Applications folder, open Terminal, and paste that text into it."

"Now what?"

"Press Enter."

"It says zsh: command not found: Just"

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