Software localization is hard. WordPress still struggles with the AM/PM vs 24h setting in some places:
Couldn’t come up with the Javascript library that adds capabilities supported by your browser as a class to your html element.
It was Modernizr, a library way more popular in the more turbulent years of the browser wars and the start of Web 2.0
A few days ago, my daughter came home with a headlight broken off. Even a robust, quality headlight cannot withstand the violence of high schoolers 😆.
Safety first, so I made sure the bike trip to the Christmas party yesterday was done with fully functioning bike lights. Also a good time to replace the rear wheel quick-release, as the Follow-me Tandem one has a tendency to come loose.
@Niki Tonsky: I propose we replace semantic versioning with pride versioning
Back in 2004, Alex Pankratov launched Hamachi, a new and fresh approach to VPN. It was so easy to use, compared to classic VPN. I really enjoyed using it, trying to maintain access to different systems at home, work, parents, …
After moving to a single, portable, computer I did no longer have the need for a solution like Hamachi. And LogMeIn’s acquisition of the company made it feel more corporate, less indie. I lost track of it.
Today, I’m in a similar spot for a project, and slowly these memories came back. Instead of Hamachi, I now use Tailscale, who seem to have a good (free) offering for personal and small usage.
PS: funny how small this world is, cause only yesterday I was looking at nullboard, another project by Alex Pankratov, that was on the frontpage of the orange website. I had no idea this was by the same developer!
While I’m slowly setting up this blog, I’m keeping track of the features that I want to add to it.
Check the list
A system-wide implementation of Dark Mode was first introduced in 2018 as part of macOS Mojave (10.14).
https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Dark_Mode
6 years later, iMovie still has an onboarding wizard that shines brighter than the sun.
Recently, the lifting rod of my Bosch GST 150 CE jigsaw broke, it literally snapped off.
Today I replaced the part (866 in the picture). Here are some pictures of my work in progress:
