Daniel Jalkut

@danielpunkass
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He/Him. Founder of Red Sweater Software and punkass of lore
Always be fixing little things. Even if it takes you 7 years to get around to it. https://github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle/pull/2879
I’m out to see an exhibit of aging hipsters in Boston. Oh and Belle & Sebastian are playing it.
Just posted Black Ink 2.4.7 with bug fixes affecting clue visibility, UTF-8 preservation, and more. https://redsweater.com/blog/4274/black-ink-2-4-7-clue-visibility-utf-8-preservation-and-other-fixes
Black Ink 2.4.7: Clue Visibility, UTF-8 Preservation, and Other Fixes –

Whenever I unsubscribe from a mailing list, and the confirmation message says "We'll miss you!", it makes me extra glad to have parted ways with such a saccharine, insincere business.
"Online Only." Really? Costco DOESN'T want to share the luxurious sheen of this CASKET in stores? šŸ˜‚
Seeing as AI is being used in virtually every intellectual pursuit on earth, it stands to reason it's being used to aid in things like electrification and fuel efficiency, among many others. Every extent to which AI helps reduce the widespread use of oil is a credit against its own energy use.
I got tired of both Claude and Codex failing to fix a bug that I thought would be easy for either of them, so I had to step in and do it myself. *kisses biceps* still got it ...
Thirty years ago today, I was hired as a full-time employee at Apple Computer, Inc. https://bitsplitting.org/2026/05/13/thirty-years/
Thirty Years

Today marks the 30 year anniversary of my becoming a full-time employee of Apple Computer, Inc.When I was hired on May 13, 1996, I was 20 years old, a week shy of 21. I was hired on to the Mac System Integration team, which was responsible for "System Updates": the kinds of OS upgrades fellow Mac

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Just saw a man walking down my block with one kid on his shoulders and one kid walking next to him. I know EXACTLY what his partner wanted for Mother's Day.
Billion dollar idea: a streaming service aggregator that automatically signs you up for any service that hosts a show you want to watch right now, and quietly unsubscribes you after the shortest possible subscription interval. "Watch what you want, when you want, pay as you go."