Will Robertson

Engineering lecturer (The University of Adelaide). Into: magnets; vibrations; biomechanics; typesetting. Onetime yogi.

[Will Robertson @wspr]

@willadams These days computers are fast enough that you don't really need to strip comments (i.e. isolate them from the code) for efficiency, but combining and rearranging source in larger packages is a necessary feature once a package becomes beyond a certain size

[Will Robertson @wspr]

@willadams Sorry I don't check here too often these days since Twitter turned to X :) I used gmdoc for a while with some of my smaller packages but ultimately went back to doc/docstrip for its flexibility (even if the syntax is a bit verbose)

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

you: is there anything more subjective than "ugly fabric?"

me: following from first principles, here are the sociological, cultural, and historical reasons why your sport coat fabric is considered bad taste

[Will Robertson @wspr]

@oogie_fletzet Is it anti-Jew by implication or is there a hidden message here that I don't get? (I am really not trying to act dumb, I swear)

[Will Robertson @wspr]

since talking about nazis is allowed here, can someone please explain to me what this means? Is it pro nazis or anti cults or …?

[上木 敬士郎 / Keishiro Ueki @KeishiroUeki]

I posted a brog about summary of my creations of September 2023 and my current situation

Monthly blog | September 2023
https://t.co/t7cIlLSls8

[David M. Green 🇺🇦 @David_M_Green]

How have I not seen this before?

[Jake @thejakenixon]

I taught myself the lost art of cable lacing from a NASA document to make a pretty box! I designed and 3D printed a custom socket to tighten banana plugs, and a nesting comb system to perfect the layout. Learned a lot!

[Jay Cummings @LongFormMath]

Ok this is so cool. I was reading a paper which included a table. I wanted to reproduce that table in my LaTeX document. So I took a screen shot of it, pasted it into ChatGPT, and asked ChatGPT to give me the LaTeX code for it. And it did.

[Will Robertson @wspr]

@Azumanga @LongFormMath Accessibility has been a problem for some time. The LaTeX team are working on it: https://t.co/WZKbaYlNkh

[Will Robertson @wspr]

Zoom! Enhance! Zoom! Enhance!

[Chentao Yang @chentao_yang]

wow! just wow. https://t.co/4k0mxI7tFo

[Will Robertson @wspr]

I am transferring the contents of an iPhone XS (2018) to an iPhone 15 (2023) and the "Time remaining" calculation is as bad as copying files from floppy disks in the '90s

[Will Robertson @wspr]

@rosshm16 Team Force Platform all the way

Damned Kistler ruining it for everyone: https://t.co/Tfg22gjIDX

[Will Robertson @wspr]

At this rate, it will be easier to use Overleaf than a desktop app…

[Overleaf @overleaf]

Ever wished you could click a button or copy and paste to insert your figures into #Overleaf? Now you can! Our team has been busy creating a new way to insert figures that is simpler and allows you to focus on your content. 🖼️ ✏️ Check out our blog post: https://t.co/mZgJsdJwnl

[Prof Mark Hutchinson @prof_hutchinson]

Out of office has engaged.

(pro tip - set it two days early and two days after your return to help ease in and out of a work absence)

time is a constant - work is not

[Fuchsia Dunlop @fuchsiadunlop]

I’d always wanted to see one of these in real life: an incredible Chinese ‘banquet’ composed of natural stones that resemble food! I had seen the occasional photograph of similar banquets, but this was better than any of them. What a feast!

[Will Robertson @wspr]

@olibradley @TomChivers @brianklaas I think it’s this way in Australia too, at least very common (my bathroom has not a single power outlet nor light switch)

[Will Robertson @wspr]

@cmirza @gak_pdx I have a Mac Studio at work and it is fantastic. Very tempted by a Mac mini for home. The option to pair them with any screen(s) you like is worth the lack of the all-in-one option IMO

[Will Robertson @wspr]

@LoneRangifer It looks to me that the Dick Smith website is just the Kogan website with different branding… all the same stuff at all the same prices

Anyway, I agree!!

[Will Robertson @wspr]

@docum3nt Yes, happy to… I just keep forgetting when I sit down in front of my work computer :-)

[Will Robertson @wspr]

Some recent LaTeX experiences that made me happy: