Ben Pickering

@benpickering
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Ben PickeringMay 25

@twostraws Hi Paul, wonder if you can help with an iOS question...

What would your advice be for implementing full-text search in an app?

Are there well-known libraries for this, or is it typically done server-side with something like ElasticSearch?

Hope you can help!

Ben PickeringOct 20, 2024
@atpfm @marcoarment I respectfully disagree.. the first edit one should do to a photo is cropping
Ben PickeringJul 14, 2024
@_Davidsmith Hi David, I'm trying Pedometer++ and I was wondering if there's a widget that shows my steps over the last 7 days? Essentially the same view as the app itself, but as a widget? Is it part of the premium IAP, perhaps? Thanks!
Ben PickeringMay 26, 2024

@siracusa Do you think it's a no-brainer assumption that the next gen of consoles will use ARM processors?

Just thinking how the gaming industry as a whole might orchestrate its move to ARM

Show threadBen PickeringApr 13, 2024
@overcastfm Maybe related to this? https://mastodon.social/@benpickering/112263243336322547
Ben PickeringApr 13, 2024
@overcastfm A piece of general feedback: Overcast works alright but it is frustrating the number of times I have to force quit it to make it work. Typically I notice this when I find a podcast in search, and try to play it. The spinner spins, nothing happens, no way to find out what the problem is, but after a force-quit and retry, it works. It's not a great experience
Ben PickeringApr 13, 2024
@overcastfm I (somehow) have 100s of podcasts in my "Downloads" tab set to "Stream when played". Is there a fast way to nuke everything in this list?
Show threadBen PickeringMar 30, 2024
@siracusa One benefit of this approach is that it lets you make arbitrary changes to the 'cut end' of the shape formed from expanding the stroke, such as unusual chop angles or arrowheads
Ben PickeringMar 30, 2024

@siracusa Expand Stroke (as you will have been told 100 times by now)

Yes, you'll lose the editability of the curve, so let's call it a workaround

Ben PickeringMar 20, 2024
@jkottke "No one buy a t-shirt that's just AI art," they said... well look at them now