Aaronmacaron

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Comment · 7 months ago
I always found discoverability of vim commands really poor and this game really helped me. In practice mode you can see an optimal solution to the problems which helped me to internalize new ways of achieving the same thing in less keystrokes. Would recommend if you feel inefficient in vim.
Comment · 9 months ago
TIL there are two units of measurement that are both called ton but confusingly are not the same as a ton. One is a tiny bit more than a ton (1.016 tons) and one is a bit less (0.907 tons). Apparently people use the prefixes long and short to differentiate them, at least that part is intuitive.
Comment · 1 year ago
Cool idea! Unfortunately the terminal doesn't really work when using fish shell. The prompt is always stuck at the top. Also the "artificial" notch is larger than the physical notch and even larger than the menu bar which is mildly unsatisfying and I didn't find an option to adjust the size.
Comment · 1 year ago
This sounds exactly like what I want! Alas, no Android app it seems, anyone aware of apps that do the same and are available for web or Android?
Comment · 1 year ago
I see a lot of negative comments in this thread about Sonos in general, which is interesting to me because I'm currently thinking about buying Sonos speakers. What exactly don't you like about it? Is there a good alternative to Sonos that ticks all the following boxes?

  - Connect two or more speakers wirelessly to get stereo sound (I hate cables)
  - Good support for different audio sources (bluetooth, Spotify, AirPlay, aux, etc..)
  - Ability to connect speakers of different models (which means you can upgrade your setup later as you see fit, for example add a subwoofer)
Comment · 2 years ago
In Switzerland we mostly use the format 12'345'678.901

Obviously I'm biased but I think it's the best system because there's no room for confusion.

Comment · 2 years ago
I too think it's very impressive but wouldn't it be even more impressive if it was made using canvas? It would mean that you would need to implement your own rendering loop and layout engine. You'd need to reimplement a lot of elements such as input fields or buttons. You get all of this for free when building on top of HTML/CSS.
Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 2 years ago
Proof? This is just some random person claiming it's not true but they link to an article which explicitly states that it is in fact true. Am I missing something?
Comment · 2 years ago
In Swiss German I would spell it "glustig" or "gluschdig". I would "germanize" it as "gelustig". If you are "glustig uf öppis" it means you have "Lust darauf", often used in the context of food. "glust" on its own just means "Lust" as in "Gelüste". As explained in the article if you are "glustig" you are not necessarily hungry but you just crave some food. "Ich hab zwar schon gegessen aber irgendwie hab ich voll Lust auf nen Döner!"

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